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Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Articles
February 14, 2008
Volume 20, No. 7

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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

Analysis of the 14 bp insertion and deletion polymorphism in human leukocyte antigen-G gene in two Chinese ethnic populations
Yan WH, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2008 Mar;71(3):227-33

Distribution of -844 G/A and Hind III C/G PAI-1 Polymorphisms and Plasma PAI-1 Levels in Mexican Subjects: Comparison of Frequencies Between Populations
Torres-Carrillo N, et al.
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2008 Feb

Frequency of mutations related to hereditary haemochromatosis in northwestern Poland
Raszeja-Wyszomirska J, et al.
J Appl Genet 2008;49(1):105-7

High incidence of mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in ovarian cancer
Smirnova TY, et al.
Bull Exp Biol Med 2007 Jul;144(1):83-5

 

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

HLA-DRB1*04 Allele Is Associated with Severe Malaria in Northern Ghana
Osafo-Addo AD, et al.

 

Neoplasms

Effect of the p53 codon 72 and intron 3 polymorphisms on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) prognosis
Boldrini L, et al.
Cancer Invest 2008 Mar;26(2):168-72

P21/ WAF1 and cyclin D1 variants and oral squamous cell carcinoma
Gomes CC, et al.
J Oral Pathol Med 2008 Mar;37(3):151-6

Genetic polymorphisms of alcohol metabolising enzymes: their role in susceptibility to oesophageal cancer
Li DP, et al.
Clin Chem Lab Med 2008 Feb

A common 8q24 variant and the risk of colon cancer: a population-based case-control study
Li L, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):339-42

Detection of mismatch repair gene germline mutation carrier among Chinese population with colorectal cancer
Jin HY, et al.
BMC Cancer 2008 Feb;8(1):44

Genetic variation and response to morphine in cancer patients: catechol-o-methyltransferase and multidrug resistance-1 gene polymorphisms are associated with central side effects
Ross JR, et al.
Cancer 2008 Feb

Low molecular weight protein tyrosine phosphatase genetic polymorphism and susceptibility to cancer development
Alho I, et al.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2008 Feb;181(1):20-4

Mitochondrial DNA G10398A variant is not associated with breast cancer in African-American women
Setiawan VW, et al.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2008 Feb;181(1):16-9

NPM1 mutations and cytoplasmic nucleophosmin are mutually exclusive of recurrent  genetic abnormalities: a comparative analysis of 2562 patients with acute myeloid leukemia
Falini B, et al.
Haematologica 2008 Feb

Risk for contralateral breast cancer among carriers of the CHEK2(*)1100delC mutation in the WECARE Study
Mellemkjaer L, et al.
Br J Cancer 2008 Feb

Meat intake and bladder cancer in a prospective study: a role for heterocyclic aromatic amines?
Lumbreras B, et al.
Cancer Causes Control 2008 Feb

Polymorphisms of inflammatory and metalloproteinase genes, Helicobacter pylori infection and the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Fruh M, et al.
Br J Cancer 2008 Feb

p53 codon 72 polymorphism associated with risk of human papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx in never smokers
Ji X, et al.
Carcinogenesis 2008 Feb

A comprehensive analysis of phase I and phase II metabolism gene polymorphisms and risk of non-small cell lung cancer in smokers
Zienolddiny S, et al.
Carcinogenesis 2008 Feb

T allele for VEGF-460 Gene Polymorphism at 5'-Untranslated Region is Associated with Higher Susceptibility of Leiomyoma
Hsieh YY, et al.
Biochem Genet 2008 Feb

Polymorphisms in the H19 Gene and the Risk of Bladder Cancer
Verhaegh GW, et al.
Eur Urol 2008 Feb

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in glycosylation genes with risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
Sellers TA, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):397-404

Large-Scale Evaluation of Genetic Variants in Candidate Genes for Colorectal Cancer Risk in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-up Study
Hazra A, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):311-9

Single nucleotide polymorphism D1853N of the ATM gene may alter the risk for breast cancer
Schrauder M, et al.
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2008 Feb

Comprehensive Evaluation of ESR2 Variation and Ovarian Cancer Risk
Leigh Pearce C, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):393-6

ERCC2 2251A>C genetic polymorphism was highly correlated with early relapse in high-risk stage II and stage III colorectal cancer patients: A preliminary study
Huang MY, et al.
BMC Cancer 2008 Feb;8(1):50

Variation in TCF7L2 and Increased Risk of Colon Cancer: The Atherosclerosis Risk  in Communities (ARIC) Study
Folsom AR, et al.
Diabetes Care 2008 Feb

Polymorphism in ADH and MTHFR genes in oral squamous cell carcinoma of Indians
Solomon PR, et al.
Oral Dis 2008 Feb

V89L Polymorphism of the 5{alpha}-Reductase Type II Gene (SRD5A2), Endogenous Sex Hormones, and Prostate Cancer Risk
Boger-Megiddo I, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):286-91

 

Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Plasma PAI-1 levels are independently related to fatty liver and hypertriglyceridemia in familial combined hyperlipidemia, involvement of apolipoprotein E
Brouwers MC, et al.
Thromb Res 2008 Feb

An association study of sodium-lithium countertransport activity with glutathione S transferase (GST) T1 and GST M1 null polymorphisms in Greek dyslipidaemic patients and controls
Goulas A, et al.
Clin Chem Lab Med 2008 Feb

Search for type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes on chromosomes 1q, 3q and 12q
Takeuchi F, et al.
J Hum Genet 2008 Feb

The Association Between the FTO Gene and Fat Mass in Humans Develops by the Postnatal Age of Two Weeks
Lopez-Bermejo A, et al.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 Feb

Influence of ApoA5 gene variants on postprandial triglyceride metabolism: Impact  of gender
Olano-Martin E, et al.
J Lipid Res 2008 Feb

HLA DR-DQ Haplotypes and Genotypes and Type 1 Diabetes Risk: Analysis of the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium Families
Erlich H, et al.
Diabetes 2008 Feb

Androgen receptor gene CAG repeat polymorphism and X-chromosome inactivation in children with premature adrenarche
Lappalainen S, et al.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 Feb

Reevaluation of Human Leukocyte Antigen DR-DQ Haplotype and Genotype in Type 1 Diabetes in the Japanese Population
Katahira M, et al.
Horm Res 2008 Feb;69(5):284-9

Quantitative Trait Analysis of T2D Susceptibility Loci Identified from Whole Genome Association Studies in the IRAS Family Study
Palmer ND, et al.
Diabetes 2008 Feb

Association between Fok I vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism and plasmatic concentrations of transforming growth factor-beta1 and interferon gamma in type 1 diabetes mellitus
Lopez T, et al.
Med Clin (Barc) 2008 Feb;130(3):81-4

 

Mental Disorders

Evidence for HTR1A and LHPP as interacting genetic risk factors in major depression
Neff CD, et al.
Mol Psychiatry 2008 Feb

Association Study of Dopamine Receptor D(2)TaqI A Polymorphism and Reward-Related Personality Traits in Healthy Korean Young Females
Lee SH, et al.
Neuropsychobiology 2008 Feb;56(2-3):146-51

Case-control studies show that a non-conservative amino-acid change from a glutamine to arginine in the P2RX7 purinergic receptor protein is associated with both bipolar- and unipolar-affective disorders
McQuillin A, et al.
Mol Psychiatry 2008 Feb

Association of RGS2 and RGS5 variants with schizophrenia symptom severity
Campbell DB, et al.
Schizophr Res 2008 Feb

Polymorphisms in the SLC6A4 and HTR2A genes influence treatment outcome following antidepressant therapy
Wilkie MJ, et al.
Pharmacogenomics J 2008 Feb

Association study of three polymorphisms in the dopamine D2 receptor gene and schizophrenia in the Russian population
Monakhov M, et al.
Schizophr Res 2008 Feb

Reward sensitivity and the D2 dopamine receptor gene: A case-control study of binge eating disorder
Davis C, et al.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2007 Oct

 

Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs

Association of RFC1 A80G and MTHFR C677T polymorphisms with Alzheimer's disease
Bi XH, et al.
Neurobiol Aging 2008 Feb

Histamine-N-Methyl Transferase Polymorphism and Risk for Migraine
Garcia-Martin E, et al.
Headache 2008 Feb

DNA sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene are associated with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma in a U.S. clinic-based population with broad ethnic diversity
Fan BJ, et al.
BMC Med Genet 2008 Feb;9(1):5

Association of NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase 1 Polymorphism and Alzheimer's Disease in Chinese
Bian JT, et al.
J Mol Neurosci 2008 Feb

Pathogenicity of LRRK2 P755L variant in Parkinson's disease
Tan EK, et al.
Mov Disord 2008 Feb

Association of functional polymorphisms in NOS1 and NOS3 with loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials
Kawohl W, et al.
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2008 Feb:1-7

GABABR1 (G1465A) gene variation and temporal lobe epilepsy controversy: New evidence
Kauffman MA, et al.
Seizure 2008 Feb

 

Diseases of the Circulatory System

APOE genotype, ethnicity, and the risk of cerebral hemorrhage
Tzourio C, et al.
Neurology 2008 Feb

Role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C->T polymorphism in the development of premature myocardial infarction
Rallidis LS, et al.
Atherosclerosis 2008 Feb

Genetic variation at the LDL receptor and HMG-CoA reductase gene loci, lipid levels, statin response, and cardiovascular disease incidence in PROSPER
Polisecki E, et al.
Atherosclerosis 2008 Feb

Absence of apolipoprotein B-3500 mutation in Turkish patients with coronary and cerebrovascular atherosclerosis
Eroglu Z, et al.
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2008 Feb;8(1):7-9

5' ins/del and 3' VNTR polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein B gene in relation to  lipids and coronary artery disease
Rebhi L, et al.
Clin Chem Lab Med 2008 Feb

Replication of the association between a chromosome 9p21 polymorphism and coronary artery disease in Japanese and Korean populations
Hinohara K, et al.
J Hum Genet 2008 Feb

Genetic variation at the PCSK9 locus moderately lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, but does not significantly lower vascular disease risk in an  elderly population
Polisecki E, et al.
Atherosclerosis 2008 Feb

Genetic polymorphisms in platelet-related proteins and coronary artery disease: investigation of candidate genes, including N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 4 (GALNT4) and sulphotransferase 1A1/2 (SULT1A1/2)
O'Halloran AM, et al.
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2008 Feb

Combined effect of hemostatic gene polymorphisms and the risk of myocardial infarction in patients with advanced coronary atherosclerosis
Martinelli N, et al.
PLoS ONE 2008;3(2):e1523

 

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Genetic polymorphisms in the surfactant proteins in systemic sclerosis in Japanese: T/T genotype at 1580 C/T (Thr131Ile) in the SP-B gene reduces the risk  of interstitial lung disease
Sumita Y, et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2008 Feb

Vitamin D receptor genotypes influence quadriceps strength in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Hopkinson NS, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr 2008 Feb;87(2):385-90

Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms and the Risk of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Early Childhood
Roth DE, et al.
J Infect Dis 2008 Feb

Tumour necrosis factor gene polymorphisms are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Gingo MR, et al.
Eur Respir J 2008 Feb

Genetic susceptibility to progressive massive fibrosis in coal miners
Yucesoy B, et al.
Eur Respir J 2008 Feb

 

Diseases of the Digestive System

Modifying effect of HLA haplotypes located trans to DQB1*02-DRB1*03 in celiac patients of Southern Europe
Hernandez-Charro B, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2008 Mar;71(3):213-8

Haptoglobin Polymorphism: A Novel Genetic Risk Factor for Celiac Disease Development and Its Clinical Manifestations
Papp M, et al.
Clin Chem 2008 Feb

Meat intake, heterocyclic amine exposure, and metabolizing enzyme polymorphisms in relation to colorectal polyp risk
Shin A, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):320-9

DNA methyltransferase and alcohol dehydrogenase: gene-nutrient interactions in relation to risk of colorectal polyps
Jung AY, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):330-8

 

Diseases of the Genitourinary System

Genome-Wide Expression of Azoospermia Testes Demonstrates a Specific Profile and  Implicates ART3 in Genetic Susceptibility
Okada H, et al.
PLoS Genet 2008 Feb;4(2):e26

Genetic variation at the SLC12A3 locus is unlikely to explain risk for advanced diabetic nephropathy in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes
Ng DP, et al.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 Feb

Is there a role for the nuclear export factor 2 gene in male infertility?
Stouffs K, et al.
Fertil Steril 2008 Feb

IL5RA and TNFRSF6B Gene Variants Are Associated With Sporadic IgA Nephropathy
Liu XQ, et al.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 Feb

Association of Long Polyglutamine Tracts in Exon 1 of the Androgen Receptor Gene  with Idiopathic Male Infertility
Radpour R, et al.
J Androl 2008 Feb

 

Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium

No association of the genetic polymorphisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase, dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase, and vascular endothelial growth factor with preeclampsia in korean populations
Kim YJ, et al.
Twin Res Hum Genet 2008 Feb;11(1):77-83

Association of maternal killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and parental HLA-C genotypes with recurrent miscarriage
Hiby SE, et al.
Hum Reprod 2008 Feb

 

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Genetic Variation in Efflux Transporters Influences Outcome to Methotrexate Therapy in Patients with Psoriasis
Warren RB, et al.
J Invest Dermatol 2008 Feb

 

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Association between ss2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis in conjunction with HLA-DRB1 shared epitope
Malysheva O, et al.
Ann Rheum Dis 2008 Feb

Genetic variation in proteins of the cryopyrin inflammasome influences susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (The Swedish TIRA project)
Kastbom A, et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2008 Feb

Common interleukin 6 promoter variants associate with the more severe forms of distal interphalangeal osteoarthritis
Kamarainen OP, et al.
Arthritis Res Ther 2008 Feb;10(1):R21

 

Congenital Anomalies

Polymorphisms in genes involved in folate metabolism as maternal risk factors for Down syndrome in China
Wang SS, et al.
J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2008 Feb;9(2):93-9

The MTHFD1 Gene is not Involved in Cleft Lip with or Without Palate Onset Among the Italian Population
Palmieri A, et al.
Ann Hum Genet 2008 Feb

 

Symptoms, Signs and Ill-defined Conditions

Warfarin pharmacogenetics: CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotypes predict different sensitivity and resistance frequencies in the Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewish populations
Scott SA, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2008 Feb;82(2):495-500

Apolipoprotein E-polymorphism, frailty and mortality in older adults
Rockwood K, et al.
J Cell Mol Med 2008 Feb

HLA-B*5701 screening for hypersensitivity to abacavir
Mallal S, et al.
N Engl J Med 2008 Feb;358(6):568-79

 

Injury and Poisoning

Micronuclei assessment in the urothelial cells of women using hair dyes and its modulation by genetic polymorphisms
Espinoza F, et al.
Cancer Lett 2008 Feb

Assessment of Interactions between PAH Exposure and Genetic Polymorphisms on PAH-DNA Adducts in African American, Dominican, and Caucasian Mothers and Newborns
Wang S, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Feb;17(2):405-13

 

 

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