Cancer Family Registries for Breast and Colon Cancer

Description:
Facilitate and support interdisciplinary and population-based research on the identification and characterization of breast and colon cancer susceptibility genes, with particular emphasis on gene-gene and gene-environment interaction research. Available from the registries are :

• Family history, epidemiologic, molecular, and clinical data
• Updates on cancer recurrence, morbidity and mortality in participating families
• Biospecimens, including plasma, lymphocytes, serum, DNA, Guthrie cards or buccal smears, and paraffin blocks of tumor tissue (planned: fresh-frozen tumor tissue)

Web Site:
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program http://epi.grants.cancer.gov/CFR/


Availability:
After review of proposal. Not available to for-profit/commercial institutions. Investigators must have their own sources of research funding. Please contact Dr. Seminara for scientific questions and Dr. Burgio to apply to use CFR resources.

Cost:
Charges for specimen processing and shipping vary depending upon nature of request

Contact:
Dr. Michael Burgio, 301-594-3424; burgiom@mail.nih.gov
Dr. Daniela Seminara, 301-594-7347; seminard@mail.nih.gov

This page last updated 2008-05-20 10:35:04