Whole exome sequencing of a patient with suspected mitochondrial myopathy reveals novel compound heterozygous variants in RYR1.

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：:Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCLP) is a common birth defect affecting 135,000 newborns worldwide each year. While a multifactorial etiology has been suggested as the cause, despite decades of research, the genetic underpinnings of NSCLP remain largely unexplained. In our previous genome-wide l...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Cvjetkovic N,Maili L,Weymouth KS,Hashmi SS,Mulliken JB,Topczewski J,Letra A,Yuan Q,Blanton SH,Swindell EC,Hecht JT

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CAP+1 [A>C] (HBB:c.-50A>C) is a rare silent β-thalassemia (β-thal) mutation. Carrier individuals of this mutation show borderline hemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and Hb A2 levels. This mutation was previously reported in combination with different β-thalassemia mutations, leading to variable p...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Murad H,Moassas F,Fakseh NAL

更新日期：2021-01-24 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:With the implementation of a research project providing whole genome sequencing (WGS) to all pediatric cancer patients in Denmark (2016-2019), we sought to investigate healthcare professionals' views on WGS as it was actively being implemented in pediatric oncology. METHODS:Semistructured interviews were ca...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Byrjalsen A,Stoltze UK,Castor A,Wahlberg A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder caused by functional impairment of cilia throughout the body. The involvement of copy number variation (CNV) in the development of PCD is largely unknown. METHODS:We examined 93 Japanese patients with clinically suspected PCD from 84 unrelated fami...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Takeuchi K,Xu Y,Kitano M,Chiyonobu K,Abo M,Ikegami K,Ogawa S,Ikejiri M,Kondo M,Gotoh S,Nagao M,Fujisawa T,Nakatani K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the effects of haplotypes T-G and C-A derived from NG_012836.1:g.4160T>C and NG_012836.1:g.4326G>A on protein expression levels in vitro and identified the functional sequence in the regulatory region of the GABRB3 gene linked to possible associations with schizophrenia. METHODS:Reco...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Liu Y,Ding M,Liu YP,Zhang XC,Xing JX,Xuan JF,Xia X,Yao J,Wang BJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heritability of several psychiatric disorders is high, and specific at-risk variants have been identified. Therefore, genetic counseling and genetic testing can be prescribed to some psychiatric patients, but these services are not standardized for most of the population. The aims of the study were to ga...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Martorell L,Sanfeliu A,Blázquez A,Lojo E,Cortés MJ,de Pablo J,Vilella E

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:General practitioners (GPs) have an increasing role in referring patients with putative mutation in BRCA1/2 genes for genetics consultation and for long-term follow-up of mutation carriers. METHODS:We compared the expectations of the GPs' role according to BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and to GPs themselves. R...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Vande Perre P,Toledano D,Corsini C,Escriba E,Laporte M,Bertet H,Yauy K,Toledano A,Galibert V,Baudry K,Clotet L,Million E,Picot MC,Geneviève D,Pujol P

更新日期：2018-11-01 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:Submicroscopic chromosomal imbalance is associated with an increased nuchal translucency (NT). Most previous research has recommended the use of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for prenatal diagnosis if the NT ≥ 3.5 mm. However, there is no current global consensus on the cutoff value for CMA. In this ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Su L,Huang H,An G,Cai M,Wu X,Li Y,Xie X,Lin Y,Wang M,Xu L

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis is the most common malignant disease in the world. The disease is caused by changes in the metabolism, the structure and function of multiple joints, and joint tissues. Sumac is one of the indigenous plants of Iran and has traditionally been used as a spice in Iran. The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Momeni A,Maghsoodi H,Rezapour S,Shiravand M,Mardani M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fanconi anemia (FA) affects only one in 130,000 births, but has severe and diverse clinical consequences. It has been theorized that defects in the FA DNA cross-link repair complex lead to a spectrum of variants that are responsible for those diverse clinical phenotypes. METHODS:Using NextGen sequencing, we...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Velmurugan KR,Michalak P,Kang L,Fonville NC,Garner HR

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current practice by clinical diagnostic laboratories is to utilize online prediction programs to help determine the significance of novel variants in a given gene sequence. However, these programs vary widely in their methods and ability to correctly predict the pathogenicity of a given sequence change. The performanc...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Walters-Sen LC,Hashimoto S,Thrush DL,Reshmi S,Gastier-Foster JM,Astbury C,Pyatt RE

更新日期：2015-03-01 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:The PROX1 gene is specifically expressed in a subpopulation of endothelial cells that, by budding and sprouting, give rise to the lymphatic system. It also plays a critical role in neurogenesis and during development of many organs, such as the eye lens, liver, and pancreas. METHODS:We used next-generation ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Ricci M,Amato B,Barati S,Compagna R,Veselenyiova D,Kenanoglu S,Stuppia L,Beccari T,Baglivo M,Kurti D,Krajcovic J,Serrani R,Dundar M,Basha SH,Chiurazzi P,Bertelli M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malan syndrome is a recently introduced overgrowth disorder described in a limited number of individuals. Haploinsufficiency and also point mutations of NFIX gene have been proposed as its leading causative mechanism, however, due to the limited number of cases and different deletion sizes, genotype/phenotyp...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Bellucco FT,de Mello CB,Meloni VA,Melaragno MI

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Milroy-like disease is the diagnostic definition used for patients with phenotypes that resemble classic Milroy disease (MD) but are negative to genetic testing for FLT4. In this study, we aimed at performing a genetic characterization and biochemical analysis of VEGF-C variations found in a female proband b...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Mukenge S,Jha SK,Catena M,Manara E,Leppänen VM,Lenti E,Negrini D,Bertelli M,Brendolan A,Jeltsch M,Aldrighetti L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive or prolonged usage of dexamethasone can cause serious side effects, but few studies reveal the related mechanism. Dexamethasone work differently in blood tumors and solid tumors, and the cause is still obscure. The aims of this study was to identify potential biomarkers associated with the side eff...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Jiang D,Jin H,Zuo J,Kong Y,Zhang X,Dong Q,Xu Z,Li Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy-specific syndrome with incompletely understood pathogenesis. Previous study has demonstrated that the decreased CXCR2 in preeclamptic placentas may contribute to the development of preeclampsia. The role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CXCR2 gene in the pathog...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Chen H,Zhang Y,Dai L,Song Y,Wang Y,Zhou B,Zhou R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromosome 22q11.2 is susceptible to genomic rearrangements and the most frequently reported involve deletions and duplications between low copy repeats LCR22A to LCR22D. Atypical nested deletions and duplications are rarer and can provide a valuable opportunity to investigate the dosage effects of a smaller...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Woodward KJ,Stampalia J,Vanyai H,Rijhumal H,Potts K,Taylor F,Peverall J,Grumball T,Sivamoorthy S,Alinejad-Rokny H,Wray J,Whitehouse A,Nagarajan L,Scurlock J,Afchani S,Edwards M,Murch A,Beilby J,Baynam G,Kiraly-Borri

更新日期：2019-02-01 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:Genetic association studies for gastroschisis have highlighted several candidate variants. However, genetic basis in gastroschisis from noninvestigated heritable factors could provide new insights into the human biology for this birth defect. We aim to identify novel gastroschisis susceptibility variants by ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Salinas-Torres VM,Gallardo-Blanco HL,Salinas-Torres RA,Cerda-Flores RM,Lugo-Trampe JJ,Villarreal-Martínez DZ,Ibarra-Ramírez M,Martínez de Villarreal LE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integrated chromosome, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analyses have been effective in defining unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements. Discordant chromosome and aCGH results are rarely reported. METHODS:Routine cytogenomic analyses and literature ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Chai H,Grommisch B,DiAdamo A,Wen J,Hui P,Li P

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zhu-Tokita-Takenouchi-Kim (ZTTK, OMIM# 617140) syndrome is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by heterozygous variants in the SON gene (OMIM#182465, GenBank#NC_000021.9). There are only 33 cases and 26 causative SON variants reported to date since the first report in 2015. Here, we report a n...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Yang L,Yang F

更新日期：2020-11-01 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:IKZF1 is a relevant gene associated with the pathogenesis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and the rs4132601 (T>G) and rs11978267 (A>G) polymorphisms have been associated with the development of this disease in several populations. The aim of this study was to determine the allelic and genotypic frequencies ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Gutiérrez-Franco J,Ayón-Pérez MF,Durán-Avelar MJ,Vibanco-Pérez N,Sánchez-Jasso DE,Bañuelos-Aguayo DG,Sánchez-Meza J,Pimentel-Gutiérrez HJ,Zambrano-Zaragoza JF,Agraz-Cibrián JM,Vázquez-Reyes A

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant worldwide health problem, and is caused by Mycobacteria tuberculosis. Recent studies have suggested that FOXO3 plays vital roles in the risk of immune-related infectious diseases such as TB. METHODS AND RESULTS:The present study aimed to evaluate FOXO3 genetic variants and...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wang B,Wang Y,Wang L,He X,He Y,Bai M,Zhu L,Zheng J,Yuan D,Jin T

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00