2016
Biallelic Mutations in TMTC3, Encoding a Transmembrane and TPR-Containing Protein, Lead to Cobblestone Lissencephaly
Jerber J, Zaki MS, Al-Aama JY, Rosti RO, Ben-Omran T, Dikoglu E, Silhavy JL, Caglar C, Musaev D, Albrecht B, Campbell KP, Willer T, Almuriekhi M, Çağlayan A, Vajsar J, Bilgüvar K, Ogur G, Jamra R, Günel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic Mutations in TMTC3, Encoding a Transmembrane and TPR-Containing Protein, Lead to Cobblestone Lissencephaly. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 1181-1189. PMID: 27773428, PMCID: PMC5097947, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital muscular dystrophyCobblestone lissencephalyOvermigration of neuronsBiallelic mutationsMuscular dystrophyTMTC3Affected individualsWalker-Warburg syndromeMembrane componentsSevere brain malformationsBasement membrane componentsFukuyama congenital muscular dystrophyMuscle creatine phosphokinaseEye defectsMutationsGenesRecessive formGenetic disordersGlial cellsMinimal eyeMuscle involvementCortical dysplasiaBrain malformationsEye anomaliesCreatine phosphokinase
2013
Mutations in CSPP1 Lead to Classical Joubert Syndrome
Akizu N, Silhavy JL, Rosti RO, Scott E, Fenstermaker AG, Schroth J, Zaki MS, Sanchez H, Gupta N, Kabra M, Kara M, Ben-Omran T, Rosti B, Guemez-Gamboa A, Spencer E, Pan R, Cai N, Abdellateef M, Gabriel S, Halbritter J, Hildebrandt F, van Bokhoven H, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Mutations in CSPP1 Lead to Classical Joubert Syndrome. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 94: 80-86. PMID: 24360807, PMCID: PMC3882909, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoubert syndromeDistinctive mid-hindbrain malformationMid-hindbrain malformationPrimary cilia dysfunctionPrimary ciliaKidney diseaseLarge cohortVariable involvementRelated disordersHuman neurogenesisNeural tissueProtein levelsAffected individualsSyndromeCilia dysfunctionCohortNeural-specific functionsCausative mutationsMutationsNull mutationCSPP1IndividualsCiliaDysfunctionJSRD