The purpose of this research is to create a collection of bile, bile duct brushings and medical information from people with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) and controls to learn more about changes that occur in the liver.
The study will ask participants to provide bile and/or bile duct cytology brushings at time of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). The bile and brushings will be used to generate and perpetuate bile-derived organoids using an established matrigel-based protocol. These organoids will then be used in downstream experiments to better understand disease-specific alterations to biological pathways informative of disease pathogenesis
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Number of participants in study.
Time frame: 20 years
Number of samples (per type)
Number of samples collected (bile liquid, biliary cells)
Time frame: 20 years
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Number of clinical phenotypes and/or endpoints observed (i.e. disease progression, liver ca development, organoids.)
Time frame: 20 years
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