2024
Case report: Novel variants cause developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in three unrelated families from Mali
Bamba S, Sidibé L, Diallo S, Cissé L, Dembélé K, Yalcouyé A, Ji W, Dembélé M, Diarra S, Maiga A, Traoré O, Diallo S, Mefoung S, Touré A, Koné A, Jeffries L, Guinto C, Mis E, Fischbeck K, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Landouré G. Case report: Novel variants cause developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in three unrelated families from Mali. Frontiers In Genetics 2024, 15: 1412442. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1412442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-exome sequencingGenetic basisIdentified rare variantsIn silico prediction analysisCompound heterozygous variantsPutative variantsIn silico toolsACMG criteriaExome sequencingProtein structureNovel variantsEpileptic encephalopathyAssess pathogenicityHeterozygous variantsRare variantsHomozygous variantSub-Saharan AfricaDisease mechanismsAssociated with earlier onsetRefractory to antiepileptic medicationsResistant to treatmentGroup of neurological disordersMalian familyEarly-onset seizuresPotential clinical implicationsGenetic profile of progressive myoclonic epilepsy in Mali reveals novel findings
Cissé L, Bamba S, Diallo S, Ji W, Dembélé M, Yalcouyé A, Coulibaly T, Traoré I, Jeffries L, Diarra S, Maiga A, Diallo S, Nimaga K, Touré A, Traoré O, Kotioumbé M, Mis E, Cissé C, Guinto C, Fischbeck K, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Landouré G. Genetic profile of progressive myoclonic epilepsy in Mali reveals novel findings. Frontiers In Neurology 2024, 15: 1455467. PMID: 39385815, PMCID: PMC11461190, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1455467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-exome sequencingACMG criteriaProgressive myoclonic epilepsyProtein 3D structuresHomozygous missense variantRecessive inheritance patternCADD scoresAutosomal recessive inheritance patternSequence variantsMissense variantsGenomic researchExome sequencingGenetic analysisGenetic studiesPathogenic variantsPedigree analysisGenetic epidemiologyGenetic researchGenetic profileHeterogeneous neurological disordersInheritance patternSporadic formsACMGGroup of neurological disordersMyoclonic epilepsyExome sequencing reveals genetic heterogeneity in consanguineous Pakistani families with neurodevelopmental and neuromuscular disorders
Bibi A, Ji W, Jeffries L, Zerillo C, Konstantino M, Mis E, Khursheed F, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Malik S. Exome sequencing reveals genetic heterogeneity in consanguineous Pakistani families with neurodevelopmental and neuromuscular disorders. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars In Medical Genetics 2024, e32103. PMID: 39152716, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.32103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExome sequencingConsanguineous Pakistani familyDisease-causing genesFamily segregation analysisAssociated with phenotypesAffected individualsAccurate molecular diagnosisACMG criteriaCandidate variantsGenomic studiesPakistani familyGenomic researchGenetic heterogeneityNovel variantsSegregation analysisConsanguineous familyGenetic variantsNeurodevelopmental disordersHomozygous variantNeuromuscular disordersMiddle-income countriesMolecular diagnosisExomeES dataClinical phenotypeUnraveling the genetic tapestry of pediatric sarcomeric cardiomyopathies and masquerading phenocopies in Jordan
Azab B, Aburizeg D, Shaaban S, Ji W, Mustafa L, Isbeih N, Al-Akily A, Mohammad H, Jeffries L, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Al-Ammouri I. Unraveling the genetic tapestry of pediatric sarcomeric cardiomyopathies and masquerading phenocopies in Jordan. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 15141. PMID: 38956129, PMCID: PMC11219879, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64921-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExome sequencingSarcomere-related genesMitochondrial-related diseasesAt-risk family membersGenetic architectureGenetic landscapePathogenic variantsGene panelPediatric cardiomyopathyMolecular underpinningsGenetic testingPhenocopiesSarcomeric cardiomyopathiesGenesSequenceStorage disorderFamily membersAt-riskVariantsEarly interventionExomeFamilyGlycogen storage disorderHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCardiomyopathyClinical and genetic investigation of 14 families with various forms of short stature syndromes
Khan F, Khan H, Ullah K, Nawaz S, Abdullah, Khan M, Ahmed S, Ilyas M, Ali A, Ullah I, Sohail A, Hussain S, Ahmad F, Faisal, Sufyan R, Hayat A, Hanif T, Bibi F, Hayat M, Ullah R, Khan I, Ali R, Hasni M, Ali H, Bilal M, Peralta S, Buchert R, Zehri Z, Hassan G, Liaqat K, Zahid M, Shah K, Mikitie O, Haack T, Ji W, Lakhani S, Ansar M, Ahmad W. Clinical and genetic investigation of 14 families with various forms of short stature syndromes. Clinical Genetics 2024, 106: 347-353. PMID: 38774940, DOI: 10.1111/cge.14550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyndromic forms of short statureFamilies of Pakistani originDisease-causing gene variantsSyndromic formsWhole-exome sequencingSequence variantsHomozygosity mappingIdentified genesExome sequencingAutosomal dominant mannerSanger sequencingXRCC4 geneMutation spectrumGenetic etiologyGenetic investigationsLethal defectShort statureGene variantsGenesDominant mannerReduced growthShort stature syndromeHeterogeneous group of disordersSequenceGroup of disorders
2023
Integrated exome sequencing and microarray analyses detected genetic defects and underlying pathways of hepatocellular carcinoma
Chong M, Knight J, Peng G, Ji W, Chai H, Lu Y, Wu S, Li P, Hu Q. Integrated exome sequencing and microarray analyses detected genetic defects and underlying pathways of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Genetics 2023, 276: 30-35. PMID: 37418972, DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2023.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor mutation burdenWhole-exome sequencingGrade IIIHepatocellular carcinomaCNA burdenCase seriesBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageExome sequencingBCLC stage CLiver Cancer stageEdmondson-Steiner gradingLarge case seriesGenetic defectsHigher CNA burdenAdjacent nontumor tissuesΒ-catenin pathwayBetter prognosisClinicopathologic findingsPoor prognosisClinicopathologic classificationCancer stageSurvival statusMutation burdenStage CPrognostic prediction
2015
Exome sequencing links mutations in PARN and RTEL1 with familial pulmonary fibrosis and telomere shortening
Stuart BD, Choi J, Zaidi S, Xing C, Holohan B, Chen R, Choi M, Dharwadkar P, Torres F, Girod CE, Weissler J, Fitzgerald J, Kershaw C, Klesney-Tait J, Mageto Y, Shay JW, Ji W, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lifton RP, Garcia CK. Exome sequencing links mutations in PARN and RTEL1 with familial pulmonary fibrosis and telomere shortening. Nature Genetics 2015, 47: 512-517. PMID: 25848748, PMCID: PMC4414891, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmino Acid SequenceCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedDNA HelicasesDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeExoribonucleasesFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLeukocytesLod ScoreMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataPedigreeTelomereTelomere Shortening