At my lab we  have made some TMAs and usually don't have a problem with
HIPPA with the IRB approval. The IRB approval is not an easy process, and
the blocks & tumor information come with no patient ID info. I would be
interested to hear of others experience with IRB, HIPPA, etc... I do agree
with Jackie - HIPPA HIPPA Hooray. It's a headache.

Patti


> HIPPA might have a problem with that.   That's why we can't even get extra
> tonsils for controls anymore.  HIPPA HIPPa Hooray.     I
> 
> Jackie
> 
> 
> 
> Aprill Watanabe 
> Sent by: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> 06/04/2008 12:29 PM
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> To
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> cc
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> Subject
> [Histonet] RE:Disposal of tissue blocks
> 
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> 
> Most places use an incinerator.  But on the other hand I have another
> suggestion.  I work in research and we are always looking for ways to
> build
> up our tissue block resources.  We make tissue microarrays and do tons of
> IHC on the TMAs.  I would love to have another site I could get some
> blocks
> from.  We routinely set up IRB approved projects to obtain a certain
> number
> of blocks with limited path report information which stays in line with
> HIPPA guidelines.  If this might sound like something your facility would
> be
> interested in please contact me in private.
> 
> Aprill Watanabe, B.S.
> Research Associate
> Integrated Cancer Genomics Division
> Tissue Microarray Center (TMA)
> Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
> main: 602-343-8822
> Fax: 602-343-8840
> awatanabe@tgen.org
> www.tgen.org
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