2019
Clinical utility of genomic analysis in adults with idiopathic liver disease
Hakim A, Zhang X, DeLisle A, Oral EA, Dykas D, Drzewiecki K, Assis DN, Silveira M, Batisti J, Jain D, Bale A, Mistry PK, Vilarinho S. Clinical utility of genomic analysis in adults with idiopathic liver disease. Journal Of Hepatology 2019, 70: 1214-1221. PMID: 31000363, PMCID: PMC6526061, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic liver diseaseUnexplained liver diseaseManagement of adultsWhole-exome sequencingLiver diseaseAdult patientsUnknown etiologyHeterozygous variantsUse of WESAmelioration of dyslipidemiaDaily insulin requirementLeptin replacement therapyUtility of WESChronic liver diseaseNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisAcademic health care centerHealth care centersHomozygous pathogenic variantUnrelated adult patientsNon-oncological diseasesDisease preventive measuresInsulin requirementsLean patientsDevastating complicationLiver aminotransferases
2006
Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease
Mistry P, Germain DP. Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease. La Revue De Médecine Interne 2006, 27: s3-s6. PMID: 16644399, DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(06)80002-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseClinical manifestationsMajority of patientsRate of progressionGaucher phenotypeHigh inter-individual variabilityGenotype-phenotype correlationDevastating complicationInter-individual variabilityBlood countDisease compartmentsNatural historyDiseaseGlucocerebrosidase activityN370S mutationGenetic modifiersMolecular diagnosisDiagnosisSeverityManifestationsPhenotype variations in Gaucher disease
Germain D, Mistry P. Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease. La Revue De Médecine Interne 2006, 27: s7-s10. DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(06)80003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaucher diseaseClinical manifestationsMajority of patientsRate of progressionGaucher phenotypeHigh inter-individual variabilityDevastating complicationInter-individual variabilityBlood countDisease compartmentsNatural historyDiseaseGlucocerebrosidase activityN370S mutationGenetic modifiersMolecular diagnosis