Genes involved in muscle contractility and nutrient signaling pathways within celiac disease risk loci show differential mRNA expression.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a complex myocardial disorder with a recognized genetic heterogeneity. The elevated number of genes and mutations involved in HCM limits a gene-based diagnosis that should be considered of most importance for basic research and clinical medicine. METHODOLOGY:In this repo...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Santos S,Marques V,Pires M,Silveira L,Oliveira H,Lança V,Brito D,Madeira H,Esteves JF,Freitas A,Carreira IM,Gaspar IM,Monteiro C,Fernandes AR

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The chromosome 7q32 region is linked to metabolic syndrome and obesity related traits in the Family Heart Study. As part of a fine mapping study of the region, we evaluated the relationship of polymorphisms to fasting glucose levels and Type 2 diabetes. METHODS:Thirty-nine HapMap defined tag SNPs in a 1.08 ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Laramie JM,Wilk JB,Williamson SL,Nagle MW,Latourelle JC,Tobin JE,Province MA,Borecki IB,Myers RH

更新日期：2008-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The SDHD gene encodes a subunit of the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme and tumor suppressor, succinate dehydrogenase. Mutations in this gene show a remarkable pattern of parent-of-origin related tumorigenesis, with almost all SDHD-related cases of head and neck paragangliomas and pheochromocyto...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bayley JP,Oldenburg RA,Nuk J,Hoekstra AS,van der Meer CA,Korpershoek E,McGillivray B,Corssmit EP,Dinjens WN,de Krijger RR,Devilee P,Jansen JC,Hes FJ

更新日期：2014-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DJ-1 forms part of the neuronal cellular defence mechanism against oxidative insults, due to its ability to undergo self-oxidation. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of central nervous system damage in different neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Keyser RJ,van der Merwe L,Venter M,Kinnear C,Warnich L,Carr J,Bardien S

更新日期：2009-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteodysplasia of the oral and maxillofacial bone is generally accompanied by systemic bone abnormalities (such as short stature, joint contracture) or other systemic abnormalities (such as renal, dermatological, cardiovascular, optic, or hearing disorders). However, it does not always present this way. Rece...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Aoyama KI,Kimura M,Yamazaki H,Uchibori M,Kojima R,Osawa Y,Hosomichi K,Ota Y,Tanaka M,Yamada S,Nishimura G

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is related to multiple cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors as well as CVD and has a strong familial component. We tested for association between SNPs on the Affymetrix 100K SNP GeneChip and measures of adiposity in the Framingham Heart Study. METHODS:A total of 1341 Framingham Heart Study part...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Fox CS,Heard-Costa N,Cupples LA,Dupuis J,Vasan RS,Atwood LD

更新日期：2007-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by broad thumbs and halluces. RSTS is caused by mutations in CREBBP and in EP300 genes in 50-60% and 8%, respectively. Up to now, 76 RSTS-EP300 patients have been described. We present the clinical and mol...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： López M,García-Oguiza A,Armstrong J,García-Cobaleda I,García-Miñaur S,Santos-Simarro F,Seidel V,Domínguez-Garrido E

更新日期：2018-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is associated with stroke. Here, we hypothesize that genes associated with DVT may also play roles in the development of stroke. METHODS:we firstly conducted large-scale literature based disease-gene relationship data analysis to explore the genes implicated with DVT and stroke. F...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Xiang X,Yuan D,Kong P,Chen T,Yao H,Lin S,Zhang X,Cao H

更新日期：2020-10-22 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:The results of meta-analyses conducted by previous association studies between total homocysteine and schizophrenia suggest that an elevated total homocysteine level is a risk factor for schizophrenia. However, observational studies have potential limitations, such as confounding and reverse causation. In th...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Numata S,Kinoshita M,Tajima A,Nishi A,Imoto I,Ohmori T

更新日期：2015-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitochondrial function is impaired in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may contribute to the pathogenesis of PD, but the causes of mitochondrial impairment in PD are unknown. Mitochondrial dysfunction is recapitulated in cell lines expressing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from PD patients, implicating mtDNA variants...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Simon DK,Pankratz N,Kissell DK,Pauciulo MW,Halter CA,Rudolph A,Pfeiffer RF,Nichols WC,Foroud T,Parkinson Study Group-PROGENI Investigators.

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS; OMIM #180849, #613684) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic condition characterized by broad thumbs and halluces, facial dysmorphism, short stature and variable degree of intellectual disability. RSTS is associated with mutations in CREBBP and EP300 genes in 50-60% and 5-8% o...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： López M,Seidel V,Santibáñez P,Cervera-Acedo C,Castro-de Castro P,Domínguez-Garrido E

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been shown to be associated with abnormal glucose metabolism, the reported polymorphisms are unlikely to have any biological consequences. The VDR gene has two potential translation initiation sites. A T-to-C polymorphism has been noted in the first ATG (f...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Chiu KC,Chuang LM,Yoon C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Published studies present conflicting data regarding the impact of Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) expression on prognosis of various cancers. We performed this meta-analysis to illustrate the preliminary predictive value of TSP-1. METHODS:Twenty-four studies with a total of 2379 patients were included. A comprehe...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Sun S,Dong H,Yan T,Li J,Liu B,Shao P,Li J,Liang C

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the promoter methylation status of MUC2 gene and mRNA expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:We analyzed MUC2 methylation by MSP, and MUC2 mRNA by real-time PCR in 74 HCC. RESULTS:MUC2 mRNA were lower in HCC tissues (Mean -ΔCt = -4.70) than that in Non-HCC tissues (Mean -...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ling Y,Zhu J,Gao L,Liu Y,Zhu C,Li R,Wei L,Zhang C

更新日期：2013-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteopoikilosis is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder, characterised by the occurrence of the hyperostotic spots preferentially localized in the epiphyses and metaphyses of the long bones, and in the carpal and tarsal bones 1. Heterozygous LEMD3 gene mutations were shown to be the primary cause of th...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Baasanjav S,Jamsheer A,Kolanczyk M,Horn D,Latos T,Hoffmann K,Latos-Bielenska A,Mundlos S

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The TWNK gene encodes the twinkle protein, which is a mitochondrial helicase for DNA replication. The dominant TWNK variants cause progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal dominant 3, while the recessive variants cause mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 7 and Perraul...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Kume K,Morino H,Miyamoto R,Matsuda Y,Ohsawa R,Kanaya Y,Tada Y,Kurashige T,Kawakami H

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma genetics has been extensively studied and many genes have been associated with the development or severity of this disease. In contrast, the genetic basis of allergic rhinitis (AR) has not been evaluated as extensively. It is well known that asthma is closely related with AR since a large proportion o...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Andiappan AK,Nilsson D,Halldén C,Yun WD,Säll T,Cardell LO,Tim CF

更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a severe life-threatening form of dengue infection. Low platelet count is one of the characteristic clinical manifestations in patients with severe dengue. However, little is known about genetic factors in the host that cause low platelet count in patients with dengue. METH...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Dang TN,Naka I,Sa-Ngasang A,Anantapreecha S,Wichukchinda N,Sawanpanyalert P,Patarapotikul J,Tsuchiya N,Ohashi J

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) is a neurological disease, hallmarked by remarkable low concentrations of 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (5-MTHF) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The primary causes of CFD include the presence of folate receptor (FR) autoantibodies, defects of FR encoding gene FOLR1, mitochondria...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Zhang C,Deng X,Wen Y,He F,Yin F,Peng J

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is responsible for over one million deaths per year, with young children, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals being most at risk. Approximately half of East African children have been reported to be asymptomatic carriers of pneumococcus with invasive infectio...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Payton A,Payne D,Mankhambo LA,Banda DL,Hart CA,Ollier WE,Carrol ED

更新日期：2009-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is growing rapidly leading to the discovery and replication of many new disease loci. Combining results from multiple GWAS datasets may potentially strengthen previous conclusions and suggest new disease loci, pathways or pleiotropic genes. However, no dat...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Johnson AD,O'Donnell CJ

更新日期：2009-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proper expression and functioning of transcription factors (TFs) are essential for regulation of different traits and thus could be crucial for the development of complex diseases. Subjects with Down syndrome (DS) have a higher incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) while solid tumors, like breast c...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Chatterjee A,Dutta S,Mukherjee S,Mukherjee N,Dutta A,Mukherjee A,Sinha S,Panda CK,Chaudhuri K,Roy AL,Mukhopadhyay K

更新日期：2013-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disorder characterized by the development of multiple distinct juvenile polyps in the gastrointestinal tract with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Germline mutations in two genes, SMAD4 and BMPR1A, have been identified to cause ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Liu Q,Liu M,Liu T,Yu Y

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CHARGE syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by ocular Coloboma, congenital Heart defects, choanal Atresia, Retardation, Genital anomalies and Ear anomalies. Over 90 % of typical CHARGE patients are mutated in the CHD7 gene, 65 %-70 % of the cases for all typical and suspected cases combi...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Pisaneschi E,Sirleto P,Lepri FR,Genovese S,Dentici ML,Petrocchi S,Angioni A,Digilio MC,Dallapiccola B

更新日期：2015-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Southern China provinces have high incidence of thalassemia, however, sporadic cases can be found in northern China as well. METHODS:People resided in north China who were suspected to have thalassemia were detected mutations by gap-polymerase chain reaction (Gap-PCR) and reverse dot blot (RDB) analyses. Th...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Yang Z,Zhou W,Cui Q,Qiu L,Han B

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations of the autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE), located on chromosome 21q22.3, are recognized as the cause of a rare monogenic organ-specific autoimmune disorder called autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1). Three major components of this syndrome include chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC)...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Sajjadi-Jazi SM,Soltani A,Enayati S,Kakavand Hamidi A,Amoli MM

更新日期：2019-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for serum fasting glucose levels have reported HHEX as possibly causal. The objective of this study was to examine the joint effect of smoking on the association of diabetes with the HHEX rs5015480 polymorphism among Korean subjects. METHODS:This replication st...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Sull JW,Lee TY,Jee SH

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cohen syndrome (CS) is an uncommon developmental disease with evident clinical heterogeneity. VPS13B is the only gene responsible for CS. Only few sporadic cases of CS have been reported in China. CASE PRESENTATION:A Chinese family with two offspring-patients affected by developmental delay and intellectual...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Zhao S,Luo Z,Xiao Z,Li L,Zhao R,Yang Y,Zhong Y

更新日期：2019-11-21 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