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Diverse Ancestry Study in IBD

Healthy | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | Crohn Disease | Ulcerative Colitis

Objective:

To use clinical, genetic and genome analysis to better understand and define the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to IBD in diverse ancestries:

African, African American, Black, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino/a/x, Latino/a/x, Hispanic, or any other Black or Latin or indigenous ancestry.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    0 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Subject must self-identify as African, African American, Black, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino/a/x, Latino/a/x, Hispanic, or any other Black or Latin or indigenous ancestry
* Subjects: diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBD-undetermined)
* Available medical records to confirm IBD diagnosis (Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, IBD undetermined (IBD-U))
* Healthy controls: no personal history of IBD, no family history of IBD, no history of unexplained chronic diarrhea/blood in stool/anemia/abdominal pain/weight loss
* Any age

Exclusion Criteria:

* Doesn't self-identify as African, African American, Black, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino/a/x, Latino/a/x, Hispanic, or any other Black or Latin or indigenous ancestry
* Subjects with other gastrointestinal conditions not meeting the above IBD or Healthy Control criteria

Study Location

Sinai Health System
Sinai Health System
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Backup Contact

Jenny Lee, MKin

[email protected]
4165864800
Primary Contact

Joanne Stempak, MSc

[email protected]
4165864800
Study Sponsored By
Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT06042387