Analysis of three glucose transporter genes in a Caucasian population: no associations with non-insulin-dependent diabetes and obesity.

abstract：:Sixty-six percent of the at-risk persons and 74% of the partners in a large survey in Belgium have the intention of making use of predictive testing for Huntington's disease. One third of them, however, have expressed the intention of postponing the final decision for various reasons. The intention to be tested is not...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Evers-Kiebooms G,Swerts A,Cassiman JJ,Van den Berghe H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A de novo 14/21 Robertsonian translocation and a familially inherited Y/15 translocation were observed in a male infant with anomalies of the external genitalia. The Y/15 translocation was confirmed by cultivating lymphocytes in a medium containing distamycin A and by determining the occurrence of the Y-specific DNA s...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Schmid M,Schmidtke J,Kruse K,Tolksdorf M

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of an intragenic BamHI restriction fragment length polymorphism within the 5' end of the retinoblastoma gene (RB1) provided improved genetic counselling for five familial and ten non-familial retinoblastoma patients and their relatives. All other polymorphic probes within RB1 were uninformative in three families, ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Goddard AD,Phillips RA,Greger V,Passarge E,Höpping W,Zhu XP,Gallie BL,Horsthemke B

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of xanthomatosis in the county of Ostfold, Norway (approximately 220,000 inhabitants), it was found that 20% (37 out of 185) of the probands belonges to seven large kindreds where xanthomatosis and hyper-beta-lipoproteinaemia segregated. Almost complete ascertainment (99%) of living subjects in the sibships...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Heiberg A

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred amniotic fluids were tested for the presence of ABH blood group substances. Gestation at amniocentesis ranged from 12 to 28 weeks, with a mean of 16.6 weeks. The secretor status of the fluid was correlated with the secretor status of the baby after birth as determined from a sample of saliva. Fluid and sal...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Gibson SL,Ferguson-Smith MA

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite attention to psychological issues during genetic counselling and testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk, limited information is available on cancer-specific distress among African American women being targeted for participation in counselling and testing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Halbert Ch,Kessler L,Collier A,Paul Wileyto E,Brewster K,Weathers B

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morquio syndrome, also known as Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV, is well known to pediatricians and geneticists, although it is rare. Many do not know much about the physician who first described this lysosomal disorder. In this brief review, the person and the disease are described, along with philatelic illustrations ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Chudley AE,Chakravorty C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Details are presented of a boy with partial lipodystrophy. Only one male case has previously been described with this condition. The spectrum of partial lipodystrophy syndromes and the inheritance thereof are discussed in relation to our case. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Reardon W,Temple IK,Mackinnon H,Leonard JV,Baraitser M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supernumerary marker chromosomes (SMC) can be associated with both normal and abnormal phenotypes. In addition, SMC are found at higher frequency in males with infertility. We identified a SMC, characterized as a del(15)(q11.2) chromosome, in a phenotypically normal male. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Cotter PD,Ko E,Larabell SK,Rademaker AW,Martin RH

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is standard of care, first-tier clinical testing for detection of genomic copy number variation among patients with developmental disabilities. Although diagnostic yield is higher than traditional cytogenetic testing, management impact has not been well studied. We surveyed geneti...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Riggs ER,Wain KE,Riethmaier D,Smith-Packard B,Faucett WA,Hoppman N,Thorland EC,Patel VC,Miller DT

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two 1p36 contiguous gene deletion syndromes are known so far: the terminal 1p36 deletion syndrome and a 1p36 deletion syndrome with a critical region located more proximal at 1p36.23-1p36.22. We present even more proximally located overlapping deletions from seven individuals, with the smallest region of overlap compr...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Aagaard Nolting L,Brasch-Andersen C,Cox H,Kanani F,Parker M,Fry AE,Loddo S,Novelli A,Dentici ML,Joss S,Jørgensen JP,Fagerberg CR

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This quantitative study determines the values, beliefs, and attitudes influencing the intention of men to undergo or defer genetic testing for prostate cancer risk using a model based on components of the Theory of Reasoned Action and Health Belief Model. Telephone interviews of a community sample of 400 men in a larg...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Doukas DJ,Localio AR,Li Y

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently described a complex multisystem syndrome in which mild-moderate myopia segregated as an independent trait. A plethora of genes has been related to sporadic and familial myopia. More recently, in Chinese patients severe myopia (MYP25, OMIM:617238) has been linked to mutations in P4HA2 gene. Seven family mem...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Napolitano F,Di Iorio V,Testa F,Tirozzi A,Reccia MG,Lombardi L,Farina O,Simonelli F,Gianfrancesco F,Di Iorio G,Melone MAB,Esposito T,Sampaolo S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine any association of physical activity and Taq 1B polymorphism in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Five hundred and four subjects, 390 males and 114 females consisting of an equal number of age- and sex-matched healthy contro...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Mukherjee M,Shetty KR

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline mutations (eg, BRCA1/2) have prognostic and treatment implications for ovarian cancer (OVCA) patients. Thus, national guidelines recommend genetic testing for OVCA patients. The present study examines patterns and predictors of genetics referral in OVCA patients. Electronic medical record data were abstracted...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Mallen AR,Conley CC,Townsend MK,Wells A,Boac BM,Todd S,Gandhi A,Kuznicki M,Augusto BM,McIntyre M,Fridley BL,Tworoger SS,Wenham RM,Vadaparampil ST

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marfan syndrome is a clinically and allelic heterogeneous, heritable connective tissue disorder with infrequently reported neuromuscular features. This study is the first to delineate these symptoms in a non-selected population. Neuromuscular involvement was evaluated in 10 Marfan patients through a standardized quest...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Voermans Nc,Timmermans J,van Alfen N,Pillen S,op den Akker J,Lammens M,Zwarts MJ,van Rooij IA,Hamel BC,van Engelen BG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In whole-exome sequencing (WES), target capture methods are used to enrich the sequences of the coding regions of genes from fragmented total genomic DNA, followed by massively parallel, 'next-generation' sequencing of the captured fragments. Since its introduction in 2009, WES has been successfully used in several di...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Robinson PN,Krawitz P,Mundlos S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we describe the association of retinitis pigmentosa, hearing loss and vitiligo in two non-related patients. The second patient developed, in addition, an axonal polyneuritis after the age of 30. Previous reports dealing with this unusual combination of symptoms are discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Dereymaeker AM,Fryns JP,Ars J,Andresescu J,van den Berghe H

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited potentially fatal arrhythmogenic disorder that is characterized by prolonged corrected QT (QTc) interval. Mutations in three genes (KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A) account for the majority of the cases. However, 10 other genes are now known to be implicated in LQTS. In this ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Shinwari ZM,Al-Hazzani A,Dzimiri N,Tulbah S,Mallawi Y,Al-Fayyadh M,Al-Hassnan ZN

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hair loss in human is a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders. It is characterized by sparse to complete absence of hair on the scalp and other parts of the body. In few cases tightly curled twisted wooly hair (WH) on the scalp has been reported as well. The hair loss disorders, includ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Basit S,Khan S,Ahmad W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by major alterations of neurotransmitter activity due to damage of the substantia nigra. Changes in neuropeptide concentration within the basal ganglia may play an important role in the putative dopaminergic-peptidergic interactions associated with the disease. Cholecystokinin...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Fujii C,Harada S,Ohkoshi N,Hayashi A,Yoshizawa K,Ishizuka C,Nakamura T

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triglyceride synthesis is catalyzed by acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGAT), microsomal enzymes that use diacylglycerol and fatty acyl CoAs as substrates. Because DGAT1 expression is up-regulated during adipocyte differentiation and DGAT1 deficiency is associated with leanness in mice, we hypothesized that ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Ludwig EH,Mahley RW,Palaoglu E,Ozbayrakçi S,Balestra ME,Borecki IB,Innerarity TL,Farese RV Jr

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a ciliopathy characterized by retinitis pigmentosa, obesity, polydactyly, cognitive impairment and renal failure. Pathogenic variants in 24 genes account for the molecular basis of >80% of cases. Toward saturated discovery of the mutational basis of the disorder, we carefully explored ou...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Delvallée C,Nicaise S,Antin M,Leuvrey AS,Nourisson E,Leitch CC,Kellaris G,Stoetzel C,Geoffroy V,Scheidecker S,Keren B,Depienne C,Klar J,Dahl N,Deleuze JF,Génin E,Redon R,Demurger F,Devriendt K,Mathieu-Dramard M,Po

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:46,XY gonadal dysgenesis was transmitted as an autosomal-dominant trait in a large family with multiple affected members. Expressivity of the trait was highly variable, ranging from pure to partial gonadal dysgenesis associated with normal female genitalia or sexual ambiguity, to mild hypospadias in otherwise normal m...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Jawaheer D,Juo SH,Le Caignec C,David A,Petit C,Gregersen P,Dowbak S,Damle A,McElreavey K,Ostrer H

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are the largest generator of ATP in the cell. It is therefore expected that energy-requiring processes such as oocyte maturation, early embryonic or fetal development, would be adversely impacted in case of mitochondrial deficiency. Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations constitute a spontaneous model ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Steffann J,Monnot S,Bonnefont JP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 120 meiotic analyses of infertile men there were three cases with a particular meiotic anomaly: low chiasma count at diakinesis and spermatogenic arrest. All clinical findings, hormonal analyses and karyotypes from peripheral blood were normal. Meiotic studies showed that pachytene pairing was complete, but in d...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Mićić M,Mićić S,Diklić V

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A low arylsulphatase A activity was noted in the leukocytes and cultured skin fibroblasts of a child without any other symptoms of metachromatic leukodystrophy. Although the mother had a level of arylsulphatase commensurate with heterozygosity for the classical metachromatic leukodystrophy gene, the father had a vari...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Butterworth J,Broadhead DM,Keay AJ

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic variations in α-thalassemia mainly depend on the defective α-globin gene number. Genetic modifiers of the phenotype of Hemoglobin H (HbH) disease were poorly reported, apart from β-thalassemia allele that was identified ameliorating the severity of α-thalassemia. Because erythroid Krüppel-like factor (KLF1)...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Yu LH,Liu D,Cai R,Shang X,Zhang XH,Ma XX,Yan SH,Fang P,Zheng CG,Wei XF,Liu YH,Zhou TB,Xu XM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently characterized the transcriptome of the omental adipose tissue of non-diabetic, obese men with and without the metabolic syndrome (MS). The cysteine-rich protein 61 (CYR61) is one of the most differentially expressed genes between the groups and has been selected for a detailed molecular investigation....

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Bouchard L,Tchernof A,Deshaies Y,Lebel S,Hould FS,Marceau P,Vohl MC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sibship is reported of three generations of a Jordanian family of normal intelligence with a complex malformation of upper extremity, shoulder and thorax, which is combined with variously expressed congenital heart disease. The deformity consists of a flat glenoid fossa, a hypoplastic scapula, aplasia of the humerus...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Boehme DH,Shotar AO

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00