Mechanism of KMT5B haploinsufficiency in neurodevelopment in humans and mice

SE Sheppard, L Bryant, RN Wickramasekara… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Pathogenic variants in KMT5B, a lysine methyltransferase, are associated with global
developmental delay, macrocephaly, autism, and congenital anomalies (OMIM# 617788) …

FOXP1-related intellectual disability syndrome: a recognisable entity

I Meerschaut, D Rochefort, N Revençu… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Mutations in forkhead box protein P1 (FOXP1) cause intellectual disability (ID)
and specific language impairment (SLI), with or without autistic features (MIM: 613670) …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the mutational landscape of isolated congenital heart defects: an exome sequencing study using cardiac DNA

I Meerschaut, W Steyaert, T Bové, K François… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common congenital anomalies in liveborn
children. In contrast to syndromic CHD (SCHD), the genetic basis of isolated CHD (ICHD) is …

Tailoring the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology Guidelines for the Interpretation of Sequenced …

L Muiño-Mosquera, F Steijns, T Audenaert… - Circulation: Genomic …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The introduction of next-generation sequencing techniques has substantially
increased the identification of new genetic variants and hence the necessity of accurate …

A clinical scoring system for congenital contractural arachnodactyly

I Meerschaut, S De Coninck, W Steyaert… - Genetics in …, 2020 - nature.com
Purpose Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) is an autosomal dominant
connective tissue disorder manifesting joint contractures, arachnodactyly, crumpled ears …

Further delineation of auriculocondylar syndrome based on 14 novel cases and reassessment of 25 published cases

N Vegas, Z Demir, CT Gordon, S Breton… - Human …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Auriculocondylar syndrome (ACS) is a rare craniofacial disorder characterized by
mandibular hypoplasia and an auricular defect at the junction between the lobe and helix …

Severe congenital neutropenia with neurological impairment due to a homozygous VPS45 p.E238K mutation: A case report suggesting a genotype–phenotype …

I Meerschaut, V Bordon, C Dhooge… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
VPS45 mutations cause severe congenital neutropenia (SCN). We report on a girl with SCN
and neurological impairment harboring a homozygous p. E238K mutation in VPS45 …

[HTML][HTML] A reassessment of copy number variations in congenital heart defects: picturing the whole genome

I Meerschaut, S Vergult, A Dheedene, B Menten… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Copy number variations (CNVs) can modulate phenotypes by affecting protein-coding
sequences directly or through interference of gene expression. Recent studies in cancer and …

Myhre syndrome: a first familial recurrence and broadening of the phenotypic spectrum

I Meerschaut, A Beyens, W Steyaert… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Myhre syndrome is a rare multisystem connective tissue disorder, characterized by short
stature, facial dysmorphology, variable intellectual disability, skeletal abnormalities …

Expanded cardiovascular phenotype of Myhre syndrome includes tetralogy of Fallot suggesting a role for SMAD4 in human neural crest defects

G Cappuccio, N Brunetti‐Pierri, P Clift… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) can be associated with a wide range of extracardiac
anomalies, with an underlying etiology identified in approximately 10% of cases. Individuals …