Direct measurement of the male recombination fraction in the human beta-globin hot spot.

abstract：:A strong association between ERAP1 and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was recently identified by the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium and the Australo-Anglo-American Spondylitis Consortium (WTCCC-TASC) study. ERAP1 is highly polymorphic with strong linkage disequilibrium evident across the gene. We therefore conduc...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Harvey D,Pointon JJ,Evans DM,Karaderi T,Farrar C,Appleton LH,Sturrock RD,Stone MA,Oppermann U,Brown MA,Wordsworth BP

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late-onset muscular dystrophy caused by a polyalanine expansion mutation in the coding region of the poly-(A) binding protein nuclear 1 (PABPN1) gene. In unaffected individuals, (GCG)(6) encodes the first 6 alanines in a homopolymeric stretch of 10 alanines. In most patie...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Davies JE,Rubinsztein DC

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutations are recognized as the most common cause of familial Parkinson's disease in certain populations. Recently, LRRK2 mutations were shown to be associated with a higher risk of hormone-related cancers. However, how LRRK2 itself contributes to cancer risk remains unk...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chen Z,Cao Z,Zhang W,Gu M,Zhou ZD,Li B,Li J,Tan EK,Zeng L

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Imputation is commonly used in genome-wide association studies to expand the set of genetic variants available for analysis. Larger and more diverse reference panels, such as the final Phase 3 of the 1000 Genomes Project, hold promise for improving imputation accuracy in genetically diverse populations such as Hispani...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Nelson SC,Stilp AM,Papanicolaou GJ,Taylor KD,Rotter JI,Thornton TA,Laurie CC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the human ortholog of Drosophila patched (PTCH) have been identified in patients with autosomal dominant nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS), characterized by minor developmental anomalies and an increased incidence of cancers such as medulloblastoma and basal cell carcinoma. We identified many i...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Nagao K,Togawa N,Fujii K,Uchikawa H,Kohno Y,Yamada M,Miyashita T

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Taiwan Biobank (TWB) aims to build a nationwide research database that integrates genomic/epigenomic profiles, lifestyle patterns, dietary habits, environmental exposure history and long-term health outcomes of 300,000 residents of Taiwan. We describe here an investigation of the population structure of Han Chines...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chen CH,Yang JH,Chiang CWK,Hsiung CN,Wu PE,Chang LC,Chu HW,Chang J,Song IW,Yang SL,Chen YT,Liu FT,Shen CY

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bitter taste perception is initiated by TAS2R receptors, which respond to agonists by triggering depolarization of taste bud cells. Mutations in TAS2Rs are known to affect taste phenotypes by altering receptor function. Evidence that TAS2Rs overlap in ligand specificity suggests that they may also contribute joint eff...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Roudnitzky N,Bufe B,Thalmann S,Kuhn C,Gunn HC,Xing C,Crider BP,Behrens M,Meyerhof W,Wooding SP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the WNK1 gene cause Gordon's syndrome, a rare Mendelian form of hypertension. We assessed whether common WNK1 variants might also contribute to essential hypertension (EH), a multifactorial disorder affecting > 25% of the adult population worldwide. A panel of 19 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) spa...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Newhouse SJ,Wallace C,Dobson R,Mein C,Pembroke J,Farrall M,Clayton D,Brown M,Samani N,Dominiczak A,Connell JM,Webster J,Lathrop GM,Caulfield M,Munroe PB

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactinomas are the most frequent type of pituitary tumors, which represent 10-20% of all intracranial neoplasms in humans. Prolactinomas develop in mice lacking the prolactin receptor (PRLR), which is a member of the cytokine receptor superfamily that signals via Janus kinase-2-signal transducer and activator of tr...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gorvin CM,Newey PJ,Rogers A,Stokes V,Neville MJ,Lines KE,Ntali G,Lees P,Morrison PJ,Singhellakis PN,Malandrinou FC,Karavitaki N,Grossman AB,Karpe F,Thakker RV

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Karyotypical alteration of chromosome 5 and in particular band 5q13 is a frequent finding in hairy cell leukemia (HCL). We have previously identified a number of candidate genes localized in close proximity to a constitutional inv(5)(p13.1q13.3) breakpoint in one HCL patient. These included beta-hexosaminodase HEXB, f...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Hammarsund M,Lerner M,Zhu C,Merup M,Jansson M,Gahrton G,Kluin-Nelemans H,Einhorn S,Grandér D,Sangfelt O,Corcoran M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas are common nervous system tumors, whose molecular pathogenesis is poorly understood. To date, the most frequent genetic alteration detected in these tumors is loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosome 22q. This finding led to the identification of the neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) tumor suppressor gene on 22q...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gutmann DH,Donahoe J,Perry A,Lemke N,Gorse K,Kittiniyom K,Rempel SA,Gutierrez JA,Newsham IF

更新日期：2000-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in both alleles of the tumour suppressor gene coding for merlin/schwannomin, an ERM family protein, cause the hereditary disease neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). NF2 is characterized by the development of multiple nervous system tumours especially vestibular schwannomas. Efficient oncoretrovirus-mediated gene...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Schulze KM,Hanemann CO,Müller HW,Hanenberg H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene amplification plays a critical role in tumor progression. Hence, understanding the factors triggering this process in human cancers is an important concern. Unfortunately, the structures formed at early stages are usually unavailable for study, hampering the identification of the initiating events in tumors. Here...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ciullo M,Debily MA,Rozier L,Autiero M,Billault A,Mayau V,El Marhomy S,Guardiola J,Bernheim A,Coullin P,Piatier-Tonneau D,Debatisse M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The near completeness of human chromosome sequences is facilitating accurate characterization and assessment of all classes of genomic variation. Particularly, using the DNA reference sequence as a guide, genome scanning technologies, such as microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) and genome-wi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Feuk L,Marshall CR,Wintle RF,Scherer SW

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Promising results in several clinical studies have emphasized the potential of gene therapy to address important medical needs and initiated a surge of investments in drug development and commercialization. This enthusiasm is driven by positive data in clinical trials including gene replacement for Hemophilia B, X-lin...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： van der Loo JC,Wright JF

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha2-Macroglobulin (A2M) is a proteinase inhibitor found in association with senile plaques (SP) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). A2M has been implicated biochemically in binding and degradation of the amyloid beta (Abeta) protein which accumulates in SP. We studied the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and a com...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Liao A,Nitsch RM,Greenberg SM,Finckh U,Blacker D,Albert M,Rebeck GW,Gomez-Isla T,Clatworthy A,Binetti G,Hock C,Mueller-Thomsen T,Mann U,Zuchowski K,Beisiegel U,Staehelin H,Growdon JH,Tanzi RE,Hyman BT

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary aldosteronism (PA, autonomous aldosterone production from the adrenal cortex) causes the most common form of secondary arterial hypertension (HT), which is also the most common curable form of HT. Recent studies have highlighted an important role of mutations in genes encoding potassium channels in the pathoge...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： El Wakil A,Bandulik S,Guy N,Bendahhou S,Zennaro MC,Niehrs C,Mari B,Warth R,Barhanin J,Lalli E

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a complex congenital disorder, arising from abnormalities in enteric nervous system (ENS) development. There is a gender disparity among the patients, with the male to female ratio as high as 5 : 1. Loss-of-function mutations of HSCR genes and haploinsufficiency of their gene product...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Li Y,Kido T,Garcia-Barcelo MM,Tam PK,Tabatabai ZL,Lau YF

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of the novel renal glomerular genes NPHS1 and NPHS2 encoding nephrin and podocin cause two types of severe nephrotic syndrome presenting in early life, Finnish type congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNF) and a form of autosomal recessive familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (SRN1), respectively. To inves...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Koziell A,Grech V,Hussain S,Lee G,Lenkkeri U,Tryggvason K,Scambler P

更新日期：2002-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the role of the epigenome in protein-misfolding diseases remains a challenge in light of genetic diversity found in the world-wide population revealed by human genome sequencing efforts and the highly variable response of the disease population to therapeutics. An ever-growing body of evidence has shown ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Anglès F,Hutt DM,Balch WE

更新日期：2019-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro fertilization (IVF), blastomere biopsy of the 6-8 cell embryo, and single cell DNA diagnosis allows couples at risk of transmitting an X-linked or autosomal disease to start a pregnancy knowing their child will not be affected. We present a quick and reliable nested PCR strategy for sex determination at the s...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chong SS,Kristjansson K,Cota J,Handyside AH,Hughes MR

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneuploidy is prevalent in human embryos and is the leading cause of pregnancy loss. Many aneuploidies arise during oogenesis, increasing with maternal age. Superimposed on these meiotic aneuploidies are frequent errors occurring during early mitotic divisions, contributing to widespread chromosomal mosaicism. Here we...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： McCoy RC,Newnham LJ,Ottolini CS,Hoffmann ER,Chatzimeletiou K,Cornejo OE,Zhan Q,Zaninovic N,Rosenwaks Z,Petrov DA,Demko ZP,Sigurjonsson S,Handyside AH

更新日期：2018-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal facial dermal dysplasia (FFDD) Type IV is a rare syndrome characterized by facial lesions resembling aplasia cutis in a preauricular distribution along the line of fusion of the maxillary and mandibular prominences. To identify the causative gene(s), exome sequencing was performed in a family with two affected s...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Slavotinek AM,Mehrotra P,Nazarenko I,Tang PL,Lao R,Cameron D,Li B,Chu C,Chou C,Marqueling AL,Yahyavi M,Cordoro K,Frieden I,Glaser T,Prescott T,Morren MA,Devriendt K,Kwok PY,Petkovich M,Desnick RJ

更新日期：2013-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease caused by the expansion of a polyglutamine tract within the SCA1 product, ataxin-1. Previously, using transgenic mice, it was demonstrated that in order for a mutant allele of ataxin-1 to cause disease it must be transported to the...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Yue S,Serra HG,Zoghbi HY,Orr HT

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine-encoding CAG repeat expansion in the ATXN3 gene. This expansion leads to misfolding and aggregation of mutant ataxin-3 (ATXN3) and degeneration of select brain regions. A key unanswered question in SCA3 and other polyglutami...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ramani B,Panwar B,Moore LR,Wang B,Huang R,Guan Y,Paulson HL

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The FMR1 gene, associated with fragile X syndrome, has recently been cloned and the sequence of partial cDNA clones is known. We have determined additional cDNA sequences both at the 5' and 3' end. We have characterized the expressed gene by means of RT-PCR in various tissues and have found that alternative splicing t...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Verkerk AJ,de Graaff E,De Boulle K,Eichler EE,Konecki DS,Reyniers E,Manca A,Poustka A,Willems PJ,Nelson DL

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular microfibril, 10-14 nm in diameter, performs a number of functions, including serving as the scaffolding for deposition of tropoelastin to form elastic fibers. A variety of proteins compose the structure of microfibrils, the most prominent of which are the two fibrillins. Fibrillin-1 is encoded by FBN...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Dietz HC,Pyeritz RE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intronic GGGGCC (G4C2) hexanucleotide repeat expansion inC9orf72 is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9ALS/FTD). Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of G4C2 RNA can result in five different dipeptide repeat proteins (DPR: poly GA, poly GP, poly GR, ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lee YB,Baskaran P,Gomez-Deza J,Chen HJ,Nishimura AL,Smith BN,Troakes C,Adachi Y,Stepto A,Petrucelli L,Gallo JM,Hirth F,Rogelj B,Guthrie S,Shaw CE

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The DAZ gene cluster on the human Y chromosome is a candidate for the Azoospermia Factor (AZFc). According to the current evolutionary model, the DAZ cluster derived from the autosomal homolog DAZL1 through duplications and rearrangements and is confined to Old World monkeys, apes and humans. To study functional and e...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gromoll J,Weinbauer GF,Skaletsky H,Schlatt S,Rocchietti-March M,Page DC,Nieschlag E

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PLEKHA7, a gene recently associated with primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), encodes an apical junctional protein expressed in components of the blood aqueous barrier (BAB). We found that PLEKHA7 is down-regulated in lens epithelial cells and in iris tissue of PACG patients. PLEKHA7 expression also correlated with ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lee MC,Shei W,Chan AS,Chua BT,Goh SR,Chong YF,Hilmy MH,Nongpiur ME,Baskaran M,Khor CC,Aung T,Hunziker W,Vithana EN

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00