Genetics of Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular Disease

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Conditions studied: Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmia, Muscular Dystrophy

In brief

We are studying the genetics of human cardiovascular and neuromuscular disease. There are many different genetic regions that have been associated with the development of cardiomyopathy. An equal number of genetic regions have been associated with muscular dystrophy and there is overlap because some of the identical genes, when mutated, produce both cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophy. We are working to identify genes and gene mutations associated with cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias and muscular dystrophy. We propose to screen these samples for mutations in genes known to be involved in these disorders.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00138931

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

2000

Starts

1996-09-01

Expected to finish

2030-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-09

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients of all ages will be considered for the study. In particular, families with more than one affected relative will be sought.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects without a suspected inherited cardiovascular or neuromuscular disorder will be excluded from this study.

Where it is running

• University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States (enrolling)

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