Association of vitamin D receptor TaqI and ApaI genetic polymorphisms with nephrolithiasis and end stage renal disease: a meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a highly heterogeneous group of hereditary developmental abnormalities which mainly affects the dental enamel during tooth development in terms of its thickness, structure, and composition. It appears both in syndromic as well as non-syndromic forms. In the affected individual...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Khan SA,Khan MA,Muhammad N,Bashir H,Khan N,Muhammad N,Yilmaz R,Khan S,Wasif N

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is a hereditary neurocutaneous syndrome that is non-progressive in nature. Although neuroregression has been reported in seizure-prone preschool children requiring anti-epileptic treatment, teenage-onset dystonia precipitating neurodegeneration without any immediate causal events has...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Cho KH,Shim SH,Jung Y,Sung SR,Kim M

更新日期：2018-08-29 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: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:Emerging evidence has shown that miRNAs are involved in human carcinogenesis as tumor suppressors or oncogenes. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in pre-miRNAs may affect the processing and therefore, influence the expression of mature miRNAs. Previous studies generated conflicting results when ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Linhares JJ,Azevedo M Jr,Siufi AA,de Carvalho CV,Wolgien Mdel C,Noronha EC,Bonetti TC,da Silva ID

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an X-linked recessive disorder involving a defect in the urea cycle caused by OTC gene mutations. Although a total of 417 disease-causing mutations in OTC have been reported, structural abnormalities in this gene are rare. We here describe a female OTCD case ca...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Yokoi K,Nakajima Y,Inagaki H,Tsutsumi M,Ito T,Kurahashi H

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a hereditary cancer syndrome caused by germline mutations in the VHL gene. Patients have significant morbidity and mortality secondary to vascular tumors. Disease management is centered on tumor surveillance that allows early detection and treatment. Presymptomatic genetic ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Rasmussen A,Alonso E,Ochoa A,De Biase I,Familiar I,Yescas P,Sosa AL,Rodríguez Y,Chávez M,López-López M,Bidichandani SI

更新日期：2010-01-12 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:Tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 15 (TNFSF15) is closely related to tumorigenesis and development. This study aimed to investigate the correlations between TNFSF15 polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to lung cancer. METHODS:This case-control study included 209 small cell lung cancer patients (S...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Gao H,Niu Z,Zhang Z,Wu H,Xie Y,Yang Z,Li A,Jia Z,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The PALB2 c.2323C>T [p.Q775X] mutation has been reported in at least three breast cancer families and breast cancer cases of French Canadian descent and this has been attributed to common ancestors. The number of mutation-positive cases reported varied based on criteria of ascertainment of index cases tested...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Tischkowitz M,Sabbaghian N,Hamel N,Pouchet C,Foulkes WD,Mes-Masson AM,Provencher DM,Tonin PN

更新日期：2013-01-09 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: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:Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an autosomal dominant condition predisposing to sudden death from malignant arrhythmia. Genetic testing identifies many missense single nucleotide variants of uncertain pathogenicity. Establishing genetic pathogenicity is an essential prerequisite to family cascade screening. Many ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Leong IU,Stuckey A,Lai D,Skinner JR,Love DR

更新日期：2015-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone morphogenetic protein 4 gene (BMP4) plays a key role during maxillofacial development, since orofacial clefts are observed in animals when this gene is conditionally inactivated. We recently reported the existence of association between nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate (NSCLP) and BMP4 polymorphisms by det...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Suazo J,Tapia JC,Santos JL,Castro VG,Colombo A,Blanco R

更新日期：2011-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human prion diseases are relentlessly progressive neurodegenerative disorders which include sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) and variant CJD (vCJD). Aside from variants of the prion protein gene (PRNP) replicated association at genome-wide levels of significance has proven elusive. A recent associat...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Balendra R,Uphill J,Collinson C,Druyeh R,Adamson G,Hummerich H,Zerr I,Gambetti P,Collinge J,Mead S

更新日期：2016-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ring chromosomes are one category of structurally abnormal chromosomes that can lead to severe growth retardation and other clinical defects. Traditionally, their diagnosis and characterization has largely relied on conventional cytogenetics and fluorescence in situ hybridization, array-based comparative gen...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ji X,Liang D,Sun R,Liu C,Ma D,Wang Y,Hu P,Xu Z

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Damaging variants in TRIO have been associated with moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorders in humans. While recent work has delineated the positional effect of missense variation on the resulting phenotype, the clinical spectrum associated with loss-of-function variation has yet to be fully defined....

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Schultz-Rogers L,Muthusamy K,Pinto E Vairo F,Klee EW,Lanpher B

更新日期：2020-11-10 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:Glucocorticoids have an important role in early growth and development. Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms have been identified that contribute to the variability in glucocorticoid sensitivity. We examined whether these glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with growth in fetal an...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Geelhoed MJ,Steegers EA,Koper JW,van Rossum EF,Moll HA,Raat H,Tiemeier H,Hofman A,Jaddoe VW

更新日期：2010-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has a great impact in the human variation detection given their high-throughput. These techniques are particularly helpful for the evaluation of the genetic background in disorders of complex genetic etiology such as Hirschsprung disease (HSCR)...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Luzón-Toro B,Espino-Paisán L,Fernández RM,Martín-Sánchez M,Antiñolo G,Borrego S

更新日期：2015-10-05 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: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:Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) is an uncommon pulmonary disorder, with variable clinical features depending on which lung structure is affected, and it is usually linked to pulmonary arterial hypertension. Congenital PCH has been very rarely described and, so far, the only causative gene identifie...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Dello Russo P,Franzoni A,Baldan F,Puppin C,De Maglio G,Pittini C,Cattarossi L,Pizzolitto S,Damante G

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) + 869 T/C gene polymorphism, + 915 G/C gene polymorphism, and the susceptibility of acute rejection in the recipients with renal transplantation. METHODS:Relevant studies were searched and iden...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Li HY,Zhou T,Lin S,Lin W

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Germline mutations of the SDHD, SDHB and SDHC genes, encoding three of the four subunits of succinate dehydrogenase, are a major cause of hereditary paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma, and demonstrate that these genes are classic tumor suppressors. Succinate dehydrogenase is a heterotetrameric protein comple...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bayley JP,van Minderhout I,Weiss MM,Jansen JC,Oomen PH,Menko FH,Pasini B,Ferrando B,Wong N,Alpert LC,Williams R,Blair E,Devilee P,Taschner PE

更新日期：2006-01-11 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: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:Congenital NBCe1A deficiency with the SLC4A4 mutation causes severe proximal renal tubular acidosis, which often comprises extrarenal symptoms, such as intellectual disability and developmental delay, glaucoma, cataract and band keratopathy. To date, almost all mutations have been found to be homozygous muta...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Horita S,Simsek E,Simsek T,Yildirim N,Ishiura H,Nakamura M,Satoh N,Suzuki A,Tsukada H,Mizuno T,Seki G,Tsuji S,Nangaku M

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RET is the major gene associated to Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) with differential contributions of its rare and common, coding and noncoding mutations to the multifactorial nature of this pathology. In the present study, we have performed a comprehensive study of our HSCR series evaluating the involvement of...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Núñez-Torres R,Fernández RM,Acosta MJ,Enguix-Riego Mdel V,Marbá M,Carlos de Agustín J,Castaño L,Antiñolo G,Borrego S

更新日期：2011-10-13 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