2013
Iron Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia: Presentation With Hyperferritinemia and Response to Oral Iron Therapy
Khuong-Quang DA, Schwartzentruber J, Westerman M, Lepage P, Finberg KE, Majewski J, Jabado N. Iron Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia: Presentation With Hyperferritinemia and Response to Oral Iron Therapy. Pediatrics 2013, 131: e620-e625. PMID: 23319530, PMCID: PMC3675830, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1303.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdolescentAnemia, HypochromicAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnemia, RefractoryChildChild, PreschoolChromosome AberrationsDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleFerritinsFollow-Up StudiesGenetic Carrier ScreeningGenotypeHumansIronLong-Term CareMaleMembrane ProteinsMutation, MissenseSerine EndopeptidasesConceptsIron deficiency anemiaIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaOral iron therapyWhole-exome sequencingOral ironIron therapyDeficiency anemiaChildhood iron deficiency anemiaExome sequencingUnusual clinical presentationParenteral iron administrationSpectrum of diseaseIron regulatory genesSevere microcytic anemiaAutosomal recessive disorderAnemia refractoryBiological presentationClinical presentationInitial presentationIron administrationAnemiaMicrocytic anemiaGenetic testingHyperferritinemiaHeterozygous mutations
2001
Mutations in the Na-Cl Cotransporter Reduce Blood Pressure in Humans
Cruz D, Simon D, Nelson-Williams C, Farhi A, Finberg K, Burleson L, Gill J, Lifton R. Mutations in the Na-Cl Cotransporter Reduce Blood Pressure in Humans. Hypertension 2001, 37: 1458-1464. PMID: 11408395, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.37.6.1458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower blood pressureBlood pressureGitelman syndromeHypokalemic alkalosisReduces Blood PressureHigh salt intakeReduced blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureWild-type subjectsNa-Cl cotransporterFamily membersSalt intakeRenal saltClinical consequencesEpidemiological studiesGeneral populationHeterozygous childrenSyndromeHeterozygote subjectsGenetic testingLower ageSalt homeostasisSignificant predictorsHypertension
1996
Genetic Heterogeneity of Inherited Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton R. Genetic Heterogeneity of Inherited Cerebral Cavernous Malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-1271. DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199606000-00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic analysisCauses of CCMsCerebral cavernous malformationsHuman chromosome 7Second geneIndependent inheritanceMutant geneChromosome 7Genetic markersGenesLong armGenetic heterogeneityMutationsCavernous malformationsInheritanceFamilyAutosomal dominant transmissionClinical featuresGenetic testingDominant transmissionKindredsMarkersNon-Hispanic familiesMalformationsDisordersGenetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation.
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Carol N, Lifton R. Genetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-71. PMID: 8727164, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199606000-00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic analysisCauses of CCMsCerebral cavernous malformationsHuman chromosome 7Second geneIndependent inheritanceMutant geneChromosome 7Genetic markersGenesLong armGenetic heterogeneityMutationsCavernous malformationsInheritanceFamilyAutosomal dominant transmissionClinical featuresGenetic testingDominant transmissionKindredsMarkersNon-Hispanic familiesMalformationsDisorders