IRON OVERLOAD AND HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS STUDY--COORDINATING CENTER Release Date: June 23, 1999 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: RFP NHLBI-HC-99-19 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is soliciting proposals for an epidemiologic study of the prevalence, genetic and environmental determinants, and potential clinical, personal, and societal impact of iron overload and hereditary hemochromatosis, in a multi-center, multiethnic, primary care-based sample of 100,000 adults. This information will be used to determine the feasibility and potential individual and public health benefits and risks of primary care-based screening and intervention for iron overload and hereditary hemochromatosis. The period of performance is for five years beginning on or about December 31, 1999. The study will consist of a Coordinating Center, 5-7 Field Centers and a Central Laboratory. This announcement invites all responsible sources interested in performing as the Coordinating Center for this study (RFP-NHLBI-HC-99-19) to submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. This is not the Request for Proposal (RFP); the Request for Proposal (RFP) must be downloaded from the NIH Web Site, which will be available on or about July 12, 1999, at the following Internet address: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/rafs/rfas.htm. The due date for proposal submission is September 15, 1999. INQUIRIES Correspondence regarding the RFP may be directed to: Ms. Lisa O'Neill Epidemiology and Clinical Applications Contracts Section National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6122 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301)435-0345 Email: ONEILLL@nih.gov
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