Canadian Inflammatory Myopathy Study, Canada

Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties
Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group
Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper

Certification Status: Approved

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The Canadian Inflammatory Myopathy Study is a network aimed to advance research, training, and knowledge translation in inflammatory myopathies. It is actively enrolling a prospective, longitudinal and multi-centered inception cohort of patients with autoimmune myopathies. For more information: https://www.cimstudy.ca/

Registered Biobank Name	Canadian Inflammatory Myopathy Study
Biobank Leader	May Choi
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	may.choi@ucalgary.ca
Principal Investigator	Valérie Leclair
User Type Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper	Oligo - Collection aimed at supporting several research projects, a research group or a research consortium

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