Search Results - "McDonald, Marie T."
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Clinical application of exome sequencing in undiagnosed genetic conditions
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-06-2012)“…There is considerable interest in the use of next-generation sequencing to help diagnose unidentified genetic conditions, but it is difficult to predict the…”
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Alternative transcripts in variant interpretation: the potential for missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-07-2020)“…Purpose Guidelines by professional organizations for assessing variant pathogenicity include the recommendation to utilize biologically relevant transcripts;…”
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Biallelic mutations in FDXR cause neurodegeneration associated with inflammation
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-12-2018)“…Mitochondrial dysfunction lies behind many neurodegenerative disorders, owing largely to the intense energy requirements of most neurons. Such mitochondrial…”
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The severity of MUSK pathogenic variants is predicted by the protein domain they disrupt
Published in HGG advances (18-07-2024)“…Biallelic loss-of-function variants in the MUSK gene result in two allelic disorders: (1) congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS; OMIM: 616325), a neuromuscular…”
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Adult Surgical Experience With Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-04-2015)“…Background Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) results from mutations in receptors for the cytokine transforming growth factor-β leading to aggressive aortic pathology…”
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Microduplication 22q11.2, an Emerging Syndrome: Clinical, Cytogenetic, and Molecular Analysis of Thirteen Patients
Published in American journal of human genetics (01-11-2003)“…Chromosome 22, particularly band 22q11.2, is predisposed to rearrangements due to misalignments of low-copy repeats (LCRs). DiGeorge/velocardiofacial syndrome…”
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Further clinical and molecular delineation of the 15q24 microdeletion syndrome
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-02-2012)“…Chromosome 15q24 microdeletion syndrome is a rare genomic disorder characterised by intellectual disability, growth retardation, unusual facial morphology and…”
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De novo mutations in KIF1A cause progressive encephalopathy and brain atrophy
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Mutations in WDR62 , encoding a centrosome-associated protein, cause microcephaly with simplified gyri and abnormal cortical architecture
Published in Nature genetics (01-11-2010)“…Genes associated with human microcephaly, a condition characterized by a small brain, include critical regulators of proliferation, cell fate and DNA repair…”
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Functional variants in TBX2 are associated with a syndromic cardiovascular and skeletal developmental disorder
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-07-2018)“…Abstract The 17 genes of the T-box family are transcriptional regulators that are involved in all stages of embryonic development, including craniofacial,…”
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Single substitution in H3.3G34 alters DNMT3A recruitment to cause progressive neurodegeneration
Published in Cell (16-03-2023)“…Germline histone H3.3 amino acid substitutions, including H3.3G34R/V, cause severe neurodevelopmental syndromes. To understand how these mutations impact brain…”
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A pathogenic variant in the SETBP1 hotspot results in a forme‐fruste Schinzel–Giedion syndrome
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-08-2020)“…Schinzel–Giedion syndrome (SGS; OMIM 269150) is an ultra‐rare genetic disorder associated with a distinctive facial gestalt, congenital malformations, severe…”
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Novel association of Dandy-Walker malformation with CAPN15 variants expands the phenotype of oculogastrointestinal neurodevelopmental syndrome
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-11-2023)“…Oculogastrointestinal neurodevelopmental syndrome has been described in seven previously published individuals who harbor biallelic pathogenic variants in the…”
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Mutations in Fibronectin Cause a Subtype of Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia with “Corner Fractures”
Published in American journal of human genetics (02-11-2017)“…Fibronectin is a master organizer of extracellular matrices (ECMs) and promotes the assembly of collagens, fibrillin-1, and other proteins. It is also known to…”
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CSGALNACT1‐congenital disorder of glycosylation: A mild skeletal dysplasia with advanced bone age
Published in Human mutation (01-03-2020)“…Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDGs) comprise a large number of inherited metabolic defects that affect the biosynthesis and attachment of glycans…”
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Mutations in NCAPG2 Cause a Severe Neurodevelopmental Syndrome that Expands the Phenotypic Spectrum of Condensinopathies
Published in American journal of human genetics (03-01-2019)“…The use of whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing has been a catalyst for a genotype-first approach to diagnostics. Under this paradigm, we have implemented…”
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Deficiency in SLC25A1, Encoding the Mitochondrial Citrate Carrier, Causes Combined D-2- and L-2-Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria
Published in American journal of human genetics (04-04-2013)“…The Krebs cycle is of fundamental importance for the generation of the energetic and molecular needs of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Both enantiomers…”
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Interference of nuclear mitochondrial DNA segments in mitochondrial DNA testing resembles biparental transmission of mitochondrial DNA in humans
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-08-2021)“…Reports have questioned the dogma of exclusive maternal transmission of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), including the recent report of an admixture of two…”
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Hemimegalencephaly with Bannayan‐Riley‐Ruvalcaba syndrome
Published in Epileptic disorders (01-02-2018)“…ABSTRACT Hemimegalencephaly is known to occur in Proteus syndrome, but has not been reported, to our knowledge, in the other PTEN mutation‐related syndrome of…”
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Novel pathogenic variants in FOXP3 in fetuses with echogenic bowel and skin desquamation identified by ultrasound
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-05-2017)“…Immunodysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy, X‐linked (IPEX) syndrome is a rare, X‐linked recessive disease that affects regulatory T cells (Tregs)…”
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