Blood Collection Biorepository for Liver Disease Research

Description

The purpose of establishing a biorepository is to provide high quality specimens (serum, plasma, buffy coat and liver tissue) for future researchers who are studying the effects that fatty liver and viral diseases have on the liver.

Conditions

Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH), Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Fibrosis, Cirrhosis, Fatty Liver, Obesity, Childhood, Bariatric Surgery Candidate

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of establishing a biorepository is to provide high quality specimens (serum, plasma, buffy coat and liver tissue) for future researchers who are studying the effects that fatty liver and viral diseases have on the liver.

Virology, Immunology and Mechanisms of Liver Disease in Patients With Hepatitis C and Other Liver Diseases

Blood Collection Biorepository for Liver Disease Research

Condition
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH)
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Buffalo

University at Buffalo, Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14203

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * This protocol is to establish a biobank of blood samples from individuals with or without liver diseases including viral hepatitis, liver cancer, NASH, and negative control samples.
  • * Children and teenagers will be special populations considered in this protocol.
  • * Vulnerable populations such as adults unable to consent, infants, pregnant women or prisoners will not be considered for this research study.

Ages Eligible for Study

7 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

State University of New York at Buffalo,

Andrew Talal, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University at Buffalo

Study Record Dates

2099-12