2020
Genotype‐phenotype correlation and molecular heterogeneity in pyruvate kinase deficiency
Bianchi P, Fermo E, Lezon‐Geyda K, van Beers E, Morton HD, Barcellini W, Glader B, Chonat S, Ravindranath Y, Newburger PE, Kollmar N, Despotovic JM, Verhovsek M, Sharma M, Kwiatkowski JL, Kuo KHM, Wlodarski MW, Yaish HM, Holzhauer S, Wang H, Kunz J, Addonizio K, Al‐Sayegh H, London WB, Andres O, van Wijk R, Gallagher PG, Grace RFF. Genotype‐phenotype correlation and molecular heterogeneity in pyruvate kinase deficiency. American Journal Of Hematology 2020, 95: 472-482. PMID: 32043619, PMCID: PMC8127999, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-missense mutationsPyruvate kinase deficiencyRare severe complicationsFrequency of complicationsLower extremity ulcerationsLower hemoglobin levelsKinase deficiencyNatural history studiesDifferent pathogenic variantsTerms of hemoglobinCongenital hemolytic anemiaGenotype-phenotype correlationLifetime transfusionsDeficient womenPregnancy outcomesPulmonary hypertensionSevere complicationsSplenectomy statusHemoglobin levelsHepatic failureNewborn periodClinical similaritiesWide genetic heterogeneityIron overloadHemolytic anemia
2018
Human Extrafollicular CD4+ Th Cells Help Memory B Cells Produce Igs.
Kim ST, Choi JY, Lainez B, Schulz VP, Karas DE, Baum ED, Setlur J, Gallagher PG, Craft J. Human Extrafollicular CD4+ Th Cells Help Memory B Cells Produce Igs. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 201: 1359-1372. PMID: 30030323, PMCID: PMC6112860, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsHumoral recall responsesB cell folliclesT cell subsetsB cellsTfh cellsCell subsetsRecall responsesT cellsInhibitory receptor PD-1Follicular helper T cellsGerminal center B-cell maturationIL-21 secretionChemokine receptor expressionReceptor PD-1Helper T cellsT cell zonesPrimary immune responseChemokine receptor CXCR5Transcription factor Bcl6B cell maturationTonsillar CD4IL-10IL-21PD-1Clinical spectrum of pyruvate kinase deficiency: data from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study
Grace RF, Bianchi P, van Beers EJ, Eber SW, Glader B, Yaish HM, Despotovic JM, Rothman JA, Sharma M, McNaull MM, Fermo E, Lezon-Geyda K, Morton DH, Neufeld EJ, Chonat S, Kollmar N, Knoll CM, Kuo K, Kwiatkowski JL, Pospíšilová D, Pastore YD, Thompson AA, Newburger PE, Ravindranath Y, Wang WC, Wlodarski MW, Wang H, Holzhauer S, Breakey VR, Kunz J, Sheth S, Rose MJ, Bradeen HA, Neu N, Guo D, Al-Sayegh H, London WB, Gallagher PG, Zanella A, Barcellini W. Clinical spectrum of pyruvate kinase deficiency: data from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study. Blood 2018, 131: 2183-2192. PMID: 29549173, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-10-810796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnemia, Hemolytic, Congenital NonspherocyticBlood TransfusionChildChild, PreschoolCholecystectomyCombined Modality TherapyEnzyme ActivationFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMutationPhenotypePyruvate KinasePyruvate Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsSplenectomySymptom AssessmentTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsIron overloadHemolytic anemiaPyruvate kinase deficiencyChildren age 5 yearsProspective clinical dataPK deficiencySeverity of anemiaKinase deficiencyNatural history studiesAge 5 yearsCongenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemiaCongenital hemolytic anemiaBaseline hemoglobinPostsplenectomy thrombosisMulticenter registryPostsplenectomy sepsisPulmonary hypertensionSimultaneous cholecystectomyFrequent complicationPerinatal complicationsTransfusion burdenAplastic crisisExchange transfusionLeg ulcersRadiologic data
2017
Hemoglobin C trait accentuates erythrocyte dehydration in hereditary xerocytosis
Yang E, Voelkel EB, Lezon‐Geyda K, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG. Hemoglobin C trait accentuates erythrocyte dehydration in hereditary xerocytosis. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2017, 64 PMID: 28121068, PMCID: PMC5858911, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrationElevated mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrationHemoglobin C traitErythrocyte dehydrationC traitHereditary xerocytosisCorpuscular hemoglobin concentrationAcute hemolysisHbC traitHemoglobin concentrationEvidence of dehydrationOsmotic gradient ektacytometryPatientsPIEZO1 mutationsEktacytometryGenetic studies
2013
Fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia: Genetic studies of the Arab-Indian haplotype
Ngo D, Bae H, Steinberg MH, Sebastiani P, Solovieff N, Baldwin CT, Melista E, Safaya S, Farrer LA, Al-Suliman AM, Albuali WH, Bagshi M, Naserullah Z, Akinsheye I, Gallagher P, Luo HY, Chui DH, Farrell JJ, Al-Ali AK, Alsultan A. Fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia: Genetic studies of the Arab-Indian haplotype. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2013, 51: 22-26. PMID: 23465615, PMCID: PMC3647015, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAllelesAnemia, Sickle CellArabsBeta-GlobinsCarrier ProteinsChildChild, PreschoolFetal HemoglobinGenes, mybGTP-Binding ProteinsHaplotypesHemoglobin, SickleHomeodomain ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLocus Control RegionMiddle AgedMutationNuclear ProteinsPeptide Elongation FactorsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsYoung Adult
2011
Refinement of the hereditary xerocytosis locus on chromosome 16q in a large Canadian kindred
Houston BL, Zelinski T, Israels SJ, Coghlan G, Chodirker BN, Gallagher PG, Houston DS, Zarychanski R. Refinement of the hereditary xerocytosis locus on chromosome 16q in a large Canadian kindred. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2011, 47: 226-231. PMID: 21944700, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal hemoglobin levelsLarge CanadianProgressive iron loadingRed cell hemolysisCausative genetic mutationsHemoglobin levelsIndirect hyperbilirubinemiaAffected family membersClinical hallmarkHereditary xerocytosisMorphologic evaluationHemolytic processChromosome 16qTarget cellsOsmotic fragilityPhenotypic findingsGenetic mutationsDisease phenotypeCell hemolysisIron loadingFamily membersMode of inheritanceHemolysisHeterogeneous conditionCholelithiasis