Seminar Series: Do adult-derived biomarkers have similar utility in pediatric small vessel vasculitis?

This lecture is part of the CBR lecture series. Held on Wednesdays from 1-2pm PT, CBR seminars feature insightful scientific talks, with speakers from a range of clinical, industry and academic backgrounds.

Vasculitis describes a group of rare diseases caused by inflammation and necrosis of blood vessels in one or more vital organs. In children, chronic forms of vasculitis have an onset between 10-14 years of age and typically affect small sized blood vessels, most frequently in the kidneys. In adults, the disease presents later in life (>50 yrs) and with sufficient frequency (compared to children) to enable clinical trials and research. In this talk, we’ll present our findings on the usefulness of particular biomarkers discovered in adult-onset vasculitis for the assessment and prognostication of childhood-onset vasculitis.

Presented by

From the lab of: Dr. Kelly Brown, Department of Pediatrics, UBC

Presented by: Dr. Kelly Brown, Simran Mann & Kiran Toor

Registration

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