2023
Integrated exome sequencing and microarray analyses detected genetic defects and underlying pathways of hepatocellular carcinoma
Chong M, Knight J, Peng G, Ji W, Chai H, Lu Y, Wu S, Li P, Hu Q. Integrated exome sequencing and microarray analyses detected genetic defects and underlying pathways of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Genetics 2023, 276: 30-35. PMID: 37418972, DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2023.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor mutation burdenWhole-exome sequencingGrade IIIHepatocellular carcinomaCNA burdenCase seriesBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageExome sequencingBCLC stage CLiver Cancer stageEdmondson-Steiner gradingLarge case seriesGenetic defectsHigher CNA burdenAdjacent nontumor tissuesΒ-catenin pathwayBetter prognosisClinicopathologic findingsPoor prognosisClinicopathologic classificationCancer stageSurvival statusMutation burdenStage CPrognostic prediction
2021
DIAPH1 Variants in Non–East Asian Patients With Sporadic Moyamoya Disease
Kundishora AJ, Peters ST, Pinard A, Duran D, Panchagnula S, Barak T, Miyagishima DF, Dong W, Smith H, Ocken J, Dunbar A, Nelson-Williams C, Haider S, Walker RL, Li B, Zhao H, Thumkeo D, Marlier A, Duy PQ, Diab NS, Reeves BC, Robert SM, Sujijantarat N, Stratman AN, Chen YH, Zhao S, Roszko I, Lu Q, Zhang B, Mane S, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight JR, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Geschwind DH, Chen SL, Storm PB, Diluna ML, Matouk CC, Orbach DB, Alper SL, Smith ER, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Milewicz DM, Jin SC, Kahle KT. DIAPH1 Variants in Non–East Asian Patients With Sporadic Moyamoya Disease. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 993-1003. PMID: 34125151, PMCID: PMC8204259, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic moyamoya diseaseMoyamoya diseaseValidation cohortDiscovery cohortIntracranial internal carotid arteryRisk genesBilateral moyamoya diseaseTransfusion-dependent thrombocytopeniaLarger validation cohortNon-East Asian patientsInternal carotid arteryAsian individualsCompound heterozygous variantsNon-East AsiansProgressive vasculopathyTransmitted variantsAsian patientsChildhood strokeMedical recordsCarotid arteryTherapeutic ramificationsMAIN OUTCOMEMouse brain tissuePatientsUS hospitalsGenetics of agenesis/hypoplasia of the uterus and vagina: narrowing down the number of candidate genes for Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser Syndrome
Mikhael S, Dugar S, Morton M, Chorich LP, Tam KB, Lossie AC, Kim HG, Knight J, Taylor HS, Mukherjee S, Capra JA, Phillips JA, Friez M, Layman LC. Genetics of agenesis/hypoplasia of the uterus and vagina: narrowing down the number of candidate genes for Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser Syndrome. Human Genetics 2021, 140: 667-680. PMID: 33469725, PMCID: PMC9211441, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-020-02239-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKüster-Hauser syndromeMouse modelHuman studiesCandidate variantsAgenesis/hypoplasiaMethodsWhole-exome sequencingMayer-RokitanskyCandidate genesCongenital absenceExome sequencingAuditory defectsSanger sequencingPatientsRare variantsSyndromeUterusMRKHVaginaFurther investigationDigenic combinationsPhysiological candidatesGenetic basisSame geneVariant analysisGenes
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
2018
De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus
Furey CG, Choi J, Jin SC, Zeng X, Timberlake AT, Nelson-Williams C, Mansuri MS, Lu Q, Duran D, Panchagnula S, Allocco A, Karimy JK, Khanna A, Gaillard JR, DeSpenza T, Antwi P, Loring E, Butler WE, Smith ER, Warf BC, Strahle JM, Limbrick DD, Storm PB, Heuer G, Jackson EM, Iskandar BJ, Johnston JM, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Bjornson RD, Knight JR, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Alper SL, Haider S, Guclu B, Bayri Y, Sahin Y, Apuzzo MLJ, Duncan CC, DiLuna ML, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus. Neuron 2018, 99: 302-314.e4. PMID: 29983323, PMCID: PMC7839075, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusNeural stem cell fateHuman congenital hydrocephalusDamaging de novoCerebrospinal fluid homeostasisSubstantial morbidityCH patientsTherapeutic ramificationsSignificant burdenBrain ventriclesCH pathogenesisNeural tube developmentFluid homeostasisDe novo mutationsExome sequencingAdditional probandsHydrocephalusPathogenesisNovo mutationsNovo duplicationProbandsDe novoCell fateMorbidityPatients