Redefining cerebral palsies as a diverse group of neurodevelopmental disorders with genetic aetiology

CL van Eyk, MC Fahey, J Gecz - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Cerebral palsy is a clinical descriptor covering a diverse group of permanent, non-
degenerative disorders of motor function. Around one-third of cases have now been shown …

Molecular diagnostic yield of exome sequencing and chromosomal microarray in short stature: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Li, Z Chen, J Wang, K Xu, X Fan, C Gong… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Currently, the diagnostic yield of exome sequencing (ES) and chromosomal
microarray analysis (CMA) for short stature cohorts is uncertain. Despite previous studies …

Comprehensive whole-genome sequence analyses provide insights into the genomic architecture of cerebral palsy

DL Fehlings, M Zarrei, W Engchuan, N Sondheimer… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
We performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in 327 children with cerebral palsy (CP)
and their biological parents. We classified 37 of 327 (11.3%) children as having …

Exome sequencing reveals genetic heterogeneity and clinically actionable findings in children with cerebral palsy

Y Wang, Y Xu, C Zhou, Y Cheng, N Qiao, Q Shang… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in children. To ascertain the role of
major genetic variants in the etiology of CP, we conducted exome sequencing on a large …

[HTML][HTML] Bi-allelic variants in the ESAM tight-junction gene cause a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with fetal intracranial hemorrhage

M Lecca, D Pehlivan, DH Suñer, K Weiss… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an essential gatekeeper for the central nervous system and
incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) is higher in infants with a history of …

All patients with a cerebral palsy diagnosis merit genomic sequencing

C van Eyk, SC MacLennan, AH MacLennan - JAMA pediatrics, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
JAMA Pediatr. Published online March 6, 2023. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics. 2023.0008 3.
Srivastava S, Lewis SA, Cohen JS, et al. Molecular diagnostic yield of exome sequencing …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic pathways in cerebral palsy: a review of the implications for precision diagnosis and understanding disease mechanisms

Y Xu, Y Li, SA Richard, Y Sun… - Neural Regeneration …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Cerebral palsy is a diagnostic term utilized to describe a group of permanent disorders
affecting movement and posture. Patients with cerebral palsy are often only capable of …

Inhibition of GSK3α, β rescues cognitive phenotypes in a preclinical mouse model of CTNNB1 syndrome

JM Alexander, L Vazquez-Ramirez, C Lin… - EMBO Molecular …, 2024 - embopress.org
CTNNB1 syndrome is a rare monogenetic disorder caused by CTNNB1 de novo pathogenic
heterozygous loss-of-function variants that result in cognitive and motor disabilities …

[HTML][HTML] Potential clinical applications of advanced genomic analysis in cerebral palsy

SA Lewis, A Ruttenberg, T Iyiyol, N Kong, SC Jin… - Ebiomedicine, 2024 - thelancet.com
Cerebral palsy (CP) has historically been attributed to acquired insults, but emerging
research suggests that genetic variations are also important causes of CP. While microarray …

Etiology and ontogeny of cerebral palsy: implications for practice and research

MI Evans, DW Britt, LD Devoe - Reproductive Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) has been recognized as a group of neurologic disorders with varying
etiologies and ontogenies. While a percentage of CP cases arises during labor, the …