A novel monogenic preimplantation genetic testing strategy for sporadic polycystic kidney caused by de novo PKD1 mutation.

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：:Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by corneal opacities and caused by mutations in a carbohydrate sulfotransferase gene, known as CHST6. MCD type I patients show missense mutations in the CHST6-coding region, and MCD type II patients show a large deletion and replacement in...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Abbruzzese C,Kuhn U,Molina F,Rama P,De Luca M

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:Hunter syndrome or mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPSII) is caused by pathogenic variants in the IDS gene. This is the first study that examines the mutational spectrum in 25 unrelated Mexican MPSII families. The responsible genotype was identified in 96% of the families (24/25) with 10 novel pathogenic variants: c.13...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Alcántara-Ortigoza MA,García-de Teresa B,González-Del Angel A,Berumen J,Guardado-Estrada M,Fernández-Hernández L,Navarrete-Martínez JI,Maza-Morales M,Rius-Domínguez R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders of sex development (DSD) are rare disorders in which there is discordance between chromosomal, gonadal, and phenotypic sex. Only a minority of patients clinically diagnosed with DSD obtains a molecular diagnosis, leaving a large gap in our understanding of the prevalence, management, and outcomes in affected...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Arboleda VA,Lee H,Sánchez FJ,Délot EC,Sandberg DE,Grody WW,Nelson SF,Vilain E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale genomic characterization of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has revealed several putative oncogenic driver mutations that may constitute druggable therapeutic targets. However, there are little data to suggest that such gene alterations have clinical relevance. Over 12 consecutive months, tumor biopsy s...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Li F,Du X,Zhang H,Ju T,Chen C,Qu Q,Zhang X,Qi L,Lizée G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A deletion of 7q21.2-q22.1 has been found in a patient with split foot and developmental retardation. Molecular analysis using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showed deletion of three microsatellite markers, D7S527, D7S479 and D7S554, in the patient's paternal chromosome. These results pinpoint the critical region for...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Marinoni JC,Stevenson RE,Evans JP,Geshuri D,Phelan MC,Schwartz CE

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and seventy-four patients with hemochromatosis and 1005 controls were HLA-typed, and HLA haplotypes were determined for 163 patients and 123 controls. The increased frequency of antigen A3 and haplotypes A3, B7 and A3, B14 in patients with hemochromatosis was confirmed. After correction for the space taken...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Le Mignon L,Simon M,Fauchet R,Edan G,Le Reun M,Brissot P,Genetet B,Bourel M

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytogenetic analysis of an infant with multiple congenital anomalies revealed a small deletion of the long arm of one No. 11 chromosome: 46,XX,del(11)(q23). The main clinical manifestations included: ocular colobomata, absent philtrum, severe congenital heart disease, contractures of the large joints and skin pigm...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kaffe S,Hsu LY,Sachdev RK,Philips J,Hirschhorn K

更新日期：1977-12-01 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：:The potential causes for the incomplete penetrance of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) in female carriers of PLP1 mutations are not well understood. We present a family with a boy having PMD in association with PLP1 duplication and three females who are apparent manifesting carriers. Custom high-resolution oligonucl...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Carvalho CM,Bartnik M,Pehlivan D,Fang P,Shen J,Lupski JR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six percent of the at-risk persons and 74% of the partners in a large survey in Belgium have the intention of making use of predictive testing for Huntington's disease. One third of them, however, have expressed the intention of postponing the final decision for various reasons. The intention to be tested is not...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Evers-Kiebooms G,Swerts A,Cassiman JJ,Van den Berghe H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Marden-Walker syndrome is characterized by psychomotor retardation, a mask-like face with blepharophimosis, micrognathia and a high-arched or cleft palate, low-set ears, kyphoscoliosis and joint contractures. We report on a male patient with the clinical features of the syndrome. In addition, he had a Dandy-Walker...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Schrander-Stumpel C,de Die-Smulders C,de Krom M,Schyns-Fleuran S,Hamel B,Jaeken D,Fryns JP

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old mentally retarded woman was found to have a complex rearrangement of one chromosome 4. Her karyotype is interpreted as 46,XX,inv(4) (pter----p14::q12----p14::q12----qter) del (4) (pter----15.33::p15.2----qter). Clinically she does not show the features of the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. Her phenotype and c...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Romain DR,Columbano-Green LM,Parfitt RG,Chapman CJ,Smythe RH,Gebbie OB

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper we report the first example of fertility in a female with isodicentric X-formation and karyotype 45,X/46,X,del(X)(pter----p21.3)/46,X,idic(X)(qter----p21.3::p21.3- ---qter). Her daughter was phenotypically almost normal and presented a 46,X,del(X)(pter----p21.3) karyotype in all examined cells. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Fryns JP,Kleczkowska A,Debucquoy P,van den Berghe H

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of most prevalent birth defects in the world. However, the underlying molecular mechanism(s) have not been fully understood. Here we report that increased CHD susceptibility is associated with genetic polymorphisms for de novo nucleotide biosynthesis in northern Chinese population...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Jiang YC,Kuang LL,Sun SN,Duan WY,Qiao B,Wang HY

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:Several genes involved in the familial appearance of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (FTAAD) have been characterized recently, one of which is SMAD3. Mutations of SMAD3 cause a new syndromic form of aortic aneurysms and dissections associated with skeletal abnormalities. We discovered a small interstitial de...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Hilhorst-Hofstee Y,Scholte AJ,Rijlaarsdam ME,van Haeringen A,Kroft LJ,Reijnierse M,Ruivenkamp CA,Versteegh MI,Pals G,Breuning MH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two brothers, products of a consanguineous marriage, had severe hypoplastic genitalia and cardiomyopathy. These findings are similar to those of three other brothers of another consanguineous family who in addition had evidence of mental retardation. These five boys probably represent a previously undescribed syndrome...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Najjar SS,Der Kaloustian VM,Ardati KO

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two unrelated children with partial deletion of the long arm of a chromosome no. 5 are reported. The boy presented with severe hypotonia, developmental delay, and a few minor defects of the face including frontal bossing, antimongoloid slant of the palpebral fissures, depressed nasal bridge and bilateral epicanthal fo...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Silengo MC,Luzzatti L,Centerwall WR,Costello JM,Parslow M

更新日期：1981-03-01 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：: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：:Important insights in the process of genetic counseling can be provided by establishing levels of satisfaction. The aim of our study was to compare counselees' and counselors' satisfaction with the initial consultation in reproductive genetic counseling and to gain insight into the factors associated with their conten...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Aalfs CM,Oort FJ,de Haes JC,Leschot NJ,Smets EM

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial 1555A>G mutation is one of the most common mutations responsible for hearing loss in Asians. Although the association with aminoglycoside exposure is well known, there is great variation in the severity of hearing loss. We analyzed hearing levels in 221 Japanese individuals with this mutation and att...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lu SY,Nishio S,Tsukada K,Oguchi T,Kobayashi K,Abe S,Usami S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report two families with myotonic dystrophy (DM) in which the asymptomatic parent proved to be in a pre-mutation state. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the region spanning the CTG expansion demonstrated that one father of the proband possessed (CTG)n repeats of n = 12 and 44 copies and the other of...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Yamagata H,Kinoshita M,Komori T,Kondo I,Miki T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is standard of care, first-tier clinical testing for detection of genomic copy number variation among patients with developmental disabilities. Although diagnostic yield is higher than traditional cytogenetic testing, management impact has not been well studied. We surveyed geneti...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Riggs ER,Wain KE,Riethmaier D,Smith-Packard B,Faucett WA,Hoppman N,Thorland EC,Patel VC,Miller DT

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large 15p + chromosome with a whole heterochromatic short arm has been studied by means of different banding techniques in six of nine individuals of a family; a possible Y/15 translocation has been excluded. Furthermore a heteromorphic pair 9 has been observed in seven family members, representing a "possible" smal...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Werner W,Herrmann FH

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amniocentesis for advanced maternal age resulted in the demonstration of a supernumerary microchromosome in the amniotic fluid cells. Cytogenetic analysis of peripheral blood from the female infant revealed a mosaic karyotype 46,XX/47,XX, + marker. The only anomaly noted in the infant was talipes equinovarus. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Muneer RS,Himes JR,Payne-Howell RM,Thompson LM,Rennert OM

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a Danish family highly susceptible to ischemic heart disease, hyperlipidemia did not simply cosegregate with a previously undescribed 10 bp deletion in the LDL receptor gene causing heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). This mutation, designated as FH DK-4, deletes 10 nucleotides from exon 4 coding for t...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Jensen HK,Hansen PS,Jensen LG,Kristensen MJ,Klausen IC,Kjeldsen M,Lemming L,Bolund L,Gregersen N,Faergeman O

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extra G-positive band within the 9qh regions is reported as a new chromosome 9 variant. This variant may have been more prevalent than has hitherto been perceived. Due to its small size, this extra band might not be readily recognizable in routine G-staining. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Hoo JJ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00