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Table 1 List of clinical information and biospecimens in the KORNERSTONE

From: Biobanking for glomerular diseases: a study design and protocol for KOrea Renal biobank NEtwoRk System TOward NExt-generation analysis (KORNERSTONE)

Parameters

Detailed information

Screening

Baseline

1 Y

2 Y

3 Y

4 Y

5 Y

Improvement or deterioration of clinical outcomes

Hard outcomes (ESRD, CV outcomes)

Informed consent

 

O

        

Demographic information

 

O

        

Medical history

 

O

        

Medications

Hypertensive medications

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Immunosuppressant

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Questionnaires

Health questionnaires (including smoking)

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

KDQOL-SF version 1.3 questionnaires

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Semi-food frequency questionnaires

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales (Children)

 

O

      

O

Anthropometry

Height, weight

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

 

O

Blood pressure

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

 

O

Blood laboratory findings

CBC (white blood cell count, platelet, haemoglobin)

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Chemistry (calcium, phosphorus, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, uric acid, total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, AST, ALT)

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

IDMS-traceable Cr, eGFR

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Lipid panel (total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein)

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride)

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Total CO2

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

C-reactive protein

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Serology (HBsAg, HBsAb, Anti-HCV, HIV, VDRL)

 

O

       

Anti-dsDNA, FANA, FANA titre, ANCA, PR3, MPO

 

O

       

Complement 3, 4

 

O

       

ASO, rheumatoid factor, Cryoglobulin

 

O

       

Urine laboratory findings

Random urine protein

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Random urine microalbumin

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Random urine creatinine

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Urinalysis protein

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Urinalysis RBC

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Kidney biopsy

Biopsy results and images including LM, IF and EM

 

O

       

Report of diagnosis

 

O

       

Total number of glomeruli

 

O

       

Total number of global sclerosis/segmental sclerosis/crescent

 

O

       

Biospecimens

Serum/plasma/buffy coat/genomic DNA sample

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Urine sample

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Stool sample

 

O

       

cDNA from glomeruli and tubules in micro-dissected kidney biopsy tissues

 

O

       
  1. CBC complete blood count; KDQOL-SF Kidney Disease-Quality of Life Short Form; PedsQL Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; AST aspartate aminotransferase; ALT alanine aminotransferase; HCV hepatitis C virus; HIV human immunodeficiency virus; VDRL veneral disease research laboratory test; FANA fluorescent antinuclear antibody; MPO myeloperoxidase; ASO antistreptolysin O; RBC red blood cell; LM light microscopy; IF immunofluorescent; EM electron microscopy; IDMS isotope dilution mass spectrometry; Cr creatinine; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate; Y year