Browsing by Author "Christodoulou, Kyproula"
Now showing items 1-10 of 10
-
Article
Chromosome 1 localization of a gene for autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease (ADMCKD)
Christodoulou, Kyproula; Tsingis, Marios; Stavrou, Christoforos V.; Eleftheriou, Andri; Papapavlou, Petros; Patsalis, Philippos C.; Ioannou, Panayiotis A.; Pierides, Alkis M.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (1998)There is a group of inherited cystic nephropathies that are characterized by juvenile onset recessive inheritance (familial juvenile nephronophthisis, FJN) or by adult onset dominant inheritance (medullary cystic disease, ...
-
Article
Complement C1Q polymorphisms modulate onset in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy TTR Val30Met
Dardiotis, Efthymios; Koutsou, Pantelitsa; Zamba-Papanicolaou, Eleni; Vonta, Filia; Hadjivassiliou, Marilena; Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.; Cariolou, Marios A.; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Kyriakides, Theodoros (2009)Background: Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) TTR Val30Met is a lethal autosomal dominant sensorimotor and autonomic neuropathy due to a substitution of methionine for valine at position 30 of the transthyretin ...
-
Article
The cypriot and Iranian National Mutation Frequency Databases.
Kleanthous, Marios; Patsalis, Philippos C.; Drousiotou, Anthi; Motazacker, M.; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Cariolou, Marios A.; Baysal, E.; Khrizi, K.; Moghimi, B.; Pourfarzad, F.; van Baal, S.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Najmabadi, H.; Patrinos, G. P. (2006)The National Mutation Frequency Databases are continuously updated mutation depositories, which contain extensive information over the described genetic heterogeneity of an ethnic group or population. Here, we report the ...
-
Article
Epidemiological, clinical and genetic study of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy in Cyprus
Dardiotis, Efthymios; Koutsou, Pantelitsa; Papanicolaou, Eleni Zamba; Vonta, Filia; Kladi, Angelica; Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios C.; Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Kyriakides, Theodoros (2009)Objectives. To define the incidence and prevalence of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) TTRVal30Met on the island of Cyprus. To study the clinical phenotype and genetic features of FAP TTRVal30Met in the Cypriot ...
-
Article
Genetic heterogeneity in adult dominant polycystic kidney disease in Cypriot families
Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Papageorgiou, Elena; Boteva, Kalina; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Breuning, M. H.; Peters, D. J. M.; Pierides, Alkis M. (1995)Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited heterogeneous disorder that affects approximately 1:1000 Europeans. It is characterized mainly by the formation of cysts in the kidney that lead to end-stage renal failure with ...
-
Article
Medullary cystic kidney disease with hyperuricemia and gout in a large Cypriot family: No allelism with nephronophthisis type 1
Stavrou, Christoforos V.; Pierides, Alkis M.; Zouvani, Ioanna; Kyriacou, Kyriacos C.; Antignac, C.; Neophytou, Pavlos; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (1998)We describe a large Cypriot family with an interstitial type of nephropathy, inherited as an autosomal dominant trait that led to end stage renal failure between 51 to 78 years of age (mean 62.2 years). Twenty-three people ...
-
Article
Presymptomatic molecular diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease using PKD1- and PKD2-linked markers in Cypriot families
Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Tjakouri, C.; Pierides, Alkis M. (1996)Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), is a heterogeneous disorder, primarily characterized by the formation of cysts in the kidneys, and the late development in life of progressive chronic kidney failure. ...
-
Article
Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks with predefined architecture for metal ion fluorescence monitoring
Christodoulou, Kyproula; Leontidis, Epameinondas; Achilleos, Mariliz; Polydorou, Christiana S.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2016)The development of new synthetic approaches for the preparation of efficient 3D luminescent chemosensors for transition metal ions receives considerable attention nowadays, owing to the key role of the latter as elements ...
-
Article
Type 2 diabetes susceptibility in the Greek-Cypriot population: Replication of associations with TCF7L2, FTO, HHEX, SLC30A8 and IGF2BP2 polymorphisms
Votsi, C.; Toufexis, C.; Michailidou, K.; Antoniades, Athos; Skordis, Nicos A.; Karaolis, Minas A.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Christodoulou, Kyproula (2017)Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been the subject of numerous genetic studies in recent years which revealed associations of the disease with a large number of susceptibility loci. We hereby initiate the evaluation of T2D ...
-
Article
Weak evidence for allelic association in the cypriot PKD1 population.
Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Papageorgiou, Elena; Boteva, Kalina; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Pierides, Alkis M. (1995)