The Leri-Weill and Turner syndrome homeobox gene SHOX encodes a cell-type specific transcriptional activator.

abstract：:Mutations in the gene encoding myotubularin-related protein 2 (MTMR2) are responsible for autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B1 (CMT4B1), a severe hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy characterized by focally folded myelin sheaths and demyelination. MTMR2 belongs to the myotubularin family, which...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Berger P,Bonneick S,Willi S,Wymann M,Suter U

更新日期：2002-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder affecting carriers of the fragile X-premutation, who have an expanded CGG repeat in the 5'-UTR of the FMR1 gene. FXTAS is characterized by progressive development of intention tremor, ataxia, parkinsonism and neuropsychologi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Hukema RK,Buijsen RA,Schonewille M,Raske C,Severijnen LA,Nieuwenhuizen-Bakker I,Verhagen RF,van Dessel L,Maas A,Charlet-Berguerand N,De Zeeuw CI,Hagerman PJ,Berman RF,Willemsen R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic and environmental influences are thought to interact in their contribution to the etiology of major neuropsychiatric disorders. One of the best replicated findings obtained in genome-wide association studies are genetic variants in the CACNA1C gene. Here, we used our constitutive heterozygous Cacna1c rat model...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Braun MD,Kisko TM,Witt SH,Rietschel M,Schwarting RKW,Wöhr M

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:With 46 subunits, human mitochondrial complex I is the largest enzyme of the oxidative phosphorylation system. We have studied the assembly of complex I in cultured human cells. This will provide essential information about the nature of complex I deficiencies and will enhance our understanding of mitochondrial diseas...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ugalde C,Vogel R,Huijbens R,Van Den Heuvel B,Smeitink J,Nijtmans L

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, electrophysiological and genetic linkage studies were performed on a large autosomal dominant family with Charcot-Marie-Tooth axonal neuropathy type 2 (CMT2) with 38 members of which 14 were affected. Onset of the disease was between 16 and 30 years of age with weakness and atrophy of the hands more severe t...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ionasescu V,Searby C,Sheffield VC,Roklina T,Nishimura D,Ionasescu R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease (CAD) at chromosome 9p21 has recently been reported, which may influence the age of onset of CAD. We sought to replicate these findings among white subjects and to examine whether these results are consistent with other racial/ethnic groups by genotyping three single ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Assimes TL,Knowles JW,Basu A,Iribarren C,Southwick A,Tang H,Absher D,Li J,Fair JM,Rubin GD,Sidney S,Fortmann SP,Go AS,Hlatky MA,Myers RM,Risch N,Quertermous T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valosin-containing protein (VCP)-associated disease caused by mutations in the VCP gene includes combinations of a phenotypically heterogeneous group of disorders such as hereditary inclusion body myopathy, Paget's disease of bone, frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Currently, there are no effe...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Llewellyn KJ,Nalbandian A,Jung KM,Nguyen C,Avanesian A,Mozaffar T,Piomelli D,Kimonis VE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single-base substitution in the coding region of the androgen receptor (AR) gene caused complete androgen insensitivity in a patient with 46,XY karyotype. The mutation was a T-to-G transition in exon 6 and changed the codon 807 from ATG (methionine) to AGG (arginine) in the hormone-binding domain of the protein. The...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Adeyemo O,Kallio PJ,Palvimo JJ,Kontula K,Jänne OA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the gene encoding the inner nuclear membrane proteins lamins A and C produce cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction referred to as Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Lamins A and C participate in the LINC complex that, along with the nesprin and SUN proteins, LInk the Nucleoskeleton with the Cytoskeleton...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Puckelwartz MJ,Kessler E,Zhang Y,Hodzic D,Randles KN,Morris G,Earley JU,Hadhazy M,Holaska JM,Mewborn SK,Pytel P,McNally EM

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins are central to almost all cellular processes, and dysregulation of expression and function is associated with a range of disorders. A number of studies in human have recently shown that genetic factors significantly contribute gene expression variation. In contrast, very little is known about the genetic basi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lourdusamy A,Newhouse S,Lunnon K,Proitsi P,Powell J,Hodges A,Nelson SK,Stewart A,Williams S,Kloszewska I,Mecocci P,Soininen H,Tsolaki M,Vellas B,Lovestone S,AddNeuroMed Consortium.,Dobson R,Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimag

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation and affects many aspects of brain development. DS individuals exhibit an overall reduction in brain size with a disproportionately greater reduction in cerebellar volume. The Ts65Dn mouse is segmentally trisomic for the distal 12-15 Mb of mouse ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Baxter LL,Moran TH,Richtsmeier JT,Troncoso J,Reeves RH

更新日期：2000-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a rare mutation (T-45C) in the low density lipoprotein (LDL)-receptor gene in a Welsh patient with a clinical diagnosis of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH). The mutation is in the proximal Sp1 binding site in repeat 3 of the 42 bp region of the promoter required for sterol-dependent ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Sun XM,Neuwirth C,Wade DP,Knight BL,Soutar AK

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a disorder of male sexual development resulting in a wide range of clinical phenotypes. AIS is classified into two phenotypic forms: complete (CAIS) and partial (PAIS). To determine the molecular basis of the phenotypic diversity in AIS, we have studied 27 subjects (13 CAIS...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Batch JA,Williams DM,Davies HR,Brown BD,Evans BA,Hughes IA,Patterson MN

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipocalins are carrier proteins for hydrophobic molecules in many biological fluids. In the oral sphere (nasal mucus, saliva, tears), they have an environmental biosensor function and are involved in the detection of odours and pheromones. Herein, we report the first identification of human lipocalins involved in odor...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lacazette E,Gachon AM,Pitiot G

更新日期：2000-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyglutamine expansions in the huntingtin gene cause Huntington's disease (HD). Huntingtin is ubiquitously expressed, leading to pathological alterations also in peripheral organs. Variations in the length of the polyglutamine tract explain up to 70% of the age-at-onset variance, with the rest of the variance attribu...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Corrochano S,Blanco G,Williams D,Wettstein J,Simon M,Kumar S,Moir L,Agnew T,Stewart M,Landman A,Kotiadis VN,Duchen MR,Wackerhage H,Rubinsztein DC,Brown SDM,Acevedo-Arozena A

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a large Danish family of seven generations in which autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP), a heterogeneous genetic form of retinal dystrophy, was segregating. After linkage had been excluded to all known adRP loci on chromosomes 3q, 6p, 7p, 7q, 8q, 17p, 17q and 19q, a genome screening was performed...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Xu SY,Schwartz M,Rosenberg T,Gal A

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and subsequent meta-analyses have identified over 25 SNPs at 18 loci, together accounting for >15% of the genetic susceptibility to testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). To identify further common SNPs associated with TGCT, here we report a three-stage experiment, involving ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Litchfield K,Sultana R,Renwick A,Dudakia D,Seal S,Ramsay E,Powell S,Elliott A,Warren-Perry M,Eeles R,Peto J,Kote-Jarai Z,Muir K,Nsengimana J,UKTCC.,Stratton MR,Easton DF,Bishop DT,Huddart RA,Rahman N,Turnbull C,

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The minibrain (mnb) gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes a serine-threonine protein kinase with an essential role in postembryonic neurogenesis. A corresponding human gene with similar function to mnb could provide important insights into both normal brain development and the abnormal brain development and mental r...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Guimerá J,Casas C,Pucharcòs C,Solans A,Domènech A,Planas AM,Ashley J,Lovett M,Estivill X,Pritchard MA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited mental retardation, is caused by the loss of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). FMRP is a ubiquitously expressed, multi-domain RNA-binding protein, but its in vivo function remains poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that FMRP participates in...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Liu W,Jiang F,Bi X,Zhang YQ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribonuclease H2 plays an essential role for genome stability as it removes ribonucleotides misincorporated into genomic DNA by replicative polymerases and resolves RNA/DNA hybrids. Biallelic mutations in the genes encoding the three RNase H2 subunits cause Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS), an early-onset inflammatory ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Kind B,Muster B,Staroske W,Herce HD,Sachse R,Rapp A,Schmidt F,Koss S,Cardoso MC,Lee-Kirsch MA

更新日期：2014-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Since recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) was first described as a potential mammalian cell transducing system, frequent reports purportedly solving the problems of scalable production have appeared. Yet few of these processes have enabled the development of robust and economical rAAV production. Two production ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Kotin RM

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Expanded glutamine repeats of the ataxin-2 (ATXN2) protein cause spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), a rare neurodegenerative disorder. More recent studies have suggested that expanded ATXN2 repeats are a genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) via an RNA-dependent interaction with TDP-43. Given ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ross OA,Rutherford NJ,Baker M,Soto-Ortolaza AI,Carrasquillo MM,DeJesus-Hernandez M,Adamson J,Li M,Volkening K,Finger E,Seeley WW,Hatanpaa KJ,Lomen-Hoerth C,Kertesz A,Bigio EH,Lippa C,Woodruff BK,Knopman DS,White CL 3r

更新日期：2011-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamin B (FLNB) is a cytoplasmic protein that regulates the cytoskeletal network by cross-linking actin, linking cell membrane to the cytoskeleton and regulating intracellular signaling pathways responsible for skeletal development (Stossel, T.P., Condeelis, J., Cooley, L., Hartwig, J.H., Noegel, A., Schleicher, M. a...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lu J,Lian G,Lenkinski R,De Grand A,Vaid RR,Bryce T,Stasenko M,Boskey A,Walsh C,Sheen V

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of impaired elastic fiber formation in recessive cutis laxa, we have investigated two disease-causing missense substitutions in fibulin-5, C217R and S227P. Pulse-chase immunoprecipitation experiments indicated that S227P mutant fibulin-5 was synthesized and secreted by skin fibrob...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Hu Q,Loeys BL,Coucke PJ,De Paepe A,Mecham RP,Choi J,Davis EC,Urban Z

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Titin-truncating variants (TTNtv) are the most common genetic cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. TTNtv occur in ~1% of the general population and causes subclinical cardiac remodeling in asymptomatic carriers. In rat models with either proximal or distal TTNtv, we previously showed altered cardiac metabolism at baseline...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Zhou J,Ng B,Ko NSJ,Fiedler LR,Khin E,Lim A,Sahib NE,Wu Y,Chothani SP,Schafer S,Bay BH,Sinha RA,Cook SA,Yen PM

更新日期：2019-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood levels of adiponectin, an adipocyte-secreted protein correlated with metabolic and cardiovascular risks, are highly heritable. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies for adiponectin levels have identified 14 loci harboring variants associated with blood levels of adiponectin. To identify novel adiponectin-associa...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Wu Y,Gao H,Li H,Tabara Y,Nakatochi M,Chiu YF,Park EJ,Wen W,Adair LS,Borja JB,Cai Q,Chang YC,Chen P,Croteau-Chonka DC,Fogarty MP,Gan W,He CT,Hsiung CA,Hwu CM,Ichihara S,Igase M,Jo J,Kato N,Kawamoto R,Kuzawa

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease is caused by an expanded polyglutamine tract in huntingtin protein, leading to accumulation of huntingtin in the nuclei of striatal neurons. The 18 amino-acid amino-terminus of huntingtin is an amphipathic alpha helical membrane-binding domain that can reversibly target to vesicles and the endopla...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Atwal RS,Xia J,Pinchev D,Taylor J,Epand RM,Truant R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency is the second most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, the inherited inability to synthesize cortisol. Severely affected patients carry mutations in the CYB11B1 gene that destroy enzymatic activity. Such patients have signs of androgen excess and usually have hyperten...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Joehrer K,Geley S,Strasser-Wozak EM,Azziz R,Wollmann HA,Schmitt K,Kofler R,White PC

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator (PGC) family are potent inducers of mitochondrial biogenesis. We have tested the potential effect of increased mitochondrial biogenesis in cells derived from patients harboring oxidative phosphorylation defects due to either nuclear or mitocho...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Srivastava S,Diaz F,Iommarini L,Aure K,Lombes A,Moraes CT

更新日期：2009-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The autosomal-recessive mutation hydrocephalus3 (hy3) results in lethal communicating hydrocephalus with perinatal onset. We recently described a hydrocephalus-inducing transgenic insertional mutation, OVE459, which represents a new allele of hy3. Direct cDNA selection performed on a wild-type mouse BAC clone spanning...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Davy BE,Robinson ML

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00