Copy Number Variations, Inflammatory Cytokines and the Risk of Dementia

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dementia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00878280

200712102R-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assess the association of copy number variation (CNV) and inflammatory cytokine with the risk of dementia.

Full description

This is a hospital-based case-control study. We plan to assess the association of CNV and inflammatory cytokine with the risk of dementia. Hopefully to find some genetic biomarkers to identify the risk of dementia at an early stage.

Enrollment: 700 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• hospital recruited dementia patients and controls

Trial design

700 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

1:control(healthy subjects)

2

Description:

2:case(dementia patients)