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Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Articles
August 11, 2005
Volume 15, No. 6

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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

Simultaneous genotyping of CYP2C9*2, *3, and 5' flanking region (C-1189T) polymorphisms in a Spanish population through a new minisequencing multiplex single-base extension analysis
Mas S, et al.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2005 Aug

Distribution of genotype and allele frequencies of dopamine D4 receptor gene 48 bp variable number tandem repeat polymorphism in Chinese Han population in Hunan
Zhao A, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):470-2

Study on polymorphisms of CYP3A5 gene and their clinical role
Wang H, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):423-6

 

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Susceptibility to typhoid fever is associated with a polymorphism in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)
van de Vosse E, et al.
Hum Genet 2005 Aug:1-3

Heterozygous Arg753Gln Polymorphism of Human TLR-2 Impairs Immune Activation by Borrelia burgdorferi and Protects from Late Stage Lyme Disease
Schroder NW, et al.
J Immunol 2005 Aug;175(4):2534-40

Association of TNFA polymorphisms with the outcomes of HBV infection
Liu Y, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):406-10

 

Neoplasms

Analysis of the entire HLA region in susceptibility for cervical cancer: a comprehensive study
Zoodsma M, et al.
J Med Genet 2005 Aug;42(8):e49

Genetic susceptibility of catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism in Japanese patients with breast cancer
Inoue H, et al.
Oncol Rep 2005 Sep;14(3):707-12

Functional polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinase-9 are associated with risk of occurrence and metastasis of lung cancer
Hu Z, et al.
Clin Cancer Res 2005 Aug;11(15):5433-9

The Functional FGFR4 Gly388Arg Polymorphism Predicts Prognosis in Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients
Spinola M, et al.
J Clin Oncol 2005 Aug

Esophageal melanosis, an endoscopic finding associated with squamous cell neoplasms of the upper aerodigestive tract, and inactive aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 in alcoholic Japanese men
Yokoyama A, et al.
J Gastroenterol 2005 Jul;40(7):676-84

Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms in estrogen receptor beta gene and risk of prostate cancer
Sun YH, et al.
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2005 Jul;43(14):948-51

Association of two exonic genetic polymorphisms in the DNA repair gene XPC with risk of lung cancer in Chinese population
Hu Z, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):415-8

Surfactant protein a gene deletion and prognostics for patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer
Jiang F, et al.
Clin Cancer Res 2005 Aug;11(15):5417-24

Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor a-2 and a-8 Microsatellite Alleles with Human Papillomavirus and Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions among Women in Brazil
Simoes RT, et al.
J Clin Microbiol 2005 Aug;43(8):3932-7

High follicular phase luteinizing hormone levels in young healthy BRCA1 mutation carriers: Implications for breast and ovarian cancer risk
Jernstrom H, et al.
Mol Genet Metab 2005 Aug

[Association of single nucleotide polymorphism in matrix metalloproteinases promoter with susceptibility to ovarian cancer.]
Li Y, et al.
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2005 Jul;40(7):472-5

Nucleophosmin gene mutations are predictors of favourable prognosis in acute myelogenous leukemia with a normal kayotype
Schnittger S, et al.
Blood 2005 Aug

FGFR3 and Tp53 Mutations in T1G3 Transitional Bladder Carcinomas: Independent Distribution and Lack of Association with Prognosis
Hernandez S, et al.
Clin Cancer Res 2005 Aug;11(15):5444-50

Genetic polymorphism of the N-acetyltransferase 2 gene, and susceptibility to prostate cancer: a pilot study in north Indian population
Srivastava DS & Mittal RD
BMC Urol 2005 Aug;5(1):12

p53 intronic G13964C variant in colon cancer and its association with HPV
Buyru N, et al.
Anticancer Res 2005 Jul-2005 Aug;25(4):2767-9

 

Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Effects of Pro12Ala polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 gene on rosiglitazone response in type 2 diabetes
Kang ES, et al.
Clin Pharmacol Ther 2005 Aug;78(2):202-8

Association between polymorphisms in the nuclear respiratory factor 1 gene and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Korean population
Cho YM, et al.
Diabetologia 2005 Aug

Association of vitamin D receptor gene ApaI polymorphism with vitamin D deficiency rickets
Xi WP, et al.
Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2005 Jul;43(7):514-6

Study on the relationship between polymorphisms of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha gene and type 2 diabetes in Shanghai Hans in China
Wang Y, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):453-6

Thyrotropin receptor gene mutations and TSH resistance: variable expressivity in the heterozygotes
Camilot M, et al.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2005 Aug;63(2):146-51

CT60 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of the CTLA-4 Gene Is Associated with Susceptibility to Graves' Disease in the Taiwanese Population
Weng YC, et al.
Ann Clin Lab Sci 2005 Summer;35(3):259-64

The effects of UCP-1 polymorphisms on obesity phenotypes among Korean female subjects
Shin HD, et al.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 Aug;335(2):624-30

Estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms are associated with estradiol levels in postmenopausal women
Schuit SC, et al.
Eur J Endocrinol 2005 Aug;153(2):327-34

Study on the relationship between G1057D variants of IRS2 gene and obese T2DM in Chinese Han subjects
Kong L, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):387-90

C-514T polymorphism in hepatic lipase gene promoter is associated with elevated triglyceride levels and decreasing insulin sensitivity in nondiabetic Japanese subjects
Yabu Y, et al.
Int J Mol Med 2005 Sep;16(3):421-5

 

Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs Disorders

Nondeletional ABO*O alleles frequently cause blood donor typing problems
Wagner FF, et al.
Transfusion 2005 Aug;45(8):1331-4

Genetic polymorphisms of CYP3A4, GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1 and NQO1 and the risk of acquired idiopathic aplastic anemia in Caucasian patients
Dufour C, et al.
Haematologica 2005 Aug;90(8):1027-31

Nine polymorphisms of fibrinogen gene and their association with plasma fibrinogen levels in Hainan Han population
Liang L, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):457-61

 

Mental Disorders

Transmission disequilibrium analysis of 1137-1140 Del GTGA frameshift mutation within the KCNN3 gene and schizophrenia based on family trios
Hong X, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):441-3

Failure to confirm association between RGS4 haplotypes and schizophrenia in Caucasians
Sobell JL, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

DNA pooling analysis of ADHD and genes regulating vesicle release of neurotransmitters
Brookes KJ, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

Association of the C677T and A1298C polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene with schizophrenia: Association is significant in men but not in women
Sazci A, et al.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2005 Aug

Transmission disequilibrium and haplotype analyses of the G72/G30 locus: Suggestive linkage to schizophrenia in Palestinian Arabs living in the North of Israel
Korostishevsky M, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

Scanning of genetic effects of alcohol metabolism gene (ADH1B and ADH1C) polymorphisms on the risk of alcoholism
Choi IG, et al.
Hum Mutat 2005 Aug;26(3):224-34

Family-based association study of serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: No evidence for association in UK and Taiwanese samples
Xu X, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

Further evidence that hyperhomocysteinemia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1289C polymorphisms are not risk factors for schizophrenia
Vilella E, et al.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2005 Jul

Neuregulin-1 polymorphism in late onset Alzheimer's disease families with psychoses
Go RC, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

Family-based association study of the serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms in Korean ADHD trios
Kim SJ, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

Failure to find association between TRAR4 and schizophrenia in the Chinese Han population
Duan S, et al.
J Neural Transm 2005 Aug

The Gem interacting protein (GMIP) gene is associated with major depressive disorder
Tadokoro K, et al.
Neurogenetics 2005 Aug:1-7

No support for association between the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene and ADHD
Langley K, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

 

Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs

Identification of Significant Association and Gene-Gene Interaction of GABA Receptor Subunit Genes in Autism
Ma DQ, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2005 Sep;77(3):377-88

Analysis of the SREBF2 gene as a genetic risk factor for vascular dementia
Kim Y, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 Aug

p.R270X MECP2 mutation and mortality in Rett syndrome
Jian L, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2005 Aug

Dimensional phenotypic analysis and functional categorisation of mutations reveal novel genotype-phenotype associations in Rett syndrome
Charman T, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2005 Aug

Polymorphism of the D4Z4 locus associated with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1A in Shanghai population
Zhang Y, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):380-2

Association studies of transforming growth factor-beta1 and Alzheimer's disease
Dickson MR, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
2005 Aug

Lack of association of cathepsin D genetic polymorphism with Alzheimer's disease in Koreans
Jhoo JH, et al.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2005 Sep-2005 Oct;41(2):121-7

The impact of glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms on glucocorticoid sensitivity is outweighted in patients with multiple sclerosis
van Winsen LL, et al.
J Neuroimmunol 2005 Aug

 

Diseases of the Circulatory System

The caregene study: muscle-specific creatine kinase gene and aerobic power in coronary artery disease
Defoor J, et al.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2005 Aug;12(4):415-7

Role of SCN5A Y1102 Polymorphism in Sudden Cardiac Death in Blacks
Burke A, et al.
Circulation 2005 Aug

Genetic Polymorphisms and Risk of Recurrent Deep Venous Thrombosis in Young People: Prospective Cohort Study
Mansilha A, et al.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2005 Jul

Lack of Association of a Functional Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of PTPN22, Encoding Lymphoid Protein Phosphatase, with Susceptibility to Biopsy-Proven Giant Cell Arteritis
Gonzalez-Gay MA, et al.
J Rheumatol 2005 Aug;32(8):1510-2

Association analysis between polymorphisms of PON gene cluster with coronary heart disease in Chinese
Wang XL, et al.
Yi Chuan Xue Bao 2005 Jul;32(7):675-81

Genotype-phenotype relationships in an investigation of the role of proteases in abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion
Eriksson P, et al.
Br J Surg 2005 Aug

Genotypic interactions of renin-angiotensin system genes in myocardial infarction
Araujo MA, et al.
Int J Cardiol 2005 Aug;103(1):27-32

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase glu298asp gene polymorphism,carotid atherosclerosis, and intima-media thickness in a general population sample
Wolff B, et al.
Clin Sci (Lond) 2005 Jul

A polymorphism of kynureninase gene in a hypertensive candidate chromosomal region is associated with essential hypertension
Zhang Y, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):588-91

Relation between the angiotensin II type 2 receptor polymorphism and essential hypertension in men
Qiao WW, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):592-4

Analysis of 994(G--> T) mutation in the plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase gene in the patients with cerebral infarction
Zhang X, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):450-2

Association between the Ser128Arg variant of the E-selectin and risk of coronary artery disease in the central China
Li Y, et al.
Int J Cardiol 2005 Aug;103(1):33-6

Genetic polymorphisms of oxidative and antioxidant enzymes and arsenic-related hypertension
Hsueh YM, et al.
J Toxicol Environ Health A 2005 Sep;68(17):1471-84

Association of polymorphisms in ACE and CYP11B2 genes with antihypertensive effects of hydrochlorothiazide
Wu SL, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):595-8

Relationship between the aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2)-344C/T polymorphism and small artery compliance
Li XL, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):599-602

Effect of E-selectin A561C (S128R) polymorphism on blood pressure
Chen HL, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):603-7

Association of peripheral and central blood pressure with the alpha-adducin Gly460Trp polymorphism in a Chinese population
Guo HF, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):608-12

Association of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and platelet membrane glycoprotein VI polymorphisms with acute coronary syndrome
Qin Q, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):622-6

Study on the association of ABCA1 gene common variants with the risk of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease
Sun P, et al.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2005 Jul;33(7):627-30

A common haplotype on methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene modifies the effect of Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor on blood pressure in essential hypertension patients-a family-based association study
Jiang S, et al.
Clin Exp Hypertens 2005 Aug;27(6):509-21

 

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Novel allele of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism in Caucasian asthmatics
Yanamandra K, et al.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 Aug

A novel tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) polymorphism associated with asthma in Australian women
Lose F, et al.
Thorax 2005 Aug;60(8):623-8

 

Diseases of the Digestive System

Association study of functional genetic variants of innate immunity related genes in celiac disease
Rueda B, et al.
BMC Med Genet 2005 Aug;6(1):29

Promoter polymorphism of the CD14 endotoxin receptor gene is associated with biliary atresia and idiopathic neonatal cholestasis
Shih HH, et al.
Pediatrics 2005 Aug;116(2):437-41

Polymorphisms of CD14 gene and TLR4 gene are not associated with ulcerative colitis in Chinese patients
Guo QS, et al.
Postgrad Med J 2005 Aug;81(958):526-9

The relationship between the C589T polymorphism of IL-4 gene and cholelithiasis
Zhuang XM, et al.
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2005 Jul;43(13):850-2

Mannose binding lectin gene polymorphisms confer a major risk for severe infections after liver transplantation
Bouwman LH, et al.
Gastroenterology 2005 Aug;129(2):408-14

 

Diseases of the Genitourinary System

[Important genetic etiology of infertile Chinese males: chromosome abnormality and deletion of DAZ gene copy in the AZFc region of Y chromosome]
Yang Y, et al.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 2005 Jul;11(7):494-8

Analysis of the AhR, ARNT, and AhRR gene polymorphisms: genetic contribution to endometriosis susceptibility and severity
Tsuchiya M, et al.
Fertil Steril 2005 Aug;84(2):454-8

Association of Gly972Arg variant of insulin receptor substrate-1 with metabolic features in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Dilek S, et al.
Fertil Steril 2005 Aug;84(2):407-12

 

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Interleukin-10 haplotype associated with total serum IgE in atopic dermatitis patients
Shin HD, et al.
Allergy 2005 Sep;60(9):1146-51

The BTNL2 Gene and Sarcoidosis Susceptibility in African Americans and Whites
Rybicki BA, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2005 Sep;77(3):491-9

 

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with vitamin D receptor polymorphism and bone density after renal transplantation
Rubello D, et al.
Biomed Pharmacother 2005 Aug

Association of Xba I, Pvu II, and Bst U I polymorphisms of estrogen receptor-alpha gene with bone mass in men
Zhang Z, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):447-9

 

Congenital Anomalies

Epidemiological study on reduced folate carrier gene(RFC1 A80G) polymorphism and other risk factors of neural tube defects
Pei LJ, et al.
Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao 2005 Aug;37(4):341-5

 

Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions

Effect of CYP2D6*10 on the Pharmacokinetics of R- and S-Carvedilol in Healthy Japanese Volunteers
Honda M, et al.
Biol Pharm Bull 2005 Aug;28(8):1476-9

Effect of genetic polymorphisms of MnSOD and MPO on the relationship between PAH exposure and oxidative DNA damage
Park SY, et al.
Mutat Res 2005 Aug

Polymorphism of apolipoprotein E gene and natural longevity in the Xinjiang Uighur people: an association study
Mayila W, et al.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2005 Aug;22(4):462-3

 

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