2014
Individual exome analysis in diagnosis and management of paediatric liver failure of indeterminate aetiology
Vilarinho S, Choi M, Jain D, Malhotra A, Kulkarni S, Pashankar D, Phatak U, Patel M, Bale A, Mane S, Lifton RP, Mistry PK. Individual exome analysis in diagnosis and management of paediatric liver failure of indeterminate aetiology. Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 61: 1056-1063. PMID: 25016221, PMCID: PMC4203706, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.06.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesChildCholestasisDNA Mutational AnalysisEnd Stage Liver DiseaseExomeFatal OutcomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHepatolenticular DegenerationHeterozygoteHomozygoteHumansInfant, NewbornLiver FailureLiver Failure, AcuteMaleMembrane ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPedigreeReceptor, Notch2RNA Splice SitesSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsFatal acute liver failureWhole-exome sequencingAdvanced liver diseaseAcute liver failureIndeterminate etiologyYear old femaleLiver failureLiver diseaseMetabolic liver diseasePatient 3Treatment optionsPhenotypic spectrumPediatric liver failureDecompensated liver cirrhosisManagement of childrenOptimal treatment optionsAge 3 monthsNovel inborn errorLiver transplantAtypical presentationLiver cirrhosisHepatocerebral mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromePatient 1Patient 2Unknown etiology
2012
Genome‐wide association study of N370S homozygous Gaucher disease reveals the candidacy of CLN8 gene as a genetic modifier contributing to extreme phenotypic variation
Zhang CK, Stein PB, Liu J, Wang Z, Yang R, Cho JH, Gregersen PK, Aerts JM, Zhao H, Pastores GM, Mistry PK. Genome‐wide association study of N370S homozygous Gaucher disease reveals the candidacy of CLN8 gene as a genetic modifier contributing to extreme phenotypic variation. American Journal Of Hematology 2012, 87: 377-383. PMID: 22388998, PMCID: PMC3684025, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCells, CulturedEpistasis, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsGaucher DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeGermanyGlucosylceramidaseHomozygoteHumansJewsMacrophagesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMutation, MissensePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePsychosineSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsGaucher diseaseType 1 Gaucher's diseaseMild Gaucher diseaseSevere disease categoryCandidate modifier genesGlucosylceramide-laden macrophagesAshkenazi Jewish patientsRisk allele ACultured skin fibroblastsEligible patientsMild diseaseOdds ratioSevere diseaseGBA1 mutationsPatientsJewish patientsDisease severityDisease categoriesCLN8 geneRisk allelesDiseaseN370S mutationSeveritySkin fibroblastsGenetic modifiers
2010
Hyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease
Stein P, Yu H, Jain D, Mistry PK. Hyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2010, 85: 472-476. PMID: 20575041, PMCID: PMC2895498, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyType 1 Gaucher's diseaseSystemic iron overloadIron overloadGaucher diseaseLiver biopsySerum ferritinReplacement therapyTransferrin saturationHFE genotypeHFE mutationsType 1 Gaucher diseaseSubset of patientsSeverity Score IndexCorrelation of ferritinClinical iron overloadSevere hyperferritinemiaDisease activityPrior splenectomyFerritin levelsClinical spectrumHFE genotypingLiver volumeIntact spleenHigh prevalence