Edinburgh Brain Banks
Name of Bank |
Edinburgh Brain Banks- Sudden Death brain bank, HIV brain bank, CJD brain bank |
Summary |
To collect and make available to researchers control and “hard to get” neurological disorders, through the Procurator Fiscals service. To provide tissue to researchers from HIV and CJD cases, the CJD cases being part of the National CJD Surveillance Unit. |
Primary Contact(s) |
Colin Smith
James Ironside |
Available Sample Types |
All cases have fresh frozen material and formalin fixed, paraffin embedded material |
Sample Derivatives |
None |
Disease types/subtypes available |
Control Psychiatric tissue Prion disorders HIV cases MND Neurodegeneration Intracerebral haemorrhage |
Sources of Sample Annotation |
Medical case notes GP notes Post mortem reports |
Funding Bodies |
MRC |
Additional Information |