A mitotic recombination map proximal to the APC locus on chromosome 5q and assessment of influences on colorectal cancer risk.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease, meaning patients would benefit from different treatment strategies based on their molecular stratification. In recent years, several genomic studies have identified prostate cancers with defects in DNA repair genes. It is known that the PARP inhibitor, olaparib, ha...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ma Y,He L,Huang Q,Zheng S,Zhang Z,Li H,Liu S

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amyloidoses are a heterogeneous group of progressive diseases caused by tissue deposition of misfolded proteins. According to the International Classification of Diseases, hereditary amyloidosis is divided into neuropathic and non-neuropathic forms. In Sweden, neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis has been ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hemminki K,Li X,Försti A,Sundquist J,Sundquist K

更新日期：2013-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuron-derived orphan receptor (Nor) 1, nuclear receptor (Nur) 77, and nuclear receptor-related protein (Nurr) 1 constitute the NR4A family of orphan nuclear receptors which were recently found to modulate hepatic glucose production, insulin signalling in adipocytes, and oxidative metabolism in skeletal musc...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Weyrich P,Staiger H,Stancáková A,Schäfer SA,Kirchhoff K,Ullrich S,Ranta F,Gallwitz B,Stefan N,Machicao F,Kuusisto J,Laakso M,Fritsche A,Häring HU

更新日期：2009-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graves disease (GD) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism, diffuse goiter, autoantibodies against thyroid-specific antigens, and dermopathy. Studies of GD have demonstrated the importance of the Th2 and Th17 immune responses in mediating disease progression. In the present ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Tsai KH,Tsai FJ,Lin HJ,Lin HJ,Liu YH,Liao WL,Wan L

更新日期：2012-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The variant rs11085226 (G) within the gene encoding polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 (PTBP1) was reported to associate with reduced insulin release determined by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as well as an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT). The aim of the present study was to validate ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hansen TH,Vestergaard H,Jørgensen T,Jørgensen ME,Lauritzen T,Brandslund I,Christensen C,Pedersen O,Hansen T,Gjesing AP

更新日期：2015-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor LOX-1 (encoded by OLR1) is believed to play a key role in atherogenesis and some reports suggest an association of OLR1 polymorphisms with myocardial infarction (MI). We tested whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in OLR1 are associated with clinically signific...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Knowles JW,Assimes TL,Boerwinkle E,Fortmann SP,Go A,Grove ML,Hlatky M,Iribarren C,Li J,Myers R,Risch N,Sidney S,Southwick A,Volcik KA,Quertermous T

更新日期：2008-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, genome wide association studies have identified many genetic variants that are consistently associated with common complex diseases, but the amount of heritability explained by these risk alleles is still low. Part of the missing heritability may be due to genetic heterogeneity and small sam...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Waltoft BL,Pedersen CB,Nyegaard M,Hobolth A

更新日期：2015-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of this study was to review relevant case-control studies to determine the association of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CAD) susceptibility. METHODS:Using appropriate keywords, we identified relevant studies using PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, CNKI, VAN...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Huang R,Zhao SR,Li Y,Liu F,Gong Y,Xing J,Xu ZS

更新日期：2020-02-11 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:This study aimed to assess the association between 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in six genes (IRF8, TMEM39A, IKZF3, ORMDL3, GSDMB, and ZPBP2) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Chinese Han population sample. METHODS:We carried out a case-control study of 415 patients with SLE and 470 h...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Cai X,Huang W,Liu X,Wang L,Jiang Y

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waardenburg syndrome type I (WS1), an auditory-pigmentary genetic disorder, is caused by heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in PAX3. Abnormal physical signs such as dystopia canthorum, patchy hypopigmentation and sensorineural hearing loss are common, but short stature is not associated with WS1. CASE ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Li C,Chen R,Fan X,Luo J,Qian J,Wang J,Xie B,Shen Y,Chen S

更新日期：2015-04-11 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: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:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex trait in which alleles at or near the class II loci HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 contribute significantly to genetic risk. The MHC class II transactivator (MHC2TA) is the master controller of expression of class II genes, and methylation of the promoter of this gene has been pre...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ramagopalan SV,Dyment DA,Morrison KM,Herrera BM,Deluca GC,Lincoln MR,Orton SM,Handunnetthi L,Chao MJ,Sadovnick AD,Ebers GC

更新日期：2008-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucocorticoids have an important role in early growth and development. Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms have been identified that contribute to the variability in glucocorticoid sensitivity. We examined whether these glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with growth in fetal an...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Geelhoed MJ,Steegers EA,Koper JW,van Rossum EF,Moll HA,Raat H,Tiemeier H,Hofman A,Jaddoe VW

更新日期：2010-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine association of nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ADP ribosyltransferase-1 (ADPRT1), aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B1 (AKR1B1), receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE), glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase-2 (GFPT2), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Prasad P,Tiwari AK,Kumar KM,Ammini AC,Gupta A,Gupta R,Thelma BK

更新日期：2010-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The chromosome 7q32 region is linked to metabolic syndrome and obesity related traits in the Family Heart Study. As part of a fine mapping study of the region, we evaluated the relationship of polymorphisms to fasting glucose levels and Type 2 diabetes. METHODS:Thirty-nine HapMap defined tag SNPs in a 1.08 ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Laramie JM,Wilk JB,Williamson SL,Nagle MW,Latourelle JC,Tobin JE,Province MA,Borecki IB,Myers RH

更新日期：2008-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) is a neurological disease, hallmarked by remarkable low concentrations of 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (5-MTHF) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The primary causes of CFD include the presence of folate receptor (FR) autoantibodies, defects of FR encoding gene FOLR1, mitochondria...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Zhang C,Deng X,Wen Y,He F,Yin F,Peng J

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) represents the severe end of the congenital uro-rectal malformation spectrum. Initial studies have implicated rare copy number variations (CNVs), including recurrent duplications of chromosomal region 22q11.21, in BEEC etiology. METHODS:To detect further CNVs,...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： von Lowtzow C,Hofmann A,Zhang R,Marsch F,Ebert AK,Rösch W,Stein R,Boemers TM,Hirsch K,Marcelis C,Feitz WF,Brusco A,Migone N,Di Grazia M,Moebus S,Nöthen MM,Reutter H,Ludwig M,Draaken M

更新日期：2016-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels diagnose diabetes, predict mortality and are associated with ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in white individuals. Genetic associations in other race groups are not known. We tested the hypotheses that there is race-ethnic variation in 1) HbA1c-associated risk allele ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Grimsby JL,Porneala BC,Vassy JL,Yang Q,Florez JC,Dupuis J,Liu T,Yesupriya A,Chang MH,Ned RM,Dowling NF,Khoury MJ,Meigs JB,MAGIC Investigators.

更新日期：2012-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Damaging variants in TRIO have been associated with moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorders in humans. While recent work has delineated the positional effect of missense variation on the resulting phenotype, the clinical spectrum associated with loss-of-function variation has yet to be fully defined....

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Schultz-Rogers L,Muthusamy K,Pinto E Vairo F,Klee EW,Lanpher B

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many myopathies share clinical features in common, and diagnosis often requires genetic testing. We ascertained a family in which five siblings presented with distal muscle weakness of unknown etiology. METHODS:We performed high-density genomewide linkage analysis and mutation screening of candidate genes t...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Boyden SE,Duncan AR,Estrella EA,Lidov HG,Mahoney LJ,Katz JS,Kunkel LM,Kang PB

更新日期：2011-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pendred syndrome is a common autosomal recessive disorder causing deafness. Features include sensorineural hearing impairment, goitre, enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA) and occasionally Mondini dysplasia. Hearing impairment and EVA may occur in the absence of goitre or thyroid dyshormonogensis in a conditi...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Landa P,Differ AM,Rajput K,Jenkins L,Bitner-Glindzicz M

更新日期：2013-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kabuki syndrome is a rare hereditary disease affecting multiple organs. The causative genes identified to date are KMT2D and KDMA6. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical manifestations and the spectrum of mutations of KMT2D. METHODS:We retrospectively retrieved a series of eight patients from tw...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Liu S,Hong X,Shen C,Shi Q,Wang J,Xiong F,Qiu Z

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteodysplasia of the oral and maxillofacial bone is generally accompanied by systemic bone abnormalities (such as short stature, joint contracture) or other systemic abnormalities (such as renal, dermatological, cardiovascular, optic, or hearing disorders). However, it does not always present this way. Rece...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Aoyama KI,Kimura M,Yamazaki H,Uchibori M,Kojima R,Osawa Y,Hosomichi K,Ota Y,Tanaka M,Yamada S,Nishimura G

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a severe inherited cardiac disorder caused by mutations predominantly in the ryanodine receptor (RyR2) gene. We sought to identify mutations in genes affecting cardiac calcium cycling in patients with CPVT and in less typical familial exercise-r...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Marjamaa A,Laitinen-Forsblom P,Lahtinen AM,Viitasalo M,Toivonen L,Kontula K,Swan H

更新日期：2009-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RET is the major gene associated to Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) with differential contributions of its rare and common, coding and noncoding mutations to the multifactorial nature of this pathology. In the present study, we have performed a comprehensive study of our HSCR series evaluating the involvement of...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Núñez-Torres R,Fernández RM,Acosta MJ,Enguix-Riego Mdel V,Marbá M,Carlos de Agustín J,Castaño L,Antiñolo G,Borrego S

更新日期：2011-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the FKBP10 gene were first described in patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta type III. Two follow up reports found FKBP10 mutations to be associated with Bruck syndrome type 1, a rare disorder characterized by congenital contractures and bone fragility. This raised the question if the patients ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Steinlein OK,Aichinger E,Trucks H,Sander T

更新日期：2011-11-22 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a highly heterogeneous group of hereditary developmental abnormalities which mainly affects the dental enamel during tooth development in terms of its thickness, structure, and composition. It appears both in syndromic as well as non-syndromic forms. In the affected individual...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Khan SA,Khan MA,Muhammad N,Bashir H,Khan N,Muhammad N,Yilmaz R,Khan S,Wasif N

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00