Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Biospecimen Repository

Principal Investigator: Scott Snapper, MD, PhD

Department: Gastroenterology

Protocol Title: Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Biospecimen Repository

Protocol Status: Open for Recruitment

Trial Description: Our repository will collect samples from patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) as well as patients with debilitating, immune-mediated chronic bowel inflammation, including indeterminate colitis (IC) and primary immunodeficiencies that manifest with chronic bowel inflammation (eg. common variable immune deficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome). The repository will also be collecting samples from these patients' parents and siblings to help us learn more about how genetics and the environment play into the course of inflammatory bowel disease in children.

Study Procedures: Participants will contribute various samples to the repository in coordination with their clinical care.

Recruitment Information: Children and adults who have been diagnosed with IBD and their first-degree relatives.

Recruitment Contact Name: Jill Plevinsky

Recruitment Contact Phone: (617) 919-4592

Recruitment Contact Email: jill.plevinsky@childrens.harvard.edu