2018
Genetic variants in the LAMA5 gene in pediatric nephrotic syndrome
Braun DA, Warejko JK, Ashraf S, Tan W, Daga A, Schneider R, Hermle T, Jobst-Schwan T, Widmeier E, Majmundar AJ, Nakayama M, Schapiro D, Rao J, Schmidt JM, Hoogstraten CA, Hugo H, Bakkaloglu SA, Kari JA, Desoky S, Daouk G, Mane S, Lifton RP, Shril S, Hildebrandt F. Genetic variants in the LAMA5 gene in pediatric nephrotic syndrome. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2018, 34: 485-493. PMID: 29534211, PMCID: PMC6399483, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroid-resistant NSNephrotic syndromeDevelopment of NSMonogenic causesChronic kidney diseaseChildhood-onset casesPediatric nephrotic syndromeWhole-exome sequencingGenetic variantsGlomerular basement membranePediatric NSSRNS genesImmunosuppressive therapyPediatric patientsClinical outcomesKidney diseaseMouse modelFamilial occurrenceUnknown significanceEarly onsetHomozygous variantExome sequencingDiseaseNS phenotypeDisease management
2014
Recurrent activating mutation in PRKACA in cortisol-producing adrenal tumors
Goh G, Scholl UI, Healy JM, Choi M, Prasad ML, Nelson-Williams C, Kunstman JW, Korah R, Suttorp AC, Dietrich D, Haase M, Willenberg HS, Stålberg P, Hellman P, Åkerström G, Björklund P, Carling T, Lifton RP. Recurrent activating mutation in PRKACA in cortisol-producing adrenal tumors. Nature Genetics 2014, 46: 613-617. PMID: 24747643, PMCID: PMC4074779, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdrenal Gland NeoplasmsAdultAgedAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell ProliferationCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic SubunitsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16DNA Copy Number VariationsExomeFemaleGene DeletionGene DosageHEK293 CellsHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhosphorylationSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino Acid