FAMILIAL IGA NEPHROPATHY: GENETIC AND FAMILIAL STUDIES

这个子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供的资源的许多研究子项目之一。子项目和调查员(PI)可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可能会出现在其他CRISE条目中。列出的机构是针对中心的，而不一定是针对调查员的机构。这项研究将为多中心项目的临床和生物统计学核心提供临床资源，该项目由三个项目组成，调查IgA肾病的遗传和生化方面。这项研究的具体目的是：1.测量UAB GCRC参与者的血压、身高和体重。2.在UAB GCRC的一次门诊期间为参与者采集静脉血和尿样。3.使用UAB GCRC或UAB调查人员在实地考察期间收集的或从参与中心外送来的血液和尿液样本，对所有1515名参与者进行尿液分析、血清肌酐浓度以及尿蛋白和肌酐浓度。4.为部分受试者建立EB病毒介导的细胞系，由研究人员根据其对家族性IgA肾病遗传学研究的贡献进行选择。该计划项目的发现将大大增加对常见肾脏疾病发病机制的了解，并可能成为未来开发针对疾病的治疗方法的基础。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. This study will provide clinical resources for the Clinical and Biostatistics Core of a multicenter Program Project that is comprised of three projects investigating the genetic and biochemical aspects of IgA nephropathy. The Specific Aims of this study are: 1. Measure blood pressure, height, and weight for participants seen in the UAB GCRC. 2. Collect venous blood and urine samples during the one outpatient visit for the participants seen at UAB GCRC. 3. Perform urinalysis, serum creatinine concentration, and urinary protein and creatinine concentrations for all 1515 participants using blood and urine samples either collected in the UAB GCRC or by UAB investigators during field trips, or sent from participating outside centers. 4. Establish EBV-transofrmed cell lines for some participants, to be selected by the investigators based upon their potential to contribute to the genetic studies of familial IgA nephropathy. The findings from this Program Project will substantially increase the understanding of the pathogenesis of a common renal disease and may be the foundation for future development of a disease-specific therapy.