2024
Unraveling the genetic tapestry of pediatric sarcomeric cardiomyopathies and masquerading phenocopies in Jordan
Azab B, Aburizeg D, Shaaban S, Ji W, Mustafa L, Isbeih N, Al-Akily A, Mohammad H, Jeffries L, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Al-Ammouri I. Unraveling the genetic tapestry of pediatric sarcomeric cardiomyopathies and masquerading phenocopies in Jordan. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 15141. PMID: 38956129, PMCID: PMC11219879, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64921-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExome sequencingSarcomere-related genesMitochondrial-related diseasesAt-risk family membersGenetic architectureGenetic landscapePathogenic variantsGene panelPediatric cardiomyopathyMolecular underpinningsGenetic testingPhenocopiesSarcomeric cardiomyopathiesGenesSequenceStorage disorderFamily membersAt-riskVariantsEarly interventionExomeFamilyGlycogen storage disorderHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCardiomyopathy
2023
Integrated exome sequencing and microarray analyses detected genetic defects and underlying pathways of hepatocellular carcinoma
Chong M, Knight J, Peng G, Ji W, Chai H, Lu Y, Wu S, Li P, Hu Q. Integrated exome sequencing and microarray analyses detected genetic defects and underlying pathways of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Genetics 2023, 276: 30-35. PMID: 37418972, DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2023.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor mutation burdenWhole-exome sequencingGrade IIIHepatocellular carcinomaCNA burdenCase seriesBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageExome sequencingBCLC stage CLiver Cancer stageEdmondson-Steiner gradingLarge case seriesGenetic defectsHigher CNA burdenAdjacent nontumor tissuesΒ-catenin pathwayBetter prognosisClinicopathologic findingsPoor prognosisClinicopathologic classificationCancer stageSurvival statusMutation burdenStage CPrognostic prediction
2020
The latest FADS: Functional analysis of GLDN patient variants and classification of GLDN‐associated AMC as a type of viable fetal akinesia deformation sequence
Mis EK, Al‐Ali S, Ji W, Spencer‐Manzon M, Konstantino M, Khokha MK, Jeffries L, Lakhani SA. The latest FADS: Functional analysis of GLDN patient variants and classification of GLDN‐associated AMC as a type of viable fetal akinesia deformation sequence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2020, 182: 2291-2296. PMID: 32812332, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal akinesia deformation sequenceArthrogryposis multiplex congenitaCohort of patientsScope of illnessPulmonary hypoplasiaAdditional patientsClinical featuresNeonatal supportNervous system developmentMultiplex congenitaCongenital contracturesPatientsHeterogenous conditionRecessive variantsPatient variantsFunctional evidenceCohortNovel variantsContractureFunctional dataSyndromeHypoplasiaIllnessVariantsFindingsDe novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome
Ji W, Ferdman D, Copel J, Scheinost D, Shabanova V, Brueckner M, Khokha MK, Ment LR. De novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 7046. PMID: 32341405, PMCID: PMC7184603, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63928-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnectomeDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase ComplexMutationMutation, MissenseMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Receptor, Notch1ConceptsDe novo variantsNDD genesCardiac patterningDe novo damaging variantsDamaging de novo variantsCHD genesDamaging variantsGenesProtein truncatingGenetic originNovo variantsGene mutationsPatterningRecent studiesDendritic developmentVariantsMutationsNeurogenesisSynaptogenesisBonferroni correctionA novel variant in MAP3K7 associated with an expanded cardiospondylocarpofacial syndrome phenotype
AbuBakr F, Jeffries L, Ji W, McGrath JM, Lakhani SA. A novel variant in MAP3K7 associated with an expanded cardiospondylocarpofacial syndrome phenotype. Molecular Case Studies 2020, 6: mcs.a005207. PMID: 32299812, PMCID: PMC7304360, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a005207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiospondylocarpofacial syndromePathogenic variantsValvular heart diseaseDistinctive cutaneous findingsLikely pathogenic variantsCutaneous findingsFlexion contractureHeart diseaseSecond toePatientsShort statureGrowth factorProtein kinase kinase kinase 7Facial dysmorphismSyndrome phenotypeMissense variantsSyndromeKinase 7Kinase 1Novel variantsSixth variantSplice variantsPhenotypeFrame deletionInflammation
2019
Identification of a novel MYOC variant in a Hispanic family with early-onset primary open-angle glaucoma with elevated intraocular pressure
Criscione J, Ji W, Jeffries L, McGrath JM, Soloway S, Pusztai L, Lakhani S. Identification of a novel MYOC variant in a Hispanic family with early-onset primary open-angle glaucoma with elevated intraocular pressure. Molecular Case Studies 2019, 5: a004374. PMID: 31653660, PMCID: PMC6913140, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a004374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaEarly-onset primary open-angle glaucomaOpen-angle glaucomaGenetic testingElevated intraocular pressureJuvenile-onset primary open-angle glaucomaFurther genetic testingAutosomal dominant patternFemale patientsIntraocular pressureIrreversible blindnessFamily historyEye disordersMYOC variantsMyocilin geneGlaucomaPOAG phenotypeHispanic familiesOlfactomedin domainPrevious findingsDominant patternVariant segregatesMost casesPatientsEtiologyIdentification of novel mutations and phenotype in the steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome gene NUP93: a case report
Sandokji I, Marquez J, Ji W, Zerillo CA, Konstantino M, Lakhani SA, Khokha MK, Warejko JK. Identification of novel mutations and phenotype in the steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome gene NUP93: a case report. BMC Nephrology 2019, 20: 271. PMID: 31315584, PMCID: PMC6637548, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1458-z.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2018
A homozygous variant in RRM2B is associated with severe metabolic acidosis and early neonatal death
Penque BA, Su L, Wang J, Ji W, Bale A, Luh F, Fulbright RK, Sarmast U, Sega AG, Konstantino M, Spencer-Manzon M, Pierce R, Yen Y, Lakhani SA. A homozygous variant in RRM2B is associated with severe metabolic acidosis and early neonatal death. European Journal Of Medical Genetics 2018, 62: 103574. PMID: 30439532, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2018.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons
Griesi-Oliveira K, Acab A, Gupta AR, Sunaga DY, Chailangkarn T, Nicol X, Nunez Y, Walker MF, Murdoch JD, Sanders SJ, Fernandez TV, Ji W, Lifton RP, Vadasz E, Dietrich A, Pradhan D, Song H, Ming GL, Gu X, Haddad G, Marchetto MC, Spitzer N, Passos-Bueno MR, State MW, Muotri AR. Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 20: 1350-1365. PMID: 25385366, PMCID: PMC4427554, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAutistic DisorderCarboplatinCell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChildDisease Models, AnimalEmbryo, MammalianEtoposideGene Expression RegulationHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitoxantroneMutationNeuronsPrednisoloneSignal TransductionTRPC Cation ChannelsTRPC6 Cation ChannelConceptsHuman neuronsPluripotent stem cellsNon-syndromic autismMethyl-CpGNeuronal developmentNonsynonymous mutationsDental pulp cellsFunction mutationsHaploinsufficiency leadsFunctional studiesNeuronal cellsNeuronal phenotypeGenetic variantsStem cellsFactor 1Cation channelsNon-syndromic autism spectrum disorderInsulin-like growth factor-1Incomplete penetranceMutationsRett syndromeSuch variantsAutism spectrum disorderPulp cellsGrowth factor-1
2011
K+ Channel Mutations in Adrenal Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas and Hereditary Hypertension
Choi M, Scholl UI, Yue P, Björklund P, Zhao B, Nelson-Williams C, Ji W, Cho Y, Patel A, Men CJ, Lolis E, Wisgerhof MV, Geller DS, Mane S, Hellman P, Westin G, Åkerström G, Wang W, Carling T, Lifton RP. K+ Channel Mutations in Adrenal Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas and Hereditary Hypertension. Science 2011, 331: 768-772. PMID: 21311022, PMCID: PMC3371087, DOI: 10.1126/science.1198785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex NeoplasmsAdrenal GlandsAdrenocortical AdenomaAldosteroneCell LineCell ProliferationFemaleG Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium ChannelsHumansHyperaldosteronismHyperplasiaHypertensionMaleMutant ProteinsMutationPotassiumProtein MultimerizationSodiumZona GlomerulosaConceptsAldosterone-producing adrenal adenomaSevere hypertensionCell proliferationHormone productionAdrenal aldosterone-producing adenomaBilateral adrenal hyperplasiaSubset of patientsAldosterone-producing adenomaAdrenal glomerulosa cellsAdrenal adenomaAldosterone productionEndocrine tumorsGlomerulosa cellsAdrenal hyperplasiaRecurrent somatic mutationsCalcium entryKCNJ5 mutationsHypertensionCell depolarizationHereditary hypertensionChannel mutationsSomatic mutationsAdenomasMendelian formsSodium conductance
2008
Rare independent mutations in renal salt handling genes contribute to blood pressure variation
Ji W, Foo JN, O'Roak BJ, Zhao H, Larson MG, Simon DB, Newton-Cheh C, State MW, Levy D, Lifton RP. Rare independent mutations in renal salt handling genes contribute to blood pressure variation. Nature Genetics 2008, 40: 592-599. PMID: 18391953, PMCID: PMC3766631, DOI: 10.1038/ng.118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionBlood PressureCohort StudiesFemaleHeterozygoteHumansHypertensionKidneyMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutationPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPrevalenceReceptors, DrugSodium ChlorideSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 1Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3SymportersConceptsIndependent mutationsCommon complex traitsCommon complex diseasesRare recessive diseaseBlood pressure variationComparative genomicsGenetic architectureComplex traitsFramingham Heart StudyTrait lociEffects of allelesRare allelesSignificant blood pressure reductionComplex diseasesBlood pressure reductionCommon variantsDevelopment of hypertensionMutationsAllelesGenesBlood pressureRisk allelesRenal saltRecessive diseaseGeneral population