Correspondence to Dr Rando Allikmets, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute Research Annex, 635 West 165th Street, Box # 28, New York, NY 10032, USA; rla22 ...

The Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is characterised by severe intrauterine growth retardation, with a preserved head circumference, leading to a lean body habitus and short stature. Facial dysmorphism ...

1 Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan 2 Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan 3 Department of Preventive ...

1 Program in Developmental Biology, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada 2 Western Sydney Genetics Program, the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, and Discipline of Paediatrics ...

Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Dr S R Lalani, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, One Baylor Plaza, BCM225, MARB, R713, ...

Hirschsprung disease (HSCR, aganglionic megacolon) is the main genetic cause of functional intestinal obstruction with an incidence of 1/5000 live births. This developmental disorder is a ...

Angelman syndrome ( AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by severe learning difficulties, ataxia, a seizure disorder with a characteristic EEG, subtle dysmorphic facial features, and a ...

We studied a large data set from three registries of congenital malformations (central-east France, Sweden, and California), a total of 954 cases, known chromosome anomalies excluded. The prevalence ...

1 Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands 2 Department of Pathology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands 3 ...

Correspondence to Professor Rebecca C Fitzgerald, MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OXZ, UK; rcf29{at}MRC-CU.cam.ac.uk Increasing ...

Background Two recombinant enzymes (agalsidase alfa 0.2 mg/kg/every other week and agalsidase beta 1.0 mg/kg/every other week) have been registered for the treatment of Fabry disease (FD), at equal ...

Mammalian experiments provide clear evidence of male line transgenerational effects on health and development from paternal or ancestral early-life exposures such as diet or stress. The few human ...