# Pediatric Rheumatology Tissue Repository

> **NIH NIH P30** · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · 2020 · $280,003

## Abstract

The Pediatric Rheumatology Tissue Repository (PRTR) will assist local and national investigators in collecting,
processing, storage and using biospecimens for rheumatic diseases-related studies to enable translational
research to elucidate the causes of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases in children.
The principal functions of this core are:
• To collect, process and maintain biological specimens from patients with pediatric rheumatological and
 related musculoskeletal conditions as well as from relevant control populations for research purposes.
 Samples collected include blood, urine, synovial fluid, synovial tissue, hair and saliva. Products derived
 from these collections are suitable for genetic, genomic, proteomic, immunologic function and
 biomarker studies.
• To create a “new onset disease” (NOD) sample resource to include samples from treatment naive
 patients presenting with a pediatric rheumatic disease at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
 This resource will streamline recruitment in the clinic and has potential to attract new investigators and
 new studies.
• To optimize the availability and potential for use of sample collections. Established practices of the
 PRTR for sample collection, processing, shipping and the training of clinical site personnel both locally
 and in the CARRA community ensure that the scope of specimens needed for translational research
 projects are available to meet current and future study needs. When possible collections are
 standardized to be consistent with other national and international efforts. High quality samples in
 appropriate formats will be provided for investigators conducting IRB-approved basic and translational
 studies in pediatric rheumatologic disease. Informatics solutions for sample storage documentation will
 allow accurate and use.
The PRTR is a unique resource that is important to enabling definitive genomic and biological studies
necessary to understand and define childhood rheumatic diseases.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986690
- **Project number:** 5P30AR070549-05
- **Recipient organization:** CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** SUSAN D THOMPSON
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $280,003
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986690

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986690, Pediatric Rheumatology Tissue Repository (5P30AR070549-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986690. Licensed CC0.

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