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A Study to Define Axl Expression Level in Skin Biopsy Specimens from Patients with Skin Cancer in Relation to Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to define the presence and role of Axl in the risk of skin cancers in patients with CLL as well as non-CLL patients.
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Study to Validate Methods Assessment of Inflammatory Skin Disease
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to assess the degree of signal alterations or attenuation in formalin-fixed vs. fresh skin biopsy specimens of inflammatory skin disease, using molecular methods .
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CODY: A Study Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of QTORIN 3.9% Sirolimus Topical Gel For The Prevention Of Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) In Patients With Gorlin Syndrome
Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ; Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to compare the number of new biopsy confirmed Basal Cell Carcionomas (BCCs) that
develop on the face over a 6-month period between the treatment arms, active and placebo.
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Submandibular Gland Needle Core Biopsy and Skin Punch Biopsy as Tissue Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Disease Progression of Parkinson’s Disease and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ
Determine 1) the magnitude of SMG and skin a-syn density change over time, 2) the
improvement in adequate tissue acquisition doing bilateral SMG biopsies, 3) any laterality differences between
SMG gland a-syn density, 4) correlate a-syn density and changes in density between SMG and skin biopsies
Specific Aim 1. Determine, with bilateral submandibular gland (SMG) biopsies in 30 clinically
diagnosed subjects with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and 20 clinically probable REM sleep behavior
disorder (RBD) subjects whether bilateral biopsies improve the rate of acquisition of adequate
glandular tissue, whether alpha-synuclein (a-syn) SMG pathology ...
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Genomic and Environmental Basis of Imperforate Anus
Rochester, MN
The study aims are to develop a consent-based IRB proposal that will enroll newborns who have imperforate anus. The proposal will include permission for chart review and database information storage, to develop a database that will include MRN, imperforate anus phenotype, information on other congenital malformations, syndromic diagnosis if available, demographic information, and to develop a biobank of DNA and white blood cell samples from infants with imperforate anus. If patients are undergoing a skin biopsy for a medically indicated reason, cells will be requested.
Imperforate Anus, also known as anal atresia, is a rare birth defect. ...
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A Study to Evaluate Skin Angiosarcoma Imaging with Ultrasound
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to to map out the extent of Skin Angiosarcoma disease using ultrasound. This will be compared to the MRI and or PET/CT and with clinical and photographic determination of disease extent confirmed with clinically requested punch biopsies. The patient will be scanned with a commercially avilable GE Logiq 10 machine and then with the 25-30 MHz linear microvessel transducer for microvessel imaging. These scans will be obtained pretreatment, after 2 cylces of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy prior to surgery.