2022
Whole-Exome Sequencing of Germline Variants in Non-BRCA Families with Hereditary Breast Cancer
Liu Y, Helgadottir HT, Kharaziha P, Choi J, López-Giráldez F, Mane SM, Höiom V, Juhlin CC, Larsson C, Bajalica-Lagercrantz S. Whole-Exome Sequencing of Germline Variants in Non-BRCA Families with Hereditary Breast Cancer. Biomedicines 2022, 10: 1004. PMID: 35625741, PMCID: PMC9138793, DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHereditary breast cancerBreast cancerWhole-exome sequencingBreast cancer susceptibilityHereditary cancer-related genesHigh-risk cancer genesFamilial casesCancer susceptibilityAutosomal dominant inheritance patternDominant inheritance patternPrevalent malignancyFamily historyCancer-related genesCancer-related pathwaysPathogenic variantsProtein expression analysisGermline variantsCancerFunction variantsExome sequencingRecurrent genesRisk variantsInheritance patternMinor allele frequencyExonic variantsWhole-exome sequencing reveals damaging gene variants associated with hypoalphalipoproteinemia
Dong W, Wong KHY, Liu Y, Levy-Sakin M, Hung WC, Li M, Li B, Jin SC, Choi J, Lopez-Giraldez F, Vaka D, Poon A, Chu C, Lao R, Balamir M, Movsesyan I, Malloy MJ, Zhao H, Kwok PY, Kane JP, Lifton RP, Pullinger CR. Whole-exome sequencing reveals damaging gene variants associated with hypoalphalipoproteinemia. Journal Of Lipid Research 2022, 63: 100209. PMID: 35460704, PMCID: PMC9126845, DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2022.100209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingCandidate genesDamaging variantsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significanceDamaging rare variantsCandidate gene listGene burden testingHDL-C levelsGene variantsGene listsAssociation studiesLDLR geneGenesBurden testingCancer biologySequencingFunction variantsABCA1Mean HDL-C levelsRare variantsDiscovery studiesCoronary heart diseaseHDL deficiencyRisk of cancer
2021
Genetic Defects in DNAH2 Underlie Male Infertility With Multiple Morphological Abnormalities of the Sperm Flagella in Humans and Mice
Hwang JY, Nawaz S, Choi J, Wang H, Hussain S, Nawaz M, Lopez-Giraldez F, Jeong K, Dong W, Oh JN, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lee CK, Bystroff C, Lifton RP, Ahmad W, Chung JJ. Genetic Defects in DNAH2 Underlie Male Infertility With Multiple Morphological Abnormalities of the Sperm Flagella in Humans and Mice. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2021, 9: 662903. PMID: 33968937, PMCID: PMC8103034, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.662903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple morphological abnormalitiesMale infertility casesMorphological abnormalitiesWhole-exome sequencingIrregular flagellaInfertility casesSperm flagella formationMMAF phenotypeSevere formMale infertilityAsthenozoospermic patientsMutant miceNon-synonymous variantsAbnormalitiesRecessive variantsCellular mechanismsGenetic factorsMMAFGenetic defectsPatientsMiceHeavy chain domainSperm morphologyAsthenozoospermiaSperm motility
2020
Mutations disrupting neuritogenesis genes confer risk for cerebral palsy
Jin SC, Lewis SA, Bakhtiari S, Zeng X, Sierant MC, Shetty S, Nordlie SM, Elie A, Corbett MA, Norton BY, van Eyk CL, Haider S, Guida BS, Magee H, Liu J, Pastore S, Vincent JB, Brunstrom-Hernandez J, Papavasileiou A, Fahey MC, Berry JG, Harper K, Zhou C, Zhang J, Li B, Zhao H, Heim J, Webber DL, Frank MSB, Xia L, Xu Y, Zhu D, Zhang B, Sheth AH, Knight JR, Castaldi C, Tikhonova IR, López-Giráldez F, Keren B, Whalen S, Buratti J, Doummar D, Cho M, Retterer K, Millan F, Wang Y, Waugh JL, Rodan L, Cohen JS, Fatemi A, Lin AE, Phillips JP, Feyma T, MacLennan SC, Vaughan S, Crompton KE, Reid SM, Reddihough DS, Shang Q, Gao C, Novak I, Badawi N, Wilson YA, McIntyre SJ, Mane SM, Wang X, Amor DJ, Zarnescu DC, Lu Q, Xing Q, Zhu C, Bilguvar K, Padilla-Lopez S, Lifton RP, Gecz J, MacLennan AH, Kruer MC. Mutations disrupting neuritogenesis genes confer risk for cerebral palsy. Nature Genetics 2020, 52: 1046-1056. PMID: 32989326, PMCID: PMC9148538, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-0695-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCerebral PalsyCyclin DCytoskeletonDrosophilaExomeExome SequencingExtracellular MatrixF-Box ProteinsFemaleFocal AdhesionsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome, HumanHumansMaleMutationNeuritesRhoB GTP-Binding ProteinRisk FactorsSequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionTubulinTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsDamaging de novo mutationsCerebral palsyDe novo mutationsCerebral palsy casesRisk genesDamaging de novoNovo mutationsWhole-exome sequencingPalsy casesNeuromotor functionD levelsMonogenic etiologyCyclin D levelsNeuronal connectivityPalsyGene confer riskConfer riskRecessive variantsNeurodevelopmental disorder genesReverse genetic screenDisorder genesParent-offspring triosGenome-wide significanceGenomic factorsCytoskeleton pathway
2015
Identification and functional characterization of natural human melanocortin 1 receptor mutant alleles in Pakistani population
Shahzad M, Campos J, Tariq N, Serrano C, Yousaf R, Jiménez‐Cervantes C, Yousaf S, Waryah YM, Dad HA, Blue EM, Sobreira N, López‐Giráldez F, Genomics U, Kausar T, Ali M, Waryah AM, Riazuddin S, Shaikh RS, García‐Borrón J, Ahmed ZM. Identification and functional characterization of natural human melanocortin 1 receptor mutant alleles in Pakistani population. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2015, 28: 730-735. PMID: 26197705, PMCID: PMC4609612, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneReduced plasma membrane expressionImpaired cell surface expressionPlasma membrane expressionGs protein-coupled receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsAgonist-induced signalingMelanocortin 1 receptorHeterologous HEK293 cellsCell surface expressionMC1R mutationsConfocal imaging studiesFunction allelesCausative allelesFunctional characterizationMutant allelesERK pathwayWhole-exome sequencingFrame deletionHEK293 cellsTyr298Pakistani familyHEK cellsMembrane expressionNonsense mutationThe Genetic Basis of Mendelian Phenotypes: Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities
Chong JX, Buckingham KJ, Jhangiani SN, Boehm C, Sobreira N, Smith JD, Harrell TM, McMillin MJ, Wiszniewski W, Gambin T, Akdemir Z, Doheny K, Scott AF, Avramopoulos D, Chakravarti A, Hoover-Fong J, Mathews D, Witmer PD, Ling H, Hetrick K, Watkins L, Patterson KE, Reinier F, Blue E, Muzny D, Kircher M, Bilguvar K, López-Giráldez F, Sutton VR, Tabor HK, Leal SM, Gunel M, Mane S, Gibbs RA, Boerwinkle E, Hamosh A, Shendure J, Lupski JR, Lifton RP, Valle D, Nickerson DA, Genomics C, Bamshad MJ. The Genetic Basis of Mendelian Phenotypes: Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2015, 97: 199-215. PMID: 26166479, PMCID: PMC4573249, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMendelian phenotypesGenetic basisLarge-scale whole-exome sequencingMendelian conditionsGene functionGene regulationGenomic dataWhole-exome sequencingMendelian GenomicsGenesPhenotypic characterizationNovel mechanismExtensive clinical variabilityGenetic variantsPhenotypePervasive sharingBiological mechanismsSequencingNew therapeuticsSuch discoveriesFamilyDiscoveryHuman healthGenomicsClinical variability