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 implicationsExome 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 phenotype
2023
Sequence variants in different genes underlying Bardet-Biedl syndrome in four consanguineous families
Ali A, Abdullah, Bilal M, Mis E, Lakhani S, Ahmad W, Ullah I. Sequence variants in different genes underlying Bardet-Biedl syndrome in four consanguineous families. Molecular Biology Reports 2023, 50: 9963-9970. PMID: 37897612, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08816-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnique inheritance patternConsanguineous familyPakistani consanguineous familyMKK genesDifferent genesBBS7 geneBardet-Biedl syndromeWhole-exome sequencingRod-cone dystrophyBBS genesGenesCompound heterozygous variantsNovel homozygous variantHeterogeneous congenital disorderInheritance patternRelated phenotypesExome sequencingClinical manifestationsMutational screeningRenal abnormalitiesMutation spectrumCognitive impairmentHeterozygous variantsPakistani populationHomozygous variant