Familial steatocystoma multiplex: HLA, Gm, Km genotyping and chromosomal analysis in two unrelated families.

abstract：:This review assessed parents' attitudes toward childhood genetic testing for health conditions, with a focus on perceived advantages and disadvantages. We also evaluated the factors that influence parents' attitudes toward childhood genetic testing. We searched Medline, Medline In-Process, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Social Wor...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lim Q,McGill BC,Quinn VF,Tucker KM,Mizrahi D,Patenaude AF,Warby M,Cohn RJ,Wakefield CE

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SATB2-associated syndrome (SAS) is a recently identified disorder characterized by neurodevelopmental deficits and craniofacial anomalies. Assessments of speech, language, and feeding-related issues were conducted among 61 individuals with SAS (median age = 86 months, range = 26 months to 29 years of age). Individuals...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Thomason A,Pankey E,Nutt B,Caffrey AR,Zarate YA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extremely rare pellagra-like condition has been described, which was partially responsive to niacin and associated with a multisystem involvement. The condition was proposed to represent a novel autosomal recessive entity but the underlying mutation remained unknown for almost three decades. The objective of this s...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Hijazi H,Salih MA,Hamad MH,Hassan HH,Salih SB,Mohamed KA,Mukhtar MM,Karrar ZA,Ansari S,Ibrahim N,Alkuraya FS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic underpinnings of recessively inherited moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss are not well understood, despite its higher prevalence in comparison to profound deafness. We recruited 92 consanguineous families segregating stable or progressive, recessively inherited moderate or severe hearing loss. W...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Naz S,Imtiaz A,Mujtaba G,Maqsood A,Bashir R,Bukhari I,Khan MR,Ramzan M,Fatima A,Rehman AU,Iqbal M,Chaudhry T,Lund M,Brewer CC,Morell RJ,Friedman TB

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently described a complex multisystem syndrome in which mild-moderate myopia segregated as an independent trait. A plethora of genes has been related to sporadic and familial myopia. More recently, in Chinese patients severe myopia (MYP25, OMIM:617238) has been linked to mutations in P4HA2 gene. Seven family mem...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Napolitano F,Di Iorio V,Testa F,Tirozzi A,Reccia MG,Lombardi L,Farina O,Simonelli F,Gianfrancesco F,Di Iorio G,Melone MAB,Esposito T,Sampaolo S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the neurological evaluation and MRI analysis of 30 patients, belonging to 16 families with Usher syndrome (US) type I and type II (US1 and US2). In addition to the classic visual and audiological abnormalities seen in these patients, we observed abnormal gait in 88.9% of US1 and in 66.7% of US2 patients an...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Tamayo ML,Maldonado C,Plaza SL,Alvira GM,Tamayo GE,Zambrano M,Frias JL,Bernal JE

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The logistic regression model is a popular model for data analysis in epidemiological research. In this paper, we use this model to analyze genetic data collected from gene-longevity association studies. This new approach models the probability of observing one genotype as a function of the age of investigated individ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Tan Q,Yashin AI,De Benedictis G,Cintolesi F,Rose G,Bonafe M,Franceschi C,Vach W,Vaupel JW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a wide range of clinical tools, the etiology of mental retardation and multiple congenital malformations remains unknown for many patients. Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) has proven to be a valuable tool in these cases, as its pangenomic coverage allows the identification of chromosomal a...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： D'Amours G,Kibar Z,Mathonnet G,Fetni R,Tihy F,Désilets V,Nizard S,Michaud JL,Lemyre E

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a country-wide screening examination in Sweden, PKU was observed in 75 (4.5 per 1,000) and hyperphenylalaninemia in 14 (0.8 per 1,000) of a total of 16,805 patients in institutions for the mentally retarded. In the national neonatal screening program in 1965-1975, which covered nearly 1 million individuals, PKU was...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Holmgren G,Larsson A,Palmstierna H,Alm J

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypotrichosis is a human hereditary hair loss disorder in which affected individuals show sparse to complete absence of hair on scalp and/or on different body parts. To date, at least eight isolated autosomal recessive and dominant forms of hypotrichosis loci have been mapped on different human chromosomes, and the co...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Basit S,Wali A,Aziz A,Muhammad N,Jelani M,Ahmad W

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synostoses of the carpals and metacarpals with oligodactyly were noted in a man whose brother was similarly affected. Since the proband's two children are normal, autosomal recessive transmission is probable. Although abnormalities of the feet, and particularly radioulnar synostosis, are lacking, this malformation is ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Pfeiffer RA,Meisel-Stosiek M

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess some of the emotional aspects of why parents seek genetic counseling and to measure the effect of genetic counseling in parents of children with Down's syndrome, pre- and post-counseling measures of anxiety, hostility, depression, and self-concept were obtained from 43 parents. Pre-counseling responses were ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Antley RM,Hartlage LC

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exome sequencing is being offered for children with undiagnosed conditions to identify a primary (causative) variant. Parental preferences for learning secondary (incidental) variants are largely unexplored. Our objective was to characterize values and beliefs that shape parents' preferences for learning their childre...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Sapp JC,Dong D,Stark C,Ivey LE,Hooker G,Biesecker LG,Biesecker BB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have investigated the close association that exists between CAG repeat number and the age at onset in SCA2 = spinocerebellar ataxia type 2. These studies have focused on affected individuals. To further characterize this association and estimate the risk of a carrier developing SCA2 at a particular ag...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Almaguer-Mederos LE,Falcón NS,Almira YR,Zaldivar YG,Almarales DC,Góngora EM,Herrera MP,Batallán KE,Armiñán RR,Manresa MV,Cruz GS,Laffita-Mesa J,Cyuz TM,Chang V,Auburger G,Gispert S,Pérez LV

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome analysis of G-banded cells from 92 individuals consecutively referred to the Cytogenetics Laboratory show that the paracentromeric band in the short arm (6p11), which stains negatively with G-banding and darkly with C-banding, shows a marked increase in size in about 9% of chromosome no. 6. The results of t...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Madan K,Bruinsma AH

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three siblings with a combination of sensorineural deafness and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome have been investigated in a consanguineous Indian kindred. This syndrome, which to the best of our knowledge has not previously been reported, is probably inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Cornell J,Sellars S,Beighton P

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoamine oxidase activity was assayed in platelets from 32 apparently healthy subjects using phenethylamine as substrate and two concentrations of oxygen (0.06 and 0.12 mM). Apparent Km (microM) and Vmax (nmol/mg protein/5 min) values were estimated from double reciprocal plots. The means of the Km and Vmax values we...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Koide Y,Sääf J,Roos SB,Wahlund LO,Wetterberg L

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most but not all epidemiologic studies have shown that lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Lp(a) levels are also strongly genetically influenced. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between Lp(a) levels in adult offspring and parental CVD mortality in 61 kind...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kim H,Marcovina SM,Edwards KL,McKnight B,Bradley CM,McNeely MJ,Psaty BM,Motulsky AG,Austin MA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sanfilippo syndrome type A (mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA; MPS IIIA) is caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme haparan N-sulphatase (NS). The genomic DNA segments of the NS gene from two Chinese patients with MPS IIIA were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, followed by DNA sequencing to study the molecu...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lee-Chen GJ,Lin SP,Ko MH,Chuang CK,Chen CP,Lee HH,Cheng SC,Shen CH,Tseng KL,Li CL

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 206 patients with Marfan syndrome were ascertained throughout genetic clinics in Wales and Scotland during the period 1970-1990. There were 45 deaths representing 22% of the cohort. Mean age at death was 45.3+/-16.5 years. 50% median cumulative survival in the total cohort (n=206) was 53 years for males and...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Gray JR,Bridges AB,West RR,McLeish L,Stuart AG,Dean JC,Porteous ME,Boxer M,Davies SJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family with three children with Waardenburg syndrome born to normal, unrelated parents is reported. This appears to be the first report suggesting germ-line mosaicism in Waardenburg syndrome. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kapur S,Karam S

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) has progressively replaced conventional karyotype in the diagnostic strategy of intellectual disability (ID) and congenital malformations. This technique increases not only the diagnostic rate but also the possibility of finding unexpected variants unrelated to the indica...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Nguyen K,Putoux A,Busa T,Cordier MP,Sigaudy S,Till M,Chabrol B,Michel-Calemard L,Bernard R,Julia S,Malzac P,Labalme A,Missirian C,Edery P,Popovici C,Philip N,Sanlaville D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for aneuploidies using cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood has been reported to have a high accuracy, only little evidence about its cost-effectiveness is available. We systematically reviewed and assessed quality of economic evaluation studies published between January 1...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Nshimyumukiza L,Menon S,Hina H,Rousseau F,Reinharz D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a family in which a woman with the mosaic karyotype 45,X/46,X,del(X)(p21.2) transmitted the deleted X chromosome to two daughters. The nature of the deletion was confirmed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). All three family members showed somatic Ullrich-Turner syndrome features, but only one daugh...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Zinn AR,Ouyang B,Ross JL,Varma S,Bourgeois M,Tonk V

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the insulin receptor gene have been reported in cases of type A insulin resistance. We report herein two cases of type A insulin resistance, which involve some novel mutations. Case 1 is a heterozygote of the C253Y missense mutation and case 2 is a heterozygote of the Y864X nonsense mutation. In the C253Y...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Osawa H,Nishimiya T,Ochi M,Niiya T,Onuma H,Kitamuro F,Kaino Y,Kida K,Makino H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most microdeletion syndromes identified before the implementation of array-comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) were presumed to be well-defined clinical entities. However, the introduction of whole-genome screening led not only to the description of new syndromes but also to the recognition of a broader spec...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Mosca-Boidron AL,Bouquillon S,Faivre L,Callier P,Andrieux J,Marle N,Bonnet C,Vincent-Delorme C,Berri M,Plessis G,Manouvrier-Hanu S,Dieux-Coeslier A,Thauvin-Robinet C,Pipiras E,Delahaye A,Payet M,Ragon C,Masurel-Paulet A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex: a genotypic and phenotypic analysis. A retrospective review of the clinical records and radiological images of 205 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) was performed to evaluate the prevalence and progression of hepatic lesions; examine the association of...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Black ME,Hedgire SS,Camposano S,Paul E,Harisinghani M,Thiele EA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of mental retardation is always a challenge to clinicians. The recognition of specific physical or behavioral characteristics can vastly improve diagnostic yield. Several genetic disorders have been identified to have certain behavioral characteristics, such as Williams syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome,...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Prasad C,Prasad AN,Chodirker BN,Lee C,Dawson AK,Jocelyn LJ,Chudley AE

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a dysmorphic syndrome in eight males of the same family (four brothers, three cousins and one uncle) that is characterised by: mental retardation, facial dysmorphia, abnormal growth of teeth, skin dimple at the lower back, clinodactyly, patella luxation, malformation of lower limbs, abnormalities of the fun...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Prieto F,Badía L,Mulas F,Monfort A,Mora F

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental retardation associated with short stature, craniofacial dysmorphism, macrodontia and minor skeletal anomalies is reported in two sisters and their mother. The similarity with and the relationship to the KBG syndrome is discussed and the importance of clinical syndrome identification in familial mental retardati...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Fryns JP,Haspeslagh M

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00