Apolipoprotein CII-Padova (Tyr37-->stop) as a cause of chylomicronaemia in an Italian kindred from Siculiana.

abstract：:We report a 20 year old man with short stature, microcephaly, unusual facies, numerous pigmented naevi, hypodontia, immunodeficiency, and a high pitched voice. Tympner et al had assumed that the patient had a new syndrome of "progressive combined immunodeficiency and ectomesodermal dysplasia". We show here that the co...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Bartsch O,Tympner KD,Schwinger E,Gorlin RJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lynch syndrome, an autosomal-dominant disorder characterised by high colorectal and endometrial cancer risks, is caused by inherited mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Mutations fully abrogating gene function are unambiguously disease causing. However, missense mutations often have unknown functio...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Wielders EA,Hettinger J,Dekker R,Kets CM,Ligtenberg MJ,Mensenkamp AR,van den Ouweland AM,Prins J,Wagner A,Dinjens WN,Dubbink HJ,van Hest LP,Menko F,Hogervorst F,Verhoef S,te Riele H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a female infant with mental retardation and some of the phenotypic features of Williams-Beuren syndrome. Chromosome analysis showed t(X;21)(q28;q11). Diagnosis, inactivation of the X chromosome, and possible involvement of the translocation breakpoints in the pathogenesis of this syndrome are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Telvi L,Pinard JM,Ion R,Sinet PM,Nicole A,Feingold J,Dulac O,Pompidou A,Ponsot G

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old boy with mental and growth retardation is presented; he has a 46,XY,r(10)(p15q26) chromosome complement. Five previously reported cases of ring chromosome 10 were reviewed and compared with the present case in an attempt to delineate a clinical syndrome. Since the first description, identified by Giemsa b...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Nakai H,Adachi M,Katsushima N,Yamazaki N,Sakamoto M,Tada K

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report concerns two families in which the index patients are sporadic cases of a benign form of muscular dystrophy. In both families the sisters of the patients have married a close relative. The respective risks for a child of these consanguineous marriages being affected with either X linked Becker muscular dys...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Wolff G,Müller CR,Grimm T

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that subjects homozygous for a rare silent allele of ADA may experience a severe combined immunodeficiency. By analogy we have investigated the possible relationship of normal ADA polymorphism with some situations, such as reproductive defects and fetomaternal interactions, in which immunological mech...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Bottini E,Carapella E,Cataldi L,Nicotra M,Lucarelli P,Lucarini N,Pascone R,Gloria-Bottini F

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with the unusual association of cleft palate, bilateral choanal atresia, curly hair, and congenital hypothyroidism. This association has been reported before in two brothers and may represent a new syndrome. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Buntincx IM,Van Overmeire B,Desager K,Van Hauwaert J

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In total, 43 patients having short stature syndrome in 37 Yakut families with autosomal recessive prenatal and postnatal nonprogressive growth failure and facial dysmorphism but with normal intelligence have been identified. METHODS:Because Yakuts are considered as a population isolate and the disease is ra...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Maksimova N,Hara K,Miyashia A,Nikolaeva I,Shiga A,Nogovicina A,Sukhomyasova A,Argunov V,Shvedova A,Ikeuchi T,Nishizawa M,Kuwano R,Onodera O

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because the mitochondrial respiratory chain (RC) is ubiquitous, its deficiency can theoretically give rise to any symptom in any organ or tissue at any age with any mode of inheritance, owing to the twofold genetic origin of respiratory enzyme machinery, that is, nuclear and mitochondrial. Not all respirator...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： de Beaurepaire I,Grévent D,Rio M,Desguerre I,de Lonlay P,Levy R,Dangouloff-Ros V,Bonnefont JP,Barcia G,Funalot B,Besmond C,Metodiev MD,Ruzzenente B,Assouline Z,Munnich A,Rötig A,Boddaert N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13 year old girl was referred with congenital microcephaly, developmental delay, a prominent nose, highly arched palate, and an apparently low set left ear. She was found to have a pericentric inversion of one chromosome 7 and a ring chromosome 8, 46,XX,inv(7) (pter----p22::q11.23----p22::q11.23----qter), r(8) (p23q...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Verma RS,Conte RA,Pitter JH,Luke S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DIDMOAD is usually considered an autosomal recessive condition, with wide phenotypic variation, but the possibility of mitochondrial mutations occurring in this condition has been considered. A 19 year old man presented with long standing diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and grand mal seizures. Further investigations...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Pilz D,Quarrell OW,Jones EW

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromosome 13q deletion is associated with varying phenotypes, which seem to depend on the location of the deleted segment. Although various attempts have been made to link the 13q deletion intervals to distinct phenotypes, there is still no acknowledged consensus correlation between the monosomy of distinct...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Ballarati L,Rossi E,Bonati MT,Gimelli S,Maraschio P,Finelli P,Giglio S,Lapi E,Bedeschi MF,Guerneri S,Arrigo G,Patricelli MG,Mattina T,Guzzardi O,Pecile V,Police A,Scarano G,Larizza L,Zuffardi O,Giardino D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The AZFc region on the human Y chromosome has been found to be functionally important in spermatogenesis. Complete AZFc deletion is one of the most frequent causes of male infertility and the roles of partial AZFc deletions (gr/gr and b2/b3 deletions) in spermatogenesis are controversial. METHODS:To further...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Zhang F,Lu C,Li Z,Xie P,Xia Y,Zhu X,Wu B,Cai X,Wang X,Qian J,Wang X,Jin L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of unilateral giant breasts from two unrelated families are described. Three of the patients were managed surgically. It is speculated from a review of available published reports that this condition may be genetic with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Badejo OA

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old male infant with type I Klein-Waardenburg syndrome with an imperforated anus and a perineal fistula is reported. The possible association of this gastrointestinal malformation with the KW syndrome is discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Nutman J,Nissenkorn I,Varsano I,Mimouni M,Goodman RM

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form of inherited retinal dystrophy, with a worldwide prevalence of 1 in 4000 persons. While in most cases of RP, the disease is limited to the eye (non-syndromic), over 40 forms of syndromic RP have been described. OBJECTIVES:To identify the genetic basis for sy...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Tatour Y,Sanchez-Navarro I,Chervinsky E,Hakonarson H,Gawi H,Tahsin-Swafiri S,Leibu R,Lopez-Molina MI,Fernandez-Sanz G,Ayuso C,Ben-Yosef T

更新日期：2017-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A family is described in which the mother's four pregnancies resulted in one spontaneous abortion, one healthy boy, and a male and female sib with developmental delay and multiple minor dysmorphic features. Chromosome analysis showed a large pericentric inversion of chromosome 10, involving the region between bands p1...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Roberts P,Williams J,Sills MA

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True isochromosomes for Xp probably do not exist in a liveborn. We describe a rare case of complete Xp duplication and retention of the inactivation centre at Xq13. Cytogenetically, it is described as a nonmosaic 46,X,psu idic(X)(q13). Complete duplication of Xpter-->Xq13 was confirmed by banded analysis and FISH prob...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Jalal SM,Dahl R,Erickson L,Zimmerman D,Lindor N

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericentric inversions in chromosome 2 were traced in 2 unrelated North American black families. In the case of inv(2)(p13q11) no effect on reproduction was observed. In the case of inv(2)(p11q13) some reproductive abnormalities were noted which might be related to the inversion. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Phillips RB

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities of the L1CAM gene, a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily of neural cell adhesion molecules, are associated with X linked hydrocephalus and some allelic disorders. We describe a patient with X linked hydrocephalus and Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) with a novel mutation in the L1CAM gene. This is...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Okamoto N,Wada Y,Goto M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most useful markers for the prenatal diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy (DM) are APOC2 and CKM, both of which map proximal to DM. In order to produce other markers useful for DM, we have screened genomic DNA libraries constructed from cell line 20XP3542-1-4, which contains 20 to 30 Mb of human material including APOC...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Brook JD,Harley HG,Walsh KV,Rundle SA,Siciliano MJ,Harper PS,Shaw DJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatic mutations are a major driver of cancer development and many have now been identified in various cancer types, but the comprehensive somatic mutation status of the normal tissues matched to tumours has not been revealed. METHOD:We analysed the somatic mutations of whole exome sequencing data in 392 p...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Oh JH,Sung CO

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A child with the Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome is reported. Although muscle weakness and hypoplasia are reported features of this syndrome, further investigation of muscle function has not previously been carried out. We report a raised creatine kinase and an abnormal electromyogram and muscle biopsy in this syn...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Patton MA,McDermot KD,Lake BD,Baraitser M

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a life-threatening congenital disorder in which the enteric nervous system is completely missing from the distal gut. Recent studies have shown that miR-4516 markedly inhibits cell migration, and as one of its potential targets, MAPK10 functions as a modifier for developing HSC...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Wang Y,Jiang Q,Chakravarti A,Cai H,Xu Z,Wu W,Gu B,Li L,Cai W

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The macrophage resistance gene NRAMP1 regulates priming/activation of macrophages for enhanced TNF alpha, IL 1 beta, and MHC class II expression. Since all of these functions are of potential importance in the induction or maintenance or both of autoimmune disease, samples from the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council's r...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Shaw MA,Clayton D,Atkinson SE,Williams H,Miller N,Sibthorpe D,Blackwell JM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify a gene(s) susceptible to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), we conducted a genome-wide association (GWA) study by genotyping 159 patients with IPF and 934 controls for 214 508 tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We further evaluated selected SNPs in a replication sample set (83 cases and...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Mushiroda T,Wattanapokayakit S,Takahashi A,Nukiwa T,Kudoh S,Ogura T,Taniguchi H,Kubo M,Kamatani N,Nakamura Y,Pirfenidone Clinical Study Group.

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trehalase activity was determined in serum, liver, and kidney in alloxan treated Swiss mice and in homozygous (Ob/Ob, Db/Db) and heterozygous (Ob/+, Db/m+) diabetic mice. Both alloxan and genetic diabetic mice exhibited a large increase in serum and liver trehalase activity with no change in kidney trehalase activity....

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Baumann FC,Boizard-Callais F,Labat-Robert J

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deletions of chromosome 19 have rarely been reported, with the exception of some patients with deletion 19q13.2 and Blackfan-Diamond syndrome due to haploinsufficiency of the RPS19 gene. Such a paucity of patients might be due to the difficulty in detecting a small rearrangement on this chromosome that lacks...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Malan V,Raoul O,Firth HV,Royer G,Turleau C,Bernheim A,Willatt L,Munnich A,Vekemans M,Lyonnet S,Cormier-Daire V,Colleaux L

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appropriate ABH-gene specified glycosyltransferases in the plasma of the Birmingham chimaera were estimated. These observatiions and the demonstration of A1Leb blood group specific glycosphingolipid in the plasma indicate that the minority population of red blood cells probably represents the true blood groups of ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Bird GW,Battey DA,Greenwell P,Mortimer CW,Watkins WM,Wingham J

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in TSC1 or TSC2 cause the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a disorder characterised by the development of hamartomas or benign tumours in various organs as well as the variable presence of epilepsy, intellectual disability (ID) and autism. TSC1, TSC2 and the recently described protein TBC1D7 form ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Capo-Chichi JM,Tcherkezian J,Hamdan FF,Décarie JC,Dobrzeniecka S,Patry L,Nadon MA,Mucha BE,Major P,Shevell M,Bencheikh BO,Joober R,Samuels ME,Rouleau GA,Roux PP,Michaud JL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00