Monica Konstantino, RN
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Pediatric Genomics Discovery Program (PGDP)
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Monica Konstantino has 35 years of pediatric nursing experience with over 10 years as coordinator in clinical research. Currently her role is coordinator for the Pediatric Genomics Discovery Program. She is responsible for the recruitment and enrollment of patients in the PGDP which includes obtaining informed consent, study samples and research data collection.
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- Pediatric Genomics Discovery Program (PGDP)
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- BSN
- Southern CT State University, Nursing (1981)
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Frequent collaborators of Monica Konstantino's published research.
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A big-picture view of Monica Konstantino's research output by year.
Saquib A. Lakhani, MD
Lauren Jeffries, DO
Weizhen Ji, PhD, FACMG
Emily Kathryn Mis, PhD
Michele Spencer-Manzon, MD
Engin Deniz, MD
20Publications
436Citations
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2024
Exome 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 ResearchConceptsExome 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
SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability
O'Brien M, Pryzhkova M, Lake E, Mandino F, Shen X, Karnik R, Atkins A, Xu M, Ji W, Konstantino M, Brueckner M, Ment L, Khokha M, Jordan P. SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 25: 430. PMID: 38203602, PMCID: PMC10779392, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCFAP45, a heterotaxy and congenital heart disease gene, affects cilia stability
Deniz E, Pasha M, Guerra M, Viviano S, Ji W, Konstantino M, Jeffries L, Lakhani S, Medne L, Skraban C, Krantz I, Khokha M. CFAP45, a heterotaxy and congenital heart disease gene, affects cilia stability. Developmental Biology 2023, 499: 75-88. PMID: 37172641, PMCID: PMC10373286, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLeft-right organizerCilia stabilityLeft-right patterningCongenital heart disease genesApical surfaceCell apical surfaceLive confocal imagingLeftward fluid flowHeart disease genesRecessive missense mutationLethal birth defectMotile monociliaProtein familyEarly embryogenesisMulticiliated cellsCiliary axonemeDisease genesFrog embryosGenetic underpinningsWhole-exome sequencingMissense mutationsConfocal imagingEmbryosCiliaCongenital heart disease
2022
A retrospective cohort analysis of the Yale pediatric genomics discovery program
Al‐Ali S, Jeffries L, Faustino EVS, Ji W, Mis E, Konstantino M, Zerillo C, Jiang Y, Spencer‐Manzon M, Bale A, Zhang H, McGlynn J, McGrath JM, Tremblay T, Brodsky NN, Lucas CL, Pierce R, Deniz E, Khokha MK, Lakhani SA. A retrospective cohort analysis of the Yale pediatric genomics discovery program. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2022, 188: 2869-2878. PMID: 35899841, PMCID: PMC9474639, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRetrospective cohort analysisNext-generation sequencingCohort analysisSystem abnormalitiesImmune system abnormalitiesCardiovascular system abnormalitiesFunctional molecular analysesNovel genesPrecise molecular diagnosisClinical characteristicsFurther genetic evaluationDiscovery programsComplex patientsMultisystem diseaseDisease genesPediatric providersRare genetic diseaseNew diagnosisPhenotype relationshipsPatientsGenetic diseasesMolecular analysisDiagnosisParticipant demographicsNGS results
2021
Expansion of NEUROD2 phenotypes to include developmental delay without seizures
Mis EK, Sega AG, Signer RH, Cartwright T, Ji W, Martinez‐Agosto J, Nelson SF, Palmer CGS, Lee H, Mitzelfelt T, Konstantino M, Network U, Jeffries L, Khokha MK, Marco E, Martin MG, Lakhani SA. Expansion of NEUROD2 phenotypes to include developmental delay without seizures. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2021, 185: 1076-1080. PMID: 33438828, PMCID: PMC8212414, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDevelopmental delayEarly-onset seizuresDe novo heterozygous variantsNovo heterozygous variantsDifferentiation factor 2Xenopus laevis tadpolesHeterozygous variantsSeizuresNeuronal differentiationParental studiesFunctional testingMissense variantsPatient variantsFunctional evidenceFactor 2Vivo assaysLaevis tadpolesVariant pathogenicityFunction effectsAdolescentsVariantsUncontrolled Epstein-Barr Virus as an Atypical Presentation of Deficiency in ADA2 (DADA2)
Brooks JP, Rice AJ, Ji W, Lanahan SM, Konstantino M, Dara J, Hershfield MS, Cruickshank A, Dokmeci E, Lakhani S, Lucas CL. Uncontrolled Epstein-Barr Virus as an Atypical Presentation of Deficiency in ADA2 (DADA2). Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2021, 41: 680-683. PMID: 33394316, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00940-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DeaminaseAntiviral AgentsBiomarkersBiopsyChildDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityDNA Mutational AnalysisEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsExome SequencingFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsSevere Combined ImmunodeficiencySiblingsSymptom AssessmentTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcome
2020
The latest FADS: Functional analysis of GLDN patient variants and classification of GLDN‐associated AMC as a type of viable fetal akinesia deformation sequence
Mis EK, Al‐Ali S, Ji W, Spencer‐Manzon M, Konstantino M, Khokha MK, Jeffries L, Lakhani SA. The latest FADS: Functional analysis of GLDN patient variants and classification of GLDN‐associated AMC as a type of viable fetal akinesia deformation sequence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2020, 182: 2291-2296. PMID: 32812332, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFetal akinesia deformation sequenceArthrogryposis multiplex congenitaCohort of patientsScope of illnessPulmonary hypoplasiaAdditional patientsClinical featuresNeonatal supportNervous system developmentMultiplex congenitaCongenital contracturesPatientsHeterogenous conditionRecessive variantsPatient variantsFunctional evidenceCohortNovel variantsContractureFunctional dataSyndromeHypoplasiaIllnessVariantsFindingsDLG5 variants are associated with multiple congenital anomalies including ciliopathy phenotypes
Marquez J, Mann N, Arana K, Deniz E, Ji W, Konstantino M, Mis EK, Deshpande C, Jeffries L, McGlynn J, Hugo H, Widmeier E, Konrad M, Tasic V, Morotti R, Baptista J, Ellard S, Lakhani SA, Hildebrandt F, Khokha MK. DLG5 variants are associated with multiple congenital anomalies including ciliopathy phenotypes. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2020, 58: 453-464. PMID: 32631816, PMCID: PMC7785698, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLoss of ciliaPatient tissuesPatient variantsCongenital heart diseaseMultiple organ systemsMultiple congenital anomaliesDLG5 variantsVariety of pathologiesNephrotic syndromeHeart diseaseCongenital anomaliesRespiratory tractKidney tissueOrgan systemsCystic kidneysPatient phenotypesKidneyDiseaseLimb abnormalitiesUnrelated familiesRescue experimentsCraniofacial malformationsCilia dysfunctionTissue-specific manifestationsTissueNovel truncating mutations in CTNND1 cause a dominant craniofacial and cardiac syndrome
Alharatani R, Ververi A, Beleza-Meireles A, Ji W, Mis E, Patterson QT, Griffin JN, Bhujel N, Chang CA, Dixit A, Konstantino M, Healy C, Hannan S, Neo N, Cash A, Li D, Bhoj E, Zackai EH, Cleaver R, Baralle D, McEntagart M, Newbury-Ecob R, Scott R, Hurst JA, Au PYB, Hosey MT, Khokha M, Marciano DK, Lakhani SA, Liu KJ. Novel truncating mutations in CTNND1 cause a dominant craniofacial and cardiac syndrome. Human Molecular Genetics 2020, 29: 1900-1921. PMID: 32196547, PMCID: PMC7372553, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCell-cell junctionsNovel protein-truncating variantsP120-catenin proteinProtein-truncating variantsNext-generation sequencingTranscriptional signalingP120-cateninCRISPR/Epithelial-mesenchymal transitionSubset of phenotypesDevelopmental roleLimb dysmorphologiesAdditional phenotypesHuman diseasesCTNND1Conditional deletionDe novoTruncating mutationsBlepharocheilodontic syndromeEpithelial integrityNovel truncating mutationCraniofacial dysmorphismPhenotypeCleft palateNeurodevelopmental disorders
2019
Identification of novel mutations and phenotype in the steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome gene NUP93: a case report
Sandokji I, Marquez J, Ji W, Zerillo CA, Konstantino M, Lakhani SA, Khokha MK, Warejko JK. Identification of novel mutations and phenotype in the steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome gene NUP93: a case report. BMC Nephrology 2019, 20: 271. PMID: 31315584, PMCID: PMC6637548, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1458-z.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitations
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HIC ID1411014977RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBoth
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