Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Gland and Hormone Related Diseases

All Conditions

Nervous System Diseases

Behaviors and Mental Disorders

Neoplasms

Urinary Tract, Sexual Organs, and Pregnancy Conditions

Eye Diseases

Symptoms and General Pathology

Immune System Diseases

Diseases and Abnormalities at or Before Birth

Heart and Blood Diseases

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Wounds and Injuries

Rare Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Dementia

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Alzheimer Disease

Macular Degeneration

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Parkinson Disease

Lewy Body Disease

Paralysis

Parkinsonian Disorders

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Ovarian Neoplasms

Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial

Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Atrophy

Stress Disorders, Traumatic

Vaginal Neoplasms

Vulvar Neoplasms

Motor Neuron Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Huntington Disease

Uterine Neoplasms

Frontotemporal Dementia

Aphasia, Primary Progressive

Pick Disease of the Brain

Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive

Corticobasal Degeneration

Multiple System Atrophy

Shy-Drager Syndrome

Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses

Syndrome

Aphasia

Late Onset Disorders

Metabolic Diseases

Glucose Metabolism Disorders

Endocrine System Diseases

Ganglion Cysts

Synovial Cyst

Basal Ganglia Diseases

Brain Diseases

Central Nervous System Diseases

Movement Disorders

Synucleinopathies

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Autoimmune Diseases

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS

Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

Demyelinating Diseases

Tauopathies

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Disorders

Psychotic Disorders

Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

Ovarian Diseases

Adnexal Diseases

Genital Diseases, Female

Genital Diseases

Urogenital Diseases

Female Urogenital Diseases

Pregnancy Complications

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

Genital Neoplasms, Female

Urogenital Neoplasms

Gonadal Disorders

Uterine Cervical Diseases

Uterine Diseases

Retinal Degeneration

Retinal Diseases

Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Pathological Conditions, Anatomical

Neuromuscular Diseases

Spinal Cord Diseases

TDP-43 Proteinopathies

Proteostasis Deficiencies

Chorea

Dyskinesias

Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Cognition Disorders

Vulvar Diseases

Autonomic Nervous System Diseases

Primary Dysautonomias

Hypotension

Vascular Diseases

Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Speech Disorders

Language Disorders

Communication Disorders

Neurobehavioral Manifestations

Neurologic Manifestations

Ophthalmoplegia

Ocular Motility Disorders

Cranial Nerve Diseases

Vaginal Diseases

Lipidoses

Subjects in this group will have a diagnosis and/or medical history of a condition, disease, genetic background, or trait of interest.

Subjects in this group will serve as healthy controls.

Skin biopsy (2-3mm) and/or blood (up to 50 mL); saliva; excess/ leftover biospecimens that were (or will be) collected for other purposes (e.g., medical procedure).

Biological Sample Collection

Becca Wood

Lisa Voltolina

Scott Noggle

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to accelerate diverse disease research using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells) to make stem cells and other types of cells, conduct research on the samples, perform genetic testing, and store the samples for future use.

Through this research, researchers hope to identify future treatments or even cures for the major diseases of our time.

Researchers at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute study diverse diseases, conditions, and traits by creating stem cells from biological samples. These "pluripotent" stem cells can become any cell in the human body, including cells that may be difficult, invasive, or impossible to obtain directly.

Additionally, researchers perform genetic testing to learn more about DNA, a material in most cells that contains instructions for the body's development and functions (such as traits like eye color and risk of certain diseases). A piece of DNA that determines the specific role of a cell is called a "gene." If the instructions in a gene are abnormal, this can lead to disease.

Participation in the study involves: (1) completion of health questionnaires, (2) providing a skin and/or blood sample from which stem cells may be created, (3) collection of a saliva sample for genetic analysis, and (4) possible future followup to provide additional information or learn about other research studies.

This study is not a clinical trial.

Skin biopsy (2-3mm) and/or blood (up to 50 mL); saliva; excess/leftover biospecimens that were (or will be) collected for other purposes (e.g., medical procedure)

NYSCF Scientific Discovery Biobank

Establishment of a diverse repository of biological samples, stem cell lines, derivatives, and associated information to support investigations into the biology, etiology, manifestations, progression, risk factors, genetic underpinnings, and treatment of diseases, conditions, and traits.

New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute

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