2020
Genotype‐phenotype correlation and molecular heterogeneity in pyruvate kinase deficiency
Bianchi P, Fermo E, Lezon‐Geyda K, van Beers E, Morton HD, Barcellini W, Glader B, Chonat S, Ravindranath Y, Newburger PE, Kollmar N, Despotovic JM, Verhovsek M, Sharma M, Kwiatkowski JL, Kuo KHM, Wlodarski MW, Yaish HM, Holzhauer S, Wang H, Kunz J, Addonizio K, Al‐Sayegh H, London WB, Andres O, van Wijk R, Gallagher PG, Grace RFF. Genotype‐phenotype correlation and molecular heterogeneity in pyruvate kinase deficiency. American Journal Of Hematology 2020, 95: 472-482. PMID: 32043619, PMCID: PMC8127999, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-missense mutationsPyruvate kinase deficiencyRare severe complicationsFrequency of complicationsLower extremity ulcerationsLower hemoglobin levelsKinase deficiencyNatural history studiesDifferent pathogenic variantsTerms of hemoglobinCongenital hemolytic anemiaGenotype-phenotype correlationLifetime transfusionsDeficient womenPregnancy outcomesPulmonary hypertensionSevere complicationsSplenectomy statusHemoglobin levelsHepatic failureNewborn periodClinical similaritiesWide genetic heterogeneityIron overloadHemolytic anemia
2011
Refinement of the hereditary xerocytosis locus on chromosome 16q in a large Canadian kindred
Houston BL, Zelinski T, Israels SJ, Coghlan G, Chodirker BN, Gallagher PG, Houston DS, Zarychanski R. Refinement of the hereditary xerocytosis locus on chromosome 16q in a large Canadian kindred. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2011, 47: 226-231. PMID: 21944700, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal hemoglobin levelsLarge CanadianProgressive iron loadingRed cell hemolysisCausative genetic mutationsHemoglobin levelsIndirect hyperbilirubinemiaAffected family membersClinical hallmarkHereditary xerocytosisMorphologic evaluationHemolytic processChromosome 16qTarget cellsOsmotic fragilityPhenotypic findingsGenetic mutationsDisease phenotypeCell hemolysisIron loadingFamily membersMode of inheritanceHemolysisHeterogeneous conditionCholelithiasis