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Mayo Looking for Sibling Stroke Victims

Wed, 03/21/2001 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are recruiting siblings who have suffered a stroke for a new study. Researchers believe inheritance of specific stroke risk genes may explain why stroke tends to run in families. Dr. Thomas Brott, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, is one of the investigators for the multicenter, nationwide study called ?Siblings With Ischemic Stroke Study? or SWISS. The investigators, supported by a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, hope to enroll at least 300 pairs of siblings into the study over the next few years. To qualify for the study, a person has to have had an ischemic stroke within the preceding six months, and he or she must have a living sibling who has also had a stroke in the past. Both must be willing to provide a blood sample and release their medical records to the study investigators who will keep all genetic, demographic and medical information confidential and anonymous.

Those interested who think they may qualify for the study should contact Kristin Cornwell, study coordinator, at the Mayo Physician Alliance for Clinical Trials, by calling 1-800-541-5815, or via e-mail sent to cornwell.kristin@mayo.edu.

Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are recruiting siblings who have suffered a stroke for a new study. Researchers believe inheritance of specific stroke risk genes may explain why stroke tends to run in families. Dr. Thomas Brott, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, is one of the investigators for the multicenter, nationwide study called ?Siblings With Ischemic Stroke Study? or SWISS. The investigators, supported by a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, hope to enroll at least 300 pairs of siblings into the study over the next few years. To qualify for the study, a person has to have had an ischemic stroke within the preceding six months, and he or she must have a living sibling who has also had a stroke in the past. Both must be willing to provide a blood sample and release their medical records to the study investigators who will keep all genetic, demographic and medical information confidential and anonymous.

Those interested who think they may qualify for the study should contact Kristin Cornwell, study coordinator, at the Mayo Physician Alliance for Clinical Trials, by calling 1-800-541-5815, or via e-mail sent to cornwell.kristin@mayo.edu.