A unique demographic history exists for the MAO-A gene in Polynesians.

abstract：:The prevalence of spermatogenic failure (SF) has gradually increased during the past few decades at least in several countries. Although multiple factors would be involved in this phenomenon, one important factor would be excessive estrogen effects via estrogen receptors (ERs). Thus, we performed haplotype analysis of...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Ogata T,Fukami M,Yoshida R,Nagata E,Fujisawa Y,Yoshida A,Yoshimura Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the brain of a typical Coffin-Lowry syndrome (CLS) patient. There were many small perivascular focal areas of hypointensity in the white matter on T1-weighted images, similar to those found in mucopolysaccharidosis or perivascular leukomalacia. However, these changes...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Kondoh T,Matsumoto T,Ochi M,Sukegawa K,Tsuji Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:PlexinA is a neuronal receptor protein that facilitates axon guidance during embryogenesis. This gene is associated with several neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and autism. However, the effect of variants of PlexinA on brain structure remains unclear. We demonstrate that singl...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Belyk M,Kraft SJ,Brown S,Pediatric Imaging, Neurocognition and Genetics Study.

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When compared with single gene functional analysis, gene set analysis (GSA) can extract more information from gene expression profiles. Currently, several gene set methods have been proposed, but most of the methods cannot detect gene sets with a large number of minor-effect genes. Here, we propose a novel distance-ba...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Li J,Wang L,Xu L,Zhang R,Huang M,Wang K,Xu J,Lv H,Shang Z,Zhang M,Jiang Y,Guo M,Li X

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations has become the standard clinical practice. Recent findings suggest the clinical significance of multigene panel testing of BRCA1/2 and other cancer-related genes. However, the clinical features of patients with breast cancer with germline mutations identified using multigene panel...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Hata C,Nakaoka H,Xiang Y,Wang D,Yang A,Liu D,Liu F,Zou Q,Wei L,Zheng K,Inoue I,You H

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic periarticular calcifications associated with elevated levels of serum phosphate represent the principal clinical features of hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis (HFTC), a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder. The disease can be caused by recessive mutations in at least two different genes: Gal...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Barbieri AM,Filopanti M,Bua G,Beck-Peccoz P

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of visual impairment in the elderly population in developed countries. The etiology of AMD is not completely understood but environmental and genetic factors have been implicated in the disease. Recently it has been documented that variations in the complement f...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Shastry BS

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders with almost 30 subtypes. The prevalence and relative frequency of each subtype vary among different populations. In this article, we report the relative frequency of six SCA subtypes in the Thai population and attempt to explain the observed pattern...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Sura T,Eu-Ahsunthornwattana J,Youngcharoen S,Busabaratana M,Dejsuphong D,Trachoo O,Theerasasawat S,Tunteeratum A,Noparutchanodom C,Tunlayadechanont S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of epigenetic control in the development of the central nervous system has recently been attracting attention. Methylation patterns of lysine 4 and lysine 36 in histone H3 (H3K4 and H3K36) in the central nervous system are highly conserved among species. Numerous complications of body malformations and ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Yokotsuka-Ishida S,Nakamura M,Tomiyasu Y,Nagai M,Kato Y,Tomiyasu A,Umehara H,Hayashi T,Sasaki N,Ueno SI,Sano A

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoautosomal region 1 (PAR1) contains SHOX, in addition to seven highly conserved non-coding DNA elements (CNEs) with cis-regulatory activity. Microdeletions involving SHOX exons 1-6a and/or the CNEs result in idiopathic short stature (ISS) and Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD). Here, we report six rare copy-numbe...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Fukami M,Naiki Y,Muroya K,Hamajima T,Soneda S,Horikawa R,Jinno T,Katsumi M,Nakamura A,Asakura Y,Adachi M,Ogata T,Kanzaki S,Japanese SHOX study group.

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of pharmacological chaperone therapy for Fabry disease depends on the type of α-galactosidase A (GLA) mutations. Here, we examined the mutation spectrum of the GLA gene among patients from 115 Japanese families with Fabry disease. Of these, no pathogenic mutations were identified in six families (5.2%). I...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Kobayashi M,Ohashi T,Kaneshiro E,Higuchi T,Ida H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene for Clara cell secretory protein (CC16) is an ideal candidate for investigating genetic predisposition to asthma because of its role in the airway as an anti-inflammatory molecule, differences in its levels between asthmatics and healthy controls, and its genetic location (11q13). We investigated the associat...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Sharma S,Ghosh B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial vertebral-basilar artery dissection (IVAD) is an arterial disorder leading to life-threatening consequences. Genetic factors are known to be causative to certain syndromic forms of IVAD. However, systematic study of the molecular basis of sporadic and isolated IVAD is lacking. To identify genetic variants...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Wang K,Zhao S,Zhang Q,Yuan J,Liu J,Ding X,Song X,Lin J,Du R,Zhou Y,Sugimoto M,Chen W,Yuan B,Liu J,Yan Z,Liu B,Zhang Y,Li X,Niu Y,Long B,Shen Y,Zhang S,Abe K,Su J,Wu Z,Wu N,Liu P,Yang X,Deciphering

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple testing occurs commonly in genome-wide association studies with dense SNPs map. With numerous SNPs, not only the genotyping cost and time increase dramatically, many family wise error rate (FWER) controlling methods may fail for being too conservative and of less power when detecting SNPs associated with dise...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Wen SH,Hsiao CK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coding variants in both myocilin (MYOC) and optineurin (OPTN) are reported risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in many populations. This study investigated the contribution of MYOC and OPTN coding variants in Hispanics of Mexican descent with and without POAG. We conducted a case-control study of unrel...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： McDonald KK,Abramson K,Beltran MA,Ramirez MG,Alvarez M,Ventura A,Santiago-Turla C,Schmidt S,Hauser MA,Allingham RR

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:The scavenger receptor class B type 1 (SCARB1) gene is a key component in the reverse cholesterol transport pathway and thus plays an important role in lipid metabolism. Studies suggest that the SCARB1 gene may contribute to variation in plasma lipid levels at fasting; however, the results have been inconsistent, and ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Liu Y,Ordovas JM,Gao G,Province M,Straka RJ,Tsai MY,Lai CQ,Zhang K,Borecki I,Hixson JE,Allison DB,Arnett DK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, the search for pathogenic mutations in rare human genetic diseases has involved huge efforts to sequence coding regions, or the entire genome, using massively parallel short-read sequencers. However, the approximate current diagnostic rate is <50% using these approaches, and there remain many r...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Mitsuhashi S,Matsumoto N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ras-CRK-Rap1 cellular signal-transduction system is regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). Transcription of C3G on chromosome 9q34 and a key member of the GEF gene family is activated by the CRK-adaptor protein; the C3G product is a CRK SH3 domain-binding guanine nucleotide-releasing factor. We d...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Hirata T,Nagai H,Koizumi K,Okino K,Harada A,Onda M,Nagahata T,Mikami I,Hirai K,Haraguchi S,Jin E,Kawanami O,Shimizu K,Emi M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A couple was referred for exploration of repetitive abortions. The man was found to be a carrier of a balanced reciprocal translocation t(9;10)(q11;p11.1). The meiotic segregation of chromosomes 9 and 10 was analysed in 5,157 spermatozoa from this translocation carrier and in 15,255 spermatozoa from three control dono...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Rives N,Jarnot M,Mousset-Siméon N,Joly G,Macé B

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：: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：: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：:The Mexican-Mestizo population arose following European contact with the Americas due to the admixture of principally Spaniards, Native Americans, and Africans around 500 years ago. Because the paternal lineage distribution of the Mexican population has been poorly investigated, this study inferred the haplogroups of ...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Aguilar-Velázquez JA,Rangel-Villalobos H

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the voltage-gated chloride/proton antiporter ClC-5 gene, CLCN5, are associated with Dent's disease, an X-linked renal tubulopathy. Our interest is to identify and characterize disease-causing CLCN5 mutations, especially those that alter the splicing of the pre-mRNA. We analyzed the CLCN5 gene from nine un...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Ramos-Trujillo E,González-Acosta H,Flores C,García-Nieto V,Guillén E,Gracia S,Vicente C,Espinosa L,Maseda MAF,Santos F,Camacho JA,Claverie-Martín F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MLXIPL is a transcription factor integral to the regulation of glycolysis and lipogenesis in the liver. Common variants of the MLXIPL gene (MLXIPL) are known to influence plasma triglyceride levels in people of European descent. As MLXIPL has a key role in energy storage, genetic variations of the MLXIPL may be releva...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Nakayama K,Yanagisawa Y,Ogawa A,Ishizuka Y,Munkhtulga L,Charupoonphol P,Supannnatas S,Kuartei S,Chimedregzen U,Koda Y,Ishida T,Kagawa Y,Iwamoto S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:De novo dominant mutations in the aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1 (ALDH18A1) gene have recently been shown to cause autosomal dominant cutis laxa with progeroid features (MIM 616603). To date, all de novo dominant mutations have been found in a single highly conserved amino acid residue at position p.Arg138...

journal_title：Journal of human genetics

authors： Bhola PT,Hartley T,Bareke E,Care4Rare Canada Consortium.,Boycott KM,Nikkel SM,Dyment DA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00