Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC): identification of genes associated with liver disease.
Study code
CBR36
Lead researcher
Professor Richard Sandford
Study type
Participant re-contact
Institution or company
University of Cambridge
Researcher type
Academic
Speciality area
Liver
Recruitment Site
Cambridge
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find the genes involved in causing a chronic liver disease called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC). This will help researchers to understand the basic causes of PBC. In turn, this knowledge will help researchers to develop better treatments for the disease.
Participation: For this study we recruited 18 female volunteers aged 40-85 from the Cambridge BioResource to give a 25ml blood sample.
Organisation: This study is organised by Dr Richard Sandford from the University of Cambridge.