The NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository, sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, provides scientists around the world with resources for cell and genetic research. Established in 1972 at the Coriell Institute for Medical Research, the NIGMS Repository contains more than 11,900 cell lines, primarily fibroblasts and transformed lymphoblasts, and more than 6,200 DNA samples. Currently, the NIGMS HGCR catalog also contains over 180 iPSC lines.
Repository samples represent a variety of disease states, chromosomal abnormalities, apparently healthy individuals, and many distinct human populations. These samples comprise over 1,100 different OMIM diagnoses, and have been referenced in over 8,100 scientific publications.
Data on this website and information derived from the samples in the NIGMS Repository may not be used to determine the identity of any individual who provided a sample. Sample data available in the NIGMS Repository regarding race and/or ethnicity is self-reported information provided by sample submitters. Please direct any questions about these policies to NIGMS@coriell.org.
The NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository is now offering a new collection of cell lines to support research into frontotemporal dementia (FTD), one of the most common forms of early-onset dementia.
read morePostdoctoral researcher Tatanya Pozner's latest paper, Human iPSC Reprogramming Success: The Impact of Approaches and Source Materials, was published this January.
read moreNIGMS Repository staff traveled to Denver, Colorado, to attend and exhibit at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting.
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