Family study aims to unlock secrets of rare genetic brain disorder
NCT ID NCT07670169
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how differences in the NOTCH2NLC gene affect the symptoms and course of neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID), a rare inherited brain disorder. Researchers will follow 12 members of one family, including those with NIID, gene carriers without symptoms, and healthy relatives, for two years. Participants undergo genetic testing, skin biopsy, brain scans, and regular check-ups, but no experimental treatment is given. The goal is to better understand the link between gene variations and disease severity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors predict how NIID will progress based on a person's specific gene change, and may guide future research into treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage observational study with only 12 people from one family. Results may not apply to others with NIID, and no treatment is being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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
This study will enroll approximately 12 participants from a single family (pedigree) with NOTCH2NLC-related neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID). The study population comprises three categories of family members: individuals with a clinical diagnosis of NIID, asymptomatic carriers of the NOTCH2NLC GGC repeat expansion, and healthy relatives who do not carry the expansion. All participants are adults aged 18 to 85 years recruited from the Health Management Center of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital in China. Given the rarity and genetic nature of the disease, this single-family design is intended to control for shared genetic background and environmental factors while examining the effect of different GGC repeat characteristics on clinical phenotype.
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Member of a single family (pedigree) with known NOTCH2NLC-related neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID), including clinically diagnosed patients, asymptomatic GGC repeat expansion carriers, and healthy relatives without the expansion. * Age 18 to 85 years at the time of enrollment. * Able and willing to undergo genetic testing for NOTCH2NLC (including long-read sequencing) and a skin punch biopsy. * Able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable vital signs or any acute medical condition that would interfere with study participation. * Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the participant unsuitable for the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Qingyang District
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610072, China