LRCH1 polymorphisms linked to delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning identified by GWAS analysis followed by Sequenom MassARRAY® validation.

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:Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a severe inherited cardiac disorder caused by mutations predominantly in the ryanodine receptor (RyR2) gene. We sought to identify mutations in genes affecting cardiac calcium cycling in patients with CPVT and in less typical familial exercise-r...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Marjamaa A,Laitinen-Forsblom P,Lahtinen AM,Viitasalo M,Toivonen L,Kontula K,Swan H

更新日期：2009-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nakajo-Nishimura syndrome (NNS) is an autosomal recessive heredity disorder, one of a spectrum of autoinflammatory diseases named proteasome-associated autoinflammatory syndrome (PRAAS) caused by mutations of PSMB8 gene. NNS is characterized by pernio-like skin rashes, intermittent fever, and long clubbed fi...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Jia T,Zheng Y,Feng C,Yang T,Geng S

更新日期：2020-06-08 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: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:Omphalocele is a congenital midline ventral body wall defect that can exist as isolated malformation or as part of a syndrome. It can be considered one of the major and most frequent clinical manifestation of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in case of loss of methylation at KCNQ1OT1: Transcription Star Sit...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bedeschi MF,Calvello M,Paganini L,Pezzani L,Baccarin M,Fontana L,Sirchia SM,Guerneri S,Canazza L,Leva E,Colombo L,Lalatta F,Mosca F,Tabano S,Miozzo M

更新日期：2017-10-18 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:N-terminal acetylation is a common protein modification in human cells and is catalysed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs), mostly cotranslationally. The NAA10-NAA15 (NatA) protein complex is the major NAT, responsible for acetylating ~ 40% of human proteins. Recently, NAA10 germline variants were found...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ree R,Geithus AS,Tørring PM,Sørensen KP,Damkjær M,DDD study.,Lynch SA,Arnesen T

更新日期：2019-06-07 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：:The Framingham Heart Study, founded in 1948 to examine the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in a small town outside of Boston, has become the worldwide standard for cardiovascular epidemiology. It is among the longest running, most comprehensively characterized multi-generational studies in the world. Such semin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Jaquish CE

更新日期：2007-10-04 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:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an etiologically complex childhood onset neurobehavioral disorder characterized by age-inappropriate inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Symptom severity varies widely and boys are diagnosed more frequently than girls. ADHD probands were reported to...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Karmakar A,Goswami R,Saha T,Maitra S,Roychowdhury A,Panda CK,Sinha S,Ray A,Mohanakumar KP,Rajamma U,Mukhopadhyay K

更新日期：2017-10-05 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:Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is characterised by an inability to concentrate urine despite normal or elevated plasma levels of the antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin. We report a Japanese extended family with NDI caused by an 11.2-kb deletion that includes the entire AVPR2 locus and...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Fujimoto M,Imai K,Hirata K,Kashiwagi R,Morinishi Y,Kitazawa K,Sasaki S,Arinami T,Nonoyama S,Noguchi E

更新日期：2008-05-20 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: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:Preeclampsia can lead to adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. There are few studies on the association of preeclampsia with thrombophilia in Africa including Sudan. METHODS:A case -controls study was conducted at Saad Abualila Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan during the period of February through November 20...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ahmed NA,Adam I,Elzaki SEG,Awooda HA,Hamdan HZ

更新日期：2019-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease (CD) has the highest prevalence among individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) descent compared to non-Jewish Caucasian populations (NJ). We evaluated a set of well-established CD-susceptibility variants to determine if they can explain the increased CD risk in the AJ population. METHODS:We recr...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Peter I,Mitchell AA,Ozelius L,Erazo M,Hu J,Doheny D,Abreu MT,Present DH,Ullman T,Benkov K,Korelitz BI,Mayer L,Desnick RJ,New York Crohn's Disease Working Group.

更新日期：2011-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominant disease with a high risk for colorectal and endometrial cancer caused by germline mutations in DNA mismatch-repair genes (MMR). HNPCC accounts for approximately 2 to 5% of all colorectal cancers. Here we present 6 novel mutations in ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Kunstmann E,Vieland J,Brasch FE,Hahn SA,Epplen JT,Schulmann K,Schmiegel W

更新日期：2004-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy due to dystrophin mutations which abolish the expression of the M isoform (5'-XLDC), the skeletal muscle is spared through the up-regulation of the Brain (B) isoform, a compensatory mechanism that does not appear to occur in the heart of affected individuals. METHODS:We qu...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Neri M,Valli E,Alfano G,Bovolenta M,Spitali P,Rapezzi C,Muntoni F,Banfi S,Perini G,Gualandi F,Ferlini A

更新日期：2012-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome (HFS) is a rare heritable multi-systemic disorder with significant dermatologic manifestations. It is caused by mutations in ANTXR2, which encodes a transmembrane receptor involved in collagen VI regulation in the extracellular matrix. Over 40 mutations in the ANTXR2 gene have b...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Youssefian L,Vahidnezhad H,Touati A,Ziaee V,Saeidian AH,Pajouhanfar S,Zeinali S,Uitto J

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The variant rs11085226 (G) within the gene encoding polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 (PTBP1) was reported to associate with reduced insulin release determined by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as well as an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT). The aim of the present study was to validate ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hansen TH,Vestergaard H,Jørgensen T,Jørgensen ME,Lauritzen T,Brandslund I,Christensen C,Pedersen O,Hansen T,Gjesing AP

更新日期：2015-03-20 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:The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) recently obtained initial results from the first genome-wide association scan for renal traits. The study of 70,987 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 1,010 FHS participants provides a list of SNPs showing the strongest associations with renal traits which need to be v...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Kottgen A,Kao WH,Hwang SJ,Boerwinkle E,Yang Q,Levy D,Benjamin EJ,Larson MG,Astor BC,Coresh J,Fox CS

更新日期：2008-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia is a highly heritable complex psychiatric disorder with an underlying pathophysiology that is still not well understood. Metaanalyses of schizophrenia linkage studies indicate numerous but rather large disease-associated genomic regions, whereas accumulating gene- and protein expression studies...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Olsen L,Hansen T,Jakobsen KD,Djurovic S,Melle I,Agartz I,Hall H,Ullum H,Timm S,Wang AG,Jönsson EG,Andreassen OA,Werge T

更新日期：2008-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations of EFNB1 cause the X-linked malformation syndrome craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS). CFNS is characterized by an unusual phenotypic pattern of inheritance, because it affects heterozygous females more severely than hemizygous males. This sex-dependent inheritance has been explained by random X-inac...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Makarov R,Steiner B,Gucev Z,Tasic V,Wieacker P,Wieland I

更新日期：2010-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the SLC26A4 gene are associated with Pendred syndrome and autosomal recessive non-syndromic deafness (DFNB4). Both disorders have similar audiologic characteristics: bilateral hearing loss, often severe or profound, which may be associated with abnormalities of the inner ear, such as dilatation ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Nonose RW,Lezirovitz K,de Mello Auricchio MTB,Batissoco AC,Yamamoto GL,Mingroni-Netto RC

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) represents the severe end of the congenital uro-rectal malformation spectrum. Initial studies have implicated rare copy number variations (CNVs), including recurrent duplications of chromosomal region 22q11.21, in BEEC etiology. METHODS:To detect further CNVs,...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： von Lowtzow C,Hofmann A,Zhang R,Marsch F,Ebert AK,Rösch W,Stein R,Boemers TM,Hirsch K,Marcelis C,Feitz WF,Brusco A,Migone N,Di Grazia M,Moebus S,Nöthen MM,Reutter H,Ludwig M,Draaken M

更新日期：2016-04-30 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:A rare neuro-ichthyotic disorder characterized by ichthyosis, spastic quadriplegia and intellectual disability and caused by recessive mutations in ELOVL4, encoding elongase-4 protein has recently been described. The objective of the study was to search for sequence variants in the gene ELOVL4 in three affec...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Mir H,Raza SI,Touseef M,Memon MM,Khan MN,Jaffar S,Ahmad W

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00