2024
High-throughput assays to assess variant effects on disease
Ma K, Gauthier L, Cheung F, Huang S, Lek M. High-throughput assays to assess variant effects on disease. Disease Models & Mechanisms 2024, 17: dmm050573. PMID: 38940340, PMCID: PMC11225591, DOI: 10.1242/dmm.050573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep mutational scanningGenetic variantsRare disease diagnosticsRare genetic variantsDisease mechanismsHigh-throughput assaySequencing effortsInvestigation of variantsMutational scanningModel cell lineVariant effectsMolecular toolsCell linesCell survival rateFunctional assaysDrug resistanceDisease diagnosticsDisease-relevant assaysVariantsClinical case reportBiological mechanismsAssayCase reportClinical reportsSurvival rate
2021
Exome sequencing in paediatric patients with movement disorders
Kwong AK, Tsang MH, Fung JL, Mak CC, Chan KL, Rodenburg RJT, Lek M, Huang S, Pajusalu S, Yau MM, Tsoi C, Fung S, Liu KT, Ma CK, Wong S, Yau EK, Tai SM, Fung EL, Wu NS, Tsung LY, Smeitink J, Chung BH, Fung CW. Exome sequencing in paediatric patients with movement disorders. Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases 2021, 16: 32. PMID: 33446253, PMCID: PMC7809769, DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01688-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMovement disordersWhole-exome sequencingPediatric patientsPotential treatment implicationsGlobus pallidus interna deep brain stimulationGenetic diagnosisExome sequencingTreatment implicationsDeep brain stimulationEffective clinical managementHeterogeneous neurological diseasesClinical improvementHypokinetic disordersClinical managementDiagnostic yieldHyperkinetic disorderDisease-causing variantsBrain stimulationPatientsNeurological diseasesCohortDisordersDiagnosisGenetic etiologyPrecision medicine