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Resources currently available to the scientific community that may be of interest for endocrinology research are described briefly here. More information is available through The Endocrine Society Home Page (http://www.endo-society.org) or the information provided below.

HUMAN TISSUE RESOURCES

NCI - Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN)

The NCI Cooperative Human Tissue Network provides normal, benign, pre-cancerous, and cancerous human tissue to the scientific community for biomedical research. Specimens are collected according to the investigator’s individual protocol. Information routinely provided with the specimens includes pathology reports and histological characterization. Contact the CHTN Web site at http://www-chtn.ims.nci.nih.gov, or Ms. Marianna Bledsoe, National Cancer Institute, (301) 496-7147; e-mail: [email protected].

NCI - Cooperative Breast Cancer Tissue Resource (CBCTR)

The NCI Cooperative Breast Cancer Tissue Resource can provide researchers with access to over 9,000 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded primary breast cancer tissues, with associated pathologic, clinical, and outcome data. All specimens are evaluated for pathologic diagnosis by CBCTR pathologists using standard diagnostic criteria. The collection is particularly well suited for validation studies of diagnostic and prognostic markers. Researchers can search an online database to determine whether the resource specimens and data meet their needs. Contact CBCTR’s Web site at: http://www-cbctr.ims.nci.nih.gov, or Ms. Sherrill Long, Information Management Services, Inc., (301) 984-3445; e-mail: [email protected].

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