Cancer-Free Controls Collection

DNA and serum specimen with linked health and family history information are available. The collection includes over 900 individuals 60 years of age and older with no history of cancer. Siteman Cancer Center Investigators with an approved IRB protocol may access the samples. Requests must be approved by Paul Goodfellow, PhD, and Mark Watson, MD, PhD. DNAs are provided in 96 well format or by special request. Samples may be requested by contacting Paul Goodfellow (362-2032) or Jennifer Ivanovich (454-5076). Click here for a requisition form.

Several DNA grids have been prepared. These grids are listed below. Custom DNA grids or serum specimens can be made.

Prepared DNA grids as of November 2007

DNA Grid 1		DNA Grid 2		DNA Grid 3
Total	100	Total	94	Total	96
Female	50	Female	17	Female	96
Male	50	Male	77	Male	0
Caucasian	93	Caucasian	47	Caucasian	49
African American	6	African American	47	African American	47
Other Race	1	Other Race	0	Other Race	0
Average Age	73.58	Average Age	72.55	Average Age	72.67
Minimum Age	64.11	Minimum Age	64.11	Minimum Age	63.58
Maximum Age	94.58	Maximum Age	96.77	Maximum Age	88.15
				No 1st degree
				with breast ca

DNA Grid 4		DNA Grid 5		DNA Grid 6
Total	96	Total	96	Total	96
Female	96	Female	48	Female	48
Male	0	Male	48	Male	48
Caucasian	96	Caucasian	96	Caucasian	96
African American	0	African American	0	African American	0
Other Race	0	Other Race	0	Other Race	0
Average Age	75.33	Average Age	73.68	Average Age	76.21
Minimum Age	63.58	Minimum Age	64.11	Minimum Age	63.58
Maximum Age	94.63	Maximum Age	94.58	Maximum Age	94.63
No 1st degree
with breast ca

DNA Grid 7		DNA Grid 8		DNA Grid 9
Total	96	Total	96	Total	96
Female	48	Female	79	Female	96
Male	48	Male	17	Male	0
Caucasian	96	Caucasian	96	Caucasian	96
African American	0	African American	0	African American	0
Other Race	0	Other Race	0	Other Race	0
Average Age	77.18	Average Age	74.9	Average Age	78.3
Minimum Age	65.18	Minimum Age	64.41	Minimum Age	63.58
Maximum Age	94.6	Maximum Age	93.03	Maximum Age	94.63

DNA Grid 10		DNA Grid 11		DNA Grid 12
Total	96	Total	96	Total	96
Female	96	Female	96	Female	60
Male	0	Male	0	Male	36
Caucasian	96	Caucasian	96	Caucasian	0
African American	0	African American	0	African American	96
Other Race	0	Other Race	0	Other Race	0
Average Age	74.81	Average Age	79.17	Average Age	71.32
Minimum Age	64.59	Minimum Age	64.67	Minimum Age	64.23
Maximum Age	89.45	Maximum Age	102.08	Maximum Age	84.77

DNA Grid 13
Total	96
Female	48
Male	48
Caucasian	95
African American	0
Other Race	1
Average Age	72.7
Minimum Age	64.85
Maximum Age	87.49