2023
Sequence variants in different genes underlying Bardet-Biedl syndrome in four consanguineous families
Ali A, Abdullah, Bilal M, Mis E, Lakhani S, Ahmad W, Ullah I. Sequence variants in different genes underlying Bardet-Biedl syndrome in four consanguineous families. Molecular Biology Reports 2023, 50: 9963-9970. PMID: 37897612, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08816-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnique inheritance patternConsanguineous familyPakistani consanguineous familyMKK genesDifferent genesBBS7 geneBardet-Biedl syndromeWhole-exome sequencingRod-cone dystrophyBBS genesGenesCompound heterozygous variantsNovel homozygous variantHeterogeneous congenital disorderInheritance patternRelated phenotypesExome sequencingClinical manifestationsMutational screeningRenal abnormalitiesMutation spectrumCognitive impairmentHeterozygous variantsPakistani populationHomozygous variantSequence variants in DLX5, HOXD13 and 445 kb‐microduplication surrounding BTRC cause split‐hand/foot malformation in three different families
Abdullah, Hussain S, Ji W, Khan H, Mis E, Mushtaq R, Chodhary M, Raza M, Jan A, Ullah I, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Ahmad W. Sequence variants in DLX5, HOXD13 and 445 kb‐microduplication surrounding BTRC cause split‐hand/foot malformation in three different families. Clinical Genetics 2023, 105: 109-111. PMID: 37776184, DOI: 10.1111/cge.14430.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A retrospective cohort analysis of the Yale pediatric genomics discovery program
Al‐Ali S, Jeffries L, Faustino EVS, Ji W, Mis E, Konstantino M, Zerillo C, Jiang Y, Spencer‐Manzon M, Bale A, Zhang H, McGlynn J, McGrath JM, Tremblay T, Brodsky NN, Lucas CL, Pierce R, Deniz E, Khokha MK, Lakhani SA. A retrospective cohort analysis of the Yale pediatric genomics discovery program. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2022, 188: 2869-2878. PMID: 35899841, PMCID: PMC9474639, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort analysisNext-generation sequencingCohort analysisSystem abnormalitiesImmune system abnormalitiesCardiovascular system abnormalitiesFunctional molecular analysesNovel genesPrecise molecular diagnosisClinical characteristicsFurther genetic evaluationDiscovery programsComplex patientsMultisystem diseaseDisease genesPediatric providersRare genetic diseaseNew diagnosisPhenotype relationshipsPatientsGenetic diseasesMolecular analysisDiagnosisParticipant demographicsNGS results
2021
Expansion of NEUROD2 phenotypes to include developmental delay without seizures
Mis EK, Sega AG, Signer RH, Cartwright T, Ji W, Martinez‐Agosto J, Nelson SF, Palmer CGS, Lee H, Mitzelfelt T, Konstantino M, Network U, Jeffries L, Khokha MK, Marco E, Martin MG, Lakhani SA. Expansion of NEUROD2 phenotypes to include developmental delay without seizures. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2021, 185: 1076-1080. PMID: 33438828, PMCID: PMC8212414, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental delayEarly-onset seizuresDe novo heterozygous variantsNovo heterozygous variantsDifferentiation factor 2Xenopus laevis tadpolesHeterozygous variantsSeizuresNeuronal differentiationParental studiesFunctional testingMissense variantsPatient variantsFunctional evidenceFactor 2Vivo assaysLaevis tadpolesVariant pathogenicityFunction effectsAdolescentsVariants
2020
The latest FADS: Functional analysis of GLDN patient variants and classification of GLDN‐associated AMC as a type of viable fetal akinesia deformation sequence
Mis EK, Al‐Ali S, Ji W, Spencer‐Manzon M, Konstantino M, Khokha MK, Jeffries L, Lakhani SA. The latest FADS: Functional analysis of GLDN patient variants and classification of GLDN‐associated AMC as a type of viable fetal akinesia deformation sequence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2020, 182: 2291-2296. PMID: 32812332, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal akinesia deformation sequenceArthrogryposis multiplex congenitaCohort of patientsScope of illnessPulmonary hypoplasiaAdditional patientsClinical featuresNeonatal supportNervous system developmentMultiplex congenitaCongenital contracturesPatientsHeterogenous conditionRecessive variantsPatient variantsFunctional evidenceCohortNovel variantsContractureFunctional dataSyndromeHypoplasiaIllnessVariantsFindingsDLG5 variants are associated with multiple congenital anomalies including ciliopathy phenotypes
Marquez J, Mann N, Arana K, Deniz E, Ji W, Konstantino M, Mis EK, Deshpande C, Jeffries L, McGlynn J, Hugo H, Widmeier E, Konrad M, Tasic V, Morotti R, Baptista J, Ellard S, Lakhani SA, Hildebrandt F, Khokha MK. DLG5 variants are associated with multiple congenital anomalies including ciliopathy phenotypes. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2020, 58: 453-464. PMID: 32631816, PMCID: PMC7785698, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of ciliaPatient tissuesPatient variantsCongenital heart diseaseMultiple organ systemsMultiple congenital anomaliesDLG5 variantsVariety of pathologiesNephrotic syndromeHeart diseaseCongenital anomaliesRespiratory tractKidney tissueOrgan systemsCystic kidneysPatient phenotypesKidneyDiseaseLimb abnormalitiesUnrelated familiesRescue experimentsCraniofacial malformationsCilia dysfunctionTissue-specific manifestationsTissueNovel truncating mutations in CTNND1 cause a dominant craniofacial and cardiac syndrome
Alharatani R, Ververi A, Beleza-Meireles A, Ji W, Mis E, Patterson QT, Griffin JN, Bhujel N, Chang CA, Dixit A, Konstantino M, Healy C, Hannan S, Neo N, Cash A, Li D, Bhoj E, Zackai EH, Cleaver R, Baralle D, McEntagart M, Newbury-Ecob R, Scott R, Hurst JA, Au PYB, Hosey MT, Khokha M, Marciano DK, Lakhani SA, Liu KJ. Novel truncating mutations in CTNND1 cause a dominant craniofacial and cardiac syndrome. Human Molecular Genetics 2020, 29: 1900-1921. PMID: 32196547, PMCID: PMC7372553, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell junctionsNovel protein-truncating variantsP120-catenin proteinProtein-truncating variantsNext-generation sequencingTranscriptional signalingP120-cateninCRISPR/Epithelial-mesenchymal transitionSubset of phenotypesDevelopmental roleLimb dysmorphologiesAdditional phenotypesHuman diseasesCTNND1Conditional deletionDe novoTruncating mutationsBlepharocheilodontic syndromeEpithelial integrityNovel truncating mutationCraniofacial dysmorphismPhenotypeCleft palateNeurodevelopmental disorders
2018
De novo pathogenic variants in neuronal differentiation factor 2 (NEUROD2) cause a form of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy
Sega AG, Mis EK, Lindstrom K, Mercimek-Andrews S, Ji W, Cho MT, Juusola J, Konstantino M, Jeffries L, Khokha MK, Lakhani SA. De novo pathogenic variants in neuronal differentiation factor 2 (NEUROD2) cause a form of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2018, 56: 113. PMID: 30323019, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infantile epileptic encephalopathyInfantile epileptic encephalopathyEpileptic encephalopathyPatient variantsDe novo pathogenic variantsNovel de novo variantNovo pathogenic variantsEarly-onset refractory seizuresDifferentiation factor 2Whole-exome sequencingNeuronal differentiation factorRefractory seizuresSignificant developmental delaySpontaneous seizuresUnderlying etiologyEctopic neuronsDe novo variantsPatient's conditionEncephalopathyPathogenic variantsSevere disordersDevelopmental delayUnrelated childrenExome sequencingGene mutationsRPSA, a candidate gene for isolated congenital asplenia, is required for pre-rRNA processing and spleen formation in Xenopus
Griffin JN, Sondalle SB, Robson A, Mis EK, Griffin G, Kulkarni SS, Deniz E, Baserga SJ, Khokha MK. RPSA, a candidate gene for isolated congenital asplenia, is required for pre-rRNA processing and spleen formation in Xenopus. Development 2018, 145: dev166181. PMID: 30337486, PMCID: PMC6215398, DOI: 10.1242/dev.166181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-rRNA processingSmall ribosomal subunitCommon disease-associated mutationDisease-associated mutationsRpsA mRNARibosome biogenesisRibosome productionRibosome functionRibosomal subunitCandidate genesHuman mRNAsProtein componentsImpairs expressionSpleen developmentMolecular patterningRPSASpleen anlageMutationsXenopusGenesFirst animal modelUniversal requirementMRNA
2017
CRISPR-Cpf1 mediates efficient homology-directed repair and temperature-controlled genome editing
Moreno-Mateos MA, Fernandez JP, Rouet R, Vejnar CE, Lane MA, Mis E, Khokha MK, Doudna JA, Giraldez AJ. CRISPR-Cpf1 mediates efficient homology-directed repair and temperature-controlled genome editing. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 2024. PMID: 29222508, PMCID: PMC5722943, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01836-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomology-directed repairCpf1 activityGenome editingDifferent eukaryotic systemsGenome engineering toolsEfficient homology-directed repairPost-translational modulationEctothermic organismsEctothermic speciesEukaryotic systemsDNA endonucleaseCRISPR-Cpf1Efficient mutagenesisGenomic DNADNA integrationMolecular understandingTemporal controlZebrafishAsCpf1Cpf1LbCpf1EditingNovel classGenomeMutagenesis