Genetic Basis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

NCT00005526 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 5058R01HL044682
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To identify the genetic (major genes) and environmental factors responsible for the significant aggregation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among relatives of affected individuals.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 100 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

No eligibility criteria

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): lead

Related Publications (9)

• Peters DG, Kassam A, St Jean PL, Yonas H, Ferrell RE. Functional polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase-9 promoter as a potential risk factor for intracranial aneurysm. Stroke. 1999 Dec;30(12):2612-6. doi: 10.1161/01.str.30.12.2612.

  PMID: 10582986 BACKGROUND

• Peters DG, Kassam AB, Yonas H, O'Hare EH, Ferrell RE, Brufsky AM. Comprehensive transcript analysis in small quantities of mRNA by SAGE-lite. Nucleic Acids Res. 1999 Dec 15;27(24):e39. doi: 10.1093/nar/27.24.e39.

  PMID: 10572191 BACKGROUND

• Vorp DA, Peters DG, Webster MW. Gene expression is altered in perfused arterial segments exposed to cyclic flexure ex vivo. Ann Biomed Eng. 1999 May-Jun;27(3):366-71. doi: 10.1114/1.158.

  PMID: 10374728 BACKGROUND

• St Jean P, Hart B, Webster M, Steed D, Adamson J, Powell J, Ferrell R. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in aneurysmal disease. Hum Hered. 1996 Mar-Apr;46(2):92-7. doi: 10.1159/000154333.

  PMID: 8666418 BACKGROUND

• St Jean PL, Zhang XC, Hart BK, Lamlum H, Webster MW, Steed DL, Henney AM, Ferrell RE. Characterization of a dinucleotide repeat in the 92 kDa type IV collagenase gene (CLG4B), localization of CLG4B to chromosome 20 and the role of CLG4B in aortic aneurysmal disease. Ann Hum Genet. 1995 Jan;59(1):17-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1995.tb01602.x.

  PMID: 7762981 BACKGROUND

• St Jean PL, Zhang XC, Hart BK, Ferrell RE. Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the HPR locus. Hum Mol Genet. 1994 Nov;3(11):2081. No abstract available.

  PMID: 7874138 BACKGROUND

• Foster K, Ferrell R, King-Underwood L, Povey S, Attwood J, Rennick R, Humphries SE, Henney AM. Description of a dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in the human elastin gene and its use to confirm assignment of the gene to chromosome 7. Ann Hum Genet. 1993 May;57(2):87-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1993.tb00890.x.

  PMID: 8368807 BACKGROUND

• Peters DG, Kassam AB, Feingold E, Heidrich-O'Hare E, Yonas H, Ferrell RE, Brufsky A. Molecular anatomy of an intracranial aneurysm: coordinated expression of genes involved in wound healing and tissue remodeling. Stroke. 2001 Apr;32(4):1036-42. doi: 10.1161/01.str.32.4.1036.

  PMID: 11283408 BACKGROUND

• Peters DG, Zhang XC, Benos PV, Heidrich-O'Hare E, Ferrell RE. Genomic analysis of immediate/early response to shear stress in human coronary artery endothelial cells. Physiol Genomics. 2002 Dec 26;12(1):25-33. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00016.2002. Epub 2002 Dec 26.

  PMID: 12407183 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aortic Aneurysm; Aneurysm; Vascular Diseases; Aortic Diseases

Study Officials

• Robert Ferrell

  University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2000
• First Posted: May 26, 2000
• Study Start: August 1, 1991
• Study Completion: November 1, 2001
• Last Updated: May 13, 2016

Record last verified: 2004-08