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Open AccessConcurrently map** quantitative trait loci associations from multiple subspecies within hybrid populations
Many of the world’s agriculturally important plant and animal populations consist of hybrids of subspecies. Cattle in tropical and sub-tropical regions for example, originate from two subspecies, Bos taurus indic...
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Open AccessNew insights regarding origin of monosomy occurrence in early develo** embryos as demonstrated in preimplantation genetic testing
Analyses of miscarriage products indicate that the majority of aneuploidies in early develo** embryos derive from errors occurring during maternal meiosis and the paternal contribution is less than 10%. Our ...
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Open AccessDisorders of sex development in Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome: a genotype–phenotype correlation and MSX1 as candidate gene
Wolf–Hirschhorn (WHS) is a set of congenital physical anomalies and mental retardation associated with a partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4. To establish a genotype–phenotype correlation; we car...
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Open AccessPhenology and related traits for wheat adaptation
Wheat is a major food crop, with around 765 million tonnes produced globally. The largest wheat producers include the European Union, China, India, Russia, United States, Canada, Pakistan, Australia, Ukraine a...
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Open AccessIdentification of a novel WAS mutation in a South African patient presenting with atypical Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: a case report
The X-linked recessive primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD) Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is identified by an extreme susceptibility to infections, eczema and thrombocytopenia with microplatelets. The synd...
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Open AccessThe mutational spectrum of hunter syndrome reveals correlation between biochemical and clinical profiles in Tunisian patients
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) or Hunter syndrome is an X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disorder resulting from deficient activity of iduronate 2-sulfatase (IDS) and the progressive lysosomal accu...
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Open AccessNeuronal migration genes and a familial translocation t (3;17): candidate genes implicated in the phenotype
While Miller-Dieker syndrome critical region deletions are well known delineated anomalies, submicroscopic duplications in this region have recently emerged as a new distinctive syndrome. So far, only few case...
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Open AccessProgressive Pseudorheumatoid Dysplasia resolved by whole exome sequencing: a novel mutation in WISP3 and review of the literature
Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia (PPRD) is a rare autosomal-recessive, non-inflammatory arthropathy, shown to be caused by mutations in the WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 3 (WISP3) gene. Although ...
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Open AccessClinical and molecular findings in nine new cases of tetrasomy 18p syndrome: FISH and array CGH characterization
Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosomes (sSMC) are rare chromosomal abnormalities, which have abnormal banding arrangement and take many shapes. Several disorders have been correlated with sSMC presence. The ai...
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Open AccessCompound heterozygous variants in the multiple PDZ domain protein (MPDZ) cause a case of mild non-progressive communicating hydrocephalus
Congenital hydrocephalus (CH) results from the accumulation of excessive amounts of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain, often leading to severe neurological impairments. However, the adverse effects of CH ...
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Open AccessUsing KASP technique to screen LRRK2 G2019S mutation in a large Tunisian cohort
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...
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Open AccessNo association between TGF-β1 polymorphisms and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a large North African case-control study
Genetic susceptibility plays a key role in the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and in fact the disease presents with an unusually high incidence in certain regions of the world like North Africa....
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Open AccessW44X mutation in the WWOX gene causes intractable seizures and developmental delay: a case report
WW domain containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) gene was cloned in 2000; alteration has been seen in many cancer cells. It acts as a tumor suppresser by blocking cell growth and causing apoptosis. WWOX protein show...
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Open AccessPHKA2 mutation spectrum in Korean patients with glycogen storage disease type IX: prevalence of deletion mutations
Molecular diagnosis of glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) is important to enable accurate diagnoses and make appropriate therapeutic plans. The aim of this study was to evaluate the PHKA2 mutation spectrum in Korea...
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Open AccessInduction of polyploidy by nuclear fusion mechanism upon decreased expression of the nuclear envelope protein LAP2β in the human osteosarcoma cell line U2OS
Polyploidy has been recognized for many years as an important hallmark of cancer cells. Polyploid cells can arise through cell fusion, endoreplication and abortive cell cycle. The inner nuclear membrane protein L...
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Open AccessMolecular diagnosis of distal renal tubular acidosis in Tunisian patients: proposed algorithm for Northern Africa populations for the ATP6V1B1, ATP6V0A4 and SCL4A1genes
Primary distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) caused by mutations in the genes that codify for the H + −ATPase pump subunits is a heterogeneous disease with a poor phenotype-genotype correlation. Up to now, lar...
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Open AccessMaternal and offspring fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes-associated genetic variants and cognitive function at age 8: a Mendelian randomization study in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
In observational epidemiological studies type 2 diabetes (T2D) and both low and high plasma concentrations of fasting glucose have been found to be associated with lower cognitive performance. These associatio...
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Open AccessA non-synonymous coding change in the CYP19A1 gene Arg264Cys (rs700519) does not affect circulating estradiol, bone structure or fracture
The biosynthesis of estrogens from androgens is catalyzed by aromatase P450 enzyme, coded by the CYP19A1 gene on chromosome 15q21.2. Genetic variation within the CYP19A1 gene sequence has been shown to alter the ...
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Open AccessAssociation study of genetic variants in eight genes/loci with type 2 diabetes in a Han Chinese population
At least twenty genes/loci were shown to be associated with type 2diabetes in European original populations. Five of these genes were shown to be associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Chinese populations. T...
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Open AccessA meta-analysis of genome-wide data from five European isolates reveals an association of COL22A1, SYT1, and GABRR2with serum creatinine level
Serum creatinine (SCR) is the most important biomarker for a quick and non-invasive assessment of kidney function in population-based surveys. A substantial proportion of the inter-individual variability in SCR l...
