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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| U54AR057319 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) | NIH |
| National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) | NIH |
| Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) | NIH |
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The purpose of this study is to collect existing tissue specimens from subjects enrolled in Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) studies. Analysis of these tissue specimens and linked clinical data collected through VCRC studies may lead to the identification and development of a series of translational research projects. Results of these studies will provide vasculitis researchers with insight into the causes of these diseases and generate new ideas for diagnostic tests and therapies, and will be of great interest to the larger communities of researchers investigating vasculitis and other autoimmune, inflammatory, and vascular diseases.
Biopsy specimens collected as standard of care for these diseases will be retrieved and used in research. The most common biopsies performed are kidney, lung, skin, nerves, and vessels; however, other tissue is also of interest for the study. Biopsies are not performed as part of this protocol, rather we will request consent to collect biopsy specimens already collected under routine care.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Identify genes that increase the risk of developing vasculitis | Evaluating of clinical data and linked biopsy specimens to identify genes that increase the risk of developing vasculitis. | 1 year |
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A total of 1000 patients with GCA, TAK, PAN, GPA, MPA, EGPA, cutaneous vasculitis and aortitis will potentially be enrolled into the VCRC Tissue Biorepository Collection Protocol.
The protocol will be conducted at the major vasculitis centers in the United States and Canada participating in selected VCRC studies. Biopsy specimens collected as standard of care for these diseases will be retrieved and used in research.
Biopsies are not performed as part of this protocol, rather we will request consent to collect biopsy specimens already collected under routine care.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Katie Doyle | Contact | Kathryn.Logue@pennmedicine.upenn.edu |
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| Peter A Merkel, MD, MPH | University of Pennsylvania | Study Chair |
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Completed | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | United States | |
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| Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium | View source |
| Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network | View source |
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Biopsy specimens collected as standard of care for these diseases will be retrieved and used in research. The most common biopsies performed are kidney, lung, skin, nerves, and vessels.
| Boston University School of Medicine |
| Completed |
| Boston |
| Massachusetts |
| 02118 |
| United States |
| Cleveland Clinic | Completed | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | Recruiting | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | United States |
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| University of Pittsburgh | Completed | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15261 | United States |
| University of Utah | Completed | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84132 | United States |
| St. Joseph's Healthcare | Recruiting | Hamilton | Ontario | L8N 3B6 | Canada |
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| University of Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital | Recruiting | Toronto | Ontario | M5G 1X5 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001025 | Aortitis |
| D017445 | Skin Diseases, Vascular |
| D015267 | Churg-Strauss Syndrome |
| D013700 | Giant Cell Arteritis |
| D014890 | Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis |
| D011695 | IgA Vasculitis |
| D055953 | Microscopic Polyangiitis |
| D010488 | Polyarteritis Nodosa |
| D013625 | Takayasu Arteritis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001018 | Aortic Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D014657 | Vasculitis |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D056648 | Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis |
| D056647 | Systemic Vasculitis |
| D006099 | Granuloma |
| D008232 | Lymphoproliferative Disorders |
| D008206 | Lymphatic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D020293 | Vasculitis, Central Nervous System |
| D020274 | Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D001167 | Arteritis |
| D017563 | Lung Diseases, Interstitial |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D011693 | Purpura |
| D001778 | Blood Coagulation Disorders |
| D006402 | Hematologic Diseases |
| D020141 | Hemostatic Disorders |
| D006474 | Hemorrhagic Disorders |
| D007105 | Immune Complex Diseases |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D006470 | Hemorrhage |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D012877 | Skin Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D059345 | Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases |
| D001015 | Aortic Arch Syndromes |
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