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Massive gene hunt reveals clues to Parkinson's origins
NCT ID NCT00136721
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the DNA of 2500 people, including those with Parkinson's disease and healthy volunteers, to find genetic changes linked to the condition. Researchers focused on specific genes like parkin, DJ-1, PINK1, and LRRK2. The goal was to better understand the disease's causes and improve genetic counseling for families.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2005
- Finished
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Feb 2021
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Families with autosomal recessive PD, isolated early onset PD, autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant families with late onset PD, isolated late onset PD cases and matched controls.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Patients presenting with Parkinson's disease, with a family history or not, * Minors presenting clinical signs of the disease, * Controls (without signs of the disease, matched by sex and age with the patients, relatives for the familial cases) Exclusion Criteria: * Persons refusing to sign the informed consent, * Lack of clinical information
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, 75013, France
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