XPG: a multitasking genome caretaker

A Muniesa-Vargas, AF Theil, C Ribeiro-Silva… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The XPG/ERCC5 endonuclease was originally identified as the causative gene for
Xeroderma Pigmentosum complementation group G. Ever since its discovery, in depth …

Inositol 1, 4, 5-Trisphosphate Receptor Mutations Associated with Human Disease: Insights into Receptor Function and Dysfunction

V Arige, DM MacLean, DI Yule - Annual Review of Physiology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) are ubiquitous intracellular Ca2+ release
channels. Their activation, subcellular localization, abundance, and regulation play major …

Genetic abnormalities in a large cohort of Coffin–Siris syndrome patients

F Sekiguchi, Y Tsurusaki, N Okamoto, KW Teik… - Journal of human …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Coffin–Siris syndrome (CSS, MIM# 135900) is a congenital disorder characterized
by coarse facial features, intellectual disability, and hypoplasia of the fifth digit and nails …

A study on a cohort of 301 Chinese patients with isolated methylmalonic acidemia

L Kang, Y Liu, M Shen, YI Liu, R He… - Journal of inherited …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is the most common organic acidemia in China. This study
aimed to characterise the genotypic and phenotypic variabilities, and the molecular …

Genomic testing in 1019 individuals from 349 Pakistani families results in high diagnostic yield and clinical utility

H Cheema, AM Bertoli-Avella, V Skrahina… - NPJ genomic …, 2020 - nature.com
We implemented a collaborative diagnostic program in Lahore (Pakistan) aiming to
establish the genetic diagnosis, and to asses diagnostic yield and clinical impact in patients …

Phenotypic and molecular spectrum of Aicardi-Goutières syndrome: a study of 24 patients

F Al Mutairi, M Alfadhel, M Nashabat, AW El-Hattab… - Pediatric Neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Aicardi-Goutières syndrome is a rare genetic neurological disorder
with variable clinical manifestations. Molecular detection of specific mutations is required to …

Clinical exome sequencing in 509 Middle Eastern families with suspected Mendelian diseases: The Qatari experience

N Al‐Dewik, H Mohd, M Al‐Mureikhi… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clinical exome sequencing (CES) is rapidly becoming the diagnostic test of
choice in patients with suspected Mendelian diseases especially those that are …

Contribution of next generation sequencing in pediatric practice in Lebanon. A Study on 213 cases

P Nair, S Sabbagh, H Mansour, A Fawaz… - … Genetics & Genomic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background According to the Catalogue of Transmission Genetics in Arabs, less
than half of diseases reported in Lebanese patients are mapped. In the recent years, Next …

Molecular diagnosis of coenzyme Q10 deficiency: an update

D Yubero, R Montero, C Santos-Ocaña… - Expert review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) deficiency syndromes comprise a growing
number of genetic disorders. While primary CoQ deficiency syndromes are rare diseases …

Inborn errors of metabolism: Historical perspectives to contemporary management

S Mansoor, R Qamar, M Azam - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
There are many different genetic diseases called inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) which
result from defective enzymes in the metabolic pathway. As a result, these defects either …