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BMC Medical Genetics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the effects of genetic variation in individuals, families and among populations in relation to human health and disease.
BMC Medical Genetics (ISSN 1471-2350) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :22
The interleukin 2 receptor alpha (IL2RA) pathway may prove to play different roles in a number of autoimmune diseases, with genetic associations being shown between different disorders and single nucleotide polymorphisms at this locus.
BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :6
A new centralized open access database containing the results of 118 genome-wide association (GWA) studies shows considerable heterogeneity in the data and provides a potential resource for result sharing between a wide community of researchers.
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Identification of a pleiotropic locus on chromosome 7q for a composite left ventricular wall thickness factor and body mass index: the HyperGEN Study Weihong Tang, Richard B Devereux, Na Li, Albert Oberman, Dalane W Kitzman, Dabeeru C Rao, Paul N Hopkins, Steven A Claas, Donna K Arnett BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :40 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Suggestion for linkage of chromosome 1p35.2 and 3q28 to plasma adiponectin concentrations in the GOLDN Study Laura J Rasmussen-Torvik, James S Pankow, James M Peacock, Ingrid B Borecki, James E Hixson, Michael Y Tsai, Edmond K Kabagambe, Donna K Arnett BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :39 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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C-Reactive protein gene variants are associated with postoperative C-reactive protein levels after coronary artery bypass surgery Tjorvi E Perry, Jochen D Muehlschlegel, Kuang-Yu Liu, Amanda A Fox, Charles D Collard, Simon C Body, Stanton K Shernan BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :38 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The mitochondrial DNA T16189C polymorphism and HIV-associated cardiomyopathy: a genotype-phenotype association study Gasnat Shaboodien, Mark E Engel, Faisal F Syed, Joanna Poulton, Motasim Badri, Bongani M Mayosi BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :37 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic variants of the promoter of the heme oxygenase-1 gene and their influence on cardiovascular disease (The Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health Study) Nicola L BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :36 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup T is associated with coronary artery disease and diabetic retinopathy: a case control study Barbara Kofler, Edith E Mueller, Waltraud Eder, Olaf Stanger, Richard Maier, Martin Weger, Anton Haas, Robert Winker, Otto Schmut, Bernhard Paulweber, Bernhard Iglseder, Wilfried Renner, Martina Wiesbauer, Irene Aigner, Danijela Santic, Franz A Zimmermann, Johannes A Mayr, Wolfgang Sperl BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :35 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The first Dutch SDHB founder deletion in paraganglioma Jean-Pierre Bayley, Anneliese EM Grimbergen, Patrick A van Bunderen, Michiel van der Wielen, Henricus P Kunst, Jacques W Lenders, Jeroen C Jansen, Robin PF Dullaart, Peter Devilee, Eleonora P Corssmit, Annette H Vriends, Monique Losekoot, Marjan M Weiss BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :34 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Contribution of type 2 diabetes associated loci in the Arabic population from Tunisia: a case-control study Intissar Ezzidi, Nabil Mtiraoui, St BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :33 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Lack of association between PRNP 1368 polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia Byung-Hoon Jeong, Kyung-Hee Lee, Yun-Jung Lee, Yun Joong Kim, Eun-Kyoung Choi, Young-Hoon Kim, Young-Sook Cho, Richard I Carp, Yong-Sun Kim BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :32 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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No relationship between 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase and schizophrenia in the Chinese Han population: an expression study and meta-analysis Ronglin Che, Wei Tang, Jing Zhang, Zhiyun Wei, Zhao Zhang, Ke Huang, Xinzhi Zhao, Jianjun Gao, Guoquan Zhou, Peirong Huang, Lin He, Yongyong Shi BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :31 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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HA117 gene increased the multidrug resistance of K562 cells in vitro: an investigation to the function of a novel gene related to drug resistance Yuxia Guo, Gaihuan Zheng, Xianqing Jin, Youhua Xu, Xiaomei Liu, Qing Luo, Zhenzhen Zhao, Yong Chen Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :63 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A case-control study on the combined effects of p53 and p73 polymorphisms on head and neck cancer risk in an Italian population Paola Galli, Gabriella Cadoni, Mariangela Volante, Emma De Feo, Rosarita Amore, Arianna Giorgio, Dario Arzani, Gaetano Paludetti, Gualtiero Ricciardi, Stefania Boccia BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :137 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Genetics of asthma: a molecular biologist perspective
Amrendra Kumar, Balaram Ghosh Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2009, 7 :7 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of IL-10 and IL-10R beta gene polymorphisms with graft-versus-host disease after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation from an HLA-identical sibling donor Jyrki Sivula, Hannu Turpeinen, Liisa Volin, Jukka Partanen BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :24 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of MICA with rheumatoid arthritis independent of known HLA-DRB1 risk alleles in a family-based and a case control study Holger Kirsten, Elisabeth Petit-Teixeira, Markus Scholz, Dirk Hasenclever, Helene Hantmann, Dirk Heider, Ulf Wagner, Ulrich Sack, Vitor Hugo Teixeira, Bernard Prum, Jana Burkhardt, Celine Pierlot, Frank Emmrich, Francois Cornelis, Peter Ahnert Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R60 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Lack of association between polymorphisms of MASP2 and susceptibility to SARS coronavirus infection Yan Wang, Jiangwei Yan, Yuling Shi, Ping Li, Chuanxuan Liu, Qingjun Ma, Ruifu Yang, Xiaoyi Wang, Lina Zhu, Xiao Yang, Cheng Cao BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :51 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Absence of knockdown resistance suggests metabolic resistance in the main malaria vectors of the Mekong region Katrijn Verhaeghen, Wim Van Bortel, Ho Dinh Trung, Tho Sochantha, Marc Coosemans Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :84 (28 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Subtelomeric FISH analysis in 76 patients with syndromic developmental delay/intellectual disability Elga F Belligni, Elisa Biamino, Cristina Molinatto, Jole Messa, Mauro Pierluigi, Francesca Faravelli, Orsetta Zuffardi, Giovanni B Ferrero, Margherita Cirillo Silengo Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009, 35 :9 (27 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
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Tumor-directed gene therapy in mice using a composite nonviral gene delivery system consisting of the piggyBac transposon and polyethylenimine Yu Kang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Wei Jiang, Chaoqun Wu, Chunmei Chen, Yufang Zheng, Jianren Gu, Congjian Xu BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :126 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Meeting report
New insights into genomic variation in health and disease Lauren A Weiss Genome Med 2009, 1 :41 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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