Molecular genetics of the POMT1-related muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathies

P Hu, L Yuan, H Deng - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Protein O-mannosyltransferase 1 (POMT1) is a critical enzyme participating in the
first step of protein O-mannosylation. Mutations in the coding gene, POMT1, have been …

Clinical long-time course, novel mutations and genotype-phenotype correlation in a cohort of 27 families with POMT1-related disorders

T Geis, T Rödl, H Topaloğlu, B Balci-Hayta… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background The protein O-mannosyltransferase 1, encoded by the POMT1 gene, is a key
enzyme in the glycosylation of α-dystroglycan. POMT1–related disorders belong to the …

DNAH11 compound heterozygous variants cause heterotaxy and congenital heart disease

H Xia, X Huang, S Deng, H Xu, Y Yang, X Liu, L Yuan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Heterotaxy (HTX), a condition characterized by internal organs not being arranged as
expected relative to each other and to the left-right axis, is often accompanied with …

Identification of a novel RPGRIP1 mutation in an Iranian family with leber congenital amaurosis by exome sequencing

S Imani, J Cheng, A Mobasher‐Jannat… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a heterogeneous, early‐onset inherited retinal
dystrophy, which is associated with severe visual impairment. We aimed to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood onset limb-girdle muscular dystrophies in the Aegean part of Turkey

ULU Yİş, G Di̇ni̇z, F Hazan… - Acta …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this study is to analyze the epidemiology of the clinical and genetic features of
childhood-onset limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) in the Aegean part of Turkey. In …

A novel, homozygous nonsense variant of the CDHR1 gene in a Chinese family causes autosomal recessive retinal dystrophy by NGS‐based genetic diagnosis

J Fu, L Ma, J Cheng, L Yang, C Wei… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Retinal dystrophy is an inherited, heterogeneous, chronic and progressive disorder of visual
functions. The mutations of patients with autosomal recessive retinal retinopathy cone‐and …

Identification of DNAH17 Variants in Han-Chinese Patients With Left–Right Asymmetry Disorders

X Yu, L Yuan, S Deng, H Xia, X Tu, X Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The formation of left–right asymmetry of the visceral organs is a conserved feature of the
human body, and the asymmetry specification of structure and function is precisely …

Digenic Variants in the TTN and TRAPPC11 Genes Co-segregating With a Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy in a Han Chinese Family

Q Chen, W Zheng, H Xu, Y Yang, Z Song… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are hereditary genetic disorders characterized by
progressive muscle impairment which predominantly include proximal muscle weaknesses …

A Novel Nonsense Mutation in FERMT3 Causes LAD-III in a Pakistani Family

S Shahid, S Zaidi, S Ahmed, S Siddiqui, A Abid… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency-III (LAD3) is an extremely rare primary immunodeficiency
disorder, transmitted with autosomal-recessive inheritance. It is caused by genetic alteration …

Novel and Recurring Disease-Causing NF1 Variants in Two Chinese Families with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

H Xiao, L Yuan, H Xu, Z Yang, F Huang, Z Song… - Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder primarily
characterized by multiple café-au-lait macules, peripheral neurofibromas, skinfold freckling …