Abstract

To systematically collect, store, and distribute brain and other tissues from research purposes. The tissues shall include those obtained premortem and postmortem from infants and children with developmental disorders and from normal controls who died accidentally.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01HD083283-002
Application #
6357903
Study Section
Project Start
1998-09-30
Project End
2001-09-29
Budget Start
2000-09-21
Budget End
2001-09-29
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$578,385
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Maryland Baltimore
Department
Pediatrics
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
003255213
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21201

  Publications

Ladd-Acosta, Christine; Pevsner, Jonathan; Sabunciyan, Sarven et al. (2007) DNA methylation signatures within the human brain. Am J Hum Genet 81:1304-15
Koukouritaki, Sevasti B; Poch, Mark T; Cabacungan, Erwin T et al. (2005) Discovery of novel flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) single nucleotide polymorphisms and functional analysis of upstream haplotype variants. Mol Pharmacol 68:383-92
Tchakmakjian, L; Gardner, J P; Wilson, P D et al. (2004) Age-dependent telomere attrition as a potential indicator of racial differences in renal growth patterns. Nephron Exp Nephrol 98:e82-8
Augood, Sarah J; Hollingsworth, Z; Albers, David S et al. (2004) Dopamine transmission in DYT1 dystonia. Adv Neurol 94:53-60
Folkerth, Rebecca D; Haynes, Robin L; Borenstein, Natalia S et al. (2004) Developmental lag in superoxide dismutases relative to other antioxidant enzymes in premyelinated human telencephalic white matter. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 63:990-9
Cramer, Stewart F; Padela, Aasim I; Marchetti, Carol E et al. (2003) Myometrial hyperplasia in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult uteri. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 16:301-6
McMartin, Kristen I; Platt, Marvin S; Hackman, Richard et al. (2002) Lung tissue concentrations of nicotine in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). J Pediatr 140:205-9
Augood, Sarah J; Hollingsworth, Z; Albers, D S et al. (2002) Dopamine transmission in DYT1 dystonia: a biochemical and autoradiographical study. Neurology 59:445-8
Meny, Robert G; Vreman, Hendrik J; Stevenson, David K et al. (2002) Failure to detect elevated levels of carboxyhemoglobin in infants dying from SIDS. J Forensic Sci 47:660-2
Toretsky, J A; Zitomersky, N L; Eskenazi, A E et al. (2001) Glypican-3 expression in Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 23:496-9

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