Genomic microarrays in mental retardation: from copy number variation to gene, from research to diagnosis

LELM Vissers, BBA de Vries, JA Veltman - Journal of medical genetics, 2010‏ - jmg.bmj.com
Structural chromosomal rearrangements can lead to a wide variety of serious clinical
manifestations, including mental retardation (MR) and congenital malformations. Over the …

Guidelines for molecular karyoty** in constitutional genetic diagnosis

JR Vermeesch, H Fiegler, N De Leeuw… - European Journal of …, 2007‏ - nature.com
Array-based whole genome investigation or molecular karyoty** enables the genome-
wide detection of submicroscopic imbalances. Proof-of-principle experiments have …

Genomic microarrays in mental retardation: a practical workflow for diagnostic applications

DA Koolen, R Pfundt, N de Leeuw… - Human …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microarray‐based copy number analysis has found its way into routine clinical practice,
predominantly for the diagnosis of patients with unexplained mental retardation. However …

A shared genetic basis for self-limited delayed puberty and idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

J Zhu, REY Choa, MH Guo, L Plummer… - The Journal of …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Context: Delayed puberty (DP) is a common issue and, in the absence of an underlying
condition, is typically self limited. Alhough DP seems to be heritable, no specific genetic …

Genetic determinants of pubertal timing in the general population

ZKZ Gajdos, KD Henderson, JN Hirschhorn… - Molecular and cellular …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Puberty is an important developmental stage during which reproductive capacity is attained.
The timing of puberty varies greatly among healthy individuals in the general population and …

Challenges for CNV interpretation in clinical molecular karyoty**: lessons learned from a 1001 sample experience

K Buysse, B Delle Chiaie, R Van Coster… - European journal of …, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Molecular karyoty** has moved from bench to bedside for the genetic screening of
patients with mental retardation and/or congenital anomalies. The commercial availability of …

Insights into morphology and disease from the dog genome project

JJ Schoenebeck, EA Ostrander - Annual review of cell and …, 2014‏ - annualreviews.org
Although most modern dog breeds are less than 200 years old, the symbiosis between man
and dog is ancient. Since prehistoric times, repeated selection events have transformed the …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of postnatal bone homeostasis by TGFβ

SY Tang, T Alliston - BoneKEy reports, 2013‏ - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Perhaps more so than any other tissue, bone has pivotal mechanical and biological
functions. Underlying the ability of bone to execute these functions, whether providing …

Molecular cytogenetics and cytogenomics of brain diseases

IY Iourov, SG Vorsanova, YB Yurov - Current genomics, 2008‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Molecular cytogenetics is a promising field of biomedical research that has recently
revolutionized our thinking on genome structure and behavior. This is in part due to …

What controls the timing of puberty? An update on progress from genetic investigation

ZKZ Gajdos, JN Hirschhorn… - Current Opinion in …, 2009‏ - journals.lww.com
This review provides an update of the genes implicated in disorders of puberty, discusses
genes and pathways that may be involved in the timing of normal puberty, and suggests …