2016
Diagnosis of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Gallagher PG, Glader B. Diagnosis of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2016, 63: 771-772. PMID: 26836632, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25922.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
An insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells
Gallagher PG, Nilson DG, Steiner LA, Maksimova YD, Lin JY, Bodine DM. An insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells. Blood 2008, 113: 1547-1554. PMID: 19008453, PMCID: PMC2644083, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-06-164954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntron 1Erythroid cellsErythrocyte membrane protein genesExon 1Chicken HS4 insulatorGamma-globin proteinChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysEarly erythroid developmentMembrane protein geneAlpha-spectrin geneTissue-specific expressionMembrane biogenesisErythroid developmentGlobin genesHS4 insulatorImmunoprecipitation assaysProtein geneReporter geneGene expressionDevelopmental stagesGenesPromoterAdult erythrocytesExpressionSpectrinNonsense mutations of the α-spectrin gene in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis
Tolpinrud W, Maksimova YD, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Nonsense mutations of the α-spectrin gene in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis. Haematologica 2008, 93: 1752-1754. PMID: 18815189, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.13639.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Aplastic Crisis Revealing the Diagnosis of Hb Evans [α62(E11)Val→Met, GTG→ATG (α2)] in a Hispanic Kindred: Case Report and Review
Steiner LA, Van Hoff J, Kutlar F, Gallagher PG. Aplastic Crisis Revealing the Diagnosis of Hb Evans [α62(E11)Val→Met, GTG→ATG (α2)] in a Hispanic Kindred: Case Report and Review. Hemoglobin 2007, 31: 409-416. PMID: 17994374, DOI: 10.1080/03630260701590301.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
A novel splicing mutation of the α-spectrin gene in the original hereditary pyropoikilocytosis kindred
Costa DB, Lozovatsky L, Gallagher PG, Forget BG. A novel splicing mutation of the α-spectrin gene in the original hereditary pyropoikilocytosis kindred. Blood 2005, 106: 4367-4369. PMID: 16150946, PMCID: PMC1895230, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrame premature termination codonsRed blood cell membrane skeletonCell membrane skeletonΑ-spectrin geneHereditary pyropoikilocytosisPremature termination codonConsensus splice sitesTissue culture cellsNovel splicing mutationMembrane skeletonIntronic fragmentTermination codonGene transcriptsAlpha-spectrinAbnormal splicingSplice siteStructural variantsGene transferMolecular defectsSplicing mutationCulture cellsAllelesExon 22TranscriptsMutationsRed Cell Membrane Disorders
Gallagher PG. Red Cell Membrane Disorders. Hematology 2005, 2005: 13-18. PMID: 16304353, DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2005.1.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplications of splenectomyOverwhelming postsplenectomy infectionRecent management guidelinesRole of splenectomyPenicillin-resistant pneumococciHealth care providersLong-term riskPulmonary hypertensionLaparoscopic approachMost patientsPostsplenectomy infectionSurgical methodsLaboratory heterogeneityCardiovascular diseaseHemolytic anemiaCare providersSplenectomyThrombotic disordersManagement guidelinesHereditary spherocytosisDisordersInfectionPrivate mutationsRed cell membrane disordersSpherocytosis
1991
A defect in alpha-spectrin mRNA accumulation in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis.
Gallagher PG, Tse WT, Marchesi SL, Zarkowsky HS, Forget BG. A defect in alpha-spectrin mRNA accumulation in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis. Proceedings Of The Association Of American Physicians 1991, 104: 32-9. PMID: 1845156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research