2018
Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals a Monogenic Cause of Disease in ≈43% of 35 Families With Midaortic Syndrome
Warejko JK, Schueler M, Vivante A, Tan W, Daga A, Lawson JA, Braun DA, Shril S, Amann K, Somers MJG, Rodig NM, Baum MA, Daouk G, Traum AZ, Kim HB, Vakili K, Porras D, Lock J, Rivkin MJ, Chaudry G, Smoot LB, Singh MN, Smith ER, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Stein DR, Ferguson MA, Hildebrandt F. Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals a Monogenic Cause of Disease in ≈43% of 35 Families With Midaortic Syndrome. Hypertension 2018, 71: 691-699. PMID: 29483232, PMCID: PMC5843550, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.10296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidaortic syndromeWhole-exome sequencingExome sequencingVascular diseaseMonogenic causesExtensive vascular diseaseSevere childhood hypertensionGenotype/phenotype correlationChildhood hypertensionRare causeEtiologic diagnosisInflammatory diseasesAbdominal aortaMolecular genetic diagnosisGenetic syndromesSyndromic diseaseWhole-exome sequencing dataDiseaseSyndromePhenotype correlationGenetic diagnosisExome sequencing dataDiagnosisCauseHigh percentage
2017
De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Furey CG, Choi J, Nelson-Williams C, Loring E, Galm A, Kahle K, Steinbacher D, Larysz D, Persing J, Lifton R, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Knight J. De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e7341-e7347. PMID: 28808027, PMCID: PMC5584457, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1709255114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic proteinRas/ERKDe novo mutationsNovo mutationsRas/ERK pathwayDamaging de novo mutationsHigh locus heterogeneityRare syndromic diseaseCommon risk variantsInhibitor of WntSyndromic craniosynostosesNew genesParent-offspring triosSyndromic diseaseMorphogenetic proteinsNegative regulatorERK pathwayMore cranial suturesGenesMidline craniosynostosisRisk variantsWntLocus heterogeneityMutationsExome sequencing