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ArticleAlcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)2016

The NSW brain tissue resource centre: Banking for alcohol and major neuropsychiatric disorders research.

G T Sutherland, D Sheedy, J Stevens, T McCrossin, C C Smith, M van Roijen, J J Kril

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Article in Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

G T SutherlandDiscipline of Pathology, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: g.sutherland@sydney.edu.au.
D SheedyDiscipline of Pathology, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
J StevensSchizophrenia Research Institute of Australia, NSW, Australia.
T McCrossinDiscipline of Pathology, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
C C SmithDiscipline of Pathology, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
M van RoijenDiscipline of Pathology, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
J J KrilDiscipline of Pathology, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Funding

Brain Tissue Resource Centre for Alcohol ResearchR28AA012725 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY · PI Greg Trevor Sutherland · 2012 to 2026
$7.0M
NIAAA NIH HHS R28 AA012725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The New South Wales Brain Tissue Resource Centre (NSWBTRC) at the University of Sydney (Australia) is an established human brain bank providing tissue to the neuroscience research community for investigations on alcohol-related brain damage and major psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia. The NSWBTRC relies on wide community engagement to encourage those with and without neuropsychiatric illness to consent to donation through its allied research programs. The subsequent provision of high-quality samples relies on standardized operational protocols, associated clinical data, quality control measures, integrated information systems, robust infrastructure, and governance. These processes are continually augmented to complement the changes in internal and external governance as well as the complexity and diversity of advanced investigation techniques. This report provides an overview of the dynamic process of brain banking and discusses the challenges of meeting the future needs of researchers, including synchronicity with other disease-focus collections.

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Tissue BanksAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlcohol-Related DisordersBiomedical ResearchBrainDissectionFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedNew South WalesSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAlcoholBrain bankBrain damageDonor programNeuropathologySchizophrenia

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PMID27139235
PMCPMC4855871

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