Genome Wide Association (GWA) Study in Chinese Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The aim of this study is to identify new genes in Chinese patients that help investigators to understand the biological pathway and functions in a population in whom the incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is increasing. And to explore the genetic variations in Chinese patients with IBD.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Age 18 or above
• Informed consent given by patient or family
⁃ Case group (IBD patients) Diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis defined by endoscopy, radiology and histology
⁃ Control group (non-IBD cases) Ethically, sex and aged-matched controls attending clinics or endoscopy for functional upper gastrointestinal diseases or screening colonoscopy.
Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Contact Information
Primary
Siew C NG, PhD
siewchienng@cuhk.edu.hk
+852 3505 3509
Backup
Kim W AU, MSc
kimau@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
+852 3505 2640
Time Frame
Start Date: 2010-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2037-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 3600
Treatments
Crohn's disease patients
Diagnosis of Crohn's disease by endoscopy, radiology and histology
Ulcerative colitis patients
Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis defined by endoscopy, radiology and histology
Non-IBD patients
Ethically, sex and aged-matched controls attending clinics or endoscopy for functional upper gastrointestinal diseases or screening colonoscopy.
Authors
Dorothy K CHOW
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chinese University of Hong Kong