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Genet Med ; 23(10): 1854-1863, 2021 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34040192

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PURPOSE: To determine the value of early exome sequencing (eES) relative to the current typical care (TC) in the diagnosis of newborns with suspected severe mitochondrial disorders (MitD). METHODS: We used a decision tree-Markov hybrid to model neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-related outcomes and costs, lifetime costs and quality-adjusted life-years among patients with MitD. Probabilities, costs, and utilities were populated using published literature, expert opinion, and the Pediatric Health Information System database. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) and net monetary benefits (NMB) were calculated from lifetime costs and quality-adjusted life-years for singleton and trio eES, and TC. Robustness was assessed using univariate and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSA). Scenario analyses were also conducted. RESULTS: Findings indicate trio eES is a cost-minimizing and cost-effective alternative to current TC. Diagnostic probabilities and NICU length-of-stay were the most sensitive model parameters. Base case analysis demonstrates trio eES has the highest incremental NMB, and PSA demonstrates trio eES had the highest likelihood of being cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay (WTP) of $200,000 relative to TC, singleton eES, and no ES. CONCLUSION: Trio and singleton eES are cost-effective and cost-minimizing alternatives to current TC in diagnosing newborns suspected of having a severe MitD.


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Exoma , Enfermedades Mitocondriales , Niño , Análisis Costo-Beneficio , Exoma/genética , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Enfermedades Mitocondriales/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Mitocondriales/genética , Años de Vida Ajustados por Calidad de Vida
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Mol Genet Metab ; 133(1): 100-108, 2021 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33775523

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OBJECTIVE: Long-term outcomes of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI treated with galsulfase enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) since infancy were evaluated. METHODS: The study was a multicenter, prospective evaluation using data from infants with MPS VI generated during a phase 4 study (ASB-008; Clinicaltrials.govNCT00299000) and clinical data collected ≥5 years after completion of the study. RESULTS: Parents of three subjects from ASB-008 (subjects 1, 2, and 4) provided written informed consent to participate in the follow-up study. One subject was excluded as consent was not provided. Subjects 1, 2, and 4 were aged 0.7, 0.3, and 1.1 years, respectively, at initiation of galsulfase and 10.5, 7.9, and 10.5 years, respectively, at follow-up. All subjects had classical MPS VI based on pre-treatment urinary glycosaminoglycans and the early onset of clinical manifestations. At follow-up, subject 4 had normal stature for age; subjects 1 and 2 had short stature, but height remained around the 90th percentile of growth curves for untreated classical MPS VI. Six-minute walk distance was normal for age/height in subjects 1 (550 m) and 4 (506 m), and reduced for subject 2 (340 m). Subject 2 preserved normal respiratory function, while percent predicted forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in 1 s decreased over time in the other subjects. Skeletal dysplasia was already apparent in all subjects at baseline and continued to progress. Cardiac valve disease showed mild progression in subject 1, mild improvement in subject 4, and remained trivial in subject 2. All subjects had considerably reduced pinch and grip strength at follow-up, but functional dexterity was relatively normal for age and there was limited impact on activities of daily living. Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) results showed that subjects 2 and 4 had numerous fine and gross motor competencies. Corneal clouding progressed in all subjects, while progression of hearing impairment was variable. Liver size normalized from baseline in subjects 1 and 4, and remained normal in subject 2. CONCLUSION: Very early and continuous ERT appears to slow down the clinical course of MPS VI, as shown by preservation of endurance, functional dexterity, and several fine and gross motor competencies after 7.7-9.8 years of treatment, and less growth impairment or progression of cardiac disease than could be expected based on the patients' classical phenotype. ERT does not seem to prevent progression of skeletal or eye disease in the long term.


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Condroitinsulfatasas/genética , Terapia de Reemplazo Enzimático , Mucopolisacaridosis VI/terapia , N-Acetilgalactosamina-4-Sulfatasa/genética , Actividades Cotidianas , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios de Seguimiento , Glicosaminoglicanos/orina , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Mucopolisacaridosis VI/genética , Mucopolisacaridosis VI/patología , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Pruebas de Función Respiratoria
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Genet Med ; 21(11): 2644-2649, 2019 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31147633

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PURPOSE: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a human genomic imprinting disorder characterized by lateralized overgrowth, macroglossia, abdominal wall defects, congenital hyperinsulinism, and predisposition to embryonal tumors. One of the molecular etiologies underlying BWS is paternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 11p15.5 (pUPD11). About 8% of pUPD11 cases are due to genome-wide paternal uniparental isodisomy (GWpUPD). About 30 cases of live-born patients with GWpUPD have been described, most of whom were mosaic and female. We present male patients with BWS due to GWpUPD, elucidate the underlying mechanism, and make recommendations for management. METHODS: Three male patients with GWpUPD underwent clinical and molecular evaluation by single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarrays in different tissues. Previously published cases of GWpUPD were reviewed. RESULTS: SNP microarray demonstrated a GWpUPD cell population with sex chromosomes XX and biparental cell population with sex chromosomes XY, consistent with dispermic androgenetic chimerism. CONCLUSION: SNP microarray is necessary to distinguish GWpUPD cases and the underlying mechanisms. The percentage of GWpUPD cell population within a specific tissue type correlated with the amount of tissue dysplasia. Males with BWS due to GWpUPD are important to distinguish from other molecular etiologies because the mechanism indicates risk for germ cell tumors and autosomal recessive diseases in addition to other BWS features.


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Síndrome de Beckwith-Wiedemann/etiología , Disomía Uniparental/genética , Quimerismo , Cromosomas Humanos Par 11/genética , Metilación de ADN/genética , Impresión Genómica/genética , Genotipo , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Mosaicismo , Fenotipo , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/genética , Disomía Uniparental/diagnóstico , Disomía Uniparental/fisiopatología
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Genet Med ; 21(4): 867-876, 2019 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30190611

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PURPOSE: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is characterized by a highly variable clinical presentation, but almost all NF1-affected adults present with cutaneous and/or subcutaneous neurofibromas. Exceptions are individuals heterozygous for the NF1 in-frame deletion, c.2970_2972del (p.Met992del), associated with a mild phenotype without any externally visible tumors. METHODS: A total of 135 individuals from 103 unrelated families, all carrying the constitutional NF1 p.Met992del pathogenic variant and clinically assessed using the same standardized phenotypic checklist form, were included in this study. RESULTS: None of the individuals had externally visible plexiform or histopathologically confirmed cutaneous or subcutaneous neurofibromas. We did not identify any complications, such as symptomatic optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) or symptomatic spinal neurofibromas; however, 4.8% of individuals had nonoptic brain tumors, mostly low-grade and asymptomatic, and 38.8% had cognitive impairment/learning disabilities. In an individual with the NF1 constitutional c.2970_2972del and three astrocytomas, we provided proof that all were NF1-associated tumors given loss of heterozygosity at three intragenic NF1 microsatellite markers and c.2970_2972del. CONCLUSION: We demonstrate that individuals with the NF1 p.Met992del pathogenic variant have a mild NF1 phenotype lacking clinically suspected plexiform, cutaneous, or subcutaneous neurofibromas. However, learning difficulties are clearly part of the phenotypic presentation in these individuals and will require specialized care.


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Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje/genética , Neurofibroma Plexiforme/genética , Neurofibromatosis 1/genética , Neurofibromina 1/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Heterocigoto , Humanos , Lactante , Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje/fisiopatología , Masculino , Mutación Missense/genética , Neurofibroma Plexiforme/fisiopatología , Neurofibromatosis 1/patología , Eliminación de Secuencia , Adulto Joven
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Am J Med Genet A ; 173(1): 114-119, 2017 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27615053

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Duplication 7q11.23 syndrome is the reciprocal of Williams-Beuren deletion syndrome. Studies have reported a recognizable phenotype, including autism, intellectual disability, speech, and language delay, social anxiety, and behavioral difficulties in these individuals. Previous studies revealed a variety of craniofacial abnormalities, brain malformations, and cardiac abnormalities, including aortic dilation. This patient series evaluates five family members aged 2 months to 35 years, all with confirmed 7q11.23 duplication syndrome. All had characteristic craniofacial findings and joint hyperextensibility, and three experienced broken bones/fractures with minimal trauma. Other features included frequent headaches, sleep problems, hydrocephalus, and in two of the children, mildly dilated aortic root, and ascending aorta. Psychological test results reveal borderline to low average nonverbal cognitive abilities and speech and language delays. All five family members with 7q11.23 syndrome meet criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Adaptive functioning is impaired for all four children, but higher for the children's father. The infant shows developmental delays in language and motor skills, but some improvements in reciprocal social behaviors over time. Two children exhibit hyperactivity and inattention, and the father and second youngest child exhibit anxiety. This family clinical series contributes to the growing literature on the phenotype of 7q11.23 microduplication syndrome across the age range. Physicians are encouraged to urge focused medical surveillance and intensive early intervention targeting speech-language and social reciprocity. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


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Trastornos de los Cromosomas/diagnóstico , Trastornos de los Cromosomas/genética , Duplicación Cromosómica , Cromosomas Humanos Par 7 , Fenotipo , Cariotipo Anormal , Adolescente , Adulto , Biomarcadores , Niño , Preescolar , Diagnóstico por Imagen , Electroencefalografía , Femenino , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Linaje , Adulto Joven
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Fetal Diagn Ther ; 41(3): 234-236, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26982014

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Recipients of the twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) often develop cardiac manifestations, but arterial calcification has rarely been reported. Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is a genetic disorder with high infantile mortality. We report the case of a TTTS recipient with moderate cardiomyopathy at diagnosis who developed progressive calcification of the pulmonary arteries and aorta after successful in utero laser therapy. Postnatally, both twins were diagnosed with a heterozygous ABCC6 gene mutation associated with GACI. The recipient had progressive supravalvular pulmonary and aortic stenosis, was treated with bisphosphonate therapy, and successfully underwent cardiac surgery at 4 months of age. The donor twin with the same mutation remained phenotypically normal at 15 months of age. This case illustrates monozygotic fetuses with discordant in utero hemodynamics, with subsequent development of phenotypic differences. TTTS recipients with arterial calcifications should undergo genetic testing for GACI.


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Transfusión Feto-Fetal/genética , Proteínas Asociadas a Resistencia a Múltiples Medicamentos/genética , Fenotipo , Estenosis de Arteria Pulmonar/genética , Gemelos Monocigóticos/genética , Calcificación Vascular/genética , Adulto , Femenino , Transfusión Feto-Fetal/complicaciones , Transfusión Feto-Fetal/diagnóstico por imagen , Hemodinámica/fisiología , Humanos , Mutación/genética , Embarazo , Estenosis de Arteria Pulmonar/complicaciones , Estenosis de Arteria Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen , Calcificación Vascular/complicaciones , Calcificación Vascular/diagnóstico por imagen
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Hum Mutat ; 36(11): 1052-63, 2015 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26178382

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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most frequent genetic disorders, affecting 1:3,000 worldwide. Identification of genotype-phenotype correlations is challenging because of the wide range clinical variability, the progressive nature of the disorder, and extreme diversity of the mutational spectrum. We report 136 individuals with a distinct phenotype carrying one of five different NF1 missense mutations affecting p.Arg1809. Patients presented with multiple café-au-lait macules (CALM) with or without freckling and Lisch nodules, but no externally visible plexiform neurofibromas or clear cutaneous neurofibromas were found. About 25% of the individuals had Noonan-like features. Pulmonic stenosis and short stature were significantly more prevalent compared with classic cohorts (P < 0.0001). Developmental delays and/or learning disabilities were reported in over 50% of patients. Melanocytes cultured from a CALM in a segmental NF1-patient showed two different somatic NF1 mutations, p.Arg1809Cys and a multi-exon deletion, providing genetic evidence that p.Arg1809Cys is a loss-of-function mutation in the melanocytes and causes a pigmentary phenotype. Constitutional missense mutations at p.Arg1809 affect 1.23% of unrelated NF1 probands in the UAB cohort, therefore this specific NF1 genotype-phenotype correlation will affect counseling and management of a significant number of patients.


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Sustitución de Aminoácidos , Codón , Mutación Missense , Neurofibromina 1/genética , Síndrome de Noonan/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Noonan/genética , Fenotipo , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios de Cohortes , Enanismo/genética , Femenino , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neurofibromina 1/química , Adulto Joven
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Am J Med Genet A ; 164A(2): 472-5, 2014 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24311532

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Trisomy 13 (T13) is a rare autosomal aneuploidy. Greater than 90% of patients die during the first year of life. Malignancies reported in association with T13 include two cases of Wilms tumor and one case of pilocytic astrocytoma. There is no previous report of hepatoblastoma in patients with T13. We report a unique case of hepatoblastoma in a 15-month-old female with constitutional T13. Our patient was born at 38 weeks gestation and was noted to have phenotypic features consistent with T13. Genetic testing confirmed an abnormal karyotype of 47,XX,+13 in all cells. At fifteen months of age she was noted to have a right hepatic lobe mass on a routine follow-up renal ultrasound for hydronephrosis. Serum alpha-fetoprotein level was 55,300 ng/ml. Staging work-up revealed the absence of metastases. She underwent a complete surgical resection with right hepatic lobectomy. Histopathology was consistent with hepatoblastoma, mixed epithelial and mesenchymal type. She had a protracted postoperative course complicated by Enterobacter aerogenes urosepsis, a significant biloma, chronic pancreatitis, and apneic episodes of uncertain etiology. She received four courses of doxorubicin monotherapy without any severe or unexpected toxicity. She continues to be in remission 8 months following diagnosis. This is the first reported case of hepatoblastoma in a child with constitutional T13. This may represent a non-random association, as somatic trisomy of chromosome 13 in hepatoblastoma tumors has been previously described in the literature. Prolonged survival may have allowed for hepatoblastoma to present in our patient.


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Trastornos de los Cromosomas/complicaciones , Hepatoblastoma/etiología , Trastornos de los Cromosomas/diagnóstico , Cromosomas Humanos Par 13 , Femenino , Hepatectomía , Hepatoblastoma/diagnóstico , Hepatoblastoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Hepatoblastoma/cirugía , Humanos , Lactante , Hígado/patología , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/etiología , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Resultado del Tratamiento , Trisomía/diagnóstico , Síndrome de la Trisomía 13 , alfa-Fetoproteínas/metabolismo
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J Inherit Metab Dis ; 37(2): 277-87, 2014 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24108527

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of two dose levels of galsulfase (Naglazyme®) in infants with MPS VI. STUDY DESIGN: This was a phase 4, multicenter, multinational, open-label, two-dose level study. Subjects were randomized 1:1 to receive weekly infusions of 1.0 or 2.0 mg/kg of galsulfase for a minimum of 52 weeks. Progression of skeletal dysplasia was determined by monitoring physical appearance, radiographic changes, and growth. Urinary glycosaminoglycan (GAG) levels, gross and fine motor function, cardiac function, vision, hearing, and health resource utilization were evaluated. Safety assessments were performed. RESULTS: Four infants (aged 3.3-12.7 months) participated in the study. Galsulfase was well tolerated at 1.0 and 2.0 mg/kg/week dose levels with no drug-related serious adverse events. Two subjects experienced a total of four possible treatment-related adverse events which were all considered mild. Length and weight remained within age-expected norms. Skeletal abnormalities continued to progress in all subjects. High baseline urinary GAG levels (mean: 870 µg/mg creatinine) decreased by approximately 70%; these reduced levels were maintained (mean: 220 µg/mg creatinine at week 52) despite the development of anti-galsulfase antibodies. Hearing, cardiac function, hepatosplenomegaly, and facial dysmorphism stabilized or improved, but corneal clouding progressed. There was no clear difference in safety or efficacy between the two doses. CONCLUSIONS: Galsulfase at two dose levels was safe and well tolerated in infants. Normal growth was maintained but skeletal abnormalities continued to progress. Urinary GAG levels decreased with treatment. Early initiation of galsulfase may prevent or slow progression of some disease manifestations.


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Terapia de Reemplazo Enzimático/métodos , Mucopolisacaridosis VI/tratamiento farmacológico , N-Acetilgalactosamina-4-Sulfatasa/administración & dosificación , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Esquema de Medicación , Humanos , Lactante , Infusiones Intravenosas , Masculino , N-Acetilgalactosamina-4-Sulfatasa/efectos adversos , Proteínas Recombinantes/administración & dosificación , Proteínas Recombinantes/efectos adversos
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J Community Health ; 39(1): 159-66, 2014 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23990336

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In response to the H1N1 epidemic, we used community health workers to design and implement a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a new automated call-monitoring system for second and third trimester predominantly Medicaid-eligible pregnant women in an urban free standing birth center to promptly detect symptoms of influenza and assure rapid treatment to prevent adverse outcomes from influenza. Daily automated telephone call to second and third trimester pregnant women asking if the woman experienced flu-like symptoms. Calls continued daily until 38 weeks gestation. A community health worker's voice was used for the automated call recording. Positive responses triggered an immediate referral to a nurse-midwife for prompt treatment with anti-viral medication. Fifty pregnant participants were randomized into daily-automated call group (n = 26) or health information group (n = 24). The automated call group participants ranged in age from 14 to 36 (mean = 23.5, SD = 6.3), 84.7 % identified their race/ethnicity as African-American Non-Hispanic, and 80.7 % were Medicaid-Eligible. In the automated call group, 11.5 % chose to be immunized against H1N1. The mean percent of patients reached daily was 45.1 % (SD = 3.2 %) and at least once every 3 days was 65.1 % (SD = 3.1 %). One pregnant woman in the automated call group contracted H1N1 influenza and received prompt anti-viral treatment without any serious outcomes. Participation in daily-automated telephone calls did not differ significantly between patients younger than 18 years old versus patients 18 years or older. There was also no difference in participation between patients with parity of 0 versus patients with parity ≥1. Participation in daily telephone calls significantly (alpha ≤0.05) increased when a community health worker provided personal follow-up of non-responsive participants. 93.3 % of surveyed pregnant women, who received automated daily calls, recommended to use a similar daily call system in response to a future health crisis. Automated daily phone calls, designed and produced by community health workers, is a feasible, well received strategy to provide urgent health information to an urban, Medicaid-eligible group of pregnant women, regardless of age or parity.


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Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A , Gripe Humana/diagnóstico , Medicaid , Población Urbana , Adolescente , Adulto , Negro o Afroamericano , Agentes Comunitarios de Salud/organización & administración , Femenino , Humanos , Enfermeras Obstetrices , Embarazo , Segundo Trimestre del Embarazo , Tercer Trimestre del Embarazo , Derivación y Consulta/organización & administración , Teléfono , Estados Unidos , Población Blanca , Adulto Joven
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Am J Med Genet A ; 161A(7): 1817-24, 2013 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23703979

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Chimerism occurs when an organism contains cells derived from more than one distinct zygote. We focus on monochorionic dizygotic twin blood chimerism, and particularly twin-twin transfusion syndrome in such pregnancies. For years, researchers have understood chimerism to be a common phenomenon in cattle. Although, this review will not delve deeply into animal chimerism, an understanding of chimerism in the animal world can provide clues regarding health implications for human chimeras. This report serves two purposes: an update and assessment of the twins we reported previously in 2010 [Assaf et al., 2010] and a review on dizygotic monochorionic chimeric twins. First, our updated assessment of the twins shows no identifiable regression of Müllerian sex derivatives in the female, and normal neurodevelopment was documented in both. Our research has suggested several key points; one that blood chimerism persists from fetal life to at least age two years. Second, chimerism in humans is not as rare as previously thought, although it has been studied only recently. Third, assisted reproductive technologies appear to increase the risk of monochorionic dizygotic twin pregnancies.


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Quimerismo , Embarazo Gemelar/genética , Gemelos Dicigóticos/genética , Animales , Enfermedades Autoinmunes/etiología , Corion , Enfermedades en Gemelos/etiología , Femenino , Transfusión Feto-Fetal/complicaciones , Transfusión Feto-Fetal/genética , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Mucosa Bucal , Neoplasias/etiología , Embarazo , Células Madre
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Am J Med Genet A ; 161A(4): 717-31, 2013 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23495017

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Deletions at 2p16.3 involving exons of NRXN1 are associated with susceptibility for autism and schizophrenia, and similar deletions have been identified in individuals with developmental delay and dysmorphic features. We have identified 34 probands with exonic NRXN1 deletions following referral for clinical microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization. To more firmly establish the full phenotypic spectrum associated with exonic NRXN1 deletions, we report the clinical features of 27 individuals with NRXN1 deletions, who represent 23 of these 34 families. The frequency of exonic NRXN1 deletions among our postnatally diagnosed patients (0.11%) is significantly higher than the frequency among reported controls (0.02%; P = 6.08 × 10(-7) ), supporting a role for these deletions in the development of abnormal phenotypes. Generally, most individuals with NRXN1 exonic deletions have developmental delay (particularly speech), abnormal behaviors, and mild dysmorphic features. In our cohort, autism spectrum disorders were diagnosed in 43% (10/23), and 16% (4/25) had epilepsy. The presence of NRXN1 deletions in normal parents and siblings suggests reduced penetrance and/or variable expressivity, which may be influenced by genetic, environmental, and/or stochastic factors. The pathogenicity of these deletions may also be affected by the location of the deletion within the gene. Counseling should appropriately represent this spectrum of possibilities when discussing recurrence risks or expectations for a child found to have a deletion in NRXN1.


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Moléculas de Adhesión Celular Neuronal/genética , Eliminación de Gen , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/genética , Anomalías Múltiples/diagnóstico , Anomalías Múltiples/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Trastorno Autístico/genética , Proteínas de Unión al Calcio , Niño , Preescolar , Hibridación Genómica Comparativa , Discapacidades del Desarrollo/genética , Exones , Facies , Femenino , Interacción Gen-Ambiente , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Humanos , Lactante , Discapacidad Intelectual/genética , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Moléculas de Adhesión de Célula Nerviosa , Penetrancia , Fenotipo , Esquizofrenia/genética , Adulto Joven
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BMC Med Genet ; 13: 19, 2012 Mar 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22436304

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BACKGROUND: Pierre-Robin sequence (PRS) is defined by micro- and/or retrognathia, glossoptosis and cleft soft palate, either caused by deformational defect or part of a malformation syndrome. Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant syndrome caused by mutations in the NF2 gene on chromosome 22q12.2. NF2 is characterized by bilateral vestibular schwannomas, spinal cord schwannomas, meningiomas and ependymomas, and juvenile cataracts. To date, NF2 and PRS have not been described together in the same patient. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a female with PRS (micrognathia, cleft palate), microcephaly, ocular hypertelorism, mental retardation and bilateral hearing loss, who at age 15 was also diagnosed with severe NF2 (bilateral cerebellopontine schwannomas and multiple extramedullary/intradural spine tumors). This is the first published report of an individual with both diagnosed PRS and NF2. High resolution karyotype revealed 46, XX, del(22)(q12.1q12.3), FISH confirmed a deletion encompassing NF2, and chromosomal microarray identified a 3,693 kb deletion encompassing multiple genes including NF2 and MN1 (meningioma 1).Five additional patients with craniofacial dysmorphism and deletion in chromosome 22-adjacent-to or containing NF2 were identified in PubMed and the DECIPHER clinical chromosomal database. Their shared chromosomal deletion encompassed MN1, PITPNB and TTC28. MN1, initially cloned from a patient with meningioma, is an oncogene in murine hematopoiesis and participates as a fusion gene (TEL/MN1) in human myeloid leukemias. Interestingly, Mn1-haploinsufficient mice have abnormal skull development and secondary cleft palate. Additionally, Mn1 regulates maturation and function of calvarial osteoblasts and is an upstream regulator of Tbx22, a gene associated with murine and human cleft palate. This suggests that deletion of MN1 in the six patients we describe may be causally linked to their cleft palates and/or craniofacial abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, our report describes a NF2-adjacent chromosome 22q12.2 deletion syndrome and is the first to report association of MN1 deletion with abnormal craniofacial development and/or cleft palate in humans.


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Deleción Cromosómica , Cromosomas Humanos Par 22/genética , Fisura del Paladar/complicaciones , Desarrollo Maxilofacial/genética , Neurofibromatosis 2/complicaciones , Síndrome de Pierre Robin/complicaciones , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Animales , Emparejamiento Base/genética , Niño , Preescolar , Fisura del Paladar/genética , Facies , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Ratones , Neurofibromatosis 2/genética , Síndrome de Pierre Robin/genética , Embarazo , Cráneo/anomalías , Cráneo/patología , Transactivadores
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J Ultrasound Med ; 31(4): 555-60, 2012 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22441911

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OBJECTIVES: Compared to singleton pregnancies, monochorionic twins have increased rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality, believed due in part to both twin-twin transfusion syndrome and an increased risk of congenital anomalies. Here we describe the prevalence of noncardiac structural anomalies in monochorionic twins with twin-twin transfusion syndrome who underwent laser surgery. METHODS: In a retrospective study of 221 consecutive cases of twin-twin transfusion syndrome treated with laser surgery, noncardiac anomalies were identified by review of antepartum and neonatal medical records. RESULTS: Of 377 live-born twins, 19 (5.0%) had a noncardiac anomaly. This rate was increased for donor versus recipient twins (8.5% versus 2.0%; P < .01). The presence of an anomaly was unrelated to the Quintero stage, the presence of donor intrauterine growth restriction, or 30-day survival of the donor or recipient. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of noncardiac anomalies in pregnancies complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome who underwent laser surgery was higher in donors versus recipients.


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Anomalías Múltiples/diagnóstico por imagen , Anomalías Múltiples/epidemiología , Transfusión Feto-Fetal/diagnóstico por imagen , Transfusión Feto-Fetal/epidemiología , Comorbilidad , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Los Angeles/epidemiología , Masculino , Prevalencia , Medición de Riesgo , Factores de Riesgo , Ultrasonografía
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Mol Genet Metab ; 102(2): 149-52, 2011 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21093335

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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion syndromes are autosomal recessive conditions in which the mtDNA copy number is greatly decreased in affected tissues. The encephalomyopathic group of these syndromes comprise mutations in SUCLA2 and SUCLG1 subunits [1]. In this report, we describe a patient with fatal infantile lactic acidosis associated with mutations in the SUCLG1 gene and mtDNA depletion. Histological and enzymatic abnormalities in skeletal muscle support the diagnosis of this recently described mitochondrial disorder. This case is unique in that prenatal imaging suggested the diagnosis and that the confirmatory molecular diagnosis was established at 2 weeks of age. We describe prenatal MRI and neonatal laboratory disturbances that can point the clinician toward consideration of this diagnosis when treating infantile lactic acidosis.


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Acidosis Láctica/genética , ADN Mitocondrial/genética , Enfermedades Mitocondriales/genética , Mutación , Succinato-CoA Ligasas/genética , Acidosis Láctica/diagnóstico , Adulto , Resultado Fatal , Femenino , Homocigoto , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Enfermedades Mitocondriales/diagnóstico , Músculo Esquelético/patología , Embarazo , Sitios de Empalme de ARN/genética
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Pediatr Cardiol ; 31(1): 138-41, 2010 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19967352

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The association of cardiac defects with Kabuki syndrome has been well described. The majority of these defects are isolated shunt lesions, conotruncal abnormalities, or various forms of arch obstruction. This report describes a series of three patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and Kabuki syndrome. The series illustrates the full spectrum of left-sided obstructive lesions and expands the phenotype of cardiac defects associated with Kabuki syndrome.


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Anomalías Múltiples , Facies , Síndrome del Corazón Izquierdo Hipoplásico , Discapacidades del Desarrollo , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Síndrome
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JAMA Netw Open ; 3(11): e2022199, 2020 11 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33206189

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Importance: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the most common primary adrenal insufficiency in children, involving excess androgens secondary to disrupted steroidogenesis as early as the seventh gestational week of life. Although structural brain abnormalities are seen in CAH, little is known about facial morphology. Objective: To investigate differences in facial morphologic features between patients with CAH and control individuals with use of machine learning. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cross-sectional study was performed at a pediatric tertiary center in Southern California, from November 2017 to December 2019. Patients younger than 30 years with a biochemical diagnosis of classical CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency and otherwise healthy controls were recruited from the clinic, and face images were acquired. Additional controls were selected from public face image data sets. Main Outcomes and Measures: The main outcome was prediction of CAH, as performed by machine learning (linear discriminant analysis, random forests, deep neural networks). Handcrafted features and learned representations were studied for CAH score prediction, and deformation analysis of facial landmarks and regionwise analyses were performed. A 6-fold cross-validation strategy was used to avoid overfitting and bias. Results: The study included 102 patients with CAH (62 [60.8%] female; mean [SD] age, 11.6 [7.1] years) and 59 controls (30 [50.8%] female; mean [SD] age, 9.0 [5.2] years) from the clinic and 85 controls (48 [60%] female; age, <29 years) from face databases. With use of deep neural networks, a mean (SD) AUC of 92% (3%) was found for accurately predicting CAH over 6 folds. With use of classical machine learning and handcrafted facial features, mean (SD) AUCs of 86% (5%) in linear discriminant analysis and 83% (3%) in random forests were obtained for predicting CAH over 6 folds. There was a deviation of facial features between groups using deformation fields generated from facial landmark templates. Regionwise analysis and class activation maps (deep learning of regions) revealed that the nose and upper face were most contributory (mean [SD] AUC: 69% [17%] and 71% [13%], respectively). Conclusions and Relevance: The findings suggest that facial morphologic features in patients with CAH is distinct and that deep learning can discover subtle facial features to predict CAH. Longitudinal study of facial morphology as a phenotypic biomarker may help expand understanding of adverse lifespan outcomes for patients with CAH.


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Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congénita/clasificación , Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congénita/complicaciones , Aprendizaje Profundo , Cara/anatomía & histología , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Factores de Edad , California , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Estudios Longitudinales , Masculino , Adulto Joven
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