The Vitality health network conducts a study in the Acadian peninsula in order to better understand the mechanism of a genetic variant present in the population of this region. This study will be used to deepen knowledge on this variant, which would be involved in the pathology of a known genetic disease.
The study comes from an observation that people from the Acadian peninsula with family ties are particularly affected by a well -known disease in the medical environment.
Jean Mamelona, of the vitality health network, is studying to understand the variant of a genetic disease that particularly affects people in the Acadian peninsula.
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There is a group of patients who have family ties. It has been found that these people had the same variant of this disease
explains Jean Mamelona, who conducts this study for the vitality health network.
The researcher and his team want to know if the variant is very widespread. They also seek to understand its mechanism to better treat the disease.
He specifies that this is not the mysterious disease in New Brunswick that has been doing headlines for a few years. Jean Mamelona explains that we do not want to publicize the name of the genetic disease in order to maintain the confidentiality of the participants, but that it is a well -known disease.
It is not mysterious disease. We do not give the name of the disease because we do not want someone who has no knowledge in the field goes to do research on Google.
The researcher indicates that study is a way of better understanding the variant of a disease that affects people in the Acadian peninsula.
If we understand the mechanism, how the variant affects the disease, we will not have a processing plan right away, but we will have the beginning of information to be studied.
Jean Mamelona indicates that better knowledge of this type of illness can help, in particular, when young couples want to have children. Using screening tests, they can be informed of a risk of certain diseases in their future child.
According to the researcher, the interest in genetic diseases in New Brunswick has manifested itself at the time of the creation of the genetic clinic of the University Center of CHU Dumont in 2018. Previously, all research on this subject was carried out in Nova Scotia or Quebec.
Non -invasive and voluntary study
The network is looking for 60 volunteers to take part in this research. He needs people from Village Blanchard, Evangéline, InkermanLandry-Office, Maltempec, Pokemouche and surroundings. Already 14 participants have come forward.
Participants must be at least 19 years old and have a health insurance card. They can also stop their participation anytime.
Jean Mamelona wishes to specify that it is the origin which is important and not the place of residence.
The sample is limited to saliva.
The researcher specifies that the participants will know what disease we are talking about exactly. They will be informed with more details about this study which will be supervised by the vitality ethics committee.
The researchers launched the invitation to the population of the Acadian peninsula on their page Facebook. They will be at the cooperative ofInkerman From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday July 12.
With information from Margaud Castadère.
