Epistatic interaction of PDE4DIP and DES mutations in familial atrial fibrillation with slow conduction
Ziki M, Bhat N, Neogi A, Driscoll TP, Ugwu N, Liu Y, Smith E, Abboud JM, Chouairi S, Schwartz MA, Akar JG, Mani A. Epistatic interaction of PDE4DIP and DES mutations in familial atrial fibrillation with slow conduction. Human Mutation 2021, 42: 1279-1293. PMID: 34289528, PMCID: PMC8434967, DOI: 10.1002/humu.24265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationHeart blockFamilial atrial fibrillationSlow conductionDES mutationsSlow atrial fibrillationWhole-exome sequencingConduction diseaseIsoproterenol stimulationExome sequencingGenetic causePathogenic mutationsPDE4DIPReduced colocalizationHigh penetranceGenetic screeningUnrelated kindredsFibrillationPKA phosphorylationDesmin geneEpistatic interactionsT substitutionKindredsPDE4DIdentification of homozygous mutations for hearing loss
Dianatpour M, Smith E, Hashemi SB, Farazifard MA, Nezafat N, Razban V, Mani A. Identification of homozygous mutations for hearing loss. Gene 2021, 778: 145464. PMID: 33524517, PMCID: PMC7987747, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafnessWhole-exome sequencingEfficacy of WESHomozygous mutationGenetic screeningSanger sequencingCause of deafnessConsanguineous unionsNew pathogenic mutationsCommon sensory disorderMissense mutationsHigh prevalenceSensory disordersHomozygous missense mutationIranian populationEarly screeningNovel therapeuticsSingle gene disordersExome sequencingMajor genetic componentESRRB genePathogenic mutationsSpectrum of genesFuture genetic screeningRecessive fashion