Loss of hierarchical imprinting regulation at the Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome locus in human iPSCs.

abstract：:Mutations in the gene encoding the catalytic subunit of the cone photoreceptor phosphodiesterase (PDE6C) have been recently reported in patients with autosomal recessive inherited achromatopsia (ACHM) and early-onset cone photoreceptor dysfunction. Here we present the results of a comprehensive study on PDE6C mutation...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Grau T,Artemyev NO,Rosenberg T,Dollfus H,Haugen OH,Cumhur Sener E,Jurklies B,Andreasson S,Kernstock C,Larsen M,Zrenner E,Wissinger B,Kohl S

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:For the past 40 years, research into Parkinson's disease (PD) has been predominantly the province of epidemiologists interested in pursuing the connection between the disease and environmental factors such as viral infection or neurotoxins. Hereditary influences were actually discounted because of a high monozygotic t...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Nussbaum RL,Polymeropoulos MH

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a complex disease with unknown causes. However, in the past decade, POAG has been linked to six chromosomal regions, of which the gene MYOC encoding myocilin and the gene OPTN encoding optineurin have been identified to harbor causal mutations (disease-causing variants, DCV). POAG...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gong G,Kosoko-Lasaki O,Haynatzki GR,Wilson MR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is a heterogeneous condition that is likely to result from the combined effects of multiple genetic factors interacting with environmental factors. Given its complexity, the study of autism associated with Mendelian single gene disorders or known chromosomal etiologies provides an important perspective. We used...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Nishimura Y,Martin CL,Vazquez-Lopez A,Spence SJ,Alvarez-Retuerto AI,Sigman M,Steindler C,Pellegrini S,Schanen NC,Warren ST,Geschwind DH

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:LINE-1 elements comprise approximately 17% of human DNA and their mobility continues to impact genome evolution. However, little is known about the types of non-transformed cells that can support LINE-1 retrotransposition. Here, we show that human embryonic stem cells express endogenous LINE-1 elements and can accommo...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Garcia-Perez JL,Marchetto MC,Muotri AR,Coufal NG,Gage FH,O'Shea KS,Moran JV

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defects in FAM161A, a protein of unknown function localized at the cilium of retinal photoreceptor cells, cause retinitis pigmentosa, a form of hereditary blindness. By using different fragments of this protein as baits to screen cDNA libraries of human and bovine retinas, we defined a yeast two-hybrid-based FAM161A i...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Di Gioia SA,Farinelli P,Letteboer SJ,Arsenijevic Y,Sharon D,Roepman R,Rivolta C

更新日期：2015-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited defects in the X-chromosomal adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD; ABCD1) gene are the genetic cause of the severe neurodegenerative disorder X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). Biochemically the accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids, caused by impaired peroxisomal beta-oxidation, is the pathognomonic characte...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Unterrainer G,Molzer B,Forss-Petter S,Berger J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromogranins are pro-hormone secretory proteins released from neuroendocrine cells, with effects on control of blood pressure. We conducted a genome-wide association study for plasma catestatin, the catecholamine release inhibitory peptide derived from chromogranin A (CHGA), and other CHGA- or chromogranin B (CHGB)-r...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Benyamin B,Maihofer AX,Schork AJ,Hamilton BA,Rao F,Schmid-Schönbein GW,Zhang K,Mahata M,Stridsberg M,Schork NJ,Biswas N,Hook VY,Wei Z,Montgomery GW,Martin NG,Nievergelt CM,Whitfield JB,O'Connor DT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a dominantly inherited familial cancer syndrome in which affected individuals have a greatly increased predisposition to the development of haemangioblastomas of the central nervous system and retina, renal cell carcinoma and phaeochromocytoma. The VHL gene has been mapped to chromos...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Richards FM,Phipps ME,Latif F,Yao M,Crossey PA,Foster K,Linehan WM,Affara NA,Lerman MI,Zbar B

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the biological functions of tau variants can illuminate differential etiologies of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and primary tauopathies. Though the end-stage neuropathological attributes of AD and primary tauopathies are similar, the etiology and behavioral outcomes of these diseases follow unique and diverg...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Koller EJ,Gonzalez De La Cruz E,Machula T,Ibanez KR,Lin WL,Williams T,Riffe CJ,Ryu D,Strang KH,Liu X,Janus C,Golde TE,Dickson D,Giasson BI,Chakrabarty P

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to familial and non-familial forms of breast cancer has been difficult to accurately estimate because of the myriad of potential genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that can ultimately influence their expression and involvement in cellular activities. As one of these potential mechani...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chen X,Weaver J,Bove BA,Vanderveer LA,Weil SC,Miron A,Daly MB,Godwin AK

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactinomas are the most frequent type of pituitary tumors, which represent 10-20% of all intracranial neoplasms in humans. Prolactinomas develop in mice lacking the prolactin receptor (PRLR), which is a member of the cytokine receptor superfamily that signals via Janus kinase-2-signal transducer and activator of tr...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Gorvin CM,Newey PJ,Rogers A,Stokes V,Neville MJ,Lines KE,Ntali G,Lees P,Morrison PJ,Singhellakis PN,Malandrinou FC,Karavitaki N,Grossman AB,Karpe F,Thakker RV

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisomes are vital eukaryotic organelles that participate in lipid metabolism, in particular the metabolism of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA). The biogenesis of peroxisomes is regulated by a set of peroxin proteins (PEX). In humans, mutations affecting peroxin protein production or function result in devastati...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chen H,Liu Z,Huang X

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS-VI), caused by mutational inactivation of the glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzyme arylsulfatase B (Arsb), is a lysosomal storage disorder primarily affecting the skeleton. We have previously reported that Arsb-deficient mice display high trabecular bone mass and impaired skeletal grow...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Hendrickx G,Danyukova T,Baranowsky A,Rolvien T,Angermann A,Schweizer M,Keller J,Schröder J,Meyer-Schwesinger C,Muschol N,Paganini C,Rossi A,Amling M,Pohl S,Schinke T

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a whole genome microsatellite marker scan in six multiplex families with bipolar (BP) mood disorder ascertained in Antioquia, a historically isolated population from North West Colombia. These families were characterized clinically using the approach employed in independent ongoing studies of BP in the cl...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Herzberg I,Jasinska A,García J,Jawaheer D,Service S,Kremeyer B,Duque C,Parra MV,Vega J,Ortiz D,Carvajal L,Polanco G,Restrepo GJ,López C,Palacio C,Levinson M,Aldana I,Mathews C,Davanzo P,Molina J,Fournier E,Bejar

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A general improvement with ageing has been reported in a few cases of epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia (PA-JEB), an autosomal recessive skin disease characterized by extensive disadhesion of epithelia. In a patient who improved from severe to mild PA-JEB, a search for mutations in the integrin beta4 gene (IG...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chavanas S,Gache Y,Vailly J,Kanitakis J,Pulkkinen L,Uitto J,Ortonne J,Meneguzzi G

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by an expanded trinucleotide repeat in the SCA2 gene, encoding a polyglutamine stretch in the gene product ataxin-2. Although evidence has been provided that ataxin-2 is involved in RNA metabolism, the physiological function of ata...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ralser M,Nonhoff U,Albrecht M,Lengauer T,Wanker EE,Lehrach H,Krobitsch S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hippocampus has a highly ordered structure and is composed of distinct layers. Neuronal migration is an essential part of the process of the layer formation because neurons are primarily generated near the ventricle and must migrate to arrive at their final locations during brain development. Impairment of brain d...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Tomita K,Kubo K,Ishii K,Nakajima K

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Distal arthrogryposis (DA) is a heterogeneous subgroup of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC), a large family of disorders characterized by multiple congenital joint limitations due to reduced fetal movements. DA is mainly characterized by contractures afflicting especially the distal extremities without overt mu...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Dieterich K,Quijano-Roy S,Monnier N,Zhou J,Fauré J,Smirnow DA,Carlier R,Laroche C,Marcorelles P,Mercier S,Mégarbané A,Odent S,Romero N,Sternberg D,Marty I,Estournet B,Jouk PS,Melki J,Lunardi J

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia may arise from subtle abnormalities in brain development due to alterations in the functions of candidate susceptibility genes such as Disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) and Neuregulin 1 (NRG1). To provide novel insights into the functions of DISC1 in brain development, we mapped the expression of zebr...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Wood JD,Bonath F,Kumar S,Ross CA,Cunliffe VT

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superovulation or ovarian stimulation is currently an indispensable assisted reproductive technology (ART) for human subfertility/infertility treatment. Recently, increased frequencies of imprinting disorders have been correlated with ARTs. Significantly, for Angelman and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndromes, patients have be...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Market-Velker BA,Zhang L,Magri LS,Bonvissuto AC,Mann MR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional genetic screen using loss-of-function and gain-of-function alleles was performed to identify modifiers of tau-induced neurotoxicity using the 2N/4R (full-length) isoform of wild-type human tau expressed in the fly retina. We previously reported eye pigment mutations, which create dysfunctional lysosomes, ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ambegaokar SS,Jackson GR

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid traits (total, low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides) are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. DNA methylation is not only an inherited but also modifiable epigenetic mark that has been related to cardiovascular risk factors. Our aim was to identify loci showing differential...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Sayols-Baixeras S,Subirana I,Lluis-Ganella C,Civeira F,Roquer J,Do AN,Absher D,Cenarro A,Muñoz D,Soriano-Tárraga C,Jiménez-Conde J,Ordovas JM,Senti M,Aslibekyan S,Marrugat J,Arnett DK,Elosua R

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of a CAG repeat in a gene coding for a protein of unknown function. We have raised a polyclonal antibody against a 12 amino acid peptide (residues 2110-2121 of human huntingtin) which specifically recognises huntingtin on West...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Wood JD,MacMillan JC,Harper PS,Lowenstein PR,Jones AL

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutations are recognized as the most common cause of familial Parkinson's disease in certain populations. Recently, LRRK2 mutations were shown to be associated with a higher risk of hormone-related cancers. However, how LRRK2 itself contributes to cancer risk remains unk...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Chen Z,Cao Z,Zhang W,Gu M,Zhou ZD,Li B,Li J,Tan EK,Zeng L

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) deficiency is amongst the most encountered defects of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system and is associated with a wide variety of clinical signs and symptoms. Mutations in complex I nuclear structural genes are the most common cause of isolated comple...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ugalde C,Janssen RJ,van den Heuvel LP,Smeitink JA,Nijtmans LG

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used the direct cDNA screening protocol to identify sequences transcribed in cerebral cortex from a reference library of human Xq28. To derive coding sequences from these genomic clones, we first identified fragments containing transcribed sequences and subjected these to exon trapping or to partial sequencing...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lawrence BJ,Schwabe W,Kioschis P,Coy JF,Poustka A,Brennan MB,Hochgeschwender U

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the powerhouses of the eukaryotic cell, mitochondria must maintain their genomes which encode proteins essential for energy production. Mitochondria are characterized by guanine-rich DNA sequences that spontaneously form unusual three-dimensional structures known as G-quadruplexes (G4). G4 structures can be problem...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Butler TJ,Estep KN,Sommers JA,Maul RW,Moore AZ,Bandinelli S,Cucca F,Tuke MA,Wood AR,Bharti SK,Bogenhagen DF,Yakubovskaya E,Garcia-Diaz M,Guilliam TA,Byrd AK,Raney KD,Doherty AJ,Ferrucci L,Schlessinger D,Ding J,Bro

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregates in the brain is a major pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ is generated from the cleavage of C-terminal fragments of the amyloid precursor protein (APP-CTFs) by γ-secretase, an intramembrane-cleaving protease with multiple substrates, including the Notc...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Mosser S,Alattia JR,Dimitrov M,Matz A,Pascual J,Schneider BL,Fraering PC

更新日期：2015-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by a pathological expansion of a CAG repeat in the first exon of the gene coding for huntingtin, resulting in an abnormally long polyglutamine stretch. Despite its widespread expression, mutant huntingtin leads to selective neuronal loss in the striatum and cortex. Here we report th...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Modregger J,DiProspero NA,Charles V,Tagle DA,Plomann M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00