Research Project

Project Title:	Genetic, genomic, and biomarker studies of Henoch-Schönlein purpura and IgA nephropathy in kids.
Project Type:	Observational Study, Enrolment ongoing Adjunct biobank: DNA, Serum
Disease group(s):	Immune glomerulopathies
Project Summary:	The GIGA-kids Study (Genomics of IgA-related disorders in kids Study) is a multicenter collaborative study based at Columbia University and sponsored by the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium (MWPNC). The study aims to recruit over 1,000 children with IgA nephropathy or Henoch-Schönlein purpura (with or without nephritis) for the purpose of genetic, genomic and biomarker studies.
Lead principal investigator(s):	Krzysztof Kiryluk, New York
Co-investigator(s):	Augustina Jankauskiene, Vilnius
Project Period:	01/2015 - 01/2023
Project web page:	http://www.columbiamedicine.org/divisions/kiryluk/study_giga_kids.php