Mutations in the mitochondrial protease gene AFG3L2 cause dominant hereditary ataxia SCA28

D Di Bella, F Lazzaro, A Brusco, M Plumari… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are genetically heterogeneous
neurological disorders characterized by cerebellar dysfunction mostly due to Purkinje cell …

Modulation of the age at onset in spinocerebellar ataxia by CAG tracts in various genes

S Tezenas du Montcel, A Durr, P Bauer, KP Figueroa… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Polyglutamine-coding (CAG) n repeat expansions in seven different genes cause
spinocerebellar ataxias. Although the size of the expansion is negatively correlated with age …

A large genomic deletion leads to enhancer adoption by the lamin B1 gene: a second path to autosomal dominant adult-onset demyelinating leukodystrophy (ADLD)

E Giorgio, D Robyr, M Spielmann… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Chromosomal rearrangements with duplication of the lamin B1 (LMNB1) gene underlie
autosomal dominant adult-onset demyelinating leukodystrophy (ADLD), a rare neurological …

SCA28, a novel form of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia on chromosome 18p11. 22–q11. 2

C Cagnoli, C Mariotti, F Taroni, M Seri, A Brussino… - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We describe a four-generation Italian family with a novel form of juvenile-onset, slowly
progressive, autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia. Eleven affected family members have …

An enhanced polymerase chain reaction assay to detect pre-and full mutation alleles of the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene

A Saluto, A Brussino, F Tassone, C Arduino… - The Journal of Molecular …, 2005 - Elsevier
Several diagnostic strategies have been applied to the detection of FMR1 gene repeat
expansions in fragile X syndrome. Here, we report a novel polymerase chain reaction-based …

Missense mutations in the AFG3L2 proteolytic domain account for∼ 1.5% of European autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias

C Cagnoli, G Stevanin, A Brussino, M Barberis… - Human …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 28 is an autosomal dominant form of cerebellar ataxia (ADCA)
caused by mutations in AFG3L2, a gene that encodes a subunit of the mitochondrial m‐AAA …

A de novo X; 8 translocation creates a PTK2-THOC2 gene fusion with THOC2 expression knockdown in a patient with psychomotor retardation and congenital …

E Di Gregorio, FT Bianchi, A Schiavi… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - jmg.bmj.com
Background and aim We identified a balanced de novo translocation involving
chromosomes Xq25 and 8q24 in an eight year-old girl with a non-progressive form of …

FMR1 gene premutation is a frequent genetic cause of late-onset sporadic cerebellar ataxia

A Brussino, C Gellera, A Saluto, C Mariotti, C Arduino… - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
In an Italian population of 275 unrelated men affected by adult-onset sporadic progressive
cerebellar ataxia, the authors found six patients carrying an FMR1 gene premutation. Age at …

Copy number variants analysis in a cohort of isolated and syndromic developmental delay/intellectual disability reveals novel genomic disorders, position effects and …

E Di Gregorio, E Riberi, EF Belligni, E Biamino… - Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Array‐comparative genomic hybridization (array‐CGH) is a widely used
technique to detect copy number variants (CNVs) associated with developmental …

Analysis of LMNB1 Duplications in Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy Provides Insights into Duplication Mechanisms and Allele‐Specific Expression

E Giorgio, H Rolyan, L Kropp, AB Chakka… - Human …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Autosomal dominant leukodystrophy (ADLD) is an adult onset demyelinating disorder that is
caused by duplications of the lamin B1 (LMNB 1) gene. However, as only a few cases have …