Kidney Cancer DNA Registry
Kidney Cancer DNA Registry
This registry will help us develop better methods of:

 -  Preventing these cancers

 -  Diagnosing these cancers

 -  Treating these cancers
Inclusion Criteria:

 Kidney Cancer Case Cohort:

 -  Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND

 -  Must be an English-speaker AND

 -  Must have a diagnosis or suspicion of kidney cancer

 Family Member Cohort:

 -  Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND

 -  Must be an English-speaker AND

 -  Must be a blood relative of the proband. Family members of probands including mother,
 father, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, daughters, sons, grandmothers,
 grandfathers, as well as aunts and uncles are eligible. These individuals need not
 have kidney cancer, as they will be used for segregation analysis of suspected
 variants found in the proband; requesting DNA from relatives is required.

 Control Cohort:

 -  Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND

 -  Must be an English-speaker AND

 -  Must not have a personal history of cancer, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin
 cancer, AND

 -  Must not be a blood relative of any cases or controls enrolled in this study

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients who, in the opinion of the primary MSKCC clinician or the investigator, have
 a condition that precludes their ability to provide an informed consent