Molecular Genetic Epidemiology of Three Cardiac Defects -SCOR in Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease

May 12, 2016 updated by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
To identify genes involved in the pathogenesis of three types of congenital heart disease, atrial septal defects, paramembranous ventricular septal defects, and atrioventricular canal defects.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are thought to result from genetic and environmental factors that disturb cardiac embryogenesis. Because families with multiple members affected with atrial septal defects (ASDs) and atrioventricular canal defects (AVCDs) have been described in previous studies, and the paramembranous ventricular septum is in part completed by the formation of the atrioventricular cushions, this project describes a genetic-epidemiologic study of ASDs, paramembranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs), and AVCDs

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The study is one of several subprojects within a Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) in Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease. Three groups of subjects, each with surgically- or echocardiographically-confirmed diagnoses of ASDs, VSDs or AVCDs have been identified for study at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. A fourth group of older subjects with ASDs and their progeny will be studied at Iowa because of the reported high recurrence of heart disease in the offspring of subjects with ASDs. The strategy calls upon the molecular genetic capacities available at the University of Iowa to carry out genome-wide searches for genetic loci involved in these defects. Several candidate regions have been identified for ASDs, VSDs and AVCDs. In addition, three well-recognized syndromes provide additional candidate regions - Down syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome and 8p-syndrome. Parent-affected child trios will be genotyped for closely-spaced markers within these regions and linkage disequilibrium analysis will be used to narrow or exclude these candidate intervals. A genome-wide association study of the trios will employ a parsimonious technique in which DNA from cases with the same CHD phenotype will be pooled, and compared to the pooled DNA from their parents. Loci will be identified where the allele frequency distributions in the affected children and their parents are significantly different. When such loci are identified, a finer localization of the chromosomal area will be undertaken using a high-density set of short tandem repeat polymorphic markers that spans each of the candidate intervals.

The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record.

Study Type

Observational

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 100 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

No eligibility criteria

Study Plan

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Sponsor

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Ronald Lauer, University of Iowa

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 1999

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 25, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2000

First Posted (Estimate)

May 26, 2000

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2004

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5090
  • P50HL062178 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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