UAB center providing clinical and research resources for children with cystic kidney diseases
UAB Childhood Cystic Kidney Disease Center (UAB-CCKDC) - Childhood Clinical and Translational Resource
This program builds shared clinical databases, genetic and biospecimen resources and clinic networks to support better diagnosis and treatments for children with ARPKD and pediatric ADPKD.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Alabama at Birmingham NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Birmingham, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11231583 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This center collects medical records, genetic information, and blood, urine, and tissue samples from children with autosomal recessive and early-onset autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and combines them into shared databases. It coordinates with other PKD centers and consortia to make these resources available to researchers and to speed development of new therapies. The program will pilot software that extracts relevant data from electronic health records and will focus recruitment at designated Pediatric PKD Clinics and Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium sites. Families may be invited to contribute samples and data and to learn about future clinical trials through these networks.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children and adolescents diagnosed with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease or early-onset autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, and their families willing to share medical records and biological samples, are the ideal participants.
Not a fit: People without cystic kidney disease or adults with unrelated kidney conditions are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this pediatric-focused program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this resource could speed development of new treatments and improve diagnosis and care for children with cystic kidney diseases.
How similar studies have performed: Similar registries and biospecimen banks in PKD have helped improve understanding and enabled clinical trials, and this effort builds on those prior successes.
Where this research is happening
Birmingham, United States
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Guay-Woodford, Lisa Marie — University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Study coordinator: Guay-Woodford, Lisa Marie
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.