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Bipolar Genetics: A Collaborative Study

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Summary | Eligibility | Citations | Contacts

Summary

Number

80-M-0083

Sponsoring Institute

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Participants currently recruited/enrolled
Gender: Male & Female
Min Age: 18 Years
Max Age: N/A

Referral Letter Required

No

Population Exclusion(s)

Children;
Adults who are or may become unable to consent

Keywords

Affective Disorder;
Depression;
Genetic Polymorphisms;
Major Depression;
Genome-Wide Scan;
Natural History

Recruitment Keyword(s)

Panic Disorder;
Bipolar Disorder

Condition(s)

Bipolar Disorder

Investigational Drug(s)

None

Investigational Device(s)

None

Intervention(s)

None

Supporting Site

National Institute of Mental Health

This study looks to identify genes that may affect a person's chances of developing bipolar disorder (BP) and related conditions.

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Eligibility

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Age > 18 yr

Able to provide informed consent

Bipolar disorder or related conditions not attributable to substance abuse, neurological disease; or a 1st or 2nd degree relative of an enrolled participant. Related conditions are defined as those found more often among relatives of people with bipolar disorder or which have been shown to be genetically correlated with bipolar disorder through molecular genetic studies. These include major depression, schizophrenia, panic disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Able to safely provide a blood or saliva sample

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Active alcohol or substance abuse.

NIMH employees/staff and their immediate family members will be excluded from the study per NIMH policy.


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Citations:

Not Provided

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Contacts:

Principal Investigator

Referral Contact

For more information:

Francis J. McMahon, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIHBC 35 - PNRC I BG RM 1A-201
35 CONVENT DR
BETHESDA MD 20892
(301) 451-4455
mcmahonf@mail.nih.gov

Emily Besancon
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health
Building 10
Room 3D54
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
(866) 644-4363
emily.besancon@nih.gov

Office of Patient Recruitment
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Building 61, 10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222
Local Phone: 301-451-4383
TTY: TTY Users Dial 7-1-1
ccopr@nih.gov

Clinical Trials Number:

NCT00001174

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