2023
Advancing diagnosis and management of liver disease in adults through exome sequencing
Zheng M, Hakim A, Konkwo C, Deaton A, Ward L, Genetics A, Silveira M, Assis D, Liapakis A, Jaffe A, Jiang Z, Curry M, Lai M, Cho M, Dykas D, Bale A, Mistry P, Vilarinho S. Advancing diagnosis and management of liver disease in adults through exome sequencing. EBioMedicine 2023, 95: 104747. PMID: 37566928, PMCID: PMC10433007, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseWhole-exome sequencingUnknown etiologyTertiary referral academic medical centerReferral academic medical centerExome sequencingLiver disease patientsManagement of adultsAcademic health care centerComprehensive clinical evaluationHealth care centersAcademic medical centerGenetic variantsRare genetic variantsAdult patientsLiver centersHepatic steatosisDisease patientsClinical evaluationCare centerFamily historyMedical CenterClinical valueAdult medicinePatients
2019
Aberrant progranulin, YKL-40, cathepsin D and cathepsin S in Gaucher disease
Afinogenova Y, Ruan J, Yang R, Kleytman N, Pastores G, Lischuk A, Mistry PK. Aberrant progranulin, YKL-40, cathepsin D and cathepsin S in Gaucher disease. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2019, 128: 62-67. PMID: 31358474, PMCID: PMC6864269, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyGaucher disease patientsYKL-40 levelsYKL-40Replacement therapyDisease patientsGaucher diseaseBone involvementHealthy controlsProgranulin levelsLong-term enzyme replacement therapyHigh serum YKL-40Cathepsin DSerum YKL-40 levelsGaucher disease mouse modelContribution of fibrosisLower progranulin levelsSerum YKL-40Chemokine ligand 18Disease mouse modelSevere bone involvementCathepsin SPersistent splenomegalyResidual splenomegalyGene array analysis