A mutational hot spot in keratin 10 (KRT 10) in patients with epidermolytic hyperkeratosis.

abstract：:The FKHR gene, which contains a forkhead DNA-binding motif, is fused to either PAX3 or PAX7 by the t(2;13) or t(1;13) translocation in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma,respectively. These tumors express chimeric transcripts encoding the N-terminal portion of either PAX protein fused to the C-terminal portion of FKHR. To unde...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Davis RJ,Bennicelli JL,Macina RA,Nycum LM,Biegel JA,Barr FG

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum (OAVS) (OMIM % 164210) is a common developmental disorder characterized by hemifacial microsomia, epibulbar tumours, ear malformation and vertebral anomalies. Although rare familial cases suggest that OAVS has a genetic basis, no genetic defect has been identified so far. In a pat...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Fischer S,Lüdecke HJ,Wieczorek D,Böhringer S,Gillessen-Kaesbach G,Horsthemke B

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There are two known mRNA degradation pathways, 3' to 5' and 5' to 3'. We identified likely pathogenic variants in two genes involved in these two pathways in individuals with intellectual disability. In a large family with multiple branches, we identified biallelic variants in DCPS in three affected individuals; a spl...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ahmed I,Buchert R,Zhou M,Jiao X,Mittal K,Sheikh TI,Scheller U,Vasli N,Rafiq MA,Brohi MQ,Mikhailov A,Ayaz M,Bhatti A,Sticht H,Nasr T,Carter MT,Uebe S,Reis A,Ayub M,John P,Kiledjian M,Vincent JB,Jamra RA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galphaq, encoded by the human GNAQ gene, is an effector subunit of the Gq heterotrimeric G-protein and the convergence point for signaling of multiple Gq-coupled neurohormonal receptors. To identify naturally occurring mutations that could modify GNAQ transcription, we examined genomic DNA isolated from 355 normal sub...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Liggett SB,Kelly RJ,Parekh RR,Matkovich SJ,Benner BJ,Hahn HS,Syed FM,Galvez AS,Case KL,McGuire N,Odley AM,Sparks L,Kardia SL,Dorn GW 2nd

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygosity for Cst6 null alleles causes the phenotype of the ichq mouse, which is a model for human harlequin ichthyosis (OMIM 242500), a genetically heterogeneous group of keratinization disorders. Here we report evidence for the mechanism by which deficiency of the cysteine protease inhibitor cystatin M/E (the Cst...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Zeeuwen PL,van Vlijmen-Willems IM,Olthuis D,Johansen HT,Hitomi K,Hara-Nishimura I,Powers JC,James KE,op den Camp HJ,Lemmens R,Schalkwijk J

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) is the most common human chromosomal deletion syndrome and is frequently associated with deletions on chromosome 22q11. Approximately 17% of patients with the phenotypic features of this syndrome have no detectable genomic deletion. Animal studies using mouse models have implicated Tbx1 as a cr...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Stoller JZ,Epstein JA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular albinism type 1 (OA1) is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by a major impairment of visual acuity, nystagmus, strabismus, photophobia and retinal hypopigmentation. From the analysis of patients carrying deletions and translocations involving the distal short arm of the X chromosome (Xp22.3) we have i...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Schiaffino MV,Bassi MT,Rugarli EI,Renieri A,Galli L,Ballabio A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gelsolin amyloidosis is a dominantly inherited, incurable type of amyloidosis. A single point mutation in the gelsolin gene (G654A is most common) results in the loss of a Ca2+  binding site in the second gelsolin domain. Consequently, this domain partly unfolds and exposes an otherwise buried furin cleavage site at t...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Verhelle A,Nair N,Everaert I,Van Overbeke W,Supply L,Zwaenepoel O,Peleman C,Van Dorpe J,Lahoutte T,Devoogdt N,Derave W,Chuah MK,VandenDriessche T,Gettemans J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutation in exon 4 of the human alpha-synuclein gene was reported recently in four families with autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease (PD). In order to examine whether mutations in this exon or elsewhere in the gene are common in familial PD, all seven exons of the alpha-synuclein gene were amplified by PCR from i...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Vaughan JR,Farrer MJ,Wszolek ZK,Gasser T,Durr A,Agid Y,Bonifati V,DeMichele G,Volpe G,Lincoln S,Breteler M,Meco G,Brice A,Marsden CD,Hardy J,Wood NW

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) is an early-onset inherited condition that affects primarily males and is characterized by cystic lesions of the inner retina, decreased visual acuity and contrast sensitivity and a selective reduction of the electroretinogram (ERG) b-wave. Although XLRS is genetically heterogene...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Liu Y,Kinoshita J,Ivanova E,Sun D,Li H,Liao T,Cao J,Bell BA,Wang JM,Tang Y,Brydges S,Peachey NS,Sagdullaev BT,Romano C

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, electrophysiological and genetic linkage studies were performed on a large autosomal dominant family with Charcot-Marie-Tooth axonal neuropathy type 2 (CMT2) with 38 members of which 14 were affected. Onset of the disease was between 16 and 30 years of age with weakness and atrophy of the hands more severe t...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Ionasescu V,Searby C,Sheffield VC,Roklina T,Nishimura D,Ionasescu R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a bromodeoxyuridine incorporation method to detect replicated DNA, we studied allele-specific replication of several sites within the human Prader-Willi/Angelman and IGF2/H19 imprinted regions. No obvious allele-specific differences in time of replication were detected at most loci previously reported to replica...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Kawame H,Gartler SM,Hansen RS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of persistent organic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as commercial flame retardants has raised concern about potential long-lived effects on human health. Epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, are responsive to environmental influences and have long-lasting consequences. Autism spe...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Woods R,Vallero RO,Golub MS,Suarez JK,Ta TA,Yasui DH,Chi LH,Kostyniak PJ,Pessah IN,Berman RF,LaSalle JM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twist1 is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, essential during early development in mammals. While Twist1 induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), here we show that Twist1 overexpression enhances nuclear and mitotic aberrations. This is accompanied by an increase in whole chromosomal copy number ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Khot M,Sreekumar D,Jahagirdar S,Kulkarni A,Hari K,Faseela EE,Sabarinathan R,Jolly MK,Sengupta K

更新日期：2020-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in information technology (IT) hardware in the last decade have led to the advent of small connected devices broadly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT and its subcategory of wearable devices (wearables) both have the potential to greatly impact biomedical research. This focused review cover...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Talboom JS,Huentelman MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is an epigenetic mechanism that silences the majority of genes on one X chromosome in females. Previous studies have suggested that the spread of XCI might be facilitated in part by common repeats such as long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs). However, owing to the unusual sequence...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Bala Tannan N,Brahmachary M,Garg P,Borel C,Alnefaie R,Watson CT,Thomas NS,Sharp AJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), is caused by multiple genetic and environmental factors. The clinical and immunological features of GD and HT are distinct; however, there are multiplex families with both GD and HT, and cases in which GD evolves into H...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Sakai K,Shirasawa S,Ishikawa N,Ito K,Tamai H,Kuma K,Akamizu T,Tanimura M,Furugaki K,Yamamoto K,Sasazuki T

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The intraflagellar transport (IFT) machinery containing the IFT-A and IFT-B complexes mediates ciliary protein trafficking. Mutations in the genes encoding the six subunits of the IFT-A complex (IFT43, IFT121, IFT122, IFT139, IFT140, and IFT144) are known to cause skeletal ciliopathies, including cranioectodermal dysp...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Takahara M,Katoh Y,Nakamura K,Hirano T,Sugawa M,Tsurumi Y,Nakayama K

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Recent prospective analysis identified secretory phospholipase A(2)-IIa (sPLA(2)IIa) as a coronary artery disease (CAD) risk predictor. This study aimed to examine the relationship between serum levels of sPLA(2)IIa and variation in the sPLA(2)IIa gene (PLA2G2A) in a cohort of patients with Type II diabetes (T2D) mell...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Wootton PT,Drenos F,Cooper JA,Thompson SR,Stephens JW,Hurt-Camejo E,Wiklund O,Humphries SE,Talmud PJ

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An intronic GGGGCC (G4C2) hexanucleotide repeat expansion inC9orf72 is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9ALS/FTD). Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of G4C2 RNA can result in five different dipeptide repeat proteins (DPR: poly GA, poly GP, poly GR, ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Lee YB,Baskaran P,Gomez-Deza J,Chen HJ,Nishimura AL,Smith BN,Troakes C,Adachi Y,Stepto A,Petrucelli L,Gallo JM,Hirth F,Rogelj B,Guthrie S,Shaw CE

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in Alsin are associated with chronic juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS2), juvenile primary lateral sclerosis and infantile-onset ascending spastic paralysis. The primary pathology and pathogenic mechanism of the disease remain largely unknown. Here we show that alsin-deficient mice have motor impai...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Deng HX,Zhai H,Fu R,Shi Y,Gorrie GH,Yang Y,Liu E,Dal Canto MC,Mugnaini E,Siddique T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recurrent t(9;22) (q22;q12) chromosome translocation has been described in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC). Fluorescent in situ hybridization experiments performed on one EMC tumour indicated that the chromosome 22 breakpoint occurred in the EWS gene. Northern blot analysis revealed an aberrant EWS transcr...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Labelle Y,Zucman J,Stenman G,Kindblom LG,Knight J,Turc-Carel C,Dockhorn-Dworniczak B,Mandahl N,Desmaze C,Peter M

更新日期：1995-12-01 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：:Huntington's disease shares a common molecular basis with eight other neurodegenerative diseases, expansion of an existing polyglutamine tract. In each case, this repeat tract occurs within otherwise unrelated proteins. These proteins show widespread and overlapping patterns of expression in the brain and yet the dise...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Henshall TL,Tucker B,Lumsden AL,Nornes S,Lardelli MT,Richards RI

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional impairment of the human homeobox gene SHOX causes short stature and Madelung deformity in Leri-Weill syndrome (LWS) and has recently been implicated in additional skeletal malformations frequently observed in Turner syndrome. To enhance our understanding of the underlying mechanism of action, we have establ...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Rao E,Blaschke RJ,Marchini A,Niesler B,Burnett M,Rappold GA

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein engineering is a means to optimize protein therapeutics developed for the treatment of so far incurable diseases including cancers and genetic disorders. Here we report on an engineering approach in which we successfully increased the catalytic rate constant of an enzyme that is presently evaluated in enzyme r...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Simonis H,Yaghootfam C,Sylvester M,Gieselmann V,Matzner U

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease is neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the N-terminal region of the huntingtin protein (N17). Here, we analysed the relative contribution of each phosphorylatable residue in the N17 region (T3, S13 and S16) towards huntingtin exon 1 (HTTex1) oligomerization, aggregati...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Branco-Santos J,Herrera F,Poças GM,Pires-Afonso Y,Giorgini F,Domingos PM,Outeiro TF

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone mineral density (BMD) is one of the major determinants of risk for osteoporotic fracture. Multiple studies reveal that peak bone mass is under strong genetic influence. One of the major susceptibility loci for peak spine BMD has been mapped to chromosome 1q21-q23 in the Caucasian population. We have previously re...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Cheung CL,Chan BY,Chan V,Ikegawa S,Kou I,Ngai H,Smith D,Luk KD,Huang QY,Mori S,Sham PC,Kung AW

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies comprise a large group of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein. While much effort has focused on understanding the function of tau, little is known about the endogenous mechanisms regulating tau metabolism in vivo and ho...

journal_title：Human molecular genetics

authors： Smith PY,Hernandez-Rapp J,Jolivette F,Lecours C,Bisht K,Goupil C,Dorval V,Parsi S,Morin F,Planel E,Bennett DA,Fernandez-Gomez FJ,Sergeant N,Buée L,Tremblay MÈ,Calon F,Hébert SS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00