Hematology Biobank: In Vitro Study of Blood Disorders
Purpose
This is a biorepository of blood specimens from subjects with different Hematological disorders.
Condition
- Hematological Disorders
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 12 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Above 12 years of age and referred to the Hematology Division at Montefiore-Einstein - Under the care of a Montefiore-Einstein hematologist for a hematologic disorder
Exclusion Criteria
- Do not meet the Inclusion Criteria listed above
Study Design
- Phase
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case-Only
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Recruiting Locations
The Bronx 5110266, New York 5128638 10467
Swati Goel
718-920-4137
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Detailed Description
There has been a marked increase in our knowledge of Blood Disorders in the last decade. Much of this knowledge comes from examining blood specimens from patients and subjecting these samples to red cell, plasma, serum or DNA analyses. The study team proposes to set up a Hematology biobank, which will include patient histories, their medical progress and a linked but de-identified bank of blood samples. This will enable researchers to have a large database, which can be used to learn more about these diseases. The Hematology biobank will use whole blood, red blood cells, plasma, serum and/or DNA. Whole blood specimens, which by definition include the white cells that contain DNA, will be collected and stored in the biobank repository at the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) for future studies. Blood samples will be obtained from two sources: 1. Leftover/discarded whole blood samples that were obtained for standard of care. 2. Blood samples consisting of 1-5 tubes (3-20 ml of whole blood) from patients with written consent. When possible, these samples will be obtained during routine blood draws performed for a typical visit. It may be necessary to ask patients to specifically donate blood for the study.