Primary Team Members: Nancy Weathers, Gretchen Larson
IRB: 201411731 (Momany, approved)
Funding: Fee-based
Status: Recruitment & enrollment
Study Design: Biorepository; Infants & children receiving care at UIHC and their family members. Allows for collection of discarded clinical samples & saliva samples and comprehensive chart abstraction.
Description: The purpose of this study is to allow for samples that are collected for research projects to be placed in a central repository of biological specimens (ie. Human blood, saliva, feces, urine) and derived products (ie. DNA, RNA). These samples are and will be linked to medical records to study conditions of pregnancy and the newborn by researchers including the principal investigators that co-direct the repository (Dr. John Dagle and Dr. Allison Momany). Many specimens are collected for medical reasons, are left-over, and would normally be discarded. However, some participants may be asked to provide a blood or saliva sample if leftover blood is not available or if specific sample collection procedures are needed (ie. use of a specific sample to get plasma or treating the sample immediately to stabilize RNA). Some participants may be recontacted later for additional samples.