B Becca Wood

NYSCF Scientific Discovery Biobank

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to accelerate diverse disease research using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells) to make stem cells and other types of cells, conduct research on the samples, perform genetic testing, and store the samples …

L Laurent Servais, MD, PhD

Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening

Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions. With a simple blood test, rare genetic conditions can be easily detected, and the early start of transformative treatment will help avoid severe disabilities and increase the quality of …

A Multicenter Selective Screening Study to Investigate the Frequency of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuxinosis Type 2 (CLN2)

This study is a multicenter, non-drug screening study. Enrollment period is 12 months. There are no IMP to be followed or used in the study. Patients who applied to Pediatric Metabolism, Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Pediatrics clinics with the symptoms or findings defined in the protocol as below for 12 …

Natural History of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Batten's CLN6 Diseae

CLN6 is a rare, neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive loss of acquired skills with motor delay, visual loss, seizures and ataxia. The investigators propose a natural history study of this rare disorder since it is currently unknown. It is important to understand disease progression in CLN6 disease to be able …

A Natural History Study of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 5 (CLN5)

CLN5 is a form of Batten Disease, a neurodegenerative disorder in children causing psychomotor regression, seizures, blindness, loss of ambulation and premature death, and has no available treatments. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics and natural clinical progression of symptoms in individuals with CLN5. This …

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Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Combined With Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) in Neurocognitive Disease as Compared to Healthy Neurotypical Controls

Background Neurocognitive disorders affect how the brain uses oxygen. They may affect mental development in children. These disorders can be studied with imaging scans that use radiation; however, these methods are not ideal for research on children. Two technologies-functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS)-use light to detect …