Search Results - "Federico, Zara"
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PRRT2: from Paroxysmal Disorders to Regulation of Synaptic Function
Published in Trends in neurosciences (Regular ed.) (01-10-2016)“…In the past few years, proline-rich transmembrane protein (PRRT)2 has been identified as the causative gene for several paroxysmal neurological disorders…”
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PRRT2 controls neuronal excitability by negatively modulating Na+ channel 1.2/1.6 activity
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-04-2018)“…See Lerche (doi:10.1093/brain/awy073) for a scientific commentary on this article. PRRT2 mutations cause heterogeneous paroxysmal neurological disorders. Using…”
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TBC1D24 regulates axonal outgrowth and membrane trafficking at the growth cone in rodent and human neurons
Published in Cell death and differentiation (01-11-2019)“…Mutations in TBC1D24 are described in patients with a spectrum of neurological diseases, including mild and severe epilepsies and complex syndromic phenotypes…”
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Familial adult myoclonic epilepsy: A new expansion repeats disorder
Published in Seizure (London, England) (01-04-2019)“…•The expansion of non coding TTTTA and TTTCA repeats has been identified as the cause of FAME1.•Diagnosis is supported by clinical features and…”
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The genetics of Dravet syndrome
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-04-2011)“…Summary Dravet syndrome (DS), otherwise known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), is an epileptic encephalopathy presenting in the first year of…”
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Assessing the landscape of STXBP1-related disorders in 534 individuals
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (03-06-2022)“…Disease-causing variants in STXBP1 are among the most common genetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the phenotypic spectrum in STXBP1-related…”
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Partial Rescue of F508del-CFTR Stability and Trafficking Defects by Double Corrector Treatment
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (17-05-2021)“…Deletion of phenylalanine at position 508 (F508del) in the CFTR chloride channel is the most frequent mutation in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. F508del…”
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Aberrant Inclusion of a Poison Exon Causes Dravet Syndrome and Related SCN1A-Associated Genetic Epilepsies
Published in American journal of human genetics (06-12-2018)“…Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are a group of severe epilepsies characterized by refractory seizures and developmental impairment…”
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The PRRT2 knockout mouse recapitulates the neurological diseases associated with PRRT2 mutations
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-03-2017)“…Abstract Heterozygous and rare homozygous mutations in PRoline-Rich Transmembrane protein 2 (PRRT2) underlie a group of paroxysmal disorders including…”
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The spectrum of intermediate SCN8A‐related epilepsy
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-05-2019)“…Summary Objective Pathogenic variants in SCN8A have been associated with a wide spectrum of epilepsy phenotypes, ranging from benign familial infantile…”
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Efficacy of sodium channel blockers in SCN2A early infantile epileptic encephalopathy
Published in Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979) (01-04-2017)“…Abstract Background Recent clinical evidence supports a targeted therapeutic approach for genetic epileptic encephalopathies based on the molecular…”
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Autosomal dominant cortical tremor, myoclonus and epilepsy
Published in Epileptic disorders (01-09-2016)“…The term ‘cortical tremor’ was first introduced by Ikeda and colleagues to indicate a postural and action‐induced shivering movement of the hands which mimics…”
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Progress of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technologies to Understand Genetic Epilepsy
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (12-01-2020)“…The study of the pathomechanisms by which gene mutations lead to neurological diseases has benefit from several cellular and animal models. Recently, induced…”
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Neuroblastoma Patients’ Outcome and Chromosomal Instability
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-11-2023)“…Chromosomal instability (CIN) induces a high rate of losses or gains of whole chromosomes or parts of chromosomes. It is a hallmark of most human cancers and…”
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Genomic Analysis Made It Possible to Identify Gene-Driver Alterations Covering the Time Window between Diagnosis of Neuroblastoma 4S and the Progression to Stage 4
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (10-06-2022)“…Neuroblastoma (NB) is a tumor of the developing sympathetic nervous system. Despite recent advances in understanding the complexity of NB, the mechanisms that…”
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The leukodystrophy protein FAM126A (hyccin) regulates PtdIns(4)P synthesis at the plasma membrane
Published in Nature cell biology (01-01-2016)“…Baskin et al. report that FAM126A, which is mutated in hypomyelination and congenital cataract, regulates PI4KIII, the kinase generating PtdIns(4)P. Loss of…”
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PRRT2 Is a Key Component of the Ca2+-Dependent Neurotransmitter Release Machinery
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (05-04-2016)“…Heterozygous mutations in proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 (PRRT2) underlie a group of paroxysmal disorders, including epilepsy, kinesigenic dyskinesia,…”
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TBC1D24 regulates neuronal migration and maturation through modulation of the ARF6-dependent pathway
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (11-02-2014)“…Alterations in the formation of brain networks are associated with several neurodevelopmental disorders. Mutations in TBC1 domain family member 24 (TBC1D24)…”
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NF1 microdeletion syndrome: case report of two new patients
Published in Italian journal of pediatrics (08-11-2019)“…17q11.2 microdeletions, which include the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene region, are responsible for the NF1 microdeletion syndrome, observed in 4.2% of…”
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SLC26A9 as a Potential Modifier and Therapeutic Target in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Published in Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (25-01-2022)“…SLC26A9 belongs to the solute carrier family 26 (SLC26), which comprises membrane proteins involved in ion transport mechanisms. On the basis of different…”
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