2022
Detecting regions of homozygosity improves the diagnosis of pathogenic variants and uniparental disomy in pediatric patients
Wen J, Chai H, Grommisch B, DiAdamo A, Dykas D, Ma D, Popa A, Zhao C, Spencer‐Manzon M, Jiang Y, McGrath J, Li P, Bale A, Zhang H. Detecting regions of homozygosity improves the diagnosis of pathogenic variants and uniparental disomy in pediatric patients. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2022, 188: 1728-1738. PMID: 35199448, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric patientsWhole-exome sequencingCase seriesAR diseasesPathogenic variantsLarge consecutive case seriesConsecutive case seriesLarge case seriesUniparental disomyLikely pathogenic variantsRegions of homozygosityChromosomal microarray analysisAutosomal recessive diseasePrader-Willi syndromeDiagnostic findingsDiagnostic yieldPatientsPredictive valueGenetic testingHomozygous variantDiseaseExome sequencingRecessive diseaseGenetic counselingStrongest predictor
2010
Altered Ultrasonic Vocalization and Impaired Learning and Memory in Angelman Syndrome Mouse Model with a Large Maternal Deletion from Ube3a to Gabrb3
Jiang YH, Pan Y, Zhu L, Landa L, Yoo J, Spencer C, Lorenzo I, Brilliant M, Noebels J, Beaudet AL. Altered Ultrasonic Vocalization and Impaired Learning and Memory in Angelman Syndrome Mouse Model with a Large Maternal Deletion from Ube3a to Gabrb3. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12278. PMID: 20808828, PMCID: PMC2924885, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAngelman SyndromeAnimalsCerebral CortexChromosome DeletionDarknessDisease Models, AnimalExploratory BehaviorFemaleGene Expression RegulationHomozygoteMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMemoryMiceMothersMotor ActivityReceptors, GABA-ASeizuresUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUltrasonicsVocalization, AnimalConceptsLarge maternal deletionsDeletion miceMutant miceMouse modelAngelman syndrome mouse modelAngelman syndromeSpontaneous seizure activityMaternal deletionAS mouse modelGABRB3 geneWild-type littermatesSyndrome mouse modelE6-AP ubiquitinLight-dark boxDeletion mutant miceUBE3A mutationsUniparental disomyElectroencephalography (EEG) abnormalitiesAS patientsAbnormal EEGSeizure activityMotor functionPerinatal periodBalance disordersPaternal uniparental disomy