Gene Expression Profiling in Type 1 Diabetes

March 3, 2010 updated by: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

One of the goals of the Kansas City Diabetes Consortium is to identify and characterize genes and their products that are associated with T1DM. Characterization of such genes and their products can aid in developing new tools for risk assessment, development of new prevention strategies and monitoring progression of disease.

Study design: Descriptive, basic science pilot study. The results of this pilot study will be used to help design a much larger study to address the importance of viral response and autoimmune diabetes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The hypothesis is that viral responsive genes are up-regulated prior to the onset of symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) and may correlate with increased expression of interferon alpha.

Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to risk of development of T1DM. There are a number of conflicting reports associating viral infections and T1DM in genetically susceptible individuals and causality has not been proven. Viruses may not have a large role in the initiation of islet cell autoimmunity but more of a role in acceleration of the disease leading to overt symptoms. There are no studies describing viral responsive gene expression in these individuals.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

64

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
        • Children's Mercy Hospital

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

7 years to 14 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Male and female subjects 7-14 years of age

  • New onset T1DM
  • Five years post onset of T1DM

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female subjects 7-14 years of age
  • New onset T1DM
  • Five years post onset of T1DM
  • Participant in the TrialNet initiative and either antibody positive or antibody negative sibling control
  • Body weight sufficient to tolerate an additional 15ml (1 tbsp) blood loss

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who do not meet the criteria above
  • Subjects who have received steroids or other immunosuppressive therapy within the 6 months prior to enrollment into the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Karen Kover, PhD, Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 26, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

May 29, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2010

Last Verified

March 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 06 05-087E

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