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Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Articles
July 20, 2006
Volume 17, No. 3

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These articles report on population prevalence of genotypes, gene-disease associations, gene-environment and gene-gene interactions and evaluation of genetic tests.



Gene Variant Frequency

Evaluation of CACNA1H in European patients with childhood absence epilepsy
Chioza B, et al.
Epilepsy Res 2006 May;69(2):177-81

Distribution of the functional MDR1 C3435T polymorphism in the Han population of China
Li Y, et al.
Swiss Med Wkly 2006 Jun;136(23-24):377-82

Genetic Variation of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 Genes in a South Indian Population
V V, et al.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2006;7(2):325-8

 

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

IL6 -174 G/C Promoter Polymorphism Influences Susceptibility to Mucosal but Not Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Brazil
Castellucci L, et al.
J Infect Dis 2006 Aug;194(4):519-27

           

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of Ficolin 2 gene in Behcet's disease
Chen X, et al.
J Dermatol Sci 2006 Jul

 

Neoplasms

Absence of association between cyclin D1 (CCND1) G870A polymorphism and age of onset in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
Kruger S, et al.
Cancer Lett 2006 May;236(2):191-7

Linkage of TP53 codon 72 pro/pro genotype as predictive factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma development
Sousa H, et al.
Eur J Cancer Prev 2006 Aug;15(4):362-6

Polymorphisms in the Two Helicases ERCC2/XPD and ERCC3/XPB of the Transcription Factor IIH Complex and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Case-Control Analysis in a Chinese Population
Hu Z, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 Jul;15(7):1336-40

p53 Alterations and Protein Accumulation in Benign Breast Tissue and Breast Cancer Risk: A Cohort Study
Rohan TE, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 Jul;15(7):1316-23

A Role for XRCC4 in Age at Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Risk
Allen-Brady K, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 Jul;15(7):1306-10

Genetic polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 1A1 and 2E1 genes, smoking, drinking and prostate cancer susceptibility: A case-control study in a Han nationality population in Southern China
Yang J, et al.
Int J Urol 2006 Jun;13(6):773-80

Analysis of RAD51 polymorphism and BRCA1 mutations in polish women with breast cancer
Romanowicz-Makowska H, et al.
Exp Oncol 2006 Jun;28(2):156-9

Interleukin gene polymorphisms and breast cancer: a case control study and systematic literature review
Balasubramanian SP, et al.
BMC Cancer 2006 Jul;6(1):188

ATM mutations that cause ataxia-telangiectasia are breast cancer susceptibility alleles
Renwick A, et al.
Nat Genet 2006 Jul

APC and CTNNB1 mutations are rare in sporadic ependymomas
Onilude OE, et al.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2006 Jul;168(2):158-61

DNA damage and repair in gastric cancer-A correlation with the hOGG1 and RAD51 genes polymorphisms
Poplawski T, et al.
Mutat Res 2006 Jul

Myeloperoxidase -463G>A polymorphism and risk of primary lung cancer in a Korean population
Park JH, et al.
Cancer Detect Prev 2006 Jul

Selected polymorphisms of DNA repair genes and risk of pancreatic cancer
Jiao L, et al.
Cancer Detect Prev 2006 Jul

Genetic variation in platelet integrin alphabeta (GPIIb/IIIa) and the metastatic potential of renal cell carcinoma
Kallio JP, et al.
BJU Int 2006 Jul;98(1):201-4

Estrogen and progesterone receptor gene polymorphisms and sporadic breast cancer risk: a Spanish case-control study
Fernandez LP, et al.
Int J Cancer 2006 Jul;119(2):467-71

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the APC gene and colorectal cancer risk: a case-control study in Taiwan
Chen SP, et al.
BMC Cancer 2006;6:83

Genetic variation of Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) and risk of breast cancer among Polish women
Gaudet MM, et al.
Pharmacogenet Genomics 2006 Aug;16(8):547-53

CYP2E1PstI/RsaI polymorphism and interaction with tobacco, alcohol and GSTs in gastric cancer susceptibility: a meta-analysis of the literature
Boccia S, et al.
Carcinogenesis 2006 Jul

Cytochrome P2A13 and P1A1 gene polymorphisms are associated with the occurrence of uterine leiomyoma
Herr D, et al.
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2006 Jul

Glutathione s-transferase polymorphisms and risk of differentiated thyroid carcinomas: a case-control analysis
Ho T, et al.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006 Jul;132(7):756-61

C2028T polymorphism in exon 12 and dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in intron 13 of the HIF-1alpha gene define HIF-1alpha protein expression in non-small cell lung cancer
Koukourakis MI, et al.
Lung Cancer 2006 Jul

Genetic variation in N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) and 2 (NAT2) and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Morton LM, et al.
Pharmacogenet Genomics 2006 Aug;16(8):537-45

 

Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

IL-6 Promoter Polymorphism -174 Is Associated with New-Onset Diabetes after Transplantation
Bamoulid J, et al.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 Jul

Effects of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus
Xiao XH, et al.
Chin Med Sci J 2006 Jun;21(2):95-8

Association of the calpain-10 gene with type 2 diabetes in Europeans: Results of pooled and meta-analyses
Tsuchiya T, et al.
Mol Genet Metab 2006 Jul

The effect of apolipoprotein E genotype on serum lipoprotein particle response to exercise
Seip RL, et al.
Atherosclerosis 2006 Jul

Study of the impact of perilipin polymorphisms in a French population
Meirhaeghe A, et al.
J Negat Results Biomed 2006 Jul;5(1):10

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the HNF4alpha gene are associated with the conversion to type 2 diabetes mellitus: the STOP-NIDDM trial
Andrulionyte L, et al.
J Mol Med 2006 Jul

Analysis of seven maternal polymorphisms of genes involved in homocysteine/folate metabolism and risk of Down syndrome offspring
Scala I, et al.
Genet Med 2006 Jul;8(7):409-16

Association of the IL6-174(G/C) polymorphism with C-reactive protein concentration after weight loss in obese men
Eklund C, et al.
Eur Cytokine Netw 2006 Jun;17(2):131-5

Frequency and localization of mutations in the 106 exons of the RYR1 gene in 50 individuals with malignant hyperthermia
Galli L, et al.
Hum Mutat 2006 Jul;27(8):830

Obesity is associated with a slower response to initial phenprocoumon therapy whereas CYP2C9 genotypes are not
Schwabedissen CM, et al.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2006 Jul

 

Diseases of the Blood & Blood-Forming Organ Disorders

MERTK polymorphisms associated with risk of haematological disorders among Korean SLE patients
Cheong HS, et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2006 Jul

 

Mental Disorders

Association of V227A PPARalpha polymorphism with altered serum biochemistry and alcohol drinking in Japanese men
Naito H, et al.
Pharmacogenet Genomics 2006 Aug;16(8):569-77

Association between the BDNF C270T polymorphism and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Tan YL, et al.
Schizophr Res 2006 Jul

Haplotypes in cathechol-O-methyltransferase gene confer increased risk for psychosis in Alzheimer disease
Borroni B, et al.
Neurobiol Aging 2006 Jul

Apolipoprotein E varepsilon4 Allele Increases Risk for Psychotic Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease
Zdanys KF, et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology 2006 Jul

 

Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs

Exploring the association of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene and Alzheimer disease
Lin PI, et al.
Neurology 2006 Jul;67(1):64-8

A GABRB3 promoter haplotype associated with childhood absence epilepsy impairs transcriptional activity
Urak L, et al.
Hum Mol Genet 2006 Jul

Association of CYP2D6 100 C > T and 2850 C > T polymorphisms with generalized tonic clonic seizures among Indians
Soundararajan CC, et al.
J Neural Transm 2006 Jul

Age and Apolipoprotein E*4 Allele Effects on Cerebrospinal Fluid beta-Amyloid 42 in Adults With Normal Cognition
Peskind ER, et al.
Arch Neurol 2006 Jul;63(7):936-9

Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphisms are associated with multiple pain-evoking stimuli
Diatchenko L, et al.
Pain 2006 Jul

Influence of Homozygosity for Methionine at Codon 129 of the Human Prion Gene on the Onset of Neurological and Hepatic Symptoms in Wilson Disease
Merle U, et al.
Arch Neurol 2006 Jul;63(7):982-5

Effect of MAPT and APOE on prognosis of progressive supranuclear palsy
Baba Y, et al.
Neurosci Lett 2006 Jul

A feasibility study for the newborn screening of spinal muscular atrophy
Pyatt RE & Prior TW
Genet Med 2006 Jul;8(7):428-37

Mutations in the GABRA1 and EFHC1 genes are rare in familial juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Ma S, et al.
Epilepsy Res 2006 Jul

Impact of the CYP2D6 polymorphism on steady-state plasma concentrations and clinical outcome of donepezil in Alzheimer's disease patients
Varsaldi F, et al.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2006 Jul

Hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations and peripheral neuropathy during antiretroviral therapy
Kallianpur AR, et al.
AIDS 2006 Jul;20(11):1503-13

Genetic analysis of candidate genes modifying the age-at-onset in Huntington's disease
Metzger S, et al.
Hum Genet 2006 Jul

DAPK1 variants are associated with Alzheimer's disease and allele-specific expression
Li Y, et al.
Hum Mol Genet 2006 Jul

 

Diseases of the Circulatory System

Tissue plasminogen activator genetic polymorphisms do not influence tissue plasminogen activator release in patients with coronary heart disease
Robinson SD, et al.
J Thromb Haemost 2006 Jul

Phosphodiesterase 4D polymorphisms and the risk of cerebral infarction in a biracial population: the stroke prevention in young women study
Song Q, et al.
Hum Mol Genet 2006 Jul

Lymphotoxin-alpha gene and risk of myocardial infarction in 6,928 cases and 2,712 controls in the ISIS case-control study
Clarke R, et al.
PLoS Genet 2006 Jul;2(7):e107

Association study of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms with essential hypertension in northern Han Chinese
Zhao Q, et al.
Chin Med J (Engl) 2006 Jul;119(13):1065-71

MTHFR 677TT genotype increases the risk for cervical artery dissections
Kloss M, et al.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006 Aug;77(8):951-2

Interaction among 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, plasminogen activator inhibitor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms predicts the severity of coronary artery disease in Turkish patients
Agirbasli D, et al.
Coron Artery Dis 2006 Aug;17(5):413-7

Influence of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms (-786T>C, 4a4b, 894G>T) in Korean patients with coronary artery disease
Kim IJ, et al.
Thromb Res 2006 Jul

A561C polymorphism of E-selectin is associated with ischemic cerebrovascular disease in the Japanese population without diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia
Hattori H, et al.
Brain Res 2006 Jul

Thrombophilic gene polymorphisms in puerperal cerebral veno-sinus thrombosis
Dindagur N, et al.
J Neurol Sci 2006 Jul

Interleukin-6-597G/A and -572C/G polymorphisms and risk of coronary heart disease
Fu HX, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2006 Jun;34(6):519-22

 

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms in Iranian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Amirzargar AA, et al.
Eur Cytokine Netw 2006 Jun;17(2):84-9

Association Study of Promoter Polymorphisms within the NOS3 Gene and Allergic Diseases
Holla LI, et al.
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2006 Jul;141(2):103-9

Genetic polymorphisms at FCER1B and PAI-1 and asthma susceptibility
Hizawa N, et al.
Clin Exp Allergy 2006 Jul;36(7):872-6

A polymorphism of MS4A2 (-109T>C) encoding the beta-chain of the high-affinity immunoglobulin E receptor (FcepsilonR1beta) is associated with a susceptibility to aspirin-intolerant asthma
Kim SH, et al.
Clin Exp Allergy 2006 Jul;36(7):877-83

Association between ADAM33 polymorphisms and adult asthma in the Japanese population
Hirota T, et al.
Clin Exp Allergy 2006 Jul;36(7):884-91

927T>C polymorphism of the cysteinyl-leukotriene type-1 receptor (CYSLTR1) gene in children with asthma and atopic dermatitis
Arriba-Mendez S, et al.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2006 Aug;17(5):323-8

 

Diseases of the Digestive System

CSF1 gene associated with aggressive periodontitis in the Japanese population
Rabello D, et al.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 Jul

Direct or indirect association in a complex disease: the role of SLC22A4 and SLC22A5 functional variants in Crohn disease
Fisher SA, et al.
Hum Mutat 2006 Jul;27(8):778-85

Extensive mutational analysis of PRKCSH and SEC63 broadens the spectrum of polycystic liver disease
Waanders E, et al.
Hum Mutat 2006 Jul;27(8):830

NOD2/CARD15 and Toll-like 4 receptor gene polymorphism in Chilean patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Figueroa C, et al.
Eur Cytokine Netw 2006 Jun;17(2):125-30

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 promoter gene polymorphism is significantly associated with ulcerative colitis
Zhou F, et al.
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2006 Jun;45(6):478-81

Association of lipoprotein receptor, receptor-associated protein, and metabolizing enzyme gene polymorphisms with gallstone disease: A case-control study
Dixit M, et al.
Hepatol Res 2006 Jul

 

Diseases of the Genitourinary System

Manganase superoxide dismutase polymorphism in chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients
Arisan ED, et al.
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2006 Jul

 

Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium

Relationship between dopamine-beta-hydroxylase gene polymorphism and hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy
Zhu H, et al.
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2006 Jun;41(6):384-6

 

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Mutational analysis of the ABCC6 gene and the proximal ABCC6 gene promoter in German patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)
Schulz V, et al.
Hum Mutat 2006 Jul;27(8):831

Functional Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Polymorphism Predicts Poor Outcome in Sarcoidosis
Hill MR, et al.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 Jul

 

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

p21 gene polymorphisms in systemic lupus erythematosus
Kong EK, et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2006 Jul

Molecular analysis of the SLC22A12 (URAT1) gene in patients with primary gout
Vazquez-Mellado J, et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2006 Jul

The association between periodontal disease and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis extends the link between the HLA-DR shared epitope and severity of bone destruction
Marotte H, et al.
Ann Rheum Dis 2006 Jul;65(7):905-9

Association of FCGR2A and FCGR2A-FCGR3A haplotypes with susceptibility to giant cell arteritis
Morgan AW, et al.
Arthritis Res Ther 2006 Jul;8(4):R109

TLR4 mutations (Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) are not associated with ankylosing spondylitis
Adam R, et al.
Ann Rheum Dis 2006 Aug;65(8):1099-101

Evaluation of interleukin 13 polymorphisms in systemic sclerosis
Granel B, et al.
Immunogenetics 2006 Jul

Allelic frequency of the MCP-1 promoter -2518 polymorphism in the Turkish population and in Turkish patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Ozyurek AR, et al.
Clin Rheumatol 2006 Jul

 

Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period

Association of DNA adducts and genotypes with birth weight
Sram RJ, et al.
Mutat Res 2006 Jul

 

Injury and Poisoning

Paraoxonase polymorphisms, haplotypes, and enzyme activity in latino mothers and newborns
Holland N, et al.
Environ Health Perspect 2006 Jul;114(7):985-91

 

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