Mutations in the Histone Modifier PRDM6 Are Associated with Isolated Nonsyndromic Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Li N, Subrahmanyan L, Smith E, Yu X, Zaidi S, Choi M, Mane S, Nelson-Williams C, Behjati M, Kazemi M, Hashemi M, Fathzadeh M, Narayanan A, Tian L, Montazeri F, Mani M, Begleiter ML, Coon BG, Lynch HT, Olson EN, Zhao H, Ruland J, Lifton RP, Mani A. Mutations in the Histone Modifier PRDM6 Are Associated with Isolated Nonsyndromic Patent Ductus Arteriosus. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 1000. PMID: 27716515, PMCID: PMC5065682, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutations in the Histone Modifier PRDM6 Are Associated with Isolated Nonsyndromic Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Li N, Subrahmanyan L, Smith E, Yu X, Zaidi S, Choi M, Mane S, Nelson-Williams C, Behjati M, Kazemi M, Hashemi M, Fathzadeh M, Narayanan A, Tian L, Montazeri F, Mani M, Begleiter ML, Coon BG, Lynch HT, Olson EN, Zhao H, Ruland J, Lifton RP, Mani A. Mutations in the Histone Modifier PRDM6 Are Associated with Isolated Nonsyndromic Patent Ductus Arteriosus. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 98: 1082-1091. PMID: 27181681, PMCID: PMC4908195, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsHistone methyl transferase activityWhole-exome sequencingGenome-wide linkage analysisWild-type proteinPatent ductus arteriosusMethyl transferase activityEpigenetic regulationLoss of functionTranscriptional suppressorNuclear proteinsPremature differentiationMethyltransferase activityCommon congenital heart defectUndifferentiated stageIndependent mutationsDuctus arteriosusLinkage analysisIntracellular redistributionNumber of VSMCsPRDM6Smooth muscle cellsProteinMutationsDisease mechanisms