Zufallsbefunde bei molekulargenetischen Untersuchungen
Medizinische, juristische und ethische Perspektiven
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We report the long way to the correct diagnosis in two teenage sisters who developed a cardiac arrest after consuming minimal amounts of alcohol. The older girl dramatically survived two cardiac arrests at the...
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Aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease. Hereditary disorders are responsible for a small percentage of cases. Nonetheless, it is important to identify genetic causes, as they are often ...
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GEMIN5, an RNA-binding protein is essential for assembly of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein complex and facilitates the formation of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs), the building blocks of sp...
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Medizinische, juristische und ethische Perspektiven
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Molekulargenetische Zufallsbefunde stellen ein Problemfeld dar, dessen normative Brisanz angesichts aktueller Entwicklungen in medizinischer Forschung und Versorgung kaum zu übersehen ist. Denn wo – etwa einge...
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Die Zahl von Zusatzbefunden und die Intensität der Diskussion um ihre Bedeutung haben mit der Entwicklung hochauflösender bzw. gesamtgenomischer Analyseverfahren erheblich zugenommen und stellen die verantwort...
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Mutations in SACS, leading to autosomal-recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS), have been identified as a frequent cause of recessive early-onset ataxia around the world. Here we aimed to enlarg...
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Jaonna Jen and colleagues identify mutations in EXOSC3, encoding a core RNA exosome component, causing pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1 (PCH1), a recessive disorder with heterogeneous defects in brain developmen...
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Genetic research in sports has a history of more than 40 years of endeavouring to find out which genetic factors can predict the performance of an athlete. With increasing knowledge of the human genome and ava...
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is the third most common muscular dystrophy and usually follows an autosomal dominant trait. Clinically, FSHD affects facial muscles and proximal upper limb and gi...
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The molecular basis of autosomal dominant spinal muscular atrophy (AD-SMA) is largely unknown. Because the phenotypic spectrum of diseases caused by LMNA mutations is extremely broad and includes myopathies, neur...
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SIL1 (also called BAP) acts as a nucleotide exchange factor for the Hsp70 chaperone BiP (also called GRP78), which is a key regulator of the main functions of the endoplasmic reticulum. We found nine distinct ...
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Proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by homozygous mutations of the SMN1 gene. SMN1 interacts with multiple proteins with functions in snRNP biogenesis, pre-mRNA splicing and ...
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Classic spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by mutations in the telomeric copy of SMN1. Its product is involved in various cellular processes, including cytoplasmic assembly of spliceosomal small nuclear ribo...
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Spinale Muskelatrophien (SMA) umfassen eine klinisch und genetisch heterogene Gruppe erblicher neuromuskulärer Erkrankungen, die nach heutiger Vorstellung durch einen selektiven, chronisch progredienten Unterg...
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Zystische Nierenkrankheiten spielen in vielen Bereichen der Medizin eine wichtige Rolle, etwa 5-10% der Dialysepatienten leiden an Zystennieren. Zystennieren stellen eine heterogene Gruppe dar, die sowohl erwo...
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The natural history of multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is not well established. We analyzed kidney growth and renal function in 33 children with prenatally diagnosed unilateral MCDK in a long-term study....
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Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare inherited disorder which usually becomes clinically manifest in early childhood, although the spectrum of ARPKD is much more variable than gener...
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Linkage analysis in 19 families with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) has shown that ARPKD is not linked to the recently assigned second gene locus for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney...