Mutations in the gene encoding filamin B disrupt vertebral segmentation, joint formation and skeletogenesis

D Krakow, SP Robertson, LM King, T Morgan… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
The filamins are cytoplasmic proteins that regulate the structure and activity of the
cytoskeleton by cross-linking actin into three-dimensional networks, linking the cell …

Gray and white matter imbalance–typical structural abnormality underlying classic autism?

L Bonilha, F Cendes, C Rorden, M Eckert… - Brain and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Recent evidence supports increased cortical activity and impaired brain connectivity in
autism, but the structural correlates of these abnormalities are not yet defined. We performed …

Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of 396 individuals with mutations in Sonic Hedgehog

BD Solomon, KA Bear, A Wyllie, AA Keaton… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Holoprosencephaly (HPE), the most common malformation of the human
forebrain, may result from mutations in over 12 genes. Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) was the first …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical profile and molecular characterization of Galactosemia in Brazil: identification of seven novel mutations

DF Garcia, JS Camelo, GA Molfetta, M Turcato… - BMC medical …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Classical Galactosemia (CG) is an inborn error of galactose
metabolism caused by the deficiency of the galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency of the different mutations causing spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA1, SCA2, MJD/SCA3 and DRPLA) in a large group of Brazilian patients

I Lopes-Cendesi, HGA Teive… - Arquivos de Neuro …, 1997 - SciELO Brasil
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) and Machado-
Joseph disease or spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (MJD/SCA3) are three distinctive forms of …

CBS mutations are good predictors for B6‐responsiveness: A study based on the analysis of 35 Brazilian Classical Homocystinuria patients

S Poloni, F Sperb‐Ludwig, T Borsatto… - Molecular genetics & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Classical homocystinuria (HCU) is a monogenic disease caused by the
deficient activity of cystathionine β‐synthase (CβS). The objective of this study was to identify …

Biallelic variants in DNA2 cause poikiloderma with congenital cataracts and severe growth failure reminiscent of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

R Di Lazzaro Filho, GL Yamamoto, TJ Silva… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - jmg.bmj.com
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is a rare, heterogeneous autosomal recessive
genodermatosis, with poikiloderma as its hallmark. It is classified into two types: type I, with …

Ethical issues related to the access to orphan drugs in Brazil: the case of mucopolysaccharidosis type I

R Boy, IVD Schwartz, BC Krug… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - jme.bmj.com
Background/Aims Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder
treated with bone marrow transplantation or enzyme replacement therapy with laronidase, a …

Additional EFNB1 mutations in craniofrontonasal syndrome

D Wallis, F Lacbawan, M Jain… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS) was first described by Cohen in 1979, and is a
distinctive genetic disorder whose main clinical manifestations include coronal synostosis …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive and behavioral heterogeneity in genetic syndromes

LFL Pegoraro, CE Steiner, EHRV Celeri… - Jornal de …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVE: this study aimed to investigate the cognitive and behavioral profiles, as well as
the psychiatric symptoms and disorders in children with three different genetic syndromes …