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No genes for the “broken hearted”

Screening of a large cohort of patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as 'broken heart disease', shows no significant association with polymorphisms previously suggested to contribute to the disease.

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Featured article: Neurotrophins and emotions after mild traumatic brain injury

The rs6265 variant of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene shows a strong correlation with the emotional response following mild traumatic brain injury.

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Content type: Case report
| 22 June 2018

A Chinese family affected by lynch syndrome caused by MLH1 mutation

Authors: Shuqin Jia, Meng Zhang, Yu Sun, Hai Yan, Fangping Zhao, Ziyu Li and Jiafu Ji
Content type: Research article
| 19 June 2018

Role of DFNB1 mutations in hereditary hearing loss among assortative mating hearing impaired families from South India

Authors: Pavithra Amritkumar, Justin Margret Jeffrey, Jayasankaran Chandru, Paridhy Vanniya S, M. Kalaimathi, Rajagopalan Ramakrishnan, N. P. Karthikeyen and C. R. Srikumari Srisailapathy
Content type: Case report
| 18 June 2018

SLC4A4 compound heterozygous mutations in exon–intron boundary regions presenting with severe proximal renal tubular acidosis and extrarenal symptoms coexisting with Turner’s syndrome: a case report

Authors: Shoko Horita, Enver Simsek, Tulay Simsek, Nilgun Yildirim, Hiroyuki Ishiura, Motonobu Nakamura, Nobuhiko Satoh, Atsushi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Tsukada, Tomohito Mizuno, George Seki, Shoji Tsuji and Masaomi Nangaku
Content type: Case report
| 18 June 2018

A de novo KMT2D mutation in a girl with Kabuki syndrome associated with endocrine symptoms: a case report

Authors: Jung-Eun Moon, Su-Jeong Lee and Cheol Woo Ko
Content type: Research article
| 18 June 2018

Clinical characteristics and spectrum of NF1 mutations in 12 unrelated Chinese families with neurofibromatosis type 1

Authors: Bin Mao, Siyu Chen, Xin Chen, Xiumei Yu, Xiaojia Zhai, Tao Yang, Lulu Li, Zheng Wang, Xiuli Zhao and Xue Zhang

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| 14 December 2009

Reduced transcription of TCOF1 in adult cells of Treacher Collins syndrome patients

Authors: Cibele Masotti, Camila C Ornelas, Alessandra Splendore-Gordonos, Ricardo Moura, Têmis M Félix, Nivaldo Alonso, Anamaria A Camargo and Maria Rita Passos-Bueno
Content type: Case report
| 1 May 2013

Deletion Xq27.3q28 in female patient with global developmental delays and skewed X-inactivation

Authors: Lauren S Marshall, Julie Simon, Tim Wood, Mei Peng, Renius Owen, Gary S Feldman and Michael V Zaragoza
Content type: Research article
| 1 May 2015

Leptin and adiponectin DNA methylation levels in adipose tissues and blood cells are associated with BMI, waist girth and LDL-cholesterol levels in severely obese men and women

Authors: Andrée-Anne Houde, Cécilia Légaré, Simon Biron, Odette Lescelleur, Laurent Biertho, Simon Marceau, André Tchernof, Marie-Claude Vohl, Marie-France Hivert and Luigi Bouchard
Content type: Correspondence
| 11 May 2010

Practice guidelines for the molecular analysis of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes

Authors: Simon C Ramsden, Jill Clayton-Smith, Rachael Birch and Karin Buiting
Content type: Research article
| 19 February 2013

Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease-related single nucleotide polymorphisms

Authors: Mohd Nazif Darawi, Chin Ai-Vyrn, Kalavathy Ramasamy, Philip Poi Jun Hua, Tan Maw Pin, Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman and Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed

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A Chinese family affected by lynch syndrome caused by MLH1 mutation

Role of DFNB1 mutations in hereditary hearing loss among assortative mating hearing impaired families from South India

SLC4A4 compound heterozygous mutations in exon–intron boundary regions presenting with severe proximal renal tubular acidosis and extrarenal symptoms coexisting with Turner’s syndrome: a case report

A de novo KMT2D mutation in a girl with Kabuki syndrome associated with endocrine symptoms: a case report

Clinical characteristics and spectrum of NF1 mutations in 12 unrelated Chinese families with neurofibromatosis type 1

Reduced transcription of TCOF1 in adult cells of Treacher Collins syndrome patients

Deletion Xq27.3q28 in female patient with global developmental delays and skewed X-inactivation

Leptin and adiponectin DNA methylation levels in adipose tissues and blood cells are associated with BMI, waist girth and LDL-cholesterol levels in severely obese men and women

Practice guidelines for the molecular analysis of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes

Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease-related single nucleotide polymorphisms

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Celebrating Pride while Recognizing the Mental Health Challenges of the LGBTQ Community

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