2013
The Patient With Transfusion-Dependent Anemia: Diagnosis and Directed Management With Targeted Next Generation Sequencing and Copy Number Analysis
Schulz V, Maksimova Y, Lezon-Geyda K, Gallagher P. The Patient With Transfusion-Dependent Anemia: Diagnosis and Directed Management With Targeted Next Generation Sequencing and Copy Number Analysis. Blood 2013, 122: 3419. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.3419.3419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfusion-dependent anemiaMarrow failure syndromesBone marrow failure syndromesFailure syndromeCongenital dyserythropoietic anemiaBi-allelic mutationsIron overloadHemolytic anemiaGene mutationsNext-generation sequencingDyserythropoietic anemiaComplications of anemiaBone marrow findingsMissense mutationsTargeted Next-Generation SequencingMonths of ageSame clinical phenotypeExpectant managementWorking diagnosisChronic transfusionLiver failureMarrow findingsAppropriate therapyCommon diagnosisImmunodeficiency syndrome
2007
Identification and Characterization of α-Spectrin Mutations Associated with Inherited Hemolytic Anemia.
Tolpinrud W, Gaetani M, Maksimova Y, Mootien S, Harper S, Forget B, Speicher D, Gallagher P. Identification and Characterization of α-Spectrin Mutations Associated with Inherited Hemolytic Anemia. Blood 2007, 110: 1706. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v110.11.1706.1706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWild typeMissense mutationsSelf-association siteMembrane skeletonΑ-spectrinHereditary elliptocytosisProline substitutionSpectrin peptidesHereditary pyropoikilocytosisCommon protein polymorphismHPLC gel filtrationHuman disease pathogenesisCharacterization of variantsErythrocyte membrane skeletonMajor structural componentTriple-helical configurationMembrane biologyDifferent missense mutationsSpectrin genePopulation analysis of the alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein (AHSP) gene identifies sequence variants that alter expression and function
dos Santos CO, Zhou S, Secolin R, Wang X, Cunha AF, Higgs DR, Kwiatkowski JL, Thein SL, Gallagher PG, Costa FF, Weiss MJ. Population analysis of the alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein (AHSP) gene identifies sequence variants that alter expression and function. American Journal Of Hematology 2007, 83: 103-108. PMID: 17874450, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research