2020
Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus
Jin SC, Dong W, Kundishora AJ, Panchagnula S, Moreno-De-Luca A, Furey CG, Allocco AA, Walker RL, Nelson-Williams C, Smith H, Dunbar A, Conine S, Lu Q, Zeng X, Sierant MC, Knight JR, Sullivan W, Duy PQ, DeSpenza T, Reeves BC, Karimy JK, Marlier A, Castaldi C, Tikhonova IR, Li B, Peña HP, Broach JR, Kabachelor EM, Ssenyonga P, Hehnly C, Ge L, Keren B, Timberlake AT, Goto J, Mangano FT, Johnston JM, Butler WE, Warf BC, Smith ER, Schiff SJ, Limbrick DD, Heuer G, Jackson EM, Iskandar BJ, Mane S, Haider S, Guclu B, Bayri Y, Sahin Y, Duncan CC, Apuzzo MLJ, DiLuna ML, Hoffman EJ, Sestan N, Ment LR, Alper SL, Bilguvar K, Geschwind DH, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus. Nature Medicine 2020, 26: 1754-1765. PMID: 33077954, PMCID: PMC7871900, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1090-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusPoor neurodevelopmental outcomesPost-surgical patientsCerebrospinal fluid accumulationNeural stem cell biologyGenetic disruptionWhole-exome sequencingPrimary pathomechanismEarly brain developmentNeurodevelopmental outcomesHigh morbidityCSF diversionMutation burdenFluid accumulationBrain ventriclesCH casesBrain developmentDe novo mutationsPatientsExome sequencingCSF dynamicsDisease mechanismsHydrocephalusNovo mutationsCell types
2018
De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus
Furey CG, Choi J, Jin SC, Zeng X, Timberlake AT, Nelson-Williams C, Mansuri MS, Lu Q, Duran D, Panchagnula S, Allocco A, Karimy JK, Khanna A, Gaillard JR, DeSpenza T, Antwi P, Loring E, Butler WE, Smith ER, Warf BC, Strahle JM, Limbrick DD, Storm PB, Heuer G, Jackson EM, Iskandar BJ, Johnston JM, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Bjornson RD, Knight JR, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Alper SL, Haider S, Guclu B, Bayri Y, Sahin Y, Apuzzo MLJ, Duncan CC, DiLuna ML, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus. Neuron 2018, 99: 302-314.e4. PMID: 29983323, PMCID: PMC7839075, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusNeural stem cell fateHuman congenital hydrocephalusDamaging de novoCerebrospinal fluid homeostasisSubstantial morbidityCH patientsTherapeutic ramificationsSignificant burdenBrain ventriclesCH pathogenesisNeural tube developmentFluid homeostasisDe novo mutationsExome sequencingAdditional probandsHydrocephalusPathogenesisNovo mutationsNovo duplicationProbandsDe novoCell fateMorbidityPatients9p24 triplication in syndromic hydrocephalus with diffuse villous hyperplasia of the choroid plexus
Furey C, Antwi P, Duran D, Timberlake AT, Nelson-Williams C, Matouk CC, DiLuna ML, Günel M, Kahle KT. 9p24 triplication in syndromic hydrocephalus with diffuse villous hyperplasia of the choroid plexus. Molecular Case Studies 2018, 4: a003145. PMID: 29895553, PMCID: PMC6169828, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a003145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse villous hyperplasiaVillous hyperplasiaChoroid plexusSyndromic hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluid homeostasisSurgical managementPathological featuresHigh prevalenceHydrocephalus treatmentHydrocephalusDVHCPFluid homeostasisCSF productionHyperplasiaPlexusChromosome 9pCritical genesHypersecretionPatientsPathogenesisPrevalenceDisease
2017
Inflammation-dependent cerebrospinal fluid hypersecretion by the choroid plexus epithelium in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus
Karimy JK, Zhang J, Kurland DB, Theriault BC, Duran D, Stokum JA, Furey CG, Zhou X, Mansuri MS, Montejo J, Vera A, DiLuna ML, Delpire E, Alper SL, Gunel M, Gerzanich V, Medzhitov R, Simard JM, Kahle KT. Inflammation-dependent cerebrospinal fluid hypersecretion by the choroid plexus epithelium in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Nature Medicine 2017, 23: 997-1003. PMID: 28692063, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetazolamideAnimalsAntioxidantsBlotting, WesternBumetanideCerebral HemorrhageCerebral VentriclesCerebrospinal FluidChoroid PlexusDiureticsGene Knockdown TechniquesGene Knockout TechniquesHydrocephalusImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationInflammationNF-kappa BProlineProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, WistarSalicylanilidesSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2SulfonamidesThiocarbamatesToll-Like Receptor 4