Missed diagnoses: Clinically relevant lessons learned through medical mysteries solved by the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is characterized by a heterogeneous phenotypic spectrum of retinopathy, intellectual disability (ID), obesity, polydactyly, and kidney dysfunctions as the major clinical features. Genetic investigations have reported 21 BBS genes, the products of which are mostly located at the ce...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Muzammal M,Zubair M,Bierbaumer S,Blatterer J,Graf R,Gul A,Abbas S,Badar M,Abbasi AA,Khan MA,Windpassinger C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point mutations in intronic regions near mRNA splice junctions can affect the splicing process. To identify novel splicing variants from exome sequencing data, we developed a bioinformatics splice-site prediction procedure to analyze next-generation sequencing (NGS) data (SpliceFinder). SpliceFinder integrates two fun...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Spinelli R,Pirola A,Redaelli S,Sharma N,Raman H,Valletta S,Magistroni V,Piazza R,Gambacorti-Passerini C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN, OMIM 300894) is an X-linked neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in WDR45. WDR45 is required for autophagy, defect in WDR45 impaired autophagy which contributes for the pathogenesis of BPAN. Previously, we reported a novel de novo mutation ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Xiong Q,Li W,Li P,Zhao Z,Wu C,Xiao H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked disorder affecting the skin and other ectodermal tissues that is caused by mutation of the IKBKG/NEMO gene. Previous studies have reported that the overall mutation detection rate in IP is ~75%. We hypothesized that a low-level mosaicism existed in the remaining...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Kawai M,Kato T,Tsutsumi M,Shinkai Y,Inagaki H,Kurahashi H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromosome 14q11-q22 deletion syndrome (OMIM 613457) is a rare contiguous gene syndrome. Two regions of overlap (RO) of the 14q12q21.1 deletion have been identified: a proximal region (RO1), including FOXG1(*164874), NKX2-1(*600635), and PAX9(*167416) and a distal region (RO2), including NKX2-1 and PAX9. We ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Ponzi E,Gentile M,Agolini E,Matera E,Palumbi R,Buonadonna AL,Peschechera A,Gabellone A,Antonucci MF,Margari L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Homozygous inactivating GCK mutations have been repeatedly reported to cause severe hyperglycemia, presenting as permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM). Conversely, only two cases of GCK homozygous mutations causing mild hyperglycemia have been so far described. We here report a novel GCK mutation (c.11...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Marucci A,Biagini T,Di Paola R,Menzaghi C,Fini G,Castellana S,Cardinale GM,Mazza T,Trischitta V

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HSD10 mitochondrial disease (HSD10MD), originally described as a deficiency of 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (MHBD), is a rare X-linked disorder of a moonlighting protein encoded by the HSD17B10. The diagnosis is usually first suspected on finding elevated isoleucine degradation metabolites in ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Waters PJ,Lace B,Buhas D,Gravel S,Cyr D,Boucher RM,Bernard G,Lévesque S,Maranda B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) caused by variants in DNAJC12 was reported and this suggested a new strategy for diagnosis. But DNAJC12-associated HPA is a rare in Chinese population so far. METHODS:The clinical information and blood samples from the patient and his family members were collected and an...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Li M,Yang Q,Yi S,Qin Z,Luo J,Fan X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MYO3A, encoding the myosin IIIA protein, is associated with autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss. To date, only two missense variants located in the motor-head domain of MYO3A have been described in autosomal dominant families with progressive, mild-to-profound sensorineural h...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Doll J,Hofrichter MAH,Bahena P,Heihoff A,Segebarth D,Müller T,Dittrich M,Haaf T,Vona B

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eight different deletions and point variants of the X-chromosomal gene CNKSR2 have been reported in families with males presenting intellectual disability (ID) and epilepsy. Obligate carrier females with a frameshift variant in the N-terminal protein coding part of CNKSR2 or with a deletion of the complete g...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Polla DL,Saunders HR,de Vries BBA,van Bokhoven H,de Brouwer APM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Truncation FAM83H mutations cause human autosomal dominant hypocalcified amelogenesis imperfecta (ADHCAI), an inherited disorder characterized by severe hardness defects in dental enamel. No enamel defects were observed in Fam83h null mice suggesting that Fam83h truncation mice would better replicate human m...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wang SK,Hu Y,Smith CE,Yang J,Zeng C,Kim JW,Hu JC,Simmer JP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify potential causative mutations in SLC2A9 and SLC22A12 that lead to hypouricemia or hyperuricemia (HUA). METHODS:Targeted resequencing of whole exon regions of SLC2A9 and SLC22A12 was performed in three cohorts of 31 hypouricemia, 288 HUA and 280 normal controls. RESULTS:A total of 84 high-qualit...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhou Z,Wang K,Zhou J,Wang C,Li X,Cui L,Han L,Liu Z,Ren W,Wang X,Zhang K,Li Z,Pan D,Li C,Shi Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maple sirup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder. The disease-causing mutations can affect the BCKDHA, BCKDHB, and DBT genes encoding for the E1α, E1β, and E2 subunits of the multienzyme branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKDH) complex. In the present study, nov...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Nguyen TTN,Vu CD,Nguyen NL,Nguyen TTH,Nguyen NK,Nguyen HH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has high fatality and permanent disability rates due to the severe damage to brain cells and inflammation. The SERPINE1 gene that encodes PAI-1 for the regulation of tissue plasminogen activator is considered an important therapeutic target for aSAH. METHODS:Six SNP...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Lin M,Griessenauer CJ,Starke RM,Tubbs RS,Shoja MM,Foreman PM,Vyas NA,Walters BC,Harrigan MR,Hendrix P,Fisher WS,Pittet JF,Mathru M,Lipsky RH

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is now established as the first-tier cytogenetic diagnostic test for fast and accurate detection of chromosomal abnormalities in patients with developmental delay/intellectual disability (DD/ID), multiple congenital anomalies (MCA), and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We present ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zilina O,Teek R,Tammur P,Kuuse K,Yakoreva M,Vaidla E,Mölter-Väär T,Reimand T,Kurg A,Ounap K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) is a complex disease and genetic factors are one of the causes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of RETN (resistin; OMIM: 605565) and LDLR (low density lipoprotein receptor; OMIM: 606945) polymorphisms on the risk of alcohol-induced ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Liu C,An F,Cao Y,Wang J,Tian Y,Wu H,Wang J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related cataracts (ARC) is the most common blinding eye disease worldwide, and its incidence tend to become younger. However, the relationship between genetic factors and mechanisms is not fully understood. The aim of the study was to further clarify the relationship between ARC and genetic mechanisms in...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Li JK,Li LL,Li W,Wang ZW,Gao FJ,Hu FY,Zhang SH,Qu SF,Huang J,Wang LS,Wu JH,Chen F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single mutations in the ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABCC6) gene (OMIM 603234) are known to cause the rare autosomal recessive disease pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). Recently, we have found that copy number variations (CNVs) in pseudogenes of the ABCC6 gene are quite common. The aim of this study was to investig...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Kringen MK,Stormo C,Berg JP,Terry SF,Vocke CM,Rizvi S,Hendig D,Piehler AP

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been many reports on midkine as a promising marker in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the results are inconsistent and even conflicting. METHODS:This meta-analysis was performed to investigate the accuracy of midkine in the diagnosis of HCC. Meta-DiSc 1.4 software was us...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Tang J,Zhou X,Zhu SL,Li LQ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a congenital neurodevelopmental disorder manifesting as small brain and intellectual disability. It underlies isolated reduction of the cerebral cortex that is reminiscent of early hominids which makes it suitable model disease to study the hominin-specific volumetric expansion...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Rasool S,Baig JM,Moawia A,Ahmad I,Iqbal M,Waseem SS,Asif M,Abdullah U,Makhdoom EUH,Kaygusuz E,Zakaria M,Ramzan S,Haque SU,Mir A,Anjum I,Fiaz M,Ali Z,Tariq M,Saba N,Hussain W,Budde B,Irshad S,Noegel AA,Höning

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating next-generation sequencing (NGS) for retinal disorders may not reflect clinical practice. We report results of retrospective analysis of patients referred for clinical testing at two institutions (US and India). METHODS:This retrospective study of 131 patients who underwent clinically val...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Yohe S,Sivasankar M,Ghosh A,Ghosh A,Holle J,Murugan S,Gupta R,Schimmenti LA,Vedam R,Thyagarajan B

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As a common malignant tumor in the colon, colon cancer (CC) has high incidence and recurrence rates. This study is designed to build a prognostic model for CC. METHODS:The gene expression dataset, microRNA-seq dataset, copy number variation (CNV) dataset, DNA methylation dataset, and transcription factor (T...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Yang H,Jin W,Liu H,Wang X,Wu J,Gan D,Cui C,Han Y,Han C,Wang Z

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are from the family of noncoding RNAs. Existing studies have shown that lncRNAs are involved in many biological processes and are strongly related to the occurrence and development of tumors. Recent studies have indicated that lncRNA GIHCG participates in the progression of many...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Liu G,Jiang Z,Qiao M,Wang F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achondroplasia (ACH), the most common form of short-limbed skeletal dysplasia, is caused by gain-of-function mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. More than 97% of patients result from a heterozygous p.G380R mutation in the FGFR3 gene. We present here a child who had two de novo ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Nagata T,Matsushita M,Mishima K,Kamiya Y,Kato K,Toyama M,Ogi T,Ishiguro N,Kitoh H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neural tube defects (NTDs) are severe congenital malformations. Diabetes during pregnancy is a risk factor for NTDs, but its mechanism remains elusive. Emerging evidence suggests that protein malonylation is involved in diabetes. Here, we report the correlation between histone lysine malonylation in diabetes...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Cai T,Xiao Z,Li D,Wan C,Cui X,Bai B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a clinically heterogeneous disease characterized by extreme skeletal fragility. It is caused by mutations in genes frequently affecting collagen biosynthesis. Mutations in CREB3L1 encoding the ER stress transducer OASIS are very rare and are only reported in pediatric patients...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Cayami FK,Maugeri A,Treurniet S,Setijowati ED,Teunissen BP,Eekhoff EMW,Pals G,Faradz SM,Micha D

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) is a rare genetically heterogeneous cutaneous disease predominantly characterized by erythroderma, generalized abnormal scaling of the whole body and a collodion membrane at birth. Numerous causative genes have been demonstrated to be responsible for ARCI incl...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Li L,Liu W,Xu Y,Li M,Tang Q,Yu B,Cai R,Liu S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:TOP2B encodes type II topoisomerase beta, which controls topological changes during DNA transcription. TOP2B is expressed in the developing nervous system and is involved in brain development and neural differentiation. Recently, a de novo missense TOP2B variant (c.187C>T) has been identified in an individua...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Hiraide T,Watanabe S,Matsubayashi T,Yanagi K,Nakashima M,Ogata T,Saitsu H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C-Jun and EGFR have not been explored as targets via the mechanism of RNA silencing. Hence, this study designed an efficient C-Jun-h-825 small interfering RNA (siRNA) and investigated its effect on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and collagen expression in human keratinocytes exposed to UV radiation. METHODS...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Xiao H,Yang R,Yang F,Zhao Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence and the role of AGG interruptions within the FMR1 gene in the normal population is unknown. In this study, we investigated the frequent of AGG loss, in one or two alleles within the normal population. The role of AGG in the FMR1 stability has been assessed by correlating AGG loss to the preval...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Manor E,Gonen R,Sarussi B,Keidar-Friedman D,Kumar J,Tang HT,Tassone F

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00