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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02421276
Other study ID # 14-2300
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 19, 2015
Est. completion date February 2018

Study information

Verified date April 2022
Source University of Colorado, Denver
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study plans to learn more about Down syndrome. The investigators think there is a different level of the AIRE gene in individuals with Down syndrome. The investigators think that the AIRE gene level can provide more insight about depressed immune cell function in individuals with Down syndrome. Patients are being asked to be in this research study because the investigators want to see if their blood contains more of less of the AIRE gene.


Description:

Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality among live-born infants. Through full or partial trisomy of chromosome 21, DS is associated with cognitive impairment, congenital malformations (particularly cardiovascular), and dysmorphic features. In addition, immunological abnormalities are much more prevalent in individuals with DS. For example, DS is associated with increased susceptibility to infection, as revealed in 2009 during the influenza pandemic where the likelihood of death was 300 times greater for DS patients than the general population. DS patients have increased frequencies of autoimmune disorders and leukemias, yet curiously, have a decreased risk for allergic diseases, particularly asthma. Perhaps the most telling statistic for immunologic abnormality in DS patients is that respiratory tract infections are the most important cause of mortality in DS at all ages.Our studies have identified AIRE as a master control gene that is aberrantly decreased in persons with DS, leading to autoimmunity and immunologic abnormalities. AIRE ("autoimmune regulator"), although encoded on chromosome 21, is also significantly reduced in expression in DS, where it may contribute to autoimmune and immune dysregulation. The investigators will test the hypothesis that immune dysfunction and autoimmune disease preferentially occur in DS as a consequence of deficient expression of AIRE in peripheral blood cells.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 45
Est. completion date February 2018
Est. primary completion date February 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A to 22 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age newborn up until the twenty-second birthday. 2. Diagnosed with idiopathic or secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension as defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure > 25 mmHg at rest or > 30 mmHg with exercise. 3. Confirmed trisomy 21. 4. Followed by the Pulmonary Hypertension Program and Sie Center at The Children's Hospital. 5. The investigator or co-investigator must obtain written informed consent and assent where applicable before any study procedure is performed or data is collected. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any person older than 22 years of age 2. Patients with sickle cell disease with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) as treatment is defined differently within this population. 3. In the opinion of the investigator, a patient who is unlikely to cooperate or complete the study for any reason.

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Phlebotomy
White blood cell analysis: Subtypes of white blood cells will be counted by flow cytometry

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Colorado, Denver Denver Colorado

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Colorado, Denver

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary AIRE Gene expression in Macrophage Subpopulations Peripheral blood draw At the time of sample acquisition
Secondary White blood cell Subpopulation Numbers Peripheral blood draw At the time of sample acquisition
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