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
2011
Loss-of-function mutations in Notch receptors in cutaneous and lung squamous cell carcinoma
Wang NJ, Sanborn Z, Arnett KL, Bayston LJ, Liao W, Proby CM, Leigh IM, Collisson EA, Gordon PB, Jakkula L, Pennypacker S, Zou Y, Sharma M, North JP, Vemula SS, Mauro TM, Neuhaus IM, LeBoit PE, Hur JS, Park K, Huh N, Kwok PY, Arron ST, Massion PP, Bale AE, Haussler D, Cleaver JE, Gray JW, Spellman PT, South AP, Aster JC, Blacklow SC, Cho RJ. Loss-of-function mutations in Notch receptors in cutaneous and lung squamous cell carcinoma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 17761-17766. PMID: 22006338, PMCID: PMC3203814, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114669108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLung squamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaEpithelial malignanciesCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaLymphoblastic leukemia/lymphomaB-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemiaT-cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphomaChronic lymphocytic leukemiaLeukemia/lymphomaSquamous epithelial malignanciesFunction mutationsLymphocytic leukemiaTP53 mutationsNotch receptorsHuman malignanciesNOTCH2 mutationsMalignancyCancer progressionFrequent formHuman cancersCell-based assaysOncogenic gainCarcinomaSomatic aberrations
2008
MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair
Marek LR, Kottemann MC, Glazer PM, Bale AE. MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair. DNA Repair 2008, 7: 476-486. PMID: 18258493, PMCID: PMC2277339, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic interaction studiesFanconi anemia genesDNA crosslink repairVivo reporter systemLoss of Men1Large deletionsMutation frequencyTumor suppressor geneSame repair processICL sensitivityRepair processSingle base deletionDrosophila geneticsCrosslink repairICL repairGenetic interactionsMutant fliesCell mutantsFA genesHomopolymeric tractsReporter systemWild typeMutantsInteraction studiesSuppressor gene
1997
Characterization of a YAC contig containing the NBCCS locus and a novel Kruppel‐type zinc finger sequence on chromosome segment 9q22.3
Chidambaram A, Gailani M, Gerrard B, Stewart C, Goldstein A, Chumakov I, Bale A, Dean M. Characterization of a YAC contig containing the NBCCS locus and a novel Kruppel‐type zinc finger sequence on chromosome segment 9q22.3. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 1997, 18: 212-218. PMID: 9071574, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199703)18:3<212::aid-gcc7>3.0.co;2-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Artificial, YeastChromosomes, Human, Pair 9CosmidsCpG IslandsDNA, ComplementaryDNA-Binding ProteinsGene DeletionGenomic LibraryHeterozygoteHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMicrosatellite RepeatsMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNASequence Tagged SitesTranscription FactorsZinc FingersConceptsSomatic cell hybrid panel analysisYAC contigNew zinc finger geneZinc finger geneHuman chromosome regionYeast artificial chromosome contigInformative microsatellite lociArtificial chromosome contigZinc finger sequencesPolymorphic marker lociFinger geneMicrosatellite lociChromosome regionsMarker lociDevelopmental defectsSite mappingLinkage analysisContigsLoss of heterozygosityCytogenetic evidenceLociGenesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderFinger sequences
1996
Mutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Hahn H, Wicking C, Zaphiropoulos P, Gailani M, Shanley S, Chidambaram A, Vorechovsky I, Holmberg E, Unden A, Gillies S, Negus K, Smyth I, Pressman C, Leffell D, Gerrard B, Goldstein A, Dean M, Toftgard R, Chenevix-Trench G, Wainwright B, Bale A. Mutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome. Cell 1996, 85: 841-851. PMID: 8681379, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81268-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 9Cloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExonsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInsect HormonesIntronsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeReceptors, Cell SurfaceSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesCertain cell typesDevelopmental abnormalitiesPolarity genesHuman homologStrong homologySporadic basal cell carcinomasHuman sequenceCosmid contigTumor suppressorLoss of heterozygosityCell typesGenesPatched geneChromosome 9q22.3Complete lossFunction contributesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeMutation analysisBasal cell carcinoma syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderNBCCS patientsDrosophilaDominant disorderA Mammalian patched Homolog Is Expressed in Target Tissues of sonic hedgehog and Maps to a Region Associated with Developmental Abnormalities (∗)
Hahn H, Christiansen J, Wicking C, Zaphiropoulos P, Chidambaram A, Gerrard B, Vorechovsky I, Bale A, Toftgard R, Dean M, Wainwright B. A Mammalian patched Homolog Is Expressed in Target Tissues of sonic hedgehog and Maps to a Region Associated with Developmental Abnormalities (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 12125-12128. PMID: 8647801, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.21.12125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimb budSonic hedgehogSegment polarity genesIntegral membrane proteinsVentral neural tubePolarity genesHydropathy analysisPatched proteinCorrect patterningPutative proteinImaginal discsMembrane proteinsDrosophila hedgehogHuman PatchedCDNA sequencePosterior ectodermMurine homologPatched expressionMouse embryosClose functional relationshipNeural tubeLarval segmentsRegion AssociatedAmino acidsHedgehog
1995
REPORT on the Fourth International Workshop on Chromosome 9: held at Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, April 23–25, 1995
PERICAK‐VANCE M, BALE A, HAINES J, KWIATKOWSKI D, PILZ A, SLAUGENHAUPT S, WHITE J, EDWARDS J, MARCHUK D, OLOPADE O, ATTWOOD J, POVEY S. REPORT on the Fourth International Workshop on Chromosome 9: held at Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, April 23–25, 1995. Annals Of Human Genetics 1995, 59: 347-365. PMID: 8579331, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1995.tb00756.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: an X chromosome-linked dominant inheritance pattern with a vasopressin type 2 receptor gene that is structurally normal.
Friedman E, Bale A, Carson E, Boson W, Nordenskjöld M, Ritzén M, Ferreira P, Jammal A, De Marco L. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: an X chromosome-linked dominant inheritance pattern with a vasopressin type 2 receptor gene that is structurally normal. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 8457-8461. PMID: 8078903, PMCID: PMC44625, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.18.8457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasopressin type 2 receptor geneInheritance patternSixth transmembrane domainVasopressin type 2 receptorDisease-related genesNephrogenic diabetes insipidusGradient gel electrophoresisTransmembrane domainV2R genesType 2 receptor geneX chromosomeXq28 markersDominant inheritance patternGenesDNA sequencingDirect DNA sequencingReceptor geneGel electrophoresisMutationsUnrelated kindredsAdditional familiesRecessive mannerDisease pathogenesisLarge BrazilianAffected individualsMapping the gene for hereditary hyperparathyroidism and prolactinoma (MEN1Burin) to chromosome 11q: evidence for a founder effect in patients from Newfoundland.
Petty E, Green J, Marx S, Taggart R, Farid N, Bale A. Mapping the gene for hereditary hyperparathyroidism and prolactinoma (MEN1Burin) to chromosome 11q: evidence for a founder effect in patients from Newfoundland. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1994, 54: 1060-6. PMID: 7911003, PMCID: PMC1918205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCarcinoid TumorChildChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 11FemaleGenetic LinkageGenetic MarkersHaplotypesHumansHyperparathyroidismMaleMolecular Sequence DataMultiple Endocrine NeoplasiaNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwestern United StatesParentsPedigreePituitary NeoplasmsProlactinomaSyndrome
1993
Report of the Second International Workshop on Human Chromosome 9 Mapping 1993
Kwiatkowski D, Armour J, Bale A, Fountain J, Goudie D, Haines J, Knowles M, Pilz A, Slaugenhaupt S, Povey S. Report of the Second International Workshop on Human Chromosome 9 Mapping 1993. Cytogenetic And Genome Research 1993, 64: 93-121. PMID: 8334899, DOI: 10.1159/000133566.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
DNA Diagnosis with Mutation-Specific Artificial Methylation Sites: Application to Rapid Screening of Δ F508
Petty E, Gold E, Bale A. DNA Diagnosis with Mutation-Specific Artificial Methylation Sites: Application to Rapid Screening of Δ F508. Clinical Chemistry 1992, 38: 2422-2425. PMID: 1458578, DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/38.12.2422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssignment of a Locus for Familial Melanoma, MLM, to Chromosome 9p13-p22
Cannon-Albright L, Goldgar D, Meyer L, Lewis C, Anderson D, Fountain J, Hegi M, Wiseman R, Petty E, Bale A, Olopade O, Diaz M, Kwiatkowski D, Piepkorn M, Zone J, Skolnick M. Assignment of a Locus for Familial Melanoma, MLM, to Chromosome 9p13-p22. Science 1992, 258: 1148-1152. PMID: 1439824, DOI: 10.1126/science.1439824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma susceptibility locusSusceptibility lociFamilial melanoma susceptibilityInterferon alpha genesFamilial melanomaMultipoint linkage analysisShort tandem repeat markersRepeat markersTandem repeat markersChromosomal regionsGenetic markersLinkage analysisLociSomatic lossMelanoma susceptibilityMelanoma tumorsGermline deletionChromosome 9p21Maximum location scoreHomozygous deletionCritical roleCandidate regionsDeletionUtah kindredsChromosomesREPORT on the First International Workshop on Chromosome 9 held at Girton College Cambridge, UK, 22–24 March, 1992
POVEY S, SMITH M, HAINES J, KWIATKOWSKI D, FOUNTAIN J, BALE A, ABBOTT C, JACKSON I, LAWRIE M, HULTÉN M. REPORT on the First International Workshop on Chromosome 9 held at Girton College Cambridge, UK, 22–24 March, 1992. Annals Of Human Genetics 1992, 56: 167-182. PMID: 1449236, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1992.tb01145.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Tight linkage of the human c-erbAβ gene with the syndrome of generalized thyroid hormone resistance is present in multiple kindreds
Fein H, Burman K, Djuh Y, Usala S, Bale A, Weintraub B, Smallridge R. Tight linkage of the human c-erbAβ gene with the syndrome of generalized thyroid hormone resistance is present in multiple kindreds. Journal Of Endocrinological Investigation 1991, 14: 219-223. PMID: 1677017, DOI: 10.1007/bf03346792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceChromosome MappingDeoxyribonuclease BamHIDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificDrug ResistanceErbB ReceptorsGenetic LinkageHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreePolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptors, Thyroid HormoneSyndromeThyroid DiseasesThyroid HormonesThyrotropinThyroxineTriiodothyronineOrnithine transcarbamylase polymorphism detected by PCR introduction of Dral site
Petty E, Carstens R, Bale A. Ornithine transcarbamylase polymorphism detected by PCR introduction of Dral site. Nucleic Acids Research 1991, 19: 690-690. PMID: 2011544, PMCID: PMC333689, DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.3.690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA New Point Mutation in the 3,5,3′-Triiodothyronine-Binding Domain of the c-erbAβ Thyroid Hormone Receptor Is Tightly Linked to Generalized Thyroid Hormone Resistance
Usala S, Menke J, Watson T, Bérard W, Bradley C, Bale A, Lash R, Weintraub B. A New Point Mutation in the 3,5,3′-Triiodothyronine-Binding Domain of the c-erbAβ Thyroid Hormone Receptor Is Tightly Linked to Generalized Thyroid Hormone Resistance. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1991, 72: 32-38. PMID: 1846005, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-72-1-32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding SitesCytosineDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificDrug ResistanceEndocrine System DiseasesFemaleHumansLod ScoreMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreePituitary GlandProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptors, Thyroid HormoneSyndromeThyroid HormonesThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneTriiodothyronine
1990
Analysis of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene Structure in Families with Familial Central Precocious Puberty and Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
NAKAYAMA Y, WONDISFORD F, LASH R, BALE A, WEINTRAUB B, CUTLER G, RADOVICK S. Analysis of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene Structure in Families with Familial Central Precocious Puberty and Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1990, 70: 1233-1238. PMID: 2186053, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-70-5-1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA base mutation of the C-erbA beta thyroid hormone receptor in a kindred with generalized thyroid hormone resistance. Molecular heterogeneity in two other kindreds.
Usala S, Tennyson G, Bale A, Lash R, Gesundheit N, Wondisford F, Accili D, Hauser P, Weintraub B. A base mutation of the C-erbA beta thyroid hormone receptor in a kindred with generalized thyroid hormone resistance. Molecular heterogeneity in two other kindreds. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1990, 85: 93-100. PMID: 2153155, PMCID: PMC296391, DOI: 10.1172/jci114438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized thyroid hormone resistanceC-erbA betaThyroid hormone resistanceHormone resistanceBase substitutionsT3-binding domainC-erbA beta geneThyroid hormone receptor genesBeta thyroid hormone receptorThyroid hormone receptorC-erbA beta thyroid hormone receptorHormone receptor geneProline codonsGenomic DNAThyroid hormone actionAltered baseBeta cDNASecondary structureBeta geneNuclear receptorsBase mutationMaximum logarithmPosition 448Receptor geneBeta receptors