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Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Articles
April 5, 2007
Volume 18, No. 14

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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

Extremely high prevalence of DNASE1*1 allele in African populations
Takeshita H, et al.
Cell Biochem Funct 2007 Apr

Allelic Frequencies of The 35delG Mutation of The GJB2 Gene in Different Brazilian Regions
Oliveira CA, et al.
Genet Test 2007 Spring;11(1):1-3

 

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Polymorphism of the transmembrane region of the MICA gene and human brucellosisdagger
Bravo MJ, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2007 Apr;69(4):358-60

 

Neoplasms

p53 codon 72 polymorphism, loss of heterozygosity and high-risk human papillomavirus infection in a low-incidence German esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patient cohort
Pantelis A, et al.
Oncol Rep 2007 May;17(5):1243-8

Mismatch repair polymorphisms and the risk of colorectal cancer
Berndt SI, et al.
Int J Cancer 2007 Apr;120(7):1548-54

Pooled Analysis and Meta-analysis of the Glutathione S-Transferase P1 Ile 105Val Polymorphism and Bladder Cancer: A HuGE-GSEC Review
Kellen E, et al.
Am J Epidemiol 2007 Apr

Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24
Yeager M, et al.
Nat Genet 2007 Apr

Pharmacogenetic Profiling in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer Treated With First-Line FOLFOX-4 Chemotherapy
Ruzzo A, et al.
J Clin Oncol 2007 Apr;25(10):1247-54

Ile(105)Val GSTP1 polymorphism and susceptibility to colorectal carcinoma in Bulgarian population
Vlaykova T, et al.
Int J Colorectal Dis 2007 Apr

Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24
Gudmundsson J, et al.
Nat Genet 2007 Apr

Association of polymorphic extracellular domains of MICA with cervical cancer in northeastern Thai population
Jumnainsong A, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2007 Apr;69(4):326-33

Interleukin-1 alpha genotype and outcome of unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia
Mehta PA, et al.
Br J Haematol 2007 Apr;137(2):152-7

 

Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Functional aspects of genetic variability in the GH genomic region
Gloria-Bottini F, et al.
J Endocrinol 2007 Apr;193(1):85-92

Toward Further Mapping of the Association Between the IL2RA Locus and Type 1 Diabetes
Qu HQ, et al.
Diabetes 2007 Apr;56(4):1174-6

Lack of association between polymorphisms in the gene encoding protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTPN1) and risk of Type 2 diabetes
Wanic K, et al.
Diabet Med 2007 Apr

Identification of PVT1 as a Candidate Gene for End-Stage Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Using a Pooling-Based Genome-Wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Association Study
Hanson RL, et al.
Diabetes 2007 Apr;56(4):975-83

Sequence variation within the major histocompatibility complex subregion centromeric of HLA class II in type 1 diabetes
van der Slik AR, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2007 Apr;69(4):348-53

 

Diseases of the Blood & Blood-Forming Organ Disorders

Factors affecting the interindividual variability of warfarin dose requirement in adult Korean patients
Cho HJ, et al.
Pharmacogenomics 2007 Apr;8(4):329-37

ABO blood group genotypes, plasma von Willebrand factor levels and loading of von Willebrand factor with A and B antigens
Morelli VM, et al.
Thromb Haemost 2007 Apr;97(4):534-41

 

Mental Disorders

Dense SNP association study for bipolar I disorder on chromosome 18p11 suggests two loci with excess paternal transmission
Mulle JG, et al.
Mol Psychiatry 2007 Apr;12(4):367-75

Association of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism With Reduced Hippocampal Volumes in Major Depression
Frodl T, et al.
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2007 Apr;64(4):410-6

 

Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs

Low frequency of the disease-associated DRB1*15-DQB1*06 haplotype may contribute to the low prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Sami
Harbo HF, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2007 Apr;69(4):299-304

Association of complement factor H Y402H gene polymorphism with different subtypes of exudative age-related macular degeneration
Wegscheider BJ, et al.
Ophthalmology 2007 Apr;114(4):738-42

A common leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 gene mutation in familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease in Russia
Illarioshkin SN, et al.
Eur J Neurol 2007 Apr;14(4):413-7

Genetic variants in the IMPA2 gene do not confer increased risk of febrile seizures in Caucasian patients
Blair MA, et al.
Eur J Neurol 2007 Apr;14(4):424-7

Risk of Autistic Disorder in Affected Offspring of Mothers With a Glutathione S-Transferase P1 Haplotype
Williams TA, et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007 Apr;161(4):356-61

Exclusion of Transforming Growth Factor-b1 as a Candidate Gene for Myopia in the Japanese
Hayashi T, et al.
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2007 Mar-2007 Apr;51(2):96-9

Mutations in NYX of individuals with high myopia, but without night blindness
Zhang Q, et al.
Mol Vis 2007;13:330-6

 

Diseases of the Circulatory System

Modelling the influence of MDR1 polymorphism on digoxin pharmacokinetic parameters
Comets E, et al.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2007 May;63(5):437-49

Factor XIII Val34Leu variant and the risk of myocardial infarction. A meta-analysis
Shafey M, et al.
Thromb Haemost 2007 Apr;97(4):635-41

A polymorphism of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene is a risk factor for multiple lacunar infarcts in Japanese men: the Takahata Study
Nagasawa H, et al.
Eur J Neurol 2007 Apr;14(4):428-34

The risk for thromboembolic disease in lupus anticoagulant patients due to pathways involving P-selectin and CD154
Bugert P, et al.
Thromb Haemost 2007 Apr;97(4):573-80

Severity of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women: associations with common estrogen receptor {alpha} polymorphic variants
Alevizaki M, et al.
Eur J Endocrinol 2007 Apr;156(4):489-96

Vascular Stiffness and Genetic Variation at the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Locus. The Framingham Heart Study
Mitchell GF, et al.
Hypertension 2007 Apr

Polymorphisms of norepinephrine transporter and adrenergic receptor alpha(1D) are associated with the response to beta-blockers in dilated cardiomyopathy
Nonen S, et al.
Pharmacogenomics J 2007 Apr

Association of the 894G>T polymorphism of the endothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthase gene with unstable angina
Iturry-Yamamoto GR, et al.
Braz J Med Biol Res 2007 Apr;40(4):475-83

Increased Factor V Leiden frequency is associated with venous thrombotic events among young Brazilian patients
de Paula Sabino A, et al.
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2007 Mar

 

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype and C-reactive protein in patients with COPD
Tkacova R & Joppa P
Eur Respir J 2007 Apr;29(4):816-7

 

Diseases of the Digestive System

Mapping of a disease susceptibility locus in the HLA region for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in Japan
Yahagi K, et al.
Hepatol Res 2007 Apr;37(4):270-5

Epistatic interaction between FCRL3 and MHC in Spanish patients with IBD
Martinez A, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2007 Apr;69(4):313-7

CARD15 Genotype-Phenotype Relationships in a Small Inflammatory Bowel Disease Population with Severe Disease Affection Status
Crawford NP, et al.
Dig Dis Sci 2007 Apr

 

Diseases of the Genitourinary System

Association of functional heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphism with renal transplantation outcomes
Courtney AE, et al.
Am J Transplant 2007 Apr;7(4):908-13

 

Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium

Reduced plasma levels of angiotensin-(1-7) and renin activity in preeclamptic patients are associated with the angiotensin I- converting enzyme deletion/deletion genotype
Velloso EP, et al.
Braz J Med Biol Res 2007 Apr;40(4):583-90

 

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

HLA-DRB1*0402 haplotypes without DQB1*0302 in Venezuelan patients with pemphigus vulgaris
Saenz-Cantele AM, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2007 Apr;69(4):318-25

 

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Association of candidate gene polymorphisms with bone mineral density in community-dwelling Japanese women and men
Yamada Y, et al.
Int J Mol Med 2007 May;19(5):791-801

Proximal interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms in Italian patients with systemic sclerosis
Beretta L, et al.
Tissue Antigens 2007 Apr;69(4):305-12

Gln50Ter Polymorphism of Fcgamma receptor IIB gene associated with genetic susceptibility to human systemic lupus erythematosus in Chinese populations
Pan F, et al.
Arch Dermatol Res 2007 Apr;299(1):47-51

Transcription regulatory polymorphism -43T>C in the 5'-flanking region of SLC19A1 gene could affect rheumatoid arthritis patient response to methotrexate therapy
Chatzikyriakidou A, et al.
Rheumatol Int 2007 Apr

HLA-DRB1 alleles in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: renal histologic class correlations
Liphaus BL, et al.

 

 

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