RNAs from all categories generate retrosequences that may be exapted as novel genes or regulatory elements

J Brosius - Gene, 1999 - Elsevier
While the significance of middle repetitive elements had been neglected for a long time,
there are again tendencies to ascribe most members of a given middle repetitive sequence …

Genomes were forged by massive bombardments with retroelements and retrosequences

J Brosius - Transposable Elements and Genome Evolution, 2000 - Springer
Retroposition is an efficient route to move coding regions around the genome 'in search'of
novel regulatory elements and to shotgun regulatory elements into the genome 'in search'of …

Manifestations in four males with and an obligate carrier of the Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

S Forrester, MJ Kovach, NM Reynolds… - American journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Lenz microphthalmia syndrome is a rare X‐linked recessive condition first described by
Lenz in 1955 and comprises of anophthalmia, microcephaly, mental retardation, external …

Genomewide scan identifies susceptibility locus for dyslexia on Xq27 in an extended Dutch family

CGF De Kovel, FA Hol, J Heister, J Willemen… - Journal of medical …, 2004 - jmg.bmj.com
Context: Dyslexia is a common disorder with a strong genetic component, but despite
significant research effort, the aetiology is still largely unknown. Objective: To identify loci …

Identification and characterization of an Xq26–q27 duplication in a family with spina bifida and panhypopituitarism suggests the involvement of two distinct genes

FA Hol, MT Schepens, SEC van Beersum, E Redolfi… - Genomics, 2000 - Elsevier
We investigated a family with a duplication, dup (X) q26–q27, that was present in two
brothers, their mother, and their maternal grandmother. The brothers carrying the duplication …

Autism spectrum disorders associated with X chromosome markers in French-Canadian males

J Gauthier, R Joober, MP Dube, J St-Onge… - Molecular …, 2006 - nature.com
It is now well established that genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of
autism disorder and converging lines of evidence suggest the implication of the X …

Re-analysis of the Xq27–Xq28 region suggests a weak association of an X-linked gene with sporadic testicular germ cell tumour without cryptorchidism

MFL Holzik, HJ Hoekstra, RH Sijmons… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT) predisposing gene has been mapped
to the Xq27 region on the X chromosome. These linkage findings remain to be confirmed by …

The genetics of testicular germ cell tumours

EA Rapley, GP Crockford, DF Easton… - Germ Cell Tumours V …, 2002 - Springer
Abstract Testicular Germ Cell Tumours (TGCT) affect 1 in 400 men in the UK. Two per cent of
TGCT cases report another affected family member. The familial relative risk is estimated to …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic predisposition to testicular cancer

MF Lutke Holzik - 2007 - research.rug.nl
The term testicular cancer encompasses a group of neoplasms that occur from childhood
through to old age. This review focuses on germ-cell tumours of adolescents and adults …

[PDF][PDF] Isolation and characterization of the novel human gene, MOST-1

J TAN MAY MAY - 2004 - core.ac.uk
A/Prof Bay Boon Huat and Prof Edward Tock for providing and help in grading the biopsies
and their concern during my study. Lecturers of the department especially A/P Yap Eu Hian …