Dysregulation of the immune response in TGF-β signalopathies

MM Rodari, N Cerf-Bensussan, M Parlato - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family of cytokines exerts pleiotropic functions
during embryonic development, tissue homeostasis and repair as well as within the immune …

Messenger RNA transport on lysosomal vesicles maintains axonal mitochondrial homeostasis and prevents axonal degeneration

R De Pace, S Ghosh, VH Ryan, M Sohn, M Jarnik… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In neurons, RNA granules are transported along the axon for local translation away from the
soma. Recent studies indicate that some of this transport involves hitchhiking of RNA …

Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: A review and a critical appraisal of published genetic research to date

K Scicluna, MM Formosa, R Farrugia, I Borg - Clinical Genetics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a collection of rare hereditary connective
tissue disorders with heterogeneous phenotypes, usually diagnosed following clinical …

Biallelic BORCS8 variants cause an infantile-onset neurodegenerative disorder with altered lysosome dynamics

R De Pace, R Maroofian, A Paimboeuf, M Zamani… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
BLOC-one-related complex (BORC) is a multiprotein complex composed of eight subunits
named BORCS1–8. BORC associates with the cytosolic face of lysosomes, where it …

Diagnostic performance of automated, streamlined, daily updated exome analysis in patients with neurodevelopmental delay

GH Seo, H Lee, J Lee, H Han, YK Cho, M Kim… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background The diagnostic yield of whole-exome sequencing (WES) varies from 30%–50%
among patients with mild to severe neurodevelopmental delay (NDD)/intellectual disability …

Loss-of-function variants in MYCBP2 cause neurobehavioural phenotypes and corpus callosum defects

L AlAbdi, M Desbois, DV Rusnac, RA Sulaiman… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The corpus callosum is a bundle of axon fibres that connects the two hemispheres of the
brain. Neurodevelopmental disorders that feature dysgenesis of the corpus callosum as a …

[HTML][HTML] Bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in WBP4, encoding a spliceosome protein, result in a variable neurodevelopmental syndrome

E Engal, KT Oja, R Maroofian, O Geminder… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Over two dozen spliceosome proteins are involved in human diseases, also referred to as
spliceosomopathies. WW domain-binding protein 4 (WBP4) is part of the early spliceosomal …

AXIN1 bi-allelic variants disrupting the C-terminal DIX domain cause craniometadiaphyseal osteosclerosis with hip dysplasia

P Terhal, AJ Venhuizen, D Lessel, WH Tan… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Sclerosing skeletal dysplasias result from an imbalance between bone formation and
resorption. We identified three homozygous, C-terminally truncating AXIN1 variants in seven …

Clinical and genetic characterization of a cohort of 97 CLN6 patients tested at a single center

CM Rus, T Weissensteiner, C Pereira, I Susnea… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Ceroid lipofuscinoses neuronal 6 (CLN6) disease belongs to the neuronal
ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs), complex and genetically heterogeneous disorders with wide …

Genetic and Epidemiological Insights into RAB32‐Linked Parkinson's Disease

M Radefeldt, S Lemke, K Chaichoompu… - Movement …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The p. Ser71Arg RAB32 variant was recently associated with
Parkinson's disease (PD). Objective The aim was to investigate the presence of RAB32 …