Saliva test may unlock genetic secrets missed by blood tests
NCT ID NCT07492199
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a simple saliva swab can find genetic causes of neurodevelopmental or intellectual disorders when standard blood tests have not. Researchers will use advanced DNA sequencing on cheek cells from 50 participants. The goal is to improve diagnosis and help guide care and genetic counseling.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Men and women of all ages with syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) or intellectual developmental disorder (IDD) and a trio genome sequencing on blood inconclusive
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) or intellectual developmental disorder (IDD) * Trio genome sequencing on blood inconclusive * Men and women * All ages * No objection to participating in the study * Affiliation with a French social security system or beneficiary of such a system Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women and nursing mothers * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision; persons undergoing compulsory psychiatric care; persons admitted to a health or social care facility for purposes other than research * Subjects who are in the exclusion period of another study or listed in the "national volunteer registry" * Genetic cause identified in the preliminary etiological assessment * Phenocopy: other likely non-genetic cause of TND (perinatal anoxia, infection, trauma, etc.) * Patients without health insurance * Patients unlikely to cooperate with the study and/or anticipated low cooperation by the investigator
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