ECARUCA: European cytogeneticists association register of unbalanced chromosome aberrations

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 03.0015

Key words (English)

Life Sciences; Scientific Research

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: QLRI-CT-2002-02746

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.1.9 Support for research infrastructures

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

There exist a large variety of rare chromosomal disorders. Information about these disorders is not only difficult to obtain for patients and their relatives but for clinicians as well. Due to new techniques that enables geneticists to study the chromosomes in more detail the number of detectable chromosomal abnormalities will considerably rise over the coming years. We have started a European initiative to collect medical data on the various rare chromosomal abnormalities : the European Cytogeneticists Association Register of Unbalanced Chromosomal Aberrations (ECARUCA). One of the major goals of ECARUCA is to make the new data available to the clinicians and the patients/families involved. To achieve this we will be setting up a database that will be accessible to account holders through the Internet.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 03.0015