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Histamine Responsiveness in McCune-Albright Syndrome
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, November 2004
First Received: April 24, 2006   Last Updated: May 1, 2006   History of Changes
Sponsors and Collaborators: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
KBR
Information provided by: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00318097
  Purpose

McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is a syndrome caused by a genetic mutation that causes a specific protein in the body called a G protein to be constantly active. Children with McCune-Albright syndrome classically have early puberty, areas of increased skin pigmentation, and bone lesions resulting from the constant activity of the specific protein involved. Histamines are known to play a role in allergies and related allergic problems. The effects of histamines are controlled by the same G protein that is overly active in McCune-Albright syndrome. Thus, one could predict that patients with McCune-Albright may be at high risk for allergic problems. To date, no studies have documented any form of histamine excess or allergic difficulties in patients with McCune-Albright syndrome. However, the investigators have made the observation that a high percentage of their patients with MAS exhibit a range of allergic symptoms, from mild symptoms, to severe, life-threatening symptoms. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate increased histamine response by using a histamine skin test in patients with MAS. If increased reactions to histamines can be documented in MAS patients when compared to controls, severe and potentially life threatening allergic reactions in children with MAS could be anticipated and avoided.


Condition
McCune-Albright Syndrome

Genetics Home Reference related topics: McCune-Albright syndrome Melnick-Needles syndrome
Drug Information available for: Histamine Histamine phosphate Histamine dihydrochloride
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Screening, Cross-Sectional, Case Control, Prospective Study
Official Title: Histamine Responsiveness in Patients With McCune-Albright Syndrome

Further study details as provided by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City:

Estimated Enrollment: 30
Study Start Date: November 2003
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 39 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children with MAS ranging from toddlers to young adults.
  • Diagnosis of MAS will be made on a clinical basis. Blood testing is not helpful in this condition, as bone marrow progenitor cells with the Gαs mutation display a survival disadvantage. All patients are mixed chimeras, as this mutation is lethal if it occurs in germline cells.
  • Patients who exhibit two or more of the following clinical findings fit the diagnosis of MAS:

    • GnRH independent precocious puberty
    • Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
    • Café-au-lait spots with coast of Maine borders and respect for the midline.
    • Non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism.
  • Ten controls will also be recruited from family members of patients with MAS with no known allergies. An additional control group of ten unrelated subjects, also with no known allergies, will be recruited from the Endocrine Clinic for comparison.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any MAS patient or control who has not, or cannot, discontinue(d) any home regimens of antihistamines or glucocorticoids (including inhaled steroids) at least seven days prior to skin testing.
  • Any MAS patient or control on tricyclic antidepressants within two weeks prior to skin testing.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00318097

Contacts
Contact: Angela L Turpin, MD 816-234-3804 aturpin@cmh.edu
Contact: Jill D Jacobson, MD 816-234-3804 jjacobson@cmh.edu

Locations
United States, Missouri
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Recruiting
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
Contact: Angela L Turpin, MD     816-234-3804     aturpin@cmh.edu    
Contact: Jill D Jacobson, MD     816-234-3804     jjacobson@cmh.edu    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
KBR
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Angela L Turpin, MD Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
  More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: 03 11-116
Study First Received: April 24, 2006
Last Updated: May 1, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00318097     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City:
McCune Albright Syndrome
Histamine regulation

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Neurotransmitter Agents
McCune Albright Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Osteochondrodysplasias
Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone
Histamine phosphate
Fibrous Dysplasia
Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic
Bone Diseases
Histamine

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neurotransmitter Agents
Disease
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone
Osteochondrodysplasias
Histamine Agents
Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic
Bone Diseases
Pharmacologic Actions
Histamine
Pathologic Processes
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Histamine Agonists
Syndrome
Bone Diseases, Developmental

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