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Analysis of the gut microbiome of patients with rare monogenic metabolic diseases

Recruiting
Conditions
Rare monogenic metabolic diseases
Registration Number
DRKS00033718
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

Children and adults
- with confirmed diagnosis of a rare monogenic metabolic disease
- who are heterozygous carriers of variants in a gene leading to a rare metabolic disease
- who do not carry variants in a gene responsible for a rare monogenic metabolic disease. These serve as healthy controls (age and region matched to the patients)

Exclusion Criteria

- Active or recent illegal substance or alcohol abuse or dependence within the past year.
- History of other significant medical disorders apart from rare monogenic metabolic disease (e.g. leukaemia, diabetes mellitus, renal failure…)
- Use of antibiotics or probiotics within six months prior to sampling
- Individuals having had digestive surgery, are on restrictive diets, or are pregnant

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Investigate the taxonomic differences in the microbiome of a group of patients with a given monogenic metabolic disease, heterozygous carriers and region and age matched healthy controls.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1)Investigate qualitative differences of microbial genomes and genes in the salvia, skin and gut microbiome of patients with a given monogenic metabolic disease, heterozygous variant carriers and healthy controls.<br>2)Investigate differences in relative abundances of microbial genomes and genes in the salvia, skin and gut microbiome of patients with a given monogenic metabolic disease, variant carriers and healthy controls.<br>3)Identify targets for future treatment options.<br>
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