Congenital muscular dystrophies: What is new?

AA Zambon, F Muntoni - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are a group of inherited conditions defined by
muscle weakness occurring before the acquisition of ambulation, delayed motor milestones …

Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase: Role in human health, disease and potential therapeutic target

ME Muehlebach, SA Holstein - Clinical and Translational …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGDPS), an enzyme in the isoprenoid biosynthesis
pathway, is responsible for the production of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP). GGPP …

Bi-allelic variants in HMGCR cause an autosomal-recessive progressive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

JA Morales-Rosado, TL Schwab… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Statins are a mainstay intervention for cardiovascular disease prevention, yet their use can
cause rare severe myopathy. HMG-CoA reductase, an essential enzyme in the mevalonate …

New insights into Perrault syndrome, a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder

R Faridi, A Rea, C Fenollar-Ferrer, RT O'Keefe, S Gu… - Human Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Hearing loss and impaired fertility are common human disorders each with multiple genetic
causes. Sometimes deafness and impaired fertility, which are the hallmarks of Perrault …

Integral role of the mitochondrial ribosome in supporting ovarian function: MRPS7 variants in syndromic premature ovarian insufficiency

BL Kline, S Jaillard, KM Bell, S Bakhshalizadeh… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The mitochondrial ribosome is critical to mitochondrial protein synthesis. Defects in both the
large and small subunits of the mitochondrial ribosome can cause human disease …

Exome sequencing in undiagnosed congenital myopathy reveals new genes and refines genes–phenotypes correlations

Y de Feraudy, M Vandroux, NB Romero, R Schneider… - Genome Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Congenital myopathies are severe genetic diseases with a strong impact on
patient autonomy and often on survival. A large number of patients do not have a genetic …

Two Novel Pathogenic Variants Confirm RMND1 Causative Role in Perrault Syndrome with Renal Involvement

D Oziębło, J Pazik, I Stępniak, H Skarżyński, M Ołdak - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
RMND1 (required for meiotic nuclear division 1 homolog) pathogenic variants are known to
cause combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency (COXPD11), a severe multisystem …

Biallelic CRELD1 variants cause a multisystem syndrome, including neurodevelopmental phenotypes, cardiac dysrhythmias, and frequent infections

L Jeffries, EK Mis, K McWalter, S Donkervoort… - Genetics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose We sought to delineate a multisystem disorder caused by recessive cysteine-rich
with epidermal growth factor–like domains 1 (CRELD1) gene variants. Methods The impact …

The prognostic role and metabolic function of GGPS1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma

K Huang, L Han, H Xu, R Xu, H Guo… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: GGPS1 (geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase 1) is a member of the
prenyltransferase family. Abnormal expression of GGPS1 can disrupt the balance between …

HMGCS1 variants cause rigid spine syndrome amenable to mevalonic acid treatment in an animal model

LNH Dofash, LB Miles, Y Saito, E Rivas, V Calcinotto… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Rigid spine syndrome is a rare childhood-onset myopathy characterised by slowly
progressive or non-progressive scoliosis, neck and spine contractures, hypotonia, and …