Objective Existing infrastructures of partner laboratories and clinical leading centres in European countries will be harmonised and reinforced into a task force to achieve clinical (phenotypes), genetic material and genotype repository from anklylosing sodalities (AS) and the other spondylarthropathies (SPA), thanks to the access to up to 00 affected families. After diagnostic ascertaining, informative families will be recruited. All needed clinical data (including severity assessment, co morbidities) from AS patients and unaffected individuals will be collected. DNA, cells, sera and transformed cell lines (EBV) will be stored in a central bank for researcher use. Only such a large repository will give enough power to monogenetic, candidate gene, genome wide screen and fine gene mapping studies to successfully identify new AS susceptibility and severity genes, allowing the development of new therapeutic (gene therapy) and preventive approaches. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesmedical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologygenetic engineeringgene therapynatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsDNAnatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsgenomes Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-14. - Support for research infrastructures Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX DE PARIS Address Rue du fbg. st. jacques 27, hopital cochin 75674 Paris France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRO DE HISTOCOMPATIBILIDADE DO NORTE Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rua dr. roberto frias 4200-467 Porto See on map GENETHON III France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue de l'internationale 1bis 91002 Evry See on map HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Carl-neuberg-strasse 1 30625 Hannover See on map HLA ET MÉDECINE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 15,rue de l'ecole de médecine 15 75006 Paris See on map P. STRADINA CLINICAL UNIVESITY HOSPITAL Latvia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pilsonu street, 13 1002 Riga See on map UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Julian claveria s/n 33006 Oviedo See on map UNIVERSITY HOPSITAL OF GENT Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address De pintelaan 185 9000 Gent See on map UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Viale pieraccini, 18 50139 Firenze See on map UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Haartmaninkatu 8, biomedicum helsinki 00014 Helsinki See on map UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Clarendon road 36 LS2 9NZ Leeds See on map
