TMEM63C mutations cause mitochondrial morphology defects and underlie hereditary spastic paraplegia

LC Tábara, F Al-Salmi, R Maroofian, AM Al-Futaisi… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are among the most genetically diverse of all
Mendelian disorders. They comprise a large group of neurodegenerative diseases that may …

SLC4A10 mutation causes a neurological disorder associated with impaired GABAergic transmission

J Fasham, AK Huebner, L Liebmann, R Khalaf-Nazzal… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
SLC4A10 is a plasma-membrane bound transporter that utilizes the Na+ gradient to drive
cellular HCO3− uptake, thus mediating acid extrusion. In the mammalian brain, SLC4A10 is …

Biallelic PI4KA variants cause neurological, intestinal and immunological disease

CG Salter, Y Cai, B Lo, G Helman, H Taylor… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIα (PI4KIIIα/PI4KA/OMIM: 600286) is a lipid kinase
generating phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P), a membrane phospholipid with critical …

[HTML][HTML] MNS1 variant associated with situs inversus and male infertility

JS Leslie, LE Rawlins, BA Chioza… - European Journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Ciliopathy disorders due to abnormalities of motile cilia encompass a range of autosomal
recessive conditions typified by chronic otosinopulmonary disease, infertility, situs …

[PDF][PDF] Bi-allelic CAMSAP1 variants cause a clinically recognizable neuronal migration disorder

R Khalaf-Nazzal, J Fasham, KA Inskeep… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - cell.com
Non-centrosomal microtubules are essential cytoskeletal filaments that are important for
neurite formation, axonal transport, and neuronal migration. They require stabilization by …

[HTML][HTML] No association between SCN9A and monogenic human epilepsy disorders

J Fasham, JS Leslie, JW Harrison, J Deline… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Many studies have demonstrated the clinical utility and importance of epilepsy gene panel
testing to confirm the specific aetiology of disease, enable appropriate therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Biallelic DAW1 variants cause a motile ciliopathy characterized by laterality defects and subtle ciliary beating abnormalities

JS Leslie, R Hjeij, A Vivante, EA Bearce, L Dyer… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose The clinical spectrum of motile ciliopathies includes laterality defects,
hydrocephalus, and infertility as well as primary ciliary dyskinesia when impaired …

[HTML][HTML] A biallelic SNIP1 Amish founder variant causes a recognizable neurodevelopmental disorder

Z Ammous, LE Rawlins, H Jones, JS Leslie… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
SNIP1 (Smad nuclear interacting protein 1) is a widely expressed transcriptional suppressor
of the TGF-β signal-transduction pathway which plays a key role in human spliceosome …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence that the Ser192Tyr/Arg402Gln in cis Tyrosinase gene haplotype is a disease-causing allele in oculocutaneous albinism type 1B (OCA1B)

S Lin, A Sanchez-Bretaño, JS Leslie… - NPJ Genomic …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1) is caused by pathogenic variants in the
TYR (tyrosinase) gene which encodes the critical and rate-limiting enzyme in melanin …

Uncovering the burden of hidden ciliopathies in the 100 000 Genomes Project: a reverse phenotyping approach

S Best, J Yu, J Lord, M Roche, CM Watson… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmg.bmj.com
Background The 100 000 Genomes Project (100K) recruited National Health Service
patients with eligible rare diseases and cancer between 2016 and 2018. PanelApp virtual …