Brain Development Research Program

NCT ID: NCT00305305

Last Updated: 2023-10-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 2000 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2003-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-31

Brief Summary

Dr. Elliott Sherr and his collaborators at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) are studying the genetic causes of disorders of cognition and epilepsy, in particular disorders of brain development that affect the corpus callosum, such as Aicardi syndrome, as well as two additional brain malformations, polymicrogyria and Dandy-Walker malformation. The goal of the investigators' research is to use a better understanding of the underlying genetic causes as a foundation to develop better treatments for these groups of patients.

Detailed Description

We are studying both the genetics and clinical features of these disorders. We hope to understand the problems faced by individuals with these disorders as well as their causes. In the future, we hope to develop therapies that are geared specifically for individuals based on the underlying biology. To participate in the study, you will be asked to provide a copy of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) documenting Agenesis Corpus Callosum (ACC), Polymicrogyria (PMG), or Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM), clinical information, and saliva or blood samples from the affected individual and from the parents. Please see contact information and our webpage below.

Conditions

Brain Disorders; Aicardi Syndrome

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of agenesis or dysgenesis of the corpus callosum, polymicrogyria, or Dandy-Walker malformation
• Should be confirmed by an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of the brain

Exclusion Criteria

• Fully formed but hypoplastic corpus callosum

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

California Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Elliott H Sherr, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

James Barkovich, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Pratik Mukherjee, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

University of California, San francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Carolyn Le, BA, BS

Role: CONTACT

Carolyn.Le@ucsf.edu

415-502-8039

References

Glass HC, Shaw GM, Ma C, Sherr EH. Agenesis of the corpus callosum in California 1983-2003: a population-based study. Am J Med Genet A. 2008 Oct 1;146A(19):2495-500. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32418.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 18642362 (View on PubMed)

Tang PH, Bartha AI, Norton ME, Barkovich AJ, Sherr EH, Glenn OA. Agenesis of the corpus callosum: an MR imaging analysis of associated abnormalities in the fetus. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Feb;30(2):257-63. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1331. Epub 2008 Nov 6.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 18988682 (View on PubMed)

Travaglini L, Brancati F, Attie-Bitach T, Audollent S, Bertini E, Kaplan J, Perrault I, Iannicelli M, Mancuso B, Rigoli L, Rozet JM, Swistun D, Tolentino J, Dallapiccola B, Gleeson JG, Valente EM; International JSRD Study Group; Zankl A, Leventer R, Grattan-Smith P, Janecke A, D'Hooghe M, Sznajer Y, Van Coster R, Demerleir L, Dias K, Moco C, Moreira A, Kim CA, Maegawa G, Petkovic D, Abdel-Salam GM, Abdel-Aleem A, Zaki MS, Marti I, Quijano-Roy S, Sigaudy S, de Lonlay P, Romano S, Touraine R, Koenig M, Lagier-Tourenne C, Messer J, Collignon P, Wolf N, Philippi H, Kitsiou Tzeli S, Halldorsson S, Johannsdottir J, Ludvigsson P, Phadke SR, Udani V, Stuart B, Magee A, Lev D, Michelson M, Ben-Zeev B, Fischetto R, Benedicenti F, Stanzial F, Borgatti R, Accorsi P, Battaglia S, Fazzi E, Giordano L, Pinelli L, Boccone L, Bigoni S, Ferlini A, Donati MA, Caridi G, Divizia MT, Faravelli F, Ghiggeri G, Pessagno A, Briguglio M, Briuglia S, Salpietro CD, Tortorella G, Adami A, Castorina P, Lalatta F, Marra G, Riva D, Scelsa B, Spaccini L, Uziel G, Del Giudice E, Laverda AM, Ludwig K, Permunian A, Suppiej A, Signorini S, Uggetti C, Battini R, Di Giacomo M, Cilio MR, Di Sabato ML, Leuzzi V, Parisi P, Pollazzon M, Silengo M, De Vescovi R, Greco D, Romano C, Cazzagon M, Simonati A, Al-Tawari AA, Bastaki L, Megarbane A, Sabolic Avramovska V, de Jong MM, Stromme P, Koul R, Rajab A, Azam M, Barbot C, Martorell Sampol L, Rodriguez B, Pascual-Castroviejo I, Teber S, Anlar B, Comu S, Karaca E, Kayserili H, Yuksel A, Akcakus M, Al Gazali L, Sztriha L, Nicholl D, Woods CG, Bennett C, Hurst J, Sheridan E, Barnicoat A, Hennekam R, Lees M, Blair E, Bernes S, Sanchez H, Clark AE, DeMarco E, Donahue C, Sherr E, Hahn J, Sanger TD, Gallager TE, Dobyns WB, Daugherty C, Krishnamoorthy KS, Sarco D, Walsh CA, McKanna T, Milisa J, Chung WK, De Vivo DC, Raynes H, Schubert R, Seward A, Brooks DG, Goldstein A, Caldwell J, Finsecke E, Maria BL, Holden K, Cruse RP, Swoboda KJ, Viskochil D. Expanding CEP290 mutational spectrum in ciliopathies. Am J Med Genet A. 2009 Oct;149A(10):2173-80. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33025.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 19764032 (View on PubMed)

Edwards TJ, Sherr EH, Barkovich AJ, Richards LJ. Clinical, genetic and imaging findings identify new causes for corpus callosum development syndromes. Brain. 2014 Jun;137(Pt 6):1579-613. doi: 10.1093/brain/awt358. Epub 2014 Jan 28.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 24477430 (View on PubMed)

Johnson-Kerner B, Snijders Blok L, Suit L, Thomas J, Kleefstra T, Sherr EH. DDX3X-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder. 2020 Aug 27. In: Adam MP, Feldman J, Mirzaa GM, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Amemiya A, editors. GeneReviews(R) [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2025. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK561282/

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 32852922 (View on PubMed)

Owen JP, Li YO, Ziv E, Strominger Z, Gold J, Bukhpun P, Wakahiro M, Friedman EJ, Sherr EH, Mukherjee P. The structural connectome of the human brain in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Neuroimage. 2013 Apr 15;70:340-55. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.12.031. Epub 2012 Dec 23.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 23268782 (View on PubMed)

Lau YC, Hinkley LB, Bukshpun P, Strominger ZA, Wakahiro ML, Baron-Cohen S, Allison C, Auyeung B, Jeremy RJ, Nagarajan SS, Sherr EH, Marco EJ. Autism traits in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum. J Autism Dev Disord. 2013 May;43(5):1106-18. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1653-2.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 23054201 (View on PubMed)

Bina R, Matalon D, Fregeau B, Tarsitano JJ, Aukrust I, Houge G, Bend R, Warren H, Stevenson RE, Stuurman KE, Barkovich AJ, Sherr EH. De novo variants in SUPT16H cause neurodevelopmental disorders associated with corpus callosum abnormalities. J Med Genet. 2020 Jul;57(7):461-465. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106193. Epub 2020 Jan 10.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31924697 (View on PubMed)

Fregeau B, Kim BJ, Hernandez-Garcia A, Jordan VK, Cho MT, Schnur RE, Monaghan KG, Juusola J, Rosenfeld JA, Bhoj E, Zackai EH, Sacharow S, Baranano K, Bosch DGM, de Vries BBA, Lindstrom K, Schroeder A, James P, Kulch P, Lalani SR, van Haelst MM, van Gassen KLI, van Binsbergen E, Barkovich AJ, Scott DA, Sherr EH. De Novo Mutations of RERE Cause a Genetic Syndrome with Features that Overlap Those Associated with Proximal 1p36 Deletions. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 May 5;98(5):963-970. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.002. Epub 2016 Apr 14.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 27087320 (View on PubMed)

Sherr EH, Owen R, Albertson DG, Pinkel D, Cotter PD, Slavotinek AM, Hetts SW, Jeremy RJ, Schilmoeller G, Schilmoeller K, Wakahiro M, Barkovich AJ. Genomic microarray analysis identifies candidate loci in patients with corpus callosum anomalies. Neurology. 2005 Nov 8;65(9):1496-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000183066.09239.b6.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 16275846 (View on PubMed)

Hetts SW, Sherr EH, Chao S, Gobuty S, Barkovich AJ. Anomalies of the corpus callosum: an MR analysis of the phenotypic spectrum of associated malformations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Nov;187(5):1343-8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.0146.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 17056927 (View on PubMed)

Paul LK, Brown WS, Adolphs R, Tyszka JM, Richards LJ, Mukherjee P, Sherr EH. Agenesis of the corpus callosum: genetic, developmental and functional aspects of connectivity. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2007 Apr;8(4):287-99. doi: 10.1038/nrn2107.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 17375041 (View on PubMed)

Li J, Shivakumar S, Wakahiro M, Mukherjee P, Barkovich AJ, Slavotinek A, Sherr EH. Agenesis of the corpus callosum, optic coloboma, intractable seizures, craniofacial and skeletal dysmorphisms: an autosomal recessive disorder similar to Temtamy syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Aug 15;143A(16):1900-5. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31855.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 17632789 (View on PubMed)

Boland E, Clayton-Smith J, Woo VG, McKee S, Manson FD, Medne L, Zackai E, Swanson EA, Fitzpatrick D, Millen KJ, Sherr EH, Dobyns WB, Black GC. Mapping of deletion and translocation breakpoints in 1q44 implicates the serine/threonine kinase AKT3 in postnatal microcephaly and agenesis of the corpus callosum. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Aug;81(2):292-303. doi: 10.1086/519999. Epub 2007 Jun 13.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 17668379 (View on PubMed)

Wahl M, Strominger Z, Jeremy RJ, Barkovich AJ, Wakahiro M, Sherr EH, Mukherjee P. Variability of homotopic and heterotopic callosal connectivity in partial agenesis of the corpus callosum: a 3T diffusion tensor imaging and Q-ball tractography study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Feb;30(2):282-9. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1361. Epub 2008 Nov 11.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 19001538 (View on PubMed)

Nakata Y, Barkovich AJ, Wahl M, Strominger Z, Jeremy RJ, Wakahiro M, Mukherjee P, Sherr EH. Diffusion abnormalities and reduced volume of the ventral cingulum bundle in agenesis of the corpus callosum: a 3T imaging study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Jun;30(6):1142-8. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1527. Epub 2009 Feb 26.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 19246528 (View on PubMed)

Wahl M, Li YO, Ng J, Lahue SC, Cooper SR, Sherr EH, Mukherjee P. Microstructural correlations of white matter tracts in the human brain. Neuroimage. 2010 Jun;51(2):531-41. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.02.072. Epub 2010 Mar 4.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 20206699 (View on PubMed)

Wahl M, Strominger ZA, Wakahiro M, Jeremy RJ, Mukherjee P, Sherr EH. Diffusion tensor imaging of Aicardi syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2010 Aug;43(2):87-91. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.005.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 20610117 (View on PubMed)

O'Driscoll MC, Black GC, Clayton-Smith J, Sherr EH, Dobyns WB. Identification of genomic loci contributing to agenesis of the corpus callosum. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Sep;152A(9):2145-59. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33558.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 20683985 (View on PubMed)

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https://clinicaltrials.ucsf.edu/trial/NCT00305305

UCSF Clinical Trials

Other Identifiers

UCSF-PCRC #2206

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id