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04/12/2013
Mutation; TSC1 gene; TSC2 gene; Tuberous sclerosis complex

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant neurogenetic disorder characterized by hamartomas in multiple organs and is caused by a wide spectrum of mutations in 1 of 2 causative genes (TSC1 or TSC2). Here, we present mutational analyses of the TSC1 and TSC2 genes in 4 cases of TSC in Chinese Han children, including 2 familial and 2 ... more

G.X. Wang; D.W. Wang; C.Y. Yi; J.S. Qu; Y.L. Wang
01/12/2010
Cleidocranial dysplasia; Gene; Mutation; RUNX2

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal-dominant heritable skeletal disease caused by heterozygous mutations in the RUNX2 gene. We studied a Chinese family that included three affected individuals with CCD phenotypes; the clinical features of patients with CCD include delayed closure of fontanelles, frontal bossing, dysplasia of clavicles, late tooth eruption, and other ... more

G.X. Wang; R.P. Sun; F.L. Song
11/22/2013
Biomarker; Mutation; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Refractory cytopenias with multilineage dysplasia; TET2

Myelodysplastic syndrome diagnosis of karyotypically normal patients may be elusive because it relies exclusively on morphological and clinical data. In routine practice, finding of an acquired mutation or a cytogenetic abnormality provides irrefutable evidence of the clonal nature of that disease. Recurrent deletions and somatic mutations in TET2, a gene involved in epigenetic ... more

D.F. Coutinho; C. Diniz; R.L.D. Filgueiras; R.L.R. Baptista; J.P. Ayres-Silva; B.C.R. Monte-Mór; M.H. Bonamino; I.R. Zalcberg
05/18/2012
Charcot-Marie-Tooth; Gender; Mitofusin 2; Mutation

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous inherited neuromuscular disorders. At present, more than 30 loci have been reported to be associated with CMT disease; point mutations in the mitofusin 2 (MFN2) gene is one of the most common causes. We studied a Chinese family with CMT disease in which the phenotype of affected individuals varied, and the ... more

Y.W. Wang; W.T. Han; M. Jiang; C.X. Lu; X.F. Li; X. Zhang; J.X. Li
03/24/2014
Mutation; TSC1 gene; TSC2 gene; Tuberous sclerosis complex

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant neurogenetic disorder caused by mutations in the TSC1 or TSC2 genes and is frequently associated with hamartoma formation in multiple organ systems. Here, we report two novel mutations in the TSC2 gene, including a splicing mutation (IVS 29 +1G>C) in intron 29 and a deletion/insertion mutation (C.5090- ... more

C.R. Mi; H. Wang; H. Jiang; R.P. Sun; G.X. Wang
10/05/2007
Gliomas; Mutation; PAX6

Gliomas are the most common tumors of the central nervous system. In spite of the marked advances in the characterization of the molecular pathogenesis of gliomas, these tumors remain incurable and, in most of the cases, resistant to treatments, due to their molecular heterogeneity. Gene PAX6, which encodes a transcription factor that plays an important role in the development ... more

G.R. Pinto; C.A. Clara; M.J. Santos; J.R.W. Almeida; R.R. Burbano; J.A. Rey; C. Casartelli
05/05/2009
Glucokinase; Jordanian; MODY2; Mutation

Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2 (MODY2) is a genetic form of diabetes mellitus caused by mutations in the glucokinase gene (GCK). We assessed the frequency of GCK gene mutations in Jordanian suspected MODY2 patients. We screened exons 7, 8 and 9, which are specific for pancreatic glucokinase, for mutations at positions 682A>G, p.T228A; 895G>C, p.G299R, and ... more

R. Khalil; F. Al-Sheyab; E. Khamaiseh; M.A. Halaweh; H.A. Abder-Rahman
02/17/2009
Anencephaly; Birth defects; Mutation; Neural tube defects; Spina bifida

The incidence of neural tube defects is higher in Turkey compared to that of developed countries. To prevent congenital malformations, understanding of the current status is necessary, which should be followed by public-based activities. We examined the incidence rate of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Afyonkarahisar. According to the records of the Department of Pediatrics, Zubeyde Hanım ... more

S.T. Onrat; H. Seyman; M. Konuk
10/21/2008
Ananas comosus var. bracteatus; Genetic variation; In vitro culture; Mutation; Somaclonal variation

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the genetic variability in micropropagated plantlets of ornamental pineapple, after the fourth period of subculture. The basal culture medium consisted of MS salts, vitamins, 3% sucrose, liquid formulation, supplemented with 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) at concentrations of 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg/L. The addition of BAP influenced the ... more

M.D.M. Santos; G.C.S. Buso; A.C. Torres
10/25/2011
CYP2D6*4; HLA-B27; Mutation; Real-time PCR

We analyzed distribution of HLA-B27 and CYP2D6*4 mutations in 249 patients from Tokat province in Turkey with symptoms of arthritis, sacroiliac, joint and back pain, using a LightCycler 480 II Real-Time PCR thermal cycler. The Genes-4U was applied for studying HLA-B27 mutation, and the Tib-Molbiol commercial kit was used to examine the CYP2D6*4 mutation. Among the 249 patients, 18.5% had ... more

S. Sahin; L. Aydogan; I. Benli; H. Ozyurt

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