New DNA reader cracks tough genetic mysteries
NCT ID NCT06775613
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new DNA-reading technology called ultra-long read sequencing to find hidden genetic changes that standard tests miss. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 15 patients with known or suspected genetic variants in difficult-to-read DNA regions. The goal is to see if this method can provide clearer, faster diagnoses for conditions linked to repeated DNA segments or large structural changes.
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Study facts
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- 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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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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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- Ages
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28 days to 65 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 * Patients with pathogenic alterations in the PKD1 gene, aged between 30 and 70 years * Patients with pathogenic alterations in the CYP21A2 gene or with a not clearly defined genotype, aged between one month and 50 years * Patients carrying potentially pathogenic CNVs (e.g. new onset and/or in proximity of disease-associated genes), aged between one month up to 70 years * Availability of a suitable blood sample at the IRCCS Medical Genetics Unit AOUBO * Acquisition of informed consent. Exclusion criteria \- None
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy
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