3 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Background: Pentalogy of Cantrell (POC) is a syndrome that involves many heart abnormalities as well as large defects in the chest and abdominal wall. This often results in the heart and other organs being present outside the body at birth. Surgeons have learned to replace them and repair the heart. Researchers want to find possible gene changes that cause POC. To do this, they want to study data from the Pediatric Cardiovascular Genetics Consortium (PCGC) Cohort. The PCGC collects data and DNA samples from people with heart diseases and their families Objectives: - To find gene mutations in people with Pentalogy of Cantrell (POC) or other related syndromes. Eligibility: - PCGC data and DNA samples that are open to study by the public. Design: * Researchers will study the data from the PCGC. * The gene testing being done in this study was consented to in the original studies. No new consent or waiver request is required. * The study will last 1 year.
Pentalogy of Cantrell
This study will collect blood, urine, and other tissue samples from 50 patients study-wide with Pentalogy of Cantrell and other inherited diseases that involve mutations in non-muscle genes. Mutations in non-muscle genes have been shown to result in human defects involving blood platelets, kidney, hearing and sight. The major objective of this protocol is to study a variety of blood, tissue and urine samples by looking at protein, DNA, and RNA in those collected samples.
Pentalogy of Cantrell, Mutations in Non-muscle Genes
This study will collect blood, urine, and other tissue samples from patients with Pentalogy of Cantrell (POC) and other inherited diseases that may involve mutations in non-muscle myosin II-B heavy chain (MYH10). We will also collect samples from the relatives of affected individuals. POC is a very rare disorder in which patients have a combination of severe defects of the middle of the chest including the sternum (breastbone), diaphragm, heart, and abdominal wall. The defect are apparent before birth or at birth. Participants may undergo a medical evaluation that could include a medical history routine blood tests, urine collection, chest x-ray, and electrocardiogram. In addition, blood, urine, saliva, buccal swab or tissue samples may be collected for protein and gene studies. The blood is drawn through a very small needle placed in an arm vein. Children may choose to have a buccal (cheek) sample taken instead of blood draw. Buccal samples can be collected by a cheek swab, in which a soft brush is rubbed on the inside lining of the mouth, or by having the child hold a tablespoon of mouthwash in his or her mouth for a full minute and then spit the mouthwash into a container. In addition, tissue samples may be collected from patients if they undergoing any surgical procedures that may be required as part of their general medical care. Some of the cells obtained from patients or their relatives may be used to establish cell lines (a living tissue sample) that can be grown in the laboratory and used for experiments. ...
Pentalogy of Cantrell