National Registry of Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions (GenTAC)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bicuspid Aortic Valve With Coarctation; Marfan Syndrome; Other Aneur/Diss of Thoracic Aorta Not Due to Trauma, <50yo; Loeys-Dietz Syndrome; Bicuspid Aortic Valve With Family History; Other Congenital Heart Disease; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; FBN1, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, ACTA2 or MYH11 Genetic Mutation; Turner Syndrome; Shprintzen-Goldberg Syndrome; Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissections; Bicuspid Aortic Valve Without Known Family History

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT01322165

1438

N01HV68199-7-0-1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

268201000048C-5-0-1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The National Registry of Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions (GenTAC) was initiated in 2006 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). GenTAC established a registry of 3706 patients with genetic conditions that may be related to thoracic aortic aneurysms and collected medical data and biologic samples. The study ended in September 2016. Data and samples are available from NHLBI and requests should be made to BioLINCC. See the NHLBI website for more information: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/resources/gentac/.

Enrollment: 3,706 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Eligible subjects must have one of the conditions listed below and be enrolled in-person at one of the participating clinical centers.Contact the study coordinator at the location nearest you for more information about participation.

• Marfan syndrome
• Turner syndrome
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Loeys-Dietz syndrome
• FBN1, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, ACTA2 or MYH11 genetic mutation
• Bicuspid aortic valve without known family history
• Bicuspid aortic valve with family history
• Bicuspid aortic valve with coarctation
• Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and DissectionsYes
• Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome
• Other aneurysms and dissections of the thoracic aorta not due to trauma, <50yo
• Other congenital heart disease (e.g., Tetralogy of Fallot, coarctation)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability of the patient, parent or guardian to give consent.
• Unwillingness to provide a blood or buccal specimen.