Transcobalamins in the etiology of neural tube defects.

abstract：:We investigated whether an association exists between genetic variants of the human obesity (OB or leptin) gene and body mass index (BMI) or weight in subjects with Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) and in age- and gender-matched lean and obese subjects without PWS. The study included 51 subjects with PWS (mean age = 17.7 +...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Butler MG,Hedges L,Hovis CL,Feurer ID

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:Acrodysostosis is characterized by a peripheral dysostosis that is accompanied by short stature, midface hypoplasia, and developmental delay. Recently, it was shown that heterozygous point mutations in the PRKAR1A gene cause acrodysostosis with hormone resistance. By mutational analysis of the PRKAR1A gene we detected...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Muhn F,Klopocki E,Graul-Neumann L,Uhrig S,Colley A,Castori M,Lankes E,Henn W,Gruber-Sedlmayr U,Seifert W,Horn D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy presented with recurrent coma associated with hyperammonemia and infection is reported. A liver biopsy revealed decreased ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) activity (16% of normal). The enzymatic abnormality in the child is supported by the finding of elevated orotic acid excretion in his mother follow...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Oizumi J,Ng WG,Koch R,Shaw KN,Sweetman L,Velazquez A,Donnell GN

更新日期：1984-06-01 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：:The locus DXS255 was studied using the probe M27 beta in ten probands with Rett syndrome and in eight of their families. No evidence of uniparental disomy of the X chromosome was detected, as all informative probands had inherited an allele from each of their parents. Differential methylation of a CCGG site within the...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Webb T,Watkiss E,Woods CG

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined the insertion/deletion (Ins/Del) and XbaI polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene and the -36delG polymorphism in the sterol regulatory element binding protein-1a (SREBP-1a) gene in 298 patients with non-diabetic angiographically assessed coronary artery disease (CAD), and 188 heal...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Rios DL,Vargas AF,Torres MR,Zago AJ,Callegari-Jacques SM,Hutz MH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case report on an infant with de novo terminal deletions on the long arm of chromosome 14 and on the short arm of chromosome 20 [46, XX, del(14)(q32)del(20)(p11)]. Examination revealed that the infant had a peculiar face, a cleft and high palate, abnormal dentition, butterfly-like vertebral defects, finger a...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Uehara S,Akai Y,Takeyama Y,Okamura K,Takabayashi T,Yajima A,Natsui M,Nakai H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 100 children with Down syndrome (DS), the parental origin of the supernumery chromosome 21 was investigated. In 76 out of the 100 cases the polymorphic regions were informative, i.e. the nondisjunction could be traced. Assessment of the alpha 1-antitrypsin/alpha 1-protease inhibitor (PI) types in these DS children ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Jongbloet PH,Frants RR,Hamers AJ

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GNE myopathy or hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM) is an ultra-rare severely disabling autosomal recessive adult onset muscle disease which affects roughly one to three individuals per million worldwide. Genetically, HIBM is caused by mutations in the glucosamine (UDP-N-acetyl)-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine k...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Khademian H,Mehravar E,Urtizberea J,Sagoo S,Sandoval L,Carbajo R,Darvish B,Valles-Ayoub Y,Darvish D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are at least nine major cancer susceptibility syndromes that infer an increased risk for colorectal cancer and/or colorectal polyposis; hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome, Muir-Torre syndrome, Turcot syndrome, the I1307K polymorphism of the APC gene, familial adenomatous polyposis, attenuated fam...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Hampel H,Peltomaki P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical, pathological and genetic study was made of 50 patients with retinoblastoma in the Newcastle Hospital region over the period 1931-1970 inclusive. Twenty-seven patients were affected in one eye only; 23 had bilateral tumours. The incidence of the tumour was approximately 1:16,000 live births. Bilateral cases...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Aherne GE,Roberts DF

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we consider the motivation behind contemporary single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) initiatives. Many of these initiatives are projected to involve large, population-based surveys. We therefore emphasize the utility of SNPs for genetic epidemiology studies. We start by offering an overview of genetic p...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Schork NJ,Fallin D,Lanchbury JS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physician-patient relationship was governed for centuries by the ethical principle of beneficence and the physician's dedication to the principle of doing no harm. This structure shifted, however, to the principle of personal autonomy as medical and surgical knowledge expanded and patients, rather than physicians,...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Pelias MK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by ocular and cutaneous hypopigmentation and neurological manifestations. A few reports have been published since 1967. In this report, we present a new case of Cross syndrome with additional findings such as urinary tract abnormality, bilateral inguinal hernia, focal in...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Tezcan I,Demir E,Aşan E,Kale G,Müftüoğlu SF,Kotiloğlu E

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The forkhead, Fox, gene family comprises a diverse group of 'winged-helix' transcription factors that play important roles in development, metabolism, cancer and aging. Recently, several forkhead genes have been demonstrated to play critical roles in lymphocyte development and effector functions. Alterations of the FO...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Amorosi S,D'Armiento M,Calcagno G,Russo I,Adriani M,Christiano AM,Weiner L,Brissette JL,Pignata C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a familial cardiomyopathy featured by fibrofatty replacement of cardiomyocytes. Responsible genetic factors are not discernible in approximately one-third of ACM probands. To investigate this further, we performed whole genome sequencing in 14 mutation-negative ACM probands who u...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Rao M,Guo G,Li M,Chen S,Chen K,Chen X,Song J,Hu S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An MYH2 mutation p.(Glu706Lys) was originally described in a family with autosomal dominant inheritance, where the affected family members presented with multiple congenital contractures and ophthalmoplegia, progressing to a proximal myopathy in adulthood. Another patient with a dominant mutation p.(Leu1870Pro) was de...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Cabrera-Serrano M,Fabian VA,Boutilier J,Wise C,Faiz F,Lamont PJ,Laing NG

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old Saudi female child with extreme failure to thrive, striking dysmorphic features, developmental delay, congenital hypoparathyroidism, UTI, seizures, chronic otitis media, chronic non-specific gastroenteritis and repeated life-threatening infections was followed from birth. She was the product of first-cous...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kalam MA,Hafeez W

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-year-old boy is reported with bilateral hypoplastic patellae and multiple congenital skeletal anomalies. Since this constellation of bony malformations has not been described previously, we believe this represents a new syndrome most probably of genetic etiology. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Sandhaus YS,Ben-Ami T,Chechick A,Goodman RM

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on an investigation into the differences in image quality of different components used in a digital image processing system for chromosome analysis. As chromosome aberrations are important tools in the cloning of genes, it is important to know if the introduction of computerized analysis systems inc...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Nivall S,Holmquist D,Gustavsson T,Wahlström J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two semen samples from a 47,XXY male were examined using chromosome-specific DNA probes and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to determine the distribution of sex chromosomes and an autosome (chromosome 17) in the sperm. A motile population of sperm was also prepared from one sample using the swim-up technique ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Han TH,Ford JH,Flaherty SP,Webb GC,Matthews CD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parental origin of an extra chromosome in Edwards syndrome has been investigated in 23 families by the combination of the VNTR probe pERT25, two microsatellite polymorphisms for D18S34 and D18S40, and several two-allele polymorphisms. Of the 23 cases, 22 were informative, with 17 (77%) being maternal and 5 (23%) p...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Ya-gang X,Robinson WP,Spiegel R,Binkert F,Ruefenacht U,Schinzel AA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

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：:Usher syndrome type III is an autosomal recessive disorder clinically characterized by the association of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), variable presence of vestibular dysfunction and progressive hearing loss, being the progression of the hearing impairment the critical parameter classically used to distinguish this form...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Aller E,Jaijo T,Oltra S,Alió J,Galán F,Nájera C,Beneyto M,Millán JM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a dysmorphic syndrome in eight males of the same family (four brothers, three cousins and one uncle) that is characterised by: mental retardation, facial dysmorphia, abnormal growth of teeth, skin dimple at the lower back, clinodactyly, patella luxation, malformation of lower limbs, abnormalities of the fun...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Prieto F,Badía L,Mulas F,Monfort A,Mora F

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-week gestation, premature neonate who developed a transient myeloproliferative disorder is presented. The morphological features of Down syndrome were not obvious at this gestational age, and the cytogenetic studies gave a misleading normal karyotype after the infant received non-irradiated blood. The diagnosis o...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Druce M,Cohen IJ,Naor N,Shohat M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant hyperthermia (MH)-related mutations have been identified in the ryanodine receptor type 1 gene (RYR1) and in the dihydropyridine gene (CACNA1S), but about half of the patients do not have causative mutations in these genes. We wanted to study the contribution of other muscle genes to the RYR1 phenotypes. We ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Broman M,Kleinschnitz I,Bach JE,Rost S,Islander G,Müller CR

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two of three unrelated children with de novo congenital complex chromosome rearrangements (CCR) with more than four chromosome breaks had cleft lip and palate as one of several congenital anomalies. In patient 1, unilateral complete cleft of the primary and secondary palates accompanied severe ectrodactyly, bilateral ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kousseff BG,Papenhausen P,Neu RL,Essig YP,Saraceno CA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diastrophic dysplasia (DTD) is an autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by SLC26A2 mutations. Clinical features include short stature, joint contractures, spinal deformities, and cleft palate. SLC26A2 mutations also result in other skeletal dysplasias, including the milder recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplas...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Mäkitie O,Geiberger S,Horemuzova E,Hagenäs L,Moström E,Nordenskjöld M,Grigelioniene G,Nordgren A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00