Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
The PSP studies banked at BioSEND are part of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Parkinson's Disease Biomarkers Program (PDBP). PDBP supports a variety of research projects that contribute standardized clinical data and biospecimens for broad sharing.
Study Participants
PDBP includes more than 20 closed and ongoing observational and interventional studies of Parkinson's disease (PD), Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies/Lewy Body Dementia (DLB/LBD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal degeneration (CBD), and other parkinsonisms. PDBP also includes data and samples from large number of neurologically normal individuals, also known as healthy controls (HC). Many PDBP participants were followed for 5+ years, with visits conducted every 6-12 months.
MSA participants have been enrolled in many of the 20+ PDBP studies. Currently, there are two active studies focused on enrollment and longitudinal follow-up of individuals with MSA.
Available Data
All PDBP-supported studies are required to collect a standardized minimum data set, which includes validated instruments such as the UPDRS and MOCA. In addition, data generated from the PDBP samples are made available through the PDBP Data Management Resource (DMR).
CLINICAL: motor, non-motor (cognitive, neurobehavioral, neuropsychological, autonomic, sleep)
IMAGING: structural and fuctional neuroimaging (available for a subset of subjects)
BIOLOGIC: alpha-synuclein, PD2 peptoids, and more
GENETIC: genotyping
Available Biospecimens
DNA and RNA from blood, plasma, serum, whole blood, and CSF.