Identification of a second "French Canadian" LDL receptor gene deletion and development of a rapid method to detect both deletions.

abstract：:Marinesco-Sjøgren syndrome and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism were observed in two kindreds, and they were found to occur togetherin 9 out of 10 affected individuals. The last patient had Marinesco-Sjøgren syndrome without manifestations of hypogonadism, and similar findings were observed in two affected sisters from ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Skre H,Berg K

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) constitute a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders. The transglutaminase 6 (TGM6) gene was recently suggested as a SCA causative gene in Chinese SCA families. In this study, two affected members of a three-generation Chinese family with SCA characterized by progres...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Li M,Pang SY,Song Y,Kung MH,Ho SL,Sham PC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NR4A2, a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, is involved in modulation of target gene transcription, regulating several developmental processes such as regulation of cellular homeostasis, neuronal development, inflammation and carcinogenesis. 2q24.1 deletions are extremely rare, and only 1 patient with a de no...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lévy J,Grotto S,Mignot C,Maruani A,Delahaye-Duriez A,Benzacken B,Keren B,Haye D,Xavier J,Heulin M,Charles E,Verloes A,Dupont C,Pipiras E,Tabet AC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical Menkes disease is an X-linked recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in ATP7A, which is located at Xq13.1-q21. ATP7A encodes a copper-transporting P-type ATPase and plays a critical role in development of the central nervous system. With rare exceptions involving sex chromosome aneuploidy o...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Desai V,Donsante A,Swoboda KJ,Martensen M,Thompson J,Kaler SG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific mitochondrial enzymatic deficiencies in the catabolism of branched-chain amino acids cause methylmalonic aciduria (MMA), propionic acidemia (PA) and maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). Disease-causing mutations were identified in nine unrelated branched-chain organic acidurias (BCOA) patients. We detected eight...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Stojiljkovic M,Klaassen K,Djordjevic M,Sarajlija A,Brasil S,Kecman B,Grkovic S,Kostic J,Rodriguez-Pombo P,Desviat LR,Pavlovic S,Perez B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast low density lipoprotein (LDL) plasma membrane receptor activity, measured as 125I-LDL association (plasma membrane binding plus intracellular accumulation) and degradation was determined in cell strains from 14 monozygotic (MZ) and 21 like-sexed dizygotic (DZ) normolipidemic twin pairs. The twins were betwe...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Magnus P,Maartmann-Moe K,Golden W,Nance WE,Berg K

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in PCDH19, which encodes protocadherin 19, have been identified in epilepsy, mainly in affected females. We summarized the clinical spectrum of female epilepsy patients with PCDH19 mutations in a Chinese population. We screened for PCDH19 mutations in 75 girls diagnosed with Dravet syndrome (DS) without a SC...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Liu A,Xu X,Yang X,Jiang Y,Yang Z,Liu X,Wu Y,Wu X,Wei L,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are the largest generator of ATP in the cell. It is therefore expected that energy-requiring processes such as oocyte maturation, early embryonic or fetal development, would be adversely impacted in case of mitochondrial deficiency. Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations constitute a spontaneous model ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Steffann J,Monnot S,Bonnefont JP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our findings in four cases of metachromatic leukodystrophy diagnosed in Greece during the last 4 years. The age of onset and the clinical symptoms were those described for the late infantile form of the disease. However, one patient retained his speech and mental abilities despite his pronounced motor regres...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Michelakakis H,Dimitriou E,Bartsocas C,Skardoutsou A,Giouroukos S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings born to consanguineous Bedouin parents and grandparents are reported with the phenotypic features of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), type VI. In addition, the affected individuals have a polyneuropathy as confirmed by nerve conduction velocity, electromyographic and muscle biopsy studies. We propose that th...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Farag TI,Schimke RN

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An autosomal dominant (AD) antecubital pterygium syndrome has been documented on the Indian Ocean Island of Rodrigues, and 11 affected family members in five generations have been studied over four decades. The consistent features include a fleshy web extending across the anterior aspect of the cubital fossa, absence ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Wallis CE,Shun-Shin M,Beighton PH

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid function has been studied in 121 patients between 13 and 48 years old with proven Down syndrome. Chemically, hypothyroidism was found in 17% and hyperthyroidism in 2.5% of the patients; 18% of patients had goiter. Thyroid antibodies were detected in 33% of subjects studied. The abnormal findings were almost eq...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Sare Z,Ruvalcaba RH,Kelley VC

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population-based genetic screening has been a mainstay of public health in the United States for many years. The goal of genetic screening is to identify individuals at increased risk for treatable diseases. The evolution of genetic testing to include multi-disease panels allows for new screening applications which ch...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Golden-Grant K,Merritt JL 2nd,Scott CR

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ezetimibe reduces plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by blocking sterol absorption in enterocytes. The NPC1L1 gene product was recently identified as the molecular target for ezetimibe, although functional details are incomplete. We used the non-response phenotype of plasma LDL cholesterol to ezetimibe t...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Wang J,Williams CM,Hegele RA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a combination of neurological symptoms and hamartomatous growths, and caused by mutations in the TSC1 and TSC2 genes. Overall, TSC2 mutations are associated with a more severe disease phenotype. We identified the c.3598C>T (R1200W) cha...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Wentink M,Nellist M,Hoogeveen-Westerveld M,Zonnenberg B,van der Kolk D,van Essen T,Park SM,Woods G,Cohn-Hokke P,Brussel W,Smeets E,Brooks A,Halley D,van den Ouweland A,Maat-Kievit A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1984, we interviewed 105 Belgian families with a Cystic Fibrosis (CF) child in order to assess the impact of the birth of their CF-child on subsequent family planning and to evaluate their attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis. Three years later, in 1987, they received a mailed questionnaire for an updating of the r...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Evers-Kiebooms G,Denayer L,Van den Berghe H

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poland anomaly and facio-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia are considered to be separate entities. We describe a 3-year-old boy with features of both Poland anomaly and facio-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of this combination of birth defects. Possible pathogenetic implications ar...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Cobben JM,van Essen AJ,McParland PC,Polman HA,ten Kate LP

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biallelic pathogenic variants in CA8 cause cerebellar ataxia, mental retardation and dysequilibrium syndrome 3 (CAMRQ3), a rare form of hereditary ataxia characterised by cerebellar hypoplasia/atrophy, variable intellectual disability and often quadrupedal gait. The few cases reported in the medical literature are all...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Richmond CM,Leventer R,Ryan MM,Delatycki MB

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A de novo supernumerary small marker chromosome 15 was observed in a female infant with mental and statomotoric retardation as well as minor facial dysmorphia. The marker chromosome was analyzed by ten different staining techniques and 5-azacytidine treatment of lymphocyte cultures. It is shown that the supernumerary ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Schmid M,Schindler D,Haaf T

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social stigmatization can disrupt the ability of individuals with genetic conditions to successfully adapt to their situation. We offer data on perceptions of stigma from a cross-sectional survey of 174 adults with Marfan syndrome by self-report. Fifty-six respondents (32%) reported feeling discriminated against or so...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Peters K,Apse K,Blackford A,McHugh B,Michalic D,Biesecker B

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline mutations of the STK11 gene mapped to chromosome 19p13.3 are responsible for Peutz Jeghers syndrome (PJS), a dominant disorder associated with characteristic gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and a predisposition to various cancers. We conducted a detailed investigation of germline STK11 alterations by pr...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Jiang CY,Esufali S,Berk T,Gallinger S,Cohen Z,Tobi M,Redston M,Bapat B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:XLαs, the extra-large isoform of alpha-subunit of the stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding protein (Gsα), is paternally expressed. The significance of XLαs in humans remains largely unknown. Here, we report a patient who presented with increased bone mass, hypophosphatemia, and elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) lev...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Chen X,Meng Y,Tang M,Wang Y,Xie Y,Wan S,Tian H,Yu X

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Arab population of Kuwait of approximately 1.3 million, 26 cases in 15 families were ascertained to have Bardet-Biedl syndrome (20 cases in 13 families) or Laurence-Moon syndrome (6 cases in 2 families). The apparently increased frequency of these interrelated autosomal recessive syndromes in Arabs is discussed...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Farag TI,Teebi AS

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with the oro-facial-digital syndrome II or Mohr syndrome presented laryngeal anomalies and hallucal and postaxial polysyndactyly of the feet. Those rare malformations are typically observed in patients with the Majewski syndrome, a lethal, short rib-polydactyly skeletal dysplasia with orofacial findings a...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Silengo MC,Bell GL,Biagioli M,Franceschini P

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An allele association study of 19 polymorphisms in surfactant proteins SP-A1, SP-A2, SP-B, and SP-D genes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was carried out. Trend-test analysis revealed differences (p < 0.05) in the frequency of alleles for some of the microsatellite markers flanking SP-B, and for one poly...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lin Z,Pearson C,Chinchilli V,Pietschmann SM,Luo J,Pison U,Floros J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease is the commonest malformation in humans and contributes greatly to the burden of disease in infancy. Increasingly, developmental origins are also implicated in heart disease in adults. Significant advances have been made over the past decade in elucidating morphogenetic events of heart formati...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Andelfinger G

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Danish pedigree with olivo-ponto-cerebellar ataxia, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait through six generations, has been studied. Forty-nine individuals were affected, and the main signs were staggering, ataxic gait, dysmetria and dysarthria. Early symptoms were always imbalance and clumsiness. Clinical feat...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Pedersen L

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old male with hypomelanosis of Ito (HI) is reported. One of his two children had a postaxial ray defect of one leg but neither had cutaneous features of HI. Somatic mosaicism for a gene defect lethal to ectodermal derivatives offers the best explanation for HI in males, with consequent negligible recurrence ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Moss C,Burn J

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 20-year-old male with severe Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and a de novo deletion (c.281delG, p.G94AfsX17) on the paternal PMP22 allele harboring c.353C>T (p.T118M). RNA-based sequence analysis confirmed the absence of nonsense-mediated decay and the presence of the mutant transcripts in Epstein-Bar...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Niedrist D,Joncourt F,Mátyás G,Müller A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 2 patients with Angelman syndrome (AS) due to paternal uniparental disomy (UPD). One patient is a female aged 30 years and the other a male aged 4 1/2 years. Both have the characteristic wide mouth and big chin, moderate mental retardation, virtually no speech but some 30 words of sign language and a happy...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Smith A,Robson L,Buchholz B

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00