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De novo mutations in the gene encoding STXBP1 (MUNC18-1) cause early infantile epileptic encephalopathy
- H. Saitsu, M. Kato, +15 authors N. Matsumoto
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature Genetics
- 11 May 2008
Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression-burst (EIEE), also known as Ohtahara syndrome, is one of the most severe and earliest forms of epilepsy. Using array-based comparative… Expand
Mutations affecting components of the SWI/SNF complex cause Coffin-Siris syndrome
- Y. Tsurusaki, N. Okamoto, +28 authors N. Matsumoto
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature Genetics
- 1 April 2012
By exome sequencing, we found de novo SMARCB1 mutations in two of five individuals with typical Coffin-Siris syndrome (CSS), a rare autosomal dominant anomaly syndrome. As SMARCB1 encodes a subunit… Expand
Heterozygous TGFBR2 mutations in Marfan syndrome
- T. Mizuguchi, G. Collod-Béroud, +20 authors N. Matsumoto
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature Genetics
- 4 July 2004
Marfan syndrome is an extracellular matrix disorder with cardinal manifestations in the eye, skeleton and cardiovascular systems associated with defects in the gene encoding fibrillin (FBN1) at… Expand
Molecular genetics of Marfan syndrome
- C. Boileau, G. Jondeau, T. Mizuguchi, N. Matsumoto
- Medicine
- Current opinion in cardiology
- 1 May 2005
Purpose of review Marfan syndrome, the founding member of connective tissue disorders, is characterized by involvement of three major systems (skeletal, ocular, and cardiovascular) due to alteration… Expand
SMOC1 is essential for ocular and limb development in humans and mice.
- I. Okada, H. Hamanoue, +25 authors H. Saitsu
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of human genetics
- 7 January 2011
Microphthalmia with limb anomalies (MLA) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder, presenting with anophthalmia or microphthalmia and hand and/or foot malformation. We mapped the MLA locus to 14q24 and… Expand
Biallelic Mutations in MYPN, Encoding Myopalladin, Are Associated with Childhood-Onset, Slowly Progressive Nemaline Myopathy.
- S. Miyatake, S. Mitsuhashi, +20 authors N. Matsumoto
- Medicine
- American journal of human genetics
- 5 January 2017
Nemaline myopathy (NM) is a common form of congenital nondystrophic skeletal muscle disease characterized by muscular weakness of proximal dominance, hypotonia, and respiratory insufficiency but… Expand
Molecular characterization of del(8)(p23.1p23.1) in a case of congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- O. Shimokawa, N. Miyake, +12 authors N. Matsumoto
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of medical genetics. Part A
- 1 July 2005
A 36‐week‐old fetus was referred to the medical center because of his cystic mass and fluid in left thoracic cavity, and was delivered by cesarean section to manage neonatal problems at 37 weeks of… Expand
Mutations in genes encoding polycomb repressive complex 2 subunits cause Weaver syndrome
- E. Imagawa, K. Higashimoto, +16 authors N. Matsumoto
- Biology, Medicine
- Human mutation
- 1 June 2017
Weaver syndrome (WS) is a rare congenital overgrowth disorder caused by heterozygous mutations in EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2) or EED (embryonic ectoderm development). EZH2 and EED are core… Expand
LRP5, low-density-lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 5, is a determinant for bone mineral density
- T. Mizuguchi, I. Furuta, +9 authors K. Yoshiura
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Human Genetics
- 15 January 2004
AbstractOsteoporosis is a multifactorial trait with low bone mineral density (BMD). We report results of an association study between BMD and nine candidate genes (TGFB1, TGFBR2, SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD4,… Expand
Dominant-negative mutations in alpha-II spectrin cause West syndrome with severe cerebral hypomyelination, spastic quadriplegia, and developmental delay.
- H. Saitsu, J. Tohyama, +24 authors N. Matsumoto
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of human genetics
- 11 June 2010
A de novo 9q33.3-q34.11 microdeletion involving STXBP1 has been found in one of four individuals (group A) with early-onset West syndrome, severe hypomyelination, poor visual attention, and… Expand