2024
Clinical spectrum of Transthyretin amyloidogenic mutations among diverse population origins
De Lillo A, Pathak G, Low A, De Angelis F, Abou Alaiwi S, Miller E, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Clinical spectrum of Transthyretin amyloidogenic mutations among diverse population origins. Human Genomics 2024, 18: 31. PMID: 38523305, PMCID: PMC10962184, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-024-00596-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac congenital anomaliesAmyloidogenic mutationsCross-ancestry meta-analysisCongenital anomaliesComplex genotype-phenotype correlationsVal122Ile mutationGenotype-phenotype correlationPeripheral nerve disordersHereditary form of amyloidosisAncestry-specificCross-ancestryEuropean-descent individualsEast AsiansTTR-related amyloidosisIndividuals of African descentPopulation originClinical presentationAtrioventricular blockClinical spectrumDelayed diagnosisTTR mutationsAfrican descentNerve disordersTransthyretin mutationMutations
2020
Epigenetic profiling of Italian patients identified methylation sites associated with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
De Lillo A, Pathak GA, De Angelis F, Di Girolamo M, Luigetti M, Sabatelli M, Perfetto F, Frusconi S, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Epigenetic profiling of Italian patients identified methylation sites associated with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis. Clinical Epigenetics 2020, 12: 176. PMID: 33203445, PMCID: PMC7672937, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-020-00967-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesMethylation sitesEpigenetic differencesSignificant epigenetic differencesProtein interaction networksSignificant methylation changesAmyloidogenic mutationsDisease-causing mutationsProtein interactorsEpigenetic regulationHigh phenotypic variabilityEpigenetic profilingMethylation changesInteraction networksGene regionBiological processesMolecular mechanismsAssociation studiesMolecular pathwaysCoding mutationsPhenotypic variabilityNovel insightsGenesFiber formationMutations