Fertility in myotonic dystrophy in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean: a historical perspective.

abstract：:This qualitative study explored the impact of genetic risk information from BRCA1/2 testing on individuals' subjective understandings of self and self-identity. In-depth interviews were conducted with 39 participants (34 women and 5 men) who had received test results from BRCA1/2 testing. Themes emerging from qualitat...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： d'Agincourt-Canning L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An emerging challenge facing those who are concerned about the efficacy of public health programs is to understand how information from the DNA revolution might be used to improve our ability to predict the initiation, progression and severity of a common disease having a complex multifactorial etiology. In the course...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Sing CF,Zerba KE,Reilly SL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with the oro-facial-digital syndrome II or Mohr syndrome presented laryngeal anomalies and hallucal and postaxial polysyndactyly of the feet. Those rare malformations are typically observed in patients with the Majewski syndrome, a lethal, short rib-polydactyly skeletal dysplasia with orofacial findings a...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Silengo MC,Bell GL,Biagioli M,Franceschini P

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A de novo supernumerary small marker chromosome 15 was observed in a female infant with mental and statomotoric retardation as well as minor facial dysmorphia. The marker chromosome was analyzed by ten different staining techniques and 5-azacytidine treatment of lymphocyte cultures. It is shown that the supernumerary ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Schmid M,Schindler D,Haaf T

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple congenital malformations in a young girl with bilateral conductive hearing loss are described. Facial dysmorphic features include prominent supraorbital ridges, facial hypoplasia, facial asymmetry, downward-slanting palpebral fissures, high prominent nasal bridge with bifid nasal tip and a small lower jaw, an...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kumar D,Masel JP

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients, a 19-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy, with mosaic trisomy 18 and pigmentary dysplasias. Both patients had profound growth and mental retardation, marked kyphoscoliosis, bushy eyebrows, bulbous nose, simple ears, and joint contractures - clinical manifestations of long survivors with mosai...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Murano I,Ohashi H,Tsukahara M,Tonoki H,Okino F,Atsumi M,Kajii T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The von Hippel Lindau (VHL) syndrome is an inherited multi-tumour disorder characterised by clinical heterogeneity and high penetrance. The VHL gene has been shown to be a tumour-suppressor gene. A carrier of a germline mutation will be predisposed to a high variety of benign and malign tumours affecting different org...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Brieger J,Weidt EJ,Gansen K,Decker HJ

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline mutations in succinate dehydrogenase B (SDHB) predispose to hereditary paraganglioma (PGL) syndrome type 4. The risk of developing PGL or pheochromocytoma (PHEO) in SDHB mutation carriers is subject of recent debate. In the present nationwide cohort study of SDHB mutation carriers identified by the clinical g...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Rijken JA,Niemeijer ND,Jonker MA,Eijkelenkamp K,Jansen JC,van Berkel A,Timmers HJLM,Kunst HPM,Bisschop PHLT,Kerstens MN,Dreijerink KMA,van Dooren MF,van der Horst-Schrivers ANA,Hes FJ,Leemans CR,Corssmit EPM,Hensen EF

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three siblings with a combination of sensorineural deafness and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome have been investigated in a consanguineous Indian kindred. This syndrome, which to the best of our knowledge has not previously been reported, is probably inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Cornell J,Sellars S,Beighton P

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aneuploid karyotype with an extra submetacentric C-group chromosome was observed in all metaphase cells in 5 of 24 primary amniotic fluid cell clones and in admixture with normal cells in two additional clones. Trisomy 8 was demonstrated by R-banding. The parents elected to terminate the pregnancy. Successful cultu...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Swisshelm K,Rodriguez ML,Luthy D,Salk D,Norwood T

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have performed cytogenetic and molecular analyses of 45,X mosaics involving structurally abnormal Y chromosomes. Karyotypes were performed by standard cytogenetic methods and, in some cases, by fluorescence in situ hybridization, to distinguish monocentric and dicentric chromosomes. In addition, the deletions of Yq...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Jakubowski L,Jeziorowska A,Constantinou M,Kałuzewski B

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marinesco-Sjøgren syndrome and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism were observed in two kindreds, and they were found to occur togetherin 9 out of 10 affected individuals. The last patient had Marinesco-Sjøgren syndrome without manifestations of hypogonadism, and similar findings were observed in two affected sisters from ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Skre H,Berg K

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] plasma concentrations, which are genetically determined by apo(a) size polymorphism, are directly associated with an increased risk for atherosclerosis. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), who show an enormous prevalence of cardiovascular disease, have elevated plasma concentratio...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kronenberg F,Trenkwalder E,Sturm W,Kathrein H,König P,Neyer U,Gröchenig E,Utermann G,Dieplinger H

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular testing of patients with autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH) fails to detect a causal functional mutation in 15.25% of subjects. We studied an ADH pedigree in which known ADH-causing genes (LDLR, APOB and PCSK9) were excluded. Genome-wide analysis on 15 family members detected significant associati...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Cenarro A,García-Otín AL,Tejedor MT,Solanas M,Jarauta E,Junquera C,Ros E,Mozas P,Puzo J,Pocoví M,Civeira F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pakistani population has become an important resource for research on autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment (ARNSHI) due to the availability of large extended and highly consanguineous pedigrees. Here is presented the first report on the prevalence of gap junction beta-2 (GJB2) variants in Pakistan....

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Santos RL,Wajid M,Pham TL,Hussan J,Ali G,Ahmad W,Leal SM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin is a peptide reported to be one of the most potent vasoconstrictors known. Presumably, endothelin could play a role in the physiological regulation of blood pressure in healthy or hypertensive people. We have studied a normal restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) at the endothelin-I (EDN1) locus d...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Berge KE,Berg K

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Coffin-Lowry syndrome (CLS) is a rare X-linked semidominant syndrome characterized by severe psychomotor retardation, facial dysmorphism, digit abnormalities and progressive skeletal deformations. CLS is caused by mutations in a gene located in Xp22.2, RPS6KA3. This gene encodes for a growth factor-regulated serin...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Delaunoy JP,Dubos A,Marques Pereira P,Hanauer A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum-trypsin-inhibitory-capacity (STIC) and alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) genotypes were evaluated in 83 twins and 112 paired parents-of-twins. An increased prevalence (17.0--21.9%) of intermediate AAT deficiency (STIC less than 0.95 units/ml) was detected in both of these groups as compared to a prevalence of 4.1% in 1,8...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lieberman J,Borhani NO,Feinleib M

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of statins to strongly reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) varies interindividually and is partially influenced by genetic variants. Based on a comprehensive analysis of 23 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) known to be associated with pharmacokinetics and dynamics of statins, we develop...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Ciuculete DM,Bandstein M,Benedict C,Waeber G,Vollenweider P,Lind L,Schiöth HB,Mwinyi J

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:We report on a 20-year-old male with severe Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and a de novo deletion (c.281delG, p.G94AfsX17) on the paternal PMP22 allele harboring c.353C>T (p.T118M). RNA-based sequence analysis confirmed the absence of nonsense-mediated decay and the presence of the mutant transcripts in Epstein-Bar...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Niedrist D,Joncourt F,Mátyás G,Müller A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal dominant EEC syndrome consists of ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P). We investigated an EEC kindred with 10 affected persons in three generations in order to map the causative mutation in this family and to map modifier genes that contribute to the expressi...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Ray AK,Marazita ML,Pathak R,Beever CL,Cooper ME,Goldstein T,Shaw DF,Field LL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a paucity of research into the psychosocial impact of juvenile Huntington's disease (JHD) on the child and the family. The study reported here is part of larger project that aimed to address this and investigate the social and health care needs of those affected by JHD. Ten semistructured interviews wit...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Smith JA,Brewer HM,Eatough V,Stanley CA,Glendinning NW,Quarrell OW

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the L1CAM gene cause neurological abnormalities of variable severity, including congenital hydrocephalus, agenesis of the corpus callosum, spastic paraplegia, bilaterally adducted thumbs, aphasia, and mental retardation. Inter- and intrafamilial variability is a well-known feature of the L1CAM spectrum, a...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Basel-Vanagaite L,Straussberg R,Friez MJ,Inbar D,Korenreich L,Shohat M,Schwartz CE

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) are rare findings in clinical cytogenetics. As a result of the high risk of unbalanced segregation, familial cases are even rarer and maternal transmission occurs more frequently than paternal transmission. Analogous to Drosophila and mice, as well as to CCRs involving the Y c...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Grossmann V,Höckner M,Karmous-Benailly H,Liang D,Puttinger R,Quadrelli R,Röthlisberger B,Huber A,Wu L,Spreiz A,Fauth C,Erdel M,Zschocke J,Utermann G,Kotzot D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an important genetic trait associated with cardiovascular disease. While Lp(a) levels have been demonstrated to be approximately twice as high in black adults and children compared with whites, this relationship has not been assessed in the elderly. During the 1987 recall of the Charleston He...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Knapp RG,Schreiner PJ,Sutherland SE,Keil JE,Gilbert GE,Klein RL,Hames C,Tyroler HA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family is reported with an autosomal dominant inherited syndrome presenting some of the typical features of the tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome type II (TRP II) or Langer-Giedion syndrome. The critical region for the expression of the syndrome seems to be at band 8q24.1. In the affected members of the family report...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Shabtai F,Sandowski U,Nissimov R,Klar D,Halbrecht I

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously described four DNaseI hypersensitive sites (DH 1 to DH4) in the 40-kb intergenic region between the plasminogen gene and the apo(a) gene. Here, we wanted to analyse whether any of these sites, located 4, 21, 28 and 34 kb upstream of the apo(a) transcriptional start site, would act as an enhancer on ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Acquati F,Rönicke V,Taramelli R,Müller HJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：:Noonan syndrome (NS) is a congenital abnormality that affects multiple parts of the body. Approximately 50% of cases are caused by mutations in the PTPN11 gene. NS shares many clinical features with a group of developmental disorders including Costello syndrome and cardio-facio-cutaneous (CFC) syndrome. Recently, KRAS...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lee ST,Ki CS,Lee HJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00