Status:
COMPLETED
Genetic Analysis of Hereditary Non-Syndromic Oral Clefts
Lead Sponsor:
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Conditions:
Hereditary Oral Clefts
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
In a collaborative effort with the IBN AL-NAFEES Hospital (Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic), individuals from multiplex families determined to have hereditary oral clefts will be studied. The purpose o...
Detailed Description
In a collaborative effort with the IBN AL-NAFEES Hospital (Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic), individuals from multiplex families determined to have hereditary oral clefts will be studied. Healthy Syria...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Enrollment in this study will be limited to individuals with non-syndromic unilateral or bilateral cleft lip with or without cleft palate and their unaffected relatives, from families which meet the following criteria:
- A cluster of 2 or more affected first degree relatives, such as a parent and two offspring or 2 siblings, or
- The occurrence of oral clefts in each of 2 generations in either the proband's paternal or maternal lineages.
- The occurrence of oral clefts in 2 or more cousins (up to second cousins)
- The subject population is comprised of probands and their families previously examined at the IBN-AL NAFEES Hospital or at other hospitals and clinics in the Syrian Arab Republic as well
- as healthy controls from the same population. Consent documents are in Arabic language for non-English-speaking subjects
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Individuals unable to provide consent, except for cases who are children and mentally impaired persons with consenting parents or guardians.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 31 1997
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 12 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
690 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00340626
Start Date
August 31 1997
End Date
March 12 2020
Last Update
March 13 2020
Active Locations (1)
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IBN Al Nafees Hospital
Damascus, Syria