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The Homozygous p.(Arg215Ter) Variant in XRCC2 Is Associated With Atypical Fanconi Anemia Without Major Hematological Abnormalities in Childhood

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fanconi Anemia (FA) is the most frequent inherited bone marrow failure syndrome. A role for the XRCC2 gene in FA was suspected in 2012 and confirmed in 2016, but only two affected individuals have been described thus far, and no long‐term follow‐up is available.
Sabina Cenciarelli, Giulia Bruna Marchetti, Maria Iascone, Maria Grazia Patricelli, Sara Giangiobbe, Gabriella Cinzia Pozzobon, Miriam Nella Savini, Fabio Giglio, Alessandro Aiuti, Paola Carrera, Francesca Ferrua, Angela Peron   +11 more
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De Novo 2.2 Mb 19q13.42–q13.43 Microdeletion Encompassing U2AF2: Support for a Haploinsufficiency Model

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 2 (U2AF2) is an essential pre‐mRNA splicing factor involved in the early stages of pre‐mRNA splicing. To date, multiple individuals have been reported with predominantly heterozygous missense variants presenting intellectual disability, speech and motor delays, seizures, hypotonia, and thin or hypoplastic ...
Amanda Toledo, Sarah Araji, Weimin Bi, Seema R. Lalani   +3 more
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A rare case of twins with bilateral congenital ptosis – a case report [PDF]

, 2020
Cases of congenital ptosis are rare, let alone bilateral and occurring in twins. There are many diagnostic dilemmas, often needing genetic testing and advanced imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging.
Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Mohamad, Fadzilah, Mohd Abdullah, Azlindarita Aisyah, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa, Abdul Manap, Abdul Hadi   +4 more
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Gross Morphology of the Levator aponeurosis in patients with simple congenital ptosis attending Minia University Eye hospital

Minia Journal of Medical Research
Introduction Congenital ptosis is the most common type of ptosis in the clinic, accounting for about 60% of all cases. Aim of study To evaluate the gross appearance and intraoperative characteristics of the levator aponeurosis in patients with ...
Mohamed Esmail, Sahar Abdelrazik, Khaled Mourad, Sara Khalaf Allah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Growth in Cardio‐Facio‐Cutaneous Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cardio‐facio‐cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a rare, multiple congenital anomaly disorder in which individuals commonly experience faltering growth; however, systematic analysis of growth parameters in this disorder has not been performed. We recruited 69 participants with CFC through CFC International and collected data on assessing height ...
Kari Johnston, Sandesh C. S. Nagamani, Bradley S. Miller, Katherine A. Rauen, Richard D. Boyce, Salma Musaad, Pilar L. Magoulas   +6 more
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Comparative evaluation of “closed posterior levator advancement” in simple congenital and aponeurotic ptosis

Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of “closed posterior levator advancement” (CPLA) in acquired aponeurotic and simple congenital ptosis with good levator function (LF).
Ruchi Goel, Sonam Singh, Shalin Shah, Samreen Khanam, Priyanka Golhait, Tanvi Gaonker   +5 more
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The EXPLAIN Study: Exploring Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita in Adults in Norway — A Description of Demographic, Medical, and Neurological Findings

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) encompasses several hundred conditions with diverse genetic, pathophysiological, and clinical origins. The overarching EXPLAIN study explores underlying causes and implications of AMC and represents the largest clinical cohort of adults with AMC reported to date.
My Vuong Hermansen, Kristin Ørstavik, Unni Steen, Mathias Toft, Cathrine Brunborg, Lena Lande Wekre   +5 more
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Loss of Twist1 leads to disruption of ciliary length, endocytic vesicle dynamics, and cell–cell junctions during neural tube formation

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Endocytosis constitutes a fundamental cellular process governing development through coordinated regulation of plasma membrane remodeling and ciliogenesis, processes essential for cell shape changes and tissue development. Although Twist1 null embryos display complete cranial neural tube (NT) closure defects and conditional knockout
Derrick Thomas, Brittany M. Hufft‐Martinez, Zarna Lalwani, Vi Pham, Mary Elmeniawi, An J. Tran, Jianming Xu, Irfan Saadi, Walid D. Fakhouri   +8 more
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Causal Association Between Lifestyle Behavior and Potential Risk Factors With Blepharoptosis

Eye &ENT Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blepharoptosis is among the most common disorders of eyelid malposition that may influence appearance and damage visual function, and both of these can have negative effects on the quality of life. Various types of blepharoptosis have been reported, including neurogenic, traumatic, congenital, mechanical, psychogenic, and myogenic ...
Shiqi Hui, Zhijia Hou, Dong‐mei Li
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Phenotypic Exploration in Patients with Heterozygous Variant in AFG3L2 Gene: A Case‐Series and Literature Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Variants in AFG3‐Like Matrix AAA Peptidase, Subunit 2 (AFG3L2) gene are associated with diverse clinical phenotypes. Here, we describe phenotypic findings of two unrelated children with de novo heterozygous variant and one family with inherited heterozygous variant in AFG3L2 gene.
Sangeetha Yoganathan, Laura Tochen, Jacky Ganguly, Sayoni Roy Chowdhury, Haya S AlFaris, Vivek Pai, Andrea LeBlanc‐Millar, Sara Breitbart, Hrishikesh Kumar, Manohar Shroff, Arun Reginald, Grace Yoon, Alfonso Fasano, George M Ibrahim, Carolina Gorodetsky   +14 more
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