• BMB Reports
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.432-437
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• 2010

LBH is a transcription factor as a candidate gene for CHD associated with partial trisomy 2p syndrome. To identify potential LBH-interacting partners, a yeast two-hybrid screen using LBH as a bait was performed with a human heart cDNA library. One of the clones identified encodes ${\alpha}B$-crystallin. Co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assays showed that LBH interacts with ${\alpha}B$-crystallin, which is further confirmed by mammalian two-hybrid assays. Co-localization analysis showed that in COS-7 cells, ${\alpha}B$-crystallin that is cytoplasmic alone, accumulates partialy in the nucleus when co-transfected with LBH. Transient transfection assays indicated that overexpression of LBH or ${\alpha}B$-crystallin reduced the transcriptional activities of p53 and p21, respectively, Overexpression of both ${\alpha}B$-crystallin and LBH together resulted in a stronger repression of the transcriptional activities of p21 and p53. These results showed that the interaction of LBH and ${\alpha}B$-crystallin may inhibit synergistically the transcriptional regulation of p53 and p21.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.393-398
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• 1997

Cytogenetic analysis was performed in 1321 couples and 141 women with history of abnormal reproductive outcome during 1988-1996. The use of high resolution banding technique and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in the chromosome analysis has made the precise evaluation of chromosome aberrations. The prevalence of balanced chromosomal translocation carriers were 3.74% (104/2783 patients). 70 cases (2.52%) were reciprocal translocation carriers and 34 (1.22%) had Robertsonian translocations. Chromosome aberrations were more frequent in women (73 cases) than in men (31 cases). No phenotypical abnormalities were found in all carriers, but they experienced abnormal reproductive outcomes such as recurrent spontaneous abortions, anomalous offsprings or infertility problem. Prenatal diagnosis was carried out on 36 subsequent pregnancies in balanced translocation carriers. The fetal karyotypes showed that 12 cases (33%) were normal, 22 (61%) were balanced translocations, and two (6%) were unbalanced translocations. It is concluded that the prevalence of balanced chromosomal translocations in patients with abnormal reproductive outcome is higher than that of the normal population. Most of the fetal samples showed normal karyotypes or balanced translocations. Although the incidence of chromosomal imbalance in the fetuses was relatively low in prenatal diagnosis, individuals with balanced translocations are predisposed to abnormal offspring with partial trisomy or monosomy. Therefore we recommend that genetic counselling and cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis for translocation carriers have to be offered to prevent recurrent chromosomal abnormal babies.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2007

목 적 : 다운증후군과 에드워드증후군의 빠른 진단에 있어 FISH 검사의 임상적 유용성과 한계성을 보고하고자 한다. 방 법 : 유전질환이 의심되는 고위험임신 309예에서 양수 검사를 통해 미배양 양수세포에서 18번과 21번 염색체의 probes를 이용한 FISH 검사를 시행하고 이들의 결과를 염색체 핵형분석 결과와 비교하였다. 결 과 : 평균연령은 34.18세, 평균임신주수는 18주(126.12 일)의 309예에서 FISH 검사는 모두 성공하였다. 각각 1예씩의 다운증후군과 에드워드증후군이 FISH로 신속한 진단이 가능했으며 이들은 염색체 핵형 검사에서 확인하였다. 그러나 18번과 21번 이외의 염색체의 이수성과 구조적 이상은 발견하지 못했는데 모두 12예(3.9%)로 상당부분을 차지했다. 앞으로 산전 선별검사에 있어 FISH검사과정의 자동화 기계화로 더 시간을 단축하고 가격을 낮추는 방안이 계속 개발되어야 할 것이다.