Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in either the TSC1 or TSC2 gene. Both genes are tumour suppressor genes and encode the proteins hamartin and tuberin, ...

Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a common neurocutaneous condition with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. The complications are diverse and disease expression varies, even within families.

Background Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are monogenic metabolic disorders that significantly affect the skeleton. Eleven enzyme defects in the lysosomal degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) have ...

Aberrations of the long arm of chromosome 1 have been linked to many diseases, both in acquired somatic neoplastic conditions and constitutional genetic disorders. These abnormalities include ...

Outcome of infection varies greatly among people, and in the case of three very different viruses, it is determined by apolipoprotein E ( APOE ) genotype. APOE might affect outcome of malaria ...

Silver–Russell syndrome (SRS MIM180860) is a disorder characterised by intrauterine and/or postnatal growth restriction and typical facies. However, the clinical picture is extremely diverse due to ...

The Annual Reviews series has been a source of state of the art reviews in yearly volumes on Genetics, Medicine, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc. The series started in 1932 with the Annual Review of ...

Background The multifactorial Breast and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and Carrier Estimation Algorithm (BOADICEA) breast cancer risk prediction model has been recently extended to consider ...

We report five patients with ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly associated with syndactyly or cleft hand or both, and, in addition, macular dystrophy which was presumed to be progressive, in an ...

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common Mendelian disorders characterised by genetic heterogeneity, progressive distal muscle weakness and atrophy, foot deformities and distal ...

Background: It has been reported that the activating mutation, E133K, in the angiogenic factor VG5Q (formally named AGGF1) causes Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS), a rare vascular disease associated ...

Background There are many single-gene causes of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) and the list continues to grow rapidly. Prompt comprehensive diagnostic testing is key to realising the ...