genetic disorders of brain development
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients with genetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders. In principle patients of all ages are eligible, as some forms of neurodevelopmental disorders present already at young age. Healthy individuals either related or unrelated to the patient.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Patient tested as HIV or hepatitis positive. -Healthy control individuals: Partners of patients and employees of Erasmus MC department of Clinical Genetics are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the generation of iPS cells from patient material (blood or skin cells), that have either already been sampled during the diagnostic work-up of the patients, or will be collected when other procedures are scheduled. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the generation of disease models from the generated iPS cells which will allow further functional investigations into the disease mechanisms. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands