Search / Trial NCT00001225

Family Studies of Inherited Heart Disease

Launched by NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) · Nov 3, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of September 08, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Dna Polymorphisms Echocardiography Gene Mapping Linkage Analysis Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Description

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most important cause of sudden death in apparently healthy young individuals but its clinical manifestations are highly variable. Linkage analysis is used to localize a gene causing an inherited autosomal dominant disease, such as HCM. Linkage analysis requires that large families be evaluated clinically to determine the members with and without the disease. For this study, DNA needs to be extracted from blood samples of family members. The presence of the disease is determined by history and physical exam, 12 lead ECG and 2-D echocardiogram. The lik...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • INLUSION CRITERIA
  • Patients with a family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are eligible.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

People applied

Timeline

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Estimated completion

Not reported

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