Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (F.I.N.D.)

Sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (NIH)
Overall Status
Suspended
CT.gov ID
NCT00342927
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND) is a multicenter study designed to identify genetic determinants of diabetic kidney disease. FIND will be conducted in eleven centers and in many ethnic groups throughout the United States. Two different strategies will be used to localize genes predisposing to kidney disease: a family-based genetic linkage study and a case-control study that utilizes admixture linkage disequilibrium. The center based at the Phoenix office of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK-Phoenix) will conduct family-based linkage studies among American Indian populations in the southwestern United States.

Participants (index cases) with diabetes and kidney disease will initially be recruited, and their parents and siblings will also be invited to participate. Genetic material from these participants will be used to genotype markers throughout the genome. Linkage analysis will be conducted to identify particular chromosomal regions containing genes that influence susceptibility to diabetic kidney disease. Linkage analyses will also be used to identify genes influencing traits related to diabetic kidney disease, such as serum creatinine, urinary protein excretion, plasma glucose levels, blood pressure and blood lipid levels. Regions that show evidence for linkage will then be examined in more detail, with both genetic linkage and association studies, to attempt to identify the specific genes that influence diabetic kidney disease, or related traits.

The identification of genes that influence susceptibility to diabetic kidney disease will lead to a better understanding of how kidney disease develops. In the long run, this may lead to improved treatment and prevention of diabetic kidney disease.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    The Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND) is a multicenter study designed to identify genetic determinants of diabetic kidney disease. FIND is conducted in eleven centers and in many ethnic groups throughout the United States. Two different strategies are used to localize genes predisposing to kidney disease: a family-based genetic linkage/association study and a case-control study that uses admixture linkage disequilibrium. The center based at the Phoenix office of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK-Phoenix) conducts family-based linkage/association studies among American Indian populations in the southwestern United States, and in the indigenous Micronesian populations of the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

    Participants (index cases) with diabetes and kidney disease are recruited, and their parents and siblings are also invited to participate. Members of target populations who are not related to index cases are also included and offered screening for diabetes and kidney disease; this will facilitate association studies. Genetic material from these participants is used to genotype markers throughout the genome. Linkage and association analyses are conducted to identify particular chromosomal regions containing genes that influence susceptibility to diabetic kidney disease. Linkage and association analyses are also used to identify genes influencing traits related to diabetic kidney disease, such as serum creatinine, urinary protein excretion, plasma glucose levels, blood pressure and blood lipid levels. Genome-wide and candidate gene association studies are also conducted. Regions that show evidence for linkage or association are then examined in more detail, with both genetic linkage and association studies, to attempt to identify the specific genes that influence diabetic kidney disease, or related traits.

    The identification of genes that influence susceptibility to diabetic kidney disease will lead to a better understanding of how kidney disease develops. In the long run, this may lead to improved treatment and prevention of diabetic kidney disease.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    9084 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (F.I.N.D.)
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Mar 7, 2001

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Volunteers

    Volunteers for a genetic study of diabetes and nephropathy

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. [throughout the study]

      Diabetes and kidney disease ascertained through diagnostic tests.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Blood pressure and serum lipids. [throughout the study]

      Blood pressure measurement and serum lipids by laboratory analysis

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
    Index Cases:

    Individuals with diabetes and diabetic nephropathy who are at least 18 years of age.

    Potential index cases must have at least one sibling, or both parents available as potential study participants.

    Potential index cases must also have diabetic nephropathy. An index case must have nephropathy that is more severe than microalbuminuria. An index case must meet one of the following criteria:

    1. Biopsy proven diabetic nephropathy (by medical record review):

    2. Nodular and/or diffuse increases in the mesangial matrix accumulation; and

    3. Thickened glomerular basement membranes and/or arteriolar hyalinization; and

    4. Absence of mesangial immunoglobulin or paraprotein deposits by immunoflorecscence microscopy, absence of amyloid deposits by Congo Red staining or electron microscopy, absence of electron dense deposits within the glomerular basement membrane or glomerular capillary subendothelial space; and

    5. Overt proteinuria, defined as ACR greater than or equal to 300 mg/g, urinary protein creatinine ratio greater than or equal to 0.5 g/g, urinary albumin excretion greater than or equal to 300 mg/24 hr, or urinary protein excretion greater than or equal to 0.5 g/24 hr.

    6. ESRD (including transplant) from presumed diabetic nephropathy:

    Diabetes present for at least 5 years prior to the initiation of replacement therapy and retinopathy at any time;

    or Diabetes present for at least 5 years prior to the initiation of replacement therapy and either greater than or equal to 3 gm protein/24 hours, or a urine protein (mg)/creatinine (mg) greater than or equal to 3.0 or urinary ACR greater than or equal to 3000 mg/g or urinary albumin excretion greater than or equal to 3000 mg/24 hours (historical data acceptable);

    or retinopathy and either greater than or equal to 3 gm protein/24 hours, or a urine protein (mg)/creatinine (mg) greater than 3.0 or urinary ACR greater than or equal to 3000 mg/g or urinary albumin excretion greater than 3000 mg/24 hours (historical data acceptable).

    1. Patient with presumed diabetic nephropathy but not ESRD:

    Patient has diabetic retinopathy and either greater than or equal to 1 gram proteinuria/24 hours or a urine protein (mg)/creatinine (mg) greater than or equal to 1.0 or urinary ACR greater than or equal to 1000 mg/g or urinary albumin excretion greater than or equal to 1000 mg/24 hours (historical data acceptable);

    or first detection of either greater than or equal to 3 gram protein/24 hours or a urine protein (mg)/creatinine (mg) greater than or equal to 3.0 gram or urinary ACR greater than or equal to 3000 mg/g or urinary albumin excretion greater than or equal to 3000 mg/24 hours at DM duration greater than or equal to 10 years (historical data acceptable).

    Recruitment of Family Members:

    Any available parent or sibling who is at least 18 years of age will be recruited as a potential participant and will use the same criteria as above.

    DNA for individuals in informative families will be submitted to the genotyping laboratory. An informative family is defined as one for which DNA specimens are available for the following individuals:

    1. The index case and both parents, or

    2. The index case and at least one other affected sibling who has diabetes and renal disease, or

    3. The index case and at least one unaffected sibling, defined as an individual who has had diabetes for at least 10 years and who has no renal disease (based on evidence obtained from the medical record and from the FIND examination.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 NIDDK, Phoenix Phoenix Arizona United States 85014

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Robert L Hanson, M.D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00342927
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 999901117
    • 01-DK-N117
    First Posted:
    Jun 21, 2006
    Last Update Posted:
    Aug 17, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Aug 12, 2022
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Aug 17, 2022