ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
Mayo Clinic
Summary
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) represents the formalized integration of ARTFL (U54 NS092089; funded through 2019) and LEFFTDS (U01 AG045390; funded through 2019) as a single North American research consortium to study FTLD for 2019 and beyond.
Description
The ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Dementia (ALLFTD) study aims to evaluate sporadic (s-) and familial (f-) frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) patients and asymptomatic family members of f-FTLD patients, characterizing the cohorts longitudinally and informing clinical trial design. The study has two arms: a "longitudinal arm" involving a comprehensive assessment of clinical, functional, imaging, and biofluid data collection annually, and a "biofluid-focused arm" involving limited clinical data to accompany biospecimen collection. For more information: https://www.allftd.org/
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Longitudinal Arm Inclusion Criteria Familial FTLD (f-FTLD) participants (either is acceptable): * members of families in whom at least one member has a known disease-associated mutation in one of the major genes that cause f-FTLD: MAPT, GRN, C9orf72 (or other rare genes) * an autosomal dominant family history of a FTLD syndrome (without a known gene) verified by medical record review or well-documented family history including family members with a medical history consistent with FTLD or a related disorder. Sporadic FTLD (s-FTLD) participants: Sporadic participants should be symptomatic wi…
Locations (27)
- University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama
- University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
- University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, California
- University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, California
- University of Colorado DenverDenver, Colorado
- Mayo Clinic FloridaJacksonville, Florida