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
DLG5 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
A homozygous variant in RRM2B is associated with severe metabolic acidosis and early neonatal death
Penque BA, Su L, Wang J, Ji W, Bale A, Luh F, Fulbright RK, Sarmast U, Sega AG, Konstantino M, Spencer-Manzon M, Pierce R, Yen Y, Lakhani SA. A homozygous variant in RRM2B is associated with severe metabolic acidosis and early neonatal death. European Journal Of Medical Genetics 2018, 62: 103574. PMID: 30439532, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2018.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Novel Pathogenic UGT1A1 Variant in a Sudanese Child with Type I Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
Elfar W, Järvinen E, Ji W, Mosorin J, Sega AG, Iuga AC, Lobritto SJ, Konstantino M, Chan A, Finel M, Lakhani SA. A Novel Pathogenic UGT1A1 Variant in a Sudanese Child with Type I Crigler-Najjar Syndrome. Drug Metabolism And Disposition 2018, 47: dmd.118.084368. PMID: 30385458, DOI: 10.1124/dmd.118.084368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferasesCrigler-Najjar syndromeSudanese childrenType I Crigler-Najjar syndromeSevere unconjugated hyperbilirubinemiaNovel homozygous variantClinical genetic testingAutosomal recessive disorderLiver transplantationClinical featuresPatient ethnicityHepatic enzymesUnconjugated hyperbilirubinemiaGlucuronidation activityGenetic testingBody's abilityHomozygous variantBilirubin conjugationRecessive disorderPatient variantsUGT1A1 variantsDisease phenotypeSanger sequencingUGT functionSyndromeDe 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 mutationsTwo siblings with a novel nonsense variant provide further delineation of the spectrum of recessive KLHL7 diseases
Jeffries L, Olivieri JE, Ji W, Spencer-Manzon M, Bale A, Konstantino M, Lakhani SA. Two siblings with a novel nonsense variant provide further delineation of the spectrum of recessive KLHL7 diseases. European Journal Of Medical Genetics 2018, 62: 103551. PMID: 30300710, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2018.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKLHL7 mutationsCrisponi syndromeSyndrome type 1Novel nonsense variantBohring-Opitz syndromeNovel multisystem diseaseNovel homozygous nonsense mutationMultiple dysmorphic featuresClinical featuresClinical findingsMultisystem diseaseLike presentationHomozygous nonsense mutationType 1Dysmorphic featuresDevelopmental delaySyndromeFurther delineationNonsense variantClinical traitsPatientsMember 7DiseaseDisease-associated variantsSiblingsOutcome of Preterm Infants with Transient Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia on Serial Cranial Imaging Up to Term Equivalent Age
Sarkar S, Shankaran S, Barks J, T. B, Laptook R, Das A, Ambalavanan N, Van Meurs K, Bell E, Sanchez P, Hintz S, Wyckoff M, Stoll B, Carlo W, Jobe A, Caplan M, Polin R, Keszler M, Oh W, Vohr B, Hensman A, Alksninis B, Basso K, Burke R, Caskey M, Johnson K, Keszler M, Knoll A, Leach T, Little E, McGowan E, Vieira E, Watson V, Ventura S, Walsh M, Fanaroff A, Hibbs A, Wilson-Costello D, Newman N, Payne A, Siner B, Bhola M, Yalcinkaya G, Friedman H, Truog W, Pallotto E, Kilbride H, Gauldin C, Holmes A, Johnson K, Knutson A, Schibler K, Donovan E, Grisby C, Bridges K, Alexander B, Fischer E, Mincey H, Hessling J, Gratton T, Jackson L, Kirker K, Muthig G, Steichen J, Tepe S, Mersmann M, Yolton K, Goldberg R, Cotten C, Goldstein R, Ashley P, Malcolm W, Auten K, Fisher K, Grimes S, Gustafson K, Lohmeyer M, Finkle J, Laughon M, Bose C, Bernhardt J, Bose G, Warner D, Wereszczak J, Carlton D, Adams-Chapman I, Hale E, Loggins Y, Blackwelder A, Bottcher D, Mackie C, Higgins R, Archer S, Sokol G, Poindexter B, Lemons J, Dusick A, Papile L, Lytle C, Hines A, Minnich H, Herron D, Smiley L, Gunn S, Wilson L, Kennedy K, Tyson J, McDavid G, Akpa E, Arldt-McAlister J, Alaniz N, Burson K, Bradt P, Dieterich S, Dempsey A, Duncan A, Evans P, Franco C, Garcia C, Green C, Harris B, Jiminez M, John J, Jones P, Lillie L, Lis A, Major-Kincade T, Martin K, Martin S, Morris B, Orekoya P, Reddoch S, Rodgers S, Siddiki S, Simmons M, Sperry D, Tate P, Whitely L, Wright S, Nelin L, Jadcherla S, Luzader P, Fortney C, Besner G, Parikh N, Wallace D, Gantz M, Poole W, Crawford M, Gabrio J, Hastings B, Newman J, Auman J, Huitema C, Zaterka-Baxter K, Stevenson D, Ball M, Adams M, Davis A, Palmquist A, Proud M, Bentley B, Bruno E, DeAnda M, DeBattista A, Earhart B, Huffman L, Kohn J, Krueger C, Palmquist A, Weiss H, Frantz I, Fiascone J, MacKinnon B, Furey A, Nylen E, McGowan E, Peralta-Carcelen M, Collins M, Cosby S, Biasini F, Johnston K, Nelson K, Patterson C, Phillips V, Whitley S, Devaskar U, Garg M, Purdy I, Chanlaw T, Geller R, Finer N, Kaegi D, Rasmussen M, Wozniak P, Arnell K, Demetrio C, Fuller M, Henderson C, Rich W, Vaucher Y, Colaizy T, Acarregui M, Brumbaugh J, Ellsbury D, Widness J, Johnson K, Campbell D, Eastman D, Krutzfield N, Duara S, Bauer C, Everett-Thomas R, Fajardo-Hiriart S, Rigaud A, Calejo M, Eguaras S, Berkowits M, Garcia A, Pierre H, Stoerger A, Watterberg K, Papile L, Lowe J, Dupont T, Fuller J, Ohls R, Lacy C, Duncan A, Montman R, Schmidt B, Kirpalani H, DeMauro S, Chaudhary A, Abbasi S, Mancini T, Cucinotta D, Bernbaum J, Gerdes M, Hurt H, Cook N, D'Angio C, Phelps D, Guillet R, Lakshminrusimha S, Johnson J, Burnell E, Reubens L, Horihan C, Jensen R, Kushner E, Merzbach J, Myers G, Rowan M, Wadkins H, Scorsone A, Bowman M, Hunn J, Guilford S, Maffett D, Farooq O, Prinzing D, Reynolds A, Sacilowski M, Williams A, Wynn K, Yost K, Zorn W, Zwetsch L, Brion L, Broyles R, Heyne R, Ipson M, Salhab W, Rosenfeld C, Vasil D, Chen L, Guzman A, Hensley G, Hickman J, Leps M, Madison S, Miller N, Morgan J, Pavageau L, Adams S, Dooley C, Heyne E, Lee L, Madden L, Boatman C, Faix R, Yoder B, Osborne K, Spencer C, Weaver-Lewis K, Baker S, Bird K, Burnett J, Steffen M, Jensen J, Winter S, Zanetti K, O'Shea T, Dillard R, Washburn L, Jackson B, Peters N, Chiu K, Allred D, Goldstein D, Halfond R, Peterson C, Waldrep E, Welch C, Morris M, Hounshell G, Pappas A, Bara R, Goldston L, Muran G, Natarajan G, Christensen M, Wiggins S, White D, Ehrenkranz R, Jacobs H, Butler C, Cervone P, Gettner P, Greisman S, Konstantino M, Poulsen J, Romano E, Taft J, Williams J. Outcome of Preterm Infants with Transient Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia on Serial Cranial Imaging Up to Term Equivalent Age. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 195: 59-65.e3. PMID: 29398046, PMCID: PMC6407628, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic periventricular leukomalaciaPeriventricular leukomalaciaCranial imaging studiesNeurodevelopmental impairmentPreterm infantsImaging studiesTerm-equivalent ageWeeks of gestationDays of ageEligible infantsSerial cranialLate deathsAbnormal studiesAdverse outcomesLeukomalaciaInfantsLogistic regressionOutcomesAgeEquivalent ageWeeksDeathGestationStudyImpairment
2017
A novel SAMD9 mutation causing MIRAGE syndrome: An expansion and review of phenotype, dysmorphology, and natural history
Jeffries L, Shima H, Ji W, Panisello‐Manterola D, McGrath J, Bird LM, Konstantino M, Narumi S, Lakhani S. A novel SAMD9 mutation causing MIRAGE syndrome: An expansion and review of phenotype, dysmorphology, and natural history. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2017, 176: 415-420. PMID: 29266745, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstellation of symptomsAdditional clinical featuresNovel de novo variantReview of phenotypesSAMD9 mutationsAdrenal insufficiencyMultidisciplinary managementAdditional patientsClinical featuresPatient's courseSpecialist careMIRAGE syndromeDe novo variantsEarly diagnosisHigh riskPatientsTreatment planGermline gainNatural historyFunction variantsGenital phenotypeNovo variantsRestriction of growthSyndromeAmino acid variantsMarkers of Successful Extubation in Extremely Preterm Infants, and Morbidity After Failed Extubation
Chawla S, Natarajan G, Shankaran S, Carper B, Brion L, Keszler M, Carlo W, Ambalavanan N, Gantz M, Das A, Finer N, Goldberg R, Cotten C, Higgins R, Network E, Jobe A, Caplan M, Polin R, Laptook R, Oh W, Hensman A, Gingras D, Barnett S, Lillie S, Francis K, Andrews D, Angela K, Walsh M, Fanaroff A, Newman N, Siner B, Schibler K, Donovan E, Narendran V, Bridges K, Alexander B, Grisby C, Mersmann M, Mincey H, Hessling J, Goldberg R, Auten K, Fisher K, Foy K, Siaw G, Stoll B, Buchter S, Piazza A, Carlton D, Hale E, Archer S, Poindexter B, Lemons J, Hamer F, Herron D, Miller L, Wilson L, Berberich M, Blaisdell C, Gail D, Kiley J, Poole W, Cunningham M, Hastings B, Irene A, Auman J, Huitema C, Pickett J, Wallace D, Zaterka-Baxter K, Van Meurs K, Stevenson D, Ball M, Proud M, Frantz I, Fiascone J, Furey A, MacKinnon B, Nylen E, Collins M, Cosby S, Phillips V, Rasmussen M, Wozniak P, Rich W, Arnell K, Bridge R, Demetrio C, Bell E, Widness J, Klein J, Johnson K, Duara S, Everett-Thomas R, Watterberg K, Ohls R, Rohr J, Lacy C, Phelps D, Laroia N, Reubens L, Burnell E, Sánchez P, Rosenfeld C, Salhab W, Allen J, Guzman A, Hensley G, Lepps M, Martin M, Miller N, Solis A, Vasil D, Wilder K, Kennedy K, Tyson J, Morris B, Harris B, Lis A, Martin S, McDavid G, Tate P, Wright S, Yoder B, Faix R, Burnett J, Jensen J, Osborne K, Spencer C, Weaver-Lewis K, O'Shea T, Peters N, Sood B, Bara R, Billian E, Johnson M, Ehrenkranz R, Jacobs H, Bhandari V, Cervone P, Gettner P, Konstantino M, Poulsen J, Taft J. Markers of Successful Extubation in Extremely Preterm Infants, and Morbidity After Failed Extubation. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 189: 113-119.e2. PMID: 28600154, PMCID: PMC5657557, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational age statusHours of ageSuccessful extubationExtubation failureApgar scoreBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm infantsContinuous positive airway pressure groupOxygenation Randomized TrialExtremely preterm infantsDay of extubationAge statusHigher adjusted ratesEarly surfactantExtubation criteriaExtubation statusFailed ExtubationNeonatal morbidityPreterm neonatesVentilatory strategiesElective extubationWeeks' gestationRandomized trialsAdjusted ratesExtubationPatterns of Oxygenation, Mortality, and Growth Status in the Surfactant Positive Pressure and Oxygen Trial Cohort
Di Fiore J, Martin R, Li H, Morris N, Carlo W, Finer N, Walsh M, Health A, Jobe A, Caplan M, Polin R, Laptook R, Oh W, Hensman A, Gingras D, Barnett S, Lillie S, Francis K, Andrews D, Angela K, Fanaroff A, Newman N, Siner B, Zadell A, Schibler K, Donovan E, Bridges K, Alexander B, Grisby C, Mersmann M, Mincey H, Hessling J, Goldberg R, Cotten C, Wallace D, Freedman S, Auten K, Fisher K, Foy K, Stoll B, Piazza A, Buchter S, Carlton D, Hutchinson A, Hale E, Higgins R, Archer S, Poindexter B, Lemons J, Hamer F, Herron D, Miller L, Wilson L, Berberich M, Blaisdell C, Gail D, Kiley J, Gantz M, Das A, Crawford M, Hastings B, Irene A, Auman J, Huitema C, Pickett J, Wallace D, Zaterka-Baxter K, Van Meurs K, Stevenson D, Ball M, Proud M, Frantz I, Fiascone J, Furey A, MacKinnon B, Nylen E, Ambalavanan N, Collins M, Cosby S, Phillips V, Rasmussen M, Wozniak P, Rich W, Arnell K, Bridge R, Demetrio C, Bell E, Widness J, Klein J, Johnson K, Duara S, Everett-Thomas R, Watterberg K, Ohls R, Rohr J, Lacy C, Phelps D, Laroia N, Markowitz G, Reubens L, Burnell E, Sánchez P, Rosenfeld C, Salhab W, Allen J, Grau L, Guzman A, Hensley G, Lepps M, Martin M, Miller N, Solis A, Vasil D, Wilder K, Kennedy K, Tyson J, Morris B, Harris B, Lis A, Martin S, McDavid G, Tate P, Wright S, Yoder B, Faix R, Burnett J, Jensen J, Osborne K, Spencer C, Weaver-Lewis K, O'Shea T, Peters N, Shankaran S, Sood B, Bara R, Billian E, Johnson M, Ehrenkranz R, Narendran V, Bhandari V, Jacobs H, Cervone P, Gettner P, Konstantino M, Poulsen J, Taft J. Patterns of Oxygenation, Mortality, and Growth Status in the Surfactant Positive Pressure and Oxygen Trial Cohort. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 186: 49-56.e1. PMID: 28279433, PMCID: PMC5484739, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of lifeIntermittent hypoxemia eventsOxygen saturation targetsOxygen saturationHypoxemia eventsSaturation targetsGestational ageHigher oxygen saturation targetsExtremely preterm infantsMedian oxygen saturationWeeks of gestationLowest oxygen saturationPositive pressureOxygen saturation levelsPatterns of oxygenationIntermittent hypoxemiaPreterm infantsTrial cohortSupplemental oxygenLowest quartileHigh incidenceTarget infantsInfantsSGASurvivalAssociation between Use of Prophylactic Indomethacin and the Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants
Jensen E, Dysart K, Gantz M, Carper B, Higgins R, Keszler M, Laughon M, Poindexter B, Stoll B, Walsh M, Schmidt B, Network E, Caplan M, Polin R, Laptook R, Keszler M, Hensman A, Basso K, Vieira E, Little E, Fanaroff A, Hibbs A, Newman N, Truog W, Kilbride H, Pallotto E, Gauldin C, Holmes A, Johnson K, Knutson A, Schibler K, Donovan E, Alexander B, Grisby C, Hessling J, Fischer E, Jackson L, Kirker K, Muthig G, Goldberg R, Cotten C, Fisher K, Auten K, Foy K, Grimes S, Finkle J, Laughon M, Bose C, Bernhardt J, Bose G, Carlton D, Hale E, Archer S, Poindexter B, Sokol G, Wilson L, Herron D, Sánchez P, Nelin L, Jadcherla S, Luzader P, Fortney C, Besner G, Parikh N, Das A, Wallace D, Auman J, Crawford M, Huitema C, Zaterka-Baxter K, Van Meurs K, Adams M, Stevenson D, Ball M, Palmquist A, Proud M, Frantz I, Fiascone J, MacKinnon B, Nylen E, Carlo W, Ambalavanan N, Collins M, Cosby S, Devaskar U, Garg M, Chanlaw T, Geller R, Bell E, Ellsbury D, Widness J, Johnson K, Campbell D, Watterberg K, Ohls R, Lacy C, Montman R, Brown S, Wussow T, Hartenberger C, Schmidt B, Kirpalani H, DeMauro S, Chaudhary A, Abbasi S, Mancini T, Cucinotta D, D'Angio C, Guillet R, Lakshminrusimha S, Reynolds A, Reubens L, Jensen R, Maffett D, Wadkins H, Sacilowski M, Williams A, Guilford S, Horihan C, Kennedy K, Tyson J, Burson K, Harris B, McDavid G, Tate P, Wright S, Sánchez P, Brion L, Chen L, Guzman A, Leps M, Miller N, Morgan J, Vasil D, Torres L, Faix R, Yoder B, Osborne K, Bird K, Burnett J, Jensen J, Spencer C, Weaver-Lewis K, Zanetti K, Shankaran S, Barks J, Bara R, Johnson M, Christensen M, Wiggins S, Ehrenkranz R, Jacobs H, Cervone P, Konstantino M, Poulsen J, Taft J. Association between Use of Prophylactic Indomethacin and the Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 186: 34-40.e2. PMID: 28258737, PMCID: PMC5484725, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProphylactic indomethacinBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPatent ductus arteriosusPreterm infantsDuctus arteriosusBirth weightLower oddsHuman Development Neonatal Research NetworkComposite of deathRetrospective cohort studyExtremely preterm infantsPrespecified subgroup analysisWeeks postmenstrual ageNeonatal Research NetworkHours of lifeFirst dayCohort studyPostmenstrual ageGestational ageSupplemental oxygenPotential confoundersSubgroup analysisLarge cohortChild healthInfants