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CureGN: Cure Glomerulonephropathy Network Version 2.0
Status: Recruiting
The purpose of CureGN2 is to gather a group of people with glomerular disease to create a source of information and blood and urine samples, so that researchers can easily and effectively study glomerular disease.
Sex: Male or Female
Age Group: Not specified
Inclusion Criteria:
• Diagnosis of Glomerular Disease including MCD (minimal change disease), FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis), MN (membranous nephropathy), or IgAN (immunoglobulin A nephropathy) on first diagnostic kidney biopsy
• First diagnostic kidney biopsy within 5 years of study enrollment
• Access to first kidney biopsy report and/or slides
• All ages
Exclusion Criteria:
• End Stage Kidney Disease, defined as chronic dialysis or kidney transplant
• Solid organ or bone marrow transplant recipient at time of first kidney biopsy
• Diagnosis of any of the following at the time of first diagnostic kidney biopsy: diabetes mellitus (except gestational or diet controlled), diabetic glomerulosclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, HIV infection, active malignancy (except for non-melanoma skin cancer), active Hepatitis B or C infection, defined as positive viral load
Conditions:
Kidney, Prostate & Urinary, Rare Diseases
Keywords:
Kidney, Glomerular Disease
Study Contact: Ariel Langenberger - lange820@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Michelle Rheault
IRB Number: SITE00000840