Clinical Trial: Malignant Hyperthermia Registry and Genetic Testing

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Donation of Blood for Genetic Testing With Clinical Data From the North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to to determine the penetrance of known and probable pathogenic variants in genes and the factors that contribute to penetrance in a population of children and adults in the United States exposed to Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) trigger agents.

Detailed Summary: The purpose of the study is to determine how genetic mutations and variants in combination with non-genetic factors influence risk for MH in children who had general anesthesia with triggering agents and develop reliable predictive MH risk algorithms. Rationale: Once the factors responsible for MH risk are determined, it will be possible to better predict risk and develop better individualization of anesthetics such as tailored selection of intravenous anesthetics, regional anesthesia and avoidance of all triggering agents. The long-term goal is to tailor and improve safety of anesthetic and clinical care and to reduce mortality, morbidity and cost of care due to MH with right anesthetics and muscle relaxants for endotracheal intubations for an individual child.
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Current Primary Outcome: Genetic comparison of MH phenotype subjects to that of the CHCT negative control subjects. [ Time Frame: Within data collection period (5 years total). ]

MHS subjects and CHCT negative controls recruited from the North American MH Registry will have whole genome sequencing


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Genomic and demographic factors that influence Malignant Hyperthermia. [ Time Frame: Within data collection period (5 years total). ]
    A diagnostic predictive algorithm based on multiple genetic and other risk factors assessed from DNA data collected on NAMHR subjects and CCHMC subjects will be used to differentiate MH influences.
  • Isolate DNA from blood samples to obtain information [ Time Frame: Within data collection period (5 years total). ]
    Blood samples will be used to obtain DNA methylation information by measuring CpG sites in important genes (RYR1, CACNA1S, STAC3 and other MH relevant genes) and/or use of the MethylationEPIC array.
  • Induced pluripotent stem cells will be used for functional testing and gene editing [ Time Frame: Within data collection period (5 years total). ]
    Induced pluripotent stem cells will be differentiated into skeletal muscle cells and functional testing of the ryanodine receptor will be performed. In addition, gene editing using CRISPR technology will be performed to edit/delete variants of uncertain significance.
  • Differences in expression of MH related genes will be assessed by RNA sequencing [ Time Frame: Within data collection period (5 years total). ]
    RYR1 (and other MH related genes) in MH phenotype cases and controls will be assessed by RNA sequencing.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Dates:
Date Received: June 29, 2016
Date Started: August 2015
Date Completion: August 2020
Last Updated: November 11, 2016
Last Verified: November 2016