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Savastano,Clarice Pagani; El-Jaick,Kênia Balbi; Costa-Lima,Marcelo Aguiar; Abath,Cristina Maria Batista; Bianca,Sebastiano; Cavalcanti,Denise Pontes; Félix,Têmis Maria; Scarano,Gioacchino; Llerena Jr,Juan Clinton; Vargas,Fernando Regla; Moreira,Miguel Ângelo Martins; Seuánez,Hector N.; Castilla,Eduardo Enrique; Orioli,Iêda Maria. |
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a spectrum of brain and facial malformations primarily reflecting genetic factors, such as chromosomal abnormalities and gene mutations. Here, we present a clinical and molecular analysis of 195 probands with HPE or microforms; approximately 72% of the patients were derived from the Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC), and 82% of the patients were newborns. Alobar HPE was the predominant brain defect in almost all facial defect categories, except for patients without oral cleft and median or lateral oral clefts. Ethmocephaly, cebocephaly, and premaxillary agenesis were primarily observed among female patients. Premaxillary agenesis occurred in six of the nine diabetic mothers. Recurrence of HPE... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Holoprosencephaly; ECLAMC; SHH; ZIC2; SIX3. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000200011 |
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Palmero,Edenir Inêz; Campacci,Natalia; Schüler-Faccini,Lavinia; Giugliani,Roberto; Rocha,José Claudio Casali da; Vargas,Fernando Regla; Ashton-Prolla,Patricia. |
Abstract In Brazil, the population in general has little knowledge about genetic risks, as well as regarding the role and importance of the Cancer Genetic Counseling (CGC). The goal of this study was to evaluate cancer-related worry and cancer risk perception during CGC sessions in Brazilian women at-risk for hereditary breast cancer. This study was performed in 264 individuals seeking CGC for hereditary breast cancer. Both cancer-affected and unaffected individuals were included. As results, individuals with and without cancer reported different motivations for seeking CGC and undergoing genetic testing. A correlation was observed between age at the first CGC session and age at which the closest relative was diagnosed with cancer. Multivariate analysis... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Hereditary breast cancer; Hereditary cancer; Cancer-related worry; Cancer risk perception; Genetic counselling. |
Ano: 2020 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000400104 |
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Ewald,Ingrid Petroni; Cossio,Silvia Liliana; Palmero,Edenir Inez; Pinheiro,Manuela; Nascimento,Ivana Lucia de Oliveira; Machado,Taisa Manuela Bonfim; Sandes,Kiyoko Abe; Toralles,Betânia; Garicochea,Bernardo; Izetti,Patricia; Pereira,Maria Luiza Saraiva; Bock,Hugo; Vargas,Fernando Regla; Moreira,Miguel Ângelo Martins; Peixoto,Ana; Teixeira,Manuel R.; Ashton-Prolla,Patricia. |
Abstract Approximately 5-10% of breast cancers are caused by germline mutations in high penetrance predisposition genes. Among these, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are associated with the Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome, are the most frequently affected genes. Recent studies confirm that gene rearrangements, especially in BRCA1, are responsible for a significant proportion of mutations in certain populations. In this study we determined the prevalence of BRCA rearrangements in 145 unrelated Brazilian individuals at risk for HBOC syndrome who had not been previously tested for BRCA mutations. Using Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) and a specific PCR-based protocol to identify a Portuguese founder BRCA2 mutation, we... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Breast cancer; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome; Gene rearrangements; BRCA gene. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572016000200223 |
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Castilhos,Raphael Machado de; Santos,José Augusto dos; Augustin,Marina Coutinho; Pedroso,José Luiz; Barsottini,Orlando; Saba,Roberta; Ferraz,Henrique Ballalai; Godeiro Junior,Clécio; Vargas,Fernando Regla; Salarini,Diego Zanotti; Furtado,Gabriel Vasata; Polese-Bonatto,Marcia; Rodrigues,Luiza Paulsen; Sena,Lucas Schenatto; Saraiva-Pereira,Maria Luiza; Jardim,Laura Bannach. |
Abstract Huntington’s disease (HD) is due to dominant expansions of the CAG repeat of the HTT gene. Meiotic instability of the (CAG)n might impact the disorder frequency. We report on HD minimal prevalence in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) state, Brazil, and on intergenerational instability of the (CAG)n in HD families. Symptomatic and at-risk subjects from 179 HD families were ascertained between 2013 and 2016. Clinical, molecular and family history data were obtained. Expanded (CAG)n length differences between parent and child (delta-expanded-(CAG)n) were calculated. Effect of parental age on the (CAG)n instability upon transmission was inferred by correlating delta-expanded-(CAG)n between siblings to their age differences. HD minimal prevalence in RS state was... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: CAG expansion; Huntington’s disease; Intergenerational instability; Minimal prevalence. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572019000300329 |
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