2021
LB731 GJA4 somatic mutations drive venous malformation in the skin and liver and reveal a novel pathway for therapeutic intervention
Ugwu N, Atzmony L, Ellis K, Panse G, Jain D, Ko C, Nassiri N, Choate K. LB731 GJA4 somatic mutations drive venous malformation in the skin and liver and reveal a novel pathway for therapeutic intervention. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2021, 141: b8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Second-Hit, Postzygotic PMVK and MVD Mutations in Linear Porokeratosis
Atzmony L, Khan HM, Lim YH, Paller AS, Levinsohn JL, Holland KE, Mirza FN, Yin E, Ko CJ, Leventhal JS, Choate KA. Second-Hit, Postzygotic PMVK and MVD Mutations in Linear Porokeratosis. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 548-555. PMID: 30942823, PMCID: PMC6506890, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinear porokeratosisLesional skinWhole-exome sequencingAffected tissue samplesSomatic copy-neutral lossAcademic medical centerLines of BlaschkoSomatic mutationsT mutationNovel germline mutationPostzygotic somatic mutationsNovel somatic mutationsCoronoid lamellaBlood/saliva samplesGermline splice site mutationHistologic diagnosisHistologic examinationKeratotic papulesMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEAffected skinTherapeutic interventionsPorokeratosisWhorled configurationCopy-neutral loss