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 ResearchGenome-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
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 abnormalitiesDe novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome
Ji W, Ferdman D, Copel J, Scheinost D, Shabanova V, Brueckner M, Khokha MK, Ment LR. De novo damaging variants associated with congenital heart diseases contribute to the connectome. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 7046. PMID: 32341405, PMCID: PMC7184603, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63928-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnectomeDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase ComplexMutationMutation, MissenseMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Receptor, Notch1ConceptsDe novo variantsNDD genesCardiac patterningDe novo damaging variantsDamaging de novo variantsCHD genesDamaging variantsGenesProtein truncatingGenetic originNovo variantsGene mutationsPatterningRecent studiesDendritic developmentVariantsMutationsNeurogenesisSynaptogenesisBonferroni correctionSystems Analysis Implicates WAVE2 Complex in the Pathogenesis of Developmental Left-Sided Obstructive Heart Defects
Edwards JJ, Rouillard AD, Fernandez NF, Wang Z, Lachmann A, Shankaran SS, Bisgrove BW, Demarest B, Turan N, Srivastava D, Bernstein D, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Porter G, Kim R, Roberts AE, Newburger JW, Goldmuntz E, Brueckner M, Lifton RP, Seidman CE, Chung WK, Tristani-Firouzi M, Yost HJ, Ma’ayan A, Gelb BD. Systems Analysis Implicates WAVE2 Complex in the Pathogenesis of Developmental Left-Sided Obstructive Heart Defects. JACC Basic To Translational Science 2020, 5: 376-386. PMID: 32368696, PMCID: PMC7188873, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall GTPaseSpecific molecular functionsWAVE2 complexMolecular functionsCHD genesSignal transductionComplex proteinsHeart disease pathogenesisCardiac developmentCausative variantsGenetic variantsGTPaseNovo variantsGenesDisease pathogenesisPrimary driverVariantsWAVE2TransductionComplexesKnockdownRegulatorProteinRegulationPathogenesis
2019
De novo and recessive forms of congenital heart disease have distinct genetic and phenotypic landscapes
Watkins WS, Hernandez EJ, Wesolowski S, Bisgrove BW, Sunderland RT, Lin E, Lemmon G, Demarest BL, Miller TA, Bernstein D, Brueckner M, Chung WK, Gelb BD, Goldmuntz E, Newburger JW, Seidman CE, Shen Y, Yost HJ, Yandell M, Tristani-Firouzi M. De novo and recessive forms of congenital heart disease have distinct genetic and phenotypic landscapes. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 4722. PMID: 31624253, PMCID: PMC6797711, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12582-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin-modifying genesCilia-related genesGene classesDe novo variantsDistinct gene functionsDamaging de novo variantsBackground mutation rateGene burden analysisNovo variantsGene functionGenetic architectureRecessive formPediatric Cardiac Genomics ConsortiumSporadic congenital heart diseaseMode of inheritancePhenotypic landscapeGene pathwaysDisease genesGenomics ConsortiumMutation rateGenesRecessive genotypeDe novoCompound heterozygous genotypeDe novo forms
2017
Contribution of rare inherited and de novo variants in 2,871 congenital heart disease probands
Jin SC, Homsy J, Zaidi S, Lu Q, Morton S, DePalma SR, Zeng X, Qi H, Chang W, Sierant MC, Hung WC, Haider S, Zhang J, Knight J, Bjornson RD, Castaldi C, Tikhonoa IR, Bilguvar K, Mane SM, Sanders SJ, Mital S, Russell MW, Gaynor JW, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Porter GA, Srivastava D, Lo CW, Shen Y, Watkins WS, Yandell M, Yost HJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Newburger JW, Roberts AE, Kim R, Zhao H, Kaltman JR, Goldmuntz E, Chung WK, Seidman JG, Gelb BD, Seidman CE, Lifton RP, Brueckner M. Contribution of rare inherited and de novo variants in 2,871 congenital heart disease probands. Nature Genetics 2017, 49: 1593-1601. PMID: 28991257, PMCID: PMC5675000, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutistic DisorderCardiac MyosinsCase-Control StudiesChildExomeFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGrowth Differentiation Factor 1Heart Defects, CongenitalHeterozygoteHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomozygoteHumansMaleMutationMyosin Heavy ChainsPedigreeRiskVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3