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UnknownNCT00523653
The Genetics of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Quebec-Based Study
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 200 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) affects about 200,000 Canadians. Eighty percent of these cases are of unclear cause, often occuring in families. We believe that mutations in specific already-identified genes contribute to DCM in Quebec and that certain mutations may account for a significant proportion of cases due to the well-documented "founder effect". Two hundred patients with DCM followed in our Heart Function Clinic will be approached for one blood sample at their routine clinic visit to test this hypothesis. The samples will be tested in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Genetics at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | blood test | looking at DNA |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-01-01
- Completion
- 2008-12-01
- First posted
- 2007-08-31
- Last updated
- 2008-03-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00523653. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.