Genetic Analysis of Gray Platelet Syndrome
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hematology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Hematology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 1 - 80 |
| Updated: | 10/24/2018 |
| Start Date: | September 29, 2003 |
| End Date: | May 17, 2018 |
This study will identify and characterize the gene or genes responsible for Gray Platelet
syndrome (GPS). Platelets are small blood cells that stick on injured blood vessels to form a
plug and stop bleeding. When a blood vessel is injured (like a cut on a finger), platelets
release the proteins stored in their sacs to help form a blood clot. Patients with GPS bleed
longer than other people because their platelets lack some of these protein-carrying sacs.
Platelets without sacs look pale gray under the microscope rather than pink, giving the
syndrome its name. Except for rare patients with severe hemorrhage, the bleeding tendency in
GPS is usually mild to moderate, with patients experiencing easy bruising, nosebleeds, and,
in women, excessive menstrual bleeding.
Patients with GPS and members of their family with GPS may be eligible for this study.
Participants will provide a personal and family medical history and will have blood drawn.
About 1 to 2 tablespoons of blood will be drawn in adults, and about 1 teaspoon in children.
The blood will be analyzed for genes that cause GPS
syndrome (GPS). Platelets are small blood cells that stick on injured blood vessels to form a
plug and stop bleeding. When a blood vessel is injured (like a cut on a finger), platelets
release the proteins stored in their sacs to help form a blood clot. Patients with GPS bleed
longer than other people because their platelets lack some of these protein-carrying sacs.
Platelets without sacs look pale gray under the microscope rather than pink, giving the
syndrome its name. Except for rare patients with severe hemorrhage, the bleeding tendency in
GPS is usually mild to moderate, with patients experiencing easy bruising, nosebleeds, and,
in women, excessive menstrual bleeding.
Patients with GPS and members of their family with GPS may be eligible for this study.
Participants will provide a personal and family medical history and will have blood drawn.
About 1 to 2 tablespoons of blood will be drawn in adults, and about 1 teaspoon in children.
The blood will be analyzed for genes that cause GPS
Patients with Gray Platelet Syndrome (GPS) and their unaffected family members will be
studied to identify the gene(s) involved in GPS using linkage analysis and gene mapping
strategies. Up to 200 individual members of GPS families will be investigated to identify
candidate regions of the human genome, which will be further studied using fine mapping and
sequence analysis. Characterization of gene(s) involved in GPS could provide important
insight into the mechanisms of vesicle formation and protein sorting in human cells.
studied to identify the gene(s) involved in GPS using linkage analysis and gene mapping
strategies. Up to 200 individual members of GPS families will be investigated to identify
candidate regions of the human genome, which will be further studied using fine mapping and
sequence analysis. Characterization of gene(s) involved in GPS could provide important
insight into the mechanisms of vesicle formation and protein sorting in human cells.
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Enrollment in this study will be limited to patients diagnosed with GPS and their
unaffected relatives. The diagnosis will be based upon absence or marked reduction of
platelet Alpha-granules on electron microscopy.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients with reduction in both Alpha and Beta granules will be excluded, since this is
probably a separate disease.
We found this trial at
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site
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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