Clinical Trial: A Biospecimen Collection Study to Identify the Targets of Disease-Reactive T Cells in Patients With Autoimmune Disease
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition:
Autoimmune Diseases
Ulcerative Colitis
Multiple Sclerosis
Scleroderma
Ankylosing
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: A Biospecimen Collection Study to Identify the Targets of Disease-Reactive T Cells in Patients With Autoimmune Disease
Brief Summary:
The most clinically meaningful way to discover new targets of T cells in autoimmune diseases is to study the tissues of patients with active autoimmune disease mediated organ inflammation. These tissues contain both cytotoxic and helper T cells that are driving their disease, and these T cells are being guided by TCRs that recognize tissue-specific targets. By collecting tissue when a patient has active inflammation, it is possible to determine which T cells are activated and undergoing clonal expansion in the…
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