Risk of breast cancer in male BRCA2 carriers.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of array comparative genome hybridisation (CGH) analyses for investigation of children with mental retardation has led to the identification of a growing number of new microdeletion and microduplication syndromes, some of which have become clinically well characterised and some that await further del...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Roos L,Jønch AE,Kjaergaard S,Taudorf K,Simonsen H,Hamborg-Petersen B,Brøndum-Nielsen K,Kirchhoff M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DLG5 p.R30Q has been reported to be associated with Crohn disease (CD), but this association has not been replicated in most studies. A recent analysis of gender-stratified data from two case-control studies and two population cohorts found an association of DLG5 30Q with increased risk of CD in men but not ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Browning BL,Annese V,Barclay ML,Bingham SA,Brand S,Büning C,Castro M,Cucchiara S,Dallapiccola B,Drummond H,Ferguson LR,Ferraris A,Fisher SA,Gearry RB,Glas J,Henckaerts L,Huebner C,Knafelz D,Lakatos L,Lakatos PL,La

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were previously reported to be associated with thyroid cancer in European populations in two genome-wide association studies (GWAS): rs965513 (9q22.33), rs944289 (14q13.3), rs116909374 (14q13.3), rs966423 (2q35) and rs2439302 (8p12). Only the first two SNPs have be...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Wang YL,Feng SH,Guo SC,Wei WJ,Li DS,Wang Y,Wang X,Wang ZY,Ma YY,Jin L,Ji QH,Wang JC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic testing for hereditary cancer predisposition has evolved rapidly in recent years with the discovery of new genes, but there is much debate over the clinical utility of testing genes for which there are currently limited data regarding the degree of associated cancer risk. To address the discrepancies that have...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Taylor A,Brady AF,Frayling IM,Hanson H,Tischkowitz M,Turnbull C,Side L,UK Cancer Genetics Group (UK-CGG).

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Mutations in SCN1A can cause genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+, inherited missense mutations) or Dravet syndrome (DS, de novo mutations of all types). Although the mutational spectra are distinct, these disorders share major features and 10% of DS patients have an inherited SCN1A mutation. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Depienne C,Trouillard O,Gourfinkel-An I,Saint-Martin C,Bouteiller D,Graber D,Barthez-Carpentier MA,Gautier A,Villeneuve N,Dravet C,Livet MO,Rivier-Ringenbach C,Adam C,Dupont S,Baulac S,Héron D,Nabbout R,Leguern E

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fucosidosis is a rare, autosomal recessive, lysosomal storage disease, resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-fucosidase (EC 3.2.1.51). It is characterised clinically by progressive mental and motor deterioration, growth retardation, coarse facies, and often recurrent infections, but the course of the disease...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Williamson M,Cragg H,Grant J,Kretz K,O'Brien J,Willems PJ,Young E,Winchester B

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Due to the various manifestations of TSC and their potential complications, a multidisciplinary care approach is recommended by consensus guidelines. OBJECTIVES:Our study aimed to give a complete description of our TSC adult coh...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Pfirmann P,Aupy J,Jambon E,Idier L,Prezelin-Reydit M,Fermis M,Devillard R,Grenier N,Combe C,Rigothier C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA and Gm typing were carried out in 16 families. Seven families included 10 sib pairs with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) respectively, and nine families included 16 sib pairs with RA and circulating thyroid autoantibodies respectively. Eight, 11, and seven sib pairs with either RA or...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Sanders PA,Grennan DM,Dyer PA,de Lange GG,Harris R

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family with juvenile proximal spinal muscular atrophy with dominant inheritance and complete penetrance is reported. The disease occurred in three generations and showed high variations in the age of onset and progression among the affected members. A characteristic feature was the constant involvement of facial nuc...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Cao A,Cainchetti C,Calisti L,Tangheroni W

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cenani-Lenz syndrome (CLS) is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by a unique pattern of syndactyly, and variable penetrance of renal agenesis and facial dysmorphism. LRP4 mutations were identified in most, but not all patients with this syndrome, suggesting the presence of at least one additional...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Patel N,Faqeih E,Anazi S,Alfawareh M,Wakil SM,Colak D,Alkuraya FS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, there have been several molecular studies of trisomic fetuses and liveborns which have examined the parent and meiotic stage of origin of nondisjunction. However, little is known about the possible phenotypic effects of the origin of trisomy. For trisomic spontaneous abortions, no distinct phenotype has been...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Zaragoza MV,Millie E,Redline RW,Hassold TJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usher syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by retinitis pigmentosa and congenital sensorineural hearing loss. A gene for Usher syndrome type II (USH2) has been localised to chromosome 1q32-q41. DNA from a family with four of seven sibs affected with clinical characteristics of Usher syndrome type ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Pieke Dahl S,Kimberling WJ,Gorin MB,Weston MD,Furman JM,Pikus A,Möller C

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of inexpensive high throughput methods to identify individual DNA sequence differences is important to the future growth of medical genetics. This has become increasingly apparent as epidemiologists, pathologists, and clinical geneticists focus more attention on the molecular basis of complex multifact...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Hacia JG,Collins FS

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adoptees are a population that could benefit from genetic testing to fill gaps in family health history (FHH). Elective genomic testing (EGT) provides adoptees with clinical genetic testing options to learn about genetic health risks in the absence of FHH. We assessed adoptees' interests in, motivations for and...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Edgar J,Bao A,Maga T,Schwartz M,Yates C,Spencer S

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of some endocrine tumours, such as medullary thyroid carcinomas, phaeochromocytomas, anterior pituitary adenomas, and parathyroid adenomas involve a putative tumour suppressor gene located on chromosome 1p32-pter, a region that represents 111 cM. In order to refine the location of this gene, 93 endocri...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Williamson C,Pannett AA,Pang JT,Wooding C,McCarthy M,Sheppard MN,Monson J,Clayton RN,Thakker RV

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The m.8993T-->C MTATP6 mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) usually causes mitochondrial disease in childhood, but was recently described in a family with adult onset ataxia and polyneuropathy. Cytochrome c oxidase muscle histochemistry, which is the standard clinical investigation for mitochondrial disease in adults...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Craig K,Elliott HR,Keers SM,Lambert C,Pyle A,Graves TD,Woodward C,Sweeney MG,Davis MB,Hanna MG,Chinnery PF

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous reports cite high costs of clinical cancer genetic testing as main barriers to patient's willingness to test. We report findings of a pilot study that evaluates how different subsidy schemes impact genetic testing uptake and total cost of cancer management. METHODS:We included all patients who attende...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Li ST,Yuen J,Zhou K,Binte Ishak ND,Chen Y,Met-Domestici M,Chan SH,Tan YP,Allen JC Jr,Lim ST,Soo KC,Ngeow J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Members of two seemingly unrelated kindreds of Arab Moslem origin presented with pronounced early onset spastic paraparesis of upper and lower limbs, mild intellectual disability, kyphosis, pectus carinatum and hypertrichosis. METHODS:The authors performed neurological and developmental examinations on the ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Zivony-Elboum Y,Westbroek W,Kfir N,Savitzki D,Shoval Y,Bloom A,Rod R,Khayat M,Gross B,Samri W,Cohen H,Sonkin V,Freidman T,Geiger D,Fattal-Valevski A,Anikster Y,Waters AM,Kleta R,Falik-Zaccai TC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) (MIM 119600) is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia characterised by abnormal clavicles, patent sutures and fontanelles, supernumerary teeth, short stature, and a variety of other skeletal changes. The disease gene has been mapped to chromosome 6p21 within a region containing CBFA1, ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Mundlos S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four different Waardenburg syndromes have been defined based upon observed phenotypes. These syndromes are responsible for approximately 2% of subjects with profound congenital hearing loss. At present, Waardenburg syndromes have not been mapped to particular human chromosomes. One or more of the mouse mutant alleles,...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Asher JH Jr,Friedman TB

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first comprehensive study, to our knowledge, on genomic chromosomal analysis in syndromic craniosynostosis. In total, 45 patients with craniosynostotic disorders were screened with a variety of methods including conventional karyotype, microsatellite segregation analysis, subtelomeric multiplex ligation...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Jehee FS,Krepischi-Santos AC,Rocha KM,Cavalcanti DP,Kim CA,Bertola DR,Alonso LG,D'Angelo CS,Mazzeu JF,Froyen G,Lugtenberg D,Vianna-Morgante AM,Rosenberg C,Passos-Bueno MR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inheritance of restriction fragment length polymorphisms for two fibrillar collagen genes (COL1A2 and COL3A1) has been studied in a large Marfan syndrome kindred. We are able to show discordant segregation between the Marfan syndrome and each of the two collagen gene markers. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Dalgleish R,Hawkins JR,Keston M

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Germ-line mutations in CYLD are found in patients with familial skin appendage tumours. The protein product functions as a deubiquitinase enzyme, which negatively regulates NF-kappaB and c-Jun N-terminal kinase signalling. Brooke-Spiegler syndrome (BSS) is characterised by cylindromas, trichoepitheliomas and...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Saggar S,Chernoff KA,Lodha S,Horev L,Kohl S,Honjo RS,Brandt HR,Hartmann K,Celebi JT

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymine kinase 2 (TK2) is a mitochondrial matrix protein encoded in nuclear DNA and phosphorylates the pyrimidine nucleosides: thymidine and deoxycytidine. Autosomal recessive TK2 mutations cause a spectrum of disease from infantile onset to adult onset manifesting primarily as myopathy. OBJECTIVE:To perfor...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Garone C,Taylor RW,Nascimento A,Poulton J,Fratter C,Domínguez-González C,Evans JC,Loos M,Isohanni P,Suomalainen A,Ram D,Hughes MI,McFarland R,Barca E,Lopez Gomez C,Jayawant S,Thomas ND,Manzur AY,Kleinsteuber K,Marti

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male infant, partially trisomic for a small segment of chromosomes 6 and 22 resulting from a maternal translocation, is described. Comparison of the phenotypic features of the proband with those noted in partial 6p and partial 22 trisomies revealed some common features found in both chromosome anomalies but especial...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Scarbrough PR,Carroll AJ,Finley SC,Hamerick K

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for the genes responsible for many complex genetic diseases is well under way and has already been successful in some cases. The study of cancer as a complex genetic disease has lagged behind other conditions, largely because of particular problems that are associated with malignant disease. Cancer also, ho...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Houlston RS,Tomlinson IP

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunodysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X linked (IPEX, OMIM 304790) is a rare, recessive disorder resulting in aggressive autoimmunity and early death. Mutations in FOXP3 have been identified in 13 of 14 patients tested. Research in the mouse model, scurfy, suggests that autoimmunity may stem from a lac...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Wildin RS,Smyk-Pearson S,Filipovich AH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on two adolescent sisters with Sanfilippo syndrome type D with some clinical features different from other cases previously described. They are the oldest cases reported to date and provide new clues about the course of the disease. Enzymatic and immunological characterisation of the patients' fibroblasts in...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Siciliano L,Fiumara A,Pavone L,Freeman C,Robertson D,Morris CP,Hopwood JJ,Di Natale P,Musumeci S,Horwitz AL

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of mutation, biological fitness, and patterns of family building in Huntington's chorea has been carried out, based on a previously reported population study of the disorder in South Wales. No unequivocal new mutation was identified among 101 kindreds containing 418 affected persons, which supports the extreme...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Walker DA,Harper PS,Newcombe RG,Davies K

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is the earliest and most severe inherited retinal degeneration. Isolated forms of LCA frequently result from mutation of the CEP290 gene which is expressed in various ciliated tissues. METHODS:Seven LCA patients with CEP290 mutations were investigated to study otorhinolaryng...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Papon JF,Perrault I,Coste A,Louis B,Gérard X,Hanein S,Fares-Taie L,Gerber S,Defoort-Dhellemmes S,Vojtek AM,Kaplan J,Rozet JM,Escudier E

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00