Healthy, Muscular Dystrophy, Retinal Degeneration, Skin Diseases, Virus Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Genetic Evaluation, Immunologic Evaluations, Inflammatory Skin Disease, Muscular Dystrophies, Neoplastic Skin Diseases, Neuronal Degenerations, Retinal Degenerations, Viral Diseases
Brief summary
It is proposed that patients with skin disease due to presumed immunologic, genetic or viral-induced abnormalities, patients with neurological degenerations, and normal controls be evaluated with various in vitro studies of immunologic, genetic, and virologic function. This is to include studies of peripheral blood (cells and serum) as well as studies of skin obtained with a biopsy instrument. In addition, studies of gastrointestinal function will be performed where appropriate.
Detailed description
It is proposed that patients with skin disease due to presumed immunologic, genetic or viral-induced abnormalities, patients with neurological degenerations, and normal controls be evaluated with various in vitro studies of immunologic, genetic, and virologic function. This is to include studies of peripheral blood (cells and serum) as well as studies of skin obtained with a biopsy instrument. In addition, studies of gastrointestinal function will be performed where appropriate.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Patients with skin diseases of presumed genetic, immunologic, or virologic origin are eligible. Patients with neurological degenerations are eligible, including patients with inflammatory, neoplastic and viral skin diseases and also heterozygous carriers of such inherited diseases. Volunteers without skin diseases are eligible, except children.
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed