HUM-MOLGEN archive: CALL: various May 1997

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Ann Schofield Arthur Bergen (CALL editors) ****************************************************************** THIS CALL CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: 1) Angiotension variants and polymorphisms associated with hypertension. 2) Cornelia DeLange Syndrome (Branchmann-deLange syndrome) info. request. 3) Association of Wilm's tumour and isolated aniridia. 4) Pagets disease of bone cDNA library request. 5) 4q21 abnormalities - request for collaborations 6) Beals syndrome collaboration request 7) P53 positive cells - request for control 8) Clinical management of brain tumours - web sites ***************************************************************** 1) Dear colleagues, I am a research scholar in the Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology & my project is on Angiotensinogen variants and polymorphisms associated with hypertension. I'm seeking info on any association studies done on angiotensinogen and the M235T /T174M variants in pregnant hypertensives or any other polymorphisms in the angiotensinogen gene of interest. Thank you, vasanthi. Dr Vasanthi Krishna Research scholar Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology National University Hospital National University of Singapore 5, Lower kent ridge road SINGAPORE-119074. E-mail : medp5047@leonis.nus.sg ****************************************************************** 2) I am writing an article on Cornelia DeLange Syndrome (also called Brachmann-deLange syndrome) for The Scientist. The angle will be "anatomy of a gene search." I need to contact researchers doing linkage work and any other genetic research on this condition. I am a science writer with a PhD in genetics. Many thanks! Ricki Lewis 76715.3517@compuserve.com OR hippolewis@aol.com ****************************************************************** 3) Dear Colleagues, I am a clinician at the Department of Paediatrics, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia and a researcher at the Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am interested to know the risk of Wilm's tumour in patients with isolated aniridia (with normal chromosomes at 400 band resolution). What is/are the molecular genetic abnormality in such a condition? Is the AN2 gene involved in most of these cases? Would trying to look for deletions at the WAGR locus particularly the AN2 locus and defining the extent of deletions at molecular level (eg. by looking for loss of heterozygosity of microsatellites) be useful? Are there articles in this area? Thanks. Dr. Alan Khoo Division of Molecular Pathology Institute for Medical Research Jalan Pahang 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Fax: +60-3-2938306 E-mail: alankhoo@imr.gov.my ****************************************************************** 4) This is a general enquiry to see if anyone has made, or has access to a cDNA library constructed from individuals with Pagets disease of bone. Many thanks in anticipation. --------------------------------------------------- Jason Kennedy University of Manchester Bone Disease Research Centre Department of Rheumatology Stopford Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PT UK email : moigajak@fs2.scg.man.ac.uk telehone : 0161 275 5435 Fax : 0161 275 5272 ****************************************************************** 5) mgodfrey@unmc.edu (Maurice Godfrey) sent the following comments: ------------------------------------------------------------ We are interested in receiving cells from patients with 4q21 region deletions, translocations, or inversions. All our studies will, of course, be collaborative. This project has IRD approval. Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center 600 S. 42nd Street Omaha, NE 68198 USA TEL (402)559-9197 FAX (402)559-7248 ****************************************************************** 6) This message was originally submitted by cidi@IPV36.UNIPV.IT to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. I have seen for genetic counselling a family with Beals Syndrome, congenital contractural arachnodactyly. We have stored DNA from the propositus,his parents, 4 sibs of the mother, and the maternal grandmother. In addition to the propositus,his mother and a maternal aunt showed the same symptoms. I am interested in collaboration to study this family at the moecular level. Sincerely Cesare Danesino Prof. Cesare Danesino, MD Dip. Patologia Umana ed Ereditaria, Universita di Pavia Via Forlanini 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy Phone (+39) 382 507 519 Fax (+39) 382 525 030 E-mail cidi@ipv36.unipv.it ****************************************************************** 14) We are trying to start testing for P53 mutations in our lymphoma pateints and we are wondering if somebody can supply some positive cells for us as a positive control. Thank You Dr. A. Galal ahgallal@cast.navnet.net ****************************************************************** 8) This message was originally submitted by egalicia@KULOG.UPM.EDU.PH to the HUM-MOLGEN list at NIC.SURFNET.NL. Dear Sir, May I inquire on possible websites I can visit to review the most recent consensus on the role of molecular biology in the clinical management of brain tumors? Thank you and I will anticipate/look forward to your response. Sincerely, Dr. Elaine Z. Galicia Fellow Pediatric Neurology Section UP-PGH, Dept. of Pediatrics ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ Dr. Arthur A.B. Bergen Department of Ophthalmogenetics The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute (IOI) Royal Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands (KNAW) ** Snail-mail: ** ** FAX: ** ** E-mail: ** P.O.Box 12141 (+31)206916521 A.Bergen@IOI.KNAW.NL 1100 AC Amsterdam The Netherlands ************************************************************************