Background: Chromosomal imbalances are a major cause of developmental defects as well as cancer and often constitute the key in identification of novel disease related genes. Classical cytogenetic ...
4 Department of Pulmonology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 5 Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, ...
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada Correspondence to: Dr D W Cox, 8-39 Medical Sciences Building, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, ...
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR, aganglionic megacolon) is the main genetic cause of functional intestinal obstruction with an incidence of 1/5000 live births. This developmental disorder is a ...
Background: Fabry disease is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder characterised by severe multisystemic involvement that leads to major organ failure and premature death in affected men and ...
1 Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University of Utrecht, ...
Angelman syndrome ( AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by severe learning difficulties, ataxia, a seizure disorder with a characteristic EEG, subtle dysmorphic facial features, and a ...
Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) is an autosomal dominant disorder akin to, but usually less severe than, Marfan syndrome. The clinical features are marfanoid habitus, arachnodactyly, ...
Mammalian experiments provide clear evidence of male line transgenerational effects on health and development from paternal or ancestral early-life exposures such as diet or stress. The few human ...
We report a study of 55 subjects with Smith-Magenis syndrome, aged 9 months to 35 years. Each person has been evaluated with an assessment of “gestalt” and detailed facial measurement, using ...
4 Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Correspondence to Dr Si Houn Hahn, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle ...
Correspondence to Dr Jennifer M Kalish, Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1002 Abramson Research Center, 3615 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; kalishj ...