BIOBANK OF SKELETAL MUSCLE, PERIPHERAL NERVE, DNA AND CELL CULTURE

Supervisor: Prof. M. Moggio

Co-Head: Dr. M. Sciacco

Tel: 02-55036504

Fax: 02-55033827

E-mail: maurizio.moggio @ unimi.it

The ” Biobank of skeletal muscle , peripheral nerve , DNA and cell culture ” is part of the UOD and Rare Neuromuscular Diseases and was set up with the aim of collecting and storing biological samples , making them available for research purposes and for possible both for diagnostic purposes when new scientific knowledge allow a nosographic that at the time of storage was not possible .

Since 1999 is partly funded by the Telethon Foundation ( Project GTB12001 From 2013 for a period of 5 years – Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks ( http://www.biobanknetwork.org/ ) ) .

Since 2002 he has become a partner of the project EuroBioBank ( http://www.eurobiobank.org/ ), funded by the European Community , coordinated by Eurordis first (European Organization for Rare Diseases ) and currently Telethon .

From 2002 to July 2005, the Bank has a quality management system with ISO 9001 certification issued by Det Norske Veritas.

Since July 2005, the Bank’s quality system is certified by BVQI .

Since July 2013, joined the European Research Infrastructure for Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure ( BBMRI ) .

The Biobank and ‘ managed in collaboration with the Unit of Neurology , with Prof. N.Bresolin GPComi and Professor of the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, Department of Neurological Sciences, ‘ University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Hospital Maggiore Policlinico of Milan.

The Biobank contains a considerable number of biological samples from patients with different rare neuromuscular diseases , which are analyzed with both diagnostic and research purposes . Currently stored in the Biobank are over 10,000 biopsies of skeletal muscle , approximately 4232 inclusions in resin for Electron Microscopy and 438 samples of peripheral nerve for morphological studies . They are also available DNA samples and cell cultures.

Biological Samples Stored according to pathology:

Tabella dei campioni biologici conservati nella Biobanca