The purpose of this study is to compare diet (record of the foods you eat), gut microbiome (stool sample), and cells (blood sample) in adults with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) and compare with adults with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and adults with no history of medical problems. The information we learn by doing this study may help us understand how we might be able to target the microbiome to better understand the disease process and potentially help us develop new therapies in the future.
Participants will need to provide a blood sample in the clinic, a stool (poop) sample collected at home and shipped to UNC, and answer a dietary questionnaire before and after they give the stool sample.
$30 for completion of the enrollment visit, $20 for each completed dietary survey, and $50 for completion of the stool sample, for a maximum of $100 total.
Requirements for healthy volunteers are different than for those with a specific condition. If you are interested in becoming a healthy volunteer for this study, use the below categories to determine if you are able to participate.
UNC Eastowne Medical Office Building
100 Eastowne Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA
Manish Saha
Medicine-Nephrology
Clinical or Medical
Observational
Healthy Volunteer or General Population
Kidneys and Liver
Microbiome
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