Status:

COMPLETED

Velocardiofacial (VCFS; 22q11.2; DiGeorge) Syndrome Study

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

DiGeorge Syndrome

Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Brief Summary

Velocardiofacial syndrome, also known as 22q11.2 syndrome or DiGeorge syndrome, has been associated with many features such as a cleft palate, heart defects, and learning, speech and feeding problems....

Detailed Description

22q11.2 (DiGeorge MIM#188400, Velocardiofacial MIM#192430) syndrome is a hemizygous microdeletion on 22q11.2 of typically 3Mb, encompassing approximately 30 genes and mediated by aberrant homologous r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Only adults between age 18 and 50 will be studied. 22q11.2 participants: 22q11.2 deletion will be confirmed by FISH. IQ (WAIS). In phase 1: IQ in the general range of the population (greater than 85) as ascertained using the 2- and 4-subset forms of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (Wechsler, 1999). Informed consent.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • (Phase 1 only) Any lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or schizotypal disorder and/or current pychotropic medication or any neuroleptic medication in the previous year. (all phases) Chronological age greater 50 years. Contraindication of MRI scanning (ferromagnetic metal implanted in body, prostheses containing such metal, pacemaker devices). Pregnancy. Medication affecting central nervous function. Severe somatic disorders precluding travel to the clinical center or participation in imaging procedures. Hypothyroidism not compensated by medication. Neurological disorders excluding those of exclusively peripheral location.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 7 2005

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    End Date :

    February 2 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00105274

    Start Date

    March 7 2005

    End Date

    February 2 2010

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892