Exhaustive mutation analysis of the NF1 gene allows identification of 95% of mutations and reveals a high frequency of unusual splicing defects

LM Messiaen, T Callens, G Mortier, D Beysen… - Human …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common autosomal dominant
disorders and is caused by mutations in the NF1 gene. Mutation detection is complex due to …

Germline loss-of-function mutations in LZTR1 predispose to an inherited disorder of multiple schwannomas

A Piotrowski, J Xie, YF Liu, AB Poplawski, AR Gomes… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Constitutional SMARCB1 mutations at 22q11. 23 have been found in∼ 50% of familial and<
10% of sporadic schwannomatosis cases. We sequenced highly conserved regions along …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations of VMD2 splicing regulators cause nanophthalmos and autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy (ADVIRC)

J Yardley, BP Leroy, N Hart-Holden… - … & visual science, 2004 - iovs.arvojournals.org
purpose. To investigate the genetic basis of autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy
(ADVIRC), a rare, inherited retinal dystrophy that may be associated with defects of ocular …

[PDF][PDF] Genotype-phenotype correlation in NF1: evidence for a more severe phenotype associated with missense mutations affecting NF1 codons 844–848

M Koczkowska, Y Chen, T Callens, A Gomes… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - cell.com
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common genetic disorder with a birth incidence of 1:
2,000–3,000, is characterized by a highly variable clinical presentation. To date, only two …

[PDF][PDF] Double inactivation of NF1 in tibial pseudarthrosis

DA Stevenson, H Zhou, S Ashrafi, LM Messiaen… - The American journal of …, 2006 - cell.com
Osseous abnormalities, including long-bone dysplasia with pseudarthrosis (PA), are
associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Prospectively acquired tissue from the PA …

Clinical spectrum of individuals with pathogenic NF1 missense variants affecting p.Met1149, p.Arg1276, and p.Lys1423: genotype–phenotype study in …

M Koczkowska, T Callens, Y Chen, A Gomes… - Human …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We report 281 individuals carrying a pathogenic recurrent NF1 missense variant at p.
Met1149, p. Arg1276, or p. Lys1423, representing three nontruncating NF1 hotspots in the …

Comprehensive genomic analysis of PKHD1 mutations in ARPKD cohorts

AM Sharp, LM Messiaen, G Page, C Antignac… - Journal of medical …, 2005 - jmg.bmj.com
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD; MIM 263200) is an important
childhood nephropathy, occurring in 1 in 20 000 live births. 1 The clinical phenotype is …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding the clinical phenotype of individuals with a 3-bp in-frame deletion of the NF1 gene (c.2970_2972del): an update of genotype–phenotype …

M Koczkowska, T Callens, A Gomes, A Sharp… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Purpose Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is characterized by a highly variable
clinical presentation, but almost all NF1-affected adults present with cutaneous and/or …

[PDF][PDF] Deletions involving long-range conserved nongenic sequences upstream and downstream of FOXL2 as a novel disease-causing mechanism in …

D Beysen, J Raes, BP Leroy, A Lucassen… - The American Journal of …, 2005 - cell.com
The expression of a gene requires not only a normal coding sequence but also intact
regulatory regions, which can be located at large distances from the target genes, as …

Elucidating the impact of neurofibromatosis-1 germline mutations on neurofibromin function and dopamine-based learning

C Anastasaki, AS Woo, LM Messiaen… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal dominant neurologic
condition characterized by significant clinical heterogeneity, ranging from malignant cancers …