Post-mortem Genetic Testing

N/ACompletedNCT01120886

Thayyil, Sudhin100 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective observational study to examine the incidence of cardiac ion channelopathies in unexplained still births.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Sex: ALLMin age: 24 WeeksMax age: 42 Weeks

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Unexplained still births, * No cause of death after detailed autopsy Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of parental consent

Great Ormond Street Hospital

London, United Kingdom

Southampton University Hospital

Southampton, United Kingdom

Incidence of cardiac ion channelopathy mutation

Time frame: 6 months

Incidence of cardiac ion channelopathy in 1st degree relatives of index case

Time frame: 12 months

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