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ALG9 Mutation Carriers Develop Kidney and Liver Cysts
Besse W, Chang AR, Luo JZ, Triffo WJ, Moore BS, Gulati A, Hartzel DN, Mane S, Center R, Torres VE, Somlo S, Mirshahi T. ALG9 Mutation Carriers Develop Kidney and Liver Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 2091-2102. PMID: 31395617, PMCID: PMC6830805, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019030298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteins polycystin-1Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDisease genesRare loss-of-function variantsN-glycan precursorsNovel disease genesLoss-of-function variantsEndoplasmic reticulum lumenLoss-of-function mutationsMonogenic kidney diseaseWhole-exome sequencingGenotype-phenotype correlationProtein biogenesisProtein maturationReticulum lumenPolycystin-1Endoplasmic reticulumGene productsPopulation-based cohortCell-based assaysPhenotypic characterizationPolycystic phenotypeMutation carrier stateDefective glycosylationDominant polycystic kidney disease
2023
Sex, Genotype, and Liver Volume Progression as Risk of Hospitalization Determinants in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
Schönauer R, Sierks D, Boerrigter M, Jawaid T, Caroff L, Audrezet M, Friedrich A, Shaw M, Degenhardt J, Forberger M, de Fallois J, Bläker H, Bergmann C, Gödiker J, Schindler P, Schlevogt B, Müller R, Berg T, Patterson I, Griffiths W, Sayer J, Consortium G, Ambrose J, Arumugam P, Bevers R, Bleda M, Boardman-Pretty F, Boustred C, Brittain H, Caulfield M, Chan G, Elgar G, Fowler T, Giess A, Hamblin A, Henderson S, Hubbard T, Jackson R, Jones L, Kasperaviciute D, Kayikci M, Kousathanas A, Lahnstein L, Leigh S, Leong I, Lopez J, Maleady-Crowe F, McEntagart M, Minneci F, Moutsianas L, Mueller M, Murugaesu N, Need A, O’Donovan P, Odhams C, Patch C, Pereira M, Perez-Gil D, Pullinger J, Rahim T, Rendon A, Rogers T, Savage K, Sawant K, Scott R, Siddiq A, Sieghart A, Smith S, Sosinsky A, Stuckey A, Tanguy M, Tavares A, Thomas E, Thompson S, Tucci A, Welland M, Williams E, Witkowska K, Wood S, Popp B, Torres V, Hogan M, Somlo S, Watnick T, Nevens F, Besse W, Gall E, Harris P, Drenth J, Halbritter J. Sex, Genotype, and Liver Volume Progression as Risk of Hospitalization Determinants in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease. Gastroenterology 2023, 166: 902-914. PMID: 38101549, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutosomal dominant polycystic liver diseasePolycystic liver diseaseDisease-related hospitalizationsLiver diseaseLiver eventsPathogenic variantsPrimary clinical end pointCombination of female sexCohort of patientsClinical end pointsInternational multicenter cohortPrediction of disease progressionGenotype-phenotype correlationPrimary clinical endpointTotal liver volumeUnderlying genetic defectSymptomatic hepatomegalyDesign of randomized controlled trialsRandomized controlled trialsFemale patientsIndependent of sexMulticenter cohortFemale preponderanceRare conditionSymptomatic disease