abstract：BACKGROUND:CHARGE syndrome is characterized by coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, growth retardation, genitourinary malformation and ear abnormalities. The chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 7 (CHD7) gene is the major cause of CHARGE syndrome and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Currently, th...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Chen X,Yan K,Gao Y,Wang H,Chen G,Wu B,Qin Q,Yang L,Zhou W

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a common type of hereditary hemolytic anemia. According to the current diagnostic criteria of HS, patients with a family history of HS, typical clinical features and laboratory investigations could be diagnosed without the requirement of any additional tests, including geneti...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Shen H,Huang H,Luo K,Yi Y,Shi X

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Southern China provinces have high incidence of thalassemia, however, sporadic cases can be found in northern China as well. METHODS:People resided in north China who were suspected to have thalassemia were detected mutations by gap-polymerase chain reaction (Gap-PCR) and reverse dot blot (RDB) analyses. Th...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Yang Z,Zhou W,Cui Q,Qiu L,Han B

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital nystagmus (CN) and congenital cataracts are distinct eye diseases and are usually isolated. Cases with CN and congenital cataracts caused by different genes in one family have been rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION:A 27-year-old man presented with CN and congenital cataracts and he underwent cat...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Yan N,Xiao L,Hou C,Guo B,Fan W,Deng Y,Ma K

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a life-threatening disease resulting from primary or secondary hyper-inflammatory disorders. The typical symptoms include persistent fever, splenomegaly, cytopenia and significant elevation of serum ferritin. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a 30-year-old Chinese female pat...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Sheng L,Zhang W,Gu J,Shen K,Luo H,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 15 (TNFSF15) is closely related to tumorigenesis and development. This study aimed to investigate the correlations between TNFSF15 polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to lung cancer. METHODS:This case-control study included 209 small cell lung cancer patients (S...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Gao H,Niu Z,Zhang Z,Wu H,Xie Y,Yang Z,Li A,Jia Z,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rs189037 (G > A) is a functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene that may be associated with the risk of cancer. We performed a meta-analysis to determine whether rs189037 polymorphism influences the occurrence of cancer and examined the relationship betwe...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Zhao ZL,Xia L,Zhao C,Yao J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many epidemiological studies have suggested that insulin-like growth factor1 (IGF1) gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may be associated with cancer risk. Among several commonly studied polymorphisms in IGF1 gene, rs2195239 and rs2162679 attracted many attentions. So we perform a meta-analysis to de...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Xu GP,Chen WX,Zhao Q,Zhou H,Chen SZ,Wu LF

更新日期：2019-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preeclampsia can lead to adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. There are few studies on the association of preeclampsia with thrombophilia in Africa including Sudan. METHODS:A case -controls study was conducted at Saad Abualila Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan during the period of February through November 20...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ahmed NA,Adam I,Elzaki SEG,Awooda HA,Hamdan HZ

更新日期：2019-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an X-linked recessive disorder involving a defect in the urea cycle caused by OTC gene mutations. Although a total of 417 disease-causing mutations in OTC have been reported, structural abnormalities in this gene are rare. We here describe a female OTCD case ca...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Yokoi K,Nakajima Y,Inagaki H,Tsutsumi M,Ito T,Kurahashi H

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is divided into four different etiological categories: type 1 DM (T1DM), type 2 DM (T2DM), other specific types, and gestational DM. One severe complication of T2DM is type 2 diabetic nephropathy (T2DN). The possible association of serum transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) levels an...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Zhou T,Li HY,Zhong H,Zhong Z

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital cataract is the leading cause of blindness in children worldwide. Approximately half of all congenital cataracts have a genetic basis. Protein aggregation is the single most important factor in cataract formation. METHODS:A four-generation Chinese family diagnosed with autosomal dominant congenit...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Song Z,Si N,Xiao W

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease, meaning patients would benefit from different treatment strategies based on their molecular stratification. In recent years, several genomic studies have identified prostate cancers with defects in DNA repair genes. It is known that the PARP inhibitor, olaparib, ha...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Ma Y,He L,Huang Q,Zheng S,Zhang Z,Li H,Liu S

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distal arthrogryposis (DA) is a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders that involve multiple congenital limb contractures and comprise at least 10 clinical subtypes. Here, we describe our findings in two Chinese families: Family 1 with DA2B (MIM 601680) and Family 2 with mild DA. METHOD...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Li S,You Y,Gao J,Mao B,Cao Y,Zhao X,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autosomal recessive anophthalmia and microphthalmia are rare developmental eye defects occurring during early fetal development. Syndromic and non-syndromic forms of anophthalmia and microphthalmia demonstrate extensive genetic and allelic heterogeneity. To date, disease mutations have been identified in 29 ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Lin S,Harlalka GV,Hameed A,Reham HM,Yasin M,Muhammad N,Khan S,Baple EL,Crosby AH,Saleha S

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is a hereditary neurocutaneous syndrome that is non-progressive in nature. Although neuroregression has been reported in seizure-prone preschool children requiring anti-epileptic treatment, teenage-onset dystonia precipitating neurodegeneration without any immediate causal events has...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Cho KH,Shim SH,Jung Y,Sung SR,Kim M

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT Val158Met) has been implicated in both depression and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to assess if COMT Val158Met, which influences the COMT enzyme activity, has an effect on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals with a history of dep...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Almas A,Forsell Y,Millischer V,Möller J,Lavebratt C

更新日期：2018-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tendinopathy pathogenesis is associated with inflammation. Regulatory T (Treg) cells contribute to early tissue repair through an anti-inflammatory action, with the forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) transcription factor being essential for Treg function, and the FC-receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) possibly negatively regulatin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Salles JI,Lopes LR,Duarte MEL,Morrissey D,Martins MB,Machado DE,Guimarães JAM,Perini JA

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a debilitating autoimmune disease affecting tens of millions of people in the world. The genetics of AS is unclear. Analysis of rare AS pedigrees might facilitate our understanding of AS pathogenesis. METHODS:We used genome-wide linkage analysis and whole-exome sequencing in c...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Tan Z,Zeng H,Xu Z,Tian Q,Gao X,Zhou C,Zheng Y,Wang J,Ling G,Wang B,Yang Y,Ma L

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital NBCe1A deficiency with the SLC4A4 mutation causes severe proximal renal tubular acidosis, which often comprises extrarenal symptoms, such as intellectual disability and developmental delay, glaucoma, cataract and band keratopathy. To date, almost all mutations have been found to be homozygous muta...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Horita S,Simsek E,Simsek T,Yildirim N,Ishiura H,Nakamura M,Satoh N,Suzuki A,Tsukada H,Mizuno T,Seki G,Tsuji S,Nangaku M

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome (HFS) is a rare heritable multi-systemic disorder with significant dermatologic manifestations. It is caused by mutations in ANTXR2, which encodes a transmembrane receptor involved in collagen VI regulation in the extracellular matrix. Over 40 mutations in the ANTXR2 gene have b...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Youssefian L,Vahidnezhad H,Touati A,Ziaee V,Saeidian AH,Pajouhanfar S,Zeinali S,Uitto J

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the aggrecan (ACAN) gene can cause short stature (with heterogeneous clinical phenotypes), impaired bone maturation, and large variations in response to growth hormone (GH) treatment. For such cases, long-term longitudinal therapy data from China are still scarce. We report that a previously unk...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Xu D,Sun C,Zhou Z,Wu B,Yang L,Chang Z,Zhang M,Xi L,Cheng R,Ni J,Luo F

更新日期：2018-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microspherophakia is a rare autosomal recessive eye disorder characterized by small spherical lens. It may present as an isolated finding or in association with other ocular and/or systemic disorders. This clinical and genetic heterogeneity requires the study of large genes (ADAMTSL4, FBN1, LTBP2, ADAMTSL-10...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Alías L,Crespi J,González-Quereda L,Téllez J,Martínez E,Bernal S,Gallano MP

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the SLC26A4 gene are associated with Pendred syndrome and autosomal recessive non-syndromic deafness (DFNB4). Both disorders have similar audiologic characteristics: bilateral hearing loss, often severe or profound, which may be associated with abnormalities of the inner ear, such as dilatation ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Nonose RW,Lezirovitz K,de Mello Auricchio MTB,Batissoco AC,Yamamoto GL,Mingroni-Netto RC

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for serum fasting glucose levels have reported HHEX as possibly causal. The objective of this study was to examine the joint effect of smoking on the association of diabetes with the HHEX rs5015480 polymorphism among Korean subjects. METHODS:This replication st...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Sull JW,Lee TY,Jee SH

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by broad thumbs and halluces. RSTS is caused by mutations in CREBBP and in EP300 genes in 50-60% and 8%, respectively. Up to now, 76 RSTS-EP300 patients have been described. We present the clinical and mol...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： López M,García-Oguiza A,Armstrong J,García-Cobaleda I,García-Miñaur S,Santos-Simarro F,Seidel V,Domínguez-Garrido E

更新日期：2018-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the important role of the nerve growth factor in the survival and maintenance of neurons in ischemic stroke, data regarding the relationships between variations in the encoding gene and stroke are lacking. In the present study, we evaluated the association of the functional polymorphisms in NGF (rs63...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Stepanyan A,Zakharyan R,Simonyan A,Tsakanova G,Arakelyan A

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) patients showed persistent bowel symptoms following an appropriately performed pull-through procedure. The mechanism is presumed to be down-regulated small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel 3 (SK3) expression in the HSCR ganglionic intestines. We aimed to inve...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Gunadi,Sunardi M,Budi NYP,Kalim AS,Iskandar K,Dwihantoro A

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FANCM and RECQL have recently been reported as breast cancer susceptibility genes and it has been suggested that they should be included on gene panel tests for breast cancer predisposition. However, the clinical value of testing for mutations in RECQL and FANCM remains to be determined. In this study, we ha...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Nguyen-Dumont T,Myszka A,Karpinski P,Sasiadek MM,Akopyan H,Hammet F,Tsimiklis H,Park DJ,Pope BJ,Slezak R,Kitsera N,Siekierzynska A,Southey MC

更新日期：2018-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-frequency nonsyndromic hearing loss (LF-NSHL) is a rare, inherited disorder. Here, we report a family with LF-NSHL in whom a missense mutation was found in the Wolfram syndrome 1 (WFS1) gene. CASE PRESENTATION:Family members underwent audiological and imaging evaluations, including pure tone audiometry ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Choi HJ,Lee JS,Yu S,Cha DH,Gee HY,Choi JY,Lee JD,Jung J

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia (PPD) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease that is characterized by pain, stiffness and enlargement of multiple joints with an age of onset between 3 and 8 years old. Mutations in the WISP3 (Wnt1-inducible signal pathway) gene are known to be the cause of PPD. ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Hu Q,Liu J,Wang Y,Wang J,Shi H,Sun Y,Wu X,Yang C,Teng J

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cohen syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive developmental disorder that comprises variable clinical features counting developmental delay, pigmentary retinopathy, myopia, acquired microcephaly, truncal obesity, joint hypermobility, friendly disposition and intermittent neutropenia. VPS13B (vacuolar protein ...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Rejeb I,Jilani H,Elaribi Y,Hizem S,Hila L,Zillahrdt JL,Chelly J,Benjemaa L

更新日期：2017-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omphalocele is a congenital midline ventral body wall defect that can exist as isolated malformation or as part of a syndrome. It can be considered one of the major and most frequent clinical manifestation of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in case of loss of methylation at KCNQ1OT1: Transcription Star Sit...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bedeschi MF,Calvello M,Paganini L,Pezzani L,Baccarin M,Fontana L,Sirchia SM,Guerneri S,Canazza L,Leva E,Colombo L,Lalatta F,Mosca F,Tabano S,Miozzo M

更新日期：2017-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) isa recessive model of long QT syndrome which might also be related to possible hearing loss. Although the syndrome has been demonstrated to be originated from homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in either the KCNQ1 or KCNE1 genes, additional mutations in o...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Uysal F,Turkgenc B,Toksoy G,Bostan OM,Evke E,Uyguner O,Yakicier C,Kayserili H,Cil E,Temel SG

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an etiologically complex childhood onset neurobehavioral disorder characterized by age-inappropriate inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Symptom severity varies widely and boys are diagnosed more frequently than girls. ADHD probands were reported to...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Karmakar A,Goswami R,Saha T,Maitra S,Roychowdhury A,Panda CK,Sinha S,Ray A,Mohanakumar KP,Rajamma U,Mukhopadhyay K

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inactivating mutations of CDC73 cause Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumour syndrome (HPT-JT), Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism (FIHP) and sporadic parathyroid carcinoma. We conducted CDC73 mutation analysis in an HPT-JT family and confirm carrier status of the proband's daughter. METHODS:The proband had prim...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Guarnieri V,Seaberg RM,Kelly C,Jean Davidson M,Raphael S,Shuen AY,Baorda F,Palumbo O,Scillitani A,Hendy GN,Cole DEC

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In North African populations, G2019S mutation in LRRK2 gene, encoding for the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2, is the most prevalent mutation linked to familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). Early detection of G2019S by fast genetic testing is very important to guide PD's diagnosis and support patients...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Landoulsi Z,Benromdhan S,Ben Djebara M,Damak M,Dallali H,Kefi R,Abdelhak S,Gargouri-Berrechid A,Mhiri C,Gouider R

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening immunodeficiency and multi-organ disease that affects people of all ages and ethnic groups. Common symptoms and signs of this disease are high fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and cytopenias. Familial form of HLH disease, which is an autosomal recessiv...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Bordbar MR,Modarresi F,Farazi Fard MA,Dastsooz H,Shakib Azad N,Faghihi MA

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the association between 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in six genes (IRF8, TMEM39A, IKZF3, ORMDL3, GSDMB, and ZPBP2) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Chinese Han population sample. METHODS:We carried out a case-control study of 415 patients with SLE and 470 h...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Cai X,Huang W,Liu X,Wang L,Jiang Y

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary non-syndromic hearing loss is the most common inherited sensory defect in humans. The KCNQ4 channel belongs to a family of potassium ion channels that play crucial roles in physiology and disease. Mutations in KCNQ4 underlie deafness non-syndromic autosomal dominant 2, a subtype of autosomal domin...

journal_title：BMC medical genetics

authors： Huang B,Liu Y,Gao X,Xu J,Dai P,Zhu Q,Yuan Y

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00