2011
High-quality DNA sequence capture of 524 disease candidate genes
Shen P, Wang W, Krishnakumar S, Palm C, Chi AK, Enns GM, Davis RW, Speed TP, Mindrinos MN, Scharfe C. High-quality DNA sequence capture of 524 disease candidate genes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 6549-6554. PMID: 21467225, PMCID: PMC3080966, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018981108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFemaleGenetic Diseases, InbornGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMitochondrial ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideConceptsGenome informationCandidate genomic regionsCopy number differencesHigh GC contentPadlock probesMolecular diagnosticsSingle nucleotide changeExon-level resolutionDisease candidate genesMitochondrial genesGenomic regionsSequence captureOrnithine transcarbamylase deficiencyGC contentOTC geneCandidate genesDNA variantsExon captureGenomic DNANucleotide changesSample processingStructural variantsGenesSequence verificationDNA samples
2009
Mitochondrial DNA analysis by multiplex denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and selective sequencing in pediatric patients with cardiomyopathy
Schrijver I, Pique LM, Traynis I, Scharfe C, Sehnert AJ. Mitochondrial DNA analysis by multiplex denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and selective sequencing in pediatric patients with cardiomyopathy. Genetics In Medicine 2009, 11: 118-126. PMID: 19265752, DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e318190356b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary optic neuropathyPediatric patientsWorse clinical symptomsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyDNA testingLeber's hereditary optic neuropathyIndividual sequence changesMutation analysisNovel heteroplasmic mutationClinical diagnostic useIdiopathic cardiomyopathyRare causeClinical symptomsOptic neuropathyDefinitive diagnosisPediatric cardiomyopathyAdditional functional parametersMultisystemic diseaseCardiomyopathyPathogenic changesUncertain pathogenicityLiquid chromatographyPatientsRespiratory chain activityDiagnostic use
2002
Childhood onset mitochondrial myopathy and lactic acidosis caused by a stop mutation in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase III gene
Horváth R, Scharfe C, Hoeltzenbein M, Do BH, Schröder C, Warzok R, Vogelgesang S, Lochmüller H, Müller-Höcker J, Gerbitz KD, Oefner PJ, Jaksch M. Childhood onset mitochondrial myopathy and lactic acidosis caused by a stop mutation in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase III gene. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2002, 39: 812. PMID: 12414820, PMCID: PMC1735018, DOI: 10.1136/jmg.39.11.812.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Frequency of mitochondrial transfer RNA mutations and deletions in 225 patients presenting with respiratory chain deficiencies
Jaksch M, Kleinle S, Scharfe C, Klopstock T, Pongratz D, Müller-Höcker J, Gerbitz KD, Liechti-Gallati S, Lochmuller H, Horvath R. Frequency of mitochondrial transfer RNA mutations and deletions in 225 patients presenting with respiratory chain deficiencies. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2001, 38: 665. PMID: 11584044, PMCID: PMC1734743, DOI: 10.1136/jmg.38.10.665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolDNA Mutational AnalysisElectron TransportFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMitochondria, MuscleMitochondrial DiseasesMuscle, SkeletalMutationPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticRNARNA, MitochondrialRNA, TransferSequence DeletionConceptsMitochondrial transfer RNA (mt-tRNA) mutationsAdult patientsRespiratory chain deficiencyDistinct neurological syndromesChain deficiencyNeonatal groupPediatric groupClinical symptomsNeurological syndromeIndex patientsPathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutationsPatientsPathogenic relevanceMitochondrial DNA mutationsSkeletal musclePathogenic mutationsMuscle DNARNA mutationsMitochondrial disordersG mutationSkeletal muscle DNADeficiencyDetection rateDNA mutationsRC deficiency
2000
The complete form of X-linked congenital stationary night blindness is caused by mutations in a gene encoding a leucine-rich repeat protein
Pusch C, Zeitz C, Brandau O, Pesch K, Achatz H, Feil S, Scharfe C, Maurer J, Jacobi F, Pinckers A, Andreasson S, Hardcastle A, Wissinger B, Berger W, Meindl A. The complete form of X-linked congenital stationary night blindness is caused by mutations in a gene encoding a leucine-rich repeat protein. Nature Genetics 2000, 26: 324-327. PMID: 11062472, DOI: 10.1038/81627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBrainChromosome MappingDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, ComplementaryElectroretinographyEye ProteinsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenesGenetic HeterogeneityGenetic MarkersGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsHumansKidneyLeucineMaleModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMuscle ProteinsMusclesNerve Tissue ProteinsNight BlindnessOrgan SpecificityPedigreeProtein ConformationProteoglycansRepetitive Sequences, Amino AcidRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence DeletionSequence Homology, Amino AcidTestisX ChromosomeConceptsLeucine-rich repeatsLeucine-rich repeat proteinFuture functional analysisProtein-protein interactionsCell-cell contactProximal short armCongenital stationary night blindnessGenetic mappingNew genesX chromosome2Repeat proteinsExtracellular proteinsLinkage intervalFunctional analysisStationary night blindnessDifferent lociShort armCell adhesionAmino acidsGenesCSNB1 locusProteinDifferent mutationsLociMutation analysisA novel mutation in the thiamine responsive megaloblastic anaemia gene SLC19A2 in a patient with deficiency of respiratory chain complex I
Scharfe C, Hauschild M, Klopstock T, Janssen AJ, Heidemann PH, Meitinger T, Jaksch M. A novel mutation in the thiamine responsive megaloblastic anaemia gene SLC19A2 in a patient with deficiency of respiratory chain complex I. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2000, 37: 669. PMID: 10978358, PMCID: PMC1734685, DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.9.669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnemia, MegaloblasticBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsConsanguinityDNADNA Mutational AnalysisElectron Transport Complex IFamily HealthFemaleHumansMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondria, MuscleMuscle, SkeletalMutationNADH, NADPH OxidoreductasesPedigreePoint MutationPyruvate Dehydrogenase ComplexPyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency DiseaseThiamineConceptsComplex I activityEarly-onset autosomal recessive disorderHigh-dose thiamine supplementationBrain MRI lesionsThiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemiaAutosomal recessive disorderI activityMRI lesionsClinical featuresMegaloblastic anemiaSkin biopsiesThiamine supplementationThiamine deficiencyTypical triadSLC19A2 geneRetinal degenerationHigh dosesConsanguineous parentsShort statureMitochondrial energy productionMitochondrial abnormalitiesSevere deficiencyRecessive disorderRespiratory chain complex IChain complex I