From owner-announce@net.bio.net Tue Jun 01 22:47:00 1999 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Jeanne Beck Newsgroups: bionet.announce Subject: DNA Polymorphism Discovery Resource Date: 1 Jun 1999 16:47:38 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 62 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: kristoff@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net DNA Polymorphism Discovery Resource The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), in collaboration with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and its Human Genetic Mutant Cell Repository, has developed a resource of cell lines and DNA samples that can be used to discover DNA sequence polymorphisms. This resource will be comprised of cell lines and DNA samples from 450 unrelated individuals, male and female. It is designed to reflect the diversity in the human population. In addition to the complete set, predefined nested subsets with 8, 24, 44, and 90 samples encompassing the same range of diversity as the complete set are also available. Summaries of the numbers of individuals sampled from each population group will be available for the complete set and the subsets, but no medical, phenotypic, or ethnicity information will be associated with individual samples. The individuals sampled include European-Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Native Americans, and Asian-Americans. The samples are available from the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. For information about ordering these samples, see http://locus.umdnj.edu/nigms, and for information on the DNA Polymorphism Discovery Resource, see http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/Grant_info/Funding/discover_polymorphisms.html and Collins, F.S., Brooks, L.D., and Chakravarti, A. 1998. A DNA polymorphism discovery resource for research on human genetic variation. Genome Res 8(12): 1229-1231. NIGMS Human Genetic Mutant Cell Repository Coriell Cell Repositories 401 Haddon Avenue Camden, NJ 08103 Telephone: 800-752-3805 in the United States 609-757-4848 from other countries Fax: 609-757-9737 e-mail: ccr@arginine.umdnj.edu Jeanne C. Beck, Ph.D. Deputy Director Coriell Cell Repositories 401 Haddon Avenue Camden, New Jersey 08103 Voice: 609-757-4847 Fax: 609-757-9737 e-mail: jbeck@umdnj.edu .