Project description:Endothelial progenitor cells were isolated from euploid and Down syndrome (DS) affected individuals. Gene expression was analyzed on total RNA extracted before or after infection with a human pathogen Bartonella hensaele. For euploid uninfected and infected cells, 2 biological replicates were performed. For DS isolated progenitors both infected and uninfected, a single microarray hybridization was performed. All hybridizations consists of three pooled samples each.
Project description:CHOPS syndrome is caused by germline gain-of-function mutations of AFF4. Cornelia de Lange syndrome is caused by germline mutations of cohesin loading factors or cohesin complex genes such as NIPBL, SMC1A, SMC3 and HDAC8. There are many overlapping clinical features exist between CHOPS syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome. To identified commonly dysregulated genes in CHOPS syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome, we perfomred side-by-side transcriptome comparison between CHOPS syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome. In this transcriptome analysis, patient derived skin fibroblasts from two CHOPS syndrome probands, two Cornelia de Lange syndrome probands, and four age-gender-ethnicity matched healthy control subjects were used.The samples used for Human Gene 2.0 arrays are two CHOPs syndrome samples (CDL160 and CDL444), two Cornelia de Lange syndrome samples (CdL006: 7 year-old Caucasian female NIPBL 742_743delCT ;L248TfsX6 and CdL015: 10 year-old Caucasian male NIPBL 2969delG;G990DfsX2), and four age gender matched control samples (GM01652, GM01864, GM02036 and GM03348).
Project description:A 45 year old man presented with persistent pain in throat and otalgia. Clinical and radiographic evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of elongated styloid process syndrome. Surgical shortening of the styloid processes gave relief. The etiopathogenesis, presentation and management of the condition is discussed.