Scientists hunt for the gene behind rare brain disorder
NCT ID NCT00697411
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find the specific gene that causes Aicardi syndrome, a rare brain disorder. Researchers will collect blood and skin samples from up to 500 patients and their parents to analyze their DNA. The goal is to identify genetic changes unique to people with Aicardi syndrome, which could lead to better understanding and future treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2002
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Girls with Aicardi syndrome and their unaffected parents. Sometimes additional family members are also enrolled.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Features suggestive of Aicardi syndrome (not all features must be present) * Agenesis of the corpus callosum * Chorioretinal lacunae * Seizures (infantile spasms) Exclusion Criteria: * none
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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