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Greenway MJ Andersen PM Russ C Ennis S Cashman S Donaghy C Patterson V Swingler R Kieran D Prehn J Morrison KE Green A Acharya KR Brown RH Hardiman O 《Nature genetics》2006,38(4):411-413
We recently identified angiogenin (ANG) as a candidate susceptibility gene for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by adult-onset loss of motor neurons. We now report the finding of seven missense mutations in 15 individuals, of whom four had familial ALS and 11 apparently 'sporadic' ALS. Our findings provide further evidence that variations in hypoxia-inducible genes have an important role in motor neuron degeneration. 相似文献
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A gene encoding a putative GTPase regulator is mutated in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 总被引:24,自引:0,他引:24
Hadano S Hand CK Osuga H Yanagisawa Y Otomo A Devon RS Miyamoto N Showguchi-Miyata J Okada Y Singaraja R Figlewicz DA Kwiatkowski T Hosler BA Sagie T Skaug J Nasir J Brown RH Scherer SW Rouleau GA Hayden MR Ikeda JE 《Nature genetics》2001,29(2):166-173
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 (ALS2) is an autosomal recessive form of juvenile ALS and has been mapped to human chromosome 2q33. Here we report the identification of two independent deletion mutations linked to ALS2 in the coding exons of the new gene ALS2. These deletion mutations result in frameshifts that generate premature stop codons. ALS2 is expressed in various tissues and cells, including neurons throughout the brain and spinal cord, and encodes a protein containing multiple domains that have homology to RanGEF as well as RhoGEF. Deletion mutations are predicted to cause a loss of protein function, providing strong evidence that ALS2 is the causative gene underlying this form of ALS. 相似文献
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van Es MA van Vught PW Blauw HM Franke L Saris CG Van den Bosch L de Jong SW de Jong V Baas F van't Slot R Lemmens R Schelhaas HJ Birve A Sleegers K Van Broeckhoven C Schymick JC Traynor BJ Wokke JH Wijmenga C Robberecht W Andersen PM Veldink JH Ophoff RA van den Berg LH 《Nature genetics》2008,40(1):29-31
We identified a SNP in the DPP6 gene that is consistently strongly associated with susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in different populations of European ancestry, with an overall P value of 5.04 x 10(-8) in 1,767 cases and 1,916 healthy controls and with an odds ratio of 1.30 (95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.18-1.43). Our finding is the first report of a genome-wide significant association with sporadic ALS and may be a target for future functional studies. 相似文献
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Lambrechts D Storkebaum E Morimoto M Del-Favero J Desmet F Marklund SL Wyns S Thijs V Andersson J van Marion I Al-Chalabi A Bornes S Musson R Hansen V Beckman L Adolfsson R Pall HS Prats H Vermeire S Rutgeerts P Katayama S Awata T Leigh N Lang-Lazdunski L Dewerchin M Shaw C Moons L Vlietinck R Morrison KE Robberecht W Van Broeckhoven C Collen D Andersen PM Carmeliet P 《Nature genetics》2003,34(4):383-394
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The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 总被引:21,自引:0,他引:21
Yang Y Hentati A Deng HX Dabbagh O Sasaki T Hirano M Hung WY Ouahchi K Yan J Azim AC Cole N Gascon G Yagmour A Ben-Hamida M Pericak-Vance M Hentati F Siddique T 《Nature genetics》2001,29(2):160-165
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) are neurodegenerative conditions that affect large motor neurons of the central nervous system. We have identified a familial juvenile PLS (JPLS) locus overlapping the previously identified ALS2 locus on chromosome 2q33. We report two deletion mutations in a new gene that are found both in individuals with ALS2 and those with JPLS, indicating that these conditions have a common genetic origin. The predicted sequence of the protein (alsin) may indicate a mechanism for motor-neuron degeneration, as it may include several cell-signaling motifs with known functions, including three associated with guanine-nucleotide exchange factors for GTPases (GEFs). 相似文献
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Schizophrenia is an etiologically heterogeneous psychiatric disease, which exists in familial and nonfamilial (sporadic) forms. Here, we examine the possibility that rare de novo copy number (CN) mutations with relatively high penetrance contribute to the genetic component of schizophrenia. We carried out a whole-genome scan and implemented a number of steps for finding and confirming CN mutations. Confirmed de novo mutations were significantly associated with schizophrenia (P = 0.00078) and were collectively approximately 8 times more frequent in sporadic (but not familial) cases with schizophrenia than in unaffected controls. In comparison, rare inherited CN mutations were only modestly enriched in sporadic cases. Our results suggest that rare de novo germline mutations contribute to schizophrenia vulnerability in sporadic cases and that rare genetic lesions at many different loci can account, at least in part, for the genetic heterogeneity of this disease. 相似文献
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Carlton VE Harris BZ Puffenberger EG Batta AK Knisely AS Robinson DL Strauss KA Shneider BL Lim WA Salen G Morton DH Bull LN 《Nature genetics》2003,34(1):91-96
Familial hypercholanemia (FHC) is characterized by elevated serum bile acid concentrations, itching, and fat malabsorption. We show here that FHC in Amish individuals is associated with mutations in tight junction protein 2 (encoded by TJP2, also known as ZO-2) and bile acid Coenzyme A: amino acid N-acyltransferase (encoded by BAAT). The mutation of TJP2, which occurs in the first PDZ domain, reduces domain stability and ligand binding in vitro. We noted a morphological change in hepatic tight junctions. The mutation of BAAT, a bile acid-conjugating enzyme, abrogates enzyme activity; serum of individuals homozygous with respect to this mutation contains only unconjugated bile acids. Mutations in both TJP2 and BAAT may disrupt bile acid transport and circulation. Inheritance seems to be oligogenic, with genotype at BAAT modifying penetrance in individuals homozygous with respect to the mutation in TJP2. 相似文献
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Hahn CN Chong CE Carmichael CL Wilkins EJ Brautigan PJ Li XC Babic M Lin M Carmagnac A Lee YK Kok CH Gagliardi L Friend KL Ekert PG Butcher CM Brown AL Lewis ID To LB Timms AE Storek J Moore S Altree M Escher R Bardy PG Suthers GK D'Andrea RJ Horwitz MS Scott HS 《Nature genetics》2011,43(10):1012-1017
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O'Roak BJ Deriziotis P Lee C Vives L Schwartz JJ Girirajan S Karakoc E Mackenzie AP Ng SB Baker C Rieder MJ Nickerson DA Bernier R Fisher SE Shendure J Eichler EE 《Nature genetics》2011,43(6):585-589
Evidence for the etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has consistently pointed to a strong genetic component complicated by substantial locus heterogeneity. We sequenced the exomes of 20 individuals with sporadic ASD (cases) and their parents, reasoning that these families would be enriched for de novo mutations of major effect. We identified 21 de novo mutations, 11 of which were protein altering. Protein-altering mutations were significantly enriched for changes at highly conserved residues. We identified potentially causative de novo events in 4 out of 20 probands, particularly among more severely affected individuals, in FOXP1, GRIN2B, SCN1A and LAMC3. In the FOXP1 mutation carrier, we also observed a rare inherited CNTNAP2 missense variant, and we provide functional support for a multi-hit model for disease risk. Our results show that trio-based exome sequencing is a powerful approach for identifying new candidate genes for ASDs and suggest that de novo mutations may contribute substantially to the genetic etiology of ASDs. 相似文献
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Postel-Vinay S Véron AS Tirode F Pierron G Reynaud S Kovar H Oberlin O Lapouble E Ballet S Lucchesi C Kontny U González-Neira A Picci P Alonso J Patino-Garcia A de Paillerets BB Laud K Dina C Froguel P Clavel-Chapelon F Doz F Michon J Chanock SJ Thomas G Cox DG Delattre O 《Nature genetics》2012,44(3):323-327
Ewing sarcoma, a pediatric tumor characterized by EWSR1-ETS fusions, is predominantly observed in populations of European ancestry. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 401 French individuals with Ewing sarcoma, 684 unaffected French individuals and 3,668 unaffected individuals of European descent and living in the United States. We identified candidate risk loci at 1p36.22, 10q21 and 15q15. We replicated these loci in two independent sets of cases and controls. Joint analysis identified associations with rs9430161 (P = 1.4 × 10(-20); odds ratio (OR) = 2.2) located 25 kb upstream of TARDBP, rs224278 (P = 4.0 × 10(-17); OR = 1.7) located 5 kb upstream of EGR2 and, to a lesser extent, rs4924410 at 15q15 (P = 6.6 × 10(-9); OR = 1.5). The major risk haplotypes were less prevalent in Africans, suggesting that these loci could contribute to geographical differences in Ewing sarcoma incidence. TARDBP shares structural similarities with EWSR1 and FUS, which encode RNA binding proteins, and EGR2 is a target gene of EWSR1-ETS. Variants at these loci were associated with expression levels of TARDBP, ADO (encoding cysteamine dioxygenase) and EGR2. 相似文献
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TGFB2 mutations cause familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections associated with mild systemic features of Marfan syndrome 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
C Boileau DC Guo N Hanna ES Regalado D Detaint L Gong M Varret SK Prakash AH Li H d'Indy AC Braverman B Grandchamp CS Kwartler L Gouya RL Santos-Cortez M Abifadel SM Leal C Muti J Shendure MS Gross MJ Rieder A Vahanian DA Nickerson JB Michel;National Heart Lung Blood Institute 《Nature genetics》2012,44(8):916-921
A predisposition for thoracic aortic aneurysms leading to acute aortic dissections can be inherited in families in an autosomal dominant manner. Genome-wide linkage analysis of two large unrelated families with thoracic aortic disease followed by whole-exome sequencing of affected relatives identified causative mutations in TGFB2. These mutations-a frameshift mutation in exon 6 and a nonsense mutation in exon 4-segregated with disease with a combined logarithm of odds (LOD) score of 7.7. Sanger sequencing of 276 probands from families with inherited thoracic aortic disease identified 2 additional TGFB2 mutations. TGFB2 encodes transforming growth factor (TGF)-β2, and the mutations are predicted to cause haploinsufficiency for TGFB2; however, aortic tissue from cases paradoxically shows increased TGF-β2 expression and immunostaining. Thus, haploinsufficiency for TGFB2 predisposes to thoracic aortic disease, suggesting that the initial pathway driving disease is decreased cellular TGF-β2 levels leading to a secondary increase in TGF-β2 production in the diseased aorta. 相似文献
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KLHL3 mutations cause familial hyperkalemic hypertension by impairing ion transport in the distal nephron 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Louis-Dit-Picard H Barc J Trujillano D Miserey-Lenkei S Bouatia-Naji N Pylypenko O Beaurain G Bonnefond A Sand O Simian C Vidal-Petiot E Soukaseum C Mandet C Broux F Chabre O Delahousse M Esnault V Fiquet B Houillier P Bagnis CI Koenig J Konrad M Landais P Mourani C Niaudet P Probst V Thauvin C Unwin RJ Soroka SD Ehret G Ossowski S Caulfield M;International Consortium for Blood Pressure 《Nature genetics》2012,44(4):456-60, S1-3
Familial hyperkalemic hypertension (FHHt) is a Mendelian form of arterial hypertension that is partially explained by mutations in WNK1 and WNK4 that lead to increased activity of the Na(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter (NCC) in the distal nephron. Using combined linkage analysis and whole-exome sequencing in two families, we identified KLHL3 as a third gene responsible for FHHt. Direct sequencing of 43 other affected individuals revealed 11 additional missense mutations that were associated with heterogeneous phenotypes and diverse modes of inheritance. Polymorphisms at KLHL3 were not associated with blood pressure. The KLHL3 protein belongs to the BTB-BACK-kelch family of actin-binding proteins that recruit substrates for Cullin3-based ubiquitin ligase complexes. KLHL3 is coexpressed with NCC and downregulates NCC expression at the cell surface. Our study establishes a role for KLHL3 as a new member of the complex signaling pathway regulating ion homeostasis in the distal nephron and indirectly blood pressure. 相似文献
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Low LDL cholesterol in individuals of African descent resulting from frequent nonsense mutations in PCSK9 总被引:21,自引:0,他引:21
The low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) prevents hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis by removing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from circulation. Mutations in the genes encoding either LDLR or its ligand (APOB) cause severe hypercholesterolemia. Missense mutations in PCSK9, encoding a serine protease in the secretory pathway, also cause hypercholesterolemia. These mutations are probably gain-of-function mutations, as overexpression of PCSK9 in the liver of mice produces hypercholesterolemia by reducing LDLR number. To test whether loss-of-function mutations in PCSK9 have the opposite effect, we sequenced the coding region of PCSK9 in 128 subjects (50% African American) with low plasma levels of LDL and found two nonsense mutations (Y142X and C679X). These mutations were common in African Americans (combined frequency, 2%) but rare in European Americans (<0.1%) and were associated with a 40% reduction in plasma levels of LDL cholesterol. These data indicate that common sequence variations have large effects on plasma cholesterol levels in selected populations. 相似文献
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Horvath A Boikos S Giatzakis C Robinson-White A Groussin L Griffin KJ Stein E Levine E Delimpasi G Hsiao HP Keil M Heyerdahl S Matyakhina L Libè R Fratticci A Kirschner LS Cramer K Gaillard RC Bertagna X Carney JA Bertherat J Bossis I Stratakis CA 《Nature genetics》2006,38(7):794-800
Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) regulate cyclic nucleotide levels. Increased cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling has been associated with PRKAR1A or GNAS mutations and leads to adrenocortical tumors and Cushing syndrome. We investigated the genetic source of Cushing syndrome in individuals with adrenocortical hyperplasia that was not caused by known defects. We performed genome-wide SNP genotyping, including the adrenocortical tumor DNA. The region with the highest probability to harbor a susceptibility gene by loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and other analyses was 2q31-2q35. We identified mutations disrupting the expression of the PDE11A isoform-4 gene (PDE11A) in three kindreds. Tumor tissues showed 2q31-2q35 LOH, decreased protein expression and high cyclic nucleotide levels and cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation. PDE11A codes for a dual-specificity PDE that is expressed in adrenal cortex and is partially inhibited by tadalafil and other PDE inhibitors; its germline inactivation is associated with adrenocortical hyperplasia, suggesting another means by which dysregulation of cAMP signaling causes endocrine tumors. 相似文献
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Distinct t(7;9)(q34;q32) breakpoints in healthy individuals and individuals with T-ALL 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
After V(D)J-mediated translocations, signal joints are retained on one of the derivative chromosomes. We report here that such signal joints are highly reactive and constitute unstable genomic elements with potential oncogenic properties. 相似文献
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Girard SL Gauthier J Noreau A Xiong L Zhou S Jouan L Dionne-Laporte A Spiegelman D Henrion E Diallo O Thibodeau P Bachand I Bao JY Tong AH Lin CH Millet B Jaafari N Joober R Dion PA Lok S Krebs MO Rouleau GA 《Nature genetics》2011,43(9):860-863
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that profoundly affects cognitive, behavioral and emotional processes. The wide spectrum of symptoms and clinical variability in schizophrenia suggest a complex genetic etiology, which is consistent with the numerous loci thus far identified by linkage, copy number variation and association studies. Although schizophrenia heritability may be as high as ~80%, the genes responsible for much of this heritability remain to be identified. Here we sequenced the exomes of 14 schizophrenia probands and their parents. We identified 15 de novo mutations (DNMs) in eight probands, which is significantly more than expected considering the previously reported DNM rate. In addition, 4 of the 15 identified DNMs are nonsense mutations, which is more than what is expected by chance. Our study supports the notion that DNMs may account for some of the heritability reported for schizophrenia while providing a list of genes possibly involved in disease pathogenesis. 相似文献
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Germline epimutation of MLH1 in individuals with multiple cancers 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
Epigenetic silencing can mimic genetic mutation by abolishing expression of a gene. We hypothesized that an epimutation could occur in any gene as a germline event that predisposes to disease and looked for examples in tumor suppressor genes in individuals with cancer. Here we report two individuals with soma-wide, allele-specific and mosaic hypermethylation of the DNA mismatch repair gene MLH1. Both individuals lack evidence of genetic mutation in any mismatch repair gene but have had multiple primary tumors that show mismatch repair deficiency, and both meet clinical criteria for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. The epimutation was also present in spermatozoa of one of the individuals, indicating a germline defect and the potential for transmission to offspring. Germline epimutation provides a mechanism for phenocopying of genetic disease. The mosaicism and nonmendelian inheritance that are characteristic of epigenetic states could produce patterns of disease risk that resemble those of polygenic or complex traits. 相似文献
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Mutations in NR4A2 associated with familial Parkinson disease 总被引:17,自引:0,他引:17