Abstract:
:This report describes a retarded girl with strabismus, high arched palate, antimongoloid slant, low set ears, hearing loss, micrognathia, short neck, and an anteriorly displaced anus. She was found to have a de novo partial trisomy of the proximal part of the long arm of chromosome 15.
journal_name
J Med Genetjournal_title
Journal of medical geneticsauthors
Herweijer TJ,Oorthuys JW,Leschot NJdoi
10.1136/jmg.25.4.260subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1988-04-01 00:00:00pages
260-2issue
4eissn
0022-2593issn
1468-6244journal_volume
25pub_type
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abstract:BACKGROUND:Multiple genes have been provisionally associated with Alzheimer's disease, including the coding polymorphisms in exons 8 and 13 in the low density lipoprotein receptor gene (LDLR), situated on chromosome 19p13.2. METHODS:The sample groups consisted of 180 AD patients and 141 control spouses. We carried out...
journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.024968
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is caused by del(17)(p11.2), including the retinoic acid induced 1 gene (RAI1), or mutation of RAI1. Haploinsufficiency of RAI1 results in developmental delay, mental retardation, sleep disturbance, self-abusive behaviors, and most features commonly seen in SMS. In this study, 52...
journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.2009.068072
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
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doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2011-100542
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abstract::Several mutations in the extracellular matrix protein matrilin-3 cause a heterogeneous disease spectrum affecting skeletal tissues. We introduced three disease causing point mutations leading to single amino acid exchanges (R116W, T298M, C299S) in matrilin-3 and expressed the corresponding proteins in primary articula...
journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.029462
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Distal hereditary motor neuronopathies (dHMN) are a group of genetic disorders characterised by motor neuron degeneration leading to muscle weakness that are caused by mutations in various genes. HMNJ is a distinct form of the disease that has been identified in patients from the Jerash region of Jordan. Our...
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
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更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105565
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by tumour-like malformations (hamartomas) of the brain, skin, and other organs, often associated with seizures and learning disability. There is genetic heterogeneity with loci for TSC on chromosomes 9q34 (TSC1) and 16p13.3 (TSC2). The recently c...
journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.35.12.969
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.37.1.26
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A common missense mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, a C to T substitution at nucleotide 677, is responsible for reduced MTHFR activity and associated with modestly increased plasma homocysteine concentrations. Since underlying maternal vascular disease increases the risk of pre-eclampsi...
journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.34.6.525
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) has recently been shown to be linked to chromosome 21 markers in a subset of families. However, we were unable to show linkage between FALS and chromosome 21 markers which flank the putative FALS locus in UK families. ...
journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.30.4.318
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.13.4.310
更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The high prevalence of tobacco use in some developing nations, including Bangladesh, poses several public health challenges for these populations. Smoking behaviour is determined by genetic and environmental factors; however, the genetic determinants of smoking behaviour have not been previously examined in ...
journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-102151
更新日期:2014-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1985-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.2009.069971
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
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更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
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更新日期:1978-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
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doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-106963
更新日期:2020-06-22 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
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更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmg.24.3.148
更新日期:1987-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2016-104302
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1981-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of medical genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1981-06-01 00:00:00