New syndrome with retinitis pigmentosa is caused by nonsense mutations in retinol dehydrogenase RDH11.

abstract：:Female aging entails a decline in fertility in mammals, manifested by reduced oocyte reserves and poor oocyte quality accompanied by chromosomal anomalies and reduced litter size. In addition to compromised genetic integrity, recent studies suggest that epigenetic mechanisms may be altered in aging oocytes, with age a...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lopes FL,Fortier AL,Darricarrère N,Chan D,Arnold DR,Trasler JM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcomeric α-actinins (α-actinin-2 and -3) are a major component of the Z-disk in skeletal muscle, where they crosslink actin and other structural proteins to maintain an ordered myofibrillar array. Homozygosity for the common null polymorphism (R577X) in ACTN3 results in the absence of fast fiber-specific α-actinin-3...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Seto JT,Lek M,Quinlan KG,Houweling PJ,Zheng XF,Garton F,MacArthur DG,Raftery JM,Garvey SM,Hauser MA,Yang N,Head SI,North KN

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CCG rich sequence immediately 3' to the CAG repeat that is expanded in Huntington's disease (HD) has recently been shown to be polymorphic with at least 4 alleles differing by multiples of 3 bp being found in the normal population. We have studied the allele distribution in 180 HD families resident in Scotland and...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Barron LH,Rae A,Holloway S,Brock DJ,Warner JP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RASopathies are a group of genetic syndromes caused by upregulated RAS signaling. Noonan syndrome (NS), the most common entity among the RASopathies, is characterized mainly by short stature, cardiac anomalies and distinctive facial features. Mutations in multiple RAS-MAPK pathway-related genes have been associate...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Motta M,Sagi-Dain L,Krumbach OHF,Hahn A,Peleg A,German A,Lissewski C,Coppola S,Pantaleoni F,Kocherscheid L,Altmüller F,Schanze D,Logeswaran T,Chahrokh-Zadeh S,Munzig A,Nakhaei-Rad S,Cavé H,Ahmadian MR,Tartaglia M,Ze

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to familial and non-familial forms of breast cancer has been difficult to accurately estimate because of the myriad of potential genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that can ultimately influence their expression and involvement in cellular activities. As one of these potential mechani...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chen X,Weaver J,Bove BA,Vanderveer LA,Weil SC,Miron A,Daly MB,Godwin AK

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal common fragile sites (CFSs) are genetically unstable regions of the genome that are induced by conditions that impair DNA replication. In this report, we show that treatment with the DNA polymerase inhibitor, aphidicolin (APH), slows the replication rate throughout S phase. To investigate the unusual sensi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Palakodeti A,Lucas I,Jiang Y,Young DJ,Fernald AA,Karrison T,Le Beau MM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recurrent t(9;22) (q22;q12) chromosome translocation has been described in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC). Fluorescent in situ hybridization experiments performed on one EMC tumour indicated that the chromosome 22 breakpoint occurred in the EWS gene. Northern blot analysis revealed an aberrant EWS transcr...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Labelle Y,Zucman J,Stenman G,Kindblom LG,Knight J,Turc-Carel C,Dockhorn-Dworniczak B,Mandahl N,Desmaze C,Peter M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease shares a common molecular basis with eight other neurodegenerative diseases, expansion of an existing polyglutamine tract. In each case, this repeat tract occurs within otherwise unrelated proteins. These proteins show widespread and overlapping patterns of expression in the brain and yet the dise...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Henshall TL,Tucker B,Lumsden AL,Nornes S,Lardelli MT,Richards RI

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS) is a rare disorder caused by mutations in GLI3 that produce a transcriptional repressor (GLI3R). Individuals with PHS present with a variably penetrant variety of urogenital system malformations, including renal aplasia or hypoplasia, hydroureter, hydronephrosis or a common urogenital sin...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Blake J,Hu D,Cain JE,Rosenblum ND

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several human inherited diseases have been localized to the Xq13.3 region of the human X chromosome (X-linked dystonia with Parkinsonism, sideroblastic anemia, SCID, Menkes disease and X-linked mental retardation loci). Genes involved in the phenotypes have been isolated for only two of them (Menkes and SCIDX). It was...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gecz J,Pollard H,Consalez G,Villard L,Stayton C,Millasseau P,Khrestchatisky M,Fontes M

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease of the central retina and the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the western world. The involvement of abnormal complement activation in AMD has been suggested by association of variants in genes encoding complement proteins with disease develop...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Kremlitzka M,Geerlings MJ,de Jong S,Bakker B,Nilsson SC,Fauser S,Hoyng CB,de Jong EK,den Hollander AI,Blom AM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of neural circuitry depends on the integration of signaling pathways to coordinate specification, proliferation and differentiation of cell types in the right number, in the right place, at the right time. Zinc finger protein 423 (Zfp423), a 30-zinc finger transcription factor, forms alternate complexes wi...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Alcaraz WA,Chen E,Valdes P,Kim E,Lo YH,Vo J,Hamilton BA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presenilins 1 and 2 (PS1/2), causative molecules for familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD), are multipass transmembrane proteins localized predominantly in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus. Heteromeric protein complexes containing PS1/2 are thought to participate in several functions, including intramem...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Wang HQ,Nakaya Y,Du Z,Yamane T,Shirane M,Kudo T,Takeda M,Takebayashi K,Noda Y,Nakayama KI,Nishimura M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a major cause of sudden death in the elderly. While AAA has some overlapping genetic and environmental risk factors with atherosclerosis, there are substantial differences, and AAA-specific medication is lacking. A recent meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies has identifie...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Marsman J,Gimenez G,Day RC,Horsfield JA,Jones GT

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncontrolled cell cycle entry, resulting from deregulated CDK-RB1-E2F pathway activity, is a crucial determinant of neuroblastoma cell malignancy. Here we identify neuroblastoma-suppressive functions of the p19-INK4d CDK inhibitor and uncover mechanisms of its repression in high-risk neuroblastomas. Reduced p19-INK4d ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Dreidax D,Bannert S,Henrich KO,Schröder C,Bender S,Oakes CC,Lindner S,Schulte JH,Duffy D,Schwarzl T,Saadati M,Ehemann V,Benner A,Pfister S,Fischer M,Westermann F

更新日期：2014-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased age, BMI and HbA1c levels are risk factors for several non-communicable diseases. However, the impact of these factors on the genome-wide DNA methylation pattern in human adipose tissue remains unknown. We analyzed the DNA methylation of ∼480 000 sites in human adipose tissue from 96 males and 94 females and...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Rönn T,Volkov P,Gillberg L,Kokosar M,Perfilyev A,Jacobsen AL,Jørgensen SW,Brøns C,Jansson PA,Eriksson KF,Pedersen O,Hansen T,Groop L,Stener-Victorin E,Vaag A,Nilsson E,Ling C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelin sheath thickness is precisely regulated and essential for rapid propagation of action potentials along myelinated axons. In the peripheral nervous system, extrinsic signals from the axonal protein neuregulin 1 (NRG1) type III regulate Schwann cell fate and myelination. Here we ask if modulating NRG1 type III le...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Belin S,Ornaghi F,Shackleford G,Wang J,Scapin C,Lopez-Anido C,Silvestri N,Robertson N,Williamson C,Ishii A,Taveggia C,Svaren J,Bansal R,Schwab MH,Nave K,Fratta P,D'Antonio M,Poitelon Y,Feltri ML,Wrabetz L

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The childhood motor neuron disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) results from reduced expression of the survival motor neuron (SMN) gene. Previous studies using in vitro model systems and lower organisms have suggested that low levels of Smn protein disrupt prenatal developmental processes in lower motor neurons, infl...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Murray LM,Lee S,Bäumer D,Parson SH,Talbot K,Gillingwater TH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart defects affect at least 0.8% of newborn children and are a major cause of lethality prior to birth. Malformations of the arterial pole are particularly frequent. The myocardium at the base of the pulmonary trunk and aorta and the arterial tree associated with these great arteries are derived from spla...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Vincent SD,Mayeuf-Louchart A,Watanabe Y,Brzezinski JA 4th,Miyagawa-Tomita S,Kelly RG,Buckingham M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human homologues of mouse cancer modifier genes may play a role in cancer risk and prognosis. A proportion of the familial risk of common cancers may be attributable to variants in such genes, each contributing to a small effect. The protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type J (PTPRJ) has been recently identified as ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lesueur F,Pharoah PD,Laing S,Ahmed S,Jordan C,Smith PL,Luben R,Wareham NJ,Easton DF,Dunning AM,Ponder BA

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the normal diploid mouse embryo, active demethylation of the paternal genome but not of the maternal genome occurs within only a few hours and in a highly coordinated fashion as the zygote proceeds through the first G1 phase. This zygotic demethylation may be necessary to reprogram the sperm genome for somatic deve...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Barton SC,Arney KL,Shi W,Niveleau A,Fundele R,Surani MA,Haaf T

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Aiming to identify novel genetic variants and to confirm previously identified genetic variants associated with bone mineral density (BMD), we conducted a three-stage genome-wide association (GWA) meta-analysis in 27 061 study subjects. Stage 1 meta-analyzed seven GWA samples and 11 140 subjects for BMDs at the lumbar...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Zhang L,Choi HJ,Estrada K,Leo PJ,Li J,Pei YF,Zhang Y,Lin Y,Shen H,Liu YZ,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Zhang JG,Tian Q,Wang YP,Han Y,Ran S,Hai R,Zhu XZ,Wu S,Yan H,Liu X,Yang TL,Guo Y,Zhang F,Guo YF,Chen Y,Chen X,Ta

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant progress in the identification of genetic loci for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), not all of the heritability has been explained. To identify variants which contribute to the remaining genetic susceptibility, we performed the largest meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies to date...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Yu Y,Bhangale TR,Fagerness J,Ripke S,Thorleifsson G,Tan PL,Souied EH,Richardson AJ,Merriam JE,Buitendijk GH,Reynolds R,Raychaudhuri S,Chin KA,Sobrin L,Evangelou E,Lee PH,Lee AY,Leveziel N,Zack DJ,Campochiaro B,Cam

更新日期：2011-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATM gene is responsible for the autosomal recessive disorder ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), characterized by cerebellar degeneration, immunodeficiency and cancer predisposition. A-T carriers were reported to be moderately cancer-prone. A wide variety of A-T mutations, most of which are unique to single families, wer...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gilad S,Bar-Shira A,Harnik R,Shkedy D,Ziv Y,Khosravi R,Brown K,Vanagaite L,Xu G,Frydman M,Lavin MF,Hill D,Tagle DA,Shiloh Y

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new gene, designated Smcx, was cloned from the mouse X chromosome by its homology to the Y located gene Smcy. Using direct in situ hybridisation Smcx was mapped to the distal end of the mouse X chromosome (XF2-XF4) and its human homologue, SMCX, was mapped to proximal Xp (Xp11.1-Xp11.2). Further meiotic mapping in t...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Agulnik AI,Mitchell MJ,Mattei MG,Borsani G,Avner PA,Lerner JL,Bishop CE

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkin E3 ubiquitin-ligase activity and its role in mitochondria homeostasis are thought to play a role in Parkinson's disease (PD). We now report that AF-6 is a novel parkin interacting protein that modulates parkin ubiquitin-ligase activity and mitochondrial roles. Parkin interacts with the AF-6 PDZ region through i...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Haskin J,Szargel R,Shani V,Mekies LN,Rott R,Lim GG,Lim KL,Bandopadhyay R,Wolosker H,Engelender S

更新日期：2013-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, poor nutrition, malabsorption and variation in cobalamin (vitamin B12) metabolic genes are associated with hematological, neurological and developmental pathologies. Cobalamin is transported from blood into tissues via the transcobalamin (TC) receptor encoded by the CD320 gene. We created mice carrying a ta...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Bernard DJ,Pangilinan FJ,Cheng J,Molloy AM,Brody LC

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA mismatch repair genes MSH2 and MLH1 have been shown to account for a major share of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). We searched for germline mutations in these genes in 35 HNPCC kindreds fulfilling the Amsterdam diagnostic criteria and in a further 20 kindreds with an average of four affect...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Nyström-Lahti M,Wu Y,Moisio AL,Hofstra RM,Osinga J,Mecklin JP,Järvinen HJ,Leisti J,Buys CH,de la Chapelle A,Peltomäki P

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen families with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) have been studied both by DNA sequencing and by emerin protein expression. Fourteen had mutations in the X-linked emerin gene, while three showed evidence of autosomal inheritance. Twelve of the 14 emerin mutations caused early termination of translation...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Manilal S,Recan D,Sewry CA,Hoeltzenbein M,Llense S,Leturcq F,Deburgrave N,Barbot J,Man N,Muntoni F,Wehnert M,Kaplan J,Morris GE

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00