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  • Springer  (9)
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  • 2000-2004  (9)
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    Haplotype analysis suggests that the two predominant mutations in Japanese patients with holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency are founder mutations (2000)
    Springer
    Journal of human genetics 45 (2000), S. 358-362 
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    ISSN: 1435-232X
    Keywords: Key words Holocarboxylase synthetase ; Multiple carboxylase deficiency ; Biotin ; Mutation ; Microsatellite markers ; Haplotype
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Holocarboxylase synthetase (HCS) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of biotin metabolism. Including three new Japanese patients we diagnosed in this study, ten Japanese families have, so far, been accumulated. In these families, the mutations 237Leu 〉 Pro (sevenalleles) and 1067delG (five alleles) were predominant; 508Arg 〉 Trp and 550Val 〉 Met mutations were identified in three families in the heterozygous form and in one patient in the homozygous form, respectively. To determine the origin of these mutations, we identified new polymorphic microsatellite markers in the HCS gene and analyzed the haplotypes of the patients. All the 237Leu 〉 Pro and the 1067delG alleles were associated with haplotype 2-2. This finding is consistent with the notion that these mutations are founder mutations in the Japanese population. Three Japanese 508Arg 〉 Trp alleles were associated with several haplotypes, including 2-3 and 1-4. The haplotype of a Taiwanese patient homozygous for the 508Arg 〉 Trp mutation was 2-3/2-3. The haplotype of one Japanese patient homozygous for the 550Val 〉 Met mutation was 1-4/1-4, whereas that of a Jewish patient with the same homozygous mutation was 2-3/2-3. Both mutations were associated with at least two haplotypes and were found in several ethnic groups. The changes 508Arg 〉 Trp and 550Val 〉 Met occurred at CpG dinucleotide. The data suggest that these two mutations represent a mutational hot-spot.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100380070008
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  • 2
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    Molecular analysis of α-thalassemia in Nepal: correlation with malaria endemicity (2000)
    Springer
    Journal of human genetics 45 (2000), S. 127-132 
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    ISSN: 1435-232X
    Keywords: Key words Thalassemia ; Globin ; Genotype ; Haplotype ; Nepal ; Malaria ; Mitochondrial DNA
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Thalassemia is a prevalent hereditary disorder characterized by impaired synthesis of globin chains. It has been suggested that the high frequency of thalassemia might reflect heterozygote advantage due to reduced susceptibility to malaria. In Nepal, malaria has often occurred in places below the altitude of 1200 m. We carried out a microepidemiological study on thalassemia in two neighboring populations in Nepal, the Danuwar and the Tamang. Settlements of the Danuwar are located below the limit of the malarial zone (1200 m in altitude), whereas those of the Tamang are found in malaria-free uplands. Three heterozygotes for hemoglobin (HbE) were observed in the Danuwars. We detected one type (−α3.7I) of α+-thalassemia that involves a deletion of 3.7 kb, leading to a loss of one of two α-globin genes, in the Danuwars, at a high gene frequency of 63%, while the gene frequency in the Tamangs was only 5%. Analysis of the α-globin gene cluster revealed that four different haplotypes were associated with the type of α+-thalassemia in the Danuwars. Nucleotide sequences of the D-loop region in the mitochondrial DNA of the two populations indicated a similar nucleotide diversity in each population. The fixation index, FST, representing the degree of genetic differentiation estimated from mitochondrial DNA diversities (FST, 0.05), was smaller than that obtained from the gene frequencies of α+-thalassemia (FST, 0.55). If we assume neutral molecular evolution in the D-loop region of mitochondrial DNA, these results suggest that the high frequency of α+-thalassemia may be due to biological adaptation to the malarial environment rather than to events such as a bottleneck.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100380050198
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  • 3
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    A novel type X collagen gene mutation (G595R) associated with Schmid-type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (2000)
    Springer
    Journal of human genetics 45 (2000), S. 105-108 
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    ISSN: 1435-232X
    Keywords: Key words Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Schmid type (MCDS) ; Mutation ; Type X collagen gene (COL10A1) ; Carboxyl-terminal noncollagenous (NC1) domain ; Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (SMD) ; Type X collagenopathy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia of the Schmid type (MCDS) is a skeletal dysplasia affecting the long bone metaphyses; it is characterized by short stature, bowlegs, and coxa vara. The spine is generally not involved. Here we report a novel missense mutation of the type X collagen gene in a sporadic case of MCDS. The mutation was a heterozygous single base-pair transition of G-to-A at nucleotide 1783, which predicted a substitution of glycine by arginine at codon 595 (G595R) in the carboxyl-terminal noncollagenous domain. Interestingly, another mutation of the same codon, in which glycine is substituted by glutamic acid (G595E), was previously reported to cause spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (SMD), another group of skeletal dysplasias with involvement of the spine in addition to the long tubular bones. The novel G595R mutation identified in the present study supports the concept of type X collagenopathy.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100380050024
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    Morphological changes in homeotic cytoplasmic male-sterile carrots combined with fertile cytoplasm by asymmetrical cell fusion (2000)
    Springer
    Plant cell reports 19 (2000), S. 363-370 
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    ISSN: 1432-203X
    Keywords: Key words Daucus carota L. ; Mitochondrial DNA ; Repeated cell fusion
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract  The cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) carrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) with the petaloid phenotype was asymmetrically fused with eight different fertile cytoplasms to convert the CMS to a fertile state. Restoration to the fertile phenotype was successful with an over 20% efficiency. Cybrids with brown anther sterile, incomplete petaloid sterile, or "combined flower" fused on the same axis were also observed. Restricted DNA fragment patterns revealed that the mitochondrial genome organizations of the cybrids were not identical to those of their parents but were of an intermediate type. Repeated cell fusion to introduce two different foreign cytoplasms into the CMS cytoplasm was effective for obtaining fertile plants. The role of mitochondrial factors which regulate flower organ morphogenesis was demonstrated.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002990050741
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    The mitochondrial DNA of Dictyostelium discoideum: complete sequence, gene content and genome organization (2000)
    Springer
    Molecular genetics and genomics 263 (2000), S. 514-519 
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    ISSN: 1617-4623
    Keywords: Key wordsDictyostelium discoideum ; Mitochondrial DNA ; Genome sequencing ; Genetic map ; Evolution
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract We present an overview of the gene content and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Dictyostelium discoideum. The mitochondria genome consists of 55,564 bp with an A + T content of 72.6%. The identified genes include those for two ribosomal RNAs (rnl and rns), 18 tRNAs, ten subunits of the NADH dehydrogenase complex (nad1, 2, 3, 4, 4L, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11), apocytochrome b (cytb), three subunits of the cytochrome oxidase (cox1/2 and 3), four subunits of the ATP synthase complex (atp1, 6, 8 and 9), 15 ribosomal proteins, and five other ORFs, excluding intronic ORFs. Notable features of D. discoideum mtDNA include the following. (1) All genes are encoded on the same strand of the DNA and a universal genetic code is used. (2) The cox1 gene has no termination codon and is fused to the downstream cox2 gene. The 13 genes for ribosomal proteins and four ORF genes form a cluster 15.4 kb long with several gene overlaps. (3) The number of tRNAs encoded in the genome is not sufficient to support the synthesis of mitochondrial protein. (4) In total, five group I introns reside in rnl and cox1/2, and three of those in cox1/2 contain four free-standing ORFs. We compare the genome to other sequenced mitochondrial genomes, particularly that of Acanthamoeba castellanii.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00008685
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    Fibrillin gene (FBN1) mutations in Japanese patients with Marfan syndrome (2000)
    Springer
    Journal of human genetics 45 (2000), S. 115-118 
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    ISSN: 1435-232X
    Keywords: Key words Marfan syndrome ; FBN1 ; Fibrillin-1 ; Japanese ; Mutation ; Gene
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Marfan syndrome (MFS; MIM #154700) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by cardiovascular, skeletal, and ocular abnormalities. The fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1; MIM no. 134797) on chromosome 15 was revealed to be the cause of Marfan syndrome. To date over 137 types of FBN1 mutations have been reported. In this study, two novel mutations and a recurrent de-novo mutation were identified in patients with MFS by means of single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. The two novel mutations are a 4-bp deletion at nucleotide 2820-2823 and a G-to-T transversion at nucleotide 1421 (C474F), located on exon 23 and exon 11, respectively. A previously reported mutation at the splicing donor site of intron 2 (IVS2 G + 1A), which is predicted to cause exon skipping, was identified in a sporadic patient with classical MFS.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100380050027
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    Novel mutation of L718X in the ATP7A gene in a Japanese patient with classical Menkes disease, and four novel polymorphisms in the Japanese population (2000)
    Springer
    Journal of human genetics 45 (2000), S. 315-317 
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    ISSN: 1435-232X
    Keywords: Key words Menkes disease ; ATP7A gene ; MNK gene ; Mutation ; Polymorphism
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Menkes disease is an X-linked recessive disorder of the copper membrane transport system caused by mutations in the ATP7A gene. While various mutations in the ATP7A gene have been reported, a genotype-phenotype correlation has not been clearly defined. A novel mutation in the ATP7A gene in a Japanese patient with classical Menkes disease was identified via analysis of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction products and genomic DNA of the ATP7A gene. The nonsense mutation, L718X, was found to result in premature termination and immature ATP7A protein, unlikely to have normal functioning. Therefore, this nonsense mutation of the ATP7A gene is proposed to play a causative role in presenting the classical Menkes phenotype. Furthermore, four novel polymorphisms, C1535T (L464L), C2151T (T669I), G2253A (R703H), and C3677T (H1178Y) were also identified.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100380070024
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    Glucose-6-phosphatase gene mutations in Taiwan Chinese patients with glycogen storage disease type Ia (2000)
    Springer
    Journal of human genetics 45 (2000), S. 197-199 
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    ISSN: 1435-232X
    Keywords: Key words Glycogen storage disease type Ia ; Glucose-6-phosphatase ; Mutation ; Chinese ; Taiwan
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD Ia) is caused by a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) activity. Eighteen GSD Ia families were studied for G6Pase gene mutations. Thirty-two mutations were found in 36 GSD Ia chromosomes: 16 were 727 G→T (44.44%); 13 were R83H (327 G→T; 36.11%); 1 was 341delG; 1 was 933insAA; and 1 was 793 G→T. The 727 G→T and R83H mutations together accounted for 80.56% (29/36) of the GSD Ia chromosomes. These two mutations were easily examined by polymerase chain reaction-based methods, and the prenatal diagnosis of a non-affected fetus was successfully made. The 727 G→T mutation is the predominant mutation in Japanese GSD Ia patients, but is rarely seen in Western counties. The 727 G→T mutation is also the most prevalent mutation in Taiwan Chinese, although the incidence is not as high as in Japan.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100380070026
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    Mutational analysis of the MECP2 gene in Japanese patients with Rett syndrome (2000)
    Springer
    Journal of human genetics 45 (2000), S. 231-236 
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    ISSN: 1435-232X
    Keywords: Key words Rett syndrome ; Mental retardation ; MECP2 gene ; Methyl-CpG-binding protein ; X chromosome dominant ; Mutation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder observed almost exclusively in girls, and is characterized by autistic tendency, severe mental retardation, stereotyped hand movements, seizures, and acquired microcephaly. Recently, the MECP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2) gene, mapped on chromosome Xq28, was reported to be responsible for Rett syndrome. We performed mutational analysis of the MECP2 gene in 26 Japanese patients with Rett syndrome (who were sporadic cases), and identified disease alleles in 19 patients. The mutations consisted of 12 different types including 3 missense, 3 nonsense, and 6 frameshift mutations. Of these, 8 mutations are novel. Most of these mutations affect the functional domains, methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD), and transcriptional repression domain (TRD), and therefore may critically affect the function of MeCP2. The disease phenotype of patients with mutations in the MBD tended to be more severe than the phenotype of those with mutations in the TRD. We also identified 2 types of silent mutations and 4 types of missense mutations as benign variants, and these are all novel ones. Most of the nucleotide substitutions involve C → T transitions at CpG hotspots. The novel disease alleles and benign variants of the MECP2 gene found in this study should contribute to the establishment of a reliable diagnosis of Rett syndrome.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100380070032
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