2024
Clinical spectrum of Transthyretin amyloidogenic mutations among diverse population origins
De Lillo A, Pathak G, Low A, De Angelis F, Abou Alaiwi S, Miller E, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Clinical spectrum of Transthyretin amyloidogenic mutations among diverse population origins. Human Genomics 2024, 18: 31. PMID: 38523305, PMCID: PMC10962184, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-024-00596-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac congenital anomaliesAmyloidogenic mutationsCross-ancestry meta-analysisCongenital anomaliesComplex genotype-phenotype correlationsVal122Ile mutationGenotype-phenotype correlationPeripheral nerve disordersHereditary form of amyloidosisAncestry-specificCross-ancestryEuropean-descent individualsEast AsiansTTR-related amyloidosisIndividuals of African descentPopulation originClinical presentationAtrioventricular blockClinical spectrumDelayed diagnosisTTR mutationsAfrican descentNerve disordersTransthyretin mutationMutations
2022
Phenome-wide association study of loci harboring de novo tandem repeat mutations in UK Biobank exomes
Wendt F, Pathak G, Polimanti R. Phenome-wide association study of loci harboring de novo tandem repeat mutations in UK Biobank exomes. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7682. PMID: 36509785, PMCID: PMC9744822, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35423-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein structureTandem repeatsTandem repeat mutationsPhenome-wide association studyAlters protein structureGenetic variationAssociation studiesEuropean ancestry participantsUK BiobankCarotid intima-media thicknessTR mutationsIntima-media thicknessMicroRNA-184Repeat mutationsFamily-based designsTestable hypothesesLociPopulation levelRespiratory outcomesMutationsDisease outcomeFAN1FNBP4Repeats