Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Study

Description

The purpose of the Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Study is to identify the genes that are responsible for causing Alzheimer's Disease (AD). One of the ways in which the risk factor genes for late onset AD can be investigated is by identifying and collecting genetic material from families with multiple members diagnosed with AD or dementia.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer Disease, Dementia

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of the Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Study is to identify the genes that are responsible for causing Alzheimer's Disease (AD). One of the ways in which the risk factor genes for late onset AD can be investigated is by identifying and collecting genetic material from families with multiple members diagnosed with AD or dementia.

National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD)

Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Study

Condition
Alzheimer Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Multiple Locations

Participants are being recruited from all over the United States, Multiple Locations, Indiana, United States, 46202

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Two living family members diagnosed with AD or other dementia with any age of onset
  • * Biological samples available
  • * Fresh blood, or
  • * Immortalized lymphoblastic cell lines, or
  • * 3-5 grams of frozen cerebral cortex; fixed samples are not accepted
  • * Does not meet inclusion criteria
  • * Member of a family that was included in the National Institute of Mental Health AD Genetics Sib Pair collection

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Indiana University,

Tatiana M. Foroud, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD), Indiana University

Study Record Dates

2026-07