Regulatory variant in FZD6 gene contributes to nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate in an African-American family.

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: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:Medulloblastomas (MBs) are a heterogeneous group of childhood brain tumors with four consensus subgroups, namely MBSHH , MBWNT , MBGroup 3 , and MBGroup 4 , representing the second most common type of pediatric brain cancer after high-grade gliomas. They suffer from a high prevalence of genetic predispositio...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Tolonen JP,Hekkala A,Kuismin O,Tuominen H,Suo-Palosaari M,Tynninen O,Niinimäki R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deletional hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH)/δβ-thalassemia and δ-thalassemia are rare inherited disorders which may complicate the diagnosis of β-thalassemia. The aim of this study was to reveal the frequency of these two disorders in Southwestern China. METHODS:A total of 33,596 subjects w...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhang J,Yang Y,Li P,Yan Y,Lv T,Zhao T,Zeng X,Li D,Zhou X,Chen H,Su J,Yang T,He J,Zhu B

更新日期：2019-06-01 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:Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect with a prevalence of 1%-2% in the general population. NOTCH1, SMAD6, and GATA5 are associated with BAV in humans, but few cases have been reported that did not involve NOTCH1. Here, we identified novel in-frame variants in SMAD6 (c.1168_1...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Park JE,Park JS,Jang SY,Park SH,Kim JW,Ki CS,Kim DK

更新日期：2019-05-01 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:Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common hereditary kidney disease. The main mutational genes causing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) are PKD1 and PKD2 as well as some rare pathogenic genes. Unilateral PKD is rare in clinics, and its association with gene mutations is unclear. ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wang T,Li Q,Shang S,Geng G,Xie Y,Cai G,Chen X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital scoliosis (CS) is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine due to the vertebral malformations and has an incidence of 0.5-1/1,000 births. We previously examined TBX6 in Japanese CS patients and revealed that approximately 10% of CS was caused by TBX6 mutations. However, the genetic cause of rem...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Takeda K,Kou I,Mizumoto S,Yamada S,Kawakami N,Nakajima M,Otomo N,Ogura Y,Miyake N,Matsumoto N,Kotani T,Sudo H,Yonezawa I,Uno K,Taneichi H,Watanabe K,Shigematsu H,Sugawara R,Taniguchi Y,Minami S,Nakamura M,Matsum

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare group of disorders characterized by increased susceptibility to fractures due to genetically determined bone fragility. About 90% of cases are due to mutations in COL1A1 (17q21.33) or COL1A2 (7q21.3) resulting in quantitative or qualitative defects in type I collagen, a...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Numbere N,Weber DR,Porter G Jr,Iqbal MA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donohue syndrome (DS) is a rare and lethal autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the insulin receptor (INSR) gene, manifesting marked insulin resistance, severe growth retardation, hypertrichosis, and characteristic dysmorphic features. We report the clinical, molecular, and biochemical characterization o...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Falik Zaccai TC,Kalfon L,Klar A,Elisha MB,Hurvitz H,Weingarten G,Chechik E,Fleisher Sheffer V,Haj Yahya R,Meidan G,Gross-Kieselstein E,Bauman D,Hershkovitz S,Yaron Y,Orr-Urtreger A,Wertheimer E

更新日期：2014-01-01 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:Spinal neurofibromatosis (SNF) is a related form of Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) with a low incidence. Here, we report a SNF patient with NF1 (OMIM *613113) mutation in a classic NF1 family to enrich the case data. METHODS:We presented the clinical data of a 27-year-old female suffered from SNF. Two NF1 i...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Ning Z,Yang Z,Chen G,Wu W,He L,Sun Y,Cai D,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:β-Globin gene cluster haplotypes associated with the Hb D-Los Angeles mutation have been reported in many different locations in different populations including Italy, Iran, Thailand, Belgium, Mexico, Holland, and Turkey. In this study, we have identified genetic relationships and formation periods between t...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Ozturk O,Arikan S,Atalay A,Atalay EO

更新日期：2018-11-01 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:Opitz syndrome (OS) is a genetic disorder that affects mainly the development of midline structures, including the craniofacial region, embryonic heart, and urogenital system. The manifestations of X-linked OS are believed to be results of a malfunctioned gene, MID1, whose product has been shown to have ubiq...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Li B,Zhou T,Zou Y

更新日期：2015-12-12 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: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: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:To explore survival, causes of death, and the prevalence of cardiovascular events in a Norwegian Marfan syndrome (MFS) cohort. MFS is a heritable connective tissue disorder associated with reduced life expectancy-primarily due to aortic pathology. METHODS:A follow-up study of 84 MFS adults, initially invest...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Vanem TT,Geiran OR,Krohg-Sørensen K,Røe C,Paus B,Rand-Hendriksen S

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:In this letter, we want to add information to the paper "Genetics and genomic medicine in Argentina" that we considered it was lacking. Argentina is a big country with inequalities in the access to public health care, especially in medical genetics and genomics. ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Cotignola J,Rozental S,Buzzalino N,Dain L

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Considering that variability in immune response genes has been associated with susceptibility to leprosy and with disease severity, leprosy presents clinicopathological variants that are highly associated with the immune response, HLA-G has a well-recognized role in the modulation of the immune response, and polymorph...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Lucena-Silva N,Teixeira MA,Ramos Ade L,de Albuquerque RS,Diniz GT,Mendes-Junior CT,Castelli EC,Donadi EA

更新日期：2013-09-01 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

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:Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease which primarily manifested with developing adenomas or polyps in colon or rectum. It is caused by the germline mutations in adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. Patients with FAP are usually manifested with "hundreds or even ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wang D,Liang S,Zhang X,Dey SK,Li Y,Xu C,Yu Y,Li M,Zhao G,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 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:Sialidosis type 1 is a rare inherited disorder with a high disability. No genetically confirmed mainland Chinese patient with sialidosis type 1 has been reported. This study evaluated the phenotypes and genotypes of mainland Chinese patients with sialidosis type 1. METHODS:It was a retrospective case series...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Han X,Wu S,Wang M,Li H,Huang Y,Sui R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The birth year-dependent onset of breast cancer (BC) in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers suggests a risk-modifying role for reproductive and life style factors. We therefore examined possible associations between these factors and age at diagnosis. METHODS:Cox regression analysis and log-Rank testing were used to ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Rieder V,Salama M,Glöckner L,Muhr D,Berger A,Tea MK,Pfeiler G,Rappaport-Fuerhauser C,Gschwantler-Kaulich D,Weingartshofer S,Singer CF

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00