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BMC Medical Genetics, Volume 9

 

 

 

Research article
Methylation of class II transactivator gene promoter IV is not associated with susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis
Sreeram V Ramagopalan, David A Dyment, Katie M Morrison, Blanca M Herrera, Gabriele C DeLuca, Matthew R Lincoln, Sarah M Orton, Lahiru Handunnetthi, Michael J Chao, A Dessa Sadovnick, George C Ebers
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:63 (7July2008)
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Research article
Detection of Catalase as a major protein target of the lipid peroxidation product 4-HNE and the lack of its genetic association as a risk factor in SLE
Anil D'Souza, Biji T Kurien, Rosalie Rodgers, Jaideep Shenoi, Sadamu Kurono, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenneth Hensley, Swapan K Nath, R. HAL Scofield
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:62 (7July2008)
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Research article
Polymorphisms of selected Xenobiotic Genes contribute to the development of Papillary Thyroid Cancer susceptibility in Middle Eastern population
Abdul K Siraj, Muna Ibrahim, Maha Al-Rasheed, Jehad Abubaker, Rong Bu, Shakaib U Siddiqui, Fouad Al-Dayel, Osama Al-Sanea, Abdulrahman Al-Nuaim, Shahab Uddin, Khawla S Al-Kuraya
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:61 (5July2008)
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Research article
Analytical approaches to detect maternal/fetal genotype incompatibilities that increase risk of pre-eclampsia
Neeta Parimi, Gerard Tromp, Helena Kuivaniemi, Jyh Kae Nien, Ricardo Gomez, Roberto Romero, Katrina AB Goddard
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:60 (3July2008)
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Research article
Impact of nine common type 2 diabetes risk polymorphisms in Asian Indian Sikhs: PPARG2 (Pro12Ala), IGF2BP2, TCF7L2 and FTO variants confer a significant risk
Dharambir K Sanghera, Lyda Ortega, Shizhong Han, Jairup Singh, Sarju K Ralhan, Gurpreet S Wander, Narinder K Mehra, John J Mulvihill, Robert E Ferrell, Swapan K Nath, Mohammed I Kamboh
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:59 (3July2008)
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Research article
Novel de novo BRCA2 mutation in a patient with a family history of breast cancer
Thomas V. O. Hansen, Marie Luise Bisgaard, Lars Jonson, Anders Albrechtsen, Bettina Filtenborg-Barnkob, Hans Eiberg, Bent Ejlertsen, Finn C. Nielsen
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:58 (2July2008)
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Research article
Mitochondrial haplogroup H1 is protective for ischemic stroke in Portuguese patients
Alexandra Rosa, Benedita V Fonseca, Tiago Krug, Helena Manso, Liliana Gouveia, Isabel Albergaria, Gisela Gaspar, Manuel Correia, Miguel Viana-Baptista, Rita Moiron Simoes, Amelia Nogueira Pinto, Ricardo Taipa, Carla Ferreira, Joao Ramalho Fontes, Mario Rui Silva, Joao Paulo Gabriel, Ilda Matos, Gabriela Lopes, Jose M Ferro, Astrid M Vicente, Sofia A Oliveira
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:57 (1July2008)
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Research article
Linkage disequilibrium mapping of a breast cancer susceptibility locus near RAI/ PPP1R13L/iASPP
Bjorn A Nexo, Ulla Vogel, Anja Olsen, Mette Nyegaard, Zuzanna Bukowy, Eszter Rockenbauer, Xiuqing Zhang, Cemile Koca, Mette Mains, Bettina Hansen, Anne Hedemand, Anette Kjeldgaard, Magdalena J Laska, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Soren Cold, Kim Overvad, Anne Tjonneland, Lars Bolund, Anders D Borglum
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:56 (27June2008)
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Research article
Association between LRP5 polymorphism and bone mineral density: a Bayesian meta-analysis
Bich N.H. Tran, Nguyen D. Nguyen, John A. Eisman, Tuan V. Nguyen
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:55 (27June2008)
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Research article
Genetic and biochemical studies in Argentinean patients with variegate porphyria
Maria V Rossetti, Barbara X Granata, Jimena Giudice, Victoria E Parera, Alcira Batlle
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:54 (20June2008)
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Research article
Mutation spectrum of 122 hemophilia A families from Taiwanese population by LD-PCR, DHPLC, multiplex PCR and evaluating the clinical application of HRM
Shin-Yu Lin, Yi-Ning Su, Chia-Cheng Hung, Woei Tsay, Shyh-Shin Chiou, Chieh-Ting Chang, Hong-Nerng Ho, Chien-Nan Lee
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:53 (20June2008)
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Research article
The association between genetic variants in hMLH1 and hMSH2 and the development of sporadic colorectal cancer in the Danish population
Lise Lotte Christensen, Bo E Madsen, Friedrik P Wikman, Carsten Wiuf, Karen Koed, Anne Tjnneland, Anja Olsen, Ann-Christine Syvnen, Claus L Andersen, Torben F rntoft
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:52 (11June2008)
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Research article
The NEI/NCBI dbGAP database: Genotypes and haplotypes that may specifically predispose to risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Hong Zhang, Margaux A Morrison, Andy DeWan, Scott Adams, Michael Andreoli, Nancy Huynh, Maureen Regan, Alison Brown, Joan W Miller, Ivana K Kim, Josephine Hoh, Margaret M DeAngelis
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:51 (9June2008)
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Research article
Variation in WNT7A is unlikely to be a cause of familial Congenital Talipes Equinovarus
Guoqing Liu, Julie Inglis, Amanda Cardy, Duncan Shaw, Sukhy Sahota, Raoul Hennekam, Linda Sharp, Zosia Miedzybrodzka
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:50 (6June2008)
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Research article
Genome-wide association study for renal traits in the Framingham Heart and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Studies
Anna Kottgen, Wen Hong L Kao, Shih-Jen Hwang, Eric Boerwinkle, Qiong Yang, Daniel Levy, Emelia J Benjamin, Martin G Larson, Brad C Astor, Josef Coresh, Caroline S Fox
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:49 (3June2008)
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Research article
A novel WFS1 mutation in a family with dominant low frequency sensorineural hearing loss with normal VEMP and EcochG findings
Naomi F Bramhall, Jeremy C Kallman, Aimee M Verrall, Valerie A Street
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:48 (2June2008)
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Research article
Evaluation of the association between the common E469K polymorphism in the ICAM-1 gene and diabetic nephropathy among type 1 diabetic patients in GoKinD population
Jun Ma, Dongying Zhang, Kerstin Brismar, Suad Efendic, Harvest F Gu
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:47 (27May2008)
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Research article
Polymorphisms near EXOC4 and LRGUK on chromosome 7q32 are associated with Type 2 Diabetes and fasting glucose; The NHLBI Family Heart Study
Jason M Laramie, Jemma B Wilk, Sally L Williamson, Michael W Nagle, Jeanne C Latourelle, Jennifer E Tobin, Michael A Province, Ingrid B Borecki, Richard H Myers
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:46 (22May2008)
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Research article
The genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be modulated by obesity status: implications for association studies
Stphane Cauchi, Kevin T Nead, Hlne Choquet, Fritz Horber, Natascha Potoczna, Beverley Balkau, Michel Marre, Guillaume Charpentier, Philippe Froguel, David Meyre
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:45 (22May2008)
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Research article
A novel de novo mutation in the serine-threonine kinase STK11 gene in a Korean patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Jong-Ha Yoo, Jee-Hyoung Yoo, Yoon-Jung Choi, Jung-Gu Kang, Young-Kyu Sun, Chang-Seok Ki, Kyung-A Lee, Jong-Rak Choi
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:44 (22May2008)
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Research article
Association of the 894G>T polymorphism in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with risk of acute myocardial infarction
George K Andrikopoulos, Dimitris K Grammatopoulos, Stylianos E Tzeis, Sevasti I Zervou, Dimitris J Richter, Michalis N Zairis, Elias J Gialafos, Dimitris C Sakellariou, Stefanos G Foussas, Antonis S Manolis, Christodoulos I Stefanadis, Pavlos K Toutouzas, Edward W Hillhouse, The GEMIG study investigators
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:43 (21May2008)
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Research article
Immunological profile in a family with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus with a novel 11 kb deletion in AVPR2 and ARHGAP4 genes
Masaya Fujimoto, Kohsuke Imai, Kenji Hirata, Reiichi Kashiwagi, Yoichi Morinishi, Katsuhiko Kitazawa, Sei Sasaki, Tadao Arinami, Shigeaki Nonoyama, Emiko Noguchi
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:42 (20May2008)
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Research article
New evidence of a mitochondrial genetic background paradox: Impact of the J haplogroup on the A3243G mutation
Denis Pierron, Christophe Rocher, Patricia Amati-Bonneau, Pascal Reynier, Marie-Laure Martin-Ngrier, Stphane Allouche, Ccile Batandier, Benedicte Mousson de Camaret, Catherine Godinot, Agnes Rotig, Delphine Feldmann, Christine Bellanne-Chantelot, Benoit Arveiler, Erwann Pennarun, Rodrigue Rossignol, Marc Crouzet, Pascal Murail, Didier Thoraval, Thierry Letellier
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:41 (7May2008)
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Research article
Distribution of the FYBES and RHCE*ce(733C>G) alleles in an Argentinean population: Implications for transfusion medicine
Carlos M Cotorruelo, Silvana V Fiori, Silvia E Garca Borrs, Liliana L Racca, Claudia S Biondi, Amelia L Racca
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:40 (6May2008)
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Research article
The estrogen hypothesis of Schizophrenia implicates glucose metabolism: Association study in three independent samples
Line Olsen, Thomas Hansen, Klaus D Jakobsen, Srdjan Djurovic, Ingrid Melle, Ingrid Agartz, Haakan Hall, Henrik Ullum, Sally Timm, August G Wang, Erik G Jnsson, Ole A Andreassen, Thomas Werge
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:39 (6May2008)
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Research article
Association between promoter -1607 polymorphism of MMP1 and Lumbar Disc Disease in Southern Chinese
You-Qiang Song, Daniel WH Ho, Jaro Karppinen, Patrick YP Kao, Bao-Jian Fan, Keith DK Luk, Shea-Ping Yip, John CY Leong, Kathryn SE Cheah, Pak Sham, Danny Chan, Kenneth MC Cheung
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:38 (28April2008)
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Research article
A luteinizing hormone receptor intronic variant is significantly associated with decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease in males carrying an apolipoprotein E 4 allele
Ryan J Haasl, M Reza Ahmadi, Sivan Vadakkadath Meethal, Carey E Gleason, Sterling C Johnson, Sanjay Asthana, Richard L Bowen, Craig S Atwood
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:37 (25April2008)
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Research article
Effects of interacting networks of cardiovascular risk genes on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (the CODAM study)
Marleen MJ van Greevenbroek, Jian Zhang, Carla JH van der Kallen, Paul MH Schiffers, Edith JM Feskens, Tjerk WA de Bruin
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:36 (24April2008)
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Research article
Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the mu opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) and self-reported responses to alcohol in American Indians
Cindy L Ehlers, Penelope A Lind, Kirk C Wilhelmsen
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:35 (23April2008)
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Research article
Association of limbic system-associated membrane protein (LSAMP) to male completed suicide
Anne Must, Gunnar Tasa, Aavo Lang, Eero Vasar, Sulev Kks, Eduard Maron, Marika Vli
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:34 (23April2008)
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Research article
Genetic and functional association of FAM5C with myocardial infarction
Jessica J Connelly, Svati H Shah, Jennifer F Doss, Shera Gadson, Sarah Nelson, David R Crosslin, A Brent Hale, Xuemei Lou, Ty Wang, Carol Haynes, David Seo, David C Crossman, Vincent Mooser, Christopher B Granger, Christopher JH Jones, William E Kraus, Elizabeth R Hauser, Simon G Gregory
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:33 (22April2008)
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Research article
Heritability of cardiovascular risk factors in a Brazilian population: Baependi Heart Study
Camila M de Oliveira, Alexandre C Pereira, Mariza de Andrade, Jlia M Soler, Jos E Krieger
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:32 (22April2008)
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Research article
Cathepsin D SNP associated with increased risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Matthew T Bishop, Gabor G Kovacs, Pascual Sanchez-Juan, Richard SG Knight
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:31 (21April2008)
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Research article
Gene polymorphisms of superoxide dismutases and catalase in diabetes mellitus
Milan Flekac, Jan Skrha, Jirina Hilgertova, Zdena Lacinova, Marcela Jarolimkova
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:30 (21April2008)
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Research article
Ser80Ile mutation and a concurrent Pro25Leu variant of the VHL gene in an extended Hungarian von Hippel-Lindau family
Attila Patocs, Peter Gergics, Katalin Balogh, Miklos Toth, Ferenc Fazakas, Istvan Liko, Karoly Racz
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:29 (16April2008)
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Research article
A novel c.5308_5311delGAGA mutation in Senataxin in a Cypriot family with an autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia
Paschalis Nicolaou, Anthi Georghiou, Christina Votsi, Lefkos T Middleton, Eleni Zamba-Papanicolaou, Kyproula Christodoulou
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:28 (14April2008)
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Research article
Array-CGH in patients with Kabuki-like phenotype: Identification of two patients with complex rearrangements including 2q37 deletions and no other recurrent aberration
Ivon Cusc, Miguel del Campo, Mireia Vilardell, Eva Gonzlez, Blanca Gener, Enrique Galn, Laura Toledo, Luis A Prez-Jurado
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:27 (11April2008)
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Technical advance
Minisequencing mitochondrial DNA pathogenic mutations
Vanesa lvarez-Iglesias, Francisco Barros, ngel Carracedo, Antonio Salas
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:26 (10April2008)
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Research article
N-acetyltransferase 8, a positional candidate for blood pressure and renal regulation: resequencing, association and in silico study
Peeter Juhanson, Katrin Kepp, Elin Org, Gudrun Veldre, Piret Kelgo, Mai Rosenberg, Margus Viigimaa, Maris Laan
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:25 (10April2008)
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Research article
Identification of a novel KCNQ1 mutation associated with both Jervell and Lange-Nielsen and Romano-Ward forms of long QT syndrome in a Chinese family
Su Zhang, Ke Yin, Xiang Ren, Pengyun Wang, Shirong Zhang, Lingling Cheng, Junguo Yang, Jing Yu Liu, Mugen Liu, Qing Kenneth Wang
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:24 (9April2008)
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Research article
Failure to replicate an association of SNPs in the oxidized LDL receptor gene (OLR1) with CAD
Joshua W Knowles, Themistocles L Assimes, Eric Boerwinkle, Stephen P Fortmann, Alan Go, Megan L Grove, Mark Hlatky, Carlos Iribarren, Jun Li, Richard Myers, Neil Risch, Stephen Sidney, Audrey Southwick, Kelly A Volcik, Thomas Quertermous
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:23 (2April2008)
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Research article
Lack of association of genetic variation in chromosome region 15q14-22.1 with type 2 diabetes in a Japanese population
Yuka Yamaguchi, Maki Moritani, Toshihito Tanahashi, Dai Osabe, Kyoko Nomura, Yuka Fujita, Parvaneh Keshavarz, Kiyoshi Kunika, Naoto Nakamura, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Eiichiro Ichiishi, Hiroshi Shiota, Natsuo Yasui, Hiroshi Inoue, Mitsuo Itakura
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:22 (27March2008)
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Research article
Influence of leukotriene gene polymorphisms on chronic rhinosinusitis
Hasan Al-Shemari, Yohan Boss, Thomas J Hudson, Myrna Cabaluna, Melanie Duval, Mathieu Lemire, Sophie Vallee-Smedja, Saul Frenkiel, Martin Desrosiers
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:21 (26March2008)
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Database
The FH mutation database: an online database of fumarate hydratase mutations involved in the MCUL (HLRCC) tumor syndrome and congenital fumarase deficiency
Jean-Pierre Bayley, Virpi Launonen, Ian PM Tomlinson
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:20 (25March2008)
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Research article
Genetic association study of synphilin-1 in idiopathic Parkinson's disease
Ronny Myhre, Helge Klungland, Matthew J Farrer, Jan O Aasly
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:19 (21March2008)
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Research article
SNP selection for genes of iron metabolism in a study of genetic modifiers of hemochromatosis
Clare C Constantine, Lyle C Gurrin, Christine E McLaren, Melanie Bahlo, Gregory J Anderson, Chris D Vulpe, Susan M Forrest, Katrina J Allen, Dorota M Gertig, the HealthIron Investigators
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:18 (20March2008)
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Research article
Genes implicated in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis from consilience of genotyping and expression profiles in relapse and remission
Ariel T Arthur, Patricia J Armati, Chris Bye, Southern MS Genetics Consortium, Robert NS Heard, Graeme J Stewart, John D Pollard, David R Booth
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:17 (19March2008)
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Research article
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) gene as a positional and functional candidate for type 2 diabetes and prediabetic intermediate traits: Mutation detection, case-control studies, and gene expression analysis
Swapan K Das, Neeraj K Sharma, Winston S Chu, Hua Wang, Steven C Elbein
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:16 (17March2008)
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Research article
Genetic variability of histamine receptors in patients with Parkinson's disease
Elena Garca-Martn, P Ayuso, Antonio Luengo, Carmen Martnez, Jos AG Agndez
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:15 (17March2008)
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Research article
Evaluating the association of common PBX1 variants with type 2 diabetes
Konsta Duesing, Guillaume Charpentier, Michel Marre, Jean Tichet, Serge Hercberg, Beverley Balkau, Philippe Froguel, Fernando Gibson
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:14 (29February2008)
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Research article
Role of TGF-1 haplotypes in the occurrence of myocardial infarction in young Italian patients
Francesca Crobu, Luigi Palumbo, Erica Franco, Serena Bergerone, Sonia Carturan, Simonetta Guarrera, Simone Frea, Gianpaolo Trevi, Alberto Piazza, Giuseppe Matullo
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:13 (29February2008)
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Research article
No evidence for association between BMI and 10 candidate genes at ages 4, 7 and 10 in a large UK sample of twins
Claire MA Haworth, Lee M Butcher, Sophia J Docherty, Jane Wardle, Robert Plomin
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:12 (27February2008)
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Research article
Characterization of novel isoforms and evaluation of SNF2L/SMARCA1 as a candidate gene for X-linked mental retardation in 12 families linked to Xq25-26
Maribeth A Lazzaro, Matthew AM Todd, Paul Lavigne, Dominic Vallee, Adriana De Maria, David J Picketts
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:11 (26February2008)
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Research article
Functional characterisation of the TSC1TSC2 complex to assess multiple TSC2 variants identified in single families affected by tuberous sclerosis complex
Mark Nellist, zgr Sancak, Miriam Goedbloed, Alwin Adriaans, Marja Wessels, Anneke Maat-Kievit, Marieke Baars, Charlotte Dommering, Ans van den Ouweland, Dicky Halley
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:10 (26February2008)
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Research article
Association between variations in the TLR4 gene and incident type 2 diabetes is modified by the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol
Melanie Kolz, Jens Baumert, Martina Mller, Natalie Khuseyinova, Norman Klopp, Barbara Thorand, Christine Meisinger, Christian Herder, Wolfgang Koenig, Thomas Illig
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:9 (25February2008)
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Research article
Common variants of the TCF7L2 gene are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a UK-resident South Asian population
Simon D Rees, Srikanth Bellary, Abigail C Britten, J Paul O'Hare, Sudhesh Kumar, Anthony H Barnett, M Ann Kelly
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:8 (21February2008)
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Technical advance
Multiple strand displacement amplification of mitochondrial DNA from clinical samples
Samantha Maragh, John P Jakupciak, Paul D Wagner, William N Rom, David Sidransky, Sudhir Srivastava, Catherine D O'Connell
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:7 (7February2008)
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Research article
Complex aetiology of an apparently Mendelian form of Mental Retardation
Ana Beleza-Meireles, Ingrid Kockum, Qiu-Ping Yuan, Simone Picelli, Lennart Wetterberg, Karl-Henrik Gustavson, Martin Schalling
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:6 (6February2008)
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Research article
DNA sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene are associated with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma in a U.S. clinic-based population with broad ethnic diversity
Bao Jian Fan, Louis Pasquale, Cynthia L Grosskreutz, Douglas Rhee, Teresa Chen, Margaret M DeAngelis, Ivana Kim, Elizabeth del Bono, Joan W Miller, Tiansen Li, Jonathan L Haines, Janey L Wiggs
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:5 (6February2008)
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Research article
FTO gene SNPs associated with extreme obesity in cases, controls and extremely discordant sister pairs
R Arlen Price, Wei-Dong Li, Hongyu Zhao
BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9:4 (24January2008)
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Research article
Genetic loci linked to Type 1 Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis families in Sardinia
Maristella Pitzalis, Patrizia Zavattari, Raffaele Murru, Elisabetta Deidda, Magdalena Zoledziewska, Daniela Murru, Loredana Moi, Costantino Motzo, Valeria Orr, Gianna Costa, Elisabetta Solla, Elisabetta Fadda, Lucia Schirru, Maria Cristina Melis, Marina Lai, Cristina Mancosu, Ste