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Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN)
Description: - CHTN provides normal, benign, pre-cancerous and cancerous human tissue for basic and developmental studies in many areas of cancer research.
- CHTN obtains tissues from routine surgical resections and autopsies.
- Remnant body fluids are available on some patients and limited histological services (e.g., frozen sections) can be obtained by special arrangement.
- Normal tissues available from surgical resections include, but are not limited to, skeletal muscle, skin, bone, cartilage, connective tissue, breast, small and large intestine, and lung.
- CHTN is not a tissue bank; specimens are collected prospectively according to researchers' specifications.
Web Site: Cooperative Human Tissue Network http://www-chtn.ims.nci.nih.gov
Availability: Contact information for tissue procurement is accessible on the Web. Investigators are required to complete a detailed tissue request form.
Cost: $20 per specimen, plus shipping. Other charges apply for special services.
Contact: Dr. Yaffa Rubinstein, Cancer Diagnosis Program, DCTD; rubinsty@mail.nih.gov
This page last updated 2007-07-26 15:09:36
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