Scientists hunt for genetic clues behind rare immune disorder
NCT ID NCT00055172
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 13 times
Summary
This study aims to find the genetic causes of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare condition where the immune system doesn't work properly. Researchers will collect blood samples from 100 patients and their relatives to analyze DNA and other factors. The goal is to better understand how inherited genes lead to SCID, which may help improve future diagnosis and treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2004
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Primary clinical
- Ages
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6 months to 99 years
- 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: Index cases to be included are those with diminished numbers of T cells and/or NK cells and/or B cells or other immune cells or those who have normal numbers of T cell, B cells, NK cells and other immune cells but diminished function of one or more immune cells. Relatives of affected individuals may also be studied * Patients (index cases): 6 months of age and older * Siblings: 6 months of age and older * Non-sibling relatives (biological parent, aunt, uncle or grandparent): 18 years or older EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patients with a known diagnosis * Patients with a particular immunological phenotype that is not of interest to the research conducted under this study. * Pregnancy or lactation * Adults with current decisional impairment
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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