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Volume 10;  2009
Case Reports
Mosaicism for combined tetrasomy of chromosomes 8 and 18 in a dysmorphic child: A result of failed tetraploidy correction?
Gunnar Houge, Helle Lybæk, and Sasha Gulati
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 42. Published online 2009 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-42.
PMCID: PMC2691399
Pathogenesis of vestibular schwannoma in ring chromosome 22
Ellen Denayer, Hilde Brems, Paul de Cock, Gareth D Evans, Frank Van Calenbergh, Naomi Bowers, Raf Sciot, Maria Debiec-Rychter, Joris V Vermeesch, Jean-Pierre Fryns, and Eric Legius
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 97. Published online 2009 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-97.
PMCID: PMC2758865
Database
Autism genetic database (AGD): a comprehensive database including autism susceptibility gene-CNVs integrated with known noncoding RNAs and fragile sites
Gregory Matuszek and Zohreh Talebizadeh
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 102. Published online 2009 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-102.
PMCID: PMC2761880
Research article
PLAUR polymorphisms and lung function in UK smokers
Ceri E Stewart, Ian P Hall, Stuart G Parker, Miriam F Moffat, Andrew J Wardlaw, Martin J Connolly, Charlotte Ruse, and Ian Sayers
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 112. Published online 2009 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-112.
PMCID: PMC2784766
ALDH1A2 (RALDH2) genetic variation in human congenital heart disease
Marilene Pavan, Viviane F Ruiz, Fábio A Silva, Tiago J Sobreira, Roberta M Cravo, Michelle Vasconcelos, Lívia P Marques, Sonia MF Mesquita, José E Krieger, Antônio AB Lopes, Paulo S Oliveira, Alexandre C Pereira, and José Xavier-Neto
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 113. Published online 2009 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-113.
PMCID: PMC2779186
Voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is involved in apoptosis of cell lines carrying the mitochondrial DNA mutation
Liu Yuqi, Gao Lei, Li Yang, Li Zongbin, Xu Hua, Wang Lin, Chen Rui, Liu Mohan, Wen Yi, Guan Minxin, and Wang Shiwen
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 114. Published online 2009 November 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-114.
PMCID: PMC2779793
PIN1 gene variants in Alzheimer's disease
Aleksandra Maruszak, Krzysztof Safranow, Katarzyna Gustaw, Beata Kijanowska-Haładyna, Katarzyna Jakubowska, Maria Olszewska, Maria Styczyńska, Mariusz Berdyński, Andrzej Tysarowski, Dariusz Chlubek, Janusz Siedlecki, Maria Barcikowska, and Cezary Żekanowski
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 115. Published online 2009 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-115.
PMCID: PMC2781804
Molecular analysis of T-B-NK+ severe combined immunodeficiency and Omenn syndrome cases in Saudi Arabia
Osama Alsmadi, Abdulaziz Al-Ghonaium, Saleh Al-Muhsen, Rand Arnaout, Hasan Al-Dhekri, Bandar Al-Saud, Fadi Al-Kayal, Haya Al-Saud, and Hamoud Al-Mousa
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 116. Published online 2009 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-116.
PMCID: PMC2780402
Genetic variation in the NBS1, MRE11, RAD50 and BLM genes and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Johanna M Schuetz, Amy C MacArthur, Stephen Leach, Agnes S Lai, Richard P Gallagher, Joseph M Connors, Randy D Gascoyne, John J Spinelli, and Angela R Brooks-Wilson
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 117. Published online 2009 November 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-117.
PMCID: PMC2788526
Emilin1 gene and essential hypertension: a two-stage association study in northern Han Chinese population
Chong Shen, Xiangfeng Lu, Yun Li, Qi Zhao, Xiaoli Liu, Liping Hou, Laiyuan Wang, Shufeng Chen, Jianfeng Huang, and Dongfeng Gu
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 118. Published online 2009 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-118.
PMCID: PMC2785781
A novel study of Copy Number Variations in Hirschsprung disease using the Multiple Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) technique
Rocío Núñez-Torres, Raquel M Fernández, Manuel López-Alonso, Guillermo Antiñolo, and Salud Borrego
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 119. Published online 2009 November 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-119.
PMCID: PMC2784767
Relationship of circulating cell-free DNA levels to cell-free fetal DNA levels, clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters in preeclampsia
Levente Lazar, János Rigó, Jr, Bálint Nagy, Krisztián Balogh, Veronika Makó, László Cervenak, Miklós Mézes, Zoltán Prohászka, and Attila Molvarec
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 120. Published online 2009 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-120.
PMCID: PMC2789064
Technical Advances
A rapid method for detection of five known mutations associated with aminoglycoside-induced deafness
Soraya Bardien, Hannique Human, Tashneem Harris, Gwynneth Hefke, Rene Veikondis, H Simon Schaaf, Lize van der Merwe, John H Greinwald, Johan Fagan, and Greetje de Jong
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 2. Published online 2009 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2630920
Rapid detection of the CYP2A6*12 hybrid allele by Pyrosequencing® technology
Deborah A Koontz, Jacqueline J Huckins, Antonina Spencer, and Margaret L Gallagher
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 80. Published online 2009 August 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-80.
PMCID: PMC2736934
Research Articles
Multiple splice defects in ABCA1 cause low HDL-C in a family with Hypoalphalipoproteinemia and premature coronary disease
Jeffrey Rhyne, Myrna M Mantaring, David F Gardner, and Michael Miller
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 1. Published online 2009 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2642808
Genome screen in familial intracranial aneurysm
Tatiana Foroud, Laura Sauerbeck, Robert Brown, Craig Anderson, Daniel Woo, Dawn Kleindorfer, Matthew L Flaherty, Ranjan Deka, Richard Hornung, Irene Meissner, Joan E Bailey-Wilson, Carl Langefeld, Guy Rouleau, E Sander Connolly, Dongbing Lai, Daniel L Koller, John Huston, III, Joseph P Broderick, and the FIA Study Investigators [Familial Intracranial Aneurysm Study Investigators]
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 3. Published online 2009 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2636777
Common genetic variants of the ion channel transient receptor potential membrane melastatin 6 and 7 (TRPM6 and TRPM7), magnesium intake, and risk of type 2 diabetes in women
Yiqing Song, Yi-Hsiang Hsu, Tianhua Niu, JoAnn E Manson, Julie E Buring, and Simin Liu
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 4. Published online 2009 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2637850
Genetic and other factors determining mannose-binding lectin levels in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study
Lyle G Best, Robert E Ferrell, Susan DeCroo, Kari E North, Jean W MacCluer, Ying Zhang, Elisa T Lee, Barbara V Howard, Jason Umans, Vittorio Palmieri, and Peter Garred
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 5. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-5.
PMCID: PMC2637849
An Open Access Database of Genome-wide Association Results
Andrew D Johnson and Christopher J O'Donnell
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 6. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2639349
An investigation of ribosomal protein L10 gene in autism spectrum disorders
Xiaohong Gong, Richard Delorme, Fabien Fauchereau, Christelle M Durand, Pauline Chaste, Catalina Betancur, Hany Goubran-Botros, Gudrun Nygren, Henrik Anckarsäter, Maria Rastam, I Carina Gillberg, Svenny Kopp, Marie-Christine Mouren-Simeoni, Christopher Gillberg, Marion Leboyer, and Thomas Bourgeron
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 7. Published online 2009 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-7.
PMCID: PMC2645381
IL23R in the Swedish, Finnish, Hungarian and Italian populations: association with IBD and psoriasis, and linkage to celiac disease
Elisabet Einarsdottir, Lotta LE Koskinen, Emma Dukes, Kati Kainu, Sari Suomela, Maarit Lappalainen, Fabiana Ziberna, Ilma R Korponay-Szabo, Kalle Kurppa, Katri Kaukinen, Róza Ádány, Zsuzsa Pocsai, György Széles, Martti Färkkilä, Ulla Turunen, Leena Halme, Paulina Paavola-Sakki, Tarcisio Not, Serena Vatta, Alessandro Ventura, Robert Löfberg, Leif Torkvist, Francesca Bresso, Jonas Halfvarson, Markku Mäki, Kimmo Kontula, Ulpu Saarialho-Kere, Juha Kere, Mauro D'Amato, and Päivi Saavalainen
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 8. Published online 2009 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2642807
SLC6A3 and body mass index in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Elizabeth M Azzato, Lindsay M Morton, Andrew W Bergen, Sophia S Wang, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Paul Kvale, Meredith Yeager, Richard B Hayes, Stephen J Chanock, and Neil E Caporaso
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 9. Published online 2009 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-9.
PMCID: PMC2640369
An extension to a statistical approach for family based association studies provides insights into genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis in the HLA-DRB1 gene
Sreeram V Ramagopalan, Roisin McMahon, David A Dyment, A Dessa Sadovnick, George C Ebers, and Knut M Wittkowski
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 10. Published online 2009 February 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-10.
PMCID: PMC2669470
DNA instability in replicating Huntington's disease lymphoblasts
Milena Cannella, Vittorio Maglione, Tiziana Martino, Giuseppe Ragona, Luigi Frati, Guo-Min Li, and Ferdinando Squitieri
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 11. Published online 2009 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2645380
Search for cardiac calcium cycling gene mutations in familial ventricular arrhythmias resembling catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Annukka Marjamaa, Päivi Laitinen-Forsblom, Annukka M Lahtinen, Matti Viitasalo, Lauri Toivonen, Kimmo Kontula, and Heikki Swan
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 12. Published online 2009 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2667497
Evaluating the association of common APOA2 variants with type 2 diabetes
Konsta Duesing, Guillaume Charpentier, Michel Marre, Jean Tichet, Serge Hercberg, Beverley Balkau, Philippe Froguel, and Fernando Gibson
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 13. Published online 2009 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2650681
Non-replication of an association of CTNNBL1 polymorphisms and obesity in a population of Central European ancestry
Carla IG Vogel, Brandon Greene, André Scherag, Timo D Müller, Susann Friedel, Harald Grallert, Iris M Heid, Thomas Illig, H-Erich Wichmann, Helmut Schäfer, Johannes Hebebrand, and Anke Hinney
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 14. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2669797
Association between TCF7L2 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a large Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) review and meta-analysis
Yu Tong, Ying Lin, Yuan Zhang, Jiyun Yang, Yawei Zhang, Hengchuan Liu, and Ben Zhang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 15. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2653476
Unambiguous molecular detections with multiple genetic approach for the complicated chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome
Chen Yang, Cheng-Hung Huang, Mei-Leng Cheong, Kun-Long Hung, Lung-Huang Lin, Yeong-Seng Yu, Chih-Cheng Chien, Huei-Chen Huang, Chan-Wei Chen, and Chi-Jung Huang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 16. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2656481
Studies of CTNNBL1 and FDFT1 variants and measures of obesity: analyses of quantitative traits and case-control studies in 18,014 Danes
Camilla Helene Andreasen, Mette Sloth Mogensen, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Annelli Sandbæk, Torsten Lauritzen, Katrine Almind, Lars Hansen, Torben Jørgensen, Oluf Pedersen, and Torben Hansen
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 17. Published online 2009 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2669074
The multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene polymorphism G-rs3789243-A is not associated with disease susceptibility in Norwegian patients with colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer; a case control study
Vibeke Andersen, Lene Agerstjerne, Dorte Jensen, Mette Østergaard, Mona Sæbø, Julian Hamfjord, Elin Kure, and Ulla Vogel
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 18. Published online 2009 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2662819
Gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor: association analyses for obesity of several polymorphisms in large study groups
Carla IG Vogel, André Scherag, Günter Brönner, Thuy T Nguyen, Hai-Jun Wang, Harald Grallert, Alexa Bornhorst, Dieter Rosskopf, Henry Völzke, Thomas Reinehr, Winfried Rief, Thomas Illig, H-Erich Wichmann, Helmut Schäfer, Johannes Hebebrand, and Anke Hinney
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 19. Published online 2009 March 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2654891
Haplotype frequencies in a sub-region of chromosome 19q13.3, related to risk and prognosis of cancer, differ dramatically between ethnic groups
Mikkel H Schierup, Thomas Mailund, Heng Li, Jun Wang, Anne Tjønneland, Ulla Vogel, Lars Bolund, and Bjørn A Nexø
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 20. Published online 2009 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2654437
FTO gene variation and measures of body mass in an African population
Branwen J Hennig, Anthony J Fulford, Giorgio Sirugo, Pura Rayco-Solon, Andrew T Hattersley, Timothy M Frayling, and Andrew M Prentice
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 21. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2666669
Contrasting genetic association of IL2RA with SLE and ANCA – associated vasculitis
Edward J Carr, Menna R Clatworthy, Christopher E Lowe, John A Todd, Andrew Wong, Timothy J Vyse, Lavanya Kamesh, Richard A Watts, Paul A Lyons, and Kenneth GC Smith
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 22. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2662820
IL6 and CRP haplotypes are associated with COPD risk and systemic inflammation: a case-control study
Dilyara G Yanbaeva, Mieke A Dentener, Martijn A Spruit, Jeanine J Houwing-Duistermaat, Daniel Kotz, Valéria Lima Passos, and Emiel FM Wouters
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 23. Published online 2009 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2660301
High-throughput mutational analysis of TOR1A in primary dystonia
Jianfeng Xiao, Robert W Bastian, Joel S Perlmutter, Brad A Racette, Samer D Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Zbigniew K Wszolek, Ryan J Uitti, Peter Hedera, David K Simon, Daniel Tarsy, Daniel D Truong, Karen P Frei, Ronald F Pfeiffer, Suzhen Gong, Yu Zhao, and Mark S LeDoux
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 24. Published online 2009 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2661056
Prevalence of pathogenetic MC4R mutations in Italian children with early Onset obesity, tall stature and familial history of obesity
Nicola Santoro, Grazia Cirillo, Zhimin Xiang, Rita Tanas, Nella Greggio, Giuseppe Morino, Lorenzo Iughetti, Alessandra Vottero, Alessandro Salvatoni, Mario Di Pietro, Antonio Balsamo, Antonino Crinò, Anna Grandone, Carrie Haskell-Luevano, Laura Perrone, and Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 25. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2664798
Polymorphisms in the ADRB2 gene and Graves disease: a case-control study and a meta-analysis of available evidence
Xun Chu, Yan Dong, Min Shen, Lingling Sun, Changzheng Dong, Yi Wang, Beilan Wang, Kaiyue Zhang, Qi Hua, Shijie Xu, and Wei Huang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 26. Published online 2009 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-26.
PMCID: PMC2666670
Functional and genetic analysis in type 2 diabetes of Liver X receptor alleles – a cohort study
Ingrid Dahlman, Maria Nilsson, Harvest F Gu, Cecile Lecoeur, Suad Efendic, Claes G Östenson, Kerstin Brismar, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Philippe Froguel, Martine Vaxillaire, Karin Dahlman-Wright, and Knut R Steffensen
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 27. Published online 2009 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-27.
PMCID: PMC2664799
Nitric oxide synthase 2A (NOS2A) polymorphisms are not associated with invasive pneumococcal disease
Antony Payton, Debbie Payne, Limangeni A Mankhambo, Daniel L Banda, C Anthony Hart, William ER Ollier, and Enitan D Carrol
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 28. Published online 2009 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-28.
PMCID: PMC2666671
A novel c.-22T>C mutation in GALK1 promoter is associated with elevated galactokinase phenotype
Hyung-Doo Park, Yoon-Kyoung Kim, Kyoung Un Park, Jin Q Kim, Young-Han Song, and Junghan Song
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 29. Published online 2009 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-29.
PMCID: PMC2667498
Knowledge about hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; mutation carriers and physicians at equal levels
Katarina Domanska, Christina Carlsson, Pär-Ola Bendahl, and Mef Nilbert
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 30. Published online 2009 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-30.
PMCID: PMC2671498
No relationship between 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase and schizophrenia in the Chinese Han population: an expression study and meta-analysis
Ronglin Che, Wei Tang, Jing Zhang, Zhiyun Wei, Zhao Zhang, Ke Huang, Xinzhi Zhao, Jianjun Gao, Guoquan Zhou, Peirong Huang, Lin He, and Yongyong Shi
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 31. Published online 2009 April 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-31.
PMCID: PMC2670820
Lack of association between PRNP 1368 polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia
Byung-Hoon Jeong, Kyung-Hee Lee, Yun-Jung Lee, Yun Joong Kim, Eun-Kyoung Choi, Young-Hoon Kim, Young-Sook Cho, Richard I Carp, and Yong-Sun Kim
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 32. Published online 2009 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-32.
PMCID: PMC2676277
Contribution of type 2 diabetes associated loci in the Arabic population from Tunisia: a case-control study
Intissar Ezzidi, Nabil Mtiraoui, Stéphane Cauchi, Emmanuel Vaillant, Aurélie Dechaume, Molka Chaieb, Maha Kacem, Wassim Y Almawi, Philippe Froguel, Touhami Mahjoub, and Martine Vaxillaire
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 33. Published online 2009 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-33.
PMCID: PMC2678106
The first Dutch SDHB founder deletion in paraganglioma – pheochromocytoma patients
Jean-Pierre Bayley, Anneliese EM Grimbergen, Patrick A van Bunderen, Michiel van der Wielen, Henricus P Kunst, Jacques W Lenders, Jeroen C Jansen, Robin PF Dullaart, Peter Devilee, Eleonora P Corssmit, Annette H Vriends, Monique Losekoot, and Marjan M Weiss
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 34. Published online 2009 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-34.
PMCID: PMC2670821
Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup T is associated with coronary artery disease and diabetic retinopathy: a case control study
Barbara Kofler, Edith E Mueller, Waltraud Eder, Olaf Stanger, Richard Maier, Martin Weger, Anton Haas, Robert Winker, Otto Schmut, Bernhard Paulweber, Bernhard Iglseder, Wilfried Renner, Martina Wiesbauer, Irene Aigner, Danijela Santic, Franz A Zimmermann, Johannes A Mayr, and Wolfgang Sperl
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 35. Published online 2009 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-35.
PMCID: PMC2676278
Genetic variants of the promoter of the heme oxygenase-1 gene and their influence on cardiovascular disease (The Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health Study)
Nicola Lüblinghoff, Karl Winkler, Bernhard R Winkelmann, Ursula Seelhorst, Britta Wellnitz, Bernhard O Boehm, Winfried März, and Michael M Hoffmann
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 36. Published online 2009 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-36.
PMCID: PMC2678993
The mitochondrial DNA T16189C polymorphism and HIV-associated cardiomyopathy: a genotype-phenotype association study
Gasnat Shaboodien, Mark E Engel, Faisal F Syed, Joanna Poulton, Motasim Badri, and Bongani M Mayosi
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 37. Published online 2009 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-37.
PMCID: PMC2679724
C-Reactive protein gene variants are associated with postoperative C-reactive protein levels after coronary artery bypass surgery
Tjörvi E Perry, Jochen D Muehlschlegel, Kuang-Yu Liu, Amanda A Fox, Charles D Collard, Simon C Body, Stanton K Shernan, and the CABG Genomics Investigators
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 38. Published online 2009 May 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-38.
PMCID: PMC2686694
Suggestion for linkage of chromosome 1p35.2 and 3q28 to plasma adiponectin concentrations in the GOLDN Study
Laura J Rasmussen-Torvik, James S Pankow, James M Peacock, Ingrid B Borecki, James E Hixson, Michael Y Tsai, Edmond K Kabagambe, and Donna K Arnett
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 39. Published online 2009 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-39.
PMCID: PMC2691741
Identification of a pleiotropic locus on chromosome 7q for a composite left ventricular wall thickness factor and body mass index: the HyperGEN Study
Weihong Tang, Richard B Devereux, Na Li, Albert Oberman, Dalane W Kitzman, Dabeeru C Rao, Paul N Hopkins, Steven A Claas, and Donna K Arnett
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 40. Published online 2009 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-40.
PMCID: PMC2692848
Additive effect of LRP8/APOER2 R952Q variant to APOE ε2/ε3/ε4 genotype in modulating apolipoprotein E concentration and the risk of myocardial infarction: a case-control study
Nicola Martinelli, Oliviero Olivieri, Gong-Qing Shen, Elisabetta Trabetti, Francesca Pizzolo, Fabiana Busti, Simonetta Friso, Antonella Bassi, Lin Li, Ying Hu, Pier Franco Pignatti, Roberto Corrocher, Qing Kenneth Wang, and Domenico Girelli
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 41. Published online 2009 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-41.
PMCID: PMC2689206
Genome-wide association study identifies single-nucleotide polymorphism in KCNB1 associated with left ventricular mass in humans: The HyperGEN Study
Donna K Arnett, Na Li, Weihong Tang, Dabeeru C Rao, Richard B Devereux, Steven A Claas, Rachel Kraemer, and Ulrich Broeckel
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 43. Published online 2009 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-43.
PMCID: PMC2692849
Lack of association between polymorphisms of the IL18R1 and IL18RAP genes and cardiovascular risk: the MORGAM Project
Marie-Lise Grisoni, Carole Proust, Mervi Alanne, Maylis DeSuremain, Veikko Salomaa, Kari Kuulasmaa, François Cambien, Viviane Nicaud, Per-Gunnar Wiklund, Jarmo Virtamo, Frank Kee, Laurence Tiret, Alun Evans, and David-Alexandre Tregouet
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 44. Published online 2009 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-44.
PMCID: PMC2692850
Rapid diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy using High-Resolution Melting Analysis
Wan Jin Chen, Wan Juan Dong, Xiao Zhen Lin, Min Ting Lin, Shen Xing Murong, Zhi Ying Wu, and Ning Wang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 45. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-45.
PMCID: PMC2694785
Genetic variation in Fcγ receptor IIa and risk of coronary heart disease: negative results from two large independent populations
Mahir Karakas, Michael M Hoffmann, Caren Vollmert, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Christa Meisinger, Bernhard Winkelmann, Natalie Khuseyinova, Bernhard O Böhm, Thomas Illig, Winfried März, and Wolfgang Koenig
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 46. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-46.
PMCID: PMC2695426
Functional polymorphism of the NFKB1 gene promoter is related to the risk of dilated cardiomyopathy
Bin Zhou, Li Rao, Ying Peng, Yanyun Wang, Yi Li, Linbo Gao, Yu Chen, Hui Xue, Yaping Song, Miao Liao, and Lin Zhang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 47. Published online 2009 May 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-47.
PMCID: PMC2692851
A deletion and a duplication in distal 22q11.2 deletion syndrome region. Clinical implications and review
Luis Fernández, Julián Nevado, Fernando Santos, Damià Heine-Suñer, Victor Martinez-Glez, Sixto García-Miñaur, Rebeca Palomo, Alicia Delicado, Isidora López Pajares, María Palomares, Luis García-Guereta, Eva Valverde, Federico Hawkins, and Pablo Lapunzina
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 48. Published online 2009 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-48.
PMCID: PMC2700091
118 SNPs of folate-related genes and risks of spina bifida and conotruncal heart defects
Gary M Shaw, Wei Lu, Huiping Zhu, Wei Yang, Farren BS Briggs, Suzan L Carmichael, Lisa F Barcellos, Edward J Lammer, and Richard H Finnell
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 49. Published online 2009 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-49.
PMCID: PMC2700092
ACE (I/D) polymorphism and response to treatment in coronary artery disease: a comprehensive database and meta-analysis involving study quality evaluation
Georgios Kitsios and Elias Zintzaras
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 50. Published online 2009 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-50.
PMCID: PMC2700093
Mild forms of hypophosphatasia mostly result from dominant negative effect of severe alleles or from compound heterozygosity for severe and moderate alleles
Delphine Fauvert, Isabelle Brun-Heath, Anne-Sophie Lia-Baldini, Linda Bellazi, Agnès Taillandier, Jean-Louis Serre, Philippe de Mazancourt, and Etienne Mornet
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 51. Published online 2009 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-51.
PMCID: PMC2702372
PPARγ Pro12Ala polymorphism and risk of acute coronary syndrome in a prospective study of Danes
Ulla Vogel, Stine Segel, Claus Dethlefsen, Anne Tjønneland, Anne Thoustrup Saber, Håkan Wallin, Majken K Jensen, Erik B Schmidt, Paal Skytt Andersen, and Kim Overvad
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 52. Published online 2009 June 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-52.
PMCID: PMC2698834
Mutation analysis of "Endoglin" and "Activin receptor-like kinase" genes in German patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and the value of rapid genotyping using an allele-specific PCR-technique
Sadick Haneen, Hage Johanna, Goessler Ulrich, Stern-Straeter Jens, Riedel Frank, Hoermann Karl, and Bugert Peter
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 53. Published online 2009 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-53.
PMCID: PMC2701415
A mitotic recombination map proximal to the APC locus on chromosome 5q and assessment of influences on colorectal cancer risk
Kimberley Howarth, Susanna Ranta, Eitan Winter, Ana Teixeira, Helmut Schaschl, John J Harvey, Andrew Rowan, Angela Jones, Sarah Spain, Susan Clark, Thomas Guenther, Aengus Stewart, Andrew Silver, and Ian Tomlinson
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 54. Published online 2009 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-54.
PMCID: PMC2705358
Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease
Emily J Lyons, William Amos, James A Berkley, Isaiah Mwangi, Mohammed Shafi, Thomas N Williams, Charles R Newton, Norbert Peshu, Kevin Marsh, J Anthony G Scott, and Adrian VS Hill
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 55. Published online 2009 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-55.
PMCID: PMC2714084
The INSIG2 rs7566605 genetic variant does not play a major role in obesity in a sample of 24,722 individuals from four cohorts
Jan Bressler, Myriam Fornage, Craig L Hanis, Wen Hong Linda Kao, Cora E Lewis, Ruth McPherson, Robert Dent, Thomas H Mosley, Len A Pennacchio, and Eric Boerwinkle
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 56. Published online 2009 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-56.
PMCID: PMC2706232
Molecular analysis of the APC and MUTYH genes in Galician and Catalonian FAP families: a different spectrum of mutations?
Nuria Gómez-Fernández, Sergi Castellví-Bel, Ceres Fernández-Rozadilla, Francesc Balaguer, Jenifer Muñoz, Irene Madrigal, Montserrat Milà, Begoña Graña, Ana Vega, Antoni Castells, Ángel Carracedo, and Clara Ruiz-Ponte
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 57. Published online 2009 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-57.
PMCID: PMC2702373
Copy-number variation in BMPR2 is not associated with the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Jennifer A Johnson, Cindy L Vnencak-Jones, Joy D Cogan, James E Loyd, and James West
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 58. Published online 2009 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-58.
PMCID: PMC2706815
A functional polymorphism in the SPINK5 gene is associated with asthma in a Chinese Han Population
Qiji Liu, Yu Xia, Wenjing Zhang, Jisheng Li, Pin Wang, Huaichen Li, Chunhua Wei, and Yaoqin Gong
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 59. Published online 2009 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-59.
PMCID: PMC2709655
Parental diabetes status reveals association of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup J1 with type 2 diabetes
Jeanette Feder, Ofer Ovadia, Ilana Blech, Josef Cohen, Julio Wainstein, Ilana Harman-Boehm, Benjamin Glaser, and Dan Mishmar
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 60. Published online 2009 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-60.
PMCID: PMC2706816
Association study of SHANK3 gene polymorphisms with autism in Chinese Han population
Jian Qin, Meixiang Jia, Lifang Wang, Tianlan Lu, Yan Ruan, Jing Liu, Yanqing Guo, Jishui Zhang, Xiaoling Yang, Weihua Yue, and Dai Zhang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 61. Published online 2009 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-61.
PMCID: PMC2721832
Lack of association of TIM3 polymorphisms and allergic phenotypes
Jian Zhang, Denise Daley, Loubna Akhabir, Dorota Stefanowicz, Moira Chan-Yeung, Allan B Becker, Catherine Laprise, Peter D Paré, and Andrew J Sandford
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 62. Published online 2009 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-62.
PMCID: PMC2711936
Association between a rare SNP in the second intron of human Agouti related protein gene and increased BMI
Ineta Kalnina, Ivo Kapa, Valdis Pirags, Vita Ignatovica, Helgi B Schiöth, and Janis Klovins
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 63. Published online 2009 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-63.
PMCID: PMC2714840
Association between ACE gene I/D polymorphisms and hyperandrogenism in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and controls
Jing sun, Haijian fan, Yena Che, Yunxia Cao, Xiaoke Wu, Hai-xiang Sun, Fengjing Liang, Long Yi, and Yong Wang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 64. Published online 2009 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-64.
PMCID: PMC2714507
Low frequency of the TIRAP S180L polymorphism in Africa, and its potential role in malaria, sepsis, and leprosy
Lutz Hamann, Oliver Kumpf, Ron P Schuring, Erkan Alpsoy, George Bedu-Addo, Ulrich Bienzle, Linda Oskam, Frank P Mockenhaupt, and Ralf R Schumann
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 65. Published online 2009 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-65.
PMCID: PMC2717080
Absence of association between SERPINE2 genetic polymorphisms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Han Chinese: a case-control cohort study
Li Zhong, Wei-Ping Fu, Chang Sun, Lu-Ming Dai, and Ya-Ping Zhang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 66. Published online 2009 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-66.
PMCID: PMC2719615
Type 2 diabetes gene TCF7L2 polymorphism is not associated with fetal and postnatal growth in two birth cohort studies
Dennis O Mook-Kanamori, Sandra WK de Kort, Cornelia M van Duijn, Andre G Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Henriëtte A Moll, Eric AP Steegers, Anita CS Hokken-Koelega, and Vincent WV Jaddoe
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 67. Published online 2009 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-67.
PMCID: PMC2722586
No association of CDK5 genetic variants with Alzheimer's disease risk
José Luis Vázquez-Higuera, Ignacio Mateo, Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Eloy Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Jon Infante, José Berciano, and Onofre Combarros
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 68. Published online 2009 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-68.
PMCID: PMC2716333
Mutations in STK11 gene in Czech Peutz-Jeghers patients
Peter Vasovčák, Alena Puchmajerová, Jan Roubalík, and Anna Křepelová
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 69. Published online 2009 July 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-69.
PMCID: PMC2726128
OPA1-related dominant optic atrophy is not strongly influenced by mitochondrial DNA background
Denis Pierron, Marc Ferré, Christophe Rocher, Arnaud Chevrollier, Pascal Murail, Didier Thoraval, Patrizia Amati-Bonneau, Pascal Reynier, and Thierry Letellier
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 70. Published online 2009 July 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-70.
PMCID: PMC2726129
Association study between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and asthma in the chinese han population: a case-control study
Ahlem Saadi, Guimin Gao, Huaichen Li, Chunhua Wei, Yaoqin Gong, and Qiji Liu
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 71. Published online 2009 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-71.
PMCID: PMC2720948
A new CYP21A1P/CYP21A2 chimeric gene identified in an Italian woman suffering from classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia form
Paola Concolino, Enrica Mello, Angelo Minucci, Emiliano Giardina, Cecilia Zuppi, Vincenzo Toscano, and Ettore Capoluongo
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 72. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-72.
PMCID: PMC2718876
Functional analysis of the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene -717A>G polymorphism associated with coronary heart disease
Laiyuan Wang, Xiangfeng Lu, Yun Li, Hongfan Li, Shufeng Chen, and Dongfeng Gu
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 73. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-73.
PMCID: PMC2723087
Novel quantitative trait locus is mapped to chromosome 12p11 for left ventricular mass in Dominican families: the Family Study of Stroke Risk and Carotid Atherosclerosis
Liyong Wang, Ashley Beecham, Marco R Di Tullio, Susan Slifer, Susan H Blanton, Tatjana Rundek, and Ralph L Sacco
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 74. Published online 2009 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-74.
PMCID: PMC2724377
Constitutive RB1 mutation in a child conceived by in vitro fertilization: implications for genetic counseling
Raquel H Barbosa, Fernando R Vargas, Evandro Lucena, Cibele R Bonvicino, and Héctor N Seuánez
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 75. Published online 2009 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-75.
PMCID: PMC2726130
A mutation in CTSK gene in an autosomal recessive pycnodysostosis family of Pakistani origin
Muhammad Naeem, Sabeen Sheikh, and Wasim Ahmad
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 76. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-76.
PMCID: PMC2736932
Common polymorphisms within the NR4A3 locus, encoding the orphan nuclear receptor Nor-1, are associated with enhanced β-cell function in non-diabetic subjects
Peter Weyrich, Harald Staiger, Alena Stančáková, Silke A Schäfer, Kerstin Kirchhoff, Susanne Ullrich, Felicia Ranta, Baptist Gallwitz, Norbert Stefan, Fausto Machicao, Johanna Kuusisto, Markku Laakso, Andreas Fritsche, and Hans-Ulrich Häring
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 77. Published online 2009 August 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-77.
PMCID: PMC2741445
New mutations in the PKD1 gene in Czech population with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Jitka Stekrova, Jana Reiterova, Stanislava Svobodova, Vera Kebrdlova, Petr Lnenicka, Miroslav Merta, Ondrej Viklicky, and Milada Kohoutova
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 78. Published online 2009 August 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-78.
PMCID: PMC2736583
Association of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha gene polymorphism with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a Caucasian (Hungarian) sample
Geza Nagy, Reka Kovacs-Nagy, Eva Kereszturi, Aniko Somogyi, Anna Szekely, Nora Nemeth, Nora Hosszufalusi, Pal Panczel, Zsolt Ronai, and Maria Sasvari-Szekely
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 79. Published online 2009 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-79.
PMCID: PMC2736933
Microsatellites and SNPs linkage analysis in a Sardinian genetic isolate confirms several essential hypertension loci previously identified in different populations
Evelina Mocci, Maria P Concas, Manuela Fanciulli, Nicola Pirastu, Mauro Adamo, Valentina Cabras, Cristina Fraumene, Ivana Persico, Alessandro Sassu, Andrea Picciau, Dionigio A Prodi, Donatella Serra, Ginevra Biino, Mario Pirastu, and Andrea Angius
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 81. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-81.
PMCID: PMC2741446
Frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms in NOD1 gene of ulcerative colitis patients: a case-control study in the Indian population
Ravi Verma, Vineet Ahuja, and Jaishree Paul
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 82. Published online 2009 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-82.
PMCID: PMC2748065
The promoter polymorphism -232C/G of the PCK1 gene is associated with type 2 diabetes in a UK-resident South Asian population
Simon D Rees, Abigail C Britten, Srikanth Bellary, J Paul O'Hare, Sudhesh Kumar, Anthony H Barnett, and M Ann Kelly
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 83. Published online 2009 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-83.
PMCID: PMC2749022
A MANBA mutation resulting in residual beta-mannosidase activity associated with severe leukoencephalopathy: a possible pseudodeficiency variant
Frédérique Sabourdy, Pierre Labauge, Hilde Monica Frostad Riise Stensland, Michèle Nieto, Violeta Latorre Garcés, Dimitri Renard, Giovanni Castelnovo, Nicolas de Champfleur, and Thierry Levade
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 84. Published online 2009 September 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-84.
PMCID: PMC2745377
Otitis media: a genome-wide linkage scan with evidence of susceptibility loci within the 17q12 and 10q22.3 regions
Margaretha L Casselbrant, Ellen M Mandel, Jeesun Jung, Robert E Ferrell, Kathleen Tekely, Jin P Szatkiewicz, Amrita Ray, and Daniel E Weeks
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 85. Published online 2009 September 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-85.
PMCID: PMC2751750
Genome-wide association reveals three SNPs associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through a two-locus analysis
Qiuying Sha, Zhaogong Zhang, Jennifer C Schymick, Bryan J Traynor, and Shuanglin Zhang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 86. Published online 2009 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-86.
PMCID: PMC2752455
Exon deletions and intragenic insertions are not rare in ataxia with oculomotor apraxia 2
Veronica Bernard, Martina Minnerop, Katrin Bürk, Friedmar Kreuz, Gabriele Gillessen-Kaesbach, and Christine Zühlke
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 87. Published online 2009 September 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-87.
PMCID: PMC2749023
Identification of a region required for TSC1 stability by functional analysis of TSC1 missense mutations found in individuals with tuberous sclerosis complex
Melika Mozaffari, Marianne Hoogeveen-Westerveld, David Kwiatkowski, Julian Sampson, Rosemary Ekong, Sue Povey, Johan T den Dunnen, Ans van den Ouweland, Dicky Halley, and Mark Nellist
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 88. Published online 2009 September 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-88.
PMCID: PMC2753308
Array comparative genomic hybridization and flow cytometry analysis of spontaneous abortions and mors in utero samples
Björn Menten, Katrien Swerts, Barbara Delle Chiaie, Sandra Janssens, Karen Buysse, Jan Philippé, and Frank Speleman
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 89. Published online 2009 September 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-89.
PMCID: PMC2753309
HECTD2, a candidate susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's disease on 10q
Sarah E Lloyd, Martin Rossor, Nick Fox, Simon Mead, and John Collinge
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 90. Published online 2009 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-90.
PMCID: PMC2753310
Evaluation of nine candidate genes in patients with normal tension glaucoma: a case control study
Christiane Wolf, Eugen Gramer, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Francesca Pasutto, Eva Reinthal, Bernd Wissinger, and Nicole Weisschuh
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 91. Published online 2009 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-91.
PMCID: PMC2751751
Influences of polymorphic variants of DRD2 and SLC6A3 genes, and their combinations on smoking in Polish population
Alicja Sieminska, Krzysztof Buczkowski, Ewa Jassem, Marek Niedoszytko, and Ewa Tkacz
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 92. Published online 2009 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-92.
PMCID: PMC2758863
Locations and patterns of meiotic recombination in two-generation pedigrees
Jason C Ting, Elisha DO Roberson, Duane G Currier, and Jonathan Pevsner
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 93. Published online 2009 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-93.
PMCID: PMC2760526
Variation in the UCP2 and UCP3 genes associates with abdominal obesity and serum lipids: The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study
Titta Salopuro, Leena Pulkkinen, Jaana Lindström, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Anna-Maija Tolppanen, Johan G Eriksson, Timo T Valle, Sirkka Aunola, Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Markku Laakso, and Matti Uusitupa
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 94. Published online 2009 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-94.
PMCID: PMC2754982
Two-stage case-control association study of dopamine-related genes and migraine
Roser Corominas, Marta Ribases, Montserrat Camiña, Ester Cuenca-León, Julio Pardo, Susana Boronat, María-Jesús Sobrido, Bru Cormand, and Alfons Macaya
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 95. Published online 2009 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-95.
PMCID: PMC2758864
Association analyses of the INSIG2 polymorphism in the obesity and cholesterol levels of Korean populations
Seongwon Cha, Imhoi Koo, Sun Mi Choi, Byung Lae Park, Kil Soo Kim, Jae-Ryong Kim, Hyoung Doo Shin, and Jong Yeol Kim
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 96. Published online 2009 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-96.
PMCID: PMC2759923
Genomewide association study for onset age in Parkinson disease
Jeanne C Latourelle, Nathan Pankratz, Alexandra Dumitriu, Jemma B Wilk, Stefano Goldwurm, Gianni Pezzoli, Claudio B Mariani, Anita L DeStefano, Cheryl Halter, James F Gusella, William C Nichols, Richard H Myers, Tatiana Foroud, and the PSG -PROGENI and GenePD Investigators, Coordinators and Molecular Genetic Laboratories
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 98. Published online 2009 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-98.
PMCID: PMC2758866
Genetic association study of selected candidate genes (ApoB, LPL, Leptin) and telomere length in obese and hypertensive individuals
Birajalaxmi Das, Nilambari Pawar, Divyalakshmi Saini, and M Seshadri
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 99. Published online 2009 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-99.
PMCID: PMC2754983
Analysis of TACI mutations in CVID & RESPI patients who have inherited HLA B*44 or HLA*B8
Manda L Waldrep, Yingxin Zhuang, and Harry W Schroeder, Jr
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 100. Published online 2009 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-100.
PMCID: PMC2760525
Do the mutations of C1GALT1C1 gene play important roles in the genetic susceptibility to Chinese IgA nephropathy?
Gui-Sen Li, Guang-Jun Nie, Hong Zhang, Ji-Cheng LV, Yan Shen, and Hai-Yan Wang
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 101. Published online 2009 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-101.
PMCID: PMC2761879
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in obesity-related genes and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort study
Lisa Gallicchio, Howard H Chang, Dana K Christo, Lucy Thuita, Han Yao Huang, Paul Strickland, Ingo Ruczinski, Sandra Clipp, and Kathy J Helzlsouer
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 103. Published online 2009 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-103.
PMCID: PMC2763854
The role of CACNA1S in predisposition to malignant hyperthermia
Danielle Carpenter, Christopher Ringrose, Vincenzo Leo, Andrew Morris, Rachel L Robinson, P Jane Halsall, Philip M Hopkins, and Marie-Anne Shaw
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 104. Published online 2009 October 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-104.
PMCID: PMC2770053
Identification of a novel functional deletion variant in the 5'-UTR of the DJ-1 gene
Rowena J Keyser, Lize van der Merwe, Mauritz Venter, Craig Kinnear, Louise Warnich, Jonathan Carr, and Soraya Bardien
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 105. Published online 2009 October 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-105.
PMCID: PMC2767350
Genetic effect of CysLTR2 polymorphisms on its mRNA synthesis and stabilization
Jeong-Ah Shin, Hun Soo Chang, Se-Min Park, An-Soo Jang, Sung Woo Park, Jong Sook Park, Soo-Taek Uh, Gune Il Lim, Taiyoun Rhim, Mi-Kyeong Kim, Inseon S Choi, Il Yup Chung, Byung Lae Park, Hyoung Doo Shin, and Choon-Sik Park
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 106. Published online 2009 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-106.
PMCID: PMC2770054
Suggestive linkage detected for blood pressure related traits on 2q and 22q in the population on the Samoan islands
Karolina Åberg, Feng Dai, Satupaitea Viali, John Tuitele, Guangyun Sun, Subba R Indugula, Ranjan Deka, Daniel E Weeks, and Stephen T McGarvey
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 107. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-107.
PMCID: PMC2770055
Association of APOE polymorphism with chronic kidney disease in a nationally representative sample: a Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Genetic Study
Audrey Y Chu, Rulan S Parekh, Brad C Astor, Josef Coresh, Yvette Berthier-Schaad, Michael W Smith, Alan R Shuldiner, and Wen Hong L Kao
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 108. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-108.
PMCID: PMC2770999
Variation in cytokine genes can contribute to severity of acetabular osteolysis and risk for revision in patients with ABG 1 total hip arthroplasty: a genetic association study
Jiri Gallo, Frantisek Mrazek, and Martin Petrek
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 109. Published online 2009 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-109.
PMCID: PMC2774318
Telomere shortening may be associated with human keloids
Bruna De Felice, Robert R Wilson, and Massimo Nacca
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 110. Published online 2009 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-110.
PMCID: PMC2774319
Candidate genetic analysis of plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and severity of coronary atherosclerosis
Suet Nee Chen, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, Josh Todd, Raffaella Lombardi, James T Willerson, Antonio M Gotto, Jr, Christie M Ballantyne, and AJ Marian
BMC Med Genet. 2009; 10: 111. Published online 2009 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-111.
PMCID: PMC2775733
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