New RNA test could end diagnostic odyssey for rare disease patients
NCT ID NCT07075107
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether analyzing RNA from blood and skin samples can find hidden genetic causes in people with rare diseases like intellectual disability. Researchers will compare results from both tissues to see which works best. The goal is to reduce the years of uncertainty many patients face without a diagnosis.
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 could provide a new way to diagnose rare genetic diseases faster, ending long searches for answers for many patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (62 participants) focused on testing a method, not a treatment. It may not work for all patients or lead to immediate benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
- Ages
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0 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: * Male or female, aged 0-99 years * Patient with neonatal intellectual disability and/or hypotonia followed at one of three inclusion centers * Patient or parent has been informed about the study and has signed an informed consent form * Genetic analysis by high-throughput DNA sequencing (gene panel, exome, genome) did not identify any abnormality explaining the patient's phenotype. * If the patient's phenotype is suggestive of Prader-Willi syndrome or Angelman syndrome: a methylation anomaly test on chromosome 15 was negative. * If the patient's phenotype is suggestive of fragile X syndrome: a repeat expansion analysis of the FMR1 gene was negative. * If the patient's phenotype is suggestive of myotonic dystrophy type I, DM1: a repeat expansion analysis of the DMPK gene was negative. * Patient entitled to or beneficiary of a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patient deprived of liberty * Pregnant or breast-feeding woman, * The person required to sign the consent form does not understand French * Person under guardianship and/or curatorship
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance publique - hôpitaux de Marseille
RECRUITINGMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côt-d'Azue, 13354, France
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