De novo variants disrupt an LDB1-regulated transcriptional network in congenital ventriculomegaly
Allington G, Mehta N, Dennis E, Mekbib K, Reeves B, Kiziltug E, Chen S, Zhao S, Duy P, Saleh M, Ang L, Fan B, Nelson-Williams C, Moreno-de-Luca A, Haider S, Lifton R, Alper S, McGee S, Jin S, Kahle K. De novo variants disrupt an LDB1-regulated transcriptional network in congenital ventriculomegaly. Brain 2024, awae395. PMID: 39680505, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLIM interaction domainNeurodevelopmental disorder genesLIM homeodomain proteinsDe novo variantsIntegrative multiomic analysisRegulated assemblyTranscriptional regulationTranscriptional networksDisorder genesInteraction domainTranscriptional modulationTranscriptional programsMultiomics analysisLdb1Brain morphogenesisSignificant enrichmentDysmorphic featuresSignificance thresholdGenesCerebral ventriculomegalySMARCC1ARID1BCongenital hydrocephalusVariantsDevelopmental delayThe genetic basis of hydrocephalus: genes, pathways, mechanisms, and global impact
Hale A, Boudreau H, Devulapalli R, Duy P, Atchley T, Dewan M, Goolam M, Fieggen G, Spader H, Smith A, Blount J, Johnston J, Rocque B, Rozzelle C, Chong Z, Strahle J, Schiff S, Kahle K. The genetic basis of hydrocephalus: genes, pathways, mechanisms, and global impact. Fluids And Barriers Of The CNS 2024, 21: 24. PMID: 38439105, PMCID: PMC10913327, DOI: 10.1186/s12987-024-00513-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidOverview of genesEtiology of HCPathogenesis of HCChoroid plexus cauterizationEndoscopic third ventriculostomyIncreased intracranial pressureGenetic architectureGenetic basisImpact of geneticsVentricular shuntSurgical treatmentThird ventriculostomyPhenotypic heterogeneityHeterogeneous diseasePharmacological treatmentGenetic syndromesMolecular pathogenesisIntracranial pressureHydrocephalusTherapeutic measuresGenesGeneticsBrain injuryPathway