Role of HCN4 channel in preventing ventricular arrhythmia.

abstract：:Panic disorder (PD) is a severe and chronic psychiatric disorder, with significant genetic components in the etiology. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene, which has regulatory effects on neurotransmitter systems such as serotonin and dopamine, is a candidate for susceptibility locus of PD. This study invest...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Otowa T,Shimada T,Kawamura Y,Liu X,Inoue K,Sugaya N,Minato T,Nakagami R,Tochigi M,Umekage T,Kasai K,Kato N,Tanii H,Okazaki Y,Kaiya H,Sasaki T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), also known as platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH), is a member of the serine-dependent class of A2 phospholipases that hydrolyze sn2-ester bonds of fragmented or oxidized phospholipids at sites where atherosclerotic plaques are forming. Mo...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Ishihara M,Iwasaki T,Nagano M,Ishii J,Takano M,Kujiraoka T,Tsuji M,Hattori H,Emi M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of the combination of great linguistic and cultural diversity, the highland populations of Daghestan present an excellent opportunity to test the hypothesis of language-gene coevolution at a fine geographic scale. However, previous genetic studies generally have been restricted to uniparental markers and h...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Karafet TM,Bulayeva KB,Nichols J,Bulayev OA,Gurgenova F,Omarova J,Yepiskoposyan L,Savina OV,Rodrigue BH,Hammer MF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked recessive congenital motor nystagmus was identified in two Chinese families living in the Guangdong province of China. Nystagmus was noticed in early childhood. Only males in the families were affected and all obligate carriers did not have nystagmus. Linkage study was performed using microsatellite markers a...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Guo X,Li S,Jia X,Xiao X,Wang P,Zhang Q

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular diagnosis of genetic bone dysplasia is challenging for non-expert. A targeted next-generation sequencing technology was applied to identify the underlying molecular mechanism of bone dysplasia and evaluate the contribution of these genes to patients with bone dysplasia encountered in pediatric endocrinology....

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Zhang H,Yang R,Wang Y,Ye J,Han L,Qiu W,Gu X

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defects in the mitochondrial translation apparatus can impair energy production in affected tissues and organs. Most components of this apparatus are encoded by nuclear genes, including GFM2, which encodes a mitochondrial ribosome recycling factor. A few patients with mutations in some of these genes have been reporte...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Fukumura S,Ohba C,Watanabe T,Minagawa K,Shimura M,Murayama K,Ohtake A,Saitsu H,Matsumoto N,Tsutsumi H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the Japanese population has a rather low genetic diversity, we recently confirmed the presence of two main clusters (the Hondo and Ryukyu clusters) through principal component analysis of genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes. Understanding the genetic differences between the two main clu...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Yamaguchi-Kabata Y,Tsunoda T,Kumasaka N,Takahashi A,Hosono N,Kubo M,Nakamura Y,Kamatani N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucolipidosis (ML) III gamma is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder caused by pathogenic mutations in the GNPTG gene. GNPTG encodes the γ-subunit of GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase that catalyzes mannose 6-phosphate targeting signal synthesis on soluble lysosomal enzymes. ML III gamma patients are characterized by missort...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Velho RV,Ludwig NF,Alegra T,Sperb-Ludwig F,Guarany NR,Matte U,Schwartz IV

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin, a possible mediator between energy homeostasis, inflammation and cardiovascular disease (CVD), acts via leptin receptors. We investigated association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) with several CVD risk factors: body mass index, waist circumference (...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Tomas Ž,Petranović MZ,Škarić-Jurić T,Barešić A,Salihović MP,Narančić NS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA variants in a 31-kb region of the human major histocompatibility complex, encompassing the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene cluster, were surveyed by direct sequencing of 283 unrelated individuals from six Chinese populations. A total of 273 polymorphic sites were identified, with nearly half of them novel. We obs...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang F,Lin H,Shi L,Wang P,Shi L,Gong Q,Li X,Wang M,Hu S,Chu J,Wang DM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deletion of exons 45-55 (del45-55) in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene (DMD) has gained particular interest in the field of molecular therapy, because it causes a milder phenotype than DMD, and therefore, may represent a good candidate for the goal of a multiple exon-skipping strategy. We have precisely characteri...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Miyazaki D,Yoshida K,Fukushima K,Nakamura A,Suzuki K,Sato T,Takeda S,Ikeda S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline mutations in the tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are responsible for a large proportion of familial breast cancer cases, and therefore, BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing has become increasingly common in clinical practice. However, variants of uncertain significance (VUS) have been detected in 16.3% of J...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Kawaku S,Sato R,Song H,Bando Y,Arinami T,Noguchi E

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to understand the tissue specificity of DNA methylation and the relationship between methylation and expression of genes with essential roles in neurodevelopment and brain function. We chose dopamine receptor genes (DRD1 and DRD2), NCAM, and COMT as examples of genes with CpG islan...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Shen HM,Nakamura A,Sugimoto J,Sakumoto N,Oda T,Jinno Y,Okazaki Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical and biochemical findings from a patient who presented with Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome (BBSOAS), an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by optic atrophy, developmental delay and intellectual disability. In addition, the patient also displays hypotonia, stroke-like episodes...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Martín-Hernández E,Rodríguez-García ME,Chen CA,Cotrina-Vinagre FJ,Carnicero-Rodríguez P,Bellusci M,Schaaf CP,Martínez-Azorín F

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) acts as a key defense against oxidative stress by hydrolyzing PAF and oxidized phospholipids. Deficiency of the activity of this enzyme may thus potentially result in predisposition to myocardial damage. The possible role of the G994 (V allele) --> T (F allele...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Yamada Y,Ichihara S,Izawa H,Tanaka M,Yokota M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tandem mass screening has recently been started in Japan, but genetic screening has yet to be widely performed in neonates and many unexpected deaths are still being reported. We previously reported two cases of sudden infant death that may have been prevented had newborn screening been performed. In this study, we re...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Oshima Y,Yamamoto T,Ishikawa T,Mishima H,Matsusue A,Umehara T,Murase T,Abe Y,Kubo SI,Yoshiura KI,Makita N,Ikematsu K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease caused by a decreased activity of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS). Regarding the abnormalities of the HMBS gene, many different mutations have been reported worldwide; however, few families from Japan have been studied. In this work, we ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Maeda N,Horie Y,Adachi K,Nanba E,Kawasaki H,Daimon M,Kudo Y,Kondo M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predominant risk factor of metabolic syndrome is intra-abdominal fat accumulation, which is determined by waist circumference and waist-hip ratio measurements and visceral fat area (VFA) that is measured by computed tomography (CT). There is evidence that waist circumference and waist-hip ratio in the Caucasian po...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Hotta K,Nakamura M,Nakamura T,Matsuo T,Nakata Y,Kamohara S,Miyatake N,Kotani K,Komatsu R,Itoh N,Mineo I,Wada J,Yoneda M,Nakajima A,Funahashi T,Miyazaki S,Tokunaga K,Kawamoto M,Masuzaki H,Ueno T,Hamaguchi K,Tanak

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural tooth loss represents a major medical issue within the elderly population, since it impairs masticatory function critical for oral intake of essential nutrition. Contribution of genetic factors has been implicated in the determination of natural tooth loss; degree of reduction in number of natural teeth remain...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Hirano H,Ezura Y,Ishiyama N,Yamaguchi M,Nasu I,Yoshida H,Suzuki T,Hosoi T,Emi M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micrognathia is a common craniofacial deformity which represents hypoplastic development of the mandible, accompanied by retrognathia and consequent airway problems. Usually, micrognathia is accompanied by multiple systematic defects, known as syndromic micrognathia, and is in close association with genetic factors. N...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Chen Q,Zhao Y,Qian Y,Lu C,Shen G,Dai J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inborn errors of metabolism can cause epileptic encephalopathies. Biallelic loss-of-function variants in the ITPA gene, encoding inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPase), have been reported in epileptic encephalopathies with lack of myelination of the posterior limb of the internal capsule, brainstem tracts, and ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Sakamoto M,Kouhei D,Haniffa M,Silva S,Troncoso M,Santander P,Schonstedt V,Stecher X,Okamoto N,Hamanaka K,Mizuguchi T,Mitsuhashi S,Miyake N,Matsumoto N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated the murine counterpart of the human P2XM gene (mP2XM), a P2X purinoceptor that is expressed predominantly in skeletal muscle. The mP2XM gene, consisting of 12 exons that span 10 kb of genomic DNA, encodes a 379-amino-acid product with 83% identity to the human homologue. Two potential transmembrane do...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Nawa G,Urano T,Tokino T,Ochi T,Miyoshi Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In successive reports from 2014 to 2015, X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 (XRCC4) has been identified as a novel causative gene of primordial dwarfism. XRCC4 is indispensable for non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), the major pathway for repairing DNA double-strand breaks. As NHEJ is essential for V(D)J recomb...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Saito S,Kurosawa A,Adachi N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon that leads to parent-specific differential expression of a subset of genes. Most imprinted genes form clusters, or imprinting domains, and are regulated by imprinting control regions. As imprinted genes have an important role in growth and development, aberrant expression...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Soejima H,Higashimoto K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial recurrence of anorectal malformations (ARMs) has been reported in single institution case series and in two population-based studies. Here, we investigate the familial aggregation of ARMs using well-established, unbiased methods in a population genealogy of Utah. Study subjects included 255 ARM cases identifi...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Teerlink CC,Bernhisel R,Cannon-Albright LA,Rollins MD

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DExH/D-box superfamily of RNA helicases seems to play key roles during RNA metabolism, such as pre-mRNA splicing, ribosome biogenesis, and others. We have cloned a new gene of the DEAH-box protein subgroup, designated DDX40 (DEAD/H-box polypeptide 40 gene). DDX40 contains 3656 nucleotides and codes for a putative ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Xu J,Wu H,Zhang C,Cao Y,Wang L,Zeng L,Ye X,Wu Q,Dai J,Xie Y,Mao Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyslipidemia and insulin resistance contribute to the endothelial cell dysfunction in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The genes linking susceptibility to gestational hypertension (GH) and/or preeclampsia (PE) to the long-term risk of CVD are st...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Bernard N,Girouard J,Forest JC,Giguère Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is primarily caused by deletions involving the paternally derived imprinted region at chromosome 15q11.2-q13 and maternal uniparental disomy 15 (upd(15)mat). The underlying mechanisms for upd(15)mat include trisomy rescue (TR), gamete complementation (GC), monosomy rescue and post-fertiliza...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Matsubara K,Murakami N,Nagai T,Ogata T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis using human chromosome arm-specific telomeric probes (telomeric probes) was used successfully to detect each derivative chromosome of a translocation carrier in five couples who requested a prenatal diagnosis in future pregnancies. Most of the human chromoso...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Wakui K,Tanemura M,Suzumori K,Hidaka E,Ishikawa M,Kubota T,Fukushima Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked inheritance is very rare and is estimated to account for only 1-5% of all nonsyndromic hearing loss cases. We found a multiplex family from China segregating with X-linked nonsyndromic hearing loss. After exclusive analysis of 10 common variations of three hearing loss-related genes, GJB2, mtDNA12srRNA and SL...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Deng Y,Niu Z,Fan L,Ling J,Chen H,Cai X,Mei L,He C,Zhang X,Wen J,Li M,Li W,Li T,Sang S,Liu Y,Feng Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00