Methylation of the Sclerostin (SOST) Gene in Serum Free DNA: A New Bone Biomarker?

abstract：AIMS:New sequencing technologies allow increased opportunities to use genomic-based diagnostic tests (genomic tests) in routine clinical practice, which will impact healthcare budgets and patients' outcomes. This article aims to generate a list of recommendations on how the principles and methods of cost-effectiveness ...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Spackman E,Hinde S,Bojke L,Payne K,Sculpher M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:The studied group comprises 124 patients with acute myocardial infarction on dual antiplatelet therapy with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and thienopyridines. Antiplatelet therapy was monitored by platelet-rich plasma light transmittance aggregometry (LTA) using the APACT 4004 analyzer (Helena Laboratories) and by...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Ulehlova J,Slavik L,Kucerova J,Krcova V,Vaclavik J,Indrak K

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Aims: Circadian rhythm genes including Period 3 (Per3) are associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and have an effect on the patient's response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. The aim of this study was to identify possible associat...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Xu Y,Ma H,Zhao T,Wen D,Wen Y,Qiao D,Liu Z

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Genetic testing has become a routine part of prenatal care, the test being offered according to ethnic origin. However, not all clients take the offered tests while others take unnecessary tests. The present study aimed at examining the effects of risk perception, hypochondria, trait anxiety, and attitudes to gene...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Barnoy S,Zelikaman L,Bar-Tal Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have found an association between the SNP rs143383 + 104T/C in the growth differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) gene and the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in various populations worldwide. OBJECTIVE:To discover if there is an association between the SNP rs143383 + 104T/C, in the GD...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： García-Alvarado F,Rosales-González M,Arellano-Pérez-Vertti D,Espino-Silva P,Meza-Velazquez M,Ruiz-Flores P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytokines are a group of polypeptides with an important role in the inflammatory response. It has been suggested that certain polymorphisms located in several cytokine genes are associated with different diseases. The aim of the present study was to establish the gene frequency of 13 polymorphisms of the IL-...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Vargas-Alarcon G,Ramírez-Bello J,Juárez-Cedillo T,Ramírez-Fuentes S,Carrillo-Sánchez S,Fragoso JM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Polymorphisms in DNA damage repair genes may affect DNA repair capacity and modulate breast cancer susceptibility. In this study, we aimed to analyze two polymorphisms for each of the DNA repair genes X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) rs25487 and rs1799782 and excision repair cross-complementing gro...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Zhu G,Wang L,Guo H,Lu L,Yang S,Wang T,Guo H,Wang H,Min J,Yang K,Chen X,Liu Y,Wang Z,Su H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution melting (HRM) of DNA is a versatile method for mutation scanning that monitors the fluorescence of double-strand DNA with saturating dye. Performing HRM on a real-time thermocycler enables semiquantitative analysis (quantitative polymerase chain reaction, qPCR) to be associated to HRM analysis for dete...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Coulet F,Pires F,Rouleau E,Lefol C,Martin S,Colas C,Cohen-Haguenauer O,Giurgea I,Fajac A,Noguès C,Demange L,Hardouin A,Lidereau R,Soubrier F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between telomere length (TL) and mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) in children. METHODS:Leukocyte TL and mtDNAcn were measured by real-time PCR in 98 Mexican children 6-12 years of age from Salamanca, México. RESULTS:A positive association...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Alegría-Torres JA,Velázquez-Villafaña M,López-Gutiérrez JM,Chagoyán-Martínez MM,Rocha-Amador DO,Costilla-Salazar R,García-Torres L

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Currently, there is a debate regarding the roles of two functional fibrinogen-related variants (rs6050 and rs1800790) and ischemic stroke (IS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 1402 subjects (834 cases and 568 controls) were genotyped for single-nucleotide polymorphisms rs6050 and rs1800790 with the ligatio...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Zhang J,Yu L,Yin Y,Lu Q,Lei L,Xiao J,Guo J,Zhao J,Wang Y,He G,Xu Y,He L

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The dopaminergic and endocannabinoid systems are involved in regulation of feeding behavior. The aim of the study is to examine the possible relation between polymorphisms of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) and cannabinoid receptor-1 (CNR1) genes and childhood obesity. METHODS:A hundred obese children and 100 hea...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Col Araz N,Nacak M,Oguzkan Balci S,Benlier N,Araz M,Pehlivan S,Balat A,Aynacioglu AS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study was undertaken to investigate a length polymorphism of (GT)n repeats of the heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX-1) gene and its association with serum bilirubin levels in apparently healthy adults. METHODS:A total of 211 individuals (normal hematology and liver function test) with bilirubin levels of 1.7 to 2...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： D'Silva S,Borse V,Colah RB,Ghosh K,Mukherjee MB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The relationship between common haplotype-tagging polymorphisms (rs266729 [11365C>G], rs822395 [-4034A>C], rs822396 [-3964A>G], rs2241766 [45T>G], and rs1501299 [276G>T]) in the ADIPOQ gene and cancer risk has been investigated in different ethnic groups; however, these studies have yielded contradictory results. ...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Li Q,Ma Y,Sang W,Cui W,Li X,Liu X,Zhang W

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlations between three vascular endothelial growth factor 2 (VEGFR2) gene polymorphisms, +1192C>T, +1719T>A, and -604T>C, and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in Chinese Han population. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study, between September 2009 and September 2012, in a Chinese Han p...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Wang X,Wang HQ,Jian T,Qin WW,Xu F,Xin ZL,Wang YH,Zhang M,Lu HJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We describe a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol based on the fluorescent molecule SYBR Green chemistry, for a low- to medium-throughput analysis of Y-chromosome microdeletions, optimized according to the European guidelines and aimed at making the protocol faster, avoiding post-PCR processing, ...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Segat L,Padovan L,Doc D,Petix V,Morgutti M,Crovella S,Ricci G

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the molecular spectrum of alpha-thalassemia molecular defects in a population sample of Saudi Arabian patients from the eastern province. METHODS:DNA was extracted from 41 patients suffering from microcytic, hypochromic anemia. We screened the alpha-globin gene for deletional and nondeletional mutation...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Hellani A,Fadel E,El-Sadadi S,El-Sweilam H,El-Dawood A,Abu-Amero KK

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct evidence of the critical physiological role of connexins (Cxs) has come through the associations of several human diseases with pathogenic mutations in specific Cx genes. Currently, mutations in genes coding for five Cx proteins (Cx26, Cx30, Cx31, Cx32, and Cx43) have been shown to cause sensorineural hearing l...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Ouyang XM,Yan D,Aslan I,Du LL,Tekin M,Liu XZ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Aims: The aim of this study was to summarize the currently available evidence on the associations between the IL-10-1082G/A, IL-10-592A/C, and IL-10-819G/A polymorphisms and susceptibility to atopic dermatitis (AD). Materials and Methods: ...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Zhao J,Chen ZY,Li LF

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common inherited disorder in Caucasian populations, with more than 1400 cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations. The type of mutations and their distributions varies widely between different countries and/or ethnic groups. METHODS:We charact...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Sachdeva K,Saxena R,Puri R,Bijarnia S,Kohli S,Verma IC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Surviving under a stressful environment may be a real challenge. Individuals (and their offspring) with accumulated genetic variation in their DNA repair genes may have a higher probability to survive under these conditions. A partially unstable DNA repair system raises the mutagenesis rate and the probability for...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Voskarides K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between excision repair cross complementing group 2 (ERCC2) Asp312Asn polymorphism and lung cancer has been reported by many articles recently, but the results were controversial and inconclusive. Therefore, a meta-analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between them. Pooled odds ratios (ORs)...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Tan X,Wang Y,Shi L,Xian L,Guo J,Liang G,Chen M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hemochromatosis is an inherited disorder of iron metabolism, characterized by high absorption of iron by the gastrointestinal tract leading to a toxic accumulation of iron in various organs and impaired organ function. Three variants in the HFE gene (p.C282Y, p.H63D, and p.S65C) are commonly associated with...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Sumner K,Hubley L,Pont-Kingdon G,Mitchell S,Wayman T,Wilson A,Meadows C,Elenitoba-Johnson K,Pattison D,Dobrowolski S,Best H,Lyon E

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Despite the established link between malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and asbestos exposure, genetic risk factors may play a key role in MPM pathogenesis. The rs9939609 polymorphism in the FTO gene has recently been implicated as a risk factor for some types of cancer, such as breast, pancreatic, and prostate ...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Khella MS,Salem AM,Abdel-Rahman O,Saad AS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is present in various tissue cells, required for the pumping of lipophilic drugs (including glucocorticoids) out of cells. We hypothesized that polymorphisms in the P-gp encoding gene (multidrug-resistant transporter-1 [MDR1]) are related to individual differences in glucocorticoid sensitivity an...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Xue Y,Zhao ZQ,Hong D,Zhang HJ,Chen HX,Fan SW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common malignant intraocular tumor in children. Fifty percent of RB patients are carriers of a predisposing germline mutation with high penetrance. RB1 has been identified as the only pathological gene. We present the rapid detection of an RB1 gene mutation in a Han pedigree of two RB p...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Chen CY,Xu CM,Du ZF,Chen XL,Ren GL,Zhang XN

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Aims: To determine the clinical characteristics and genetic cause of Waardenburg syndrome type 1 (WS1) in a Chinese family. Materials and Methods: Evaluations, including history, clinical features, and audiological tests, were ...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Li S,Guo M,Ruan B,Liu Y,Cui X,Han W,Li R

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was undertaken to describe cancer risk assessment practices among primary care providers (PCPs). METHODS:An electronic survey was sent to PCPs affiliated with a single insurance carrier. Demographic and practice characteristics associated with cancer genetic risk assessment and testing activities we...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Vig HS,Armstrong J,Egleston BL,Mazar C,Toscano M,Bradbury AR,Daly MB,Meropol NJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Recently, genetic association studies have linked a number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with liver fibrosis risk of hepatitis C. The present study was designed to validate the association of emerging SNPs with development of liver cirrhosis and chronicity in a Chinese population infecte...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Peng L,Guo J,Zhang Z,Liu L,Cao Y,Shi H,Wang J,Wang J,Friedman SL,Sninsky JJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) plays a pivotal role in immune homeostasis. Dysregulated expression of CTLA-4 leads to many autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and type 1 diabetes (T1D). There has been a controversial association between the CTLA-4 +49...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Wang K,Zhu Q,Lu Y,Lu H,Zhang F,Wang X,Fan Y

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Inflammatory markers play an important role in the development of diseases related to metabolic syndrome, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary artery disease (CAD). The present study evaluates the association of -2518A>G polymorphism in the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) gene with T2D and CAD. R...

journal_title：Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers

authors： Kaur R,Matharoo K,Arora P,Bhanwer AJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00