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
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 diagnosisDiagnosisSeverityManifestations