Methylation of class II transactivator gene promoter IV is not associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) polymorphisms have been shown to affect adiponectin serum concentration and some have been associated with breast cancer (BC) risk. The aims of this study were to describe the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ADIPOQ in Mexican women with BC and to determine if ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Cerda-Flores RM,Camarillo-Cárdenas KP,Gutiérrez-Orozco G,Villarreal-Vela MP,Garza-Guajardo R,Ponce-Camacho MA,Castruita-Ávila AL,González-Guerrero JF,Rodríguez-Sánchez IP,Calderón-Garcidueñas AL,Rodríguez-Gutierrez HF,Arellano-Barr

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The possibilities in the molecular genetics of long QT syndrome (LQTS) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has made family screening, with diagnostic and predictive genetic testing part of the health care offer in genetic counselling of inherited arrhythmias, potentially affecting the subjective health amo...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hamang A,Eide GE,Nordin K,Rokne B,Bjorvatn C,Øyen N

更新日期：2010-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic variations in the calpain-10 gene (CAPN10), in particular the at-risk diplotype (112/121), were previously implicated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS:We examined the association of CAPN10 UCSNP-43 (rs3792267), UCSNP-19 (rs3842570), and UCSNP-63 (rs5030952) SNPs with T2D in 917 ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ezzidi I,Turki A,Messaoudi S,Chaieb M,Kacem M,Al-Khateeb GM,Mahjoub T,Almawi WY,Mtiraoui N

更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening immunodeficiency and multi-organ disease that affects people of all ages and ethnic groups. Common symptoms and signs of this disease are high fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and cytopenias. Familial form of HLH disease, which is an autosomal recessiv...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bordbar MR,Modarresi F,Farazi Fard MA,Dastsooz H,Shakib Azad N,Faghihi MA

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polydactyly is one of the most common congenital hand/foot malformations in humans. Mutations in GLI3 have been reported to cause syndromic and non-syndromic forms of preaxial and postaxial polydactylies. CASE PRESENTATION:The patient was a 2-year-old boy who underwent surgery in our hospital. The right han...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Zou Q,Tian Z,Zheng J,Zhi X,Du X,Shu J,Cai C

更新日期：2019-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy due to dystrophin mutations which abolish the expression of the M isoform (5'-XLDC), the skeletal muscle is spared through the up-regulation of the Brain (B) isoform, a compensatory mechanism that does not appear to occur in the heart of affected individuals. METHODS:We qu...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Neri M,Valli E,Alfano G,Bovolenta M,Spitali P,Rapezzi C,Muntoni F,Banfi S,Perini G,Gualandi F,Ferlini A

更新日期：2012-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of the Y-chromosome or Y chromosome-derived material is seen in 4-60% of Turner syndrome patients (Chromosomal Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)). DSD patients with specific Y-chromosomal material in their karyotype, the GonadoBlastoma on the Y-chromosome (GBY) region, have an increased risk of...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hersmus R,Stoop H,Turbitt E,Oosterhuis JW,Drop SL,Sinclair AH,White SJ,Looijenga LH

更新日期：2012-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has a great impact in the human variation detection given their high-throughput. These techniques are particularly helpful for the evaluation of the genetic background in disorders of complex genetic etiology such as Hirschsprung disease (HSCR)...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Luzón-Toro B,Espino-Paisán L,Fernández RM,Martín-Sánchez M,Antiñolo G,Borrego S

更新日期：2015-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DJ-1 forms part of the neuronal cellular defence mechanism against oxidative insults, due to its ability to undergo self-oxidation. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of central nervous system damage in different neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Keyser RJ,van der Merwe L,Venter M,Kinnear C,Warnich L,Carr J,Bardien S

更新日期：2009-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), characterized by recurrent fever and inflammation of serous membranes, is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene. Around 296 mutations have been reported to date. METHODS:Two two-generation Turkish families with a total o...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Dogan H,Akdemir F,Tasdemir S,Atis O,Diyarbakir E,Yildirim R,Emet M,Ikbal M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteopoikilosis is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder, characterised by the occurrence of the hyperostotic spots preferentially localized in the epiphyses and metaphyses of the long bones, and in the carpal and tarsal bones 1. Heterozygous LEMD3 gene mutations were shown to be the primary cause of th...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Baasanjav S,Jamsheer A,Kolanczyk M,Horn D,Latos T,Hoffmann K,Latos-Bielenska A,Mundlos S

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study is an analysis of the frequencies of HLA-A and -B antigens and HLA haplotypes in two groups of individuals homozygous for the two main HFE mutations (C282Y and H63D) and a group heterozygous for the S65C mutation. METHODS:The study population includes: 1123 healthy individuals, 100 homozyg...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Pacho A,Mancebo E,del Rey MJ,Castro MJ,Oliver D,García-Berciano M,González L,Morales P

更新日期：2004-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary non-syndromic hearing loss is the most common inherited sensory defect in humans. The KCNQ4 channel belongs to a family of potassium ion channels that play crucial roles in physiology and disease. Mutations in KCNQ4 underlie deafness non-syndromic autosomal dominant 2, a subtype of autosomal domin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Huang B,Liu Y,Gao X,Xu J,Dai P,Zhu Q,Yuan Y

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Krüppel-like factor (KLF) family consists of transcription factors that can activate or repress different genes implicated in processes such as differentiation, development, and cell cycle progression. Moreover, several of these proteins have been implicated in glucose homeostasis, making them candidate ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Gutiérrez-Aguilar R,Benmezroua Y,Vaillant E,Balkau B,Marre M,Charpentier G,Sladek R,Froguel P,Neve B

更新日期：2007-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CALM1 gene encodes calmodulin (CaM), an important and ubiquitous eukaryotic Ca2+-binding protein. Several studies have indicated that a deficient CaM function is likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Using a convincing genome-wide association study, a Japanese group has recently d...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Shi D,Ni H,Dai J,Qin J,Xu Y,Zhu L,Yao C,Shao Z,Chen D,Xu Z,Yi L,Ikegawa S,Jiang Q

更新日期：2008-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variants in the FTO gene have been associated with obesity in children, but this association has not been shown with other biomarkers. We assessed the association of 52 FTO polymorphisms, spanning the whole gene, with obesity and estimated the influence of these polymorphisms on anthropometric, clinical and ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Olza J,Ruperez AI,Gil-Campos M,Leis R,Fernandez-Orth D,Tojo R,Cañete R,Gil A,Aguilera CM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PE (preeclampsia) is a heterogeneous disorder with early onset PE (EOPE) and late onset PE (LOPE) subtypes. Associations between maternal miRNAs biosynthesis genes polymorphisms and risk of PE have been previously observed. However, the impact of polymorphisms in DGCR8 which is indispensable in miRNA maturin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Huang X,Li Z,Lei J,Wang D,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic susceptibility plays a key role in the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and in fact the disease presents with an unusually high incidence in certain regions of the world like North Africa. We investigated the association between polymorphism of the Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Khaali W,Moumad K,Ben Driss EK,Benider A,Ben Ayoub W,Hamdi-Cherif M,Boualga K,Hassen E,Corbex M,Khyatti M

更新日期：2016-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly (MFDM) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease characterized by intellectual and growth retardations, as well as major microcephaly, induced by missense and splice site variants or microdeletions in the EFTUD2 gene. CASE PRESENTATION:Here, we investigate the...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Jacob A,Pasquier J,Carapito R,Auradé F,Molitor A,Froguel P,Fakhro K,Halabi N,Viot G,Bahram S,Rafii A

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is characterised by an inability to concentrate urine despite normal or elevated plasma levels of the antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin. We report a Japanese extended family with NDI caused by an 11.2-kb deletion that includes the entire AVPR2 locus and...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Fujimoto M,Imai K,Hirata K,Kashiwagi R,Morinishi Y,Kitazawa K,Sasaki S,Arinami T,Nonoyama S,Noguchi E

更新日期：2008-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:N-terminal acetylation is a common protein modification in human cells and is catalysed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs), mostly cotranslationally. The NAA10-NAA15 (NatA) protein complex is the major NAT, responsible for acetylating ~ 40% of human proteins. Recently, NAA10 germline variants were found...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ree R,Geithus AS,Tørring PM,Sørensen KP,Damkjær M,DDD study.,Lynch SA,Arnesen T

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ocular albinism type 1 (OA1) is an X-linked ocular disorder characterized by a severe reduction in visual acuity, nystagmus, hypopigmentation of the retinal pigmented epithelium, foveal hypoplasia, macromelanosomes in pigmented skin and eye cells, and misrouting of the optical tracts. This disease is primari...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Mayeur H,Roche O,Vêtu C,Jaliffa C,Marchant D,Dollfus H,Bonneau D,Munier FL,Schorderet DF,Levin AV,Héon E,Sutherland J,Lacombe D,Said E,Mezer E,Kaplan J,Dufier JL,Marsac C,Menasche M,Abitbol M

更新日期：2006-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:X-chromosomal inheritance patterns and generally rare occurrence of Fabry disease (FD) account for mono-mutational hemizygous male and heterozygous female patients. Female mutation carriers are usually clinically much less severely affected, which has been explained by a suggested mosaicism in cell phenotype...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Oder D,Vergho D,Ertl G,Wanner C,Nordbeck P

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bilateral posterior periventricular nodular heterotopia PNH is a complex malformation of cortical development with imaging features distinguishing it from classic bilateral PNH associated with filamin (FLNA) mutations. It distinctively consists of variably sized nodules of neurons along the trigones and temp...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Guglielmi V,Floris R,D'Adamo M,Garaci F,Novelli G,Sbraccia P

更新日期：2016-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important small non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in cellular processes related to the pathogenesis of cancer. Genetic variation in miRNA genes could impact their synthesis and cellular effects and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are one example of genetic v...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Chacon-Cortes D,Smith RA,Haupt LM,Lea RA,Youl PH,Griffiths LR

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) + 869 T/C gene polymorphism, + 915 G/C gene polymorphism, and the susceptibility of acute rejection in the recipients with renal transplantation. METHODS:Relevant studies were searched and iden...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Li HY,Zhou T,Lin S,Lin W

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estrogen activity plays a critical role in bone homeostasis. The serum levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) influence free estrogen levels and activity on target tissues. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of common polymorphisms of the SHBG gene on serum SHBG, bone mineral den...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Riancho JA,Valero C,Zarrabeitia MT,García-Unzueta MT,Amado JA,González-Macías J

更新日期：2008-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is increasingly implicated in the control of apoptosis. We have studied the effects the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tRNAIle mutation on VDAC expression, localization, and apoptosis. METHODS:Lymphoblastoid cell lines were derived from 3 symptomatic and 1...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Yuqi L,Lei G,Yang L,Zongbin L,Hua X,Lin W,Rui C,Mohan L,Yi W,Minxin G,Shiwen W

更新日期：2009-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The platelet P2Y12 receptor plays a key role in platelet activation. The H2 haplotype of the P2Y12 receptor gene (P2RY12) has been found to be associated with maximal aggregation response to adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and with increased risk for peripheral arterial disease. No data are available on its asso...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Cavallari U,Trabetti E,Malerba G,Biscuola M,Girelli D,Olivieri O,Martinelli N,Angiolillo DJ,Corrocher R,Pignatti PF

更新日期：2007-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:KCNH1 encodes a voltage-gated potassium channel that is predominantly expressed in the central nervous system. Mutations in this gene were recently found to be responsible for Temple-Baraitser Syndrome (TMBTS) and Zimmermann-Laband syndrome (ZLS). METHODS:Here, we report a new case of TMBTS diagnosed in a L...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Mégarbané A,Al-Ali R,Choucair N,Lek M,Wang E,Ladjimi M,Rose CM,Hobeika R,Macary Y,Temanni R,Jithesh PV,Chouchane A,Sastry KS,Thomas R,Tomei S,Liu W,Marincola FM,MacArthur D,Chouchane L

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00