Epidermal mosaicism and Blaschko's lines.

abstract：:We report an 18 year old female with a de novo ring chromosome 3 found after investigation for short stature. Her karyotype was interpreted as 46,XX, r(3)(p26.2q29). Her phenotype is milder than previously reported cases and illustrates the mild end of the spectrum of the ring chromosome 3 phenotype. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： McKinley M,Colley A,Sinclair P,Donnai D,Andrews T

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of breast cancer for unaffected men who test positive for a BRCA2 mutation is based on very few retrospective studies. We have used both retrospective and prospective analysis in 321 families with pathogenic BRCA2 mutations. Three breast cancers occurred in male first-degree relatives after family ascertainme...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Evans DG,Susnerwala I,Dawson J,Woodward E,Maher ER,Lalloo F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we describe two families with variable manifestations of the EEC syndrome. The findings in these families confirm that no symptom is obligatory for the diagnosis of EEC syndrome. In the absence of cleft lip/palate, EEC patients have a characteristic facial morphology with maxillary hypoplasia, short phi...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Fryns JP,Legius E,Dereymaeker AM,Van den Berghe H

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enzyme deficiencies of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system may be caused by mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or in the nuclear DNA. OBJECTIVE:To analyse the sequences of the mtDNA coding region in 25 patients with OXPHOS system deficiency to identify the underlying genetic defect. RESUL...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Hinttala R,Smeets R,Moilanen JS,Ugalde C,Uusimaa J,Smeitink JA,Majamaa K

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A baby with a 46,XY,r(20) karyotype is described. The distinguishing features of this rare chromosome anomaly are analysed in the light of the suggested r(20) syndrome. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Porfirio B,Valorani MG,Giannotti A,Sabetta G,Dallapiccola B

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is caused by the expansion of an unstable CAG repeat encoding a polyglutamine tract. Repeats with 32 to 200 CAGs are associated with the disease, whereas normal chromosomes contain 13 to 33 repeats. We tested 220 families of different geographical origins for the SCA2 mutation. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Didierjean O,Cancel G,Stevanin G,Dürr A,Bürk K,Benomar A,Lezin A,Belal S,Abada-Bendid M,Klockgether T,Brice A

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BglII polymorphism near the constant region of the T cell receptor beta chain (TCR c beta) has been investigated in normal controls, patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and CF carriers. A significant increase was found in the frequency of the 10.0:9.2 kb heterozygous genotype in the CF carrier group (71%) as compa...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： McMillan SA,Hill AJ,Graham CA,Nevin NC,Fay AC

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association of ocular colobomata and congenital heart disease was observed in seven patients. Two of these were maternal half sisters whose mother also had ocular colobomata. All the patients had normal karyotypes. There was a high incidence of other associated abnormalities involving the central nervous, skeletal,...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Ho CK,Kaufman RL,Podos SM

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Truncus arteriosus (TA) is characterised by failure of septation of the outflow tract into aortic and pulmonary trunks and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Although ranked among the least common congenital heart defects, TA provides an excellent model for the role of individual genes in cardi...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Shaheen R,Al Hashem A,Alghamdi MH,Seidahmad MZ,Wakil SM,Dagriri K,Keavney B,Goodship J,Alyousif S,Al-Habshan FM,Alhussein K,Almoisheer A,Ibrahim N,Alkuraya FS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Deficiency of α-galactosidase A (αGal-A) in Fabry disease leads to the accumulation mainly of globotriaosylceramide (GL3) in multiple renal cell types. Glomerular podocytes are relatively resistant to clearance of GL3 inclusions by enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). Migalastat, an orally bioavailable small mol...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Mauer M,Sokolovskiy A,Barth JA,Castelli JP,Williams HN,Benjamin ER,Najafian B

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a sex reversed Japanese child with a 46,X,Yp+ karyotype, minor dysmorphic features, and no testicular development. The Yp+ chromosome was derived by translocation of an Xp fragment (Xp21-Xp22.3) to Yp11.3. This has resulted in deletion of distal part of the Y chromosome pseudoautosomal region (DXYS15-telo...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Ogata T,Hawkins JR,Taylor A,Matsuo N,Hata J,Goodfellow PN

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A boy presenting with an incomplete form of the acrocallosal syndrome is described. The syndrome shows clinical variability and it is stressed that none of the components is constant and facial dysmorphism is not always characteristic. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Turolla L,Clementi M,Tenconi R

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocerebroside beta-glucosidase (glucocerebrosidase) activity was determined from peripheral blood lymphocytes and cultured skin fibroblasts of eight full sibs in a French-Canadian family at risk for Gaucher disease, an autosomal recessive sphingolipidosis resulting from deficient glucocerebrosidase activity. The di...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Choy FY

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients with hypertrichosis cubiti who were referred for investigation of short stature. Two males, whose height was on and just below the 3rd centile respectively, were sporadic cases and two females with disproportionate short stature were mother and daughter. Radiological changes present in the fami...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： MacDermot KD,Patton MA,Williams MJ,Winter RM

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrinopathy characterised by the formation of parathyroid tumours. In this study, we determine the role of the recently identified gene, HRPT2, in parathyroid tumorigenesis. METHODS:Mutation analysis of HRPT2 was undertaken in 60 parathyroid tumours: five HPT-JT, three FIH...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Howell VM,Haven CJ,Kahnoski K,Khoo SK,Petillo D,Chen J,Fleuren GJ,Robinson BG,Delbridge LW,Philips J,Nelson AE,Krause U,Hammje K,Dralle H,Hoang-Vu C,Gimm O,Marsh DJ,Morreau H,Teh BT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Batten disease is the most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder of childhood in western countries. A novel cDNA responsible for Batten disease has recently been identified. We have developed a rapid diagnostic solid phase minisequencing test to detect the major 1.02 kb deletion which is responsible for 81% of...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Järvelä I,Mitchison HM,Munroe PB,O'Rawe AM,Mole SE,Syvänen AC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two neonates with limb-body wall complex (LBWC) and complete absence of the external genitalia are presented. Our patients are the sixth and seventh cases of complete absence of the external genitalia recorded in English publications and the first two cases associated with LBWC. The incidence of complete absence of th...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Litwin A,Merlob P,Grunebaum M

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence that genetic and immunogenetic influences operate in the causation of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (gestosis) is reviewed. The problems of definitive diagnosis are discussed along with the possibility of a multifactorial aetiology. The difficulties of differentiating trigger and effector mechanisms are also co...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Scott JS,Jenkins DM

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of information-guidance type of genetic counseling was evaluated for the family planning of 2082 consultands. The understanding of the risks, parental decision, and the number of induced and spontaneous abortions were evaluated by the use of questionnaires. The stillbirths, livebirths, infant deaths, and ba...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Czeizel A,Métneki J,Osztovics M

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and fifty pregnancies were monitored by transabdominal amniocentesis in the fourteenth to sixteenth week of gestation followed by karyotyping or biochemica assays of cultured amniotic fluid cells and analysis of alpha-fetoprotein in the amniotic fluid supernatant. The pregnancy was interrupted in 36 case...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Niermeijer MF,Sachs ES,Jahodova M,Tichelaar-Klepper C,Kleijer WJ,Galjaard H

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A girl aged 14 years 9 months, overweight, with severe psychomotor retardation, short stature, a sheep-like face, malformed ears, skeletal and dermatoglyphic abnormalities, and partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 1 is presented. The karyotype was 46,XX,del(1)(qter to p22::p32 to pter). ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Bene M,Duca-Marinescu A,Ioan D,Maximilian C

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recessive forms of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) may be caused by mutations in LEPRE1, encoding prolyl 3-hydroxylase-1 (P3H1) or in CRTAP, encoding cartilage associated protein. These proteins constitute together with cyclophilin B (CyPB) the prolyl 3-hydroxylation complex that hydroxylates the Pro986 residue...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Willaert A,Malfait F,Symoens S,Gevaert K,Kayserili H,Megarbane A,Mortier G,Leroy JG,Coucke PJ,De Paepe A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND METHODS:Since the concept of the "two hit hypothesis" was introduced over 20 years ago, a wealth of genetic data has accumulated on the mutations found at tumour suppressor loci. Perhaps surprisingly, these data conceal large gaps in our knowledge which genetic and functional studies are beginning to u...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Tomlinson IP,Roylance R,Houlston RS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beta thalassaemia alleles in 50 beta thalassaemia heterozygotes originating from many parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been characterised using the allele specific priming technique of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The IVSI-5 (G-->C) mutation was found to be present in 66%, while six other allel...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Quaife R,al-Gazali L,Abbes S,Fitzgerald P,Fitches A,Valler D,Old JM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Mutations in SCN1A can cause genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+, inherited missense mutations) or Dravet syndrome (DS, de novo mutations of all types). Although the mutational spectra are distinct, these disorders share major features and 10% of DS patients have an inherited SCN1A mutation. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Depienne C,Trouillard O,Gourfinkel-An I,Saint-Martin C,Bouteiller D,Graber D,Barthez-Carpentier MA,Gautier A,Villeneuve N,Dravet C,Livet MO,Rivier-Ringenbach C,Adam C,Dupont S,Baulac S,Héron D,Nabbout R,Leguern E

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three sisters and their father with a reciprocal balanced translocation, rcp t(8;11)(q24.3;p15.1) and the same abnormal phenotypes, including mental retardation, growth disturbance, and amblyopia. It is considered that the abnormal phenotypes in our four cases might result from a tiny deletion or gene mutati...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Sato H,Takaya K,Nihira S,Fujita H

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rare bone thickening disease osteopetrosis occurs in various forms, one of which is accompanied by renal tubular acidosis (RTA), and is known as Guibaud-Vainsel syndrome or marble brain disease. Clinical manifestations of this autosomal recessive syndrome comprise increased bone density, growth failure, intracereb...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Borthwick KJ,Kandemir N,Topaloglu R,Kornak U,Bakkaloglu A,Yordam N,Ozen S,Mocan H,Shah GN,Sly WS,Karet FE

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial monosomy 10q25.2----qter, detected in a newborn baby with multiple congenital abnormalities, was found to be derived from a balanced maternal translocation t(6;10)(q27;q25.2). The pedigree of six generations of the family is presented. In an extensive cytogenetic study of this family, the chromosome complement...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Brusnický J,van Heerden KM,de Jong G,Cronjé AS,Retief AE

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Segmental duplications at breakpoints (BP4-BP5) of chromosome 15q13.2q13.3 mediate a recurrent genomic imbalance syndrome associated with mental retardation, epilepsy, and/or electroencephalogram (EEG) abnormalities. PATIENTS:DNA samples from 1445 unrelated patients submitted consecutively for clinical arra...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Miller DT,Shen Y,Weiss LA,Korn J,Anselm I,Bridgemohan C,Cox GF,Dickinson H,Gentile J,Harris DJ,Hegde V,Hundley R,Khwaja O,Kothare S,Luedke C,Nasir R,Poduri A,Prasad K,Raffalli P,Reinhard A,Smith SE,Sobeih MM,S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Having identified teratogenic factors, primary prevention of congenital defects is possible by the implementation of specific measures in pregnant women or those planning pregnancy. Our current understanding of the epigenetic processes acting during reproductive events raises new possibilities to prevent both heritabl...

journal_title：Journal of medical genetics

authors： Martínez-Frías ML

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00