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Study NCT ID: NCT00898235
Status: RECRUITING
Last Update Posted: 2025-12-01
First Post: 2009-05-09
Is NOT Gene Therapy: False
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Collection of Samples and Clinical Data From Patients With Amyloid Diseases
Sponsor: Boston Medical Center
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Data, Tissue, Blood, and Urine Repository for Amyloid Diseases
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2025-11
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood, urine, tissue and data from patients with amyloid diseases to test in the laboratory may help the study of this disease in the future.

PURPOSE: This research study is collecting samples from patients with amyloid diseases
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES:

* To establish and maintain a database of clinical material (i.e., blood, urine, and tissue) and information on patients with amyloid diseases.

OUTLINE: Blood, urine, tissue, and bone marrow samples are collected during standard laboratory evaluations to maintain a repository of biospecimens in the Gerry Amyloid Research Laboratory, to permit the correlation of clinical results with measured biological events, and for future research studies. Bone marrow RNA samples are examined for immunoglobulin light-chain gene sequences and amino acids by polymerase chain reaction and positional cloning. Blood serum and urine samples are evaluated for amyloid protein stability by high-resolution calorimetry, isothermal-titration calorimetry, and far- and near-UV circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy. Urine samples are also examined for post-translational modifications (e.g., glycosylation, sulfation, and cross-linking) to identify common features unique to amyloid proteins. Tissue samples are analyzed for biochemical and biophysical properties and for post-translational modifications in light chains.

Quality of life is assessed by the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36).

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:

Secondary ID Infos

Secondary ID Type Domain Link View
CDR0000632869 OTHER_GRANT Amyloid Resarch Fund at BUSM View