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The PI will study metabolism during liver regeneration in living liver donors
Samples of blood and urine will be collected from study participants at defined timepoints. The samples will be evaluated to study the metabolism of the regenerating liver after a portion of the liver has been donated from a living donor.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Characterized Metabolic Changes during liver regeneration | one year after donation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Positive blood test for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis B virus
The size of the donor liver is not large enough to safely resection and still retain enough volume to function normally after the surgery.
Liver biopsy show liver cirrhosis or early stages of HCC.
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The study population will be comprised of living liver donors.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Giuliano Testa, MD | Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor University Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Baylor University Medical Center | Dallas | Texas | 75246 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 34545967 | Derived | Bottiglieri T, Wang X, Arning E, Fernandez H, Wall A, McKenna G, Ruiz R, Onaca N, Trotter J, Lawrence M, Naziruddin B, Asrani SK, Testa G. Longitudinal profiling of plasma and urine metabolites during liver regeneration in living liver donors. Clin Transplant. 2022 Jan;36(1):e14490. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14490. Epub 2021 Oct 1. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D048550 | Hepatic Insufficiency |
| ID | Term |
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| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
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Each subject will provide samples of urine and blood at specific timepoints as outlined in the protocol