Search Results - "Chao, Katherine R"
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Novel SPEG mutations in congenital myopathies: Genotype–phenotype correlations
Published in Muscle & nerve (01-03-2019)“…ABSTRACT Introduction: Centronuclear myopathies (CNMs) are a subtype of congenital myopathies (CMs) characterized by muscle weakness, predominant type 1…”
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Childhood amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused by excess sphingolipid synthesis
Published in Nature medicine (01-07-2021)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease of the lower and upper motor neurons with sporadic or hereditary occurrence…”
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The Genetic Landscape of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
Published in American journal of human genetics (06-12-2018)“…Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare bone marrow failure disorder that affects 7 out of 1,000,000 live births and has been associated with mutations in…”
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seqr: A web‐based analysis and collaboration tool for rare disease genomics
Published in Human mutation (01-06-2022)“…Exome and genome sequencing have become the tools of choice for rare disease diagnosis, leading to large amounts of data available for analyses. To identify…”
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Germline GATA1s-generating mutations predispose to leukemia with acquired trisomy 21 and Down syndrome-like phenotype
Published in Blood (26-05-2022)“…Individuals with Down syndrome are at increased risk of myeloid leukemia in early childhood, which is associated with acquisition of GATA1 mutations that…”
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Non-coding region variants upstream of MEF2C cause severe developmental disorder through three distinct loss-of-function mechanisms
Published in American journal of human genetics (03-06-2021)“…Clinical genetic testing of protein-coding regions identifies a likely causative variant in only around half of developmental disorder (DD) cases. The…”
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Genome-wide significance testing of variation from single case exomes
Published in Nature genetics (01-12-2016)“…Donald Conrad and colleagues present a method, PSAP, for prioritizing potential Mendelian disease-causing variants in single human exomes using pathogenicity…”
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MACF1 Mutations Encoding Highly Conserved Zinc-Binding Residues of the GAR Domain Cause Defects in Neuronal Migration and Axon Guidance
Published in American journal of human genetics (06-12-2018)“…To date, mutations in 15 actin- or microtubule-associated genes have been associated with the cortical malformation lissencephaly and variable brainstem…”
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Recurrent de novo SPTLC2 variant causes childhood-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by excess sphingolipid synthesis
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-02-2024)“…BackgroundAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease of the upper and lower motor neurons with varying ages of onset, progression and…”
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Bi-allelic variants in HMGCR cause an autosomal-recessive progressive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Published in American journal of human genetics (01-06-2023)“…Statins are a mainstay intervention for cardiovascular disease prevention, yet their use can cause rare severe myopathy. HMG-CoA reductase, an essential enzyme…”
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A harmonized public resource of deeply sequenced diverse human genomes
Published in Genome research (01-05-2024)“…Underrepresented populations are often excluded from genomic studies due in part to a lack of resources supporting their analyses. The 1000 Genomes Project…”
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Familial thrombocytopenia due to a complex structural variant resulting in a WAC-ANKRD26 fusion transcript
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (07-06-2021)“…Advances in genome sequencing have resulted in the identification of the causes for numerous rare diseases. However, many cases remain unsolved with standard…”
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ACTN2 mutations cause “Multiple structured Core Disease” (MsCD)
Published in Acta neuropathologica (01-03-2019)“…The identification of genes implicated in myopathies is essential for diagnosis and for revealing novel therapeutic targets. Here we characterize a novel…”
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The importance of automation in genetic diagnosis: Lessons from analyzing an inherited retinal degeneration cohort with the Mendelian Analysis Toolkit (MATK)
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-02-2022)“…In Mendelian disease diagnosis, variant analysis is a repetitive, error-prone, and time consuming process. To address this, we have developed the Mendelian…”
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Recurrent TTN metatranscript‐only c.39974–11T>G splice variant associated with autosomal recessive arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and myopathy
Published in Human mutation (01-02-2020)“…We present eight families with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and myopathy bearing a TTN intron 213 extended splice‐site variant…”
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Disruption of Golgi morphology and altered protein glycosylation in PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-03-2016)“…Mutations in PLA2G6, which encodes the calcium-independent phospholipase A2 group VI, cause neurodegeneration and diffuse cortical Lewy body formation by a yet…”
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Exome sequencing identifies novel missense and deletion variants in RTN4IP1 associated with optic atrophy, global developmental delay, epilepsy, ataxia, and choreoathetosis
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-01-2021)“…Inherited optic neuropathies (IONs) are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by optic atrophy with or without extraocular manifestations. Optic atrophy‐10…”
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Biallelic loss of function variants in SYT2 cause a treatable congenital onset presynaptic myasthenic syndrome
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-10-2020)“…Synaptotagmins are integral synaptic vesicle membrane proteins that function as calcium sensors and regulate neurotransmitter release at the presynaptic nerve…”
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Differential inclusion of NEB exons 143 and 144 provides insight into NEB-related myopathy variant interpretation and disease manifestation
Published in HGG advances (23-09-2024)“…Biallelic pathogenic variants in the gene encoding nebulin (NEB) are a known cause of congenital myopathy. We present two brothers with congenital myopathy and…”
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Expanding the phenotypic spectrum in RDH12-associated retinal disease
Published in Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies (01-02-2020)“…Retinol dehydrogenase 12, RDH12, plays a pivotal role in the visual cycle to ensure the maintenance of normal vision. Alterations in activity of this protein…”
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