The American Migraine Foundation has announced their proposal for the nation’s first Migraine Patient Registry and Biorepository.
The database will house information on patients with migraine; samples of saliva, blood, and other genetic materials and biological fluids; and brain images, all of which can be used for migraine research.
“The goal of the American Migraine Foundation is to develop a multicenter patient registry and biorepository that will transform migraine research and lead to substantial treatment breakthroughs,” said David W. Dodick, MD, Foundation chair and professor, medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, in a press release.
"We hope to be able to assemble a treasure trove of data that researchers can access to find powerful clues to migraine causes and treatments," he adds. “The data collected in the registry will also help treatment providers tailor existing therapies to specific types of migraine.”
Read more here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/837840
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