The missense Glu298Asp variant of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is strongly associated with placental abruption Toshihiro YoshimuraMichihiro YoshimuraHitoshi Okamura Original Investigation Pages: 181 - 183
Complex segregation analysis of Parkinson's disease in the Finnish population J. Moilanen J. Autere K. Majamaa Original Investigation Pages: 184 - 189
Analysis of the CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) delta-32 polymorphism in inflammatory bowel disease Annabel RectorSeverine VermeireMarc Van Ranst Original Investigation Pages: 190 - 193
Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and APOE4 allele are non-independent variables in sporadic Alzheimer's disease Giuseppina CarrieriMassimiliano BonafèGiovanna De Benedictis Original Investigation Pages: 194 - 198
A new multicolor-FISH approach for the characterization of marker chromosomes: centromere-specific multicolor-FISH (cenM-FISH) Angela NietzelMariano RocchiThomas Liehr Original Investigation Pages: 199 - 204
Carrier rate of APC I1307K is not increased in inflammatory bowel disease patients of Ashkenazi Jewish origin Mark SilverbergCatherine ClellandKatherine Siminovitch Original Investigation Pages: 205 - 210
Genomic organization, chromosomal localization, alternative splicing, and isoforms of the human synaptosome-associated protein-23 gene implicated in vesicle-membrane fusion processes Pedro LazoMarga NadalXavier Estivill Original Investigation Pages: 211 - 215
CFTR gene mutations – including three novel nucleotide substitutions – and haplotype background in patients with asthma, disseminated bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Maria TzetisAlexandra EfthymiadouEmmanuel Kanavakis Original Investigation Pages: 216 - 221
Characterisation of SMN hybrid genes in Spanish SMA patients: de novo, homozygous and compound heterozygous cases Ivon CuscóMaría BarcelóEduardo Tizzano Original Investigation Pages: 222 - 229
Elite swimmers and the D allele of the ACE I/D polymorphism David WoodsMichelle HickmanHugh Montgomery Original Investigation Pages: 230 - 232
A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the leptin receptor is associated with BMI, fat mass and leptin levels in postmenopausal Caucasian women Naomi QuintonAllison LeeAlexandra Blakemore Original Investigation Pages: 233 - 236
Molecular analysis of the fibrinogen gene cluster in 16 patients with congenital afibrinogenemia: novel truncating mutations in the FGA and FGG genes M. Neerman-ArbezP. de MoerlooseM. Morris Original Investigation Pages: 237 - 240
Cross-sectional study on cytokine polymorphisms, cytokine production after T-cell stimulation and clinical parameters in a random sample of a German population Alexandra NietersStefanie BremsNikolaus Becker Original Investigation Pages: 241 - 248
Increased reproductive success of MHC class II heterozygous males among free-ranging rhesus macaques Ulrike SauermannPeter NürnbergMichael Krawczak Original Investigation Pages: 249 - 254
SMN gene duplication and the emergence of the SMN2 gene occurred in distinct hominids: SMN2 is unique to Homo sapiens C. RochetteN. GilbertL. Simard Original Investigation Pages: 255 - 266
A method for sex assignment in mixed samples Mirella FalconiSusi PelottiGiuseppe Pappalardo Short Report Pages: 267 - 268
De novo mutation of the connexin 26 gene associated with dominant non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss Andreas R JaneckeDoris NekahmGerd Utermann Short Report Pages: 269 - 270