Cystinosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - confirmed diagnosis of nephropathic cystinosis - age > 6 months - patients at diagnosis - patients under cysteamine treatment - patients with renal Fanconi syndrome - patients after kidney transplantation - women of childbearing age can be included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A. cut-off values of plasma Chitotriosidase activity representing good therapeutic control of cystinosis (WBC cystine levels 2 nmol/mg protein) C. Development of strategy for skin & cystine crystals scoring to correlate with good and bad therapeutic control of cystinosis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A. Correlation between WBC cystine levels and markers of macrophage activation in cystinosis B. Correlation between WBC cystine levels and skin & hair cystine crystals C. Correlation between markers of macrophage activation and skin & cystine crystals D. Correlation between alternative markers mentioned above and eGFR in patients without renal graft. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed