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Study of Homocysteine Metabolism in Homocystinuria

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of California, San Diego
Information provided by:
Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00004356
First received: October 18, 1999
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: December 2001
History of Changes
  Purpose

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine basal and postmethionine plasma homocysteine in patients with premature vascular disease, cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) or methylenetitrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency, and in obligate heterozygotes for CBS or MTHFR.

II. Determine whole-body homocysteine metabolic rates with isotopically-labeled methionine.


Condition
Homocystinuria

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Primary Purpose: Screening

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Office of Rare Diseases (ORD):

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: February 1995
Estimated Study Completion Date: October 2000
Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a two-part study of homocysteine metabolism. Age-matched normal controls are entered in both parts of the study.

In first part of the study, participants are given oral methionine; baseline and postmethionine studies include amino acid quantitation, analysis of rapidly deproteinized plasma, and total plasma homocysteine.

In the second part of the study, participants (men and postmenopausal women only) undergo methionine tracer studies.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

Known or suspected homocystinuria Cystathionine beta-synthase-deficient homocystinuria Obligate heterozygotes for cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency Premature vascular disease

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004356

Sponsors and Collaborators
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
University of California, San Diego
Investigators
Study Chair: Bruce Barshop University of California, San Diego
  More Information

Publications:
Page T, Barshop BA, Yu A, et al.: Treatment of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome with AICAR. In: Sahota A, Tayor M, eds.: Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man VIII. Plenum Press, New York, NY: 1995, pp 353-356.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004356     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 199/11920, UCSD-1033
Study First Received: October 18, 1999
Last Updated: June 23, 2005
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Office of Rare Diseases (ORD):
homocystinuria
inborn errors of metabolism
rare disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Homocystinuria
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
 Hyperhomocysteinemia
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Connective Tissue Diseases
Metabolic Diseases

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