NGS-Based Diagnosis of Treatable Neurogenetic Disorders in Adults: Opportunities and Challenges. [PDF]
The identification of neurological disorders by next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based gene panels has helped clinicians understand the underlying physiopathology, resulting in personalized treatment for some rare diseases.
Atallah, I. +6 more
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Charge-tagging liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry methodology targeting oxysterol diastereoisomers [PDF]
The introduction of a hydroxy group to the cholesterol skeleton introduces not only the possibility for positional isomers but also diastereoisomers, where two or more isomers have different configurations at one or more of the stereocentres but are not ...
Abdel-Khalik +30 more
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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis - A case report
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from a defective enzyme in bile acid synthesis pathway leading to neurological, ocular, vascular, and musculoskeletal symptoms from deposition of cholestanol and ...
Arshed Hussain Parry +3 more
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Consensus Paper: Radiological Biomarkers of Cerebellar Diseases [PDF]
Hereditary and sporadic cerebellar ataxias represent a vast and still growing group of diseases whose diagnosis and differentiation cannot only rely on clinical evaluation.
A D’Abreu +176 more
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Genetic Diagnosis in Movement Disorders. Use of Whole-Exome Sequencing in Clinical Practice [PDF]
Use of next-generation sequencing, including whole-exome sequencing (WES) has not only allowed diagnosis to be reached in patients with atypical phenotypes, but also led to detection of new pathogenic variants, as well as to linking of specific clinical ...
Merello, Marcelo Jorge +3 more
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A case report on cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis [PDF]
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare hereditary neuro-metabolic disease in which deposition of cholesterol and cholestanol occurs in various tissues including CNS.
Babu, Abino Mariya +4 more
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Spinal cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: A case report and literature review
Background: Classic cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX; OMIM #213700) manifests with chronic diarrhea, juvenile cataracts, tendon xanthomas and neurological symptoms.
Isis Atallah +5 more
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Vitamin D: Newer Concepts of Its Metabolism and Function at the Basic and Clinical Level. [PDF]
The interest in vitamin D continues unabated with thousands of publications contributing to a vast and growing literature each year. It is widely recognized that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D are found in many ...
Bikle, Daniel D
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Nerve Ultrasound Detects Peripheral Nerve Enlargement in Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by variants in the CYP27A1 gene, resulting in cholestanol accumulation in various tissues, including peripheral nerves. Polyneuropathy is common but often under‐recognized in CTX.
Antonio Edvan Camelo‐Filho +8 more
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Tendon xanthomas as indicators of atherosclerotic burden on coronary arteries
The presence of tendon xanthomas is an almost certain indicator of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). They also reflect coronary atherosclerotic burden and therefore must be treated aggressively.
Shivanand Patil +3 more
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