Germline
Improving hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia molecular diagnosis: A referral center experience | Aguilera C, et al | Genes | Mar. 2023
Aguilera C, Padró-Miquel A, Esteve-Garcia A, Cerdà P, Torres-Iglesias R, Llecha N, Riera-Mestre A. Improving Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Molecular Diagnosis: A Referral Center Experience. Genes. 2023;14(3):772. Nonacus product: Germline Abstract Background: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare vascular disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Disease-causing variants in endoglin (ENG) and activin A receptor…
Read MoreAnalysis of genetic variability in Turner syndrome linked to long-term clinical features | Suntharalingham JP, et al | Frontiers in Endocrinology | Sep. 2023
Suntharalingham JP, Ishida M, Cameron-Pimblett A, Buonocore F, del Valle I, Achermann JC. Analysis of genetic variability in Turner syndrome linked to long-term clinical features. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2023;14:1227164. Nonacus product: Germline Abstract Women with Turner syndrome (TS) (45,X and related karyotypes) have an increased prevalence of conditions such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypothyroidism, autoimmunity,…
Read MoreAn integral approach to the molecular diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex: The role of mosaicism and splicing variants | Blasco-Pérez L, et al | The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics | Sep. 2023
Blasco-Pérez L, Iranzo-Nuez L, López-Ortega R, Martínez-Cruz D, Camprodon-Gómez M, Tenés A, et al.An Integral Approach to the Molecular Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: The Role of Mosaicism and Splicing Variants. The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 2023;25(9):692-70 Nonacus product: Germline Abstract Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by the presence…
Read MoreClinical phenotype in individuals with Birk-Landau-Perez Syndrome associated with biallelic SLC30A9 pathogenic variants | Steel DB, et al | Neurology | May 2023
Steel DB, Danti FR, Abunada M, Kamien B, Malhotra S, Topf, et al. Clinical Phenotype in Individuals With Birk-Landau-Perez Syndrome Associated With Biallelic SLC30A9 Pathogenic Variants. Neurology. 2023;100(21):e2214-23. Nonacus products: Germline Abstract Birk-Landau-Perez syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in SLC30A9 presenting with a complex movement disorder, developmental regression, oculomotor abnormalities, and…
Read MoreGermline thymidylate synthase deficiency impacts nucleotide metabolism and causes dyskeratosis congenita | Tummala H, et al | The American Journal of Human Genetics | Aug. 2022
Tummala H, Walne A, Buccafusca R, Alnajar J, Szabo A, Robinson P, et al. Germline thymidylate synthase deficiency impacts nucleotide metabolism and causes dyskeratosis congenita. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2022;109(8):1472-83. Nonacus products: Germline Summary: Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited bone-marrow-failure disorder characterized by a triad of mucocutaneous features that include abnormal skin pigmentation,…
Read MoreEmerging phenotypes linked to variants in SAMD9 and MIRAGE syndrome | Suntharalingham JP, et al | Frontiers in Endocrinology | Aug. 2022
Suntharalingham JP, Ishida M, Del Valle I, Stalman SE, Achermann JC, et al. Emerging phenotypes linked to variants in SAMD9 and MIRAGE syndrome. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2022;13:953707. Nonacus Products: Prenatal healthcare Background Heterozygous de novo variants in SAMD9 cause MIRAGE syndrome, a complex multisystem disorder involving Myelodysplasia, Infection, Restriction of growth, Adrenal hypoplasia, Genital phenotypes, and Enteropathy. The range of…
Read MoreExome sequencing reveals a high proportion of causal and candidate gene variants in a large early-onset primary ovarian insufficiency cohort | McGlacken-Byrne SM, et al | Hormone research in paediatrics | Sep. 2022
McGlacken-Byrne SM, Suntharalingham JP, Ishida M, Buonocore F, Del Valle I, Cameron-Pimblett A, et al. Exome sequencing reveals a high proportion of causal and candidate gene variants in a large early-onset Primary Ovarian Insufficiency cohort. Hormone research in paediatrics 2022;95;2; 386-387 Nonacus products: Germline Background The presentation of early-onset Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (EO-POI), most often…
Read MoreA new homozygous missense variant in LMOD3 gene causing mild nemaline myopathy with prominent facial weakness | Segarra-Casas A, et al | Neuromuscular Disorders | Apr. 2023
Segarra-Casas A, Collet R, Gonzalez-Quereda L, Vesperinas A, Caballero-Ávila M, Carbayo A, et al. A new homozygous missense variant in LMOD3 gene causing mild nemaline myopathy with prominent facial weakness. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2023;33(4):319-23. Nonacus products: Germline Abstract Nemaline myopathy (NEM)1 type 10, caused by biallelic mutations in LMOD3, is a severe congenital myopathy clinically characterized by generalized…
Read MoreDiagnosing Camurati–Engelmann disease—the age of whole-exome sequencing | Nagra D, et al | Rheumatology | Jul. 2023
Nagra D, Russell MD, Alveyn E, Birring SS, Elias D, Balachandran S, et al. Diagnosing Camurati-Engelmann disease-the age of whole-exome sequencing. Rheumatology. 2023;62(7):e221-2. Nonacus products: Germline Background Camurati-Engelmann disease, an autosomal dominant disorder first described in 1920, is caused by mutations in the Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 gene, resulting in sclerotic bone disease. The disease…
Read MoreAn association study of germline variants in bladder cancer-related genes with the prognosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer | Hof JP, et al | Bladder Cancer | Jan. 2023
Hof JP, Vermeulen SH, van der Heijden AG, Verhaegh GW, Dyrskjøt L, Catto JW, et al.An association study of germline variants in bladder cancer-related genes with the prognosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Bladder Cancer. 2023;9(1):59-71. Nonacus products: Oncology Background Various germline genetic variants are associated with the prognosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).…
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