[HTML][HTML] Meckel–Gruber syndrome: an update on diagnosis, clinical management, and research advances

V Hartill, K Szymanska, SM Sharif, G Wheway… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Meckel–Gruber syndrome (MKS) is a lethal autosomal recessive congenital anomaly
syndrome caused by mutations in genes encoding proteins that are structural or functional …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic association analysis of 77,539 genomes reveals rare disease etiologies

D Greene, Genomics England Research Consortium… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
The genetic etiologies of more than half of rare diseases remain unknown. Standardized
genome sequencing and phenotyping of large patient cohorts provide an opportunity for …

Unraveling the genetics of Joubert and Meckel-Gruber syndromes

K Szymanska, VL Hartill… - Journal of pediatric …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Joubert syndrome (JBTS) and Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS) are recessive
neurodevelopmental conditions caused by mutations in proteins that are structural or …

[HTML][HTML] A restricted spectrum of missense KMT2D variants cause a multiple malformations disorder distinct from Kabuki syndrome

S Cuvertino, V Hartill, A Colyer, T Garner, N Nair… - Genetics in …, 2020 - nature.com
Purpose To investigate if specific exon 38 or 39 KMT2D missense variants (MVs) cause a
condition distinct from Kabuki syndrome type 1 (KS1). Methods Multiple individuals, with …

[PDF][PDF] Sudden cardiac death due to deficiency of the mitochondrial inorganic pyrophosphatase PPA2

H Kennedy, TB Haack, V Hartill, L Mataković… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
We have used whole-exome sequencing in ten individuals from four unrelated pedigrees to
identify biallelic missense mutations in the nuclear-encoded mitochondrial inorganic …

The SHDRA syndrome-associated gene TMEM260 encodes a protein-specific O-mannosyltransferase

ISB Larsen, L Povolo, L Zhou, W Tian… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mutations in the TMEM260 gene cause structural heart defects and renal anomalies
syndrome, but the function of the encoded protein remains unknown. We previously reported …

HACE1 deficiency causes an autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental syndrome

R Hollstein, DA Parry, L Nalbach, CV Logan… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - jmg.bmj.com
Background The genetic aetiology of neurodevelopmental defects is extremely diverse, and
the lack of distinctive phenotypic features means that genetic criteria are often required for …

DNAAF1 links heart laterality with the AAA+ ATPase RUVBL1 and ciliary intraflagellar transport

VL Hartill, G van de Hoek, MP Patel… - Human Molecular …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract DNAAF1 (LRRC50) is a cytoplasmic protein required for dynein heavy chain
assembly and cilia motility, and DNAAF1 mutations cause primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD; …

[HTML][HTML] BTB domain mutations perturbing KCTD15 oligomerisation cause a distinctive frontonasal dysplasia syndrome

KA Miller, DAC Walma, DM Pinkas, RS Tooze… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - jmg.bmj.com
Introduction KCTD15 encodes an oligomeric BTB domain protein reported to inhibit neural
crest formation through repression of Wnt/beta-catenin signalling, as well as transactivation …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding the clinical spectrum of biglycan-related Meester-Loeys syndrome

JAN Meester, A Hebert, M Bastiaansen… - NPJ Genomic …, 2024 - nature.com
Pathogenic loss-of-function variants in BGN, an X-linked gene encoding biglycan, are
associated with Meester-Loeys syndrome (MRLS), a thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection …