2016
Clinical genomics expands the morbid genome of intellectual disability and offers a high diagnostic yield
Anazi S, Maddirevula S, Faqeih E, Alsedairy H, Alzahrani F, Shamseldin HE, Patel N, Hashem M, Ibrahim N, Abdulwahab F, Ewida N, Alsaif HS, Al sharif H, Alamoudi W, Kentab A, Bashiri FA, Alnaser M, AlWadei AH, Alfadhel M, Eyaid W, Hashem A, Al Asmari A, Saleh MM, AlSaman A, Alhasan KA, Alsughayir M, Al Shammari M, Mahmoud A, Al-Hassnan ZN, Al-Husain M, Osama Khalil R, Abd El.Meguid N, Masri A, Ali R, Ben-Omran T, El.Fishway P, Hashish A, Ercan Sencicek A, State M, Alazami AM, Salih MA, Altassan N, Arold ST, Abouelhoda M, Wakil SM, Monies D, Shaheen R, Alkuraya FS. Clinical genomics expands the morbid genome of intellectual disability and offers a high diagnostic yield. Molecular Psychiatry 2016, 22: 615-624. PMID: 27431290, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard clinical evaluationDiagnostic yieldFirst-tier testExome sequencingClinical evaluationIntellectual disabilityHigh diagnostic yieldLikely pathogenic variantsMulti-gene panelStudy cohortLikely diagnosisTreatable formID subjectsDe novo dominantPathogenic variantsHomozygous mutationRecessive variantsLines of evidencePoint mutationsCandidate genesNovel candidate genesCohortDiagnosisLikely causal variantsHigh consanguinity
2013
Coexpression Networks Implicate Human Midfetal Deep Cortical Projection Neurons in the Pathogenesis of Autism
Willsey AJ, Sanders SJ, Li M, Dong S, Tebbenkamp AT, Muhle RA, Reilly SK, Lin L, Fertuzinhos S, Miller JA, Murtha MT, Bichsel C, Niu W, Cotney J, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Gockley J, Gupta AR, Han W, He X, Hoffman EJ, Klei L, Lei J, Liu W, Liu L, Lu C, Xu X, Zhu Y, Mane SM, Lein ES, Wei L, Noonan JP, Roeder K, Devlin B, Sestan N, State MW. Coexpression Networks Implicate Human Midfetal Deep Cortical Projection Neurons in the Pathogenesis of Autism. Cell 2013, 155: 997-1007. PMID: 24267886, PMCID: PMC3995413, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoexpression networkASD genesComplex developmental syndromeGenome-wide sequencingCortical projection neuronsHigh-confidence ASD genesExpression data setsPleiotropic genesSpecific genesDevelopmental processesDevelopmental syndromesSequencing studiesGenesProjection neuronsCell typesBrain regionsType mutationsCommon phenotypeASD pathophysiologyPathogenesis of autismAutism spectrum disorderMutationsHuman brain regionsUnknown etiologyRecent studies
2005
Sequence Variants in SLITRK1 Are Associated with Tourette's Syndrome
Abelson JF, Kwan KY, O'Roak BJ, Baek DY, Stillman AA, Morgan TM, Mathews CA, Pauls DL, Rašin M, Gunel M, Davis NR, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Guez DH, Spertus JA, Leckman JF, Dure LS, Kurlan R, Singer HS, Gilbert DL, Farhi A, Louvi A, Lifton RP, Šestan N, State MW. Sequence Variants in SLITRK1 Are Associated with Tourette's Syndrome. Science 2005, 310: 317-320. PMID: 16224024, DOI: 10.1126/science.1116502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAdolescentAnimalsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainChildChild, PreschoolChromosome InversionChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 13DNADNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleFrameshift MutationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsPedigreeSequence Analysis, DNATourette SyndromeConceptsSequence variantsTourette syndromeChromosomal inversionsFrameshift mutantsCandidate genesExpression patternsControl chromosomesPrimary neuronal culturesFrameshift mutationSLITRK1Independent occurrenceMotor ticsDevelopmental neuropsychiatric disordersChronic vocalNeuronal culturesIdentical variantsUnrelated probandsBrain regionsNeuropsychiatric disordersSyndrome