2023
Multiomic analyses implicate a neurodevelopmental program in the pathogenesis of cerebral arachnoid cysts
Kundishora A, Allington G, McGee S, Mekbib K, Gainullin V, Timberlake A, Nelson-Williams C, Kiziltug E, Smith H, Ocken J, Shohfi J, Allocco A, Duy P, Elsamadicy A, Dong W, Zhao S, Wang Y, Qureshi H, DiLuna M, Mane S, Tikhonova I, Fu P, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight J, Furey C, Carter B, Haider S, Moreno-De-Luca A, Alper S, Gunel M, Millan F, Lifton R, Torene R, Jin S, Kahle K. Multiomic analyses implicate a neurodevelopmental program in the pathogenesis of cerebral arachnoid cysts. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 667-678. PMID: 36879130, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02238-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArachnoid cystCerebral arachnoid cystsDe novo variantsAC pathogenesisDevelopmental brain lesionsStructural brain diseaseAppropriate clinical contextPatients' medical recordsDamaging de novo variantsMedical recordsClinical severityBrain lesionsHealthy individualsAC subtypesBrain diseasesGenetic testingNeurodevelopmental pathologyClinical contextPathogenesisPatient phenotypesNeurodevelopmental programsNovo variantsRNA sequencing transcriptomeHuman brainCysts
2021
DIAPH1 Variants in Non–East Asian Patients With Sporadic Moyamoya Disease
Kundishora AJ, Peters ST, Pinard A, Duran D, Panchagnula S, Barak T, Miyagishima DF, Dong W, Smith H, Ocken J, Dunbar A, Nelson-Williams C, Haider S, Walker RL, Li B, Zhao H, Thumkeo D, Marlier A, Duy PQ, Diab NS, Reeves BC, Robert SM, Sujijantarat N, Stratman AN, Chen YH, Zhao S, Roszko I, Lu Q, Zhang B, Mane S, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight JR, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Geschwind DH, Chen SL, Storm PB, Diluna ML, Matouk CC, Orbach DB, Alper SL, Smith ER, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Milewicz DM, Jin SC, Kahle KT. DIAPH1 Variants in Non–East Asian Patients With Sporadic Moyamoya Disease. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 993-1003. PMID: 34125151, PMCID: PMC8204259, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic moyamoya diseaseMoyamoya diseaseValidation cohortDiscovery cohortIntracranial internal carotid arteryRisk genesBilateral moyamoya diseaseTransfusion-dependent thrombocytopeniaLarger validation cohortNon-East Asian patientsInternal carotid arteryAsian individualsCompound heterozygous variantsNon-East AsiansProgressive vasculopathyTransmitted variantsAsian patientsChildhood strokeMedical recordsCarotid arteryTherapeutic ramificationsMAIN OUTCOMEMouse brain tissuePatientsUS hospitals
2013
Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identifies the Site of Rupture in Patients With Multiple Intracranial AneurysmsProof of Principle
Matouk CC, Mandell DM, Günel M, Bulsara KR, Malhotra A, Hebert R, Johnson MH, Mikulis DJ, Minja FJ. Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identifies the Site of Rupture in Patients With Multiple Intracranial AneurysmsProof of Principle. Neurosurgery 2013, 72: 492-496. PMID: 23151622, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e31827d1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageSite of ruptureSubarachnoid hemorrhageMultiple intracranial aneurysmsMR-VWIHigh-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imagingIntracranial aneurysmsSteno-occlusive cerebrovascular diseaseVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingMR imaging findingsVessel wall enhancementMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingMagnetic resonance imagingVessel wall imagingDefinitive treatmentCerebrovascular diseaseImaging findingsMedical recordsRuptured aneurysmsUnruptured aneurysmsPatientsAneurysmsWall enhancementResonance imagingRupture