Status:
UNKNOWN
Differential Gene Expression of Liver Tissue and Blood From Individuals With Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions:
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to study body materials like blood proteins as well as white blood cell and liver cellular RNA in individuals with liver diseases such as chronic viral hepatitis with o...
Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to identify genes that are specifically up or down regulated in chronic viral hepatitis and autoimmune liver disease and then to examine how these expression patterns re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients who have a liver biopsy as standard of care and are diagnosed with either:
- patients attending Liver Clinic at Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis B
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00160940
Start Date
February 1 2002
Last Update
December 1 2005
Active Locations (1)
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Liver Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN
Toronto, Ontario, Canada