2023
Single-cell reconstruction and mutation enrichment analysis identifies dysregulated cardiomyocyte and endothelial cells in congenital heart disease
Tambi R, Zehra B, Nandkishore S, Sharafat S, Kader F, Nassir N, Mohamed N, Ahmed A, Abdel Hameid R, Alasrawi S, Brueckner M, Kuebler W, Chung W, Alsheikh-Ali A, Di Donato R, Uddin M, Berdiev B. Single-cell reconstruction and mutation enrichment analysis identifies dysregulated cardiomyocyte and endothelial cells in congenital heart disease. Physiological Genomics 2023, 55: 634-646. PMID: 37811720, PMCID: PMC11550899, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00070.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell transcriptomesCHD genesRisk genesEndocardial cellsMultiple genesCell typesSingle-cell transcriptomicsPhenotypic heterogeneityDe novo variantsCongential heart diseaseSingle-cell reconstructionGenesReconstruction analysisNeonatal congenital anomaliesGene heterogeneityAnalysis identifiesTranscriptomeMissense variantsNovo variantsCongenital heart diseaseGenomicsHeterogenous expressionFunction variantsHeart diseaseGenetics guidelines
2022
Network assisted analysis of de novo variants using protein-protein interaction information identified 46 candidate genes for congenital heart disease
Xie Y, Jiang W, Dong W, Li H, Jin SC, Brueckner M, Zhao H. Network assisted analysis of de novo variants using protein-protein interaction information identified 46 candidate genes for congenital heart disease. PLOS Genetics 2022, 18: e1010252. PMID: 35671298, PMCID: PMC9205499, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutation spectrum of congenital heart disease in a consanguineous Turkish population
Dong W, Kaymakcalan H, Jin SC, Diab NS, Tanıdır C, Yalcin ASY, Ercan‐Sencicek A, Mane S, Gunel M, Lifton RP, Bilguvar K, Brueckner M. Mutation spectrum of congenital heart disease in a consanguineous Turkish population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2022, 10: e1944. PMID: 35481623, PMCID: PMC9184665, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingLaterality defectsUnique genetic architectureCongenital heart diseaseConsanguineous familyGenetic architectureCausal genesCHD genesGenome analysisHomozygous variantGenetic landscapeGenetic lesionsGenomic alterationsHeart diseaseConsanguineous populationFunction variantsRecessive variantsCHD probandsGenesType of CHDMutation spectrumStructural congenital heart diseaseVariantsCHD subjectsAdditional patientsGenome-Wide De Novo Variants in Congenital Heart Disease Are Not Associated With Maternal Diabetes or Obesity
Morton SU, Pereira AC, Quiat D, Richter F, Kitaygorodsky A, Hagen J, Bernstein D, Brueckner M, Goldmuntz E, Kim RW, Lifton RP, Porter GA, Tristani-Firouzi M, Chung WK, Roberts A, Gelb BD, Shen Y, Newburger JW, Seidman JG, Seidman CE. Genome-Wide De Novo Variants in Congenital Heart Disease Are Not Associated With Maternal Diabetes or Obesity. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2022, 15: e003500. PMID: 35130025, PMCID: PMC9295870, DOI: 10.1161/circgen.121.003500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseDamaging de novo variantsMaternal diabetesPrenatal exposureHeart diseaseDe novo variantsParental ageIncidence of CHDNovo variantsCauses of CHDMaternal obesityObese mothersDiabetes riskPatientsCommon anomalyObesityDiabetesAgeWhole-genome sequencingDiseaseMothersGene studiesCauseExposureInfants
2021
A change of heart: new roles for cilia in cardiac development and disease
Djenoune L, Berg K, Brueckner M, Yuan S. A change of heart: new roles for cilia in cardiac development and disease. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2021, 19: 211-227. PMID: 34862511, PMCID: PMC10161238, DOI: 10.1038/s41569-021-00635-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseHeart diseaseCardiac valve disordersAortic valve diseaseMitral valve prolapseCardiac developmentValve diseaseValve prolapseMyocardial fibrosisValve disordersCardiac abnormalitiesPresence of ciliaCardiac fibroblastsCilia functionContractile forceDiseaseFunction contributesLines of evidenceDefective primary ciliaPotential roleHeart regenerationBroader roleHeartDisordersLatest findingsAssociation of Damaging Variants in Genes With Increased Cancer Risk Among Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
Morton SU, Shimamura A, Newburger PE, Opotowsky AR, Quiat D, Pereira AC, Jin SC, Gurvitz M, Brueckner M, Chung WK, Shen Y, Bernstein D, Gelb BD, Giardini A, Goldmuntz E, Kim RW, Lifton RP, Porter GA, Srivastava D, Tristani-Firouzi M, Newburger JW, Seidman JG, Seidman CE. Association of Damaging Variants in Genes With Increased Cancer Risk Among Patients With Congenital Heart Disease. JAMA Cardiology 2021, 6: 457-462. PMID: 33084842, PMCID: PMC7578917, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene FrequencyGenes, NeoplasmGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLoss of Function MutationMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsCongenital heart diseaseCancer risk genesCancer riskLoF variantsControl participantsHeart diseaseRisk genesMulticenter case-control studyStructural cardiac anomaliesTime of enrollmentCase-control studyDamaging variantsExtracardiac anomaliesExtracardiac manifestationsCardiac anomaliesClinical variablesNeurodevelopmental delayLongitudinal surveillanceMAIN OUTCOMEParent studyCommon birth defectsPatientsEarly interventionFunction variantsMultiple patients
2020
De novo Damaging Variants, Clinical Phenotypes and Post-Operative Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease
Boskovski MT, Homsy J, Nathan M, Sleeper LA, Morton S, Manheimer KB, Tai A, Gorham J, Lewis M, Swartz M, Alfieris GM, Bacha EA, Karimi M, Meyer D, Nguyen K, Bernstein D, Romano-Adesman A, Porter GA, Goldmuntz E, Chung WK, Srivastava D, Kaltman JR, Tristani-Firouzi M, Lifton R, Roberts AE, Gaynor JW, Gelb BD, Kim R, Seidman JG, Brueckner M, Mayer JE, Newburger JW, Seidman CE. De novo Damaging Variants, Clinical Phenotypes and Post-Operative Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2020, 13: e002836-e002836. PMID: 32812804, PMCID: PMC7439931, DOI: 10.1161/circgen.119.002836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorse transplant-free survivalTransplant-free survivalExtra-cardiac anomaliesCongenital heart diseaseDe novo variantsHeart diseaseFinal extubationNovo variantsFirst operationPost-operative outcomesOpen heart surgeryPreoperative genetic testingRoutine clinical practiceDamaging variantsWhole-exome sequencingHeart transplantationAdverse outcomesSurgical dataPatientsClinical practiceCardiac repairClinical phenotypeDe novoGenetic testingGenetic abnormalitiesEM-mosaic detects mosaic point mutations that contribute to congenital heart disease
Hsieh A, Morton SU, Willcox JAL, Gorham JM, Tai AC, Qi H, DePalma S, McKean D, Griffin E, Manheimer KB, Bernstein D, Kim RW, Newburger JW, Porter GA, Srivastava D, Tristani-Firouzi M, Brueckner M, Lifton RP, Goldmuntz E, Gelb BD, Chung WK, Seidman CE, Seidman JG, Shen Y. EM-mosaic detects mosaic point mutations that contribute to congenital heart disease. Genome Medicine 2020, 12: 42. PMID: 32349777, PMCID: PMC7189690, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-020-00738-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseHigher allele fractionHeart diseaseCardiac tissueMosaic variantsAllele fractionBlood DNAHigh variant allele fractionSomatic mosaic variantsVariant allele fractionProband-parent triosCardiac malformationsOocyte fertilizationBloodHeart tissueBenign variantsMosaic mutationsExome sequencesTissue DNACardiovascular tissuesGenetic mutationsCHD probandsTrue frequencyCohortTissue
2018
Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Disease: Revisited: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Pierpont ME, Brueckner M, Chung WK, Garg V, Lacro RV, McGuire AL, Mital S, Priest JR, Pu WT, Roberts A, Ware SM, Gelb BD, Russell MW, Medicine O. Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Disease: Revisited: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2018, 138: 1. PMID: 30571578, PMCID: PMC6555769, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000606.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies
Homsy J, Zaidi S, Shen Y, Ware JS, Samocha KE, Karczewski KJ, DePalma SR, McKean D, Wakimoto H, Gorham J, Jin SC, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Porter GA, Kim R, Bilguvar K, López-Giráldez F, Tikhonova I, Mane S, Romano-Adesman A, Qi H, Vardarajan B, Ma L, Daly M, Roberts AE, Russell MW, Mital S, Newburger JW, Gaynor JW, Breitbart RE, Iossifov I, Ronemus M, Sanders SJ, Kaltman JR, Seidman JG, Brueckner M, Gelb BD, Goldmuntz E, Lifton RP, Seidman CE, Chung WK. De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies. Science 2015, 350: 1262-1266. PMID: 26785492, PMCID: PMC4890146, DOI: 10.1126/science.aac9396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital anomaliesNeurodevelopmental disabilitiesCongenital heart disease patientsDe novo mutationsExtracardiac congenital anomaliesImproved prognostic assessmentEarly therapeutic interventionHeart disease patientsCongenital heart diseaseNovo mutationsCHD patientsDisease patientsHeart diseasePrognostic assessmentCHD casesTherapeutic interventionsPatientsExome sequencingCHDParent-offspring triosMultiple mutationsGenetic contributionMutationsChromatin modificationsTranscriptional regulation
2013
De novo mutations in histone-modifying genes in congenital heart disease
Zaidi S, Choi M, Wakimoto H, Ma L, Jiang J, Overton JD, Romano-Adesman A, Bjornson RD, Breitbart RE, Brown KK, Carriero NJ, Cheung YH, Deanfield J, DePalma S, Fakhro KA, Glessner J, Hakonarson H, Italia MJ, Kaltman JR, Kaski J, Kim R, Kline JK, Lee T, Leipzig J, Lopez A, Mane SM, Mitchell LE, Newburger JW, Parfenov M, Pe’er I, Porter G, Roberts AE, Sachidanandam R, Sanders SJ, Seiden HS, State MW, Subramanian S, Tikhonova IR, Wang W, Warburton D, White PS, Williams IA, Zhao H, Seidman JG, Brueckner M, Chung WK, Gelb BD, Goldmuntz E, Seidman CE, Lifton RP. De novo mutations in histone-modifying genes in congenital heart disease. Nature 2013, 498: 220-223. PMID: 23665959, PMCID: PMC3706629, DOI: 10.1038/nature12141.Peer-Reviewed Original Research