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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Disease Research

Completed
Conditions
Hirschsprung Disease
Registration Number
NCT04476225
Lead Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the contribution of genetic factors to the pathogenesis of diseases, including diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Hirschsprung's disease, and autism. Patient-derived cellular models of diseases will be developed, which will require the collection of blood samples from patients and healthy individuals in order to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for the development of iPSC-derived human cell cultures. These human cellular models will be phenotyped using a variety of methods, including cellular, molecular, and biochemical assays. Because these human cellular models will retain the genetic background from the patients and control subjects, this will allow us to determine the contribution of genetics to disease phenotypes. Such disease-specific pluripotent stem cell lines will be invaluable tools for many basic and translational research applications, including pathophysiological studies in a developmental context, and innovation and screening of small molecule drugs capable of reversing the disease phenotype and potentially leading to a cure for a broad range of diseases, where appropriate in vitro or in vivo disease models do not exist.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1
Inclusion Criteria
  • Individuals with Hirschsprung disease
  • Any disease severity accepted
  • Individuals with or without other health issues accepted
  • Unaffected / healthy relatives of individuals with Hirschsprung disease
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Individuals who are unwilling or unable to provide blood sample
  • Individuals who are unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
  • Individuals who are outside the age range permitted for our study will be excluded. Our study will only perform blood draws from individuals ages 13 and above.
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
iPSC disease modeling200 weeks after sample collection

Use patient-derived iPSCs to develop models of human diseases and to determine the contribution of patient genetic factors to disease pathogenesis

Whole blood sample collection52 weeks after sample collection

Collect human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and reprogram into iPSCs.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California, San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

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