2016
ACOX2 deficiency: A disorder of bile acid synthesis with transaminase elevation, liver fibrosis, ataxia, and cognitive impairment
Vilarinho S, Sari S, Mazzacuva F, Bilgüvar K, Esendagli-Yilmaz G, Jain D, Akyol G, Dalgiç B, Günel M, Clayton PT, Lifton RP. ACOX2 deficiency: A disorder of bile acid synthesis with transaminase elevation, liver fibrosis, ataxia, and cognitive impairment. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 11289-11293. PMID: 27647924, PMCID: PMC5056113, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613228113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcyl-CoA oxidase 2Liver fibrosisCognitive impairmentElevated transaminase levelsTreatable inborn errorsBile acid synthesisBile acid intermediatesBile acid biosynthesisTransaminase elevationTransaminase levelsMarked elevationMild ataxiaBile acidsPatient's liverOxidase 2Acyl-CoA oxidaseOld maleBranched chain acyl-CoA oxidaseInborn errorsExome sequencingPremature termination mutationsBranched-chain fatty acidsFibrosisAtaxiaLiver
2014
Individual exome analysis in diagnosis and management of paediatric liver failure of indeterminate aetiology
Vilarinho S, Choi M, Jain D, Malhotra A, Kulkarni S, Pashankar D, Phatak U, Patel M, Bale A, Mane S, Lifton RP, Mistry PK. Individual exome analysis in diagnosis and management of paediatric liver failure of indeterminate aetiology. Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 61: 1056-1063. PMID: 25016221, PMCID: PMC4203706, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.06.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesChildCholestasisDNA Mutational AnalysisEnd Stage Liver DiseaseExomeFatal OutcomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHepatolenticular DegenerationHeterozygoteHomozygoteHumansInfant, NewbornLiver FailureLiver Failure, AcuteMaleMembrane ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPedigreeReceptor, Notch2RNA Splice SitesSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsFatal acute liver failureWhole-exome sequencingAdvanced liver diseaseAcute liver failureIndeterminate etiologyYear old femaleLiver failureLiver diseaseMetabolic liver diseasePatient 3Treatment optionsPhenotypic spectrumPediatric liver failureDecompensated liver cirrhosisManagement of childrenOptimal treatment optionsAge 3 monthsNovel inborn errorLiver transplantAtypical presentationLiver cirrhosisHepatocerebral mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromePatient 1Patient 2Unknown etiology
2010
Neonatal cholestasis: an uncommon presentation of hyperargininemia
Martins E, Silva E, Vilarinho S, Saudubray JM, Vilarinho L. Neonatal cholestasis: an uncommon presentation of hyperargininemia. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2010, 33: 503-506. PMID: 21229317, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9263-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acids, EssentialArginaseArginineBiomarkersChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCholestasisDiet, Protein-RestrictedDisease ProgressionEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHyperargininemiaHypertension, PortalInfantInfant, NewbornLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryLiver TransplantationNeonatal ScreeningPhenotypeTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeonatal cholestasisLiver diseaseSuccessful orthotopic liver transplantEnd-stage liver diseaseFurther evaluationProgressive biliary cirrhosisInitial clinical presentationOrthotopic liver transplantProgressive spastic paraparesisCholestatic liver diseaseYears of ageMonths of ageRare inborn errorLiver transplantPortal hypertensionBiliary cirrhosisNeurological examinationClinical presentationUncommon presentationInjury patternsSpastic paraparesisUnexplained cholestasisNeonatal presentationDifferential diagnosisFirst presentation