A Chinese case of Nakajo-Nishimura syndrome with novel compound heterozygous mutations of the PSMB8 gene.

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: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:A large number of distinct mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have been reported worldwide, but little is known regarding the role of these inherited susceptibility genes in breast cancer risk among Indian women. We investigated the distribution and the nature of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations and po...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Saxena S,Chakraborty A,Kaushal M,Kotwal S,Bhatanager D,Mohil RS,Chintamani C,Aggarwal AK,Sharma VK,Sharma PC,Lenoir G,Goldgar DE,Szabo CI

更新日期：2006-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CALM1 gene encodes calmodulin (CaM), an important and ubiquitous eukaryotic Ca2+-binding protein. Several studies have indicated that a deficient CaM function is likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Using a convincing genome-wide association study, a Japanese group has recently d...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Shi D,Ni H,Dai J,Qin J,Xu Y,Zhu L,Yao C,Shao Z,Chen D,Xu Z,Yi L,Ikegawa S,Jiang Q

更新日期：2008-10-22 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:Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a life-threatening disease resulting from primary or secondary hyper-inflammatory disorders. The typical symptoms include persistent fever, splenomegaly, cytopenia and significant elevation of serum ferritin. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a 30-year-old Chinese female pat...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Sheng L,Zhang W,Gu J,Shen K,Luo H,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-02-19 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:Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is an age-related degenerative disease, presenting with low back pain or radicular pain. The inflammatory changes would occur in discs in the process of IVDD. Therefore, the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, as well as their respective genes, have been prop...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hanaei S,Abdollahzade S,Sadr M,Mirbolouk MH,Fattahi E,Khoshnevisan A,Rezaei N

更新日期：2020-07-03 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: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:Mutation analysis of KIT and PDGFRA genes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors is gaining increasing importance for prognosis of GISTs and for prediction of treatment response. Several groups have identified specific mutational subtypes in KIT exon 11 associated with an increased risk of metastatic disease whe...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Merkelbach-Bruse S,Dietmaier W,Füzesi L,Gaumann A,Haller F,Kitz J,Krohn A,Mechtersheimer G,Penzel R,Schildhaus HU,Schneider-Stock R,Simon R,Wardelmann E

更新日期：2010-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unbalanced chromosomal translocations may present with a variety of clinical and laboratory findings and provide insight into the functions of genes on the involved chromosomal segments. CASE PRESENTATION:A 9 year-old boy presented to our clinic with Factor VII deficiency, microcephaly, a seizure disorder, ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Brooks BP,Meck JM,Haddad BR,Bendavid C,Blain D,Toretsky JA

更新日期：2006-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated cytogenetic results occurring with first trimester pregnancy loss, and assessed the type and frequency of chromosomal abnormalities after assisted reproductive treatment (ART) and compared them with a control group. We also compared the rate of chromosomal abnormalities according to infertility ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Kim JW,Lee WS,Yoon TK,Seok HH,Cho JH,Kim YS,Lyu SW,Shim SH

更新日期：2010-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is generally accepted that genetic factors play a role in susceptibility to both leprosy per se and leprosy type, but only few studies have tempted to quantify this. Estimating the contribution of genetic factors to clustering of leprosy within families is difficult since these persons often share the sam...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bakker MI,May L,Hatta M,Kwenang A,Klatser PR,Oskam L,Houwing-Duistermaat JJ

更新日期：2005-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenetics could facilitate greater understanding of disparities in the emergence of childhood obesity. While blood is a common tissue used in human epigenetic studies, saliva is a promising tissue. Our prior findings in non-obese preschool-aged Hispanic children identified 17 CpG dinucleotides for which di...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Rushing A,Sommer EC,Zhao S,Po'e EK,Barkin SL

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF1) is caused by mutations of the NF1 gene at 17q11.2. In 95% of non-founder NF1 patients, NF1 mutations are identifiable by means of a comprehensive mutation analysis. 5-10% of these patients harbour microdeletions encompassing the NF1 gene and its flanking regions. NF1 is charact...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Mußotter T,Kluwe L,Högel J,Nguyen R,Cooper DN,Mautner VF,Kehrer-Sawatzki H

更新日期：2012-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in GATA6 are the most frequent cause of pancreatic agenesis. Most cases present with neonatal diabetes mellitus. CASE PRESENTATION:The case was a female born after an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery in a non-consanguineous family (3.59 kg, 70th percentile). Severe cardiac malformations were d...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Sanchez-Lechuga B,Saqlain M,Ng N,Colclough K,Woods C,Byrne M

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thalassemia is the most common inherited disease in the world, involving α- or β-globin in red blood cells. Thalassemia cases rank fifth in the list of national catastrophic diseases in Indonesia; however, nationwide screening for thalassemia carriers is not yet mandatory. This study aimed to assess whether ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Maskoen AM,Reniarti L,Sahiratmadja E,Sisca J,Effendi SH

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propionic acidemia (PA)(OMIM#606054) is an inborn error of branched-chain amino acid metabolism, caused by defects in the propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) enzyme which encoded by the PCCA and PCCB genes. CASE PRESENTATION:Here we report a Chinese neonate diagnosed with suspected PA based on the clinical symp...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Wang HR,Liu YQ,He XL,Sun J,Zeng FW,Yan CB,Li H,Gao SY,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urolithiasis is a worldwide urological problem with significant contribution of genetic factors. Pakistan, which resides within the Afro-Asian stone belt, has a high reported prevalence (12%) of urolithiasis. Osteopontin (SPP1) is a urinary macromolecule with a suggested critical role in modulating renal sto...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Amar A,Afzal A,Hameed A,Ahmad M,Khan AR,Najma H,Abid A,Khaliq S

更新日期：2020-08-25 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:Disc degeneration (DD) is a common condition that progresses with aging. Although the events leading to DD are not well understood, a significant genetic influence has been found. This study was undertaken to assess the association between relevant candidate gene polymorphisms and moderate DD in a well-defin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Kelempisioti A,Eskola PJ,Okuloff A,Karjalainen U,Takatalo J,Daavittila I,Niinimäki J,Sequeiros RB,Tervonen O,Solovieva S,Kao PY,Song YQ,Cheung KM,Chan D,Ala-Kokko L,Järvelin MR,Karppinen J,Männikkö M

更新日期：2011-11-22 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: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:Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type 3 is an autosomal recessive disorder arising from mutations in the ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 4 (ABCB4) gene. This gene encodes multidrug resistance protein-3 (MDR3) that acts as a hepatocanalicular floppase that transports phosphatidylch...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Goubran M,Aderibigbe A,Jacquemin E,Guettier C,Girgis S,Bain V,Mason AL

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autosomal recessive anophthalmia and microphthalmia are rare developmental eye defects occurring during early fetal development. Syndromic and non-syndromic forms of anophthalmia and microphthalmia demonstrate extensive genetic and allelic heterogeneity. To date, disease mutations have been identified in 29 ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Lin S,Harlalka GV,Hameed A,Reham HM,Yasin M,Muhammad N,Khan S,Baple EL,Crosby AH,Saleha S

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many hearing-loss diseases are demonstrated to have Mendelian inheritance caused by mutations in single gene. However, many deaf individuals have diseases that remain genetically unexplained. Auditory neuropathy is a sensorineural deafness in which sounds are able to be transferred into the inner ear normall...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Tang F,Ma D,Wang Y,Qiu Y,Liu F,Wang Q,Lu Q,Shi M,Xu L,Liu M,Liang J

更新日期：2017-03-23 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: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: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