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An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… three genes believed to be associated with long QT syndrome … Geneticists and heart specialists around the world had previously reported 17 genes to cause long QT syndrome, a little-known inherited heart condition. However, … as having limited or disputed evidence for causing the syndrome. Their results were published in Circulation , the …
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Polydactyly is a condition in which a person has more than the normal number of fingers or toes.
… … Autosomal Dominant, Dominant, Birth Defect, Mutation, Syndrome … Polydactyly is a condition in which a person has …
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Dr. Suzanne Hart was the deputy director of the Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Fellowship Training Program until she retired in late 2023.
… established a multidisciplinary clinic for Prader-Willi syndrome. She then joined the faculty at the University of … as an isolated inherited condition, as part of a genetic syndrome, or as a side effect of certain medications. Dr. … forms of gum overgrowth, such as Zimmerman-Laband syndrome and juvenile hyaline fibromatosis, as well as gum …
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Diana Bianchi is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… commitment to developing prenatal treatments for Down syndrome. They hypothesize that giving safe and efficacious … chromosomes, and fetuses with trisomies 21 or 18, Turner syndrome (45, X), Fragile X, twin to twin transfusion syndrome, and myelomeningocele. We have also explored the …
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William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… factor SOX10 , which is associated with Waardenburg Syndrome IV and with human melanoma, and also identified the … disease and melanocyte deficiencies of Waardenburg (WS) syndrome. Subsequently, germline SOX10 mutations were … modeling the genetic variation of Waardenburg-Shah (WS4) syndrome. Genome Res , 9(3): 215-225. 1999. [ PubMed ] …
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Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… on the psychosocial impact of genetic testing for Lynch Syndrome-associated cancer . The genes associated with Lynch syndrome had just been discovered. "Jill was working on a … as they say, is history." People with identified Lynch syndrome mutations were waiting a long time before informing …
Genetic Disorders
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
… … Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Disorder, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Abdominal Pain, Bowel Disorder … Crohn's disease is …
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The Y chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes that are involved in sex determination.
… Linked, X Chromosome, Y Chromosome, Phenotype, Fragile X Syndrome, Trait … The Y chromosome is one of the two sex …
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X-linked, as related to genetics, refers to characteristics or traits that are influenced by genes on the X chromosome.
… Linked, X Chromosome, Y Chromosome, Phenotype, Fragile X Syndrome, Trait … X-linked, as related to genetics, refers to …
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ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
… of development and overgrowth such as Pallister-Hall syndrome, McKusick-Kaufman syndrome and Proteus syndrome. He initiated ClinSeq® , a large-scale medical …