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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| MGH-97-7231 | |||
| MGH-1K08NS01896 |
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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | OTHER |
OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine specific clinical features, molecular abnormalities, and laboratory-based biological markers of free radical stress that are associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and influence disease severity.
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a screening and diagnostic study. Blood and urine samples are collected from patients every 2 months for 1 year. All samples are evaluated for measures of free radical damage and levels of the body's own antioxidant activity.
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PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:
--Disease Characteristics-- Clinically diagnosed probable or definite, sporadic or familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
--Patient Characteristics-- Pulmonary: No artificial ventilation required Other: No other neurodegenerative diseases No concurrent or history of unstable medical illness
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Merit E. Cudkowicz | Massachusetts General Hospital | Study Chair |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000690 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| D016472 | Motor Neuron Disease |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D035583 | Rare Diseases |
| ID | Term |
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| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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| D057177 | TDP-43 Proteinopathies |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D057165 | Proteostasis Deficiencies |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |