Cohen syndrome diagnosis using whole genome arrays.

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex and heterogeneous neurological condition characterised mainly by bradykinesia, resting tremor, rigidity and postural instability, symptoms that together comprise the parkinsonian syndrome. Non-motor symptoms preceding and following clinical onset are also helpful diagnostic marker...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Zhang PL,Chen Y,Zhang CH,Wang YX,Fernandez-Funez P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical and physical properties of haemoglobin S derived from homozygotes for this haemoglobin in Sicily were examined, as well as some erythrocytic characteristics. Sicilian Hb S was identical to that found in USA black patients in electrophoretic mobility on both starch and citrate agar media, solubility, mecha...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Roth EF Jr,Schiliro G,Russo A,Musumeci S,Rachmilewitz E,Neske V,Nagel R

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline mutations of the LKB1 (STK11) serine/threonine kinase gene (chromosome 19p13.3) cause Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, which is characterised by hamartomas of the gastrointestinal tract and typical pigmentation. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome carries an overall risk of cancer that may be up to 20 times that of the general pop...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Wang ZJ,Churchman M,Avizienyte E,McKeown C,Davies S,Evans DG,Ferguson A,Ellis I,Xu WH,Yan ZY,Aaltonen LA,Tomlinson IP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:World wide data on presymptomatic testing for Huntington's disease using closely linked DNA markers show that 1479 persons at risk received completed test results up to the end of 1991. Testing has been carried out in 19 countries, with at least 88 centres involved, and numbers have levelled off after a peak in 1990. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors：

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10 1/2 year old female with skeletal abnormalities was referred for genetic consultation because of learning disabilities and a suggestion of 'Turner-like' stigmata. Cytogenetic analysis revealed a paracentric inversion of an X(q13.1q26.1) chromosome. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Herr HM,Horton SJ,Scott CI Jr

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tibial pseudarthrosis is associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and there is wide clinical variability of the tibial dysplasia in NF1, suggesting the possibility of genetic modifiers. Double inactivation of NF1 is postulated to be necessary for the development of tibial pseudarthrosis, but tissue or ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Sant DW,Margraf RL,Stevenson DA,Grossmann AH,Viskochil DH,Hanson H,Everitt MD,Rios JJ,Elefteriou F,Hennessey T,Mao R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A genetic study has been performed on five adrenoleucodystrophy families using DNA probes from Xq28. Members of each family had previously been tested for carrier status using the biochemical assay for very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), but several persons at risk had equivocal results. DNA analysis with four DNA p...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Del Mastro RG,Bundey S,Kilpatrick MW

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a prominent finding in the setting of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). OBJECTIVE:The present study was designed to compare cystic lung changes consistent with LAM in patients with a TSC1 disease-causing mutation, TSC2 disease-causing mutation, or no mutation identified (NM...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Muzykewicz DA,Sharma A,Muse V,Numis AL,Rajagopal J,Thiele EA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anticonvulsants taken in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of malformations and developmental delay in the children. To evaluate the pattern of abnormalities associated with prenatal anticonvulsant exposure further, we undertook a clinical study of 57 children with fetal anticonvulsant syndrome...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Moore SJ,Turnpenny P,Quinn A,Glover S,Lloyd DJ,Montgomery T,Dean JC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline mutations in four human mismatch repair genes (MSH2, MLH1, PMS1, and PMS2) have been reported to cause hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer syndrome (HNPCC). The identification of germline mutations in HNPCC kindreds allows precise diagnosis and accurate predictive testing. To investigate further the genetic...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Froggatt NJ,Brassett C,Koch DJ,Evans DG,Hodgson SV,Ponder BA,Maher ER

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with developmental delay, mild dysmorphic features, and monosomy of 7q35. Only one other patient with an interstitial deletion of this band has been previously reported. A review of clinical features of these two children did not show similarities in dysmorphic features. Reports of patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Fagan K,Kennedy C,Roddick L,Colley A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Submicroscopic subtelomeric chromosome defects have been found in 7.4% of children with moderate to severe mental retardation and in 0.5% of children with mild retardation. Effective clinical preselection is essential because of the technical complexities and cost of screening for subtelomere deletions. MET...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： de Vries BB,White SM,Knight SJ,Regan R,Homfray T,Young ID,Super M,McKeown C,Splitt M,Quarrell OW,Trainer AH,Niermeijer MF,Malcolm S,Flint J,Hurst JA,Winter RM

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the coexistence of genetically determined reduced cholinesterase activity and congenital distichiasis in the same family. The pedigree suggests that these two autosomal dominant diseases are segregated independently and do not show evidence of linkage. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Shammas HF,Tabbara KF,der Kaloustian VM

更新日期：1976-12-01 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：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：:Multiple vertebral segmentation defects occur in a group of conditions variably associated with anomalies of other organ systems. This report describes a female child in whom a deletion of chromosome 18 (18q22.2-->qter) is associated with congenital anomalies including multiple vertebral segmentation defects resemblin...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Dowton SB,Hing AV,Sheen-Kaniecki V,Watson MS

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 15-50% of the population experiences pain at any given time, at great personal and societal cost. Pain is the most common reason patients seek medical attention, and there is a high degree of individual variability in reporting the incidence and severity of symptoms. Research suggests that pain sensitivit...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Young EE,Lariviere WR,Belfer I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a well delineated multiple congenital anomaly syndrome characterised by mental retardation, broad thumbs and toes, short stature, and specific facial features. The recent localisation of the disorder to 16p13.3 and subsequent identification of a submicroscopic deletion of this region...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Wallerstein R,Anderson CE,Hay B,Gupta P,Gibas L,Ansari K,Cowchock FS,Weinblatt V,Reid C,Levitas A,Jackson L

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linkage of the anonymous marker D3S2 at 3p21 has been shown in three British families with dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa with a combined lod score of 6.75 at theta = 0. This locus is close to the collagen type VII locus implying that abnormalities of this gene cause dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullos...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： al-Imara L,Richards AJ,Eady RA,Leigh IM,Farrall M,Pope FM

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:Pysiological tremor was measured in 14 pairs of monozygotic twins, 14 pairs of dizygotic twins, and 14 pairs of control subjects matched for age and sex. Postural finger tremor was measured in each pair using a sub-miniature accelerometer and subjecting the amplified signals to power spectral analysis. Significant gen...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Tyrer PJ,Kasriel J

更新日期：1975-06-01 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：:The most useful markers for the prenatal diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy (DM) are APOC2 and CKM, both of which map proximal to DM. In order to produce other markers useful for DM, we have screened genomic DNA libraries constructed from cell line 20XP3542-1-4, which contains 20 to 30 Mb of human material including APOC...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Brook JD,Harley HG,Walsh KV,Rundle SA,Siciliano MJ,Harper PS,Shaw DJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was performed to evaluate the effect on the frequency of sister chromatid exchange in first trimester chorionic villi of two chemical compounds, mitomycin C and cyclophosphamide. Mitomycin C is generally known to induce an increase in sister chromatid exchange both in vivo and in vitro standard conditions. Cyc...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Pariani S,Buscaglia M,Piantanida M,Simoni G

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on two brothers and one maternal cousin with severe mental retardation, microcephaly, short stature, cryptorchidism, and spastic diplegia. The patients were born to normal and non-consanguineous parents. All other members of the family, almost exclusively females, were clinically normal, suggesting X linked ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Martínez F,Tomás M,Millán JM,Fernández A,Palau F,Prieto F

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MWS is a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome, first clinically delineated by Mowat et al in 1998. Over 45 cases have now been reported. All patients have typical dysmorphic features in association with severe intellectual disability, and nearly all have microcephaly and seizures. Congenital anomalies, including Hirsc...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Mowat DR,Wilson MJ,Goossens M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three sisters with gonadoblastoma and an 46,XY karyotype are presented. This observation suggests that heredity may play an important role in the genesis of the tumour. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Ionescu B,Maximilian C

更新日期：1977-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:We report here clinical, cytogenetic and molecular data for a pair of monochorionic diamniotic twins with paternal isodisomy for chromosome 19. Both twins presented with dysmorphic features and global developmental delay. This represents, to our knowledge, the first individual human case of paternal uniparen...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Yeung KS,Ho MSP,Lee SL,Kan ASY,Chan KYK,Tang MHY,Mak CCY,Leung GKC,So PL,Pfundt R,Marshall CR,Scherer SW,Choufani S,Weksberg R,Hon-Yin Chung B

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis and myotonic dystrophy have occurred in ten members of a nonconsanguineous family with a high degree of concordance. The expression of neurofibromatosis is peripheral, and the expression of myotonic dystrophy has produced at least moderately severe disability. Neither disease has appeared to alter th...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Ichikawa K,Crosley CJ,Culebras A,Weitkamp L

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00