Circulating leukocyte telomere length is highly heritable among families of Arab descent.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral obesity and metabolic syndrome are commonly associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The progression of steatosis to NASH depends on a number of metabolic and patient-related factors. The mechanisms of genetic predisposition towards the development of NASH and related fibrosis rema...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Mehta R,Jeiran K,Koenig AB,Otgonsuren M,Goodman Z,Baranova A,Younossi Z

更新日期：2016-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PMM2-CDG, is the most common N-linked glycosylation disorder and subtype among all CDG syndromes, which are a series of genetic disorders involving the synthesis and attachment of glycoproteins and glycolipid glycans. The mutations of PMM2-CDG might lead to the loss of PMM2, which is responsible for the conv...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Zhang Z,Huang TL,Ma J,He WJ,Gu H

更新日期：2019-11-14 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:The Ser358Leu mutation in TMEM43, encoding an inner nuclear membrane protein, has been implicated in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). The pathogenetic mechanisms of this mutation are poorly understood. METHODS:To determine the frequency of TMEM43 mutations as a cause of ARVC, we scree...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Rajkumar R,Sembrat JC,McDonough B,Seidman CE,Ahmad F

更新日期：2012-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the aggrecan (ACAN) gene can cause short stature (with heterogeneous clinical phenotypes), impaired bone maturation, and large variations in response to growth hormone (GH) treatment. For such cases, long-term longitudinal therapy data from China are still scarce. We report that a previously unk...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Xu D,Sun C,Zhou Z,Wu B,Yang L,Chang Z,Zhang M,Xi L,Cheng R,Ni J,Luo F

更新日期：2018-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNA methylation at specific CpG sites within gene promoter regions is known to regulate transcriptional activity in vitro. In human adipose tissue, basal transcription of the aromatase (CYP19A1) gene is driven primarily by the I.4 promoter however the role of DNA methylation in regulating expression in ex vi...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Lewis JR,McNab TJ,Liew LJ,Tan J,Hudson P,Wang JZ,Prince RL

更新日期：2013-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) syndrome is usually accompanied by endocrine tumors, but non-endocrine tumors can occur as well. However, the coexistence of MEN1 syndrome and malignant tumor such as low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma has not been described in the literature. Moreover, the MEN1 gene mut...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Radman M,Milicevic T

更新日期：2020-09-29 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:X-chromosomal inheritance patterns and generally rare occurrence of Fabry disease (FD) account for mono-mutational hemizygous male and heterozygous female patients. Female mutation carriers are usually clinically much less severely affected, which has been explained by a suggested mosaicism in cell phenotype...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Oder D,Vergho D,Ertl G,Wanner C,Nordbeck P

更新日期：2016-07-19 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: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:Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia (PPD) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease that is characterized by pain, stiffness and enlargement of multiple joints with an age of onset between 3 and 8 years old. Mutations in the WISP3 (Wnt1-inducible signal pathway) gene are known to be the cause of PPD. ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hu Q,Liu J,Wang Y,Wang J,Shi H,Sun Y,Wu X,Yang C,Teng J

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitotic recombination is important for inactivating tumour suppressor genes by copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity (LOH). Although meiotic recombination maps are plentiful, little is known about mitotic recombination. The APC gene (chr5q21) is mutated in most colorectal tumours and its usual mode of LOH is m...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Howarth K,Ranta S,Winter E,Teixeira A,Schaschl H,Harvey JJ,Rowan A,Jones A,Spain S,Clark S,Guenther T,Stewart A,Silver A,Tomlinson I

更新日期：2009-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three genes have been confirmed as major joint susceptibility genes for endocrine autoimmune disease:human leukocyte antigen class II, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 and protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22. Recent studies showed that a genetic variation within the interferon induced helicase ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Penna-Martinez M,Ramos-Lopez E,Robbers I,Kahles H,Hahner S,Willenberg H,Reisch N,Seidl C,Segni M,Badenhoop K

更新日期：2009-12-04 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:Observational studies and randomized trials have suggested that estrogens and/or progesterone may lower the risk for colorectal cancer. Inherited variation in the sex-hormone genes may be one mechanism by which sex hormones affect colorectal cancer, although data are limited. METHOD:We conducted a comprehen...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Lin JH,Manson JE,Kraft P,Cochrane BB,Gunter MJ,Chlebowski RT,Zhang SM

更新日期：2011-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the important role of the nerve growth factor in the survival and maintenance of neurons in ischemic stroke, data regarding the relationships between variations in the encoding gene and stroke are lacking. In the present study, we evaluated the association of the functional polymorphisms in NGF (rs63...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Stepanyan A,Zakharyan R,Simonyan A,Tsakanova G,Arakelyan A

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PE (preeclampsia) is a heterogeneous disorder with early onset PE (EOPE) and late onset PE (LOPE) subtypes. Associations between maternal miRNAs biosynthesis genes polymorphisms and risk of PE have been previously observed. However, the impact of polymorphisms in DGCR8 which is indispensable in miRNA maturin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Huang X,Li Z,Lei J,Wang D,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a large family with four successive generations, presenting with a complex phenotype of severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), partially penetrant monocytosis, and hearing loss of varying severity. METHODS:We performed whole exome sequencing to identify the causative variants. Sanger sequencing was ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Venugopal P,Gagliardi L,Forsyth C,Feng J,Phillips K,Babic M,Poplawski NK,Rienhoff HY Jr,Schreiber AW,Hahn CN,Brown AL,Scott HS

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unique pathogenic mutations in BRCA1 and 2 genes have been reported in different populations of patients originating from the Middle East region. Limited data are available for the Iraqi population. For many reasons a large number of Iraqi patients present to Lebanon for medical care. This is the first repor...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Farra C,Dagher C,Hamadeh L,El Saghir N,Mukherji D

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tendinopathy pathogenesis is associated with inflammation. Regulatory T (Treg) cells contribute to early tissue repair through an anti-inflammatory action, with the forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) transcription factor being essential for Treg function, and the FC-receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) possibly negatively regulatin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Salles JI,Lopes LR,Duarte MEL,Morrissey D,Martins MB,Machado DE,Guimarães JAM,Perini JA

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variants in the FTO gene have been associated with obesity in children, but this association has not been shown with other biomarkers. We assessed the association of 52 FTO polymorphisms, spanning the whole gene, with obesity and estimated the influence of these polymorphisms on anthropometric, clinical and ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Olza J,Ruperez AI,Gil-Campos M,Leis R,Fernandez-Orth D,Tojo R,Cañete R,Gil A,Aguilera CM

更新日期：2013-12-01 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:As cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) has been implicated in the abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain, and the development of neurofibrillary tangles, we examined the contribution of this gene to the susceptibility for AD. METHODS:We examined genetic variations of CDK5 by gen...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Vázquez-Higuera JL,Mateo I,Sánchez-Juan P,Rodríguez-Rodríguez E,Infante J,Berciano J,Combarros O

更新日期：2009-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms in and around the CTLA-4 gene have previously been associated to T1D and AITD in several populations. One such single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), CT60, has been reported to affect the expression level ratio of the soluble (sCTLA-4) to full length CTLA-4 (flCTLA-4) isoforms. The aims of our s...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Mayans S,Lackovic K,Nyholm C,Lindgren P,Ruikka K,Eliasson M,Cilio CM,Holmberg D

更新日期：2007-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Krüppel-like factor (KLF) family consists of transcription factors that can activate or repress different genes implicated in processes such as differentiation, development, and cell cycle progression. Moreover, several of these proteins have been implicated in glucose homeostasis, making them candidate ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Gutiérrez-Aguilar R,Benmezroua Y,Vaillant E,Balkau B,Marre M,Charpentier G,Sladek R,Froguel P,Neve B

更新日期：2007-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is increasingly recognized as an inherited arterial disease leading to a step-wise decline and eventually to dementia. CADASIL is caused by mutations in NOTCH3 epidermal growth factor-like repeat that maps to...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bohlega S,Al Shubili A,Edris A,Alreshaid A,Alkhairallah T,AlSous MW,Farah S,Abu-Amero KK

更新日期：2007-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune diseases with elevated circulating autoantibodies drive tissue damage and the onset of disease. The Fcγ receptors bind IgG subtypes modulating the clearance of circulating immune complexes (CIC). The inner ear damage in Ménière's disease (MD) could be mediated by an immune response driven by CIC. ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Lopez-Escamez JA,Saenz-Lopez P,Gazquez I,Moreno A,Gonzalez-Oller C,Soto-Varela A,Santos S,Aran I,Perez-Garrigues H,Ibañez A,Lopez-Nevot MA

更新日期：2011-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The biosynthesis of estrogens from androgens is catalyzed by aromatase P450 enzyme, coded by the CYP19A1 gene on chromosome 15q21.2. Genetic variation within the CYP19A1 gene sequence has been shown to alter the function of the enzyme. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a non-synonymous Arg264Cy...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Wang JZ,Deogan MS,Lewis JR,Chew S,Mullin BH,McNab TJ,Wilson SG,Ingley E,Prince RL

更新日期：2011-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly (MFDM) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease characterized by intellectual and growth retardations, as well as major microcephaly, induced by missense and splice site variants or microdeletions in the EFTUD2 gene. CASE PRESENTATION:Here, we investigate the...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Jacob A,Pasquier J,Carapito R,Auradé F,Molitor A,Froguel P,Fakhro K,Halabi N,Viot G,Bahram S,Rafii A

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00