Biospecimen Archive Research Core (BARC)
1. Preliminary inquires please contact Cheryl Spencer at cheryl.spencer@bmc.org
2. IRB approval required for recipient investigators to access biospecimens.
3. Cost recovery fee schedule available upon request.
4. Tissue processing services provided through Experimental Pathology Service Core (EX+) http://www.bumc.bu.edu/eplsc/
|
Specimen Type |
No. of Frozen Aliquots |
No. of Paraffin blocks |
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Tonsils |
114 |
70 |
|
Thyroid |
345 |
193 |
|
Prostate |
254 |
113 |
|
Parotid |
11 |
6 |
|
Parathyroid |
23 |
15 |
|
Thymus |
12 |
4 |
|
Pancreas |
0 |
19 |
|
Lung |
127 |
55 |
|
Kidney |
245 |
103 |
|
Colon |
207 |
81 |
|
Breast |
355 |
138 |
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as of 10/26/09
DISEASE AND TISSUE TYPES REPRESENTED:
- Crohn’s Disease
- Thyroid Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Breast Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Graves’ Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Tonsils
- Colorectal Cancer






