Microarray Analysis in Syndromic Obesity (REMOB)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01043198

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : January 6, 2010

Last Update Posted : June 14, 2012

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University Hospital, Bordeaux

Study Description

Brief Summary:

Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) array technology has been used in numerous studies on mental retardation, and few chromosomal abnormalities have been identified in patients. Because chromosomal abnormalities have still been associated with obesity, we can expect that syndromic obesity is also associated with small deletions/duplications. Characterization of deleted or duplicated loci in these obese patients would mean that these loci include genes implicated in obesity. This will permit to propose new gene(s) involved in obesity. (In french: Caractérisation phénotypique et recherche de REManiements chromosomiques chez des patients présentant une OBésité syndromique de cause non identifiée : REMOB)

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Mental Retardation Syndromic Obesity	Genetic: Clinical examination and blood sampling for biological and genetic analysis	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

With the introduction of array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), genome-wide high resolution analysis for DNA copy number alterations became feasible. This technology has been principally used in patients with mental retardation. Depending on the eligibility criteria and resolution of the array, around 10 % of patients with mental retardation are found with cryptic chromosomal imbalance. This figure arises 20 % for patients with mental retardation and multiple congenital anomalies. Alteration of the lipid metabolism and/or regulation of satiety, obesity (except in presence of other "exogen" factors) can be considered as a developmental disorder. Also, different syndromes with obesity have been associated with chromosomal abnormalities, such as 1p36 deletion syndrome, 2q37 deletion syndrome, chromosome 14 maternal disomy … So we can expect that syndromic obesity is similarly associated with sub cryptic chromosomal abnormalities. Some "isolated" patients with obesity have been described with cryptic chromosomal imbalance found by array CGH, but no study has been realized in cohorts of patients selected for syndromic obesity.

Characterization of cryptic chromosomal anomaly(ies) in a patient will also be useful to precise the management and follow-up of the patient and to give the family an adapted genetic counselling.

We will define a cohort of patients with syndromic obesity and propose them to realize a first screening looking for the "common" aetiologies of syndromic obesity. If this screening is normal, array CGH will be realized. This analysis implies a blood sampling of 5 ml in patient and his parents.

Genes present at the deleted or duplicated loci characterized in the patients will be study to determine if some could be specifically implicated in the development of obesity. These same genes could be implicated in isolated obesity. Our study will be also useful to precise the aetiological screening of syndromic obesity, and determine the place of array-CGH.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment :	90 participants
Intervention Model:	Single Group Assignment
Masking:	None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:	Diagnostic
Official Title:	Phenotypic Characterization and Array CGH Analysis in Patients With Syndromic Obesity of Unknown Etiology
Study Start Date :	February 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date :	January 2011
Actual Study Completion Date :	January 2011

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Arms and Interventions

Intervention Details:

Genetic: Clinical examination and blood sampling for biological and genetic analysis
Clinical examination and precise description of the phenotype (questionnaire)
- Standardized screening with :
- radiological (hands, feet, spine ; and renal ultrasonography)
- biological (hormonal, metabolic, and "basic" genetic investigations (karyotype, FISH 22q11.2, Fragile X, and other depending on the clinical data))

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Evaluation of the prevalence of cryptic chromosomal imbalance in patients with syndromic obesity of unknown etiology. [ Time Frame: 3 - 6 months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

prevalence of the main genetic aetiologies of syndromic obesity [ Time Frame: 3 - 6 months ]
Characterization of the main features evocative of subcryptic chromosomal anomalies in this population [ Time Frame: 3 - 6 months ]
Phenotypic description of some "new" syndromes with obesity [ Time Frame: 3 - 6 months ]
candidate genes implicated in the development of obesity. [ Time Frame: 3 - 6 months ]
Delineation of an aetiological screening protocol in patients with syndromic obesity [ Time Frame: 3 - 6 months ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

children (under 18 year-old)
obesity (following IOTF definition)
at least one criteria among :
- mental retardation
- facial dysmorphism
- at least one major malformation (uro-genital, cardiac, skeletal, cerebral, ophthalmologic…)

Exclusion Criteria:

common obesity
obesity with an identified aetiology

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

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France
Service de Génétique de médicale - Hopital des enfants - Pellegrin
Bordeaux, France, 33076
Centre de Génétique Hôpital d'Enfants CHU de Dijon
Dijon, France, 21079
Génétique Médicale HOPITAL DEBROUSSE HCL
Lyon, France, 69005
Département de Génétique Médicale Centre de référence anomalies du développement Centre de compétence maladies osseuses constitutionnelles Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve CHRU Montpellier
Montpellier, France, 34295
Département de Génétique Hôpital Robert DEBRE Centre de Référence Maladies Rares "Anomalies du Développement & Syndromes Malformatifs"
Paris, France, 75019
Hopital des Enfants, CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, France, 31059

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Investigators

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Principal Investigator:	Marie-Ange DELRUE, MD	University Hospital Bordeaux, France

More Information

Publications:

Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3.

Ichihara S, Yamada Y. Genetic factors for human obesity. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2008 Apr;65(7-8):1086-98. Review.

Delrue MA, Michaud JL. Fat chance: genetic syndromes with obesity. Clin Genet. 2004 Aug;66(2):83-93. Review.

Schoumans J, Ruivenkamp C, Holmberg E, Kyllerman M, Anderlid BM, Nordenskjöld M. Detection of chromosomal imbalances in children with idiopathic mental retardation by array based comparative genomic hybridisation (array-CGH). J Med Genet. 2005 Sep;42(9):699-705.

Fan YS, Jayakar P, Zhu H, Barbouth D, Sacharow S, Morales A, Carver V, Benke P, Mundy P, Elsas LJ. Detection of pathogenic gene copy number variations in patients with mental retardation by genomewide oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization. Hum Mutat. 2007 Nov;28(11):1124-32.

Rosenberg C, Knijnenburg J, Bakker E, Vianna-Morgante AM, Sloos W, Otto PA, Kriek M, Hansson K, Krepischi-Santos AC, Fiegler H, Carter NP, Bijlsma EK, van Haeringen A, Szuhai K, Tanke HJ. Array-CGH detection of micro rearrangements in mentally retarded individuals: clinical significance of imbalances present both in affected children and normal parents. J Med Genet. 2006 Feb;43(2):180-6. Epub 2005 Jun 24.

Stankiewicz P, Beaudet AL. Use of array CGH in the evaluation of dysmorphology, malformations, developmental delay, and idiopathic mental retardation. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2007 Jun;17(3):182-92. Epub 2007 Apr 30. Review.

Zung A, Rienstein S, Rosensaft J, Aviram-Goldring A, Zadik Z. Proximal 19q trisomy: a new syndrome of morbid obesity and mental retardation. Horm Res. 2007;67(3):105-10. Epub 2006 Oct 19.

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Responsible Party:	University Hospital, Bordeaux
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01043198 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	CHUBX 2009/26
First Posted:	January 6, 2010 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	June 14, 2012
Last Verified:	June 2012

Keywords provided by University Hospital, Bordeaux:


CGH array technology mental retardation chromosomal abnormalities syndromic obesity obesity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Intellectual Disability Obesity Overnutrition Nutrition Disorders Overweight Body Weight	Signs and Symptoms Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Neurodevelopmental Disorders Mental Disorders

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