2021
D‐bifunctional protein deficiency caused by splicing variants in a neonate with severe peroxisomal dysfunction and persistent hypoglycemia
Werner KM, Cox AJ, Qian E, Jain P, Ji W, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Bilguvar K, Knight J, Ferdinandusse S, Fawaz R, Jiang Y, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro M, Gruen JR, Bale A, Zhang H. D‐bifunctional protein deficiency caused by splicing variants in a neonate with severe peroxisomal dysfunction and persistent hypoglycemia. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2021, 188: 357-363. PMID: 34623748, PMCID: PMC8678290, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBifunctional protein deficiencyEarly mortalityClinical spectrumPersistent hypoglycemiaDBP deficiencyFat-soluble vitamin deficiencyImportant prognostic informationProtein deficiencyEnzyme deficiencyYears of lifePeroxisomal enzyme deficienciesResidual enzyme functionAbsent enzyme activityRapid whole-genome sequencingUnexplained hypoglycemiaEarly managementPrognostic informationVitamin deficiencyClinical severityNeonatal hypotoniaHigh burdenPeroxisomal dysfunctionPatient's fatherPsychomotor delayLong-chain fatty acids
2008
Hereditary spherocytosis
Perrotta S, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis. The Lancet 2008, 372: 1411-1426. PMID: 18940465, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61588-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spherocytosisHaemolytic anaemiaSevere haemolytic anaemiaCommon inherited disorderErythrocyte transfusionMost patientsAplastic crisisCommon complicationPrimary lesionNorthern European ancestryClinical severityHaemolytic episodeAnemiaInherited disorderIsolated mutationsCareful assessmentSpherocytosisEuropean ancestryDisordersMain causeCholelithiasisSplenectomyJaundiceSplenomegalyTransfusion