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BMC Medical Genetics

Ausgabe 1/2019

Inhalt (197 Artikel)

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Molecular characterization of two novel intronic variants of NIPBL gene detected in unrelated Cornelia de Lange syndrome patients

Natalia Krawczynska, Jolanta Wierzba, Jacek Jasiecki, Bartosz Wasag

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Factor-V Leiden G1691A and prothrombin G20210A polymorphisms in Sudanese women with preeclampsia, a case -control study

Nadir A. Ahmed, Ishag Adam, Salah Eldin G. Elzaki, Hiba A. Awooda, Hamdan Z. Hamdan

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A comprehensive multiplex PCR based exome-sequencing assay for rapid bloodspot confirmation of inborn errors of metabolism

Wenjie Wang, Jianping Yang, Jinjie Xue, Wenjuan Mu, Xiaogang Zhang, Wang Wu, Mengnan Xu, Yuyan Gong, Yiqian Liu, Yu Zhang, Xiaobing Xie, Weiyue Gu, Jigeng Bai, David S. Cram

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Evidence for long noncoding RNA GAS5 up-regulationin patients with Klinefelter syndrome

Michele Salemi, Rossella Cannarella, Rosita A. Condorelli, Laura Cimino, Federico Ridolfo, Giorgio Giurato, Corrado Romano, Sandro La Vignera, Aldo E. Calogero

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A novel frameshift mutation in FRMD7 causes X-linked infantile nystagmus in a Chinese family

Junjue Chen, Yan Wei, Linlu Tian, Xiaoli Kang

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Exonic CLDN16 mutations associated with familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis can induce deleterious mRNA alterations

Ana Perdomo-Ramirez, Marian de Armas-Ortiz, Elena Ramos-Trujillo, Lorena Suarez-Artiles, Felix Claverie-Martin

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Polymorphism in the EREG gene confers susceptibility to tuberculosis

Wen Cao, Liu-lin Luo, Wei-wei Chen, Li Liang, Ran-ran Zhang, Yan-lin Zhao, Jin Chen, Jun Yue

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Acanthosis nigricans in a Chinese girl with FGFR3 K650 T mutation: a case report and literature review

Junling Fu, Yiting Zhao, Tong Wang, Qian Zhang, Xinhua Xiao

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Modeling gene-environment interactions in longitudinal family studies: a comparison of methods and their application to the association between the IGF pathway and childhood obesity

Cheng Wang, Marie-Hélène Roy-Gagnon, Jean-François Lefebvre, Kelly M. Burkett, Lise Dubois

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Polymorphisms in IL36G gene are associated with plaque psoriasis

Tanel Traks, Maris Keermann, Ele Prans, Maire Karelson, Ulvi Loite, Gea Kõks, Helgi Silm, Sulev Kõks, Külli Kingo

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Phenotype prediction of Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome (MTS) by genetic analysis and initial auditory neuropathy

Hongyang Wang, Li Wang, Ju Yang, Linwei Yin, Lan Lan, Jin Li, Qiujing Zhang, Dayong Wang, Jing Guan, Qiuju Wang

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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome in a Saudi boy with distinct features and variants in both the CREBBP and EP300 genes: a case report

Mohammad M. Al-Qattan, Abdulaziz Jarman, Atif Rafique, Zuhair N. Al-Hassnan, Heba M. Al-Qattan

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A novel mutation in SEPN1 causing rigid spine muscular dystrophy 1: a Case report

Fateme Ziyaee, Eslam Shorafa, Hassan Dastsooz, Parham Habibzadeh, Hamid Nemati, Amir Saeed, Mohammad Silawi, Mohammad Ali Farazi Fard, Mohammad Ali Faghihi, Seyed Alireza Dastgheib

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Whole exome sequencing identified a novel truncation mutation in the NHS gene associated with Nance-Horan syndrome

Chao Ling, Ruifang Sui, Fengxia Yao, Zhihong Wu, Xue Zhang, Shuyang Zhang

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A possible founder mutation in FZD6 gene in a Turkish family with autosomal recessive nail dysplasia

Ceren Saygı, Yasemin Alanay, Uğur Sezerman, Aslı Yenenler, Nesrin Özören

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Novel ANKRD11 gene mutation in an individual with a mild phenotype of KBG syndrome associated to a GEFS+ phenotypic spectrum: a case report

Rita Maria Alves, Paolo Uva, Marielza F. Veiga, Manuela Oppo, Fabiana C. R. Zschaber, Giampiero Porcu, Henrique P. Porto, Ivana Persico, Stefano Onano, Gianmauro Cuccuru, Rossano Atzeni, Lauro C. N. Vieira, Marcos V. A. Pires, Francesco Cucca, Maria Betânia P. Toralles, Andrea Angius, Laura Crisponi

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Association between the insulin-like growth factor 1 gene rs2195239 and rs2162679 polymorphisms and cancer risk: a meta-analysis

Gui-Ping Xu, Wei-Xian Chen, Qing Zhao, Hua Zhou, Shi-Zhi Chen, Li-Fang Wu

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Novel compound heterozygote mutations of TJP2 in a Chinese child with progressive cholestatic liver disease

Ting Ge, Xinyue Zhang, Yongmei Xiao, Yizhong Wang, Ting Zhang

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The role of MMP-12 gene polymorphism − 82 A-to-G (rs2276109) in immunopathology of COPD in polish patients: a case control study

Iwona Gilowska, Edyta Majorczyk, Łukasz Kasper, Katarzyna Bogacz, Jan Szczegielniak, Marta Kasper, Jacek Kaczmarski, Aleksandra Skomudek, Marcin Czerwinski, Krzysztof Sładek

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Correlation between Interleukin-17 gene polymorphism and osteoarthritis susceptibility in Han Chinese population

Yuming Bai, Shijun Gao, Ying Liu, Shengli Jin, Haisen Zhang, Ke Su

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Characterization of APOBEC3 variation in a population of HIV-1 infected individuals in northern South Africa

Nontokozo D. Matume, Denis M. Tebit, Laurie R. Gray, Stephen D. Turner, David Rekosh, Pascal O. Bessong, Marie-Louise Hammarskjöld

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A new genetic variant of hereditary apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis: a case-report followed by discussion of diagnostic challenges and therapeutic options

Myrto Moutafi, Dimitrios C. Ziogas, Spyros Michopoulos, Tina Bagratuni, Vassiliki Vasileiou, Laura Verga, Giampaolo Merlini, Giovanni Palladini, Charis Matsouka, Meletios A. Dimopoulos, Efstathios Kastritis

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Association study between KIR polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis disease: an updated meta-analysis

Hamideh Aghaei, Shayan Mostafaei, Saeed Aslani, Ahmadreza Jamshidi, Mahdi Mahmoudi

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Analysis of genetic polymorphisms for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Chinese Tujia ethnic minority group

Shengchun Liu, Mingxing Wu, Bianwen Zhang, Xiaojing Xiong, Hao Wang, Xiyuan Zhou

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Association between polymorphisms in the GRIN1 gene 5′ regulatory region and schizophrenia in a northern Han Chinese population and haplotype effects on protein expression in vitro

Yong-ping Liu, Mei Ding, Xi-cen Zhang, Yi Liu, Jin-feng Xuan, Jia-xin Xing, Xi Xia, Jun Yao, Bao-jie Wang

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Exome genotyping and linkage analysis identifies two novel linked regions and replicates two others for myopia in Ashkenazi Jewish families

Claire L. Simpson, Anthony M. Musolf, Qing Li, Laura Portas, Federico Murgia, Roberto Y. Cordero, Jennifer B. Cordero, Bilal A. Moiz, Emily R. Holzinger, Candace D. Middlebrooks, Deyana D. Lewis, Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Dwight Stambolian

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ATM rs189037 (G > A) polymorphism increased the risk of cancer: an updated meta-analysis

Zhi-liang Zhao, Lu Xia, Cong Zhao, Jun Yao

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TNFSF15 promoter polymorphisms increase the susceptibility to small cell lung cancer: a case-control study

Hui Gao, Zeren Niu, Zhi Zhang, Hongjiao Wu, Yuning Xie, Zhenbang Yang, Ang Li, Zhenxian Jia, Xuemei Zhang

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Gaucher disease: single gene molecular characterization of one-hundred Indian patients reveals novel variants and the most prevalent mutation

Jayesh Sheth, Riddhi Bhavsar, Mehul Mistri, Dhairya Pancholi, Ashish Bavdekar, Ashwin Dalal, Prajnya Ranganath, Katta M Girisha, Anju Shukla, Shubha Phadke, Ratna Puri, Inusha Panigrahi, Anupriya Kaur, Mamta Muranjan, Manisha Goyal, Radha Ramadevi, Raju Shah, Sheela Nampoothiri, Sumita Danda, Chaitanya Datar, Seema Kapoor, Seema Bhatwadekar, Frenny Sheth

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Association of vitamin D receptor gene variants with polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis

Xiao-Yuan Shi, Ai-Ping Huang, Duo-Wen Xie, Xiao-Long Yu

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A functional variant alters binding of activating protein 1 regulating expression of FGF7 gene associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Xiaomei Zhang, Yongxin Guo, Jing Yang, Jianlou Niu, Lina Du, Haiyan Li, Xiaokun Li

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Novel mutations of STXBP2 and LYST associated with adult haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with Epstein-Barr virus infection: a case report

Lingshuang Sheng, Wei Zhang, Jia Gu, Kefeng Shen, Hui Luo, Yang Yang

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Association of a placental Interleukin-6 genetic variant (rs1800796) with DNA methylation, gene expression and risk of acute chorioamnionitis

Chaini Konwar, Giulia F. Del Gobbo, Jefferson Terry, Wendy P. Robinson

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HIF-1 transcription activity: HIF1A driven response in normoxia and in hypoxia

Flora Cimmino, Marianna Avitabile, Vito Alessandro Lasorsa, Annalaura Montella, Lucia Pezone, Sueva Cantalupo, Feliciano Visconte, Maria Valeria Corrias, Achille Iolascon, Mario Capasso

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A novel deletion mutation in KMT2A identified in a child with ID/DD and blood eosinophilia

Haixia Zhang, Bingwu Xiang, Hui Chen, Xiang Chen, Tao Cai

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Clinical features and genetic analysis of two siblings with startle disease in an Italian family: a case report

Teresa Sprovieri, Carmine Ungaro, Serena Sivo, Michela Quintiliani, Ilaria Contaldo, Chiara Veredice, Luigi Citrigno, Maria Muglia, Francesca Cavalcanti, Sebastiano Cavallaro, Eugenio Mercuri, Domenica Battaglia

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A novel mutation in the OAR domain of PITX3 associated with congenital posterior subcapsular cataract

Qi Fan, Dan Li, Lei Cai, Xiaodi Qiu, Zhennan Zhao, Jihong Wu, Jin Yang, Yi Lu

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A novel pathogenic variant in OSBPL2 linked to hereditary late-onset deafness in a Mongolian family

Ningjin Wu, Husile Husile, Liqing Yang, Yaning Cao, Xing Li, Wenyan Huo, Haihua Bai, Yangjian Liu, Qizhu Wu

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Spectrum of CFTR mutations in Chechen cystic fibrosis patients: high frequency of c.1545_1546delTA (p.Tyr515X; 1677delTA) and c.274G>A (p.Glu92Lys, E92K) mutations in North Caucasus

N. V. Petrova, N. Y. Kashirskaya, D. K. Saydaeva, A. V. Polyakov, T.A. Adyan, O. I. Simonova, Y. V. Gorinova, E. I. Kondratyeva, V. D. Sherman, O. G. Novoselova, T. A. Vasilyeva, A. V. Marakhonov, M. Macek Jr, E. K. Ginter, R. A. Zinchenko

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An immunocompetent patient with a nonsense mutation in NHEJ1 gene

Hossein Esmaeilzadeh, Mohammad Reza Bordbar, Zahra Hojaji, Parham Habibzadeh, Dorna Afshinfar, Mohammad Miryounesi, Majid Fardaei, Mohammad Ali Faghihi

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Progressive Pseudorheumatoid Dysplasia resolved by whole exome sequencing: a novel mutation in WISP3 and review of the literature

Ben Pode-Shakked, Asaf Vivante, Ortal Barel, Shai Padeh, Dina Marek-Yagel, Alvit Veber, Shachar Abudi, Aviva Eliyahu, Irit Tirosh, Shiri Shpilman, Shirlee Shril, Friedhelm Hildebrandt, Mordechai Shohat, Yair Anikster

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Weighted correlation network and differential expression analyses identify candidate genes associated with BRAF gene in melanoma

Bin Zhao, Yanqiu You, Zheng Wan, Yunhan Ma, Yani Huo, Hongyi Liu, Yuanyuan Zhou, Wei Quan, Weibin Chen, Xiaohong Zhang, Fujun Li, Yilin Zhao

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Rare RNF213 variants and the risk of intracranial artery stenosis/occlusion disease in Chinese population: a case-control study

Xin Liao, Tong Zhang, Bingyang Li, Shimin Hu, Junyu Liu, Jing Deng, Hongzhuan Tan, Junxia Yan

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The TECTA mutation R1890C is identified as one of the causes of genetic hearing loss: a case report

Gi-Sung Nam, John Hoon Rim, Jae Young Choi, Heon Yung Gee, Jong Rak Choi, Seung-Tae Lee, Jinsei Jung

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A cis-eQTL allele regulating reduced expression of CHI3L1 is associated with late-onset adult asthma in Japanese cohorts

Jun Kanazawa, Haruna Kitazawa, Hironori Masuko, Yohei Yatagai, Tohru Sakamoto, Yoshiko Kaneko, Hiroaki Iijima, Takashi Naito, Takefumi Saito, Emiko Noguchi, Satoshi Konno, Masaharu Nishimura, Tomomitsu Hirota, Mayumi Tamari, Nobuyuki Hizawa

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Association between KIF1B rs17401966 genetic polymorphism and hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility: an updated meta-analysis

Ying-ying Luo, Hong-peng Zhang, Ai-long Huang, Jie-li Hu

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Genotype-phenotype correlation analysis of MYO15A variants in autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss

Jing Zhang, Jing Guan, Hongyang Wang, Linwei Yin, Dayong Wang, Lidong Zhao, Huifang Zhou, Qiuju Wang

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A case report of recessive restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by a novel mutation in cardiac troponin I (TNNI3)

Malena P. Pantou, Polyxeni Gourzi, Aggeliki Gkouziouta, Iakovos Armenis, Loukas Kaklamanis, Christianna Zygouri, Pantelis Constantoulakis, Stamatis Adamopoulos, Dimitrios Degiannis

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Novel likely pathogenic variants in TMEM126A identified in non-syndromic autosomal recessive optic atrophy: two case reports

Katja Kloth, Matthis Synofzik, Christoph Kernstock, Simone Schimpf-Linzenbold, Frank Schuettauf, Axel Neu, Bernd Wissinger, Nicole Weisschuh

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Progressive optic nerve changes in cavitary optic disc anomaly: integration of copy number alteration and cis-expression quantitative trait loci to assess disease etiology

Eileen S. Hwang, Denise J. Morgan, Katie L. Pennington, Leah A. Owen, John H. Fingert, Paul S. Bernstein, Margaret M. DeAngelis

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GATA2 mutation in long stand Mycobacterium kansasii infection, myelodysplasia and MonoMAC syndrome: a case-report

Daniela Palheiro Mendes-de-Almeida, Francianne Gomes Andrade, Gustavo Borges, Filipe V. dos Santos-Bueno, Iracema F. Vieira, Luana Kelly M. da S. da Rocha, Daniella A. Mendes-da-Cruz, Rosely M. Zancopé-Oliveira, Rodrigo T. Calado, Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira

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Functional characterization of two enhancers located downstream FOXP2

Raúl Torres-Ruiz, Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Marta Martínez-Lage, Sandra Rodríguez-Perales, Paloma García-Bellido

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Case report: a rare case of Hunter syndrome (type II mucopolysaccharidosis) in a girl

A. N. Semyachkina, E. Y. Voskoboeva, E. Y. Zakharova, E. A. Nikolaeva, I. V. Kanivets, A. D. Kolotii, G. V. Baydakova, M. N. Kharabadze, R. G. Kuramagomedova, N. V. Melnikova

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MLH1 germline mutation associated with Lynch syndrome in a family followed for more than 45 years

Tomoyuki Momma, Kenji Gonda, Yoshinori Akama, Eisei Endo, Daisuke Ujiie, Shotaro Fujita, Yuko Maejima, Shoichiro Horita, Kenju Shimomura, Shigehira Saji, Koji Kono, Rei Yashima, Fumiaki Watanabe, Kokichi Sugano, Tadashi Nomizu

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Novel Usher syndrome pathogenic variants identified in cases with hearing and vision loss

Justin A. Pater, Jane Green, Darren D. O’Rielly, Anne Griffin, Jessica Squires, Taylor Burt, Sara Fernandez, Bridget Fernandez, Jim Houston, Jiayi Zhou, Nicole M. Roslin, Terry-Lynn Young

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Identification of novel sarcoma risk genes using a two-stage genome wide DNA sequencing strategy in cancer cluster families and population case and control cohorts

Rachel M. Jones, Phillip E. Melton, Mark Pinese, Alexander J. Rea, Evan Ingley, Mandy L. Ballinger, David J. Wood, David M. Thomas, Eric K. Moses

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Novel loss-of-function variants of TRAPPC2 manifesting X-linked spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda: report of two cases

Joon Yeon Won, Dayeon Kim, Seon Young Park, Hye Ran Lee, Jong-Seok Lim, Jong Hoon Park, Mi Hyun Song, Hae Ryong Song, Ok-Hwa Kim, Yonghwan Kim, Tae-Joon Cho

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A novel small deletion of LMX1B in a large Chinese family with nail-patella syndrome

Xiaoyi Yan, Jie Lin, Yifan Wang, Junli Xuan, Ping Yu, Tingwei Guo, Fan Jin

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Intronic polymorphisms in genes LRFN2 (rs2494938) and DNAH11 (rs2285947) are prognostic indicators of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Jiru Wang, Qiuzi Wang, Bin Wei, Yu Zhou, Zhaoye Qian, Yong Gao, Xiaofei Chen

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Novel BRCA2 pathogenic variant c.5219 T > G; p.(Leu1740Ter) in a consanguineous Senegalese family with hereditary breast cancer

Jean Pascal Demba Diop, Rokhaya Ndiaye Diallo, Violaine Bourdon-Huguenin, Ahmadou Dem, Doudou Diouf, Mamadou Moustapha Dieng, Seydi Abdoul Ba, Yacouba Dia, Sidy Ka, Babacar Mbengue, Alassane Thiam, Oumar Faye, Papa Amadou Diop, Hagay Sobol, Alioune Dieye

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Molecular analysis of a large novel deletion causing α+-thalassemia

Jianlong Zhuang, Jie Tian, Jitao Wei, Yu Zheng, Qianmei Zhuang, Yuanbai Wang, Qingyue Xie, Shuhong Zeng, Geng Wang, Yanchao Pan, Yuying Jiang

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A Chinese pedigree with Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome due to two novel mutations of SLC52A2 gene: clinical course and response to riboflavin

Kaili Shi, Zhen Shi, Huifang Yan, Xiaodong Wang, Yanling Yang, Hui Xiong, Qiang Gu, Ye Wu, Yuwu Jiang, Jingmin Wang

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VARS2-linked mitochondrial encephalopathy: two case reports enlarging the clinical phenotype

Chiara Begliuomini, Giorgio Magli, Maja Di Rocco, Filippo M. Santorelli, Denise Cassandrini, Claudia Nesti, Federica Deodato, Daria Diodato, Susanna Casellato, Delia M. Simula, Veronica Dessì, Anna Eusebi, Alessandra Carta, Stefano Sotgiu

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A novel missense mutation in the MYH7 gene causes an uncharacteristic phenotype of myosin storage myopathy: a case report

Jean Mamelona, Louisa Filice, Youcef Oussedik, Nicolas Crapoulet, Rodney J. Ouellette, Alier Marrero

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Associations between XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphisms and breast cancer risk: systematic-review and meta-analysis of 55 case-control studies

Sepideh Dashti, Zahra Taherian-Esfahani, Abbasali Keshtkar, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard

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Targeted next generation sequencing in 112 Chinese patients with intellectual disability/developmental delay: novel mutations and candidate gene

Huifang Yan, Zhen Shi, Ye Wu, Jiangxi Xiao, Qiang Gu, Yanling Yang, Ming Li, Kai Gao, Yinyin Chen, Xiaoping Yang, Haoran Ji, Binbin Cao, Ruoyu Duan, Yuwu Jiang, Jingmin Wang

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The prevalence of CGG repeat expansion mutation in FMR1 gene in the northern Chinese women of reproductive age

Yinan Ma, Xing Wei, Hong Pan, Songtao Wang, Xin Wang, Xiaowei Liu, Liying Zou, Xiaomei Wang, Xiaorong Wang, Hua Yang, Fengying Wang, Kefang Wang, Lifang Sun, Xiaolin Qiao, Yue Yang, Xiuhua Ma, Dandan Liu, Guifeng Ding, Junqi Ma, Xiuli Yang, Sainan Zhu, Yu Qi, Chenghong Yin

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The VDR gene FokI polymorphism is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus in Turkish women

Mahmut Apaydın, Selvihan Beysel, Nilnur Eyerci, Ferda Alparslan Pinarli, Mustafa Ulubay, Muhammed Kizilgul, Ozhan Ozdemir, Mustafa Caliskan, Erman Cakal

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Novel EYA4 variant in Slovak family with late onset autosomal dominant hearing loss: a case report

Lukas Varga, Daniel Danis, Martina Skopkova, Ivica Masindova, Zuzana Slobodova, Lucia Demesova, Milan Profant, Daniela Gasperikova

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A patient with glycogen storage disease type Ia combined with chronic hepatitis B infection: a case report

Wenying Wang, Rentao Yu, Wenting Tan, Yunjie Dan, Guohong Deng, Jie Xia

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Gene spectrum analysis of thalassemia for people residing in northern China

Zhuo Yang, Wenzhe Zhou, Quexuan Cui, Ling Qiu, Bing Han

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Association of NTCP polymorphisms with clinical outcome of hepatitis B infection in Thai individuals

Natthaya Chuaypen, Nongnaput Tuyapala, Nutcha Pinjaroen, Sunchai Payungporn, Pisit Tangkijvanich

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Clinical diagnosis and mutation analysis of four Chinese families with succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency

Ping Wang, Fengying Cai, Lirong Cao, Yizheng Wang, Qianqian Zou, Peng Zhao, Chao Wang, Yuqin Zhang, Chunquan Cai, Jianbo Shu

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Phenotypic spectrum and genetic heterogeneity of cystic fibrosis in Sri Lanka

Neluwa Liyanage Ruwan Indika, Dinesha Maduri Vidanapathirana, Hewa Warawitage Dilanthi, Grace Angeline Malarnangai Kularatnam, Nambage Dona Priyani Dhammika Chandrasiri, Eresha Jasinge

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Assessment of risk based on variant pathways and establishment of an artificial neural network model of thyroid cancer

Yinlong Zhao, Lingzhi Zhao, Tiezhu Mao, Lili Zhong

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Feeding difficulty is the dominant feature in 12 Chinese newborns with CHD7 pathogenic variants

Xiang Chen, Kai Yan, Yanyan Gao, Huijun Wang, Guoqiang Chen, Bingbing Wu, Qian Qin, Lin Yang, Wenhao Zhou

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Case reports: novel TUBG1 mutations with milder neurodevelopmental presentations

Yue T. K. Yuen, Ilaria Guella, Elke Roland, Michael Sargent, Cyrus Boelman

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Interpreting the MicroRNA-15/107 family: interaction identification by combining network based and experiment supported approach

Si Wang, Wenhua Zhu, Jing Xu, Yuanxu Guo, Jidong Yan, Liesu Meng, Congshan Jiang, Shemin Lu

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Association of a genetic variant in the angiopoietin-like protein 4 gene with metabolic syndrome

Sara Kharazmi-Khorassani, Jasmin Kharazmi-Khorassani, Azam Rastegar-Moghadam, Sara Samadi, Hamideh Ghazizadeh, Maryam Tayefi, Gordon A. Ferns, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Amir Avan, Habibollah Esmaily

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Isolated hypoaldosteronism as first sign of X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita caused by a novel mutation in NR0B1/DAX-1 gene: a case report

Lorenzo Iughetti, Laura Lucaccioni, Patrizia Bruzzi, Silvia Ciancia, Elena Bigi, Simona Filomena Madeo, Barbara Predieri, Florence Roucher-Boulez

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Lack of association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism, HPV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Brazilian women

Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Adriano de Paula Sabino, Alexandre Tafuri, Angélica Alves Lima

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A novel NAA10 p.(R83H) variant with impaired acetyltransferase activity identified in two boys with ID and microcephaly

Rasmus Ree, Anni Sofie Geithus, Pernille Mathiesen Tørring, Kristina Pilekær Sørensen, Mads Damkjær, Sally Ann Lynch, Thomas Arnesen

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Genetic polymorphism of HLA-DRB1 alleles in Mexican mestizo patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms

Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, Susana Hernandez-Doño, Monica Escamilla-Tilch, Jose Marquez-Garcia, Kemberly Hernandez-Sotelo, Rodrigo Lozano-Corona, Daniela Ruiz-Gomez, Julio Granados, Carlos A. Hinojosa

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Using literature-based discovery to identify candidate genes for the interaction between myocardial infarction and depression

Zhenguo Dai, Qian Li, Guang Yang, Yini Wang, Yang Liu, Zhilei Zheng, Yingfeng Tu, Shuang Yang, Bo Yu

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A novel frameshift mutation in the PITX2 gene in a family with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome using targeted exome sequencing

Lusi Zhang, Yingqian Peng, Pingbo Ouyang, Youling Liang, Huilan Zeng, Nuo Wang, Xuanchu Duan, Jingming Shi

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Genetic analyses of oculocutaneous albinism types 1 and 2 with four novel mutations

Qi Yang, Sheng Yi, Mengting Li, Bobo Xie, Jinsi Luo, Jin Wang, Xiuliang Rong, Qinle Zhang, Zailong Qin, Limei Hang, Shihan Feng, Xin Fan

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Association of KCNJ11 rs5219 gene polymorphism with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a population of Syria: a case-control study

Osama Makhzoom, Younes Kabalan, Faizeh AL-Quobaili

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Split hand/foot malformation with long bone deficiency associated with BHLHA9 gene duplication: a case report and review of literature

Chamara Sampath Paththinige, Nirmala Dushyanthi Sirisena, Fabienne Escande, Sylvie Manouvrier, Florence Petit, Vajira Harshadeva Weerabaddana Dissanayake

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The association between apolipoprotein E and gallstone disease: an updated meta-analysis

Lizhuo Li, Xin Qiao, Xia Wang, Di Liu, Qingmu Xue, Lu Han, Fei Dai, Guomin Ma, Zhipeng Yang, Tao Zhang, Shuo Yang, Shikang Cai, Mingyue Gao, Jingyun Yang

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Citrullinemia type I is associated with a novel splicing variant, c.773 + 4A > C, in ASS1: a case report and literature review

Yiming Lin, Hongzhi Gao, Bin Lu, Shuang Zhou, Tianwen Zheng, Weihua Lin, Lin Zhu, Mengyi Jiang, Qingliu Fu

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A comprehensive analysis of NPHS1 gene mutations in patients with sporadic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Ling Zhuo, Lulin Huang, Zhenglin Yang, Guisen Li, Li Wang

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Septo-optic dysplasia caused by a novel FLNA splice site mutation: a case report

A. Fernández-Marmiesse, M. S. Pérez-Poyato, A. Fontalba, E. Marco de Lucas, M. T. Martínez, M. J. Cabero Pérez, M. L. Couce

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DOCK8 mutation diagnosed using whole-exome sequencing of the dried blood spot-derived DNA: a case report of an Iraqi girl diagnosed in Japan

Lika’a Fasih Y. Al-Kzayer, Hanadi Munaf H. Al-Aradi, Tomonari Shigemura, Kenji Sano, Miyuki Tanaka, Motoharu Hamada, Kenan Hussien Ali, Osamah Mohammed Aldaghir, Yozo Nakazawa, Yusuke Okuno

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Rapid, low cost and sensitive detection of Calreticulin mutations by a PCR based amplicon length differentiation assay for diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms

Ngo Tat Trung, Dao Thanh Quyen, Nghiem Xuan Hoan, Dao Phuong Giang, Tran Thi Huyen Trang, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Mai Hong Bang, Le Huu Song

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Effect of prematurity on genome wide methylation in the placenta

Jessica Schuster, Alper Uzun, Joan Stablia, Christoph Schorl, Mari Mori, James F. Padbury

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Overexpression of MicroRNA-148b-3p stimulates osteogenesis of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells: the role of MicroRNA-148b-3p in osteogenesis

Samaneh Mollazadeh, Bibi Sedigheh Fazly Bazzaz, Vajiheh Neshati, Antoine A. F. de Vries, Hojjat Naderi-Meshkin, Majid Mojarad, Mahdi Mirahmadi, Zeinab Neshati, Mohammad Amin Kerachian

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SLC26A4-linked CEVA haplotype correlates with phenotype in patients with enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct

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