2023
Advancing diagnosis and management of liver disease in adults through exome sequencing
Zheng M, Hakim A, Konkwo C, Deaton A, Ward L, Genetics A, Silveira M, Assis D, Liapakis A, Jaffe A, Jiang Z, Curry M, Lai M, Cho M, Dykas D, Bale A, Mistry P, Vilarinho S. Advancing diagnosis and management of liver disease in adults through exome sequencing. EBioMedicine 2023, 95: 104747. PMID: 37566928, PMCID: PMC10433007, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseWhole-exome sequencingUnknown etiologyTertiary referral academic medical centerReferral academic medical centerExome sequencingLiver disease patientsManagement of adultsAcademic health care centerComprehensive clinical evaluationHealth care centersAcademic medical centerGenetic variantsRare genetic variantsAdult patientsLiver centersHepatic steatosisDisease patientsClinical evaluationCare centerFamily historyMedical CenterClinical valueAdult medicinePatients
2022
Transformative effect of a Humanitarian Program for individuals affected by rare diseases: building support systems and creating local expertise
Verma IC, El-Beshlawy A, Tylki-Szymańska A, Martins A, Duan Y, Collin-Histed T, van der Linde MS, Mansour R, Dũng VC, Mistry PK. Transformative effect of a Humanitarian Program for individuals affected by rare diseases: building support systems and creating local expertise. Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases 2022, 17: 87. PMID: 35369888, PMCID: PMC8977120, DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02192-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Gaucher disease: Effect of both a pandemic and a rare disease that disrupts the immune system
Narayanan P, Nair S, Balwani M, Malinis M, Mistry P. The clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Gaucher disease: Effect of both a pandemic and a rare disease that disrupts the immune system. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2021, 135: 115-121. PMID: 34412940, PMCID: PMC8361210, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2021.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionType 1 Gaucher diseaseSARS-CoV-2Gaucher diseaseRare diseaseCOVID-19Immune system dysfunctionRare disease populationMedian agePediatric patientsCase seriesFemale patientsAdverse outcomesClinical spectrumIntensive careGD patientsSystem dysfunctionRetrospective analysisDisease populationHigh riskGeneral populationPatientsImmune systemDiseaseSimilar frequencyGaucher disease type 1 patients from the ICGG Gaucher Registry sustain initial clinical improvements during twenty years of imiglucerase treatment
Weinreb NJ, Camelo JS, Charrow J, McClain MR, Mistry P, Belmatoug N, investigators F. Gaucher disease type 1 patients from the ICGG Gaucher Registry sustain initial clinical improvements during twenty years of imiglucerase treatment. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2021, 132: 100-111. PMID: 33485799, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.12.295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone painNon-splenectomized patientsType 1 patientsBone crisesPlatelet countLiver volumeSubset analysisBody mass index (BMI) outcomesGaucher diseaseEarly treatment yearsInitial clinical improvementDifferent patient subsetsPre-treatment baselineLong-term treatmentEnzyme replacement therapyICGG Gaucher RegistryGD type 1 patientsImiglucerase treatmentAdult patientsClinical improvementSplenectomy statusGaucher RegistryPatient subsetsTreatment initiationNormal weight
2020
Gaucher disease and SARS-CoV-2 infection: Experience from 181 patients in New York
Fierro L, Nesheiwat N, Naik H, Narayanan P, Mistry PK, Balwani M. Gaucher disease and SARS-CoV-2 infection: Experience from 181 patients in New York. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2020, 132: 44-48. PMID: 33353808, PMCID: PMC7834197, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.12.288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Gaucher diseaseAcid β-glucosidase activitySARS-CoV-2 nucleic acidCOVID-19-specific treatmentsMajority of patientsChronic inflammatory stateCross-sectional studyHigher antibody responseCOVID-19 symptomsCOVID-19 exposureRare disease populationSubset of adultsGBA genotypeQuantitative titersPrior splenectomyAntibody testingHigh morbidityImmune activationInflammatory statePrimary exposureAntibody responseChronic disordersMale gender
2019
Etiology of cirrhosis in the young
Olave MC, Gurung A, Mistry PK, Kakar S, Yeh M, Xu M, Wu TT, Torbenson M, Jain D. Etiology of cirrhosis in the young. Human Pathology 2019, 96: 96-103. PMID: 31698008, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEtiology of cirrhosisCommon causeCryptogenic cirrhosisViral hepatitidesAge groupsMulti-institutional retrospective studyYears age group childrenIncidence of cirrhosisCause of cirrhosisFatty liver diseaseDiagnosis of cirrhosisAge group childrenCongenital cholestatic diseasesClinical chartsYounger patientsLiver diseasePathology databaseRetrospective studyCholestatic diseasePathology reportsCirrhosisMetabolic disordersPatientsScant dataYoung adultsAberrant progranulin, YKL-40, cathepsin D and cathepsin S in Gaucher disease
Afinogenova Y, Ruan J, Yang R, Kleytman N, Pastores G, Lischuk A, Mistry PK. Aberrant progranulin, YKL-40, cathepsin D and cathepsin S in Gaucher disease. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2019, 128: 62-67. PMID: 31358474, PMCID: PMC6864269, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyGaucher disease patientsYKL-40 levelsYKL-40Replacement therapyDisease patientsGaucher diseaseBone involvementHealthy controlsProgranulin levelsLong-term enzyme replacement therapyHigh serum YKL-40Cathepsin DSerum YKL-40 levelsGaucher disease mouse modelContribution of fibrosisLower progranulin levelsSerum YKL-40Chemokine ligand 18Disease mouse modelSevere bone involvementCathepsin SPersistent splenomegalyResidual splenomegalyGene array analysis
2018
Hepatocellular carcinoma in Gaucher disease: an international case series
Regenboog M, van Dussen L, Verheij J, Weinreb NJ, Santosa D, vom Dahl S, Häussinger D, Müller MN, Canbay A, Rigoldi M, Piperno A, Dinur T, Zimran A, Mistry PK, Salah KY, Belmatoug N, Kuter DJ, Hollak CEM. Hepatocellular carcinoma in Gaucher disease: an international case series. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2018, 41: 819-827. PMID: 29423829, PMCID: PMC6133179, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-018-0142-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaCase seriesGD patientsIron overloadChronic hepatitis C infectionGaucher diseaseDevelopment of HCCLiver-specific complicationsHepatitis C infectionInternational case seriesDifferent referral centersMain risk factorsType 1 patientsGD type 1 patientsGD pathogenesisC infectionPrior splenectomyReferral centerLiver cirrhosisHistopathological examinationTransferrin saturationHCC riskLiver fibrosisRisk factorsHCC developmentDiagnosis and Management of Gaucher Disease in India – Consensus Guidelines of the Gaucher Disease Task Force of the Society for Indian Academy of Medical Genetics and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Puri R, Kapoor S, Kishnani P, Dalal A, Gupta N, Muranjan M, Phadke S, Sachdeva A, Verma I, Mistry P, Gaucher Disease Task Force. Diagnosis and Management of Gaucher Disease in India – Consensus Guidelines of the Gaucher Disease Task Force of the Society for Indian Academy of Medical Genetics and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Indian Pediatrics 2018, 55: 143-153. PMID: 29503270, DOI: 10.1007/s13312-018-1249-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndian AcademyGaucher diseaseIrreversible complicationsType 3 Gaucher diseaseOptimal management guidelinesSevere irreversible complicationsInitiation of therapyProgressive neurological symptomsManagement of patientsPrevention of recurrenceBlood-brain barrierStandard of careEnzyme replacement therapyHealth care systemMedical GeneticsLysosomal storage disorderDiagnostic delayNeurological symptomsTask ForceClinical manifestationsReplacement therapyPatient populationIndian patientsBrain barrierEarly initiation
2016
Validating glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma B (gpNMB, osteoactivin), a new biomarker of Gaucher disease
Murugesan V, Liu J, Yang R, Lin H, Lischuk A, Pastores G, Zhang X, Chuang WL, Mistry PK. Validating glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma B (gpNMB, osteoactivin), a new biomarker of Gaucher disease. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2016, 68: 47-53. PMID: 28003098, PMCID: PMC5468511, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2016.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseSerum levelsMelanoma BImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyCohort of patientsEnzyme replacement therapyOverall disease severityGPNMB levelsDisease activityUntreated patientsReplacement therapyDisease miceDisease progressionIndividual patientsLarge cohortHematological diseasesStriking elevationPatientsNew biomarkersDisease pathophysiologyDisease severityDiseaseOrgan compartmentsBiomarkersDisease mechanismsLong-term hematological, visceral, and growth outcomes in children with Gaucher disease type 3 treated with imiglucerase in the International Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher Registry
El-Beshlawy A, Tylki-Szymanska A, Vellodi A, Belmatoug N, Grabowski GA, Kolodny EH, Batista JL, Cox GF, Mistry PK. Long-term hematological, visceral, and growth outcomes in children with Gaucher disease type 3 treated with imiglucerase in the International Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher Registry. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2016, 120: 47-56. PMID: 28040394, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2016.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyInternational Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher RegistryGD3 patientsGaucher RegistryPrimary central nervous system involvementImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyCentral nervous system involvementGaucher diseaseSingle-center seriesGrowth outcomesNervous system involvementGaucher disease type 3Height z-scoreNumber of patientsLife-prolonging benefitsBroad phenotypic spectrumImiglucerase treatmentVisceral diseaseHemoglobin levelsPlatelet countReplacement therapySevere anemiaVisceral manifestationsSpleen volumeSystem involvementGlucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease
Murugesan V, Chuang W, Liu J, Lischuk A, Kacena K, Lin H, Pastores GM, Yang R, Keutzer J, Zhang K, Mistry PK. Glucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2016, 91: 1082-1089. PMID: 27441734, PMCID: PMC5234703, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyLyso-GL1GD type 1Gaucher diseasePropensity scoreUntreated GD patientsWilcoxon Mann-Whitney testAccumulation of glucosylceramideMann-Whitney testTreatment modeImmune dysregulationCCL18 levelsReplacement therapyGD patientsHealthy controlsPropensity scoringPatientsSkeletal diseaseType 1Comparable groupsMarked reductionMultiple linear regressionSignificant predictorsKey biomarkersLinear regression
2014
Individual exome analysis in diagnosis and management of paediatric liver failure of indeterminate aetiology
Vilarinho S, Choi M, Jain D, Malhotra A, Kulkarni S, Pashankar D, Phatak U, Patel M, Bale A, Mane S, Lifton RP, Mistry PK. Individual exome analysis in diagnosis and management of paediatric liver failure of indeterminate aetiology. Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 61: 1056-1063. PMID: 25016221, PMCID: PMC4203706, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.06.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesChildCholestasisDNA Mutational AnalysisEnd Stage Liver DiseaseExomeFatal OutcomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHepatolenticular DegenerationHeterozygoteHomozygoteHumansInfant, NewbornLiver FailureLiver Failure, AcuteMaleMembrane ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPedigreeReceptor, Notch2RNA Splice SitesSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsFatal acute liver failureWhole-exome sequencingAdvanced liver diseaseAcute liver failureIndeterminate etiologyYear old femaleLiver failureLiver diseaseMetabolic liver diseasePatient 3Treatment optionsPhenotypic spectrumPediatric liver failureDecompensated liver cirrhosisManagement of childrenOptimal treatment optionsAge 3 monthsNovel inborn errorLiver transplantAtypical presentationLiver cirrhosisHepatocerebral mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromePatient 1Patient 2Unknown etiology
2013
Calcium Ameliorates Diarrhea in Immunocompromised Children
Cheng SX, Bai HX, Gonzalez‐Peralta R, Mistry PK, Gorelick FS. Calcium Ameliorates Diarrhea in Immunocompromised Children. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2013, 56: 641-644. PMID: 23343935, PMCID: PMC4448079, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e3182868946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutations in GBA2 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia with Spasticity
Hammer MB, Eleuch-Fayache G, Schottlaender LV, Nehdi H, Gibbs JR, Arepalli SK, Chong SB, Hernandez DG, Sailer A, Liu G, Mistry PK, Cai H, Shrader G, Sassi C, Bouhlal Y, Houlden H, Hentati F, Amouri R, Singleton AB. Mutations in GBA2 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia with Spasticity. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 92: 245-251. PMID: 23332917, PMCID: PMC3567281, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Risk factors for fractures and avascular osteonecrosis in type 1 Gaucher disease: A study from the International Collaborative Gaucher Group (ICGG) Gaucher Registry
Khan A, Hangartner T, Weinreb NJ, Taylor JS, Mistry PK. Risk factors for fractures and avascular osteonecrosis in type 1 Gaucher disease: A study from the International Collaborative Gaucher Group (ICGG) Gaucher Registry. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2012, 27: 1839-1848. PMID: 22692814, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher RegistryType 1 Gaucher diseaseAvascular osteonecrosisRisk factorsDXA Z-scoresSurrogate markerZ-scoreDisease activityGaucher RegistryOdds ratioGaucher diseaseLow bone mineral densityOverall disease activityStrong risk factorPotential risk factorsBone mineral densityConditional logistic regressionSeverity of involvementNew risk factorsWhite blood cellsCase-control methodYear of birthGBA1 genotypeGD1 patientsRegistry patientsRisk Factors Associated With Biliary Pancreatitis in Children
H. M, Bai HX, Park AJ, Latif SU, Mistry PK, Pashankar D, Northrup VS, Bhandari V, Husain SZ. Risk Factors Associated With Biliary Pancreatitis in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2012, 54: 651-656. PMID: 22002481, PMCID: PMC3626418, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31823a897d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary pancreatitisRisk factorsIndependent predictorsAspartate aminotransferaseTertiary care hospitalManagement of childrenMultiple logistic regressionMedian serum amylaseCare hospitalProspective studyAcute pancreatitisSerum amylaseHispanic ethnicityPancreatitisTimes higher probabilityGallstonesGallstone casesLogistic regressionOlder childrenHispanic childrenObesityChildrenOptimal evaluationAminotransferaseBlack childrenPhenotype diversity in type 1 Gaucher disease: discovering the genetic basis of Gaucher disease/hematologic malignancy phenotype by individual genome analysis
Lo SM, Choi M, Liu J, Jain D, Boot RG, Kallemeijn WW, Aerts JM, Pashankar F, Kupfer GM, Mane S, Lifton RP, Mistry PK. Phenotype diversity in type 1 Gaucher disease: discovering the genetic basis of Gaucher disease/hematologic malignancy phenotype by individual genome analysis. Blood 2012, 119: 4731-4740. PMID: 22493294, PMCID: PMC3367875, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-10-386862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome analysisGenetic basisCancer phenotypeWhole exome captureNovel mutationsGenomic analysisPhenotype annotationsPhenotype diversityParallel sequencingHomozygosity mappingT-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphomaGenetic modifiersNovel insightsGene sequencingGaucher diseaseMalignancy phenotypeMutationsLysosomal accumulationPhenotypeHomozygous novel mutationPathogenic mutationsGenesMSH6 proteinsSequencingEnzyme studies
2011
Recombinant macrophage targeted enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher disease in India
Nagral A, Mewawalla P, Jagadeesh S, Kabra M, Phadke SR, Verma IC, Puri RD, Gupta N, Kishnani PS, Mistry PK. Recombinant macrophage targeted enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher disease in India. Indian Pediatrics 2011, 48: 779. PMID: 22080680, DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0128-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyReplacement therapyGaucher diseaseNeurological symptomsPlatelet countMean increaseImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyBone marrow examinationCohort of patientsMonths of treatmentMild neurological symptomsImpairment of qualitySignificant neurological involvementBone painDesignRetrospective analysisLysosomal storage disorderMarrow examinationSymptomatic anemiaNeurological involvementIndian patientsSpleen volumeSpleen sizeGlucocerebrosidase levelsDrug infusionBone diseaseReducing selection bias in case-control studies from rare disease registries
Cole JA, Taylor JS, Hangartner TN, Weinreb NJ, Mistry PK, Khan A. Reducing selection bias in case-control studies from rare disease registries. Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases 2011, 6: 61. PMID: 21910867, PMCID: PMC3200984, DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-6-61.Peer-Reviewed Original Research