Genetic profile of progressive myoclonic epilepsy in Mali reveals novel findings
Cissé L, Bamba S, Diallo S, Ji W, Dembélé M, Yalcouyé A, Coulibaly T, Traoré I, Jeffries L, Diarra S, Maiga A, Diallo S, Nimaga K, Touré A, Traoré O, Kotioumbé M, Mis E, Cissé C, Guinto C, Fischbeck K, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Landouré G. Genetic profile of progressive myoclonic epilepsy in Mali reveals novel findings. Frontiers In Neurology 2024, 15: 1455467. PMID: 39385815, PMCID: PMC11461190, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1455467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-exome sequencingACMG criteriaProgressive myoclonic epilepsyProtein 3D structuresHomozygous missense variantRecessive inheritance patternCADD scoresAutosomal recessive inheritance patternSequence variantsMissense variantsGenomic researchExome sequencingGenetic analysisGenetic studiesPathogenic variantsPedigree analysisGenetic epidemiologyGenetic researchGenetic profileHeterogeneous neurological disordersInheritance patternSporadic formsACMGGroup of neurological disordersMyoclonic epilepsyA Novel Variant in the Cyto-Tail of SMO Gene Underlying Isolated Postaxial Polydactyly
Khan M, Abdullah, Khan H, Zaman A, Ahmed S, Iqbal P, Bilal M, Ullah K, Hasni M, Ullah I, Mis E, Lakhani S, Ahmad W. A Novel Variant in the Cyto-Tail of SMO Gene Underlying Isolated Postaxial Polydactyly. Molecular Syndromology 2024, 1-7. DOI: 10.1159/000539279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomozygous missense variantWhole-exome sequencingHereditary limb malformationsSonic hedgehog pathwayAutosomal recessive mannerSequence variantsMissense variantsProtein foldingIsolated postaxial polydactylyExome sequencingSegregation analysisNovel variantsConsanguineous familySanger sequencingSMO genesExtra digitsHomology modelingCellular differentiationHedgehog pathwayRecessive mannerEmbryonic cellsPostaxial polydactylySequencePreaxial polydactylyVariantsClinical and genetic investigation of 14 families with various forms of short stature syndromes
Khan F, Khan H, Ullah K, Nawaz S, Abdullah, Khan M, Ahmed S, Ilyas M, Ali A, Ullah I, Sohail A, Hussain S, Ahmad F, Faisal, Sufyan R, Hayat A, Hanif T, Bibi F, Hayat M, Ullah R, Khan I, Ali R, Hasni M, Ali H, Bilal M, Peralta S, Buchert R, Zehri Z, Hassan G, Liaqat K, Zahid M, Shah K, Mikitie O, Haack T, Ji W, Lakhani S, Ansar M, Ahmad W. Clinical and genetic investigation of 14 families with various forms of short stature syndromes. Clinical Genetics 2024, 106: 347-353. PMID: 38774940, DOI: 10.1111/cge.14550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyndromic forms of short statureFamilies of Pakistani originDisease-causing gene variantsSyndromic formsWhole-exome sequencingSequence variantsHomozygosity mappingIdentified genesExome sequencingAutosomal dominant mannerSanger sequencingXRCC4 geneMutation spectrumGenetic etiologyGenetic investigationsLethal defectShort statureGene variantsGenesDominant mannerReduced growthShort stature syndromeHeterogeneous group of disordersSequenceGroup of disorders