An association study between the dymeclin gene and schizophrenia in the Japanese population.

abstract：:The roles of the erythropoietin (Epo) 3' enhancer in the activation of gene expression in response to hypoxia were investigated. The enhancer contains hypoxia-inducible enhancer binding site 1 (HIF-1 element) and two direct repeats of hexanucleotide consensus nuclear receptor half site (HNF-4 element). HIF-1, which is...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Zhang W,Tsuchiya T,Yasukochi Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bradycardia is a trigger of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with arrhythmia including Brugada syndrome and long QT syndrome. The HCN4 channel controls the heart rate, and its mutations predispose to inherited sick sinus syndrome and long QT syndrome associated with bradycardia. We found a 4 base-insertion at the s...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Ueda K,Hirano Y,Higashiuesato Y,Aizawa Y,Hayashi T,Inagaki N,Tana T,Ohya Y,Takishita S,Muratani H,Hiraoka M,Kimura A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GNE myopathy is a rare autosomal recessive distal myopathy caused by mutations in UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE), the bi-functional enzyme critical for sialic acid biosynthesis. In this study, we summarized the clinical features, pathological characteristics, and genetic profiles ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Chen Y,Xi J,Zhu W,Lin J,Luo S,Yue D,Cai S,Sun C,Zhao C,Mitsuhashi S,Nishino I,Xu M,Lu J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the structure of the alpha1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), or orosomucoid (ORM), gene was investigated in a Ghanaian mother and her child, who shared an unusual variant, ORM1 S2(C), found by isoelectric focusing. Three remarkable changes of nucleotide sequence were observed: (1) The two ORM1 alleles, ORMI*S a...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Yuasa I,Nakamura H,Henke L,Henke J,Nakagawa M,Irizawa Y,Umetsu K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To conduct a long-term birth cohort study that includes genetic analysis, it is crucial to understand the attitudes of participants to genetic analysis and then take appropriate approaches for addressing their ambiguous and negative attitudes. This study aimed to explore participants' attitudes toward genetic analysis...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Yamamoto M,Sakurai K,Mori C,Hata A

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that individuals with low, or lack of, antibody production in response to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) exist in the human population. We have previously reported that HLA class I and class II genes are both involved in antibody production to HBsAg, and that specific alleles of HLA are associate...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Wataya M,Sano T,Kamikawaji N,Tana T,Yamamoto K,Sasazuki T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Geleophysic dysplasia (GD), acromicric dysplasia (AD) and Weill-Marchesani syndrome (WMS) are rare disorders with overlapping characteristics, such as short stature, short hands and feet, joint limitations, skin thickening, mild facial anomalies, normal intelligence and abnormal skeletal symptoms, with GD distinct by ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Wang Y,Zhang H,Ye J,Han L,Gu X

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BBS8 is one of the eight genes identified to date for Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS)-an autosomal recessive condition associated with retinitis pigmentosa, obesity, polydactyly, cognitive impairment and kidney failure. The identification of BBS8 gave the key to the pathogenesis of the condition as a primary ciliary disor...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Stoetzel C,Laurier V,Faivre L,Mégarbané A,Perrin-Schmitt F,Verloes A,Bonneau D,Mandel JL,Cossee M,Dollfus H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Y-chromosomal binary polymorphisms have been considered to preserve the paternal genetic legacy and provide evidence on human evolution and the genetic relationships among and demographic history of different populations. To reveal the genetic origin and immigration of the Fujian Han, 13 binary markers on the Y ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Yu M,Zhang Y,Xue Y,Chen F,Wang Q,Huang X,Wang B,Yu Y,Liu A,Ma L,Shi R,Lu F,Shi Z,Zhang Y,Cheng W,Ai Q,Xu F,Huang C,Chen B,Yang H,Kang X,Sun Y,Zhang G,Li P,Fu S

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Over 100 types of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) have been reported and the number is rapidly increasing. However, each type is very rare and is problematic to diagnose. Mannosyl-oligosaccharide glucosidase (MOGS)-CDG (CDG type IIb) is an extremely rare CDG that has only been reported in three patients fr...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Kim YM,Seo GH,Jung E,Jang JH,Kim SZ,Lee BH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of speciation has remained largely unresolved, and hominoid evolutionary history based on chromosome rearrangements has been continuously challenged. The recent availability of the human-derived chromosome 1-specific midisatellite (D1Z2) and chromosome X-specific macrosatellite (DXZ4) DNA sequence probes...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Samonte RV,Conte RA,Verma RS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 7 patients in four families with adult onset limb-girdle type mitochondrial myopathy to clarify their genetic background. The patients, 2 men and 5 women, showed common clinical features, characterized by isolated skeletal myopathy, high serum creatine kinase level, ragged-re...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Hirata K,Nakagawa M,Higuchi I,Hashimoto K,Hanada K,Takahashi K,Niiyama T,Izumi K,Sakoda S,Yamada H,Osame M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The KCNQ2 gene codifies a subunit of the voltage-gated potassium M channel underlying the neuronal M-current. Classically, mutations in this gene have been associated with benign familial neonatal seizures, however, in recent years KCNQ2 mutations have been reported associated to early-onset epileptic encephalopathy. ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Hortigüela M,Fernández-Marmiesse A,Cantarín V,Gouveia S,García-Peñas JJ,Fons C,Armstrong J,Barrios D,Díaz-Flores F,Tirado P,Couce ML,Gutiérrez-Solana LG

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) association studies recently identified four SNPs (rs10757274, rs2383206, rs2383207, and rs10757278) on chromosome 9p21 that were associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in Caucasian populations from northern Europe and North America...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Shen GQ,Rao S,Martinelli N,Li L,Olivieri O,Corrocher R,Abdullah KG,Hazen SL,Smith J,Barnard J,Plow EF,Girelli D,Wang QK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two novel mutations in the gene encoding T-protein, a component of the glycine cleavage system, were identified in a Japanese family with nonketotic hyperglycinemia. The proband had two affected sibs, and enzymatic analysis of the liver sample from the proband revealed the T-protein deficiency. The first mutation, 183...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Kure S,Shinka T,Sakata Y,Osamu N,Takayanagi M,Tada K,Matsubara Y,Narisawa K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to the presence of autoantibodies against thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor, which is measured as thyroid-stimulating hormone-binding inhibitory immunoglobulin (TBII). Most of the GD patients are TBII-positive, but TBII is undetectab...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Takahashi M,Kimura A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygosity for the C677T mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase ( MTHFR) gene is a risk factor for neural tube defects (NTDs) in many populations, including Italians. Another common mutation on the MTHFR gene, A1298C, has also been described as a risk mutation. Furthermore, several studies have suggeste...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： De Marco P,Calevo MG,Moroni A,Arata L,Merello E,Finnell RH,Zhu H,Andreussi L,Cama A,Capra V

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) has been shown to be due to mutations in the LMNA gene encoding nuclear lamins A and C, indicating that defective structure of the nuclear envelope can produce this unique phenotype. Some patients with inherited partial lipodystrophy have normal LMNA coding, promoter, and 3'-untra...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Hegele RA,Yuen J,Cao H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tol2 is an active DNA-based transposable element identified in the medaka fish, Oryzias latipes. Originating from a vertebrate and belonging to the hAT ( hobo/ Activator/ Tam3) transposable element family, featuring a wide distribution among organisms, Tol2 would be expected to be active if introduced into mammals. We...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Koga A,Iida A,Kamiya M,Hayashi R,Hori H,Ishikawa Y,Tachibana A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most studies on the genetic basis of human skin pigmentation have focused on people of European ancestry and only a few studies have focused on Asian populations. We investigated the association of skin reflectance and freckling with genetic variants of melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene in Japanese. DNA samples were...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Yamaguchi K,Watanabe C,Kawaguchi A,Sato T,Naka I,Shindo M,Moromizato K,Aoki K,Ishida H,Kimura R

更新日期：2012-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in CDH1, which encodes E-cadherin, have been associated with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) in Western populations but have not been shown to play a major role in Asians. Recently, a patient with familial gastric cancer (FGC) was shown to harbor a germline mutation in the TP53 gene, which encodes p...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Kim IJ,Kang HC,Shin Y,Park HW,Jang SG,Han SY,Lim SK,Lee MR,Chang HJ,Ku JL,Yang HK,Park JG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the recent completion of the human genome sequence, genomics research has shifted its focus to understanding gene complexity, expression, and regulation. However, in order to investigate such issues, there is a need to develop a practical system for genomic DNA expression. Transformation-associated recombina...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Ayabe F,Katoh M,Inoue T,Kouprina N,Larionov V,Oshimura M

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:We analyzed the mitochondrial DNA extracted from 14 human skeletal remains from the Doigahama site in Japan to clarify the genetic structure of the Doigahama Yayoi population and the relationship between burial style and kinship among individuals. The sequence types obtained in this study were compared with those of t...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Igawa K,Manabe Y,Oyamada J,Kitagawa Y,Kato K,Ikematsu K,Nakasono I,Matsushita T,Rokutanda A

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS) is a rare form of schizophrenia with an onset before 13 years of age. There is rising evidence that genetic factors play a major role in COS etiology, yet, only a few single gene mutations have been discovered. Here we present a diagnostic whole-exome sequencing (WES) in an Israeli ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Alkelai A,Shohat S,Greenbaum L,Schechter T,Draiman B,Chitrit-Raveh E,Rienstein S,Dagaonkar N,Hughes D,Aggarwal VS,Heinzen EL,Shifman S,Goldstein DB,Kohn Y

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00