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Identifying candidate genes underlying isolated congenital anosmia
Kamarck M, Trimmer C, Murphy N, Gregory K, Manoel D, Logan D, Saraiva L, Mainland J. Identifying candidate genes underlying isolated congenital anosmia. Clinical Genetics 2023, 105: 376-385. PMID: 38148624, PMCID: PMC10932857, DOI: 10.1111/cge.14470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsolated congenital anosmiaWhole-exome sequencingCongenital anosmiaGene candidate listsLoss-of-function variantsSpectrum of genetic alterationsOlfactory transduction pathwayZinc ion bindingDeleterious variantsExome sequencingTransduction pathwaysGenetic alterationsOlfactory signalsNon-syndromicOlfactory functionAssociated with olfactionQuality of lifeGenesAnosmiaIon bindingEstimated 1VariantsOlfactionFamilyCNGA2
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Functional Evaluation of a Novel Homozygous ADCY3 Variant Causing Childhood Obesity
Mohammed I, Selvaraj S, Ahmed W, Al-Barazenji T, Dauleh H, Love D, Saraiva L, Hussain K. Functional Evaluation of a Novel Homozygous ADCY3 Variant Causing Childhood Obesity. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 11815. PMCID: PMC11547096, DOI: 10.3390/ijms252111815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenylate cyclase 3Early-onset obesityRegulating various downstream signaling pathwaysIn silico functional characterizationHomozygous nonsense variant c.Homozygous loss-of-function variantsIn silico functional analysisLoss-of-function variantsReceptor loss of functionNonsense variant c.Impaired enzymatic activityGene panel sequencingATP to cAMPIn silico validationDownstream signaling pathwaysGain-of-function variantsPrimary cilia of neuronsIn vitroInsulin resistanceLoss of functionTransmembrane proteinsFunctional characterizationPrimary ciliaNovel p.Variant c.