Protocol for Collecting, Banking and Distributing Human Tissue Samples: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Tissue Resources Core Facility

🩺 Protocol Summary

The aims of this protocol are: to collect and store diseased and normal tissue and body fluid samples from new and returning patients at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH), affiliated sites and collaborating institutions; to collect and store samples from relatives of SJCRH patients; to collect and store retrospective and prospective pertinent corresponding clinical and laboratory data on disease characterization, treatment, and outcome; and to serve as a source of human biological samples and corresponding laboratory and clinical data.

Primary Research Facility: St. Jude Clinic at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children (Huntsville, Alabama)

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📍 Primary Site Map

Site: St. Jude Clinic at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children — Huntsville, Alabama

This protocol is enrolling participants across multiple clinical centers:

💰 Clinical Trial Costs & Insurance Coverage

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