Brain Development

Full Study Name

Brain Development – Genetic disorders of growth, development and the brain

Lead Site

Edinburgh

Local Principal Investigator

Dr Andrew P Jackson

Study Status

recruiting

Main Aims

• Identify genes for human growth, developmental and brain disorders
• Understand the function of these genes to elucidate the origins and mechanisms of these disease processes.

Inclusion Criteria

• Developmental delay/Cognitive impairment, and/or other neurological deficits
• Diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder
• Genetic aetiology likely on clinical grounds

Exclusion Criteria

• Major chromosome imbalance or aneuploidy identifiable on routine karyotyping
• Environmental cause (e.g. birth hypoxia, congenital infection)

Open Sites

Leeds, North West London, Newcastle, Bristol, Exeter, Manchester, Sheffield, Southampton, Leicester, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham, Glasgow

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