Exploring minorities: The Undiagnosed Diseases Network Clinical Site of Miami

探索少数族裔：迈阿密未确诊疾病网络临床站点

基本信息

批准号：
10696334
负责人：
MUSTAFA TEKIN
金额：
$ 60.83万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-09-21 至 2025-04-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10696334
关键词：
Adult Affect African American Area Basic Science Biological Black Populations Candidate Disease Gene Caribbean region Catchment Area Central America Child Clinic Clinical Collaborations Communities Complement Cuba DNA sequencing Data Data Coordinating Center Destinations Diagnosis Diagnostic Disease Dominican Republic Ear Enrollment Ensure Ethics Etiology Evaluation Eye Family Florida Funding Future Genetic Genomics Goals Haiti Health system Hearing Hispanic Populations Hospitals Human Resources Individual Insurance Coverage International Investigation Knowledge Laboratories Medical Minority Minority Groups Minority Participation Nervous System Not Hispanic or Latino Participant Patients Peripheral Nerves Phase Phenotype Populations at Risk Provider Puerto Rico Rare Diseases Research Research Personnel Resources Sampling Sensory Sensory Disorders Site Societies South America System Underrepresented Populations Underserved Population United States National Institutes of Health Universities Update Variant Vision Vulnerable Populations West Indies Work biobank causal variant clinical research site cohort data sharing ethnic minority follow-up hearing impairment hereditary neuropathy innovation medical schools meetings minority engagement neurosensory operation outreach programs racial minority rare condition recruit research clinical testing research study sensory system somatosensory success

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY Recent efforts in rare and undiagnosed disorders have made a major impact on the diagnosis of affected families and contributed significantly to scientific knowledge. One of the key goals of the UDN was to recruit, evaluate, and follow up with participants from minorities and underserved populations. Despite efforts to increase minority participation in research studies, biases are still prevalent, particularly with respect to African American and Hispanic populations. These underserved populations are at risk to benefit less from recent advances compared to non-Hispanic Whites. The vision of the UDN Miami Clinical Site funded during the second phase of UDN has been to enhance the inclusion of minority populations in UDN studies. South Florida is one of the most diverse metro areas in the US, with 70% Hispanics, which truly represent all regions of the Caribbean and Central and South America. At the Miami Clinical Site, we have enrolled over 60 participants, as planned during the second phase of UDN; the majority of our participants are from minorities and from underrepresented populations. Thus far we reached a diagnosis in one-third of participants whose evaluations are completed. In addition, we have identified several candidate genes, which are functionally characterized. Further, we analyzed UDN-wide data for repeat expansions and identified causative variants explaining the observed phenotype. In this proposal, we will continue to enroll and evaluate at least 15 participants from our highly diverse catchment area as part of UDN. We will establish collaboration with the new Data Management and Coordinating Center, and transition to the third phase of UDN as a sustainable diagnostic center of excellence.

项目摘要罕见和未诊断疾病的最新努力对受影响家庭的诊断产生了重大影响，并为科学知识做出了重大贡献。 UDN的主要目标之一是与少数民族和服务不足人群的参与者招募，评估和跟进。尽管努力增加少数人参与研究研究，但偏见仍然很普遍，尤其是在非裔美国人和西班牙裔人口方面。与非西班牙裔白人相比，这些服务不足的人群有可能从最近的进步中受益。 UDN第二阶段资助的UDN迈阿密临床部位的视野是增强了UDN研究中少数群体的包含。南佛罗里达州是美国最多样化的都会区之一，拥有70％的西班牙裔，这确实代表了加勒比海，中美洲和南美洲的所有地区。在UDN的第二阶段计划，在迈阿密临床场所，我们已经招募了60多名参与者。我们的大多数参与者来自少数民族和代表性不足的人群。到目前为止，我们在完成评估的三分之一参与者中诊断出来。此外，我们已经确定了几个在功能表征的候选基因。此外，我们分析了UDN范围的数据以进行重复膨胀，并确定了解释观察到的表型的因果变体。在此提案中，作为UDN的一部分，我们将继续注册和评估来自高度不同集水区的至少15名参与者。我们将与新的数据管理和协调中心建立合作，并过渡到UDN的第三阶段，成为可持续的诊断卓越中心。