Coordinating Center- Mapping Disease Pathways for Biliary Atresia
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This project will primarily evaluate the developmental/genetic basis of biliary atresia, the most common cause of liver failure at birth, and which accounts of half of all liver transplants performed worldwide in children.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• living individuals who were diagnosed with Biliary Atresia and received or are about to receive a liver transplant from multiple participating centers (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Kings College Hospital, Children's Hospital of Birmingham, and Hospital Sírio-Libanês).
Locations
United States
Pennsylvania
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
RECRUITING
Pittsburgh
Contact Information
Primary
Morgan L Paul, BSN
Morgan.Paul2@upmc.edu
4126928472
Backup
Daniel Pieratt, MPA
pierattdw@upmc.edu
4126926692
Time Frame
Start Date: 2016-07-21
Estimated Completion Date: 2035-07-21
Participants
Target number of participants: 1100
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Leads: University of Pittsburgh