Myobank examines the requests and checks that they satisfy the applied ethical and deontologic criteria concerning the collection and use of human tissue.
If the number of requests is higher than the quantity of tissue available, the research subject conditions the priority. Subjects supported by the AFM (rare diseases and neuromuscular diseases) have priority. Requests outside this field are undergo an examination by the medical and scientific director of the Myology Institute Association.
 
Researchers are guaranteed :
- Scientific neutrality: Myobank does not evaluate the projects scientifically
- The unbiased provision of services
 

 

Myobank organizes the collection of human tissue.
It ensures its donors :
- the maintenance of anonymity
- respect of their volition
- achievement of an agreement according to the legislation

 

It ensures the partner practitioner :
- respect of medical activity
- return of scientific results after publication
 

 

Myobank takes care of the preparation, storage and transport of samples while ensuring :
- compliance with the rules of good laboratory practice
- respect of validated protocols and a methodology of quality
- respect of safety controls (temperature, fire, ill will, safeguard of data)
- the follow-up of samples
 
Myobank guarantees researchers :
- the packaging of requested samples
- the protected shipping of samples

 
> Itinerary of a sample