2017
Hereditary xerocytosis: Diagnostic considerations
Risinger M, Glogowska E, Chonat S, Zhang K, Dagaonkar N, Joiner CH, Quinn CT, Kalfa TA, Gallagher PG. Hereditary xerocytosis: Diagnostic considerations. American Journal Of Hematology 2017, 93: e67-e69. PMID: 29210095, PMCID: PMC5807085, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24996.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Mutations in the Gardos channel (KCNN4) are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Glogowska E, Lezon-Geyda K, Maksimova Y, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the Gardos channel (KCNN4) are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2015, 126: 1281-1284. PMID: 26198474, PMCID: PMC4566808, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-07-657957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGenes, DominantGenetic Association StudiesHeterozygoteHumansHydrops FetalisIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsIon ChannelsMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissensePedigreeSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaPotassium channel proteinHereditary xerocytosisHeterozygous mutationsChannel proteinsWhole-exome sequencingKCNN4 geneSame residuesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsCellular dehydrationChannel mutationsGardos channelHX patientsDifferent mutationsCritical rolePiezo1XerocytosisWater lossVolume homeostasisChannel inactivationRecent studiesDeoxy conditions
2014
Severe nondominant hereditary spherocytosis due to uniparental isodisomy at the SPTA1 locus
Bogardus H, Schulz VP, Maksimova Y, Miller BA, Li P, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Severe nondominant hereditary spherocytosis due to uniparental isodisomy at the SPTA1 locus. Haematologica 2014, 99: e168-e170. PMID: 24895341, PMCID: PMC4562552, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.110312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Zarychanski R, Schulz VP, Houston BL, Maksimova Y, Houston DS, Smith B, Rinehart J, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2012, 120: 1908-1915. PMID: 22529292, PMCID: PMC3448561, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-422253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisErythroid CellsExomeFamily HealthFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansHydrops FetalisIon ChannelsMaleMass SpectrometryMechanotransduction, CellularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeProteomicsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPiezo proteinsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaHereditary xerocytosisPiezo familyMammalian cellsTransduction channelsCell mRNADiscovery proteomicsPIEZO1 mutationsGenetic diseasesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsLinkage studiesHuman erythrocyte membranesProteinExome sequencingNumber analysisNovel mutationsPiezo1DNA levelsXerocytosisFirst reportVolume homeostasis
2011
A de novo band 3 mutation in hereditary spherocytosis
Bogardus HH, Maksimova YD, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. A de novo band 3 mutation in hereditary spherocytosis. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2011, 58: 1004-1004. PMID: 22170767, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRefinement 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 conditionCholelithiasisPerinatal Onset Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency
Steiner LA, Ehrenkranz RA, Peterec SM, Steiner RD, Reyes-Múgica M, Gallagher PG. Perinatal Onset Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2011, 14: 301-306. PMID: 21425920, DOI: 10.2350/11-02-0985-oa.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMevalonate kinase deficiencyPeriodic fever syndromeNeonatal periodKinase deficiencyFever syndromeDysmorphic featuresCentral nervous system abnormalitiesIntrauterine viral infectionCholestatic liver diseaseIntrauterine growth restrictionImmediate neonatal periodNervous system abnormalitiesSevere multisystem disorderSepsis syndromeRenal failureCerebral ventriculomegalyLiver diseasePersistent diarrheaClinical findingsPoor prognosisAutopsy findingsGrowth restrictionRare conditionExtramedullary erythropoiesisPerinatal period
2008
Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred
Sangerman J, Maksimova Y, Edelman EJ, Morrow JS, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred. American Journal Of Hematology 2008, 83: 789-794. PMID: 18704959, PMCID: PMC11304496, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitiator methionineNull allelesErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneRabbit reticulocyte lysateTissue-specific promotersErythrocyte membrane skeletonExon 1 sequencesIsoform diversityAlternative splicingTranslation initiationProtein geneAnkyrin geneMembrane skeletonAlternate polyadenylationPlasma membraneReticulocyte lysateMethionine mutationCOOH terminusErythroid cellsDownstream codonsGenomic DNANumerous isoformsAnkyrinGenes
2004
Mutation of a highly conserved isoleucine disrupts hydrophobic interactions in the αβ spectrin self-association binding site
Gallagher PG, Zhang Z, Morrow JS, Forget BG. Mutation of a highly conserved isoleucine disrupts hydrophobic interactions in the αβ spectrin self-association binding site. Laboratory Investigation 2004, 84: 229-234. PMID: 14661034, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinding sitesAlpha-spectrin mutationsEvolutionary conservationSpectrin functionSpectrin repeatsTriple helical modelAlpha-spectrinGenetic studiesHydrophobic isoleucineHydrophobic interactionsLow-expression alleleMolecular modelingExpression alleleSpectrinFunctional defectsTriple helixMutationsHelical modelIsoleucineErythrocyte membranesDrosophilaClinical phenotypeNeonatal hemolytic anemiaRepeatsHelix
1999
Exclusion of the stomatin, α‐adducin and β‐adducin loci in a large kindred with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis
Innes D, Sinard J, Gilligan D, Snyder L, Gallagher P, Morrow J. Exclusion of the stomatin, α‐adducin and β‐adducin loci in a large kindred with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis. American Journal Of Hematology 1999, 60: 72-74. PMID: 9883810, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199901)60:1<72::aid-ajh13>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Mutation of a highly conserved residue of betaI spectrin associated with fatal and near-fatal neonatal hemolytic anemia.
Gallagher PG, Petruzzi MJ, Weed SA, Zhang Z, Marchesi SL, Mohandas N, Morrow JS, Forget BG. Mutation of a highly conserved residue of betaI spectrin associated with fatal and near-fatal neonatal hemolytic anemia. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 99: 267-277. PMID: 9005995, PMCID: PMC507794, DOI: 10.1172/jci119155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalArginineBase SequenceConserved SequenceErythrocyte MembraneFemaleHomozygoteHumansHydrops FetalisLaosLeucineMaleMembrane ProteinsModels, MolecularMuscle, SkeletalPedigreePeptide MappingPoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein ConformationSequence Analysis, DNASpectrinConceptsImportance of leucineEvolutionary conservationSpectrin functionSpectrin repeatsBeta spectrinBetaI spectrinTriple helical modelGenetic studiesSpectrinMutationsSkeletal muscleMolecular modelingTriple helixNormal functionHelical modelLeucineErythrocyte membranesDrosophilaHydrophobic interactionsNeonatal hemolytic anemiaRepeatsHelixConservationResiduesMembrane
1996
Ankyrin–1 mutations are a major cause of dominant and recessive hereditary spherocytosis
Eber S, Gonzalez J, Lux M, Scarpa A, Tse W, Dornwell M, Herbers J, Kugler W, Ozcan R, Pekrun A, Gallagher P, Schroter W, Forget B, Lux S. Ankyrin–1 mutations are a major cause of dominant and recessive hereditary spherocytosis. Nature Genetics 1996, 13: 214-218. PMID: 8640229, DOI: 10.1038/ng0696-214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA nonsense mutation in the erythrocyte band 3 gene associated with decreased mRNA accumulation in a kindred with dominant hereditary spherocytosis.
Jenkins PB, Abou-Alfa GK, Dhermy D, Bursaux E, Féo C, Scarpa AL, Lux SE, Garbarz M, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. A nonsense mutation in the erythrocyte band 3 gene associated with decreased mRNA accumulation in a kindred with dominant hereditary spherocytosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1996, 97: 373-380. PMID: 8567957, PMCID: PMC507027, DOI: 10.1172/jci118425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBand 3 geneCytoplasmic domainNonsense mutationGenomic DNABand 3 cytoplasmic domainErythrocyte band 3 geneErythrocyte membrane mechanical stabilityEntire transmembrane domainBand 3Membrane mechanical stabilityBand 3 proteinTransmembrane domainNucleotide sequenceRT-PCRFamily membersStudy of erythrocytesMRNA accumulationSequence analysisAnion transport studiesBand 3 defectsTypical hereditary spherocytosisHS mutationsReticulocyte RNAUnaffected family membersRNA
1995
Hematologic disorders and nonimmune hydrops fetalis
Arcasoy M, Gallagher P. Hematologic disorders and nonimmune hydrops fetalis. Seminars In Perinatology 1995, 19: 502-515. PMID: 8822334, DOI: 10.1016/s0146-0005(05)80057-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonimmune hydrops fetalisHematologic disordersHydrops fetalisTwin-twin transfusionFetal blood lossGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyFinal common denominatorBlood lossHeart failureFetomaternal hemorrhageNonimmune hydropsErythrocyte lossDehydrogenase deficiencyErythrocyte abnormalitiesErythrocyte productionDisordersHemorrhageAnemiaFetalisAnasarcaTransfusionAscitesEdemaHydropsFailureRecurrent fatal hydrops fetalis associated with a nucleotide substitution in the erythrocyte beta-spectrin gene.
Gallagher PG, Weed SA, Tse WT, Benoit L, Morrow JS, Marchesi SL, Mohandas N, Forget BG. Recurrent fatal hydrops fetalis associated with a nucleotide substitution in the erythrocyte beta-spectrin gene. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1995, 95: 1174-1182. PMID: 7883966, PMCID: PMC441455, DOI: 10.1172/jci117766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-spectrin geneErythrocyte membrane mechanical stabilityPrincipal structural proteinMembrane mechanical stabilitySpectrin functionBeta spectrinErythrocyte membranesNucleotide substitutionsStudy of erythrocytesStructural proteinsAlpha-spectrinGenetic studiesMolecular defectsPoint mutationsSpectrinHydrops fetalisRecombinant peptideMutationsGenesSevere Coomb's negative hemolytic anemiaThird-trimester fetal loss
1991
An insertional frameshift mutation of the beta-spectrin gene associated with elliptocytosis in spectrin nice (beta 220/216).
Tse W, Gallagher P, Pothier B, Costa F, Scarpa A, Delaunay J, Forget B. An insertional frameshift mutation of the beta-spectrin gene associated with elliptocytosis in spectrin nice (beta 220/216). Blood 1991, 78: 517-23. PMID: 2070088, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v78.2.517.bloodjournal782517.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Clinical and molecular aspects of disorders of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton.
Gallagher PG, Tse WT, Forget BG. Clinical and molecular aspects of disorders of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton. Seminars In Perinatology 1990, 14: 351-67. PMID: 2287951.Peer-Reviewed Original Research