PLA2G6, encoding a phospholipase A2, is mutated in neurodegenerative disorders with high brain iron

NV Morgan, SK Westaway, JEV Morton, A Gregory… - Nature …, 2006 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative disorders with high brain iron include Parkinson disease, Alzheimer
disease and several childhood genetic disorders categorized as neuroaxonal dystrophies …

Characterization of human disease phenotypes associated with mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR, and IFIH1

YJ Crow, DS Chase… - American journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aicardi–Goutières syndrome is an inflammatory disease occurring due to mutations in any of
TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR or IFIH1. We report on 374 …

Genetic heterogeneity and clinical variability in musculocontractural Ehlers–Danlos syndrome caused by impaired dermatan sulfate biosynthesis

D Syx, T Van Damme, S Symoens… - Human …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bi‐allelic variants in CHST14, encoding dermatan 4‐O‐sulfotransferase‐1 (D4ST1), cause
musculocontractural Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (MC‐EDS), a recessive disorder …

Ecstasy: pharmacology and neurotoxicity

J Morton - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
In part because it is amphetamine derived, ecstasy has inherited some of its parent
compound's reputation for being neurotoxic. However, whereas amphetamine and …

Hyperphagia, severe obesity, impaired cognitive function, and hyperactivity associated with functional loss of one copy of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) …

J Gray, GSH Yeo, JJ Cox, J Morton, ALR Adlam… - Diabetes, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) inhibits food intake, and rodent
models of BDNF disruption all exhibit increased food intake and obesity, as well as …

[PDF][PDF] Mutations in the transmembrane natriuretic peptide receptor NPR-B impair skeletal growth and cause acromesomelic dysplasia, type Maroteaux

CF Bartels, H Bükülmez, P Padayatti, DK Rhee… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
The homodimeric transmembrane receptor natriuretic peptide receptor B (NPR-B [also
known as guanylate cyclase B, GC-B, and GUC2B]; gene name NPR2) produces …

Mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly: mutation and database update

L Huang, MR Vanstone, T Hartley, M Osmond… - Human …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly (MFDM) is a multiple malformation syndrome
comprising microcephaly, craniofacial anomalies, hearing loss, dysmorphic features, and, in …

[PDF][PDF] RAB23 mutations in Carpenter syndrome imply an unexpected role for hedgehog signaling in cranial-suture development and obesity

D Jenkins, D Seelow, FS Jehee, CA Perlyn… - The American Journal of …, 2007 - cell.com
Carpenter syndrome is a pleiotropic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance, the
cardinal features of which include craniosynostosis, polysyndactyly, obesity, and cardiac …

Mutations of the catalytic subunit of RAB3GAP cause Warburg Micro syndrome

IA Aligianis, CA Johnson, P Gissen, D Chen… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
Warburg Micro syndrome (WARBM1) is a severe autosomal recessive disorder
characterized by developmental abnormalities of the eye and central nervous system and by …

[PDF][PDF] Histone lysine methylases and demethylases in the landscape of human developmental disorders

V Faundes, WG Newman, L Bernardini… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - cell.com
Histone lysine methyltransferases (KMTs) and demethylases (KDMs) underpin gene
regulation. Here we demonstrate that variants causing haploinsufficiency of KMTs and …