Abnormal extracellular matrix in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV due to the substitution of glycine 934 by glutamic acid in the triple helical domain of type III collagen.

abstract：:Congenital aniridia is due to deletions and point mutations in the PAX6 gene. We describe here a case of a mother and her two sons with a syndrome comprising congenital aniridia, ptosis, and slight mental retardation. The sons also show behavioral changes. The possibility of deletion around the PAX6 locus was excluded...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Malandrini A,Mari F,Palmeri S,Gambelli S,Berti G,Bruttini M,Bardelli AM,Williamson K,van Heyningen V,Renieri A

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliable evaluation of chromosomal mosaics is still considered to be difficult in clinical diagnosis if aberrant metaphases are only present at low frequencies. Classical cytogenetic findings cannot significantly exclude low mosaic levels, obviously, because of the relatively low number of analyzed metaphases. To ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Schliephacke M,Maier CI,Majlinger G,Tomiuk J,Leipoldt M,Kaiser P

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：:Whole exome sequencing and chromosomal microarrays are two powerful technologies that have transformed the ability of researchers to search for potentially causal variants in human disease. This study combines these tools to search for causal variants in a patient found to have maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromo...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Carmichael H,Shen Y,Nguyen TT,Hirschhorn JN,Dauber A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of folic acid intake on the frequency of fragile X positive cells and some behavioural characteristics were evaluated in 5 boys and 4 adult males with the fragile X syndrome. The expression of fragile X was nullified in 6 and decreased in 3 of the 9 patients. Behavioural and motor ability were considered to...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Gustavson KH,Dahlbom K,Flood A,Holmgren G,Blomquist HK,Sanner G

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to increase the efficiency of the Magiscan metaphase location and karyotyping system, its software and mode of operation have been changed. In the new multiple-cell karyotyping method, interactions by the operator are only required for relocation and counting of metaphases, but not for karyotyping. Metaphases...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lundsteen C,Gerdes T,Maahr J

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) gene encodes the most abundant non-collagenous protein in tooth dentin and DSPP protein is cleaved into several segments including the highly phosphorylated dentin phosphoprotein (DPP). Mutations in the DSPP gene have been solely related to non-syndromic form of hereditary dentin ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Lee KE,Kang HY,Lee SK,Yoo SH,Lee JC,Hwang YH,Nam KH,Kim JS,Park JC,Kim JW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a patient with Marfan's syndrome, with coexistent obstructive sleep hypopnea (OSH) and restrictive lung disease, complicated by respiratory insufficiency, who was successfully treated with nasal intermittent positive airway pressure (NIPPV) and oxygen. NIPPV therapy turned out to be effective on arterial ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Verbraecken J,Paelinck BP,Willemen M,Van de Heyning P,De Backer W

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is a rare cutaneous and systemic disease caused by mutations in the ferrochelatase gene (FECH). The molecular underpinnings of EPP in Middle Eastern populations and relative to other ethnic groups secondary to increased consanguinity are unknown. To understand the molecular pathogen...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kadara H,Nemer G,Safi R,Rebeiz N,Daou L,Delbani D,Btadini W,Abbas O,Tofaili M,Bitar F,Kibbi AG,Shimomura Y,Kurban M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an important genetic trait associated with cardiovascular disease. While Lp(a) levels have been demonstrated to be approximately twice as high in black adults and children compared with whites, this relationship has not been assessed in the elderly. During the 1987 recall of the Charleston He...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Knapp RG,Schreiner PJ,Sutherland SE,Keil JE,Gilbert GE,Klein RL,Hames C,Tyroler HA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal diagnosis in a pregnancy at risk for Becker muscular dystrophy is reported. The diagnosis was made prior to 12 weeks of gestation by typing a CVS sample for DNA markers. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Wood S,Shukin RJ,Yong SL,Wilson D,Kalousek D,Chudley A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether an association exists between genetic variants of the human obesity (OB or leptin) gene and body mass index (BMI) or weight in subjects with Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) and in age- and gender-matched lean and obese subjects without PWS. The study included 51 subjects with PWS (mean age = 17.7 +...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Butler MG,Hedges L,Hovis CL,Feurer ID

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiovascular disease. HCM is a highly complex and heterogeneous disease regarding not only the number of associated mutations but also the severity of phenotype, symptom burden, and the risk of complications, such as heart failure and sudden death. The p...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Sabater-Molina M,Pérez-Sánchez I,Hernández Del Rincón JP,Gimeno JR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 47 of 61 (77%) medical students were selected as sperm donors for artificial insemination. Fourteen were excluded because of family history 1, eye disorders 7, oligospermia 5, permanent structural chromosome aberration 1. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Czeizel A,Szentesi I,Horváth L

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a female patient with a clinical picture of gonadal dysgenesis and the chromosome constitution with a monocentric isochromosome of one X and a marker chromosome 21 with deleted short arm. The proband's father and other members of the family suffered from Huntington's chorea and each of them possess...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Gaál M,Tóth A,Bösze P,László J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytoplasm of skin fibroblasts serially subcultured from the labium majus of normal human females binds 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (5alpha-DHT) with high affinity and low capacity. Such binding was absent from the strains of two male pseudohermaphrodites with unambiguous female external genitalia: one of these was ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kaufman M,Straisfeld C,Pinsky L

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the insulin receptor gene have been reported in cases of type A insulin resistance. We report herein two cases of type A insulin resistance, which involve some novel mutations. Case 1 is a heterozygote of the C253Y missense mutation and case 2 is a heterozygote of the Y864X nonsense mutation. In the C253Y...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Osawa H,Nishimiya T,Ochi M,Niiya T,Onuma H,Kitamuro F,Kaino Y,Kida K,Makino H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are genetic variations that contribute to human phenotypes associated with various diseases. SNPs are involved in the regulation of a broad range of physiological and pathological processes, such as cellular senescence, apoptosis, inflammation, and immune response, by upregulatin...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Liu X,Han Z,Yang C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by ocular and cutaneous hypopigmentation and neurological manifestations. A few reports have been published since 1967. In this report, we present a new case of Cross syndrome with additional findings such as urinary tract abnormality, bilateral inguinal hernia, focal in...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Tezcan I,Demir E,Aşan E,Kale G,Müftüoğlu SF,Kotiloğlu E

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dysmorphic child was found by cytogenetic analysis to have an extra small marker chromosome. The marker chromosome was shown to possess a chromosome 18 centromere by in situ hybridization, and probably represents an isochromosome 18p. Centromere specific probes should be of value in identifying extra small marker ch...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Blennow E,Nielsen KB

更新日期：1991-06-01 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：:Ganglioside GM2 and its asialo-derivative, GA2 were radiolabeled in their N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyl moieties by oxidation with galactose oxidase and reduction with tritiated sodium borohydride. Specific activities of 6 X 10(4) dpm/nmol (GM2) and 1.8 X 10(6) dpm/nmol (GA2) were achieved. About 98% of the label was in N...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： O'Brien JS,Norden GW,Miller AL,Frost RG,Kelly TE

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we describe the association of retinitis pigmentosa, hearing loss and vitiligo in two non-related patients. The second patient developed, in addition, an axonal polyneuritis after the age of 30. Previous reports dealing with this unusual combination of symptoms are discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Dereymaeker AM,Fryns JP,Ars J,Andresescu J,van den Berghe H

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite attention to psychological issues during genetic counselling and testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk, limited information is available on cancer-specific distress among African American women being targeted for participation in counselling and testing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Halbert Ch,Kessler L,Collier A,Paul Wileyto E,Brewster K,Weathers B

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A linkage study was carried out in nine families with 24 males affected by X-linked recessive retinoschisis (RS), using three polymorphic DNA probes from the distal segment of Xp. Close linkage of the disease locus with markers DXS41 (probe p99-6) and DXS16 (pXUT23) was found, confirming the location of the RS gene on...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Alitalo T,Kärnä J,Forsius H,de la Chapelle A

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic mechanisms driving normal brain development remain largely unknown. We performed genomic and immunohistochemical characterization of a novel, fatal human phenotype including extreme microcephaly with cerebral growth arrest at 14-18 weeks gestation in three full sisters born to healthy, non-consanguineous p...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Ramos EI,Bien-Willner GA,Li J,Hughes AE,Giacalone J,Chasnoff S,Kulkarni S,Parmacek M,Cole FS,Druley TE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two of three unrelated children with de novo congenital complex chromosome rearrangements (CCR) with more than four chromosome breaks had cleft lip and palate as one of several congenital anomalies. In patient 1, unilateral complete cleft of the primary and secondary palates accompanied severe ectrodactyly, bilateral ...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Kousseff BG,Papenhausen P,Neu RL,Essig YP,Saraceno CA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the role of three polymorphic genes of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) as independent risk factors for myocardial infarction (MI) and their correlation with three of the major coronary risk factors: serum cholesterol (CH), hypertension (HT) and smoking (SM). A population of 392 men was genotyped for...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Fernández-Arcás N,Dieguez-Lucena JL,Muñoz-Morán E,Ruiz-Galdón M,Espinosa-Caliani S,Aranda-Lara P,Rius-Diaz F,Gaitán-Arroyo MJ,De Teresa-Galván E,Reyes-Engel A

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus occurs in growth-retarded infants, has an incidence of 1 in 400000 live births and has been associated with both paternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 6 and paternal duplications of 6q. We analysed samples from our cohort of patients with transient neonatal diabetes mellitus fo...

journal_title：Clinical genetics

authors： Gardner RJ,Robinson DO,Lamont L,Shield JP,Temple IK

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00