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| King's College London | OTHER |
| Università degli Studi di Brescia | OTHER |
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This is a translational study for the identification of epigenetic changes detectable in sera of patients suffering from Systemic Lupus erythematosus. The aim of the study is to analyze whether circulating DNA fragments are 1) different in patients with or without Lupus nephritis and 2) present and detectable in the circulation before the development of Lupus nephritis.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Lupus nephritis +ve | This group consists of patients with Lupus nephritis |
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| Lupus nephritis -ve | This group consist of patients with SLE without Lupus nephritis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Blood sampling | Diagnostic Test | Blood sampling will be performed to allow analyses of epigenetic markers |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Methylated CpG-rich DNA fragments | it will be analyzed whether circulating CpG-rich DNA fragments are present in patients' blood | 12 months |
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The study population consists of a sample of patients with systemic lupus nephritis (SLE). There will be analyses for the presence of epigenetic markers (methylated CpG-rich DNA fragments) between two groups: 1) patients with SLE with Lupus nephritis (LN) and 2) patients with SLE without LN. In the first phase of the study, a cross-sectional sample of patients will be analyzed. In the second phase of the study, patient samples will be prospectively analyzed for the presence of these markers.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| PETER KORSTEN, MD | Contact | 055139 | 8904 | peter.korsten@med.uni-goettingen.de |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Medical Center Göttingen | Recruiting | Göttingen | Lower Saxony | 37075 | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008180 | Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic |
| D008181 | Lupus Nephritis |
| D005355 | Fibrosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
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| D001800 | Blood Specimen Collection |
| ID | Term |
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| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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Circulating CpG-rich DNA fragments
| D005921 | Glomerulonephritis |
| D009393 | Nephritis |
| D007674 | Kidney Diseases |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D011677 | Punctures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |