Study of Genetic Risk Factors for Spina Bifida and Anencephaly

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Spina Bifida, Anencephaly

In brief

The purpose of this study is to describe the genetic contribution to the neural tube defects spina bifida (SB) and anencephaly (A), which includes identifying patients, defining the roles of certain genes, and studying gene-environment interactions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00031122

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

1100

Starts

2000-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-10-05

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Families that include at least 1 member who has SB or who had a fetus affected with SB or anencephaly

You may not qualify if…

• Have an NTD (SB or anencephaly) as a component of an identified syndrome
• Families of individuals who have diagnoses other than SB or anencephaly

Where it is running

• The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• The Texas A & M University Health Science Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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