Project description:Juvenile hemochromatosis type 2A in the studied patient was caused by a homozygous mutation c.196G>T (p.G66*) in hemojuvelin. Homozygous state for this mutation evolved through interstitial segmental isodisomy encompassing the centromeric region of chromosome 1 accompanying its paternal disomy. The disomy resulted into normal karyotype
Project description:Juvenile hemochromatosis type 2A in the studied patient was caused by a homozygous mutation c.196G>T (p.G66*) in hemojuvelin. Homozygous state for this mutation evolved through interstitial segmental isodisomy encompassing the centromeric region of chromosome 1 accompanying its paternal disomy. The disomy resulted into normal karyotype SNP genotyping was performed on 3 samples - family trio. Affymetrix GeneChip Command Console software was used for image processing and CEL files were processed by Affymetrix GTC using the BRLMM-P-Plus algorithm and regional GC correction configuration for Copy Number/LOH analysis. The HapMap270 file supplied by Affymetrix was used as the reference.
Project description:Mutations in repulsive guidance molecule c (RGMc) / hemojuvelin (HJV) cause juvenile hemochromatosis, an aggravated iron overload disorder that presents early in life. Patients with juvenile hemochromatosis, and RGMc knockout mice, have diminished expression of the key iron-regulatory peptide, hepcidin. This suggests that RGMc plays a critical role in the regulation of iron homeostasis; however the mechanisms of RGMc actions are unknown. Recent studies have shown that RGMc directly binds to the growth factors, bone morphogenetic protein 2 and 6 (BMP2 and BMP6), and it is possible that this interaction regulates aspects of iron metabolism. We used microarrays to examine the effects of RGMc on BMP2- and BMP6-mediated gene expression.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
