Sterol and Isoprenoid Research Consortium (STAIR)

Information for Patients and Families

Research Studies

How do I learn more about current open studies?

Below you will find a list of current studies. Clicking on the link will take you to the study summary, which will provide you with all the important details for each study

How do I participate in a study?

Each study summary provides a list of hospitals or clinics where the study is being run. Using the contact information provided, you may contact any of these facilities in order to request participation in a study.

 

Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D with Periodic Fever Syndrome

7003: B7 Coreceptor Molecules as Clinically-Relevant Surrogate Biomarkers in the Hyper IgD Syndrome (HIDS) form of Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency (MKD)

Sitosterolemia

7002: Assessment of Sterol Metabolism in Sitosterolemia: A Pilot Study of Patients Treated with Ezetimibe

Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome

7004: Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS): A Longitudinal Study of Natural History, Clinical Variation and Evaluation of Biochemical Markers

Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

7001: Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome: A Longitudinal Clinical Study of Patients Receiving Cholesterol Supplementation

 

The Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network will make every effort to enroll all the patients we can, but we cannot make any guarantees that we will be able to enroll everyone in a particular study who wants to participate.