How do your donations accelerate research for a cure and improve the lives of people affected by MS?
Your generosity supports ACP’s initiatives to accelerate MS research for quicker diagnosis, more effective treatments, and a cure for all living with the disease.
The key to discovering a cure for MS may lie in studying the genetic underpinnings of the disease. The ACP Repository is a growing, vital resource for these studies. This month, we’re highlighting how your generosity enables ACP to provide and, potentially, grow this valuable resource for researchers working to understand the disease and search for solutions.
The ACP Repository is an open-access resource of blood samples and data for the study of MS and other demyelinating diseases. Investigators using ACP samples and data must return their research results to the Repository database for the future benefit of all researchers.
Researchers have identified specific MS-related gene regulators using ACP Repository samples. Because all researchers who use Repository samples must return their results back to ACP, future collaborations could study these returned data to better understand the immune response, MS disease progression, repair and recovery.
The ACP Repository has become the largest and most diverse collection of data about MS in the world. Moving forward with a prospective collection of samples and data from iConquerMS participants would enrich this powerful resource further. Its potential to unlock the underpinnings of MS, new diagnostics, treatments and cures is unparalleled!
