[HTML][HTML] Wnt signaling: Essential roles in osteoblast differentiation, bone metabolism and therapeutic implications for bone and skeletal disorders

R Vlashi, X Zhang, M Wu, G Chen - Genes & Diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
Wnt signaling executes an indispensable performance in osteoblast differentiation, bone
development, homeostasis, and remodeling. Wnt signals trigger the intracellular Wnt …

[HTML][HTML] An automated 13.5 hour system for scalable diagnosis and acute management guidance for genetic diseases

MJ Owen, S Lefebvre, C Hansen, CM Kunard… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
While many genetic diseases have effective treatments, they frequently progress rapidly to
severe morbidity or mortality if those treatments are not implemented immediately. Since …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons learned from large-scale, first-tier clinical exome sequencing in a highly consanguineous population

D Monies, M Abouelhoda, M Assoum… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
We report the results of clinical exome sequencing (CES) on> 2,200 previously unpublished
Saudi families as a first-tier test. The predominance of autosomal-recessive causes allowed …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the pathophysiology of musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

T Kosho, S Mizumoto, T Watanabe, T Yoshizawa… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Musculocontractural Ehlers–Danlos Syndome (mcEDS) is a type of EDS caused by biallelic
pathogenic variants in the gene for carbohydrate sulfotransferase 14/dermatan 4-O …

[HTML][HTML] Autozygome and high throughput confirmation of disease genes candidacy

S Maddirevula, F Alzahrani, M Al-Owain… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Purpose Establishing links between Mendelian phenotypes and genes enables the
proper interpretation of variants therein. Autozygome, a rich source of homozygous variants …

Phenome-based approach identifies RIC1-linked Mendelian syndrome through zebrafish models, biobank associations and clinical studies

G Unlu, X Qi, ER Gamazon, DB Melville, N Patel… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Discovery of genotype–phenotype relationships remains a major challenge in clinical
medicine. Here, we combined three sources of phenotypic data to uncover a new …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations in PIGB cause an inherited GPI biosynthesis defect with an axonal neuropathy and metabolic abnormality in severe cases

Y Murakami, TTM Nguyen, N Baratang, PK Raju… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
Proteins anchored to the cell surface via glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) play various key
roles in the human body, particularly in development and neurogenesis. As such, many …

Alterations in glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis associated with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

D Syx, S Delbaere, C Bui, A De Clercq… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Proteoglycans consist of a core protein substituted with one or more glycosaminoglycan
(GAG) chains and execute versatile functions during many physiological and pathological …

[HTML][HTML] Founder mutations and rare disease in the Arab world

D Marafi - Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Founder mutations are disease-causing variants that occur frequently in geographically or
culturally isolated groups whose shared ancestor (s) carried the pathogenic variant. While …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt pathway extracellular components and their essential roles in bone homeostasis

N Martínez-Gil, N Ugartondo, D Grinberg, S Balcells - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Wnt pathway is involved in several processes essential for bone development and
homeostasis. For proper functioning, the Wnt pathway is tightly regulated by numerous …