supported by the Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project(China)(No.2023QNA016);the Guidance in Medical and Health Program of Xiamen,China(No.3502Z20209120);Scientific Research Foundation for Advanced Talents,Xiang’an Hospital of Xiamen University(China)(No.PM201809170018).
Mutations in fibrillin-1 gene(FBN1)have been shown to be associated with Marfan syndrome and most FBN1 mutations display missense or nonsense.Recently,reports on synonymous mutation-related diseases have attracted wid...
Hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection is still a major worldwide health concern,contributing to chronic liver disorders like hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).This review comprehensively analyzes HBV genotype distribution,mutat...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs)are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract,driven by mutations in the proto-oncogene c-KIT or platelet-derived growth factor alpha(PDGFRA)gene in 85%-90%...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81770379.
BACKGROUND Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM)is one of the most prevalent inherited myocardial disorders and is charac-terized by considerable genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity.A subset of patients with HCM progress ...
Mitochondrial cytopathies are characterized by energy failure within the cellular system.These disorders exhibit a wide range of clinical presentations and are highly heterogeneous.The mitochondrial diseases include m...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82271132).
Dear Editor,Leber congenital amaurosis with early-onset deafness syndrome(LCAEOD,OMIM 617879)is a rare autosomal dominant syndromic disease that was first described in 2017.The TUBB4B gene,encoding the betatubulin 4B ...
supported by the Major Program of National Agricultural Science and Technology of China(NK20220607);the Sichuan Science and Technology Program,China(2023YFH0041)。
Starch biosynthesis is a complex process that relies on the coordinated action of multiple enzymes.Resistant starch is not digested in the small intestine,thus preventing a rapid rise in the glycemic index.Starch synt...
BACKGROUND Thrombophilia contributes to a significant increased risk of venous thromboembolism and can be either inherited or acquired.Hereditary thrombophilia may arise from various gene mutations,some of which have ...
National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82370569;Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province,No.2022A1515012647;the Key Program for Science and Technology Projects of Social Development in Zhuhai,No.2220004000249(to Li XF).
This editorial discusses Wang et al's article on familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs).We read with great interest this article concerning the diagnosis,treatment,and post-treatment management of patients wi...
National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81871981;Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,No.2022A1515012348 and No.2023A1515010457.
BACKGROUND The incidence of colon cancer has been progressively increasing over time,whereas penile metastasis of colon cancer has remained exceedingly uncommon.Since the prognosis for colon cancer with BRAF_(V600E)mu...