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Salivary Proteomics in Disease and Health


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Diabetes Mellitus, Sarcoidosis, Dental Caries, Sjorgren's Syndrome, Cystinosis, Head and Neck Neoplasms

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Trial Information

Salivary Proteomics in Disease and Health


The diagnostic potential of the proteomic methods has been explored by several groups in
recent years. Saliva contains many proteins, some of which are altered in various disease
states. In this study, saliva is to be sampled in patients with head and neck radiation,
diabetes, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, Sjogren's syndrome, cystinuria, methylmalonic
acidemia and other conditions. Various novel analytical and data-processing tools will be
used to infer characteristic salivary protein and salivary analyte signatures of these
disorders. In some cases, these data will be evaluated with data for the oral flora present
in the saliva and plaque of these patient groups and relate the presence and levels of
particular bacteria to the proteomic profile.

Inclusion Criteria


- INCLUSION CRITERIA:

1. Male and female subjects of all ages and racial groups will be included. The
lower age limit will be determined by the ability to cooperate with saliva
collection methods: i.e. 6 months to 100 years old.

2. Patients will be recruited from current NIH Clinical Center pools or the outside
community. Patients must be diagnosed with cystinosis, sarcoidosis, head and
neck cancer, Sjogren's syndrome or diabetes by their institute physician.
Controls will be recruited from various NIH populations who are generally
healthy and without one of the diseases listed above or through the NIH Healthy
Volunteer Program.

3. Patients with both benign and malignant disease undergoing bone marrow
transplant or hematopoeitic stem cell transplant will be eligible. Among
patients with malignant disease both solid tumors and leukemias will be
included. Patients who can be diagnosed unequivocally with GVHD via biopsy of
the affected organ system will be included in the disease group. Patients will
be included in control group when GVHD can be reliably excluded.

4. For caries studies, we will examine salivary samples already collected from a
large twin cohort study in Brazil. These samples were collected from twins and
their siblings as part of a study of early childhood caries. Results from that
study suggest that genetics has a role in the development of caries. Whole
salivary samples have been collected and frozen for further analysis. These
samples will be examined for differences in salivary proteins which may be
associated with the development of early childhood caries. Samples are coded
with a unique numerical identifier with clinical diagnosis for caries, as well
as subject age, gender and ethnicity. No other patient information is linked to
this identifier to ensure patient confidentiality.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

1. Patients receiving autologous HCT or peripheral stem cell transplants.

2. Patients unable to cooperate with saliva collection.

3. Controls with a medical history or laboratory findings consistent with Sjogren's
syndrome, sarcoidosis, diabetes, or generally poor health, or controls taking
medications known to alter salivary protein profiles.

Type of Study:

Observational

Study Design:

N/A

Authority:

United States: Federal Government

Study ID:

050058

NCT ID:

NCT00100204

Start Date:

December 2004

Completion Date:

April 2011

Related Keywords:

  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Dental Caries
  • Sjorgren's Syndrome
  • Cystinosis
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Head and Neck Radiation
  • Diabetes
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Caries
  • Healthy Volunteer
  • HV
  • Saliva Sample
  • Neoplasms
  • Cystinosis
  • Dental Caries
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Sarcoidosis

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Location

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland  20892