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Role of ACTG2 Variants in Smooth Muscle Determination and Function in Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction.

Role of ACTG2 Variants in Smooth Muscle Determination and Function in Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction.

Recruiting
4 years and older
All
Phase N/A

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Overview

The primary objective of this study is to describe the transcriptional impact of R178, R257, R40 or A136 variants of the ACTG2 gene on iPS differentiation mechanisms up to organoids derived from PIPO patient samples versus those derived from control / WT patients (generation of IPS from cultured cell lines), at different stages of their experimental ex vivo development.

Description

Recruited patients will be sampled during a consultation: a blood sample and a biopsy will be taken directly from the patient. Once these samples have been taken, they will be cultured to be reprogrammed into iPS cells, then grown and differentiated into intestinal organoids.

Various experiments will be carried out (as described in the outcomes) to identify at molecular, cellular and tissue level the mechanisms altered in patients with an R178, R257, R40 or A136 variant, assessing their consequence(s) on the development and functionality of the digestive mesenchyme.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

PIPO Population:

  1. Minor or adult patient ≥ 4 years of age
  2. Patient with PIPO before age 18
  3. Male or female
  4. Patient with PIPO meeting at least 2 of the ESPGHAN criteria (Thapar et al 2018) and carrying the R178, R257, R40 or A136 mutation of the ACTG2 gene.
  5. Patient whose assent has been obtained and whose legal guardians have given their written informed consent
  6. Patient affiliated to the French Social Security system or benefiting from an equivalent plan

WT population:

\- iPS cell lines MS573 or WT8288 or 202CT or SD378M, from the Nantes University Hospital biological collection and generated from samples from control patients without POIC who have consented to donate their samples.

Exclusion Criteria:

PIPO population :

  1. Patients with a history of radiotherapy treatment
  2. Patient with lymphocyte lineage damage

Study details
    PIPO

NCT06687564

University Hospital, Grenoble

27 June 2026

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