Vanderbilt Vasculitis Center Registry and Repository (VVCRR)
Vasculitis type: All forms of systemic vasculitis.
The goal of the VVCRR is to provide an infrastructure for the support of investigator-initiated studies for patients with systemic vasculitis. The VVCRR is a longitudinal, observational registry which collects clinical information of patients with systemic vasculitis. Participants have the option of giving blood samples at the time of routine blood work done at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Contact – Research Coordinator
Pamela Schlairet - pamela.schlairet@vumc.org
615-875-8356
B-Cell Large Vessel Vasculitis: Giant cell arteritis and Takayasu's arteritis
PI: Jason Springer MD MS, Associate Professor, Rheumatology Division
Sub-Investigator: Kevin Byram MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director-Vanderbilt Vasculitis Clinic, Rheumatology Division
This study will look at the mechanisms that drive autoreactive B cell (ABC) expansion or differentiation into effector populations in large vessel vasculitis have not been identified. We will study patients with this clinical syndrome recruited from the Vasculitis Center of Excellence at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Contact – Research Coordinator
Pamela Schlairet - pamela.schlairet@vumc.org
615-875-8356