Onset and organ specificity of Tk2 deficiency depends on Tk1 down-regulation and transcriptional compensation.

abstract：:Recent findings from genetic epidemiology and from genome-wide association studies point strongly to a partial overlap in the genes that contribute susceptibility to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD). Previous data have also directly implicated one of the best supported schizophrenia-associated loci, zinc finger...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Williams HJ,Craddock N,Russo G,Hamshere ML,Moskvina V,Dwyer S,Smith RL,Green E,Grozeva D,Holmans P,Owen MJ,O'Donovan MC

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene amplification is a common phenomenon in malignant neoplasms of all types. One mechanism behind increased gene copy number is the formation of ring chromosomes. Such structures are mitotically unstable and during tumor progression they accumulate material from many different parts of the genome. Hence, their conte...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Nord KH,Macchia G,Tayebwa J,Nilsson J,Vult von Steyern F,Brosjö O,Mandahl N,Mertens F

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A genetic contribution to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is well established. Several genome-wide linkage studies have identified a number of putative susceptibility loci for AMD but only a few of these regions have been replicated in independent studies. Here, we perform a meta-analysis of ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Fisher SA,Abecasis GR,Yashar BM,Zareparsi S,Swaroop A,Iyengar SK,Klein BE,Klein R,Lee KE,Majewski J,Schultz DW,Klein ML,Seddon JM,Santangelo SL,Weeks DE,Conley YP,Mah TS,Schmidt S,Haines JL,Pericak-Vance MA,Gorin

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RAD51C was defined by Meindl et al. in 2010 as a high-risk gene involved in hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Although this role seems to be clear, nowadays there is controversy about the indication of including the gene in routine clinical genetic testing, due to the lower prevalence or the absence of mutations ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Osorio A,Endt D,Fernández F,Eirich K,de la Hoya M,Schmutzler R,Caldés T,Meindl A,Schindler D,Benitez J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Mitochondrial genetic determinant for the development of CHD remains poorly explored. We report there the clinical, genetic, molecular and biochemical characterization of a four-generation Chinese family with maternally inherited CHD. Thirteen of 32...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Jia Z,Wang X,Qin Y,Xue L,Jiang P,Meng Y,Shi S,Wang Y,Qin Mo J,Guan MX

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The congenital malformation split hand/foot (SHFM) is characterized by missing central fingers and dysmorphology or fusion of the remaining ones. Type-1 SHFM is linked to deletions/rearrangements of the DLX5-DLX6 locus and point mutations in the DLX5 gene. The ectrodactyly phenotype is reproduced in mice by the double...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Conte D,Garaffo G,Lo Iacono N,Mantero S,Piccolo S,Cordenonsi M,Perez-Morga D,Orecchia V,Poli V,Merlo GR

更新日期：2016-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular protein homeostasis is achieved by a delicate network of molecular chaperones and various proteolytic processes such as ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) to avoid a build-up of misfolded protein aggregates. The latter is a common denominator of neurodegeneration. Neurons are found to be particularly vulnerabl...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Kim E,Wang B,Sastry N,Masliah E,Nelson PT,Cai H,Liao FF

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism and trafficking cause a variety of neurological disorders, but details of the molecular pathophysiology remain obscure. SPTLC1 encodes one subunit of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT), the rate-limiting enzyme in sphingolipid synthesis. Mutations in SPTLC1 cause...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： McCampbell A,Truong D,Broom DC,Allchorne A,Gable K,Cutler RG,Mattson MP,Woolf CJ,Frosch MP,Harmon JM,Dunn TM,Brown RH Jr

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The parent of origin-dependent expression of the IGF2 and H19 genes is controlled by the imprinting centre 1 (IC1) consisting in a methylation-sensitive chromatin insulator. Deletions removing part of IC1 have been found in patients affected by the overgrowth- and tumour-associated Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). T...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Cerrato F,Sparago A,Verde G,De Crescenzo A,Citro V,Cubellis MV,Rinaldi MM,Boccuto L,Neri G,Magnani C,D'Angelo P,Collini P,Perotti D,Sebastio G,Maher ER,Riccio A

更新日期：2008-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy holds great promise for curing Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common fatal inherited childhood muscle disease. Success of DMD gene therapy depends upon functional improvement in both skeletal and cardiac muscle. Numerous gene transfer studies have been performed to correct skeletal muscle pat...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Yue Y,Skimming JW,Liu M,Strawn T,Duan D

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult body height is a quantitative trait for which genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous loci, primarily in European populations. These loci, comprising common variants, explain <10% of the phenotypic variance in height. We searched for novel associations between height and common (minor all...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Du M,Auer PL,Jiao S,Haessler J,Altshuler D,Boerwinkle E,Carlson CS,Carty CL,Chen YD,Curtis K,Franceschini N,Hsu L,Jackson R,Lange LA,Lettre G,Monda KL,National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) GO Exome Sequencing

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) is one of the most intensively studied genes in developmental biology. It is a highly conserved gene, found in species as diverse as arthropods and mammals. The mammalian SHH encodes a signaling molecule that plays a central role in developmental patterning, especially of the nervous system and th...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Dorus S,Anderson JR,Vallender EJ,Gilbert SL,Zhang L,Chemnick LG,Ryder OA,Li W,Lahn BT

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the functional effects of nonsense mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in the COXI and ND5 genes in a colorectal tumor cell line. Surprisingly, these cells had an efficient oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS); however, when mitochondria from these cells were transferred to an osteosarcoma nuclear backgr...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Srivastava S,Barrett JN,Moraes CT

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK) is a blistering skin disease inherited as an autosomal-dominant trait. The disease is caused by genetic defects of the epidermal keratin K1 or K10, leading to an impaired tonofilament network of differentiating epidermal cells. Here, we describe for the first time a kindred with rece...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Müller FB,Huber M,Kinaciyan T,Hausser I,Schaffrath C,Krieg T,Hohl D,Korge BP,Arin MJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness. The purpose of this study is to identify novel genetic loci associated with the sight threatening complications of diabetic retinopathy. We performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association data for severe diabetic retinopathy as defined by diabetic macular edem...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Grassi MA,Tikhomirov A,Ramalingam S,Below JE,Cox NJ,Nicolae DL

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In our efforts to identify new loci responsible for non-syndromic autosomal recessive forms of deafness, DFNB loci, we have pursued the analysis of large consanguineous affected families living in geographically isolated areas. Here, we report on the study of a Lebanese family comprising nine members presenting with a...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Mustapha M,Weil D,Chardenoux S,Elias S,El-Zir E,Beckmann JS,Loiselet J,Petit C

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：:Increased cardiac angiotensin converting enzyme-1 (ACE1) is found in individuals who carry a deletion in intron 16 of ACE1 gene or in individuals who suffer from cardiac disorders, such as hypertrophy. However, whether a single increase in ACE1 expression leads to spontaneous cardiac defects remains unknown. To determ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Tian XL,Pinto YM,Costerousse O,Franz WM,Lippoldt A,Hoffmann S,Unger T,Paul M

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in MECP2 cause the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome (RTT OMIM 312750). Alternative inclusion of MECP2/Mecp2 exon 1 with exons 3 and 4 encodes MeCP2-e1 or MeCP2-e2 protein isoforms with unique amino termini. While most MECP2 mutations are located in exons 3 and 4 thus affecting both isoforms, MECP2 e...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Yasui DH,Gonzales ML,Aflatooni JO,Crary FK,Hu DJ,Gavino BJ,Golub MS,Vincent JB,Carolyn Schanen N,Olson CO,Rastegar M,Lasalle JM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper splicing is often crucial for gene functioning and its disruption may be strongly deleterious. Nevertheless, even the essential for splicing canonical dinucleotides of the splice sites are often polymorphic. Here, we use data from The 1000 Genomes Project to study single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the c...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Kurmangaliyev YZ,Sutormin RA,Naumenko SA,Bazykin GA,Gelfand MS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a genetically complex neuropathy that affects retinal ganglion cells and is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. WDR36, a gene of unknown function, was recently identified as causative for POAG at locus GLC1G. Subsequent studies found disease-associated variants in control popu...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Skarie JM,Link BA

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rod and cone photoreceptors in mammalian retina are generated from common pool(s) of neuroepithelial progenitors. NRL, CRX and NR2E3 are key transcriptional regulators that control photoreceptor differentiation. Mutations in NR2E3, a rod-specific orphan nuclear receptor, lead to loss of rods, increased density of S-co...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Cheng H,Aleman TS,Cideciyan AV,Khanna R,Jacobson SG,Swaroop A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK), (bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma), is an autosomal dominant human skin disorder. Recently, we and others have described mutations in keratins 1 and 10 (K1 and K10) in patients with this disease. Structure-function models predict that these mutations would impair normal...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Rothnagel JA,Fisher MP,Axtell SM,Pittelkow MR,Anton-Lamprecht I,Huber M,Hohl D,Roop DR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epilepsies are a group of disorders characterised by recurrent seizures caused by episodes of abnormal neuronal hyperexcitability involving the brain. Up to 60 million people are affected worldwide and genetic factors may contribute to the aetiology in up to 40% of patients. The most common human genetic epilepsie...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Elmslie FV,Rees M,Williamson MP,Kerr M,Kjeldsen MJ,Pang KA,Sundqvist A,Friis ML,Chadwick D,Richens A,Covanis A,Santos M,Arzimanoglou A,Panayiotopoulos CP,Curtis D,Whitehouse WP,Gardiner RM

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haploinsufficiency of the single-minded homology 1 (SIM1) gene in humans and mice leads to severe obesity, suggesting that altered expression of SIM1, by way of regulatory elements such as enhancers, could predispose individuals to obesity. Here, we identified transcriptional enhancers that could regulate SIM1, using ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Kim MJ,Oksenberg N,Hoffmann TJ,Vaisse C,Ahituv N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CUL4A and CUL4B are closely related cullin family members and can each assemble a Cullin-RING E3 ligase complex (CRL) and participate in a variety of biological processes. While the CRLs formed by the two cullin members may have common targets, the two appeared to have very different consequences when mutated or disru...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Zhao X,Jiang B,Hu H,Mao F,Mi J,Li Z,Liu Q,Shao C,Gong Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NSDHL, for NAD(P)H steroid dehydrogenase-like, encodes a sterol dehydrogenase or decarboxylase involved in the sequential removal of two C-4 methyl groups in post-squalene cholesterol biosynthesis. Mutations in this gene are associated with human CHILD syndrome (congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform nevus and li...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Caldas H,Herman GE

更新日期：2003-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Histamine (HA) acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain, which participates in the regulation of many biological processes including inflammation, gastric acid secretion and neuromodulation. The enzyme histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT) inactivates HA by transferring a methyl group from S-adenosyl-l-methionine to HA,...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Heidari A,Tongsook C,Najafipour R,Musante L,Vasli N,Garshasbi M,Hu H,Mittal K,McNaughton AJ,Sritharan K,Hudson M,Stehr H,Talebi S,Moradi M,Darvish H,Arshad Rafiq M,Mozhdehipanah H,Rashidinejad A,Samiei S,Ghadami M,

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by expansion of a glutamine repeat in huntingtin. Mutant huntingtin contains 36-55 repeats in adult HD patients and >60 repeats in juvenile HD patients. An N-terminal fragment of mutant huntingtin forms aggregates in neuronal nuclei in the brains of transgenic mice and HD patients. ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Li SH,Li XJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor gene cause Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Neurofibromin, the protein product of NF1, functions as a negative regulator of Ras activity. Some NF1 patients develop cardiovascular disease, which represents an underrecognized disease complication and contributes to excess morbidity a...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Stansfield BK,Bessler WK,Mali R,Mund JA,Downing B,Li F,Sarchet KN,DiStasi MR,Conway SJ,Kapur R,Ingram DA Jr

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00