Natural History of Rett Syndrome & Related Disorders



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Other Indications, Neurology
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:4/17/2018
Start Date:November 2015
End Date:December 2019
Contact:Alan K Percy, MD
Email:apercy@uab.edu
Phone:2059964927

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Rett Syndrome, MECP2 Duplication Disorder, and Rett- Related Disorders Natural History Protocol

The purpose of this study is to advance understanding of the natural history of Rett syndrome
(RTT), MECP2-duplication disorder (MECP2 Dup), RTT-related disorders including CDKL5, FOXG1,
and individuals with MECP2 mutations who do not have RTT including the range of clinical
involvement and to correlate genotype-phenotype over a broad spectrum of phenotypes. While
much has been learned about RTT, improvements are required in understanding the role of
factors such as X chromosome inactivation, genetic background, and others including the
environment, on the great variability observed even between individuals with the same MECP2
mutation. These data will be essential to the development and conduct of clinical trials that
are anticipated from ongoing studies in animal models for RTT. This study will not include
clinical trials, but should set the stage for such trials and other translational research
projects (e.g., development of biomarkers).

At the present time, effective treatments for RTT, MECP2 Dup, or Rett-related disorders are
lacking. Substantial progress has been made in RTT over the past eleven years such that this
study represents a narrowing of focus to mutations or duplications of the MECP2 gene and
related disorders, including those with phenotypic overlap. Understanding of RTT has advanced
remarkably well through the Rett Syndrome Natural History Clinical Protocol (NHS) and
correspondingly advancement in the basic science realm has moved forward with equivalent
success. Thus, progress in clinical and basic science has led to the establishment of
clinical trials and other translational studies that hold promise for additional clinical
trials in future. In the process, however, additional MECP2- and RTT-related disorders that
were unknown at the time the original proposal have been identified. In addition, substantial
clinical variability in individuals with RTT that cannot be explained by differences in
mutations alone must be explored further. In fact, variability among individuals with
identical mutations has led to the search for additional explanations. At the time of the
initial application (2002), just three years after the identification of the gene, MECP2, as
the molecular link to RTT, the variation in clinical disorders related to MECP2 mutations or
to the related but quite different MECP2 Dup were unknown. Each disorder is characterized by
significant neurodevelopmental features related either to alterations in the MECP2 gene or
related to phenotypes closely resembling those seen in individuals with RTT. Further, the
phenotypic overlap with RTT due to mutations in CDKL5 and FOXG1 was also unexplored. This new
study will build on the substantial progress made in understanding both classic and variant
RTT and to add these related disorders, MECP2 Dup and the Rett-related disorders including
CDKL5, FOXG1, and individuals with MECP2 mutations who do not have RTT. A comprehensive
clinical research program will be performed including clinical, neurophysiologic, and
molecular and biochemical markers across these different, but related disorders. This
protocol will address the natural history components only and will serve as the basis for
other study protocols including the neurophysiologic and biomarker studies. Thereby, these
studies will represent a continuing pathway to focus and inform not only the ongoing but also
the emerging clinical trials.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Individuals of both genders and of all ages, with RTT, MECP2 Dup, and, RTT-related
disorders including those with mutations or deletions in CDKL5 and FOXG1 genes, or
those with RTT (atypical or typical) who are mutation negative.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Individuals who do not meet the above criteria will be excluded.
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