Research Publications
Browse scientific publications from the NIH-funded RDCRN network and its 20 consortia or research teams to find information about rare disease research and read rare disease publications. Publications are sorted by consortium and year.
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Brain AVM compactness score in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Beslow LA, Vossough A, Kim H, Nelson J, Lawton MT, Pollak J, Lin DDM, Ratjen F, Hammill AM, Hetts SW, Gossage JR, Whitehead KJ, Faughnan ME, Krings T; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Mar 22. doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06366-z. Online ahead of print.
De Novo Brain Vascular Malformations in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Beslow LA, Krings T, Kim H, Hetts SW, Lawton MT, Ratjen F, Whitehead KJ, Gossage JR, McCulloch CE, Clancy M, Bagheri N, Faughnan ME. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Jun;155:120-125. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.03.013. Epub 2024 Mar 22. PMID: 38631080; PMCID: PMC11102835.
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an inherited disorder of the blood vessels that can cause excessive bleeding. About 10% of individuals with HHT have brain vascular malformations, which occur when the blood vessels in the brain develop abnormally. Children with HHT are screened for brain vascular malformations upon initial diagnosis, and many North American centers rescreen children for brain vascular malformations at interval throughout childhood. However, not much is known about whether people with HHT can develop new brain vascular malformations over time.
In this study, researchers investigated the formation of new brain vascular malformations in patients with HHT. The team analyzed data from 1,909 patients enrolled in the Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium natural history study, searching for brain vascular malformations that were new since previous imaging was performed.
Results showed that 409 patients had brain vascular malformations, with three showing new malformations confirmed by neuroimaging review. These findings demonstrate that patients with HHT can form new brain vascular malformations over time, though this is probably a rare occurrence. Authors note that more information about the frequency of new brain vascular malformation formation is needed.
Mild Hypoxia Accelerates Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Disease Through CX3CR1-CX3CL1 Signaling. Frias-Anaya E, Gallego-Gutierrez H, Gongol B, Weinsheimer S, Lai CC, Orecchioni M, Sriram A, Bui CM, Nelsen B, Hale P, Pham A, Shenkar R, DeBiasse D, Lightle R, Girard R, Li Y, Srinath A, Daneman R, Nudleman E, Sun H, Guma M, Dubrac A, Mesarwi OA, Ley K, Kim H, Awad IA, Ginsberg MH, Lopez-Ramirez MA. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2024 Jun;44(6):1246-1264. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.320367. Epub 2024 Apr 25.
Quantification of enlarged deep medullary vein volumes in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Jeong JW, Lee MH, Luat AF, Xuan Y, Haacke EM, Juhász C. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2024 Feb 1;14(2):1916-1929. doi: 10.21037/qims-23-1271. Epub 2024 Jan 23. PMID: 38415136; PMCID: PMC10895099.
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a condition resulting in abnormal blood vessel formation in the brain, eyes, and skin at birth. In patients with SWS, enlarged deep medullary veins—mostly located in the white matter in the brain—may form early and can expand during the first years of life to provide compensatory collateral venous drainage of brain regions affected by leptomeningeal venous malformations localized on the brain surface.
The extent of enlarged deep veins during the early SWS disease course could be an imaging marker of this deep venous remodeling in an attempt to compensate for impaired brain surface venous blood flow. In this prospective imaging study, researchers used brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to develop and optimize a quantitative approach to measure deep vein volumes in the affected brain of young patients with SWS and compare the findings to those of their healthy siblings.
By combining two types of MRI (susceptibility-weighted imaging and volumetric T1 images), the authors were able to measure the volumes of deep veins, which were 10-12 fold higher than venous volumes in their healthy siblings. Greater deep vein volumes were associated with lower cortical surface area of the affected hemisphere, a measure of cortical atrophy. This new analytic approach of brain MRI can provide an objective way to assess the extent of deep venous remodeling in SWS and other disorders affecting the medullary veins of the brain.
A feasibility study for quantitative assessment of cerebrovascular malformations using flutriciclamide ([(18)F]GE-180) PET/MRI. Kim SJW, Lupo JM, Chen Y, Pampaloni MH, VanBrocklin HF, Narvid J, Kim H, Seo Y. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Apr 5;10:1091463. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1091463. eCollection 2023.
Comparing Characteristics and Treatment of Brain Vascular Malformations in Children and Adults with HHT. Kilian A, Latino GA, White AJ, Ratjen F, McDonald J, Whitehead KJ, Gossage JR, Krings T, Lawton MT, Kim H, Faughnan ME, The Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium Hht Investigator Group. J Clin Med. 2023 Apr 4;12(7):2704. doi: 10.3390/jcm12072704.
Deep Venous Remodeling in Unilateral Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Robust Hemispheric Differences and Clinical Correlates. Juhász C, Luat AF, Behen ME, Gjolaj N, Jeong JW, Chugani HT, Kumar A. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Feb;139:49-58. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2022.11.011. Epub 2022 Nov 25. PMID: 36521316; PMCID: PMC9840672.
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a condition resulting in abnormal blood vessel development in the brain, eyes, and skin at birth. In patients with SWS, enlarged deep medullary veins (EDMVs)—located in the white matter in the brain—could allow for drainage of brain regions affected by leptomeningeal venous malformations (LVM), a type of vascular malformation of the brain. In this study, researchers evaluated the prevalence, extent, hemispheric differences, and clinical correlates of EDMVs in SWS. Fifty children with SWS underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging that included susceptibility weighted imaging, as well as neurocognitive evaluations. The team then assessed the extent of EDMVs, comparing between patients with right and left hemispheric SWS. Results show that EDMVs are common in SWS. For patients with right hemispheric SWS, extensive EDMVs appear to develop more commonly and earlier than in left hemispheric SWS. Authors note that deep venous remodeling may contribute to better clinical outcomes in some patients with SWS.
Intracranial Hemorrhage Rate and Lesion Burden in Patients With Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformation. Weinsheimer S, Nelson J, Abla AA, Ko NU, Tsang C, Okoye O, Zabramski JM, Akers A, Zafar A, Mabray MC, Hart BL, Morrison L, McCulloch CE, Kim H; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Investigator Group. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Feb 7;12(3):e027572. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027572. Epub 2023 Jan 25. PMID: 36695309; PMCID: PMC9973654.
Familial cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is an inherited disease characterized by abnormally enlarged spaces in the brain where blood collects near irregularly shaped, enlarged capillaries (tiny blood vessels) which have abnormally thin walls prone to leaking. CCM can cause intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), which can lead to death or long-term neurological damage. However, few studies have focused on ICH rates and risk factors in familial CCM.
In this study, researchers report ICH rates and assess whether CCM lesion burden—a disease severity marker—is associated with risk of symptomatic ICH in familial CCM. The team studied 386 patients with familial CCM with follow‐up data enrolled in the Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium CCM Project.
Results show that patients with familial CCM with a prior history of an ICH event are at higher risk for rehemorrhage during follow‐up. In addition, CCM lesion burden is significantly associated with an increased risk of subsequent symptomatic ICH. Authors note that these findings demonstrate the importance of lesion burden as a predictor of patient outcomes, which can also help to assess patient risk.
Prevalence and Characteristics of Intracranial Aneurysms in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Cheng HC, Faughnan ME, terBrugge KG, Liu HM, Krings T; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Investigator Group. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2023 Dec 11;44(12):1367-1372. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8058. PMID: 38050014; PMCID: PMC10714847.
The Potential Role of MiRs-139-5p and -454-3p in Endoglin-Knockdown-Induced Angiogenic Dysfunction in HUVECs. Cannavicci A, Zhang Q, Kutryk MJB. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 3;24(5):4916. doi: 10.3390/ijms24054916.
A novel somatic mutation in GNAQ in a capillary malformation provides insight into molecular pathogenesis. Galeffi F, Snellings DA, Wetzel-Strong SE, Kastelic N, Bullock J, Gallione CJ, North PE, Marchuk DA. Angiogenesis. 2022 May 30. doi: 10.1007/s10456-022-09841-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35635655.
A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature. Winkler EA, Kim CN, Ross JM, Garcia JH, Gil E, Oh I, Chen LQ, Wu D, Catapano JS, Raygor K, Narsinh K, Kim H, Weinsheimer S, Cooke DL, Walcott BP, Lawton MT, Gupta N, Zlokovic BV, Chang EF, Abla AA, Lim DA, Nowakowski TJ. Science. 2022 Mar 4;375(6584):eabi7377. doi: 10.1126/science.abi7377. Epub 2022 Mar 4.
Endoluminal Biopsy for Molecular Profiling of Human Brain Vascular Malformations. Winkler E, Wu D, Gil E, McCoy D, Narsinh K, Sun Z, Mueller K, Ross J, Kim H, Weinsheimer S, Berger M, Nowakowski T, Lim D, Abla A, Cooke D. Neurology. 2022 Apr 19;98(16):e1637-e1647. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200109. Epub 2022 Feb 10.
Maximizing Brain Health After Hemorrhagic Stroke: Bugher Foundation Centers of Excellence. Sheth KN, Anderson CD, Biffi A, Dlamini N, Falcone GJ, Fox CK, Fullerton HJ, Greenberg SM, Hemphill JC, Kim A, Kim H, Ko NU, Roland JL, Sansing LH, van Veluw SJ, Rosand J. Stroke. 2022 Mar;53(3):1020-1029. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.036197. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
MicroRNA-132-3p, Downregulated in Myeloid Angiogenic Cells from Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Patients, Is Enriched in the TGFβ and PI3K/AKT Signalling Pathways. Cannavicci A, Zhang Q, Faughnan ME, Kutryk MJB. Genes (Basel). 2022 Apr 9;13(4):665. doi: 10.3390/genes13040665.
Neurovascular Complications and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Feeding Artery Size. Ananiadis T, Faughnan ME, Clark D, Prabhudesai V, Kim H, Lawton MT, Vozoris NT; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Apr 20. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202202-130RL. Online ahead of print.
Quantification metrics for telangiectasia using optical coherence tomography. Cardinell JL, Ramjist JM, Chen C, Shi W, Nguyen NQ, Yeretsian T, Choi M, Chen D, Clark DS, Curtis A, Kim H, Faughnan ME, Yang VXD; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 2;12(1):1805. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-05272-1.
Robotics for neuroendovascular intervention: Background and primer. Narsinh KH, Paez R, Mueller K, Caton MT, Baker A, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Norbash AM, Cooke DL. Neuroradiol J. 2022 Feb;35(1):25-35. doi: 10.1177/19714009211034829. Epub 2021 Aug 16.
Updates on Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Yeom S, Comi AM. Stroke. 2022 Dec;53(12):3769-3779. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.038585. Epub 2022 Oct 20.
Assessing the association of common genetic variants in EPHB4 and RASA1 with phenotype severity in familial cerebral cavernous malformation. Choksi F, Weinsheimer S, Nelson J, Pawlikowska L, Fox CK, Zafar A, Mabray MC, Zabramski J, Akers A, Hart BL, Morrison L, McCulloch CE, Kim H. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2021 Sep 7:e1794. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1794. Online ahead of print.
Combined Use of X-ray Angiography and Intraprocedural MRI Enables Tissue-based Decision Making Regarding Revascularization during Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention. Narsinh KH, Kilbride BF, Mueller K, Murph D, Copelan A, Massachi J, Vitt J, Sun CH, Bhat H, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Moore T, Wilson MW, Cooke DL, Hetts SW. Radiology. 2021 Apr;299(1):167-176. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2021202750. Epub 2021 Feb 9.
Consensus Statement for the Management and Treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Neurology, Neuroimaging, and Ophthalmology Recommendations. Sabeti S, Ball KL, Bhattacharya SK, Bitrian E, Blieden LS, Brandt JD, Burkhart C, Chugani HT, Falchek SJ, Jain BG, Juhasz C, Loeb JA, Luat A, Pinto A, Segal E, Salvin J, Kelly KM. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Aug;121:59-66. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.04.013. Epub 2021 May 6.
Cyclo-oxygenase 2, a putative mediator of vessel remodeling, is expressed in the brain AVM vessels and associates with inflammation. Keränen S, Suutarinen S, Mallick R, Laakkonen JP, Guo D, Pawlikowska L, Jahromi BR, Rauramaa T, Ylä-Herttuala S, Marchuk D, Krings T, Koivisto T, Lawton M, Radovanovic I, Kim H, Faughnan ME, Frösen J. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 Sep;163(9):2503-2514. doi: 10.1007/s00701-021-04895-z. Epub 2021 Jun 29.
Endoglin deficiency impairs VEGFR2 but not FGFR1 or TIE2 activation and alters VEGF-mediated cellular responses in human primary endothelial cells. Zhang Q, Wang C, Cannavicci A, Faughnan ME, Kutryk MJB. Transl Res. 2021 Sep;235:129-143. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 Apr 22.
Identification of a Mosaic Activating Mutation in GNA11 in Atypical Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Thorpe J, Frelin LP, McCann M, Pardo CA, Cohen BA, Comi AM, Pevsner J. J Invest Dermatol. 2021 Mar;141(3):685-688. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.978. Epub 2020 Aug 7.
Intracranial hemorrhage due to central venous occlusion from hemodialysis access: A case report. Mirza MH, Schwertner A, Kohlbrenner R, Dowd CF, Narsinh KH. Interdiscip Neurosurg. 2021 Jun;24:101081. doi: 10.1016/j.inat.2020.101081. Epub 2021 Jan 4.
Intrasaccular flow disruption (WEB) of a large wide-necked basilar apex aneurysm using PulseRider-assistance. Narsinh KH, Caton MT, Mahmood NF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Cooke DL. Interdiscip Neurosurg. 2021 Jun;24:101072. doi: 10.1016/j.inat.2020.101072. Epub 2020 Dec 29.
Multicenter Research Data of Epilepsy Management in Patients With Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Smegal LF, Sebold AJ, Hammill AM, Juhász C, Lo WD, Miles DK, Wilfong AA, Levin AV, Fisher B, Ball KL, Pinto AL, Comi AM; National Institutes of Health Sponsor: Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortium (RDCRN) Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC) SWS Investigator Group. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Jun;119:3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.02.006. Epub 2021 Mar 5.
Pilot investigation of circulating angiogenic and inflammatory biomarkers associated with vascular malformations. Wetzel-Strong SE, Weinsheimer S, Nelson J, Pawlikowska L, Clark D, Starr MD, Liu Y, Kim H, Faughnan ME, Nixon AB, Marchuk DA. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 Sep 3;16(1):372. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-02009-7.
Predictors of mortality in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Thompson KP, Nelson J, Kim H, Pawlikowska L, Marchuk DA, Lawton MT, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 Jan 6;16(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01579-2.
Quantitative EEG improves prediction of Sturge-Weber syndrome in infants with port-wine birthmark. Gill RE, Tang B, Smegal L, Adamek JH, McAuliffe D, Lakshmanan BM, Srivastava S, Quain AM, Sebold AJ, Lin DDM, Kossoff EH, Caffo B, Comi AM, Ewen JB. Clin Neurophysiol. 2021 Oct;132(10):2440-2446. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.06.030. Epub 2021 Aug 5.
Seizure Incidence Rates in Children and Adults With Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. Fox CK, Nelson J, McCulloch CE, Weinsheimer S, Pawlikowska L, Hart B, Mabray M, Zafar A, Morrison L, Zabramski JM, Akers A, Kim H. Neurology. 2021 Aug 13;97(12):e1210-6. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012569. Online ahead of print.
Sirolimus Treatment in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Sebold AJ, Day AM, Ewen J, Adamek J, Byars A, Cohen B, Kossoff EH, Mizuno T, Ryan M, Sievers J, Smegal L, Suskauer SJ, Thomas C, Vinks A, Zabel TA, Hammill AM, Comi AM. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Feb;115:29-40. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.10.013. Epub 2020 Nov 2.
Systemic and CNS manifestations of inherited cerebrovascular malformations. Hart BL, Mabray MC, Morrison L, Whitehead KJ, Kim H. Clin Imaging. 2021 Jul;75:55-66. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.01.020. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
Utility of modified Rankin Scale for brain vascular malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Thompson KP, Nelson J, Kim H, Weinsheimer SM, Marchuk DA, Lawton MT, Krings T, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 Sep 19;16(1):390. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-02012-y.
Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Recurrence After Apparent Microsurgical Cure: Increased Risk in Children Who Present With Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture. Copelan A, Drocton G, Caton MT, Smith ER, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Abla AA, Fox C, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Kim H, Fullerton HJ, Gupta N, Hetts SW; UCSF Center For Cerebrovascular Research and UCSF Pediatric Brain Center. Stroke. 2020 Oct;51(10):2990-2996. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030135. Epub 2020 Sep 11.
Clinical outcomes after revascularization for pediatric moyamoya disease and syndrome: A single-center series. Morshed RA, Abla AA, Murph D, Dao JM, Winkler EA, Burkhardt JK, Colao K, Hetts SW, Fullerton HJ, Lawton MT, Gupta N, Fox CK. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Sep;79:137-143. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.07.016. Epub 2020 Aug 19.
Computed tomography perfusion abnormalities after carotid endarterectomy help in the diagnosis of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. Isikbay M, Narsinh KH, Arroyo S, Smith WS, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Amans MR. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020 Oct 27;7(1):171-175. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.10.010. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Cutaneous findings of familial cerebral cavernous malformation syndrome due to the common Hispanic mutation. Manole AK, Forrester VJ, Zlotoff BJ, Hart BL, Morrison LA. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 May;182(5):1066-1072. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61519. Epub 2020 Feb 26.
Effect of Simvastatin on Permeability in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Type 1 Patients: Results from a Pilot Small Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Mabray MC, Caprihan A, Nelson J, McCulloch CE, Zafar A, Kim H, Hart BL, Morrison L. Transl Stroke Res. 2020 Jun;11(3):319-321. doi: 10.1007/s12975-019-00737-4. Epub 2019 Oct 23.
Genome-wide Genotyping of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Type 1 Individuals to Identify Genetic Modifiers of Disease Severity. Choquet H, Kim H. Methods Mol Biol. 2020;2152:77-84. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0640-7_6.
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Children with HHT. Kilian A, Latino GA, White AJ, Clark D, Chakinala MM, Ratjen F, McDonald J, Whitehead K, Gossage JR, Lin D, Henderson K, Pollak J, McWilliams JP, Kim H, Lawton MT, Faughnan ME; the Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. J Clin Med. 2020 Aug 22;9(9):2714. doi: 10.3390/jcm9092714.
High Prevalence of Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformations in the Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Type 1 Cohort. Mabray MC, Starcevich J, Hallstrom J, Robinson M, Bartlett M, Nelson J, Zafar A, Kim H, Morrison L, Hart BL. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Jun;41(6):1126-1130. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6584. Epub 2020 May 28.
Interrater Reliability in the Measurement of Flow Characteristics on Color-Coded Quantitative DSA of Brain AVMs. Narsinh KH, Mueller K, Nelson J, Massachi J, Murph DC, Copelan AZ, Hetts SW, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Abla AA, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Kim H, Cooke DL. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Dec;41(12):2303-2310. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6846. Epub 2020 Oct 29.
Non-Coding RNAs and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Cannavicci A, Zhang Q, Kutryk MJB. J Clin Med. 2020 Oct 17;9(10):3333. doi: 10.3390/jcm9103333.
Permissive microbiome characterizes human subjects with a neurovascular disease cavernous angioma. Polster SP, Sharma A, Tanes C, Tang AT, Mericko P, Cao Y, Carrión-Penagos J, Girard R, Koskimäki J, Zhang D, Stadnik A, Romanos SG, Lyne SB, Shenkar R, Yan K, Lee C, Akers A, Morrison L, Robinson M, Zafar A, Bittinger K, Kim H, Gilbert JA, Kahn ML, Shen L, Awad IA. Nat Commun. 2020 May 27;11(1):2659. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16436-w.
Recent Administration of Iodinated Contrast Renders Core Infarct Estimation Inaccurate Using RAPID Software. Copelan AZ, Smith ER, Drocton GT, Narsinh KH, Murph D, Khangura RS, Hartley ZJ, Abla AA, Dillon WP, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Keenan K, Nelson J, Mccoy D, Ciano M, Amans MR. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Dec;41(12):2235-2242. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6908. Epub 2020 Nov 19.
Subjective Cognitive Concerns and Attitudes toward Genetic Testing Are Associated with Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life after Genetic Testing for the Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Common Hispanic Mutation (CCM1). Campbell R, Petranovich CL, Cheek S, Morrison L, Hart B. J Behav Brain Sci. 2020 Feb;10(2):118-127. doi: 10.4236/jbbs.2020.102007. Epub 2020 Feb 25.
The Expanding Cell Diversity of the Brain Vasculature. Ross JM, Kim C, Allen D, Crouch EE, Narsinh K, Cooke DL, Abla AA, Nowakowski TJ, Winkler EA. Front Physiol. 2020 Dec 3;11:600767. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.600767. eCollection 2020.
Vertebral Intraosseous Vascular Malformations in a Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Population: Prevalence, Histologic Features, and Associations With CNS Disease. Tandberg SR, Bocklage T, Bartlett MR, Morrison LA, Nelson J, Hart BL. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Feb;214(2):428-436. doi: 10.2214/AJR.19.21492. Epub 2019 Dec 11.
A theory for polymicrogyria and brain arteriovenous malformations in HHT. Klostranec JM, Chen L, Mathur S, McDonald J, Faughnan ME, Ratjen F, Krings T. Neurology. 2019 Jan 1;92(1):34-42. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006686.
Angiopoietin-2 predicts morbidity in adults with Fontan physiology. Shirali AS, Lluri G, Guihard PJ, Conrad MB, Kim H, Pawlikowska L, Boström KI, Iruela-Arispe ML, Aboulhosn JA. Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 4;9(1):18328. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54776-w.
Decreased levels of miR-28-5p and miR-361-3p and increased levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 mRNA in mononuclear cells from patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (1). Cannavicci A, Zhang Q, Dai SC, Faughnan ME, Kutryk MJB. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019 Jun;97(6):562-569. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2018-0508. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Distinct cellular roles for PDCD10 define a gut-brain axis in cerebral cavernous malformation. Tang AT, Sullivan KR, Hong CC, Goddard LM, Mahadevan A, Ren A, Pardo H, Peiper A, Griffin E, Tanes C, Mattei LM, Yang J, Li L, Mericko-Ishizuka P, Shen L, Hobson N, Girard R, Lightle R, Moore T, Shenkar R, Polster SP, Roedel CJ, Li N, Zhu Q, Whitehead KJ, Zheng X, Akers A, Morrison L, Kim H, Bittinger K, Lengner CJ, Schwaninger M, Velcich A, Augenlicht L, Abdelilah-Seyfried S, Min W, Marchuk DA, Awad IA, Kahn ML. Sci Transl Med. 2019 Nov 27;11(520):eaaw3521. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw3521.
Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. Zafar A, Quadri SA, Farooqui M, Ikram A, Robinson M, Hart BL, Mabray MC, Vigil C, Tang AT, Kahn ML, Yonas H, Lawton MT, Kim H, Morrison L. Stroke. 2019 May;50(5):1294-1301. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.022314.
Gαq and hyper-phosphorylated ERK expression in Sturge-Weber syndrome leptomeningeal blood vessel endothelial cells. Wellman RJ, Cho SB, Singh P, Tune M, Pardo CA, Comi AM; BVMC Sturge–Weber syndrome Project Workgroup. Vasc Med. 2019 Feb;24(1):72-75. doi: 10.1177/1358863X18786068. Epub 2018 Aug 16.
Hypothesis: Presymptomatic treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome With Aspirin and Antiepileptic Drugs May Delay Seizure Onset. Day AM, Hammill AM, Juhász C, Pinto AL, Roach ES, McCulloch CE, Comi AM; National Institutes of Health Sponsor: Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) Brain and Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC) SWS Investigator Group. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Jan;90:8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.04.009. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
Physical and Family History Variables Associated With Neurological and Cognitive Development in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Day AM, McCulloch CE, Hammill AM, Juhász C, Lo WD, Pinto AL, Miles DK, Fisher BJ, Ball KL, Wilfong AA, Levin AV, Thau AJ, Comi AM; National Institute of Health Sponsor: Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortium (RDCRN) Brain and Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC) SWS Investigator Group, Koenig JI, Lawton MT, Marchuk DA, Moses MA, Freedman SF, Pevsner J. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Jul;96:30-36. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.12.002. Epub 2018 Dec 20.
Quality of Life in Children With Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Harmon KA, Day AM, Hammill AM, Pinto AL, McCulloch CE, Comi AM; National Institutes of Health Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortium (RDCRN) Brain and Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC) SWS Investigator Group. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Dec;101:26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.04.004. Epub 2019 Apr 24.
Sturge-Weber Syndrome Patient Registry: Delayed Diagnosis and Poor Seizure Control. Cho S, Maharathi B, Ball KL, Loeb JA, Pevsner J. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec;215:158-163.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.08.025. Epub 2019 Oct 3.
A Multidisciplinary Consensus for Clinical Care and Research Needs for Sturge-Weber Syndrome. De la Torre AJ, Luat AF, Juhász C, Ho ML, Argersinger DP, Cavuoto KM, Enriquez-Algeciras M, Tikkanen S, North P, Burkhart CN, Chugani HT, Ball KL, Pinto AL, Loeb JA. Pediatr Neurol. 2018 Jul;84:11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.04.005. Epub 2018 Apr 18.
A user-guided tool for semi-automated cerebral microbleed detection and volume segmentation: Evaluating vascular injury and data labelling for machine learning. Morrison MA, Payabvash S, Chen Y, Avadiappan S, Shah M, Zou X, Hess CP, Lupo JM. Neuroimage Clin. 2018 Aug 4;20:498-505. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.08.002. eCollection 2018.
Association of common candidate variants with vascular malformations and intracranial hemorrhage in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Pawlikowska L, Nelson J, Guo DE, McCulloch CE, Lawton MT, Kim H, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2018 May;6(3):350-356. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.377. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
Identification of a rare BMP pathway mutation in a non-syndromic human brain arteriovenous malformation via exome sequencing. Walcott BP, Winkler EA, Zhou S, Birk H, Guo D, Koch MJ, Stapleton CJ, Spiegelman D, Dionne-Laporte A, Dion PA, Kahle KT, Rouleau GA, Lawton MT. Hum Genome Var. 2018 Mar 8;5:18001. doi: 10.1038/hgv.2018.1. eCollection 2018.
Surgical Treatment vs Nonsurgical Treatment for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Retrospective Multicenter Consortium Study. Meybodi AT, Kim H, Nelson J, Hetts SW, Krings T, terBrugge KG, Faughnan ME, Lawton MT; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Neurosurgery. 2018 Jan 1;82(1):35-47. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx168.
Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Children and Young Adults. Lo WD, Kumar R. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2017 Feb;23(1, Cerebrovascular Disease):158-180. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000438.
Automated algorithm for counting microbleeds in patients with familial cerebral cavernous malformations. Zou X, Hart BL, Mabray M, Bartlett MR, Bian W, Nelson J, Morrison LA, McCulloch CE, Hess CP, Lupo JM, Kim H. Neuroradiology. 2017 Jul;59(7):685-690. doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1845-8. Epub 2017 May 22.
Endothelial TLR4 and the microbiome drive cerebral cavernous malformations. Tang AT, Choi JP, Kotzin JJ, Yang Y, Hong CC, Hobson N, Girard R, Zeineddine HA, Lightle R, Moore T, Cao Y, Shenkar R, Chen M, Mericko P, Yang J, Li L, Tanes C, Kobuley D, Võsa U, Whitehead KJ, Li DY, Franke L, Hart B, Schwaninger M, Henao-Mejia J, Morrison L, Kim H, Awad IA, Zheng X, Kahn ML. Nature. 2017 May 18;545(7654):305-310. doi: 10.1038/nature22075. Epub 2017 May 10.
Enlargement of deep medullary veins during the early clinical course of Sturge-Weber syndrome. Pilli VK, Chugani HT, Juhász C. Neurology. 2017 Jan 3;88(1):103-105. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003455. Epub 2016 Nov 18.
Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Are Associated with Adrenal Calcifications on CT Scans: An Imaging Biomarker for a Hereditary Cerebrovascular Condition. Strickland CD, Eberhardt SC, Bartlett MR, Nelson J, Kim H, Morrison LA, Hart BL. Radiology. 2017 Aug;284(2):443-450. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017161127. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
Prevalence and predictors of anemia in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Kasthuri RS, Montifar M, Nelson J, Kim H, Lawton MT, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Am J Hematol. 2017 Jun 22:10.1002/ajh.24832. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24832. Online ahead of print.
Reliability and Clinical Correlation of Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Offermann EA, Sreenivasan A, DeJong MR, Lin DDM, McCulloch CE, Chung MG, Comi AM; National Institute of Health Sponsor; Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortium (RDCRN); Brain and Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC); National Sturge-Weber Syndrome Workgroup. Pediatr Neurol. 2017 Sep;74:15-23.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.04.026. Epub 2017 May 8.
Size of Facial Port-Wine Birthmark May Predict Neurologic Outcome in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Dymerska M, Kirkorian AY, Offermann EA, Lin DD, Comi AM, Cohen BA. J Pediatr. 2017 Sep;188:205-209.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.053. Epub 2017 Jul 12.
Anticonvulsant Efficacy in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Kaplan EH, Kossoff EH, Bachur CD, Gholston M, Hahn J, Widlus M, Comi AM. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 May;58:31-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.10.015. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
Brainstem cavernous malformations: Natural history versus surgical management. Walcott BP, Choudhri O, Lawton MT. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Oct;32:164-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.03.021. Epub 2016 Jun 16.
Cytochrome P450 and matrix metalloproteinase genetic modifiers of disease severity in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation type 1. Choquet H, Trapani E, Goitre L, Trabalzini L, Akers A, Fontanella M, Hart BL, Morrison LA, Pawlikowska L, Kim H, Retta SF. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 Mar;92:100-109. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.01.008. Epub 2016 Jan 19.
Leveraging a Sturge-Weber Gene Discovery: An Agenda for Future Research. Comi AM, Sahin M, Hammill A, Kaplan EH, Juhász C, North P, Ball KL, Levin AV, Cohen B, Morris J, Lo W, Roach ES; 2015 Sturge-Weber Syndrome Research Workshop. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 May;58:12-24. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.11.009. Epub 2016 Mar 16.
Molecular, Cellular, and Genetic Determinants of Sporadic Brain Arteriovenous Malformations. Walcott BP, Winkler EA, Rouleau GA, Lawton MT. Neurosurgery. 2016 Aug;63 Suppl 1(Suppl 1 CLINICAL NEUROSURGERY):37-42. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001300.
Predictive modeling and in vivo assessment of cerebral blood flow in the management of complex cerebral aneurysms. Walcott BP, Reinshagen C, Stapleton CJ, Choudhri O, Rayz V, Saloner D, Lawton MT. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2016 Jun;36(6):998-1003. doi: 10.1177/0271678X16641125. Epub 2016 Mar 23.
The partnership of patient advocacy groups and clinical investigators in the rare diseases clinical research network. Merkel PA, Manion M, Gopal-Srivastava R, Groft S, Jinnah HA, Robertson D, Krischer JP; Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2016 May 18;11(1):66. doi: 10.1186/s13023-016-0445-8.
[Formula: see text]Intellectual and adaptive functioning in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Kavanaugh B, Sreenivasan A, Bachur C, Papazoglou A, Comi A, Zabel TA. Child Neuropsychol. 2016;22(6):635-48. doi: 10.1080/09297049.2015.1028349. Epub 2015 May 8.
Armies of pestilence: CNS infections as potential weapons of mass destruction. Hart BL, Ketai L. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Jun;36(6):1018-25. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4177. Epub 2014 Dec 4.
Current Therapeutic Options in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Comi A. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Dec;22(4):295-301. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
Genetics of cerebral cavernous malformations: current status and future prospects. Choquet H, Pawlikowska L, Lawton MT, Kim H. J Neurosurg Sci. 2015 Sep;59(3):211-20. Epub 2015 Apr 22.
Hemorrhage rates from brain arteriovenous malformation in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Kim H, Nelson J, Krings T, terBrugge KG, McCulloch CE, Lawton MT, Young WL, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Stroke. 2015 May;46(5):1362-4. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007367. Epub 2015 Apr 9.
Increased number of white matter lesions in patients with familial cerebral cavernous malformations. Golden MJ, Morrison LA, Kim H, Hart BL. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 May;36(5):899-903. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4200. Epub 2015 Jan 2.
Neurovascular manifestations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: imaging features and genotype-phenotype correlations. Krings T, Kim H, Power S, Nelson J, Faughnan ME, Young WL, terBrugge KG; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 May;36(5):863-70. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4210. Epub 2015 Jan 8.
Sensitivity of patients with familial cerebral cavernous malformations to therapeutic radiation. Golden M, Saeidi S, Liem B, Marchand E, Morrison L, Hart B. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2015 Feb;59(1):134-6. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12269. Epub 2015 Jan 7.
Sturge-Weber syndrome. Comi AM. Handb Clin Neurol. 2015;132:157-68. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00011-1.
The ACVRL1 c.314-35A>G polymorphism is associated with organ vascular malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients with ENG mutations, but not in patients with ACVRL1 mutations. Pawlikowska L, Nelson J, Guo DE, McCulloch CE, Lawton MT, Young WL, Kim H, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Jun;167(6):1262-7. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36936. Epub 2015 Apr 2.
Association of cardiovascular risk factors with disease severity in cerebral cavernous malformation type 1 subjects with the common Hispanic mutation. Choquet H, Nelson J, Pawlikowska L, McCulloch CE, Akers A, Baca B, Khan Y, Hart B, Morrison L, Kim H. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014;37(1):57-63. doi: 10.1159/000356839. Epub 2013 Dec 21.
Histogram flow mapping with optical coherence tomography for in vivo skin angiography of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Cheng KH, Mariampillai A, Lee KK, Vuong B, Luk TW, Ramjist J, Curtis A, Jakubovic H, Kertes P, Letarte M, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group, Yang VX. J Biomed Opt. 2014 Aug;19(8):086015. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.8.086015.
Polymorphisms in inflammatory and immune response genes associated with cerebral cavernous malformation type 1 severity. Choquet H, Pawlikowska L, Nelson J, McCulloch CE, Akers A, Baca B, Khan Y, Hart B, Morrison L, Kim H; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC) Study. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014;38(6):433-40. doi: 10.1159/000369200. Epub 2014 Dec 3.
Preliminary reliability and validity of a battery for assessing functional skills in children with Sturge-Weber syndrome. Reidy TG, Suskauer SJ, Bachur CD, McCulloch CE, Comi AM. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Dec;30(12):2027-36. doi: 10.1007/s00381-014-2573-6. Epub 2014 Oct 26.
Severity score for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Latino GA, Kim H, Nelson J, Pawlikowska L, Young W, Faughnan ME; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator Group. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2014 Dec 29;9:188. doi: 10.1186/s13023-014-0188-3.
Stimulant use in patients with sturge-weber syndrome: safety and efficacy. Lance EI, Lanier KE, Zabel TA, Comi AM. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Nov;51(5):675-80. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.11.009. Epub 2013 Nov 21.
Aspirin use in Sturge-Weber syndrome: side effects and clinical outcomes. Lance EI, Sreenivasan AK, Zabel TA, Kossoff EH, Comi AM. J Child Neurol. 2013 Feb;28(2):213-8. doi: 10.1177/0883073812463607. Epub 2012 Oct 30.
Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium: Overview, Progress and Future Directions. Akers AL, Ball KL, Clancy M, Comi AM, Faughnan ME, Gopal-Srivastava R, Jacobs TP, Kim H, Krischer J, Marchuk DA, McCulloch CE, Morrison L, Moses M, Moy CS, Pawlikowska L, Young WL. J Rare Disord. 2013 Apr 1;1(1):5.
Case report of subdural hematoma in a patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome and literature review: questions and implications for therapy. Lopez J, Yeom KW, Comi A, Van Haren K. J Child Neurol. 2013 May;28(5):672-5. doi: 10.1177/0883073812449514. Epub 2012 Jul 17.
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI evaluation of cerebral cavernous malformations. Hart BL, Taheri S, Rosenberg GA, Morrison LA. Transl Stroke Res. 2013 Oct;4(5):500-6. doi: 10.1007/s12975-013-0285-y. Epub 2013 Sep 21.
Importance of utilizing a sensitive free thyroxine assay in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Siddique L, Sreenivasan A, Comi AM, Germain-Lee EL. J Child Neurol. 2013 Feb;28(2):269-74. doi: 10.1177/0883073812463606. Epub 2012 Oct 30.
Increased choroidal thickness in patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome. Arora KS, Quigley HA, Comi AM, Miller RB, Jampel HD. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep;131(9):1216-9. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4044.
Sturge-Weber syndrome and port-wine stains caused by somatic mutation in GNAQ. Shirley MD, Tang H, Gallione CJ, Baugher JD, Frelin LP, Cohen B, North PE, Marchuk DA, Comi AM, Pevsner J. N Engl J Med. 2013 May 23;368(21):1971-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1213507. Epub 2013 May 8.
Sturge-weber syndrome. Bachur CD, Comi AM. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2013 Oct;15(5):607-17. doi: 10.1007/s11940-013-0253-6.
Urine vascular biomarkers in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Sreenivasan AK, Bachur CD, Lanier KE, Curatolo AS, Connors SM, Moses MA, Comi AM. Vasc Med. 2013 Jun;18(3):122-8. doi: 10.1177/1358863X13486312.
Brain arteriovenous malformation multiplicity predicts the diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: quantitative assessment. Bharatha A, Faughnan ME, Kim H, Pourmohamad T, Krings T, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Pawlikowska L, McCulloch CE, Lawton MT, Dowd CF, Young WL, Terbrugge KG. Stroke. 2012 Jan;43(1):72-8. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.629865. Epub 2011 Oct 27.
Brain arteriovenous malformations associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: gene-phenotype correlations. Nishida T, Faughnan ME, Krings T, Chakinala M, Gossage JR, Young WL, Kim H, Pourmohamad T, Henderson KJ, Schrum SD, James M, Quinnine N, Bharatha A, Terbrugge KG, White RI Jr. Am J Med Genet A. 2012 Nov;158A(11):2829-34. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35622. Epub 2012 Sep 18.
Updates and future horizons on the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of Sturge-Weber syndrome brain involvement. Lo W, Marchuk DA, Ball KL, Juhász C, Jordan LC, Ewen JB, Comi A; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium National Sturge-Weber Syndrome Workgroup. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2012 Mar;54(3):214-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04169.x. Epub 2011 Dec 23.
Presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of the neurological features of Sturge-Weber syndrome. Comi AM. Neurologist. 2011 Jul;17(4):179-84. doi: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e318220c5b6.
Familial versus sporadic cavernous malformations: differences in developmental venous anomaly association and lesion phenotype. Petersen TA, Morrison LA, Schrader RM, Hart BL. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Feb;31(2):377-82. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1822. Epub 2009 Oct 15.
Cranio-cervical abnormalities in moderate-to-severe osteogenesis imperfecta - Genotypic and phenotypic determinants. Marulanda J, Retrouvey JM, Lee B, Sutton VR; Members of the BBDC; Rauch F, Briner M. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2024 Apr;27(2):237-243. doi: 10.1111/ocr.12707. Epub 2023 Aug 29.
Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of bone age maturation during peri-pubertal growth in children with type I, III and IV osteogenesis imperfecta. Nicol LE, Baines H, Koike S, Liu W. Bone. 2024 Oct;187:117192. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2024.117192. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PMID: 38969279; PMCID: PMC11324408.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders associated with a wide range of symptoms, including fragile bones that break easily. In typically developing children, radiographic images can reveal predictable patterns of changes in the size, shape, and mineralization of the hand and wrist bones. Known as the bone age, this metric can be used to assess time remaining for growth as well as the onset and duration of puberty, helping to determine the timing of surgeries or reveal deviations in a child’s growth pattern.
In this study, researchers explored bone age maturation during adolescent growth in patients with OI. The team compared radiographs of the hand and wrist in 159 children with OI ages 8 to 17 with healthy controls. Bone ages were repeated around two years later and analyzed by both an endocrinologist and automated program called BoneXpert.
Results showed that in children with mild-to-moderate OI (types I and IV), skeletal maturation is comparable to healthy controls. For those with more severe forms of OI (type III), results showed a delayed pattern of skeletal maturation of less than a year at baseline and a delayed rate of maturation over the two-year follow-up. However, authors note that these differences may not be clinically significant, concluding that bone age can be used in the OI population in a way that is similar to the general pediatric population.
Current and Developing Pharmacologic Agents for Improving Skeletal Health in Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Liu W, Nicol L, Orwoll E. Calcif Tissue Int. 2024 Mar 12. doi: 10.1007/s00223-024-01188-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38472351.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders associated with a wide range of symptoms, including fragile bones that break easily. Drugs to improve skeletal health—including those initially developed to treat osteoporosis as well as new bone-protective agents—are in various phases of clinical trials for adults with OI.
In this review article, researchers summarize current and developing pharmacologic agents for improving skeletal health in adults with OI. The team performed online database searches to review published studies and clinical trials.
Results include ongoing clinical trials for several therapeutics, including those that may be useful in improving bone mineral density. Authors note that clinical trials involving gene editing may be possible in the coming decade.
Genetic Evaluation for Monogenic Disorders of Low Bone Mass and Increased Bone Fragility: What Clinicians Need to Know. Busse E, Lee B, Nagamani SCS. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2024 Apr 11. doi: 10.1007/s11914-024-00870-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38600318.
Monogenic disorders of osteoporosis are characterized by low bone mass, increased bone fragility, and increased risk of fractures. There are currently over 50 different known types of these disorders, which are each caused by variations in a single gene. Widespread availability of clinical genetic testing offers an opportunity to correctly diagnose individuals with these disorders.
In this review paper, researchers discuss genetic testing for patients with suspected monogenic forms of osteoporosis. The team outlines the principles of clinical genetic testing and provides practical guidance for clinicians to navigate the process.
Authors note that clinicians should be aware of how to incorporate genetic testing into their practices, as these techniques could help identify the appropriate diagnosis for patients with low bone mass, multiple or unusual fractures, and severe or early-onset osteoporosis.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Skeletal and Non-skeletal Challenges in Adulthood. Hald JD, Langdahl B, Folkestad L, Wekre LL, Johnson R, Nagamani SCS, Raggio C, Ralston SH, Semler O, Tosi L, Orwoll E. Calcif Tissue Int. 2024 Jun 5. doi: 10.1007/s00223-024-01236-x. Online ahead of print.
Psychosocial Outcomes of Pain and Pain Management in Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Qualitative Study. Shepherd WS, Wiese AD, Cho HE, Rork WC, Baig MU, Kostick KM, Nguyen D, Carter EM; Members of the BBDC; Murali CN, Robinson ME, Schneider SC, Lee B, Sutton VR, Storch EA. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2024 Jan 28. doi: 10.1007/s10880-023-09991-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38281305.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder characterized by bone fragility and fractures. Symptoms include short stature, dental abnormalities, hearing loss, scoliosis, and chronic pain. Although research on the functional outcomes of OI is growing, few studies are examining the psychosocial outcomes of pain in OI.
In this study, researchers interviewed 15 adults with OI to understand pain-related experiences. First, the team developed an interview guide focused on topics related to pain and mental health challenges. Next, the team interviewed participants and analyzed transcripts to identify common themes.
Results show that participants experience chronic and acute pain related to OI. Pharmacological treatments were the most common pain management approach. Participants reported negative pain outcomes, including limited daily functioning and activity participation, fear, anger, anxiety, depression, and difficulty concentrating. Participants also suggested that lack of physician and community knowledge on chronic pain in OI indirectly exacerbates both subjective pain intensity and outcomes.
Authors note that this study provides valuable exploration of the unique pain experiences of adults with OI that may have implications for proactive management, treatment development, and clinician training.
A qualitative exploration of patient perspectives on psychosocial burdens and positive factors in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta. Rork WC, Hertz AG, Wiese AD, Kostick KM, Nguyen D, Schneider SC, Shepherd WS, Cho H; Members of the BBDC; Murali CN, Lee B, Sutton VR, Storch EA. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Sep;191(9):2267-2275. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63323. Epub 2023 Jun 15. PMID: 37317786
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders associated with a wide range of symptoms, including fragile bones that break easily. Although progress has been made in understanding the spectrum of physical symptoms, less is known about the impact of OI on psychosocial well-being, as well as factors that can help lessen negative outcomes.
In this study, researchers developed a qualitative approach to assess perspectives from individuals with OI on psychosocial burdens and positive factors related to OI. Among 15 adults with varying disease status, the team conducted semi-structured interviews and identified themes from responses.
Participants reported negative psychosocial outcomes related to bone fractures and recovery, uncertainty of future fractures, and self-image. Participants also described positive traits related to OI and their lived experience with a chronic disease. Authors note that these insights highlight a need for continued research on the relationship between OI disease status and psychosocial outcomes, as well as the development of psychological interventions designed for individuals with OI.
Approach to the Patient: Pharmacological therapies for fracture risk reduction in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta. Liu W, Lee B, Nagamani SCS, Nicol L, Rauch F, Rush ET, Sutton VR, Orwoll E. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Jan 20:dgad035. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36658750.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of 21 rare, inherited disorders caused by 19 gene mutations resulting in fragile bones that break easily. The effectiveness of medications used for fracture reduction in adults with OI, as well as practice recommendations, are not well established.
In this review paper, researchers summarize current knowledge on pharmacologic treatment options for reducing fracture risk in adults with OI. In addition to manual searches of reference lists, the team performed a PubMed online database search of all study types published in the English language using the terms “osteogenesis imperfecta,” “OI,” and “brittle bone disease.”
Findings show that despite limited clinical trial data, bisphosphonate and teriparatide therapies may help improve bone mineral density in adults with OI. Authors state that further research is needed to develop medications for adults with OI that will lead to definite fracture rate reduction.
A multicenter study to evaluate pain characteristics in osteogenesis imperfecta. Rodriguez Celin M, Kruger KM, Caudill A, Murali CN, Nagamani SCS, Members Of The Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium Bbdc, Smith PA, Harris GF. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Jan;191(1):160-172. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63009. Epub 2022 Oct 22. PMID: 36271817; PMCID: PMC10399129.
Craniofacial and dental phenotype of two girls with osteogenesis imperfecta due to mutations in CRTAP. Marulanda J, Ludwig K, Glorieux F, Lee B, Sutton VR; Members of the BBD Consortium; Retrouvey JM, Rauch F. Bone. 2022 Nov;164:116516. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116516. Epub 2022 Aug 12.
Targeting TGF-β for treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta. Song IW, Nagamani SC, Nguyen D, Grafe I, Sutton VR, Gannon FH, Munivez E, Jiang MM, Tran A, Wallace M, Esposito P, Musaad S, Strudthoff E, McGuire S, Thornton M, Shenava V, Rosenfeld S, Huang S, Shypailo R, Orwoll E, Lee B. J Clin Invest. 2022 Apr 1;132(7):e152571. doi: 10.1172/JCI152571.
Alterations of a serum marker of collagen X in growing children with osteogenesis imperfecta. Nicol LE, Coghlan RF, Cuthbertson D, Nagamani SCS, Lee B, Olney RC, Horton W; Members of the Brittle Bone Disease Consortium, Orwoll E. Bone. 2021 Aug;149:115990. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115990. Epub 2021 Apr 28.
COPB2 loss of function causes a coatopathy with osteoporosis and developmental delay. Marom R, Burrage LC, Venditti R, Clément A, Blanco-Sánchez B, Jain M, Scott DA, Rosenfeld JA, Sutton VR, Shinawi M, Mirzaa G, DeVile C, Roberts R, Calder AD, Allgrove J, Grafe I, Lanza DG, Li X, Joeng KS, Lee YC, Song IW, Sliepka JM, Batkovskyte D, Washington M, Dawson BC, Jin Z, Jiang MM, Chen S, Chen Y, Tran AA, Emrick LT, Murdock DR, Hanchard NA, Zapata GE, Mehta NR, Weis MA, Scott AA, Tremp BA, Phillips JB, Wegner J, Taylor-Miller T, Gibbs RA, Muzny DM, Jhangiani SN, Hicks J, Stottmann RW, Dickinson ME, Seavitt JR, Heaney JD, Eyre DR; Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Westerfield M, De Matteis MA, Lee B. Am J Hum Genet. 2021 Sep 2;108(9):1710-1724. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.08.002. Epub 2021 Aug 26.
Health-related quality of life in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta. Murali CN, Slater B, Musaad S, Cuthbertson D, Nguyen D, Turner A, Azamian M, Tosi L, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B; Members of the BBD Consortium, Nagamani SCS. Clin Genet. 2021 Jun;99(6):772-779. doi: 10.1111/cge.13939. Epub 2021 Feb 22.
Missing and unerupted teeth in osteogenesis imperfecta. Taqi D, Moussa H, Schwinghamer T, Vieira AR, Dagdeviren D, Retrouvey JM, Rauch F, Tamimi F; Members of the BBDC. Bone. 2021 Sep;150:116011. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116011. Epub 2021 May 18.
Osteogenesis imperfecta tooth level phenotype analysis: Cross-sectional study. Taqi D, Moussa H, Schwinghamer T, Ducret M, Dagdeviren D, Retrouvey JM, Rauch F, Tamimi F; Members of the BBDC. Bone. 2021 Jun;147:115917. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115917. Epub 2021 Mar 16.
Pregnancy in women with osteogenesis imperfecta: pregnancy characteristics, maternal, and neonatal outcomes. Rao R, Cuthbertson D, Nagamani SCS, Sutton VR, Lee BH, Krischer J, Krakow D. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Jul;3(4):100362. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100362. Epub 2021 Mar 26.
A Multicenter Study of Intramedullary Rodding in Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Rodriguez Celin M, Kruger KM, Caudill A, Nagamani SCS; Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC); Linked Clinical Research Centers (LCRC), Harris GF, Smith PA. JB JS Open Access. 2020 Sep 11;5(3):e20.00031. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00031. eCollection 2020 Jul-Sep.
Assessment of longitudinal bone growth in osteogenesis imperfecta using metacarpophalangeal pattern profiles. Rauch D, Robinson ME, Seiltgens C, Sutton VR, Lee B, Glorieux F, Rauch F. Bone. 2020 Nov;140:115547. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115547. Epub 2020 Jul 27.
Hearing loss in individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta in North America: Results from a multicenter study. Machol K, Hadley TD, Schmidt J, Cuthbertson D, Traboulsi H, Silva RC, Citron C, Khan S, Citron K, Carter E, Brookler K, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Byers PH, Glorieux FH, Durigova M, Smith P, Bober MB, Sutton VR, Lee BH; Members of the BBD Consortium, Nagamani SCS, Raggio C. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 Apr;182(4):697-704. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61464. Epub 2019 Dec 26.
Malocclusion traits and oral health-related quality of life in children with osteogenesis imperfecta: A cross-sectional study. Najirad M, Madathil SA, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B, Retrouvey JM; Members of the Brittle Bone Diseases Consortium, Esfandiari S. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Jul;151(7):480-490.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.03.040.
Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument is a Useful Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Physical Function in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Murali CN, Cuthbertson D, Slater B, Nguyen D, Turner A, Harris G, Sutton VR, Lee B; Members of the BBD Consortium, Nagamani SCS. Genet Med. 2020 Mar;22(3):581-589. doi: 10.1038/s41436-019-0688-6. Epub 2019 Nov 27.
A Multicenter Observational Cohort Study to Evaluate the Effects of Bisphosphonate Exposure on Bone Mineral Density and Other Health Outcomes in Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Bains JS, Carter EM, Citron KP, Boskey AL, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Smith PA, Bober MB, Hart T, Cuthbertson D, Krischer J, Byers PH, Pepin M, Durigova M, Glorieux FH, Rauch F, Sliepka JM, Sutton VR, Lee B; Members of the BBD Consortium, Nagamani SC, Raggio CL. JBMR Plus. 2019 Jan 7;3(5):e10118. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10118. eCollection 2019 May.
Assessing Disease Experience across the Life Span for Individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Challenges and Opportunities for Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) Measurement. Tosi LL, Floor MK, Dollar CM, Gillies AP; Members of the Brittle Bone Disease Consortium, Hart TS, Cuthbertson DD, Sutton VR, Krischer JP. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2019 Jan 29;14(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1004-x. PMID: 30696467; PMCID: PMC6350324.
Caries Prevalence and Experience in Individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Ma MS, Najirad M, Taqi D, Retrouvey JM, Tamimi F, Dagdeviren D, Glorieux FH, Lee B, Sutton VR, Rauch F, Esfandiari S. Spec Care Dentist. 2019 Mar;39(2):214-219. Epub 2019 Feb 13. https://doi.org/10.1101/418806. PMID: 30758072.
Dental and craniofacial characteristics caused by the p.Ser40Leu mutation in IFITM5. Dagdeviren D, Tamimi F, Lee B, Sutton R, Rauch F, Retrouvey JM. Dental and craniofacial characteristics caused by the p.Ser40Leu mutation in IFITM5. Dagdeviren D, Tamimi F, Lee B, Sutton V, Rauch F, Retrouvey JM. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 Oct 5. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40383. PMID: 30289614.
Growth characteristics in individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta in North America: results from a multicenter study. Jain M, Tam A, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Smith PA, Bober MB, Hart T, Cuthbertson D, Krischer J, Mullins M, Bellur S, Byers PH, Pepin M, Durigova M, Glorieux FH, Rauch F, Lee B, Sutton VR; , Members of the Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium*, Nagamani SCS. Genet Med. 2018 Jul 4. doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0045-1. PMID: 29970925.
Identification of Functionally Distinct Mx1+αSMA+ Periosteal Skeletal Stem Cells. Ortinau LC, Wang H, Lei K, Deveza L, Jeong Y, Hara Y, Grafe I, Rosenfeld SB, Lee D, Lee B, Scadden DT, Park D. Cell Stem Cell. 2019 Dec 5;25(6):784-796.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2019.11.003.
Incorporating the patient perspective in the study of rare bone disease: insights from the osteogenesis imperfecta community. Swezey T, Reeve BB, Hart TS, Floor MK, Dollar CM, Gillies AP, Tosi LL. Osteoporos Int. 2019 Feb;30(2):507-511. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4690-7. Epub 2018 Sep 6. PMID:30191258.
Mobility in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Multicenter North American Study. Kruger KM, Caudill A, Rodriguez Celin M, Nagamani SCS, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Bober MB, Hart T, Cuthbertson D, Krischer J, Byers PH, Durigova M, Glorieux FH, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B, Rush ET, Smith PA, Harris GF. Genet Med. 2019 Mar 28. doi: 10.1038/s41436-019-0491-4. PMID: 30918359.
Oro-dental and cranio-facial characteristics of osteogenesis imperfecta type V. Retrouvey JM, Taqi D, Tamimi F, Dagdeviren D, Glorieux FH, Lee B, Hazboun R, Krakow D, Sutton VR; Members of the BBD Consortium. Eur J Med Genet. 2019 Dec;62(12):103606. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2018.12.011. Epub 2018 Dec 26.
Osteogenesis imperfecta: advancements in genetics and treatment. Rossi V, Lee B, Marom R. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Dec;31(6):708-715. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000813.
A Multicenter Study to Evaluate Pulmonary Function in Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Tam A, Chen S, Schauer E, Grafe I, Bandi V, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Smith PA, Bober MB, Hart T, Cuthbertson D, Krischer J, Mullins M, Byers PH, Sandhaus RA, Durigova M, Glorieux FH, Rauch F, Reid Sutton V, Lee B; Members of the Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium, Rush ET, Nagamani SCS. Clin Genet. 2018 Dec;94(6):502-511. doi: 10.1111/cge.13440. Epub 2018 Sep 24. PMID: 30152014.
Cone‐Beam Computed Tomography of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Types III and IV: Three‐Dimensional Evaluation of Craniofacial Features and Upper Airways. Reznikov N, Dagdeviren D, Tamimi F, Glorieux F, Rauch F, Retrouvey JM. JBMR Plus. 2019 Feb 7;3(6):e10124. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10124. PMID: 31346560; PMCID: PMC6636768.
Heterozygous WNT1 variant causing a variable bone phenotype. Alhamdi S, Lee YC, Chowdhury S, Byers PH, Gottschalk M, Taft RJ, Joeng KS, Lee BH, Bird LM. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 Nov;176(11):2419-2424. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40347. Epub 2018 Sep 24.
Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: cross- sectional study. Najirad M, Ma MS, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B, Retrouvey JM; Members of the BBD, Esfandiari S. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2018 Oct 25;13(1):187. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/424812. PMID: 30359278.
Osteogenesis imperfecta: potential therapeutic approaches. Rousseau M, Retrouvey JM; Members of the Brittle Bone Disease Consortium. PeerJ. 2018 Aug 17;6:e5464. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5464. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30128210.
Correlations Between Bone Mechanical Properties and Bone Composition Parameters in Mouse Models of Dominant and Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta and the Response to Anti-TGF-β Treatment. Bi X, Grafe I, Ding H, Flores R, Munivez E, Jiang MM, Dawson B, Lee B, Ambrose CG. J Bone Miner Res. 2017 Feb;32(2):347-359. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2997. Epub 2016 Oct 20.
Fkbp10 Deletion in Osteoblasts Leads to Qualitative Defects in Bone. Lietman CD, Lim J, Grafe I, Chen Y, Ding H, Bi X, Ambrose CG, Fratzl-Zelman N, Roschger P, Klaushofer K, Wagermaier W, Schmidt I, Fratzl P, Rai J, Weis M, Eyre D, Keene DR, Krakow D, Lee BH. J Bone Miner Res. 2017 Jun;32(6):1354-1367. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3108. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
Genetic causes and mechanisms of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Lim J, Grafe I, Alexander S, Lee B. Bone. 2017 Sep;102:40-49. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2017.02.004. Epub 2017 Feb 15.
Orthodontic chart documentation. Abdelkarim A, Jerrold L. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2017 Jul;152(1):126-130. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2017.03.018.
Cesarean delivery is not associated with decreased at-birth fracture rates in osteogenesis imperfecta. Bellur S, Jain M, Cuthbertson D, Krakow D, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Smith PA, Bober MB, Hart T, Krischer J, Mullins M, Byers PH, Pepin M, Durigova M, Glorieux FH, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B; Members of the BBD Consortium, Nagamani SC. Genet Med. 2016 Jun;18(6):570-6. doi: 10.1038/gim.2015.131. Epub 2015 Oct 1. PMID: 26426884.
Sclerostin Antibody Treatment Improves the Bone Phenotype of Crtap(-/-) Mice, a Model of Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Grafe I, Alexander S, Yang T, Lietman C, Homan EP, Munivez E, Chen Y, Jiang MM, Bertin T, Dawson B, Asuncion F, Ke HZ, Ominsky MS, Lee B. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 May;31(5):1030-40. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2776. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
A transgenic mouse model of OI type V supports a neomorphic mechanism of the IFITM5 mutation. Lietman CD, Marom R, Munivez E, Bertin TK, Jiang MM, Chen Y, Dawson B, Weis MA, Eyre D, Lee B. J Bone Miner Res. 2015 Mar;30(3):489-98. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2363.
Peripheral Immune Profiles Predict ALS Progression in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Manner. Piecuch CE, Webber-Davis IF, Teener SJ, Feldman EL, Zhao L, Goutman SA. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2024 May;11(3):e200241. doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200241. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38626361; PMCID: PMC11087030.
The Miami Framework for ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders: an integrated view of phenotype and biology. Benatar M, Wuu J, Huey ED, McMillan CT, Petersen RC, Postuma R, McHutchison C, Dratch L, Arias JJ, Crawley A, Houlden H, McDermott MP, Cai X, Thakur N, Boxer A, Rosen H, Boeve BF, Dacks P, Cosentino S, Abrahams S, Shneider N, Lingor P, Shefner J, Andersen PM, Al-Chalabi A, Turner MR; Attendees of the Second International Pre-Symptomatic ALS Workshop. Nat Rev Neurol. 2024 Jun;20(6):364-376. doi: 10.1038/s41582-024-00961-z. Epub 2024 May 20.
An Empirical Comparison of Commonly Used Universal Rating Scales for Dystonia. Boz D, Kilic-Berkmen G, Perlmutter JS, Norris SA, Wright LJ, Klein C, Bäumer T, Löns S, Feuerstein JS, Mahajan A, Wagle-Shukla A, Malaty I, LeDoux MS, Ondo W, Pantelyat A, Frank S, Saunders-Pullman R, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2023 Nov 12;10(12):1777-1786. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13909. eCollection 2023 Dec.
Analysis of Structural Variants Previously Associated With ALS in Europeans Highlights Genomic Architectural Differences in Africans. Monnakgotla NR, Mahungu AC, Heckmann JM, Botha G, Mulder NJ, Wu G, Rampersaud E, Myers J, Van Blitterswijk M, Rademakers R, Taylor JP, Wuu J, Benatar M, Nel M. Neurol Genet. 2023 Jun 16;9(4):e200077. doi: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000200077. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Cerebellar Volume and Disease Staging in Parkinson's Disease: An ENIGMA-PD Study. Kerestes R, Laansma MA, Owens-Walton C, Perry A, van Heese EM, Al-Bachari S, Anderson TJ, Assogna F, Aventurato ÍK, van Balkom TD, Berendse HW, van den Berg KRE, Betts R, Brioschi R, Carr J, Cendes F, Clark LR, Dalrymple-Alford JC, Dirkx MF, Druzgal J, Durrant H, Emsley HCA, Garraux G, Haroon HA, Helmich RC, van den Heuvel OA, João RB, Johansson ME, Khachatryan SG, Lochner C, McMillan CT, Melzer TR, Mosley PE, Newman B, Opriessnig P, Parkes LM, Pellicano C, Piras F, Pitcher TL, Poston KL, Rango M, Roos A, Rummel C, Schmidt R, Schwingenschuh P, Silva LS, Smith V, Squarcina L, Stein DJ, Tavadyan Z, Tsai CC, Vecchio D, Vriend C, Wang JJ, Wiest R, Yasuda CL, Young CB, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, van der Werf YD, Harding IH; ENIGMA-Parkinson's Study. Mov Disord. 2023 Dec;38(12):2269-2281. doi: 10.1002/mds.29611. Epub 2023 Nov 14.
Racial Differences in Clinical Presentation in Individuals Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia. Jin HA, McMillan CT, Yannatos I, Fisher L, Rhodes E, Jacoby SF, Irwin DJ, Massimo L. JAMA Neurol. 2023 Sep 11:e233093. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3093. Online ahead of print.
Temporal course of cognitive and behavioural changes in motor neuron diseases. McHutchison CA, Wuu J, McMillan CT, Rademakers R, Statland J, Wu G, Rampersaud E, Myers J, Hernandez JP, Abrahams S, Benatar M; CReATe Consortium. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 12:jnnp-2023-331697. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331697.
While people with motor neuron disease (MND) experience cognitive and behavioral dysfunction, the onset and progression of these symptoms, relative to motor manifestations, remains unclear. In this study, CReATe Consortium researchers explored changes in these deficits over time, and whether demographic, clinical, or genetic factors affected these symptoms.
A total of 237 participants were recruited through the consortium’s Phenotype-Genotype-Biomarker study. The Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen was administered every three to six months to assess ALS-specific cognitive issues, such as executive function, verbal fluency, and language; and ALS non-specific memory and visuospatial functions. Behavioral symptoms like apathy, disinhibition, loss of sympathy and perseveration and hyperorality, were reported through semi-structured interviews.
In this large observational study, cognitive impairment at initial assessment was infrequent, but when present, most often involved language and executive functions. These impairments were associated with lower educational levels, but not with the C9ORF72 repeat expansion. We also found that cognition remained stable over time for most patients. However, a small subset showed decline on all cognitive domains, which was not entirely explained by the presence of a C9ORF72 repeat expansion. Behavioral symptoms in these MND participants were uncommon.
Our findings raise questions about the timing of cognitive impairment in MND, and whether it arises during early clinically manifest disease or even prior to motor manifestations. This highlights the need for future research to identify when these cognitive symptoms begin and what other factors are associated with decline over time.
The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-health index (ALS-HI): development and evaluation of a novel outcome measure. Varma A, Weinstein J, Seabury J, Rosero S, Zizzi C, Alexandrou D, Wagner E, Dilek N, Heatwole J, Wuu J, Caress J, Bedlack R, Granit V, Statland J, Mehta P, Benatar M, Kaat A, Heatwole C. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Aug;24(5-6):514-522. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2023.2204871. Epub 2023 May 15. PMID: 37190795
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients experience a wide variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social symptoms of the disease. Tools to track a patient’s subtle but important changes over time are important for managing the disease burden as well as assessing promising new therapeutic agents. Therefore, highly reliable, sensitive, and valid disease-specific outcome measures for ALS are vital for clinicians and researchers, as well as patients and family members.
In this study, the authors report the development of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Health Index (ALS-HI), which was created and validated in accordance with FDA guidance. This is a multifactorial, disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure capable of measuring meaningful changes in how an ALS patient feels and functions.
To develop the ALS-HI, the authors surveyed a national cross section of 497 individuals with ALS. After identifying the most important symptoms of ALS, they performed factor analysis, qualitative patient interviews, test-retest reliability assessment, and known groups analysis to evaluate and validate the ALS-HI. Fifteen participants took part in a beta test and found the ALS-HI to be clear, easy to use, and relevant.
The study supports use of the ALS-HI as a valid, sensitive, and reliable instrument to assess the disease burden of individual patients with ALS. The ALS-HI could also serve as an effective mechanism to track disease progression and treatment efficacy during therapeutic trials.
The mutational profile in a South African cohort with inherited neuropathies and spastic paraplegia. Mahungu AC, Steyn E, Floudiotis N, Wilson LA, Vandrovcova J, Reilly MM, Record CJ, Benatar M, Wu G, Raga S, Wilmshurst JM, Naidu K, Hanna M, Nel M, Heckmann JM. Front Neurol. 2023 Aug 29;14:1239725. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1239725. eCollection 2023.
A rare variant analysis framework using public genotype summary counts to prioritize disease-predisposition genes. Chen W, Wang S, Tithi SS, Ellison DW, Schaid DJ, Wu G. Nat Commun. 2022 May 11;13(1):2592. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30248-0.
Adaptation and norming of the Edinburgh Cognitive and behavioural amyotrophic lateral sclerosis screen (ECAS) for three language groups in South Africa. Albertyn CH, Hardy A, Bakker LA, Hlangani M, Van Der Walt K, Zeilinga B, Thomas KGF, Heckmann JM. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2022 Nov;23(7-8):532-541. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2030361. Epub 2022 Feb 4.
Characteristics of serum neurofilament light chain as a biomarker in hereditary spastic paraplegia type 4. Kessler C, Serna-Higuita LM, Wilke C, Rattay TW, Hengel H, Reichbauer J, Stransky E, Leyva-Gutiérrez A, Mengel D, Synofzik M, Schöls L, Martus P, Schüle R. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2022 Mar;9(3):326-338. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51518. Epub 2022 Feb 16. PMID: 35171517; PMCID: PMC8935322.
Defining cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an evaluation of empirical approaches. McMillan CT, Wuu J, Rascovsky K, Cosentino S, Grossman M, Elman L, Quinn C, Rosario L, Stark JH, Granit V, Briemberg H, Chenji S, Dionne A, Genge A, Johnston W, Korngut L, Shoesmith C, Zinman L; Canadian ALS Neuroimaging Consortium (CALSNIC), Kalra S, Benatar M. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2022 Mar 7:1-10. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2039713. Online ahead of print.
Mild motor impairment as prodromal state in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a new diagnostic entity. Benatar M, Granit V, Andersen PM, Grignon AL, McHutchison C, Cosentino S, Malaspina A, Wuu J. Brain. 2022 May 20:awac185. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac185. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35594156.
Neurofilament Light Chain and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as Biomarkers in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 4. Kessler C, Ruschil C, Abdelhak A, Wilke C, Maleska A, Kuhle J, Krumbholz M, Kowarik MC, Schüle R. Serum. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Nov 3;23(21):13466. doi: 10.3390/ijms232113466. PMID: 36362248; PMCID: PMC9657281.
Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) are inherited disorders affecting nerves that send messages to the muscles. Because patients with both disorders can present with slowly progressive spastic paraparesis (weakness in the legs), accurate diagnoses are often challenging. In this study, researchers investigated the use of serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (sGFAP) as biomarkers to support diagnosis. The team assessed sNfl and sGFAP levels in 25 patients with PPMS, 25 patients with spastic paraplegia type 4 (SPG4, the most common type of HSP), and 60 control subjects. Results showed that sNfl levels were significantly higher in patients with PPMS compared to patients with SPG4. Researchers also observed a trend toward relatively higher sGFAP levels in patients with PPMS. However, because both groups of patients showed overlapping biomarker values, the team did not find sNfL and sGFAP to be useful biomarkers. As findings indicate that sNfL and sGFAP are most significantly elevated in the early disease stages of PPMS, authors note that further investigation is warranted.
Neurofilament light chain in drug development for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a critical appraisal. Benatar M, Wuu J, Turner MR. Brain. 2022 Oct 31:awac394. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac394. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36310538.
Interest in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) biomarkers has grown exponentially over the course of the last 25 years, with great hope that they might serve as tools to facilitate the development of meaningful therapies for this otherwise progressive and fatal disease. Effective use of biomarkers, however, requires an understanding of what it means for them to be “fit-for-purpose,” as well as an appreciation of the nuances of the clinical contexts in which they will be applied. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has emerged as a leading candidate with enormous potential to aid ALS therapy development. However, Nfl is also profoundly misunderstood. Within the conceptual framework of the BEST (Biomarkers, EndpointS, and other Tools) Resource developed by the National Institutes of Health and the Food & Drug Administration in the United States, authors consider the evidence supporting the use of NfL for a variety of purposes in different clinical contexts. Authors conclude that NfL may serve as a susceptibility/risk biomarker in populations at elevated risk for ALS, and that NfL has value as a prognostic biomarker when measured early in the course of established disease. Authors also conclude that NfL may serve as a pharmacodynamic biomarker, as a reduction in NfL in response to an experimental therapeutic might aid go/no-go decisions in phase 2 clinical trials. A reduction in NfL may also be a reasonably likely surrogate endpoint for experimental therapeutics administered early in the course of disease.
Occupational lead exposure and survival with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Wang TW, Wuu J, Cooley A, Yeh TS, Benatar M, Weisskopf M. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2022 Apr 9;1-8. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2059379. Online ahead of print.
Patient reported impact of symptoms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (PRISM-ALS): A national, cross-sectional study. Zizzi C, Seabury J, Rosero S, Alexandrou D, Wagner E, Weinstein JS, Varma A, Dilek N, Heatwole J, Wuu J, Caress J, Bedlack R, Granit V, Statland JM, Mehta P, Benatar M, Heatwole C. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Dec 13;55:101768. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101768. PMID: 36531982; PMCID: PMC9755057.
Preventing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: insights from pre-symptomatic neurodegenerative diseases. Benatar M, Wuu J, McHutchison C, Postuma RB, Boeve BF, Petersen R, Ross CA, Rosen H, Arias JJ, Fradette S, McDermott MP, Shefner J, Stanislaw C, Abrahams S, Cosentino S, Andersen PM, Finkel RS, Granit V, Grignon AL, Rohrer JD, McMillan CT, Grossman M, Al-Chalabi A, Turner MR; First International Pre-Symptomatic ALS Workshop. Brain. 2022 Mar 29;145(1):27-44. doi: 10.1093/brain/awab404. PMID: 34677606; PMCID: PMC8967095.
Rates of longitudinal change in (18) F-flortaucipir PET vary by brain region, cognitive impairment, and age in atypical Alzheimer's disease. Phillips JS, Nitchie FJ 4th, Da Re F, Olm CA, Cook PA, McMillan CT, Irwin DJ, Gee JC, Dubroff JG, Grossman M, Nasrallah IM; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Alzheimers Dement. 2022 Jun;18(6):1235-1247. doi: 10.1002/alz.12456. Epub 2021 Sep 13.
Revealing the Mutational Spectrum in Southern Africans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Nel M, Mahungu AC, Monnakgotla N, Botha GR, Mulder NJ, Wu G, Rampersaud E, van Blitterswijk M, Wuu J, Cooley A, Myers J, Rademakers R, Taylor JP, Benatar M, Heckmann JM. Neurol Genet. 2022 Jan 12;8(1):e654. doi: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000000654. PMID: 35047667; PMCID: PMC8756565.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Survival Associates With Neutrophils in a Sex-specific Manner. Murdock BJ, Goutman SA, Boss J, Kim S, Feldman EL. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2021 Feb 2;8(2):e953. doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000953. Print 2021 Mar.
Challenges and opportunities for Multi-National Investigator-Initiated clinical trials for ALS: European and United States collaborations. Lingor P, Koch JC, Statland JM, Hussain S, Hennecke C, Wuu J, Langbein T, Ahmed R, Günther R, Ilse B, Kassubek J, Kollewe K, Kuttler J, Leha A, Lengenfeld T, Meyer T, Neuwirth C, Tostmann R, Benatar M. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2021 Aug;22(5-6):419-425. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2021.1879866. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
Epigenetic Small Molecules Rescue Nucleocytoplasmic Transport and DNA Damage Phenotypes in C9ORF72 ALS/FTD. Ramic M, Andrade NS, Rybin MJ, Esanov R, Wahlestedt C, Benatar M, Zeier Z. Brain Sci. 2021 Nov 20;11(11):1543. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11111543.
Epigenetic small moleculars rescue nucleocytoplasmic transport and DNA damage phenotypes in C9ORF72 ALS/FTD. Melina Ramic, Nadja S Andrade, Matthew J Rybin, Rustam Esanov, Claes Wahlestedt, Michael Benatar, Zane Zeier. Brain Sci. 2021 Nov 20;11(11):1543. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11111543. PMID: 34827542.
FGF23, a novel muscle biomarker detected in the early stages of ALS. Si Y, Kazamel M, Benatar M, Wuu J, Kwon Y, Kwan T, Jiang N, Kentrup D, Faul C, Alesce L, King PH. Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 8;11(1):12062. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-91496-6.
Harnessing the power of the electronic health record for ALS research and quality improvement: CReATe CAPTURE-ALS and the ALS Toolkit. Granit V, Grignon AL, Wuu J, Katz J, Walk D, Hussain S, Hernandez J, Jackson C, Caress J, Yosick T, Smider N, Benatar M. Muscle Nerve. 2022 Feb;65(2):154-161. doi: 10.1002/mus.27454. Epub 2021 Nov 16. PMID: 34730240; PMCID: PMC8752483.
Humoral response to neurofilaments and dipeptide repeats in ALS progression. Puentes F, Lombardi V, Lu CH, Yildiz O, Fratta P, Isaacs A, Bobeva Y, Wuu J; ALS Biomarker Consortium; CReATe Consortium, Benatar M, Malaspina A. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2021 Sep;8(9):1831-1844. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51428. Epub 2021 Jul 27.
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Machine learning suggests polygenic risk for cognitive dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Placek K, Benatar M, Wuu J, Rampersaud E, Hennessy L, Van Deerlin VM, Grossman M, Irwin DJ, Elman L, McCluskey L, Quinn C, Granit V, Statland JM, Burns TM, Ravits J, Swenson A, Katz J, Pioro EP, Jackson C, Caress J, So Y, Maiser S, Walk D, Lee EB, Trojanowski JQ, Cook P, Gee J, Sha J, Naj AC, Rademakers R; CReATe Consortium, Chen W, Wu G, Paul Taylor J, McMillan CT. EMBO Mol Med. 2021 Jan 11;13(1):e12595. doi: 10.15252/emmm.202012595. Epub 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33270986; PMCID: PMC7799365.
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Urinary neopterin: A novel biomarker of disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Shepheard SR, Karnaros V, Benyamin B, Schultz DW, Dubowsky M, Wuu J, Chataway T, Malaspina A, Benatar M, Rogers ML. Eur J Neurol. 2021 Dec 29. doi: 10.1111/ene.15237. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34967083.
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Metabolite Profiling Reveals Predictive Biomarkers and the Absence of β-Methyl Amino-l-alanine in Plasma from Individuals Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Bereman MS, Kirkwood KI, Sabaretnam T, Furlong S, Rowe DB, Guillemin GJ, Mellinger AL, Muddiman DC. J Proteome Res. 2020 Aug 7;19(8):3276-328. PMID: 32418425.
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The potential of neurofilaments analysis using dry-blood and plasma spots. Lombardi V, Carassiti D, Giovannoni G, Lu CH, Adiutori R, Malaspina A. Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 9;10(1):97. PMID: 31919375, PMCID: PMC6952412.
Validation of serum neurofilaments as prognostic and potential pharmacodynamic biomarkers for ALS. Benatar M, Zhang L, Wang L, Granit V, Statland J, Barohn R, Swenson A, Ravits J, Jackson C, Burns TM, Trivedi J, Pioro EP, Caress J, Katz J, McCauley JL, Rademakers R, Malaspina A, Ostrow LW, Wuu J; CReATe Consortium. Neurology. 2020 Jul 7;95(1):e59-e69. PMID: 32385188, PMCID: PMC7371380.
Antisense RNA foci are associated with nucleoli and TDP-43 mislocalization in C9orf72-ALS/FTD: a quantitative study. Aladesuyi Arogundade O, Stauffer JE, Saberi S, Diaz-Garcia S, Malik S, Basilim H, Rodriguez MJ, Ohkubo T, Ravits J. Acta Neuropathol. 2019 Mar;137(3):527-530. doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-01955-0. Epub 2019 Jan 21. PMID: 30666413; PMCID: PMC6397670.
Exome sequencing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis implicates a novel gene, DNAJC7, encoding a heat-shock protein. Farhan SMK, Howrigan DP, Abbott LE, Klim JR, Topp SD, Byrnes AE, Churchhouse C, Phatnani H, Smith BN, Rampersaud E, Wu G, Wuu J, Shatunov A, Iacoangeli A, Al Khleifat A, Mordes DA, Ghosh S; ALSGENS Consortium; FALS Consortium; Project MinE Consortium; CReATe Consortium, Eggan K, Rademakers R, McCauley JL, Schüle R, Züchner S, Benatar M, Taylor JP, Nalls M, Gotkine M, Shaw PJ, Morrison KE, Al-Chalabi A, Traynor B, Shaw CE, Goldstein DB, Harms MB, Daly MJ, Neale BM. Nat Neurosci. 2019 Dec; 22(12): 1966–1974. PMCID: PMC6919277, PMID: 31768050.
Pediatric Cancer Variant Pathogenicity Information Exchange (PeCanPIE): a cloud-based platform for curating and classifying germline variants. Edmonson MN, Patel AN, Hedges DJ, Wang Z, Rampersaud E, Kesserwan CA, Zhou X, Liu Y, Newman S, Rusch MC, McLeod CL, Wilkinson MR, Rice SV, Soussi T, Taylor JP, Benatar M, Becksfort JB, Nichols KE, Robison LL, Downing JR, Zhang J.. Genome Res. 2019 Sep;29(9):1555-1565. doi: 10.1101/gr.250357.119. Epub 2019 Aug 22. PMID: 31439692.
ROCK-ALS: Protocol for a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double- Blind Phase IIa Trial of Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of the Rho Kinase (ROCK) Inhibitor Fasudil in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Lingor P, Weber M, Camu W, et al. Front Neurol. 2019; 10: 293. PMCID: PMC6446974, PMID: 30972018.
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G-quadruplex-binding small molecules ameliorate C9orf72 FTD/ALS pathology in vitro and in vivo. Simone R, Balendra R, Moens TG, et al. EMBO Mol Med. 2018 Jan;10(1):22-31. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201707850. PMID: 29113975; PMCID: PMC5760849.
GDAP2 mutations implicate susceptibility to cellular stress in a new form of cerebellar ataxia. Eidhof I, Baets J, Kamsteeg EJ, Deconinck T, van Ninhuijs L, Martin JJ, Schüle R, Züchner S, De Jonghe P, Schenck A, van de Warrenburg BP. Brain. 2018 Sep 1;141(9):2592-2604. doi: 10.1093/brain/awy198.
Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene. Nicolas A, Kenna KP, Renton AE, Ticozzi N, Faghri F, Chia R, Dominov JA, Kenna BJ, Nalls MA, Keagle P, Rivera AM, van Rheenen W, Murphy NA, van Vugt JJFA, Geiger JT, Van der Spek RA, Pliner HA, Shankaracharya, Smith BN, Marangi G, Topp SD, Abramzon Y, Gkazi AS, Eicher JD, Kenna A; ITALSGEN Consortium, Mora G, Calvo A, Mazzini L, Riva N, Mandrioli J, Caponnetto C, Battistini S, Volanti P, La Bella V, Conforti FL, Borghero G, Messina S, Simone IL, Trojsi F, Salvi F, Logullo FO, D'Alfonso S, Corrado L, Capasso M, Ferrucci L; Genomic Translation for ALS Care (GTAC) Consortium, Moreno CAM, Kamalakaran S, Goldstein DB; ALS Sequencing Consortium, Gitler AD, Harris T, Myers RM; NYGC ALS Consortium, Phatnani H, Musunuri RL, Evani US, Abhyankar A, Zody MC; Answer ALS Foundation, Kaye J, Finkbeiner S, Wyman SK, LeNail A, Lima L, Fraenkel E, Svendsen CN, Thompson LM, Van Eyk JE, Berry JD, Miller TM, Kolb SJ, Cudkowicz M, Baxi E; Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium, Benatar M, Taylor JP, Rampersaud E, Wu G, Wuu J; SLAGEN Consortium, Lauria G, Verde F, Fogh I, Tiloca C, Comi GP, Sorarù G, Cereda C; French ALS Consortium, Corcia P, Laaksovirta H, Myllykangas L, Jansson L, Valori M, Ealing J, Hamdalla H, Rollinson S, Pickering-Brown S, Orrell RW, et al. Neuron. 2018 Mar 21;97(6):1267-1288. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.027. PMID: 29566793; PMCID: PMC5867896.
Identification of compound heterozygous variants in OPTN in an ALS-FTD patient from the CReATe consortium: a case report. Pottier C, Rampersaud E, Baker M, Wu G, Wuu J, McCauley JL, Zuchner S, Schule R, Bermudez C, Hussain S, Cooley A, Wallace M, Zhang J, Taylor JP, Benatar M, Rademakers R. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2018 Aug;19(5-6):469-471. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2018.1452947. Epub 2018 Mar 20. PMID: 29558868; PMCID: PMC6116528.
MR Imaging-based Estimation of Upper Motor Neuron Density in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Feasibility Study. Chen J, Kostenko V, Pioro EP, Trapp BD. Radiology. 2018 Jun;287(3):955-964. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018162967. Epub 2018 Jan 23. PMID: 29361242; PMCID: PMC5978454.
Mutations in ATP1A1 Cause Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2. Lassuthova P, Rebelo AP, Ravenscroft G, Lamont PJ, Davis MR, Manganelli F, Feely SM, Bacon C, Brožková DŠ, Haberlova J, Mazanec R, Tao F, Saghira C, Abreu L, Courel S, Powell E, Buglo E, Bis DM, Baxter MF, Ong RW, Marns L, Lee YC, Bai Y, Isom DG, Barro-Soria R, Chung KW, Scherer SS, Larsson HP, Laing NG, Choi BO, Seeman P, Shy ME, Santoro L, Zuchner S. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 Mar 1;102(3):505-514. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.01.023. PMID: 29499166; PMCID: PMC5985288.
Sense and antisense RNA are not toxic in Drosophila models of C9orf72-associated ALS/FTD. Moens TG, Mizielinska S, Niccoli T, et al. Acta Neuropathol. 2018;135(3):445-457. PMID:29380049.
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Using automated electronic medical record data extraction to model ALS survival and progression. Karanevich AG, Weisbrod LJ, Jawdat O, Barohn RJ, Gajewski BJ, He J, Statland JM. BMC Neurol. 2018;18(1):205. PMID:30547800, PMCID: PMC6295028.
A C9ORF72 BAC mouse model recapitulates key epigenetic perturbations of ALS/FTD. Esanov R, Cabrera GT, Andrade NS, Gendron TF, Brown RH Jr, Benatar M, Wahlestedt C, Mueller C, Zeier Z. Mol Neurodegener. 2017 Jun 12;12(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13024-017-0185-9. PMID: 28606110; PMCID: PMC5468954.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - frontotemporal spectrum disorder (ALS-FTSD): Revised diagnostic criteria. Strong MJ, Abrahams S, Goldstein LH, Woolley S, Mclaughlin P, Snowden J, Mioshi E, Roberts-South A, Benatar M, HortobáGyi T, Rosenfeld J, Silani V, Ince PG, Turner MR. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2017 May;18(3-4):153-174. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2016.1267768. Epub 2017 Jan 5. PMID: 28054827; PMCID: PMC7409990.
Correlation of Peripheral Immunity With Rapid Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Progression. Murdock BJ, Zhou T, Kashlan SR, Little RJ, Goutman SA, Feldman EL. JAMA Neurol. 2017 Dec 1;74(12):1446-1454. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.2255. PMID: 28973548; PMCID: PMC5822195.
Cryptic amyloidogenic elements in mutant NEFH causing Charcot-Marie-Tooth 2 trigger aggresome formation and neuronal death. Jacquier A, Delorme C, Belotti E, Juntas-Morales R, Solé G, Dubourg O, Giroux M, Maurage CA, Castellani V, Rebelo A, Abrams A, Züchner S, Stojkovic T, Schaeffer L, Latour P. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2017 Jul 14;5(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s40478-017-0457-1. PMID: 28709447; PMCID: PMC5513089.
Hereditary spastic paraplegia type 5: natural history, biomarkers and a randomized controlled trial. Schöls L, Rattay TW, Martus P, Meisner C, Baets J, Fischer I, Jägle C, Fraidakis MJ, Martinuzzi A, Saute JA, Scarlato M, Antenora A, Stendel C, Höflinger P, Lourenco CM, Abreu L, Smets K, Paucar M, Deconinck T, Bis DM, Wiethoff S, Bauer P, Arnoldi A, Marques W, Jardim LB, Hauser S, Criscuolo C, Filla A, Züchner S, Bassi MT, Klopstock T, De Jonghe P, Björkhem I, Schüle R. Brain. 2017 Dec 1;140(12):3112-3127. doi: 10.1093/brain/awx273. PMID: 29126212; PMCID: PMC5841036.
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Poly(GP) proteins are a useful pharmacodynamic marker for C9ORF72-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Gendron TF, Chew J, Stankowski JN, Hayes LR, Zhang YJ, Prudencio M, Carlomagno Y, Daughrity LM, Jansen-West K, Perkerson EA, O'Raw A, Cook C, Pregent L, Belzil V, van Blitterswijk M, Tabassian LJ, Lee CW, Yue M, Tong J, Song Y, Castanedes-Casey M, Rousseau L, Phillips V, Dickson DW, Rademakers R, Fryer JD, Rush BK, Pedraza O, Caputo AM, Desaro P, Palmucci C, Robertson A, Heckman MG, Diehl NN, Wiggs E, Tierney M, Braun L, Farren J, Lacomis D, Ladha S, Fournier CN, McCluskey LF, Elman LB, Toledo JB, McBride JD, Tiloca C, Morelli C, Poletti B, Solca F, Prelle A, Wuu J, Jockel-Balsarotti J, Rigo F, Ambrose C, Datta A, Yang W, Raitcheva D, Antognetti G, McCampbell A, Van Swieten JC, Miller BL, Boxer AL, Brown RH, Bowser R, Miller TM, Trojanowski JQ, Grossman M, Berry JD, Hu WT, Ratti A, Traynor BJ, Disney MD, Benatar M, Silani V, Glass JD, Floeter MK, Rothstein JD, Boylan KB, Petrucelli L. Sci Transl Med. 2017;9(383). PMID: 28356511, PMCID: PMC5576451.
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Cryptic Amyloidogenic Elements in the 3' UTRs of Neurofilament Genes Trigger Axonal Neuropathy. Rebelo AP, Abrams AJ, Cottenie E, Horga A, Gonzalez M, Bis DM, Sanchez-Mejias A, Pinto M, Buglo E, Markel K, Prince J, Laura M, Houlden H, Blake J, Woodward C, Sweeney MG, Holton JL, Hanna M, Dallman JE, Auer-Grumbach M, Reilly MM, Zuchner S. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 Apr 7;98(4):597-614. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.02.022. Epub 2016 Mar 31. PMID: 27040688; PMCID: PMC4833435.
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Presymptomatic ALS genetic counseling and testing: Experience and recommendations. Benatar M, Stanislaw C, Reyes E, Hussain S, Cooley A, Fernandez MC, Dauphin DD, Michon SC, Andersen PM, Wuu J.. Neurology. 2016 Jun 14;86(24):2295-302. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002773. Epub 2016 May 18.
Cerebellar c9RAN proteins associate with clinical and neuropathological characteristics of C9ORF72 repeat expansion carriers. Gendron TF, van Blitterswijk M, Bieniek KF, Daughrity LM, Jiang J, Rush BK, Pedraza O, Lucas JA, Murray ME, Desaro P, Robertson A, Overstreet K, Thomas CS, Crook JE, Castanedes-Casey M, Rousseau L, Josephs KA, Parisi JE, Knopman DS, Petersen RC, Boeve BF, Graff-Radford NR, Rademakers R, Lagier-Tourenne C, Edbauer D, Cleveland DW, Dickson DW, Petrucelli L, Boylan KB. Acta Neuropathol. Oct 2015;130(4):559-573. PMID: 26350237, PMCID: PMC4575385.
Ensuring continued progress in biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Turner MR, Benatar M. Muscle Nerve. Jan 2015;51(1):14-18. PMID: 25288265, PMCID: PMC4270289.
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Phenotypic and molecular insights into spinal muscular atrophy due to mutations in BICD2. Rossor AM, Oates EC, Salter HK, Liu Y, Murphy SM, Schule R, Gonzalez MA, Scoto M, Phadke R, Sewry CA, Houlden H, Jordanova A, Tournev I, Chamova T, Litvinenko I, Zuchner S, Herrmann DN, Blake J, Sowden JE, Acsadi G, Rodriguez ML, Menezes MP, Clarke NF, Auer Grumbach M, Bullock SL, Muntoni F, Reilly MM, North KN. Brain. 2015 Feb;138(Pt 2):293-310. doi: 10.1093/brain/awu356. Epub 2014 Dec 14. PMID: 25497877; PMCID: PMC4306822.
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant. Seasely AR, Blanchard CT, Arora N, Battarbee AN, Casey BM, Dionne-Odom J, Leal SM Jr, Moates DB, Sinkey RG, Szychowski JM, Tita AT, Subramaniam A; CWRH COVID-19 Working Group. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Dec 1;138(6):842-844. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004607. PMID: 34592747.
A MULTICENTER LONG-TERM COHORT STUDY OF EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS VARIANTS AND THEIR PROGRESSION TO EOE OVER TIME. Greuter T, Straumann A, Fernandez-Marrero Y, Germic N, Hosseini A, Chanwangpong A, Yousefi S, Simon D, Collins MH, Bussmann C, Chehade M, Dellon ES, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Moawad FJ, Biedermann L, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM, Simon HU. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024 Feb 6. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000664. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38318864.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disorder in which eosinophils (white blood cells of the immune system) build up in the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach), causing tissue damage. Recently, conditions with symptoms of esophageal dysfunction resembling EoE—but without high amounts of eosinophils in the esophagus—have been characterized as EoE variants. However, not much is known about the progression and severity of these variants.
In this study, researchers investigated the progression of EoE variants to EoE over time. The team assessed clinical, immuno-histological, and molecular features of 54 patients with EoE variants from six EoE centers. Findings were compared with features of EoE patients and healthy controls.
Results suggest a disease spectrum, based on transition from EoE variants to EoE. Authors note that genes associated with the progression to EoE may represent potential therapeutic targets early in the course of disease.
Ascending to New Heights for Novel Therapeutics for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Hirano I, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves NP, Furuta GT, Bredenoord AJ; ASCENT WORKING GROUP. Gastroenterology. 2024 Jan;166(1):1-10. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.09.004. Epub 2023 Sep 9.
Barriers to Timely Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases. Chehade M, McGowan EC, Wright BL, Muir AB, Klion AD, Furuta GT, Jensen ET, Bailey DD. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Feb;12(2):302-308. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.12.020. Epub 2023 Dec 17.
Characterization of lamina propria remodeling in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis using second harmonic generation microscopy. Haugen EJ, Locke AK, Correa H, Baba JS, Mahadevan-Jansen A, Hiremath G. Transl Med Commun. 2024;9(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s41231-024-00170-2. Epub 2024 Mar 22.
Clinical and molecular correlates of the Index of Severity for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Sato H, Dellon ES, Aceves SS, Arva NC, Chehade M, Collins MH, Davis CM, Falk GW, Furuta GT, Gonsalves NP, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Hiremath G, Katzka DA, Khoury P, Leung J, Menard-Katcher P, Pesek R, Peterson KA, Pletneva MA, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Rothenberg ME, Shoda T. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 May 13:S0091-6749(24)00465-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.04.025. Online ahead of print.
Common and disparate clinical presentations and mechanisms in different eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. Shoda T, Taylor RJ, Sakai N, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jun;153(6):1472-1484. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.03.013. Epub 2024 Mar 28.
Endoscopic Features of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases. Greuter T, Katzka D. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2024 May;44(2):357-368. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2024.01.007. Epub 2024 Feb 13.
Histological Phenotyping in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Localized Proximal Disease Is Infrequent but Associated with Less Severe Disease and Better Disease Outcome. Heil A, Kuehlewindt T, Godat A, Simon HU, Simon D, Schreiner P, Saner C, Vavricka SR, Biedermann L, Safroneeva E, Rossel JB, Limacher A, Straumann A, Schoepfer AM, Greuter T. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2024;185(1):63-72. doi: 10.1159/000533815. Epub 2023 Oct 20.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living With Rare Diseases and Their Families: Results of a National Survey. Macaluso M, Rothenberg ME, Ferkol T, Kuhnell P, Kaminski HJ, Kimberlin DW, Benatar M, Chehade M; Principal Investigators of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network – Cycle 4. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2024 Feb 14;10:e48430. doi: 10.2196/48430.
The Relationship Between Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Immunotherapy. Wilson BE, Sacta MA, Wright BL, Spergel J, Wolfset N. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2024 May;44(2):281-291. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2024.01.001. Epub 2024 Feb 14.
Triggers for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE): The intersection of food allergy and EoE. Burk CM, Shreffler WG. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jun;153(6):1500-1509. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.04.010.
Benralizumab for eosinophilic gastritis: a single-site, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. Kliewer KL, Murray-Petzold C, Collins MH, Abonia JP, Bolton SM, DiTommaso LA, Martin LJ, Zhang X, Mukkada VA, Putnam PE, Kellner ES, Devonshire AL, Schwartz JT, Kunnathur VA, Rosenberg CE, Lyles JL, Shoda T, Klion AD, Rothenberg ME. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Sep;8(9):803-815. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00145-0. Epub 2023 Jun 16.
Biologics in eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. Dellon ES, Spergel JM. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 Jan;130(1):21-27. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.06.015. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
Breaking down the complex pathophysiology of eosinophilic esophagitis. Underwood B, Troutman TD, Schwartz JT. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 Jan;130(1):28-39. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.10.026. Epub 2022 Nov 6.
Breakthroughs in understanding and treating eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases presented at the CEGIR/TIGERs Symposium at the 2022 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Meeting. Chehade M, Wright BL, Atkins D, Aceves SS, Ackerman SJ, Assa'ad AH, Bauer M, Collins MH, Commins SP, Davis CM, Dellon ES, Doerfler B, Gleich GJ, Gupta SK, Hill DA, Jensen ET, Katzka D, Kliewer K, Kodroff E, Kottyan LC, Kyle S, Muir AB, Pesek RD, Peterson K, Shreffler WG, Spergel JM, Strobel MJ, Wechsler J, Zimmermann N, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Sep 1:S0091-6749(23)01103-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.08.021. Online ahead of print.
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) are a group of chronic immune system disorders in which a type of white blood cell (eosinophils) build up in the gastrointestinal tract, causing inflammation or injury.
In February 2022, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology hosted their annual meeting to discuss innovations in research. During the meeting, CEGIR and the International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Researchers organized a day-long symposium focused on breakthrough discoveries in EGIDs.
The symposium featured a review of recent discoveries in the basic biology, pathogenesis, and clinical features of EGIDs. Topics included diagnostic and management approaches, as well as clinical trials of emerging therapies.
Concepts and Controversies in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: What's Coming Down the Pipe?. Peterson K, Collins MH, Aceves SS, Chehade M, Gonsalves N. Gastroenterology. 2024 Mar;166(3):382-395. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.10.035. Epub 2023 Dec 3.
Detergent exposure induces epithelial barrier dysfunction and eosinophilic inflammation in the esophagus. Doyle AD, Masuda MY, Pyon GC, Luo H, Putikova A, LeSuer WE, Flashner S, Rank MA, Nakagawa H, Kita H, Wright BL. Allergy. 2023 Jan;78(1):192-201. doi: 10.1111/all.15457. Epub 2022 Aug 8.
Development of a Practical Guide to Implement and Monitor Diet Therapy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Chang JW, Kliewer K, Haller E, Lynett A, Doerfler B, Katzka DA, Peterson KA, Dellon ES, Gonsalves N; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jul;21(7):1690-1698. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.03.006. Epub 2023 Mar 16.
Direct-to-Consumer Recruitment Methods via Traditional and Social Media to Aid in Research Accrual for Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases: Comparative Analysis Study. Applequist J, Burroughs C, Merkel PA, Rothenberg M, Trapnell B, Desnick R, Sahin M, Krischer J. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Mar 14;25:e39262. doi: 10.2196/39262.
Dysphagia Days as an Assessment of Clinical Treatment Outcome in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Hirano I, Rothenberg ME, Zhang S, de Oliveira C, Charriez CM, Coyne KS, Bacci ED, Dellon ES. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Apr 1;118(4):744-747. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002094. Epub 2022 Dec 20.
Efficacy and safety of dupilumab up to 52 weeks in adults and adolescents with eosinophilic oesophagitis (LIBERTY EoE TREET study): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Rothenberg ME, Dellon ES, Collins MH, Hirano I, Chehade M, Bredenoord AJ, Lucendo AJ, Spergel JM, Sun X, Hamilton JD, Mortensen E, Laws E, Maloney J, Mannent LP, McCann E, Liu X, Glotfelty L, Shabbir A. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Aug 31:S2468-1253(23)00204-2. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00204-2. Online ahead of print.
Enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease research: the consortium for eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease researchers' journey. Chehade M, Furuta G, Klion A, Abonia JP, Aceves S, Bose P, Collins MH, Davis C, Dellon ES, Eickel G, Falk G, Gupta S, Hiremath G, Howard A, Jensen ET, Kesh S, Khoury P, Kocher K, Kodroff E, Kyle S, Mak N, McCoy D, Mehta P, Menard-Katcher P, Mukkada V, Paliana A, Rothenberg M, Sable K, Schmitt C, Scott M, Spergel J, Strobel MJ, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Zicarelli A, Muir AB, Wright BL, Bailey DD. Ther Adv Rare Dis. 2023 Aug 14;4:26330040231180895. doi: 10.1177/26330040231180895. PMID: 37588777; PMCID: PMC10426297
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) are a group of chronic immune system disorders in which inflammation causes difficulties in daily life and the buildup of a type of white blood cell (eosinophils) in the gastrointestinal tract, which can lead to tissue damage and dysfunction.
To address systemic bias in patient care and research in EGIDs, the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) recently formed a diversity committee. The CEGIR diversity committee has defined its purpose through mission and vision statements. The committee has also developed structured educational and research initiatives to enhance diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility (DEIA) in all CEGIR activities.
In this review article, researchers share the process of forming the diversity committee, highlighting milestones achieved and summarizing future directions. Authors hope that this report will serve as a guide and an inspiration for other researchers to enhance DEIA in their fields.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis beyond Eosinophils - an Emerging Phenomenon Overlapping with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA) Update 2023. Salvador Nunes VS, Straumann A, Salvador Nunes L, Schoepfer AM, Greuter T. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2023;184(5):411-420. doi: 10.1159/000529910. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
Esophageal Epithelium and Lamina Propria Are Unevenly Involved in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Hiremath G, Sun L, Collins MH, Bonis PA, Arva NC, Capocelli KE, Chehade M, Davis CM, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Leung J, Khoury P, Mukkada VA, Martin LJ, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Aceves SS, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME, Koyama T, Dellon ES. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Mar 24:S1542-3565(23)00222-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.03.014. Online ahead of print.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disorder in which eosinophils (white blood cells of the immune system) build up in the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach), causing tissue damage. The nature of the involvement of esophageal tissue has been unclear.
In this study, the investigators estimated the intrabiopsy site agreements of an established EoE histologic scoring system (EoEHSS) in the esophageal epithelial and lamina propria and examined if the disease activity status influenced the intrabiopsy site agreement. Comparisons were made between proximal:distal, proximal:middle, and middle:distal esophageal biopsy sites.
Results show that except for the extent of dilated intercellular spaces in inactive EoE, epithelial features and lamina propria were unevenly affected across esophageal biopsy sites, regardless of disease status. Authors note that these findings enhance our understanding of the effects of EoE on esophageal tissue pathology.
Examining Disparities in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Mehta P, Pan Z, Zhou W, Burger C, Menard-Katcher C, Bailey DD, Furuta GT. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Sep;11(9):2855-2859. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.06.011. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
Food-Specific IgG4 Is Elevated Throughout the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Masuda MY, LeSuer WE, Horsley-Silva JL, Putikova A, Buras MR, Gibson JB, Pyon GC, Simmons TD, Doyle AD, Wright BL. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Jun;68(6):2406-2413. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-07924-2. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
Genome-wide admixture and association analysis identifies African ancestry-specific risk loci of eosinophilic esophagitis in African Americans. Gautam Y, Caldwell J, Kottyan L, Chehade M, Dellon ES, Rothenberg ME, Mersha TB; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) investigators. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 May;151(5):1337-1350. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.09.040. Epub 2022 Nov 15.
Local type 2 immunity in eosinophilic gastritis. Ben-Baruch Morgenstern N, Shoda T, Rochman Y, Caldwell JM, Collins MH, Mukkada V, Putnam PE, Bolton SM, Felton JM, Rochman M, Murray-Petzold C, Kliewer KL, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Jul;152(1):136-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.01.021. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
Medication Adherence Rates in Adolescents With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Are Low and Are Associated With Health Habits. Mehta P, Pan Z, Zhou W, Kwan BM, Furuta GT. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Oct 1;77(4):532-535. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003885. Epub 2023 Sep 20.
Molecular analysis of duodenal eosinophilia. Shoda T, Rochman M, Collins MH, Caldwell JM, Mack LE, Osswald GA, Mukkada VA, Putnam PE, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Apr;151(4):1027-1039. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.12.814. Epub 2022 Dec 30.
Mucosal Microbiota Associated With Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Eosinophilic Gastritis. Furuta GT, Fillon SA, Williamson KM, Robertson CE, Stevens MJ, Aceves SS, Arva NC, Chehade M, Collins MH, Davis CM, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Khoury P, Leung J, Martin LJ, Menard-Katcher P, Mukkada VA, Peterson K, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Rothenberg ME, Harris JK. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Mar 1;76(3):347-354. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003685. Epub 2022 Dec 16. PMID: 36525669.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic gastritis (EoG) are disorders in which eosinophils (white blood cells) of the immune system build up as a reaction to foods or allergens, causing tissue damage. This immune response occurs in the esophagus in EoE and in the stomach in EoG. To better understand the association of gut microbiota (microorganisms in the digestive tract) with EoE and EoG, multicenter studies with large patient cohorts are needed.
In this study, researchers identified the mucosal microbiota associated with EoE and EoG in a geographically diverse cohort of patients. The team collected and analyzed clinical data, mucosal biopsies, and stool of pediatric and adult individuals with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease (EGID) from 10 clinical sites within the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers.
Not surprisingly, microbiome samples collected in the esophagus and stomach were not similar to those collected in the stool, thus emphasizing the importance of site-specific capture of data. Taxa associated with EGIDs varied highly among individuals. Authors note that further research is needed to determine if therapeutic interventions contribute to these differences.
One-food versus six-food elimination diet therapy for the treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis: a multicentre, randomised, open-label trial. Kliewer KL, Gonsalves N, Dellon ES, Katzka DA, Abonia JP, Aceves SS, Arva NC, Besse JA, Bonis PA, Caldwell JM, Capocelli KE, Chehade M, Cianferoni A, Collins MH, Falk GW, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Krischer JP, Leung J, Martin LJ, Menard-Katcher P, Mukkada VA, Peterson KA, Shoda T, Rudman Spergel AK, Spergel JM, Yang GY, Zhang X, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 May;8(5):408-421. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00012-2. Epub 2023 Feb 28.
Persistent esophageal changes after histologic remission in eosinophilic esophagitis. Ruffner MA, Shoda T, Lal M, Mrozek Z, Muir AB, Spergel JM, Dellon ES, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Apr;153(4):1063-1072. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.12.012. Epub 2023 Dec 27.
Predicting Incident Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus or Gastric Cardia Using Machine Learning of Electronic Health Records. Rubenstein JH, Fontaine S, MacDonald PW, Burns JA, Evans RR, Arasim ME, Chang JW, Firsht EM, Hawley ST, Saini SD, Wallner LP, Zhu J, Waljee AK. Gastroenterology. 2023 Dec;165(6):1420-1429.e10. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.08.011. Epub 2023 Aug 18.
Prospective study of an amino acid-based elemental diet in an eosinophilic gastritis and gastroenteritis nutrition trial. Gonsalves N, Doerfler B, Zalewski A, Yang GY, Martin LJ, Zhang X, Shoda T, Brusilovsky M, Aceves S, Thompson K, Rudman Spergel AK, Furuta G, Rothenberg ME, Hirano I. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Sep;152(3):676-688. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.05.024. Epub 2023 Jul 18.
Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Leiman DA, Kamal AN, Otaki F, Bredenoord AJ, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Fernandez-Becker NQ, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Katzka DA, Peterson K, Yadlapati R, Kathpalia P. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Jun 1;118(6):1091-1095. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002138. Epub 2022 Dec 23.
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Uchida AM, Burk CM, Rothenberg ME, Furuta GT, Spergel JM. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Sep;11(9):2654-2663. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.06.035. Epub 2023 Jun 28.
The Cellie Coping Kit for children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes. Benitez AJ, McGar A, Kohser K, Gibbons T, Muir A, Mascarenhas M, Rossi C, Dogias F, Golden A, Kassam-Adams N, Marsac ML. J Child Health Care. 2023 Sep;27(3):374-385. doi: 10.1177/13674935211064126. Epub 2022 Jan 3.
The role of biologics in pediatric food allergy and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. Sindher SB, Barshow S, Tirumalasetty J, Arasi S, Atkins D, Bauer M, Bégin P, Collins MH, Deschildre A, Doyle AD, Fiocchi A, Furuta GT, Garcia-Lloret M, Mennini M, Rothenberg ME, Spergel JM, Wang J, Wood RA, Wright BL, Zuberbier T, Chin AR, Long A, Nadeau KC, Chinthrajah RS. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Mar;151(3):595-606. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.01.007. PMID: 36872039; PMCID: PMC9993424.
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) are a group of chronic immune system disorders in which a type of white blood cell (eosinophils) build up in the gastrointestinal tract, causing inflammation or injury. EGIDs and food allergy (FA) share similar inflammatory mechanisms. Because of this, many of the same biologics (medications developed from biological sources) are being investigated to target these mechanisms in both EGIDs and FA.
In this review article, a team of researchers led by CEGIR scholars discuss the enormous potential of biologics for the treatment of EGIDs and FA in pediatric patients. Discussion includes past and current research into the use of biologics in FA and EGIDs, as well as their potential role in improving treatment options in the future. Authors also note the need for wider availability of biologics for clinical use.
2021 year in review: Spotlight on eosinophils. Dunn JLM, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Feb;149(2):517-524. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.11.012. Epub 2021 Nov 25.
A Clinical Severity Index for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Development, Consensus, and Future Directions. Dellon ES, Khoury P, Muir AB, Liacouras CA, Safroneeva E, Atkins D, Collins MH, Gonsalves N, Falk GW, Spergel JM, Hirano I, Chehade M, Schoepfer AM, Menard-Katcher C, Katzka DA, Bonis PA, Bredenoord AJ, Geng B, Jensen ET, Pesek RD, Feuerstadt P, Gupta SK, Lucendo AJ, Genta RM, Hiremath G, McGowan EC, Moawad FJ, Peterson KA, Rothenberg ME, Straumann A, Furuta GT, Aceves SS. Gastroenterology. 2022 Jul;163(1):59-76. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.03.025. Epub 2022 May 20. PMID: 35606197; PMCID: PMC9233087.
For patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an allergic inflammatory disease that damages the esophagus, therapeutic options and management are dictated by disease severity. However, the process for determining severity varies among practitioners. Reducing this variability could help improve clinicians’ ability to monitor EoE in an office setting. In this study, researchers aimed to create an international consensus severity scoring index for EoE. First, a group of adult and pediatric EoE researchers and clinicians—as well as non-EoE allergy immunology and gastroenterology experts—reviewed existing literature on EoE in the context of progression and severity. Next, a steering committee reached consensus on important features of severity. These features were then distilled to categorize patients with EoE as having inactive, mild, moderate, or severe disease. This new simplified scoring system, called the Index of Severity for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (I-SEE), can be completed at routine clinic visits. The system can help guide practitioners in EoE management by standardizing features of disease severity beyond eosinophil counts. To increase its utilization and functionality, authors note that I-SEE should be validated and refined using data from future clinical trials and routine clinical practice.
A Clinical Severity Index for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Development, Consensus, and Future Directions. Dellon ES, Khoury P, Muir AB, Liacouras CA, Safroneeva E, Atkins D, Collins MH, Gonsalves N, Falk GW, Spergel JM, Hirano I, Chehade M, Schoepfer AM, Menard-Katcher C, Katzka DA, Bonis PA, Bredenoord AJ, Geng B, Jensen ET, Pesek RD, Feuerstadt P, Gupta SK, Lucendo AJ, Genta RM, Hiremath G, McGowan EC, Moawad FJ, Peterson KA, Rothenberg ME, Straumann A, Furuta GT, Aceves SS. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Jul;150(1):33-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.03.015. Epub 2022 May 20.
A Deep Multi-Label Segmentation Network For Eosinophilic Esophagitis Whole Slide Biopsy Diagnostics. Daniel N, Larey A, Aknin E, Osswald GA, Caldwell JM, Rochman M, Collins MH, Yang GY, Arva NC, Capocelli KE, Rothenberg ME, Savir Y. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022 Jul;2022:3211-3217. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871086.
A survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome. Trogen B, Jin H, Cianferoni A, Chehade M, Schultz F, Chavez A, Warren C, Nowak-Wegrzyn AH. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Jan;10(1):312-314.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.10.053. Epub 2021 Nov 2.
CD73(+) Epithelial Progenitor Cells That Contribute to Homeostasis and Renewal Are Depleted in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Hara T, Kasagi Y, Wang J, Sasaki M, Aaron B, Karami A, Shimonosono M, Shimonosono R, Maekawa H, Dolinsky L, Wilkins B, Klein J, Wei J, Nunes K, Lynch K, Spergel JM, Hamilton KE, Ruffner MA, Karakasheva TA, Whelan KA, Nakagawa H, Muir AB. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022;13(5):1449-1467. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.01.018. Epub 2022 Jan 30.
Characterization of eosinophilic esophagitis variants by clinical, histological, and molecular analyses: A cross-sectional multi-center study. Greuter T, Straumann A, Fernandez-Marrero Y, Germic N, Hosseini A, Yousefi S, Simon D, Collins MH, Bussmann C, Chehade M, Dellon ES, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Moawad FJ, Biedermann L, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM, Simon HU. Allergy. 2022 Aug;77(8):2520-2533. doi: 10.1111/all.15233. Epub 2022 Feb 17. PMID: 35094416.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an allergic condition characterized by inflammation in the esophagus that causes a range of symptoms. Patients can have symptoms of esophageal dysfunction without meeting the classical diagnostic criteria. To characterize and classify the range of variants, an international team of researchers studied 69 patients with EoE variants. They identified and described three histological subtypes. Study authors concluded that EoE variants appear to be part of a disease spectrum, with classical EoE as the most common and apparent phenotype.
Close follow-up is associated with fewer stricture formation and results in earlier detection of histological relapse in the long-term management of eosinophilic esophagitis. Bon L, Safroneeva E, Bussmann C, Biedermann L, Schreiner P, Vavricka SR, Schoepfer AM, McCright-Gill T, Simon HU, Straumann A, Chehade M, Greuter T. United European Gastroenterol J. 2022 Apr;10(3):308-318. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12216. Epub 2022 Apr 5. PMID: 35384368.
Defining the Patchy Landscape of Esophageal Eosinophilia in Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Wechsler JB, Bolton SM, Gray E, Kim KY, Kagalwalla AF. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Sep;20(9):1971-1976.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.12.023. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
Determination of Biopsy Yield That Optimally Detects Eosinophilic Gastritis and/or Duodenitis in a Randomized Trial of Lirentelimab. Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Rothenberg ME, Hirano I, Chehade M, Peterson KA, Falk GW, Murray JA, Gehman LT, Chang AT, Singh B, Rasmussen HS, Genta RM. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Mar;20(3):535-545.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.05.053. Epub 2021 Jun 2.
Development and Validation of Web-Based Tool to Predict Lamina Propria Fibrosis in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Hiremath G, Sun L, Correa H, Acra S, Collins MH, Bonis P, Arva NC, Capocelli KE, Falk GW, King E, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Mukkada VA, Martin LJ, Putnam PE, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Aceves SS, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME, Koyama T, Dellon ES. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Feb 1;117(2):272-279. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001587.
Development of a core outcome set for therapeutic studies in eosinophilic esophagitis (COREOS). COREOS Collaborators:, Ma C, Schoepfer AM, Dellon ES, Bredenoord AJ, Chehade M, Collins MH, Feagan BG, Furuta GT, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Jairath V, Katzka DA, Pai RK, Rothenberg ME, Straumann A, Aceves SS, Alexander JA, Arva NC, Atkins D, Biedermann L, Blanchard C, Cianferoni A, Ciriza de Los Rios C, Clayton F, Davis CM, de Bortoli N, Dias JA, Falk GW, Genta RM, Ghaffari G, Gonsalves N, Greuter T, Hopp R, Hsu Blatman KS, Jensen ET, Johnston D, Kagalwalla AF, Larsson HM, Leung J, Louis H, Masterson JC, Menard-Katcher C, Menard-Katcher PA, Moawad FJ, Muir AB, Mukkada VA, Penagini R, Pesek RD, Peterson K, Putnam PE, Ravelli A, Savarino EV, Schlag C, Schreiner P, Simon D, Smyrk TC, Spergel JM, Taft TH, Terreehorst I, Vanuytsel T, Venter C, Vieira MC, Vieth M, Vlieg-Boerstra B, von Arnim U, Walker MM, Wechsler JB, Woodland P, Woosley JT, Yang GY, Zevit N, Safroneeva E. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Feb;149(2):659-670. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.07.001. Epub 2021 Jul 6.
Diagnostic merits of the Eosinophilic Esophagitis Diagnostic Panel from a single esophageal biopsy. Min S, Shoda T, Wen T, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Feb;149(2):782-787.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.07.032. Epub 2021 Aug 8.
Eosinophil Peroxidase Staining Enhances the Diagnostic Utility of the Cytosponge in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Masuda MY, Barshow SM, Garg S, Putikova A, LeSuer WE, Alexander JA, Katzka DA, Dellon ES, Kita H, Horsley-Silva JL, Doyle AD, Wright BL. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2022 Nov 1;13(11):e00534. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000534.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients Are Not at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19: A Report From a Global Registry. Zevit N, Chehade M, Leung J, Marderfeld L, Dellon ES. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Jan;10(1):143-149.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.10.019. Epub 2021 Oct 22.
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases make a name for themselves: A new consensus statement with updated nomenclature. Wright BL, Schwartz JT, Ruffner MA, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Dellon ES, Aceves SS. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Aug;150(2):291-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.05.012. Epub 2022 May 29. PMID: 35649464; PMCID: PMC9378528.
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) are a group of chronic immune system disorders in which a type of white blood cell (eosinophils) build up in the gastrointestinal tract, causing inflammation or injury. Consensus recommendations have been developed for diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), the most common EGID. However, there are currently no consensus guidelines for diagnosis of non-EoE EGIDs. Standardization of EGID terminology is one of the first priorities for developing these guidelines. In this study, a large group of researchers and clinicians aimed to reach international consensus for EGID nomenclature. The team used multiple rounds of surveys to develop a new tiered framework for EGID terms. Authors note that this revision of terms could advance both clinical care and research in EGIDs. Next steps include selection of specific disease markers and thresholds, definition of symptoms, exclusion of alternative diagnoses, and duration of disease.
Esophageal Manifestations of Dermatological Diseases, Diagnosis and Management. Arar AM, DeLay K, Leiman DA, Menard-Katcher P. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2022 Dec;20(4):513-528. doi: 10.1007/s11938-022-00399-6. Epub 2022 Oct 18.
Evaluating Eosinophilic Colitis as a Unique Disease using Colonic Molecular Profiles: A Multi-Site Study. Shoda T, Collins MH, Rochman M, Wen T, Caldwell JM, Mack LE, Osswald GA, Besse JA, Haberman Y, Aceves SS, Arva NC, Capocelli KE, Chehade M, Davis CM, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Khoury P, Klion A, Menard-Katcher C, Leung J, Mukkada V, Putnam PE, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Furuta GT, Denson LA, Rothenberg ME; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases Researchers (CEGIR). Gastroenterology. 2022 Jan 24:S0016-5085(22)00038-5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.01.022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35085569.
Harnessing artificial intelligence to infer novel spatial biomarkers for the diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis. Larey A, Aknin E, Daniel N, Osswald GA, Caldwell JM, Rochman M, Wasserman T, Collins MH, Arva NC, Yang GY, Rothenberg ME, Savir Y. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Oct 21;9:950728. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.950728. eCollection 2022.
Human Epidemiology and RespOnse to SARS-CoV-2 (HEROS): Objectives, Design and Enrollment Results of a 12-City Remote Observational Surveillance Study of Households with Children using Direct-to-Participant Methods. Fulkerson PC, Lussier SJ, Bendixsen CG, Castina SM, Gebretsadik T, Marlin JS, Russell PB, Seibold MA, Everman JL, Moore CM, Snyder BM, Thompson K, Tregoning GS, Wellford S, Arbes SJ, Bacharier LB, Calatroni A, Camargo CA, Dupont WD, Furuta GT, Gruchalla RS, Gupta RS, Hershey GK, Jackson DJ, Johnson CC, Kattan M, Liu AH, Murrison L, Oâ Connor GT, Phipatanakul W, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Rothenberg ME, Seroogy CM, Teach SJ, Zoratti EM, Togias A, Hartert TV. medRxiv. 2022 Jul 10:2022.07.09.22277457. doi: 10.1101/2022.07.09.22277457. Preprint.
Impressions and aspirations from the FDA GREAT VI Workshop on Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Beyond Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Perspectives for Progress in the Field. Rothenberg ME, Hottinger SKB, Gonsalves N, Furuta GT, Collins MH, Talley NJ, Peterson K, Menard-Katcher C, Smith M, Hirano I, Genta RM, Chehade M, Gupta SK, Spergel JM, Aceves SS, Dellon ES. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Mar;149(3):844-853. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.12.768. Epub 2021 Dec 22.
International Consensus Recommendations for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Nomenclature. Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Abonia JP, Alexander JA, Arva NC, Atkins D, Attwood SE, Auth MKH, Bailey DD, Biederman L, Blanchard C, Bonis PA, Bose P, Bredenoord AJ, Chang JW, Chehade M, Collins MH, Di Lorenzo C, Dias JA, Dohil R, Dupont C, Falk GW, Ferreira CT, Fox AT, Genta RM, Greuter T, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Hiremath GS, Horsley-Silva JL, Ishihara S, Ishimura N, Jensen ET, Gutiérrez-Junquera C, Katzka DA, Khoury P, Kinoshita Y, Kliewer KL, Koletzko S, Leung J, Liacouras CA, Lucendo AJ, Martin LJ, McGowan EC, Menard-Katcher C, Metz DC, Miller TL, Moawad FJ, Muir AB, Mukkada VA, Murch S, Nhu QM, Nomura I, Nurko S, Ohtsuka Y, Oliva S, Orel R, Papadopoulou A, Patel DA, Pesek RD, Peterson KA, Philpott H, Putnam PE, Richter JE, Rosen R, Ruffner MA, Safroneeva E, Schreiner P, Schoepfer A, Schroeder SR, Shah N, Souza RF, Spechler SJ, Spergel JM, Straumann A, Talley NJ, Thapar N, Vandenplas Y, Venkatesh RD, Vieira MC, von Arnim U, Walker MM, Wechsler JB, Wershil BK, Wright BL, Yamada Y, Yang GY, Zevit N, Rothenberg ME, Furuta GT, Aceves SS. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Feb 16:S1542-3565(22)00143-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.02.017. Online ahead of print.
Long-Lasting Dissociation of Esophageal Eosinophilia and Symptoms After Dilation in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Safroneeva E, Pan Z, King E, Martin LJ, Collins MH, Yang GY, Capocelli KE, Arva NC, Abonia JP, Atkins D, Bonis PA, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Leung J, Menard-Katcher PA, Mukkada VA, Schoepfer AM, Spergel JM, Wershil BK, Rothenberg ME, Aceves SS, Furuta GT; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Apr;20(4):766-775.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.05.049. Epub 2021 May 29.
Mast cell-pain connection in eosinophilic esophagitis. Zhang S, Shoda T, Aceves SS, Arva NC, Chehade M, Collins MH, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Khoury P, Leung J, Spergel AKR, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) Investigators Group. Allergy. 2022 Jun;77(6):1895-1899. doi: 10.1111/all.15260. Epub 2022 Mar 3.
Multiancestral polygenic risk score for pediatric asthma. Namjou B, Lape M, Malolepsza E, DeVore SB, Weirauch MT, Dikilitas O, Jarvik GP, Kiryluk K, Kullo IJ, Liu C, Luo Y, Satterfield BA, Smoller JW, Walunas TL, Connolly J, Sleiman P, Mersha TB, Mentch FD, Hakonarson H, Prows CA, Biagini JM, Khurana Hershey GK, Martin LJ, Kottyan L; eMERGE Network. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Nov;150(5):1086-1096. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.03.035. Epub 2022 May 18.
Posttreatment Gene Scores Support Histologic and Endoscopic Response Thresholds in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Ruffner MA, Cotton CC, Dellon ES. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Sep 1;117(9):1519-1522. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001802. Epub 2022 Apr 26.
Prospective Endoscopic Activity Assessment for Eosinophilic Gastritis in a Multisite Cohort. Hirano I, Collins MH, King E, Sun Q, Chehade M, Abonia JP, Bonis PA, Capocelli KE, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Leung J, Katzka D, Menard-Katcher P, Khoury P, Klion A, Mukkada VA, Peterson K, Rudman-Spergel AK, Spergel JA, Yang GY, Rothenberg ME, Aceves SS, Furuta GT. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jan 20. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001625. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35080202.
Proton Pump Inhibitors in Allergy: Benefits and Risks. Robinson LB, Ruffner MA. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Dec;10(12):3117-3123. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.09.022. Epub 2022 Sep 23.
Provider Beliefs, Practices, and Perceived Barriers to Dietary Elimination Therapy in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Chang JW, Kliewer K, Katzka DA, Peterson KA, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Furuta GT, Dellon ES. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Dec 1;117(12):2071-2074. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001988. Epub 2022 Sep 1. PMID: 36066475; PMCID: PMC9722505.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disorder in which eosinophils (white blood cells of the immune system) build up in the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach), causing tissue damage. This immune response can occur as a reaction to certain foods. Although effective dietary treatments are often available, physicians tend to prefer medications. In this study, researchers assessed providers’ perceptions of EoE dietary therapy, including effectiveness, practice patterns, and barriers. The team collected this data through a web-based survey of providers. Results show that providers view diet as the least effective treatment for EoE. Barriers to treatment include the belief that patients are disinterested and unlikely to adhere. In addition, providers indicated that with less access to dietitians, nonacademic providers often manage diets without dietitian guidance. As patients are often highly accepting of diets and multiple treatment options for EoE, authors state that clinicians need evidence-based knowledge on EoE diets, access to dietitians, and awareness of patient preferences.
Refractory eosinophilic esophagitis: what to do when the patient has not responded to proton pump inhibitors, steroids and diet. Strauss AL, Falk GW. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2022 Jul 1;38(4):395-401. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000842.
Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in households with children with asthma and allergy: A prospective surveillance study. Seibold MA, Moore CM, Everman JL, Williams BJM, Nolin JD, Fairbanks-Mahnke A, Plender EG, Patel BB, Arbes SJ, Bacharier LB, Bendixsen CG, Calatroni A, Camargo CA Jr, Dupont WD, Furuta GT, Gebretsadik T, Gruchalla RS, Gupta RS, Khurana Hershey GK, Murrison LB, Jackson DJ, Johnson CC, Kattan M, Liu AH, Lussier SJ, O'Connor GT, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Phipatanakul W, Rothenberg ME, Seroogy CM, Teach SJ, Zoratti EM, Togias A, Fulkerson PC, Hartert TV; HEROS study team. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Aug;150(2):302-311. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.05.014. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID: 35660376; PMCID: PMC9155183.
Children and people with asthma or other allergic diseases are typically known as high-risk groups for many respiratory viruses. However, it is currently unknown whether these groups are at increased risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In this study, researchers aimed to determine the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in households with children, as well as whether self-reported asthma or other allergic diseases are associated with infection and household transmission. Participants included allergic disease patients from the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR), which provided an accessible cohort for the study. For six months, the team collected biweekly nasal swabs and weekly surveys to calculate the probabilities of infection and transmission. Researchers then used regression analyses to determine associated risk factors. Results suggest that asthma does not increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Food allergy was associated with lower infection risk, while body mass index was associated with increased infection risk. Authors note that understanding how these factors modify infection risk may offer new avenues for preventing infection.
Scientific journey to the first FDA-approved drug for eosinophilic esophagitis. Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Dec;150(6):1325-1332. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.09.027. Epub 2022 Oct 6.
Should We Pretreat Before We Go Nuts? Antihistamines Modestly Reduce the Side Effects of Peanut Oral Immunotherapy. Wright BL. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Sep;10(9):2395-2396. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.06.015.
What patients with eosinophilic esophagitis may not share with their providers: a qualitative assessment of online health communities. Chang JW, Chen VL, Rubenstein JH, Dellon ES, Wallner LP, De Vries R. Dis Esophagus. 2022 Jun 15;35(6):doab073. doi: 10.1093/dote/doab073. PMID: 34718475.
A Gut-Wrenching Case of Hypereosinophilia. Melethil S, Abonia JP. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Sep;9(9):3524-3525. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.05.039. PMID: 34507713.
A Single-Food Milk Elimination Diet Is Effective for Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children. Wechsler JB, Schwartz S, Arva NC, Kim KA, Chen L, Makhija M, Amsden K, Keeley K, Mohammed S, Dellon ES, Kagalwalla AF. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Apr 3:S1542-3565(21)00384-0. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.03.049. Online ahead of print.
Comorbid Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Pediatric Population. Moore H, Wechsler J, Frost C, Whiteside E, Baldassano R, Markowitz J, Muir AB. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Mar 1;72(3):398-403. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003002.
Developing a standardized approach for assessing mast cells and eosinophils on tissue biopsies: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Allergic Skin Diseases Committee. Zimmermann N, Abonia JP, Dreskin SC, Akin C, Bolton S, Happel CS, Geller M, Larenas-Linnemann D, Nanda A, Peterson K, Wasan A, Wechsler J, Zhang S, Bernstein JA. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Oct;148(4):964-983. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.06.030. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34384610.
Diagnosis of Pediatric Non-Esophageal Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders by Eosinophil Peroxidase Immunohistochemistry. Hasan SH, Taylor S, Garg S, Buras MR, Doyle AD, Bauer CS, Wright BL, Schroeder S. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2021 Nov-Dec;24(6):513-522. doi: 10.1177/10935266211024552. Epub 2021 Jun 28.
Distance to pediatric gastroenterology providers is associated with decreased diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis in rural populations. McGowan EC, Keller JP, Muir AB, Dellon ES, Peng R, Keet CA, Jensen ET. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Dec;9(12):4489-4492.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.08.034. Epub 2021 Sep 14. PMID: 34534720; PMCID: PMC8671202.
Do rural health disparities affect prevalence data in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis?. Sabet C, Klion AD, Bailey D, Jensen E, Chehade M, Abonia JP, Rothenberg ME, Furuta GT, Muir AB; CEGIR Investigator Group. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Jun;9(6):2549-2551. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.03.027.
Early life factors are associated with risk for eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosed in adulthood. Dellon ES, Shaheen O, Koutlas NT, Chang AO, Martin LJ, Rothenberg ME, Jensen ET. Dis Esophagus. 2021 Feb 10;34(2):doaa074. doi: 10.1093/dote/doaa074.
Effect of topical swallowed steroids on the bacterial and fungal esophageal microbiota in eosinophilic esophagitis. Benitez AJ, Tanes C, Mattei L, Hofstaedter CE, Kim DK, Gross J, Ruffner MA, Albenberg L, Spergel J, Bittinger K, Muir AB. Allergy. 2021 May;76(5):1549-1552. doi: 10.1111/all.14602. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
Eosinophil Knockout Humans: Uncovering the Role of Eosinophils Through Eosinophil-Directed Biological Therapies. Jacobsen EA, Jackson DJ, Heffler E, Mathur SK, Bredenoord AJ, Pavord ID, Akuthota P, Roufosse F, Rothenberg ME. Annu Rev Immunol. 2021 Apr 26;39:719-757. doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-093019-125918. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Review. Muir A, Falk GW. JAMA. 2021 Oct 5;326(13):1310-1318. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.14920.
Eosinophilic esophagitis may persist after discontinuation of oral immunotherapy. Hamant L, Freeman C, Garg S, Wright BL, Schroeder S. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 Mar;126(3):299-302. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2020.12.007. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
How to approach adult patients with asymptomatic esophageal eosinophilia. Schreiner P, Biedermann L, Greuter T, Wright BL, Straumann A. Dis Esophagus. 2021 Jan 11;34(1):doaa105. doi: 10.1093/dote/doaa105.
Loss of Endothelial TSPAN12 Promotes Fibrostenotic Eosinophilic Esophagitis via Endothelial Cell-Fibroblast Crosstalk. Shoda T, Wen T, Caldwell JM, Ben-Baruch Morgenstern N, Osswald GA, Rochman M, Mack LE, Felton JM, Abonia JP, Arva NC, Atkins D, Bonis PA, Capocelli KE, Collins MH, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Leung J, Menard-Katcher PA, Mukkada VA, Putnam PE, Rudman Spergel AK, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Aceves SS, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) Investigators Group. Gastroenterology. 2022 Feb;162(2):439-453. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.10.016. Epub 2021 Oct 21. PMID: 34687736; PMCID: PMC8792211.
Motivations, Barriers, and Outcomes of Patient-Reported Shared Decision Making in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Chang JW, Rubenstein JH, Mellinger JL, Kodroff E, Strobel MJ, Scott M, Mack D, Book W, Sable K, Kyle S, Paliana A, Dellon ES. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Jun;66(6):1808-1817. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06438-5. Epub 2020 Jul 3.
Moving FORWARD Toward Racial Equity in Food Allergy. Davis CM. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Jul;9(7):2874-2875. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.04.066.
Noninvasive biomarkers identify eosinophilic esophagitis: A prospective longitudinal study in children. Wechsler JB, Ackerman SJ, Chehade M, Amsden K, Riffle ME, Wang MY, Du J, Kleinjan ML, Alumkal P, Gray E, Kim KA, Wershil BK, Kagalwalla AF. Allergy. 2021 Apr 27. doi: 10.1111/all.14874. Online ahead of print.
Patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders have lower in-hospital mortality rates related to COVID-19. Qeadan F, Chehade M, Tingey B, Egbert J, Dellon ES, Peterson KA. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Dec;9(12):4473-4476.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.09.022. Epub 2021 Sep 23. PMID: 34563741; PMCID: PMC8459462.
RNA sequencing identifies global transcriptional changes in peripheral CD4(+) cells during active oesophagitis and following epicutaneous immunotherapy in eosinophilic oesophagitis. Ruffner MA, Zhang Z, Maurer K, Muir AB, Cianferoni A, Sullivan KE, Spergel JM. Clin Transl Immunology. 2021 Jul 22;10(7):e1314. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1314. eCollection 2021.
Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Diet or Medication?. Chehade M, Aceves SS. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Sep;9(9):3249-3256. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.07.029. PMID: 34507706.
Type 2 Immunity and Age Modify Gene Expression of Coronavirus-induced Disease 2019 Receptors in Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders. Chiang AWT, Duong LD, Shoda T, Nhu QM, Ruffner M, Hara T, Aaron B, Joplin E, Manresa MC, Abonia JP, Dellon ES, Hirano I, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME, Lewis NE, Muir AB, Aceves SS; CEGIR Investigator Group. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 May 1;72(5):718-722. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003032.
Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy with virtual reality distraction enables earlier monitoring of dietary therapy in eosinophilic esophagitis. Friedlander JA, Fleischer DM, Black JO, Levy M, Rothenberg ME, Smith C, Nguyen N, Pan Z, Furuta GT. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Sep;9(9):3494-3496. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.06.030. Epub 2021 Jul 2. PMID: 34224927; PMCID: PMC8459391.
Variability in Practices of Compounding Budesonide for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Joshi S, Rubenstein JH, Dellon ES, Worthing N, Stefanadis Z, Chang JW. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jun 1;116(6):1336-1338. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001170.
A novel approach to conducting clinical trials in the community setting: utilizing patient-driven platforms and social media to drive web-based patient recruitment. Applequist J, Burroughs C, Ramirez A Jr, Merkel PA, Rothenberg ME, Trapnell B, Desnick RJ, Sahin M, Krischer JP. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 Mar 13;20(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-00926-y.
AGA Institute and the Joint Task Force on Allergy-Immunology Practice Parameters Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Hirano I, Chan ES, Rank MA, Sharaf RN, Stollman NH, Stukus DR, Wang K, Greenhawt M, Falck-Ytter YT; AGA Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee; Joint Task Force on Allergy-Immunology Practice Parameters. Gastroenterology. 2020 May;158(6):1776-1786. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.02.038.
AGA institute and the joint task force on allergy-immunology practice parameters clinical guidelines for the management of eosinophilic esophagitis. Hirano I, Chan ES, Rank MA, Sharaf RN, Stollman NH, Stukus DR, Wang K, Greenhawt M, Falck-Ytter YT; AGA Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee; Joint Task Force on Allergy-Immunology Practice Parameters. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2020 May;124(5):416-423. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2020.03.020.
Advancing patient care through the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). Aceves S, Collins MH, Rothenberg ME, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jan;145(1):28-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.11.012. Epub 2019 Nov 20.
Antifibrotic Effects of the Thiazolidinediones in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Pathologic Remodeling: A Preclinical Evaluation. Nhu QM, Hsieh L, Dohil L, Dohil R, Newbury RO, Kurten R, Moawad FJ, Aceves SS. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2020 Apr;11(4):e00164. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000164.
Approaches and Challenges to Management of Pediatric and Adult Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Hirano I, Furuta GT. Gastroenterology. 2020 Mar;158(4):840-851. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.09.052. Epub 2019 Dec 10.
Association Between Endoscopic and Histologic Findings in a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort of Patients with Non-esophageal Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders. Pesek RD, Reed CC, Collins MH, Muir AB, Fulkerson PC, Menard-Katcher C, Falk GW, Kuhl J, Magier AZ, Ahmed FN, Demarshall M, Gupta A, Gross J, Ashorobi T, Carpenter CL, Krischer JP, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Spergel JM, Gupta SK, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME, Dellon ES; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Jul;65(7):2024-2035. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05961-4. Epub 2019 Nov 26.
Effectiveness and Safety of High- vs Low-Dose Swallowed Topical Steroids for Maintenance Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Multicenter Observational Study. Greuter T, Godat A, Ringel A, Almonte HS, Schupack D, Mendoza G, McCright-Gill T, Dellon ES, Hirano I, Alexander J, Chehade M, Safroneeva E, Bussmann C, Biedermann L, Schreiner P, Schoepfer AM, Straumann A, Katzka DA. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Aug 13:S1542-3565(20)31136-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.08.027. Online ahead of print.
Elimination diets for eosinophilic esophagitis: making the best choice. Chehade M, Brown S. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2020 Jul;16(7):679-687. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2020.1801419. Epub 2020 Aug 4.
Emerging therapies for eosinophilic esophagitis. Greuter T, Hirano I, Dellon ES. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jan;145(1):38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.10.027. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
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Modeling Epithelial Homeostasis and Reactive Epithelial Changes in Human and Murine Three-Dimensional Esophageal Organoids. Nakagawa H, Kasagi Y, Karakasheva TA, Hara T, Aaron B, Shimonosono M, Kijima T, Giroux V, Bailey D, Wilkins B, Abrams JA, Falk GW, Aceves SS, Spergel JM, Hamilton KE, Whelan KA, Muir AB. Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol. 2020 Mar;52(1):e106. doi: 10.1002/cpsc.106.
Molecular, endoscopic, histologic, and circulating biomarker-based diagnosis of eosinophilic gastritis: Multi-site study. Shoda T, Wen T, Caldwell JM, Collins MH, Besse JA, Osswald GA, Abonia JP, Arva NC, Atkins D, Capocelli KE, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Mukkada VA, Putnam PE, Sheridan RM, Rudman Spergel AK, Spergel JM, Wechsler JB, Yang GY, Aceves SS, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jan;145(1):255-269. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.11.007. Epub 2019 Nov 16.
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The potential for malignancy from atopic disorders and allergic inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Muir AB, Whelan KA, Dougherty MK, Aaron B, Navarre B, Aceves SS, Dellon ES, Jensen ET. Clin Exp Allergy. 2020 Feb;50(2):147-159. doi: 10.1111/cea.13537. Epub 2019 Dec 20.
The role of eosinophils in immunotherapy. Cafone J, Ruffner MA, Spergel JM. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Apr;20(2):329. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000617.
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Validation of self-reported diagnosis of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders patients enrolled in the CEGIR contact registry. Hiremath G, Krischer JP, Rothenberg ME, Dellon ES. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2020 Nov 5:101555. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2020.10.001. Online ahead of print.
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Climbing New Mountains: How Antibodies Blocking α4β7 Integrins Tamed Eosinophilic Inflammation of the Intestinal Tract. Olbrich CL, Simerly L, de Zoeten EF, Furuta GT, Spencer LA. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 Aug;64(8):2068-2071. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05706-3.
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Epithelial-stromal crosstalk and fibrosis in eosinophilic esophagitis. Muir AB, Wang JX, Nakagawa H. J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan;54(1):10-18. doi: 10.1007/s00535-018-1498-3. Epub 2018 Aug 12.
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Illuminating Elimination Diets: Controversies Regarding Dietary Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Cotton CC, Durban R, Dellon ES. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 Jun;64(6):1401-1408. doi: 10.1007/s10620-019-05602-w.
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Prevalence of eosinophilic colitis and the diagnoses associated with colonic eosinophilia. DiTommaso LA, Rosenberg CE, Eby MD, Tasco A, Collins MH, Lyles JL, Putnam PE, Mukkada VA, Rothenberg ME. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 May;143(5):1928-1930.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.12.1002. Epub 2019 Jan 14.
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Toll-like receptor 2 stimulation augments esophageal barrier integrity. Ruffner MA, Song L, Maurer K, Shi L, Carroll MC, Wang JX, Muir AB, Spergel JM, Sullivan KE. Allergy. 2019 Dec;74(12):2449-2460. doi: 10.1111/all.13968. Epub 2019 Jul 25.
Use of hPSC-derived 3D organoids and mouse genetics to define the roles of YAP in the development of the esophagus. Bailey DD, Zhang Y, van Soldt BJ, Jiang M, Suresh S, Nakagawa H, Rustgi AK, Aceves SS, Cardoso WV, Que J. Development. 2019 Dec 4;146(23):dev178855. doi: 10.1242/dev.178855.
A Review of Tertiary Referrals for Management of Pediatric Esophageal Eosinophilia. Godwin B, Liacouras C, Mehta V, Eisenberg J, Agawu A, Brown-Whitehorn T, Ruffner MA, Verma R, Cianferoni A, Spergel JM, Muir AB. Front Pediatr. 2018 Jun 20;6:173. doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00173. eCollection 2018.
Alignment of parent- and child-reported outcomes and histology in eosinophilic esophagitis across multiple CEGIR sites. Aceves SS, King E, Collins MH, Yang GY, Capocelli KE, Abonia JP, Atkins D, Bonis PA, Carpenter CL, Dellon ES, Eby MD, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Kocher K, Krischer JP, Leung J, Lipscomb J, Menard-Katcher P, Mukkada VA, Pan Z, Spergel JM, Sun Q, Wershil BK, Rothenberg ME, Furuta GT; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;142(1):130-138.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.05.014. Epub 2018 May 29.
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Biological therapies for eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. Wechsler JB, Hirano I. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;142(1):24-31.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.05.018. Epub 2018 May 31.
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Clinical tolerance in eosinophilic esophagitis. Ruffner MA, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Verma R, Cianferoni A, Gober L, Shuker M, Muir AB, Liacouras CA, Spergel JM. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Mar-Apr;6(2):661-663. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.06.035. Epub 2017 Aug 12.
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis Is a Late Manifestation of the Allergic March. Hill DA, Grundmeier RW, Ramos M, Spergel JM. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Sep-Oct;6(5):1528-1533. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.05.010. Epub 2018 Jun 25.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Reference Score Accurately Identifies Disease Activity and Treatment Effects in Children. Wechsler JB, Bolton SM, Amsden K, Wershil BK, Hirano I, Kagalwalla AF. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jul;16(7):1056-1063. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.12.019. Epub 2017 Dec 15.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis and the Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases: Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Steinbach EC, Hernandez M, Dellon ES. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Sep-Oct;6(5):1483-1495. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.06.012. Epub 2018 Jul 3.
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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Colitis: Not Yet Ready for the Big Leagues. Zevit N, Furuta GT. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Jul;67(1):1-2. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001998.
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Eosinophilic oesophagitis endotype classification by molecular, clinical, and histopathological analyses: a cross-sectional study. Shoda T, Wen T, Aceves SS, Abonia JP, Atkins D, Bonis PA, Caldwell JM, Capocelli KE, Carpenter CL, Collins MH, Dellon ES, Eby MD, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Falk GW, Hirano I, Menard-Katcher P, Kuhl JT, Krischer JP, Leung J, Mukkada VA, Spergel JM, Trimarchi MP, Yang GY, Zimmermann N, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jul;3(7):477-488. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30096-7. Epub 2018 May 3.
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Food allergen triggers are increased in children with the TSLP risk allele and eosinophilic esophagitis. Fahey LM, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Guan S, Benitez AJ, Furuta GT, Aceves SS, Wang ML, Liacouras CA, Muir AB, Sleiman PM, Hakonarson H, Spergel JM, Cianferoni A. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2018 Mar 6;9(3):139. doi: 10.1038/s41424-018-0003-x.
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2015 David Y. Graham Lecture: The First Two Decades Of Eosinophilic Esophagitis-From Acid Reflux To Food Allergy. Hirano I. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jun;111(6):770-6. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.136. Epub 2016 Apr 12.
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition in which typically benign tumors affect multiple organs including the brain, kidneys, heart, lungs, eyes, and skin. Many individuals with TSC also experience delay in several aspects of development, including language.
In this structural brain MRI study, researchers examined the morphological features of cortical language regions in individuals with TSC. Participants included seven individuals with TSC and comorbid autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 13 with TSC but no ASD, 10 with ASD-only, and 29 typically developing controls.
Results suggest that comorbid ASD in TSC as well as tuber load in TSC is associated with changes in the morphometry of language regions. Authors note that future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these findings.
Rescue of impaired blood-brain barrier in tuberous sclerosis complex patient derived neurovascular unit. Brown JA, Faley SL, Judge M, Ward P, Ihrie RA, Carson R, Armstrong L, Sahin M, Wikswo JP, Ess KC, Neely MD. J Neurodev Disord. 2024 May 23;16(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s11689-024-09543-y. PMID: 38783199; PMCID: PMC11112784.
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition that affects many organs and can cause benign tumors in the skin, kidney, brain, heart, eyes, lungs, and other organs. The most severe symptoms—including seizures, intellectual disability, autism, and behavioral problems—result from complications in the central nervous system. Although these neurological complications are well-understood, less is known about how the genetic mutations that cause TSC might affect different components of the brain, including the blood-brain barrier.
In this study, researchers examined the function of the blood-brain barrier in TSC. The team created TSC patient-specific brain tissue models to explore how mutations in the TSC2 gene affect the blood-brain barrier.
Results show altered function of a blood-brain barrier generated from TSC2 mutant cells, which can improve with treatment of the drug rapamycin or replacement of mutant cells with astrocytes (glial cells in the brain) that do not carry the mutation. Authors note that these findings demonstrate the importance of their methods in ongoing research for TSC and other neurogenetic disorders.
Characterizing dermatologic findings among patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome: Results of a multicenter cohort study. Morgan FC, Yehia L, McDonald C, Martinez-Agosto JA, Hardan AY, Tamburro J, Sahin M, Bayart C, Eng C; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Jul;89(1):90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.01.045. Epub 2022 Feb 7.
Clinical Spectrum and Science Behind the Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes. Yehia L, Heald B, Eng C. Gastroenterology. 2023 Apr;164(5):800-811. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.01.026. Epub 2023 Jan 28.
Development and Feasibility of the Self-Report Quantified Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders Checklist (TAND-SQ). Heunis TM, Chambers N, Vanclooster S, Bissell S, Byars AW, Capal JK, Cukier S, Davis PE, de Vries MC, De Waele L, Flinn J, Gardner-Lubbe S, Gipson T, Kingswood JC, Krueger DA, Kumm AJ, Sahin M, Schoeters E, Smith C, Srivastava S, Takei M, van Eeghen AM, Waltereit R, Jansen AC, de Vries PJ. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Oct;147:101-123. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.07.001. Epub 2023 Jul 7. PMID: 37598571
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition in which typically benign tumors affect multiple organs including the brain, kidneys, heart, lungs, eyes, and skin. TSC-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND) include difficulties at the behavioral, psychiatric, intellectual, academic, neuropsychologic, and psychosocial levels. Although TAND are often present in individuals with TSC, they are also underidentified and undertreated.
In this study, researchers developed a self-report quantified TAND Checklist (TAND-SQ). The team conducted feasibility and acceptability testing of the TAND-SQ Checklist with 23 technical experts from the TAND consortium and 58 caregivers and individuals with TSC.
The resulting Checklist can be completed by caregivers or individuals with TSC and used to quantify TAND difficulties. Authors state that next steps include further validation of the checklist and development of a smartphone application.
Direct-to-Consumer Recruitment Methods via Traditional and Social Media to Aid in Research Accrual for Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases: Comparative Analysis Study. Applequist J, Burroughs C, Merkel PA, Rothenberg M, Trapnell B, Desnick R, Sahin M, Krischer J. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Mar 14;25:e39262. doi: 10.2196/39262.
Epilepsy Severity Is Associated With Head Circumference and Growth Rate in Infants With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Levine A, Davis P, Zhang B, Peters J, Filip-Dhima R, Warfield SK, Prohl A, Capal J, Krueger D, Bebin EM, Northrup H, Wu JY, Sahin M; TACERN Study Group. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Jul;144:26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.03.015. Epub 2023 Mar 29.
Genomic diversity in functionally relevant genes modifies neurodevelopmental versus neoplastic risks in individuals with germline PTEN variants. Eng C, Kim A, Yehia L. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Dec 14:rs.3.rs-3734368. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3734368/v1.
In Context: A Developmental Model of Reward Processing, With Implications for Autism and Sensitive Periods. Clements CC, Ascunce K, Nelson CA. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Nov;62(11):1200-1216. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.861. Epub 2022 Nov 3.
Longitudinal Analysis of Cancer Risk in Children and Adults With Germline PTEN Variants. Yehia L, Plitt G, Tushar AM, Joo J, Burke CA, Campbell SC, Heiden K, Jin J, Macaron C, Michener CM, Pederson HJ, Radhakrishnan K, Shin J, Tamburro J, Patil S, Eng C. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e239705. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9705.
Longitudinal neurobehavioral profiles in children and young adults with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome and reliable methods for assessing neurobehavioral change. Busch RM, Frazier Ii TW, Sonneborn C, Hogue O, Klaas P, Srivastava S, Hardan AY, Martinez-Agosto JA, Sahin M, Eng C. J Neurodev Disord. 2023 Jan 14;15(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s11689-022-09468-4. PMID: 36641436; PMCID: PMC9840250.
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) is a spectrum of disorders caused by mutations in the PTEN gene, which typically suppresses formation of tumors. In addition to its role in cancer, PTEN plays crucial roles in brain function. Individuals with PHTS show distinct neurobehavioral profiles, suggesting primary disruption of frontal lobe systems. More severe cognitive deficits are seen in individuals with associated autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that also extend to other areas of neurobehavioral function, such as adaptive behavior and sensory deficits. In this study, researchers aimed to characterize longitudinal neurobehavioral profiles in individuals with PHTS. Ninety-two children and young adults with PHTS and/or ASD completed two to three neurobehavioral evaluations over a two-year time period. The team used spaghetti plots and linear mixed effects models to visualize individual patient profiles and group trends, examining differences in cognitive and behavioral test scores over time. Results suggest that neurobehavioral characteristics observed in individuals with PHTS remain relatively stable over time, even in those with ASD. Reliable change indices and standardized regression-based change scores were calculated and provided in an easy-to-use Excel calculator that can be used in future research to examine patient outcomes at the individual level and inform intervention strategies.
Rescue of Impaired Blood-Brain Barrier in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Patient Derived Neurovascular Unit. Brown JA, Faley SL, Judge M, Ward P, Ihrie RA, Carson R, Armstrong L, Sahin M, Wikswo JP, Ess KC, Neely MD. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Dec 16:2023.12.15.571738. doi: 10.1101/2023.12.15.571738.
Tubers Affecting the Fusiform Face Area Are Associated with Autism Diagnosis. Cohen AL, Kroeck MR, Wall J, McManus P, Ovchinnikova A, Sahin M, Krueger DA, Bebin EM, Northrup H, Wu JY, Warfield SK, Peters JM, Fox MD; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Autism Center of Excellence Network Study Group. Ann Neurol. 2023 Mar;93(3):577-590. doi: 10.1002/ana.26551. Epub 2022 Nov 30. PMID: 36394118; PMCID: PMC9974824.
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition in which typically benign tumors affect multiple organs. TSC is associated with tubers—tumors that form in the brain—and a high incidence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
In this study, researchers explored the relationship between location of brain tubers and ASD diagnosis. The team began by determining tuber locations for 115 TSC patients with and without ASD. Next, researchers tested for associations between ASD diagnosis and tuber burden within the whole brain and specific locations relevant to ASD. Finally, they created a map of the data to calculate the risk of ASD.
Results show that tubers involving the right fusiform face area (FFA) were associated with a 3.7-fold increased risk of developing ASD. Authors note that this strong association highlights a potential causal mechanism for developing autism in TSC, which may help guide more general research on ASD symptoms.
Updated consensus guidelines on the management of Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Srivastava S, Sahin M, Buxbaum JD, Berry-Kravis E, Soorya LV, Thurm A, Bernstein JA, Asante-Otoo A, Bennett WE Jr, Betancur C, Brickhouse TH, Passos Bueno MR, Chopra M, Christensen CK, Cully JL, Dies K, Friedman K, Gummere B, Holder JL Jr, Jimenez-Gomez A, Kerins CA, Khan O, Kohlenberg T, Lacro RV, Levi LA, Levy T, Linnehan D, Eva L, Moshiree B, Neumeyer A, Paul SM, Phelan K, Persico A, Rapaport R, Rogers C, Saland J, Sethuram S, Shapiro J, Tarr PI, White KM, Wickstrom J, Williams KM, Winrow D, Wishart B, Kolevzon A. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Jul 1. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63312. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37392087
Phelan–McDermid syndrome (PMS) is a genetic condition caused by the deletion of a small portion of chromosome 22 or a mutation in the SHANK3 gene resulting in a wide range of neurodevelopmental and systemic characteristics. The first guidelines for assessment and monitoring in individuals with PMS were published in 2014. Due to recent studies and investigations, knowledge about PMS has since grown significantly.
In this study, researchers aimed to update clinical management guidelines for PMS based on the latest knowledge. A taskforce of clinical experts in PMS and representatives from the parent community collaborated to produce specialty-specific guidelines—including genetics, neurology, neurodevelopment, gastroenterology, primary care, physiatry, nephrology, endocrinology, cardiology, gynecology, and dentistry.
These updated guidelines allow for improved assessment and monitoring of individuals with PMS. Authors highlight several areas for future research with plans to update the guidelines as new knowledge becomes available.
A randomized controlled trial of everolimus for neurocognitive symptoms in PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome. Srivastava S, Jo B, Zhang B, Frazier T, Gallagher AS, Peck F, Levin AR, Mondal S, Li Z, Filip-Dhima R, Geisel G, Dies KA, Diplock A, Eng C, Hanna R, Sahin M, Hardan A; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Hum Mol Genet. 2022 Oct 10;31(20):3393-3404. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddac111. PMID: 35594551.
Distinct metabolic profiles associated with autism spectrum disorder versus cancer in individuals with germline PTEN mutations. Yehia L, Ni Y, Sadler T, Frazier TW, Eng C.. NPJ Genom Med. 2022 Mar 3;7(1):16. doi: 10.1038/s41525-022-00289-x. PMID: 35241692; PMCID: PMC8894426.
Large 22q13.3 deletions perturb peripheral transcriptomic and metabolomic profiles in Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Breen MS, Fan X, Levy T, Pollak RM, Collins B, Osman A, Tocheva AS, Sahin M, Berry-Kravis E, Soorya L, Thurm A, Powell CM, Bernstein JA, Kolevzon A, Buxbaum JD; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. HGG Adv. 2022 Sep 26;4(1):100145. doi: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2022.100145. eCollection 2023 Jan 12.
Strong evidence for genotype-phenotype correlations in Phelan-McDermid syndrome: results from the developmental synaptopathies consortium. Levy T, Foss-Feig JH, Betancur C, Siper PM, Trelles-Thorne MDP, Halpern D, Frank Y, Lozano R, Layton C, Britvan B, Bernstein JA, Buxbaum JD, Berry-Kravis E, Powell CM, Srivastava S, Sahin M, Soorya L, Thurm A, Kolevzon A; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Hum Mol Genet. 2022 Feb 21;31(4):625-637. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddab280. PMID: 34559195; PMCID: PMC8863417.
Visual Evoked Potential Abnormalities in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Siper PM, Rowe MA, Guillory SB, Rouhandeh AA, George-Jones JL, Tavassoli T, Lurie S, Zweifach J, Weissman J, Foss-Feig J, Halpern D, Trelles MP, Mulhern MS, Brittenham C, Gordon J, Zemon V, Buxbaum JD, Kolevzon A. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Apr;61(4):565-574.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Jul 22. PMID: 34303785; PMCID: PMC8782912.
A randomized double-blind controlled trial of everolimus in individuals with PTEN mutations: Study design and statistical considerations. Hardan AY, Jo B, Frazier TW, Klaas P, Busch RM, Dies KA, Filip-Dhima R, Snow AV, Eng C, Hanna R, Zhang B, Sahin M. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Feb 6;21:100733. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100733. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Balancing serendipity and reproducibility: Pluripotent stem cells as experimental systems for intellectual and developmental disorders. Anderson NC, Chen PF, Meganathan K, Afshar Saber W, Petersen AJ, Bhattacharyya A, Kroll KL, Sahin M; Cross-IDDRC Human Stem Cell Working Group. Stem Cell Reports. 2021 Jun 8;16(6):1446-1457. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.03.025. Epub 2021 Apr 15. PMID: 33861989; PMCID: PMC8190574.
Brief Report: Role of Parent-Reported Executive Functioning and Anxiety in Insistence on Sameness in Individuals with Germline PTEN Mutations. Uljarević M, Frazier TW, Rached G, Busch RM, Klaas P, Srivastava S, Martinez-Agosto JA, Sahin M, Eng C, Hardan AY; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Feb 17. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-04881-5. Online ahead of print.
Cross-level analysis of molecular and neurobehavioral function in a prospective series of patients with germline heterozygous PTEN mutations with and without autism. Frazier TW, Jaini R, Busch RM, Wolf M, Sadler T, Klaas P, Hardan AY, Martinez-Agosto JA, Sahin M, Eng C; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Mol Autism. 2021 Jan 28;12(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s13229-020-00406-6.
Epilepsy Is Heterogeneous in Early-Life Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Ihnen SKZ, Capal JK, Horn PS, Griffith M, Sahin M, Bebin EM, Wu JY, Northrup H, Krueger DA; TACERN study group. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Oct;123:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.06.012. Epub 2021 Jul 6.
Harnessing rare variants in neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopment disorders-a Keystone Symposia report. Cable J, Purcell RH, Robinson E, Vorstman JAS, Chung WK, Constantino JN, Sanders SJ, Sahin M, Dolmetsch RE, Shah BM, Thurm A, Martin CL, Bearden CE, Mulle JG. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2021 Dec;1506(1):5-17. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14658. Epub 2021 Aug 2. PMID: 34342000; PMCID: PMC8688183.
Interplay Between Class II HLA Genotypes and the Microbiome and Immune Phenotypes in Individuals With PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome. Jia M, Sangwan N, Tzeng A, Eng C.. JCO Precis Oncol. 2021 Feb 9;5:PO.20.00374. doi: 10.1200/PO.20.00374. PMID: 34250407; PMCID: PMC8232567.
Multivariate data analysis identifies natural clusters of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders (TAND). de Vries PJ, Leclezio L, Gardner-Lubbe S, Krueger D, Sahin M, Sparagana S, De Waele L, Jansen A. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 Oct 24;16(1):447. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-02076-w. PMID: 34689816; PMCID: PMC8543869.
Parent-reported measure of repetitive behavior in Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Srivastava S, Condy E, Carmody E, Filip-Dhima R, Kapur K, Bernstein JA, Berry-Kravis E, Powell CM, Soorya L, Thurm A, Buxbaum JD, Sahin M, Kolevzon AL; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. J Neurodev Disord. 2021 Nov 5;13(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s11689-021-09398-7. PMID: 34740315; PMCID: PMC8570010.
Profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Results from a Longitudinal, Prospective, Multisite Study. Capal JK, Williams ME, Pearson DA, Kissinger R, Horn PS, Murray D, Currans K, Kent B, Bebin M, Northrup H, Wu JY, Sahin M, Krueger DA; TACERN Study Group. Ann Neurol. 2021 Dec;90(6):874-886. doi: 10.1002/ana.26249. Epub 2021 Oct 29. PMID: 34668231; PMCID: PMC8639652.
Psychiatric Characteristics Across Individuals With PTEN Mutations. Steele M, Uljarević M, Rached G, Frazier TW, Phillips JM, Libove RA, Busch RM, Klaas P, Martinez-Agosto JA, Srivastava S, Eng C, Sahin M, Hardan AY. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 17;12:672070. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.672070. eCollection 2021.
Shifted phase of EEG cross-frequency coupling in individuals with Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Mariscal MG, Berry-Kravis E, Buxbaum JD, Ethridge LE, Filip-Dhima R, Foss-Feig JH, Kolevzon A, Modi ME, Mosconi MW, Nelson CA, Powell CM, Siper PM, Soorya L, Thaliath A, Thurm A, Zhang B, Sahin M, Levin AR; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Mol Autism. 2021 Apr 28;12(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13229-020-00411-9.
Social visual attentional engagement and memory in Phelan-McDermid syndrome and autism spectrum disorder: a pilot eye tracking study. Guillory SB, Baskett VZ, Grosman HE, McLaughlin CS, Isenstein EL, Wilkinson E, Weissman J, Britvan B, Trelles MP, Halpern DB, Buxbaum JD, Siper PM, Wang AT, Kolevzon A, Foss-Feig JH. J Neurodev Disord. 2021 Dec 4;13(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s11689-021-09400-2. PMID: 34863106.
Toward better characterization of restricted and repetitive behaviors in individuals with germline heterozygous PTEN mutations. Uljarević M, Frazier TW, Rached G, Busch RM, Klaas P, Srivastava S, Martinez-Agosto JA, Sahin M, Eng C, Hardan AY; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 Aug 23. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62458. Online ahead of print.
Tuber Locations Associated with Infantile Spasms Map to a Common Brain Network. Cohen AL, Mulder BPF, Prohl AK, Soussand L, Davis P, Kroeck MR, McManus P, Gholipour A, Scherrer B, Bebin EM, Wu JY, Northrup H, Krueger DA, Sahin M, Warfield SK, Fox MD, Peters JM; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Autism Center of Excellence Network Study Group. Ann Neurol. 2021 Apr;89(4):726-739. doi: 10.1002/ana.26015. Epub 2021 Jan 21.
A novel approach to conducting clinical trials in the community setting: utilizing patient-driven platforms and social media to drive web-based patient recruitment. Applequist J, Burroughs C, Ramirez A Jr, Merkel PA, Rothenberg ME, Trapnell B, Desnick RJ, Sahin M, Krischer JP. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 Mar 13;20(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-00926-y.
Copy Number Variation and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Germline PTEN Mutations. Yehia L, Seyfi M, Niestroj LM, Padmanabhan R, Ni Y, Frazier TW, Lal D, Eng C. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jan 3;3(1):e1920415. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20415.
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Abnormalities in the Uncinate Fasciculus and Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Bassell J, Srivastava S, Prohl AK, Scherrer B, Kapur K, Filip-Dhima R, Berry-Kravis E, Soorya L, Thurm A, Powell CM, Bernstein JA, Buxbaum JD, Kolevzon A, Warfield SK, Sahin M; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 May;106:24-31. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.01.006. Epub 2020 Jan 31.
Editorial: Biomarkers to Enable Therapeutics Development in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Sahin M, Sweeney JA, Jones SR. Front Integr Neurosci. 2020 Nov 12;14:616641. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2020.616641. PMID: 33262695; PMCID: PMC7686575.
Epilepsy Risk Prediction Model for Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Farach LS, Richard MA, Lupo PJ, Sahin M, Krueger DA, Wu JY, Bebin EM, Au KS, Northrup H; TACERN Study Group. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec;113:46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.07.015. Epub 2020 Jul 29.
LEARNING TO DETECT BRAIN LESIONS FROM NOISY ANNOTATIONS. Karimi D, Peters JM, Ouaalam A, Prabhu SP, Sahin M, Krueger DA, Kolevzon A, Eng C, Warfield SK, Gholipour A. Proc IEEE Int Symp Biomed Imaging. 2020 Apr;2020:1910-1914. doi: 10.1109/isbi45749.2020.9098599. Epub 2020 May 22.
Language predictors of autism spectrum disorder in young children with tuberous sclerosis complex. Schoenberger A, Capal JK, Ondracek A, Horn PS, Murray D, Byars AW, Pearson DA, Williams ME, Bebin M, Northrup H, Wu JY, Sahin M, Krueger DA. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Feb;103(Pt A):106844. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106844. Epub 2019 Dec 18.
Lesion-Constrained Electrical Source Imaging: A Novel Approach in Epilepsy Surgery for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Peters JM, Hyde DE, Chu CJ, Boom M, Scherrer B, Madsen JR, Stone SS, Ouaalam H, Prabhu SP, Sahin M, Warfield SK. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Jan;37(1):79-86. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000615.
PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome: what happens when there is no PTEN germline mutation?. Yehia L, Eng C. Hum Mol Genet. 2020 Oct 20;29(R2):R150-R157. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa127.
Polymicrogyria is Associated With Pathogenic Variants in PTEN. Shao DD, Achkar CM, Lai A, Srivastava S, Doan RN, Rodan LH, Chen AY; Brain Development Study Group, Poduri A, Yang E, Walsh CA. Ann Neurol. 2020 Dec;88(6):1153-1164. doi: 10.1002/ana.25904. Epub 2020 Oct 8.
Psychiatric illness and regression in individuals with Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Kohlenberg TM, Trelles MP, McLarney B, Betancur C, Thurm A, Kolevzon A. J Neurodev Disord. 2020 Feb 12;12(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s11689-020-9309-6.
Psychometric Study of the Social Responsiveness Scale in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Gergoudis K, Weinberg A, Templin J, Farmer C, Durkin A, Weissman J, Siper P, Foss-Feig J, Del Pilar Trelles M, Bernstein JA, Buxbaum JD, Berry-Kravis E, Powell CM, Sahin M, Soorya L, Thurm A, Kolevzon A; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Autism Res. 2020 Aug;13(8):1383-1396. doi: 10.1002/aur.2299. Epub 2020 May 14.
Scalp EEG interictal high frequency oscillations as an objective biomarker of infantile spasms. Nariai H, Hussain SA, Bernardo D, Motoi H, Sonoda M, Kuroda N, Asano E, Nguyen JC, Elashoff D, Sankar R, Bragin A, Staba RJ, Wu JY. Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Nov;131(11):2527-2536. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.08.013. Epub 2020 Sep 3.
The Connectivity Fingerprint of the Fusiform Gyrus Captures the Risk of Developing Autism in Infants with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Scherrer B, Prohl AK, Taquet M, Kapur K, Peters JM, Tomas-Fernandez X, Davis PE, M Bebin E, Krueger DA, Northrup H, Y Wu J, Sahin M, Warfield SK. Cereb Cortex. 2020 Apr 14;30(4):2199-2214. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz233.
A unified circuit for social behavior. Modi ME, Sahin M. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2019 Nov;165:106920. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2018.08.010. Epub 2018 Aug 24.
Conformational Dynamics and Allosteric Regulation Landscapes of Germline PTEN Mutations Associated with Autism Compared to Those Associated with Cancer. Smith IN, Thacker S, Seyfi M, Cheng F, Eng C. Am J Hum Genet. 2019 May 2;104(5):861-878. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Apr 18.
Distinct Alterations in Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Metabolites Associate with Cancer and Autism Phenotypes in Cowden Syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome. Yehia L, Ni Y, Feng F, Seyfi M, Sadler T, Frazier TW, Eng C. Am J Hum Genet. 2019 Oct 3;105(4):813-821. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.09.004. Epub 2019 Sep 26.
Dynamics and structural stability effects of germline PTEN mutations associated with cancer versus autism phenotypes. Smith IN, Thacker S, Jaini R, Eng C. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2019 Apr;37(7):1766-1782. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1465854. Epub 2018 May 14.
Incontinence in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Witmer C, Mattingly A, DʼSouza P, Thurm A, Hadigan C. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Aug;69(2):e39-e42. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002342.
Increased electroencephalography connectivity precedes epileptic spasm onset in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex. Davis PE, Kapur K, Filip-Dhima R, Trowbridge SK, Little E, Wilson A, Leuchter A, Bebin EM, Krueger D, Northrup H, Wu JY, Sahin M, Peters JM; Tuberous Sclerosis Autism Centers of Excellence Research Network. Epilepsia. 2019 Aug;60(8):1721-1732. doi: 10.1111/epi.16284. Epub 2019 Jul 12.
Longitudinal Effects of Everolimus on White Matter Diffusion in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Peters JM, Prohl A, Kapur K, Nath A, Scherrer B, Clancy S, Prabhu SP, Sahin M, Franz DN, Warfield SK, Krueger DA. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Jan;90:24-30. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.10.005. Epub 2018 Oct 18.
Motion-robust diffusion compartment imaging using simultaneous multi-slice acquisition. Marami B, Scherrer B, Khan S, Afacan O, Prabhu SP, Sahin M, Warfield SK, Gholipour A. Magn Reson Med. 2019 May;81(5):3314-3329. doi: 10.1002/mrm.27613. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
Neurobehavioral phenotype of autism spectrum disorder associated with germline heterozygous mutations in PTEN. Busch RM, Srivastava S, Hogue O, Frazier TW, Klaas P, Hardan A, Martinez-Agosto JA, Sahin M, Eng C; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Transl Psychiatry. 2019 Oct 8;9(1):253. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0588-1.
Neuropsychiatric decompensation in adolescents and adults with Phelan-McDermid syndrome: a systematic review of the literature. Kolevzon A, Delaby E, Berry-Kravis E, Buxbaum JD, Betancur C. Mol Autism. 2019 Dec 24;10:50. doi: 10.1186/s13229-019-0291-3. eCollection 2019.
PTEN-opathies: from biological insights to evidence-based precision medicine. Yehia L, Ngeow J, Eng C. J Clin Invest. 2019 Feb 1;129(2):452-464. doi: 10.1172/JCI121277. Epub 2019 Jan 7.
Prospective observational study: Fast ripple localization delineates the epileptogenic zone. Nariai H, Hussain SA, Bernardo D, Fallah A, Murata KK, Nguyen JC, Rajaraman RR, Rao LM, Matsumoto JH, Lerner JT, Salamon N, Elashoff D, Sankar R, Wu JY. Clin Neurophysiol. 2019 Nov;130(11):2144-2152. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.08.026. Epub 2019 Sep 17.
Resting-State fMRI Networks in Children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Ahtam B, Dehaes M, Sliva DD, Peters JM, Krueger DA, Bebin EM, Northrup H, Wu JY, Warfield SK, Sahin M, Grant PE; TACERN Study Group. J Neuroimaging. 2019 Nov;29(6):750-759. doi: 10.1111/jon.12653. Epub 2019 Jul 14.
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Genotypes and Developmental Phenotype. Farach LS, Pearson DA, Woodhouse JP, Schraw JM, Sahin M, Krueger DA, Wu JY, Bebin EM, Lupo PJ, Au KS, Northrup H; TACERN Study Group. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Jul;96:58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Mar 13.
Volumetric Analysis of the Basal Ganglia and Cerebellar Structures in Patients with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Srivastava S, Scherrer B, Prohl AK, Filip-Dhima R, Kapur K, Kolevzon A, Buxbaum JD, Berry-Kravis E, Soorya L, Thurm A, Powell CM, Bernstein JA, Warfield SK, Sahin M; Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Jan;90:37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.09.008. Epub 2018 Sep 21.
White matter mean diffusivity correlates with myelination in tuberous sclerosis complex. Peters JM, Struyven RR, Prohl AK, Vasung L, Stajduhar A, Taquet M, Bushman JJ, Lidov H, Singh JM, Scherrer B, Madsen JR, Prabhu SP, Sahin M, Afacan O, Warfield SK. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2019 Jul;6(7):1178-1190. doi: 10.1002/acn3.793. Epub 2019 Jun 23.
A clinical update on tuberous sclerosis complex-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND). de Vries PJ, Wilde L, de Vries MC, Moavero R, Pearson DA, Curatolo P. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2018 Sep;178(3):309-320. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31637. Epub 2018 Aug 16.
Assessing the validity of the approximation of diffusion-weighted-MRI signals from crossing fascicles by sums of signals from single fascicles. Rensonnet G, Scherrer B, Warfield SK, Macq B, Taquet M. Magn Reson Med. 2018 Apr;79(4):2332-2345. doi: 10.1002/mrm.26832. Epub 2017 Jul 16.
Corpus Callosum White Matter Diffusivity Reflects Cumulative Neurological Comorbidity in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Baumer FM, Peters JM, Clancy S, Prohl AK, Prabhu SP, Scherrer B, Jansen FE, Braun KPJ, Sahin M, Stamm A, Warfield SK. Cereb Cortex. 2018 Oct 1;28(10):3665-3672. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhx247.
Delineation of the genetic and clinical spectrum of Phelan-McDermid syndrome caused by SHANK3 point mutations. De Rubeis S, Siper PM, Durkin A, Weissman J, Muratet F, Halpern D, Trelles MDP, Frank Y, Lozano R, Wang AT, Holder JL Jr, Betancur C, Buxbaum JD, Kolevzon A. Mol Autism. 2018 Apr 27;9:31. doi: 10.1186/s13229-018-0205-9. eCollection 2018.
Development and Validation of Objective and Quantitative Eye Tracking-Based Measures of Autism Risk and Symptom Levels. Frazier TW, Klingemier EW, Parikh S, Speer L, Strauss MS, Eng C, Hardan AY, Youngstrom EA. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Nov;57(11):858-866. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.023. Epub 2018 Sep 13.
Dynamical features in fetal and postnatal zinc-copper metabolic cycles predict the emergence of autism spectrum disorder. Curtin P, Austin C, Curtin A, Gennings C, Arora M; (for the Emergent Dynamical Systems Group), Tammimies K, Willfors C, Berggren S, Siper P, Rai D, Meyering K, Kolevzon A, Mollon J, David AS, Lewis G, Zammit S, Heilbrun L, Palmer RF, Wright RO, Bölte S, Reichenberg A. Sci Adv. 2018 May 30;4(5):eaat1293. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aat1293. eCollection 2018 May.
Framework for assessing individuals with rare genetic disorders associated with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD): the example of Phelan McDermid Syndrome. Soorya L, Leon J, Trelles MP, Thurm A. Clin Neuropsychol. 2018 Aug-Oct;32(7):1226-1255. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2017.1413211. Epub 2017 Dec 21.
Genetics, genomics, and genotype-phenotype correlations of TSC: Insights for clinical practice. Peron A, Au KS, Northrup H. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2018 Sep;178(3):281-290. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31651. Epub 2018 Sep 26.
High vigabatrin dosage is associated with lower risk of infantile spasms relapse among children with tuberous sclerosis complex. Hussain SA, Schmid E, Peters JM, Goyal M, Bebin EM, Northrup H, Sahin M, Krueger DA, Wu JY; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Autism Center of Excellence Network. Epilepsy Res. 2018 Dec;148:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.09.016. Epub 2018 Oct 2.
Interrater reliability in visual identification of interictal high-frequency oscillations on electrocorticography and scalp EEG. Nariai H, Wu JY, Bernardo D, Fallah A, Sankar R, Hussain SA. Epilepsia Open. 2018 Nov 2;3(Suppl Suppl 2):127-132. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12266. eCollection 2018 Dec.
Prospective longitudinal overnight video-EEG evaluation in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Khan OI, Zhou X, Leon J, Kessler R, Gaughan T, D'Souza P, Gropman A, Cohen N, Rennert O, Buckley A, Inati S, Thurm A. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 Mar;80:312-320. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.11.034. Epub 2018 Feb 3.
Removing high-frequency oscillations: A prospective multicenter study on seizure outcome.. Jacobs J, Wu JY, Perucca P, Zelmann R, Mader M, Dubeau F, Mathern GW, Schulze-Bonhage A, Gotman J. Neurology. 2018 Sep 11;91(11):e1040-e1052. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006158. Epub 2018 Aug 17. PMID: 30120133; PMCID:PMC6140372
The Way Forward for Mechanism-Based Therapeutics in Genetically Defined Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Modi ME, Sahin M. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Oct;104(4):603-606. doi: 10.1002/cpt.1181. Epub 2018 Aug 12.
The expanding phenotype of RNU4ATAC pathogenic variants to Lowry Wood syndrome. Farach LS, Little ME, Duker AL, Logan CV, Jackson A, Hecht JT, Bober M. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 Feb;176(2):465-469. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38581. Epub 2017 Dec 19.
The microbiome in PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome. Byrd V, Getz T, Padmanabhan R, Arora H, Eng C. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2017. PMID: 29233840.
Tuberous sclerosis complex. Peron A, Northrup H. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2018 Sep;178(3):274-277. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31657. Epub 2018 Oct 16.
Vigabatrin for Epileptic Spasms and Tonic Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. van der Poest Clement EA, Sahin M, Peters JM. J Child Neurol. 2018 Jul;33(8):519-524. doi: 10.1177/0883073818768309. Epub 2018 Apr 24.
Visual and semi-automatic non-invasive detection of interictal fast ripples: A potential biomarker of epilepsy in children with tuberous sclerosis complex. Bernardo D, Nariai H, Hussain SA, Sankar R, Salamon N, Krueger DA, Sahin M, Northrup H, Bebin EM, Wu JY; UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Group; TACERN Study Group. Clin Neurophysiol. 2018 Jul;129(7):1458-1466. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.03.010. Epub 2018 Apr 3.
A Meta-Analysis of Gaze Differences to Social and Nonsocial Information Between Individuals With and Without Autism. Frazier TW, Strauss M, Klingemier EW, Zetzer EE, Hardan AY, Eng C, Youngstrom EA. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2017 Jul;56(7):546-555. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.05.005. Epub 2017 May 11.
A clinician-administered observation and corresponding caregiver interview capturing DSM-5 sensory reactivity symptoms in children with ASD. Siper PM, Kolevzon A, Wang AT, Buxbaum JD, Tavassoli T. Autism Res. 2017 Jun;10(6):1133-1140. doi: 10.1002/aur.1750. Epub 2017 Mar 11.
Autism spectrum disorder and epileptic encephalopathy: common causes, many questions. Srivastava S, Sahin M. J Neurodev Disord. 2017 Jun 23;9:23. doi: 10.1186/s11689-017-9202-0. PMID: 28649286; PMCID: PMC5481888.
Influence of seizures on early development in tuberous sclerosis complex. Capal JK, Bernardino-Cuesta B, Horn PS, et al. Epilepsy Behav. 2017;70(Pt A):245-252. PMID: 28457992, PMCID: PMC5497719.
Intraoperative fast ripples independently predict postsurgical epilepsy outcome: Comparison with other electrocorticographic phenomena. Hussain SA, Mathern GW, Hung P, Weng J, Sankar R, Wu JY. Epilepsy Res. 2017;135:79-86. PMID: 28644979, PMCID: PMC5568451.
Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA) in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome: Validity and Suggestions for Use in Minimally Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Rankine J, Li E, Lurie S, Rieger H, Fourie E, Siper PM, Wang AT, Buxbaum JD, Kolevzon A. J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Jun;47(6):1605-1617. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3082-8.
Presentation and Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex in Infants. Davis PE, Filip-Dhima R, Sideridis G, Peters JM, Au KS, Northrup H, Bebin EM, Wu JY, Krueger D, Sahin M; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Autism Center of Excellence Research Network. Pediatrics. 2017;140(6). PMID: 29101226, PMCID: PMC5703775.
The genomic landscape of tuberous sclerosis complex. Martin KR, Zhou W, Bowman MJ, Shih J, Au KS, Dittenhafer-Reed KE, Sisson KA, Koeman J, Weisenberger DJ, Cottingham SL, DeRoos ST, Devinsky O, Winn ME, Cherniack AD, Shen H, Northrup H, Krueger DA, MacKeigan JP. Nat Commun. 2017 Jun 15;8:15816. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15816.
Utility of the Autism Observation Scale for Infants in Early Identification of Autism in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Capal JK, Horn PS, Murray DS, Byars AW, Bing NM, Kent B, Bucher LA, Williams ME, O'Kelley S, Pearson DA, Sahin M, Krueger DA; TACERN Study Group. Pediatr Neurol. 2017;75:80-86. PMID: 28844798, PMCID: PMC5610103.
Advances and Future Directions for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research: Recommendations From the 2015 Strategic Planning Conference. Sahin M, Henske EP, Manning BD, Ess KC, Bissler JJ, Klann E, Kwiatkowski DJ, Roberds SL, Silva AJ, Hillaire-Clarke CS, Young LR, Zervas M, Mamounas LA; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Working Group to Update the Research Plan. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Jul;60:1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.03.015. Epub 2016 Apr 2. PMID: 27267556; PMCID: PMC4921275.
Altered Structural Brain Networks in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Im K, Ahtam B, Haehn D, Peters JM, Warfield SK, Sahin M, Ellen Grant P. Cereb Cortex. 2016 May;26(5):2046-58. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhv026. Epub 2015 Mar 5. PMID: 25750257; PMCID: PMC4830286.
Characterizing brain tissue by assessment of the distribution of anisotropic microstructural environments in diffusion-compartment imaging (DIAMOND). Scherrer B, Schwartzman A, Taquet M, Sahin M, Prabhu SP, Warfield SK. Magn Reson Med. Sep 12 2015. PMID: 26362832.
Congenital disorders of autophagy: an emerging novel class of inborn errors of neuro-metabolism. Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Saffari A, Wahlster L, Lu J, Byrne S, Hoffmann GF, Jungbluth H, Sahin M. Brain. 2016 Feb;139(Pt 2):317-37. doi: 10.1093/brain/awv371. Epub 2015 Dec 29. PMID: 26715604; PMCID: PMC5841365.
Development and psychometric evaluation of a psychosocial quality-of-life questionnaire for individuals with autism and related developmental disorders. Markowitz LA, Reyes C, Embacher RA, Speer LL, Roizen N, Frazier TW. Autism. 2016 Oct;20(7):832-44. doi: 10.1177/1362361315611382. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
Development of an Objective Autism Risk Index Using Remote Eye Tracking. Frazier TW, Klingemier EW, Beukemann M, Speer L, Markowitz L, Parikh S, Wexberg S, Giuliano K, Schulte E, Delahunty C, Ahuja V, Eng C, Manos MJ, Hardan AY, Youngstrom EA, Strauss MS. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Apr 2016;55(4):301-309. PMID: 27015721, PMCID: PMC4808563.
Editorial: Essential Pathways and Circuits of Autism Pathogenesis. Dölen G, Sahin M. Front Neurosci. 2016 Apr 26;10:182. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00182. eCollection 2016.
Long-term treatment of epilepsy with everolimus in tuberous sclerosis. Krueger DA, Wilfong AA, Mays M, Talley CM, Agricola K, Tudor C, Capal J, Holland-Bouley K, Franz DN. Neurology. 2016 Dec 6;87(23):2408-2415. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003400. Epub 2016 Nov 4. PMID: 27815402; PMCID: PMC5177677.
Motion-Robust Diffusion-Weighted Brain MRI Reconstruction Through Slice-Level Registration-Based Motion Tracking. Marami B, Scherrer B, Afacan O, Erem B, Warfield SK, Gholipour A. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2016;35(10):2258-2269. PMID: 27834639, PMCID: PMC5108524.
Siper PM. Siper PM, Zemon V, Gordon J, et al. PLoS ONE. 2016;11(10):e0164422. PMID: 27716799, PMCID: PMC5055293.
Somatic overgrowth disorders of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway & therapeutic strategies. Keppler-Noreuil KM, Parker VE, Darling TN, Martinez-Agosto JA. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2016;172(4):402-421. PMID: 27860216, PMCID: PMC5592089.
The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway plays an essential role in regulation of normal cell growth, metabolism, and survival. Somatic activating mutations in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway are among the most common mutations identified in cancer, and have been shown to cause a spectrum of overgrowth syndromes including PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum, Proteus syndrome, and brain overgrowth conditions. Clinical findings in these disorders may be isolated or multiple, including sporadic or mosaic overgrowth (adipose, skeletal, muscle, brain, vascular, or lymphatic), and skin abnormalities (including epidermal nevi, hyper-, and hypopigmented lesions), and have the potential risk of tumorigenesis. Key negative regulators of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway include PTEN and TSC1/TSC2 and germline loss-of function mutations of these genes are established to cause PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Mosaic forms of these conditions lead to increased activation of PI3K and mTOR at affected sites and there is phenotypic overlap between these conditions. All are associated with significant morbidity with limited options for treatment other than symptomatic therapies and surgeries. As dysregulation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway has been implicated in cancer, several small molecule inhibitors targeting different components of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway are under clinical investigation. The development of these therapies brings closer the prospect of targeting treatment for somatic PI3K/AKT/mTOR-related overgrowth syndromes. This review describes the clinical findings, gene function and pathogenesis of these mosaic overgrowth syndromes, and presents existing and future treatment strategies to reduce or prevent associated complications of these disorders. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The therapeutic potential of insulin-like growth factor-1 in central nervous system disorders. Costales J, Kolevzon A. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2016;63:207-222. PMID: 26780584, PMCID: PMC4790729.
Autism and the synapse: emerging mechanisms and mechanism-based therapies. Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Sahin M. Curr Opin Neurol. Apr 2015;28(2):91-102. PMID: 25695134.
Balancing Proliferation and Connectivity in PTEN-associated Autism Spectrum Disorder. Tilot AK, Frazier TW 2nd, Eng C. Neurotherapeutics. 2015 Jul;12(3):609-19. doi: 10.1007/s13311-015-0356-8. PMID: 25916396; PMCID: PMC4489960.
Cerebellar Development and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Sundberg M, Sahin M. J Child Neurol. Aug 24 2015. PMID: 26303409, PMCID: PMC4644486.
Cytoplasm-predominant Pten associates with increased region-specific brain tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine D2 receptors in mouse model with autistic traits. He X, Thacker S, Romigh T, Yu Q, Frazier TW Jr, Eng C. Mol Autism. 2015 Nov 17;6:63. doi: 10.1186/s13229-015-0056-6. eCollection 2015.
Genes, circuits, and precision therapies for autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Sahin M, Sur M. Science. Nov 20 2015;350(6263). PMID: 26472761, PMCID: PMC4739545.
Hypsarrhythmia assessment exhibits poor interrater reliability: a threat to clinical trial validity. Hussain SA, Kwong G, Millichap JJ, Mytinger JR, Ryan N, Matsumoto JH, Wu JY, Lerner JT, Sankar R. Epilepsia. 2015 Jan;56(1):77-81. doi: 10.1111/epi.12861. Epub 2014 Nov 10.
Improved fidelity of brain microstructure mapping from single-shell diffusion MRI. Taquet M, Scherrer B, Boumal N, Peters JM, Macq B, Warfield SK. Med Image Anal. Dec 2015;26(1):268- 286. PMID: 26529580, PMCID: PMC4679640.
Longitudinal changes in diffusion properties in white matter pathways of children with tuberous sclerosis complex. Baumer FM, Song JW, Mitchell PD, Pienaar R, Sahin M, Grant PE, Takahashi E. Pediatr Neurol. Jun 2015;52(6):615-623. PMID: 25817702, PMCID: PMC4442035.
Mosaic and Intronic Mutations in TSC1/TSC2 Explain the Majority of TSC Patients with No Mutation Identified by Conventional Testing. Tyburczy ME, Dies KA, Glass J, Camposano S, Chekaluk Y, Thorner AR, Lin L, Krueger D, Franz DN, Thiele EA, Sahin M, Kwiatkowski DJ. PLoS Genet. 2015 Nov 5;11(11):e1005637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005637. eCollection 2015 Nov.
Quantitative autism symptom patterns recapitulate differential mechanisms of genetic transmission in single and multiple incidence families. Frazier TW, Youngstrom EA, Hardan AY, Georgiades S, Constantino JN, Eng C. Mol Autism. 2015 Oct 27;6:58. doi: 10.1186/s13229-015-0050-z. eCollection 2015.
Therapeutic Advances in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Neul JL, Sahin M. Neurotherapeutics: the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics. Jul 2015;12(3):519-520. PMID: 26076992, PMCID: PMC4489958.
Tuberous Sclerosis: A New Frontier in Targeted Treatment of Autism. Davis PE, Peters JM, Krueger DA, Sahin M. Neurotherapeutics: the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics. Jul 2015;12(3):572-583. PMID: 25986747, PMCID: PMC4489948.
The neurology of mTOR. Lipton JO, Sahin M. Neuron. Oct 22 2014;84(2):275-291. PMID: 25374355, PMCID: PMC4223653.
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is a crucial cellular signaling hub that, like the nervous system itself, integrates internal and external cues to elicit critical outputs including growth control, protein synthesis, gene expression, and metabolic balance. The importance of mTOR signaling to brain function is underscored by the myriad disorders in which mTOR pathway dysfunction is implicated, such as autism, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative disorders. Pharmacological manipulation of mTOR signaling holds therapeutic promise and has entered clinical trials for several disorders. Here, we review the functions of mTOR signaling in the normal and pathological brain, highlighting ongoing efforts to translate our understanding of cellular physiology into direct medical benefit for neurological disorders.
An Exploratory, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Dipraglurant for Blepharospasm. Kilic-Berkmen G, Kim H, Chen D, Yeo CI, Dinasarapu AR, Scorr LM, Yeo WH, Peterson DA, Williams H, Ruby A, Mills R, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord. 2024 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/mds.29734. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38310362.
Blepharospasm is a type of dystonia (involuntary muscle twitching) which affects the muscles surrounding both eyes, causing forced blinking, eye irritation, and involuntary closure of the eyes. Although blepharospasm can be treated with a medication called botulinum toxin, outcomes are often inconsistent.
In this study, researchers conducted an exploratory, randomized, double-blind clinical trial of the oral drug dipraglurant for blepharospasm. Fifteen individuals with blepharospasm received either a placebo or dipraglurant. The team used multiple scales rated by clinicians or participants, digital video, and a wearable sensor to assess outcomes.
Results show that although dipraglurant was well tolerated in study participants, it did not produce an obvious benefit. Authors note that these results provide valuable information for planning future trials in blepharospasm.
Blood-Based Proteomics for Adult-Onset Focal Dystonias. Timsina J, Dinasarapu A, Kilic-Berkmen G, Budde J, Sung YJ, Klein AM, Cruchaga C, Jinnah HA. Ann Neurol. 2024 Jul;96(1):110-120. doi: 10.1002/ana.26929. Epub 2024 Apr 5. PMID: 38578115; PMCID: PMC11186717.
Adult-onset focal dystonias are neurological disorders characterized by overactive muscles leading to involuntary, sometimes painful movements in one part of the body. In most cases, the cause and development of these disorders are unknown.
In this study, researchers used proteomics methods to identify potential changes in blood plasma proteins in patients with adult-onset focal dystonias. The team compared over 6,000 proteins in the blood plasma of participants with cervical dystonia, laryngeal dystonia, and blepharospasm, as well as healthy controls. Next, researchers identified relevant biological pathways and used protein changes to build a prediction model for dystonia.
Results show that 15 proteins were associated with adult-onset focal dystonia, with some proteins shared across multiple subgroups and others unique to just one. The top biological pathways involved changes in the immune system, metal ion transport, and reactive oxygen species. Finally, the prediction model showed high accuracy in discriminating control participants from those with dystonia. Authors note that this study provides new insights into the cause and development of dystonia, as well as new potential biomarkers.
Can symptoms or signs of cervical dystonia occur without abnormal movements of the head or neck?. Thayani M, Jinnah HA. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 Jun;123:106958. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106958. Epub 2024 Apr 16.
Duration of botulinum toxin efficacy in cervical dystonia clinical trials: A scoping review. Castagna A, Jinnah HA, Albanese A. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 May 29;125:107011. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107011. Online ahead of print.
Exploration of potential immune mechanisms in cervical dystonia. Scorr LM, Kilic-Berkmen G, Sutcliffe DJ, Dinasarapu AR, McKay JL, Bagchi P, Powell MD, Boss JM, Cereb N, Little M, Gragert L, Hanfelt J, McKeon A, Tyor W, Jinnah HA. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 Feb 17:106036. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38462403.
Replication and reliability of Parkinson's disease clinical subtypes. Cash TV, Lessov-Schlaggar CN, Foster ER, Myers PS, Jackson JJ, Maiti B, Kotzbauer PT, Perlmutter JS, Campbell MC. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 May 22;124:107016. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.107016. Online ahead of print.
Sex Differences in Dystonia. Kilic-Berkmen G, Scorr LM, McKay L, Thayani M, Donsante Y, Perlmutter JS, Norris SA, Wright L, Klein C, Feuerstein JS, Mahajan A, Wagle-Shukla A, Malaty I, LeDoux MS, Pirio-Richardson S, Pantelyat A, Moukheiber E, Frank S, Ondo W, Saunders-Pullman R, Lohman K, Hess EJ, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2024 May 22. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.14059. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38778444.
Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by excessive muscle contractions leading to abnormal postures, movements, and pain. Previous studies have suggested that there are more female individuals with certain types of dystonia compared to male individuals. However, not much is known about the factors that impact these differences or the mechanisms behind them.
In this study, researchers explored the factors and mechanisms underlying differences between males and females with dystonia. The team analyzed data from two different sources, including 3,222 individuals from the Dystonia Coalition database and 1,377 individuals from the Movement Disorder Society Genetic mutation (MDSGene) database.
Results show that female individuals outnumber male individuals for both adult-onset idiopathic and early onset monogenic (single-gene) dystonias, with females making up about two-thirds of all cases. In addition, these findings reveal that the ratio of females to males with dystonia depends on the type of dystonia, age, and underlying genetics.
Thyroid disease and cervical dystonia. Kilic-Berkmen G, Scorr LM, Defazio G, Jinnah HA. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 Mar 2:106082. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106082. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38458834.
Time for Clinical Dopamine Transporter Scans in Parkinsonism?: Not DAT Yet. Di Luca DG, Perlmutter JS. Neurology. 2024 Jun 11;102(11):e209558. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209558. Epub 2024 May 17.
Anatomical categorization of isolated non-focal dystonia: novel and existing patterns using a data-driven approach. Younce JR, Cascella RH, Berman BD, Jinnah HA, Bellows S, Feuerstein J, Wagle Shukla A, Mahajan A, Chang FCF, Duque KR, Reich S, Richardson SP, Deik A, Stover N, Luna JM, Norris SA. Dystonia. 2023;2:11305. doi: 10.3389/dyst.2023.11305. Epub 2023 Jun 8. PMID: 37920445; PMCID: PMC10621194
Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by excessive muscle contractions leading to abnormal postures, movements, and pain. Any region of the body can be involved, either in isolation or in combination with another region of the body. Although accurate classification of these combinations is important to providing care, it can sometimes be inconsistent.
In this study, researchers used a data-driven clustering approach to investigate which combinations are most common in dystonia. The team analyzed 1,618 participants with isolated non-focal dystonia from the Dystonia Coalition database to explore which body regions were affected together.
Results reinforce common patterns in cranial and cervical regions. However, findings also show unexpectedly strong associations between bilateral upper or lower limbs, revealing new patterns that may represent an underrecognized dystonia subtype.
Assessing the Severity of Cervical Dystonia: Ask the Doctor or Ask the Patient. Cotton AC, Scorr L, McDonald W, Comella C, Perlmutter JS, Goetz CG, Jankovic J, Marsh L, Factor S, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2023 Aug 3;10(9):1399-1403. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13827. PMID: 37772296; PMCID: PMC10525044
Cervical dystonia is a rare, often painful, movement disorder associated with characteristic sustained or jerky involuntary muscle contractions of the neck. The severity of cervical dystonia can be assessed using either clinician-rated scales (CRS) or patient-rated outcome (PRO) tools. However, these two measures are often poorly correlated.
In this study, researchers aimed to determine if the correlation between a CRS and PRO for the movement disorder of cervical dystonia improves by accounting for non-movement features. The team evaluated 209 patients with cervical dystonia using a CRS and a PRO.
The results revealed a weak correlation between the two measures, even when considering only the movement. However, the correlation improved with a model that included non-motor symptoms of pain, depression, and disability. These results suggest that assessing the movement disorder with a PRO should also include assessments of non-motor symptoms that may contribute to the patient’s perception of the disorder. Findings may apply to other disorders, especially those with frequent non-motor co-morbidities.
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics Associated with the Spread of New-Onset Laryngeal Dystonia. Ghanouni A, Jona N, Jinnah HA, Kilic-Berkmen G, Shelly S, Klein AM. Laryngoscope. 2024 May;134(5):2295-2299. doi: 10.1002/lary.31146. Epub 2023 Nov 1.
Determinants of gait dystonia severity in cerebral palsy. Aravamuthan BR, Pearson TS, Ueda K, Miao H, Zerafati-Jahromi G, Gilbert L, Comella C, Perlmutter JS. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2023 Jul;65(7):968-977. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15524. Epub 2023 Jan 26.
Interrater reliability of motor severity scales for hemifacial spasm. Lee HY, Park I, Luu MP, Zhao J, Vu JP, Cisneros E, Berman BD, Jinnah HA, Kim HJ, Liu CY, Perlmutter JS, Richardson SP, Weissbach A, Stebbins GT, Peterson DA. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2023 Oct;130(10):1269-1279. doi: 10.1007/s00702-023-02667-w. Epub 2023 Jul 19.
Longitudinal predictors of health-related quality of life in isolated dystonia. Junker J, Hall J, Berman BD, Vidailhet M, Roze E, Bäumer T, Malaty IA, Shukla AW, Jankovic J, Reich SG, Espay AJ, Duque KR, Patel N, Perlmutter JS, Jinnah HA; Dystonia Coalition Study Group; Brandt V, Brüggemann N. J Neurol. 2023 Oct 15. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-12022-4. Online ahead of print.
Pain Reduction in Cervical Dystonia Following Treatment with IncobotulinumtoxinA: A Pooled Analysis. Albanese A, Wissel J, Jost WH, Castagna A, Althaus M, Comes G, Scheschonka A, Vacchelli M, Jinnah HA. Toxins (Basel). 2023 May 12;15(5):333. doi: 10.3390/toxins15050333.
Suitability of Automated Writing Measures for Clinical Trial Outcome in Writer's Cramp. Bukhari-Parlakturk N, Lutz MW, Al-Khalidi HR, Unnithan S, Wang JE, Scott B, Termsarasab P, Appelbaum LG, Calakos N. Mov Disord. 2023 Jan;38(1):123-132. doi: 10.1002/mds.29237. Epub 2022 Oct 13.
Thyroid disease in cervical dystonia. Kilic-Berkmen G, Scorr L, Rosen A, Wu E, Freeman A, Silver M, Hanfelt J, Jinnah HA. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 Feb;107:105274. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.105274. Epub 2022 Dec 30. PMID: 36621155.
What Is Hemidystonia. Vizcarra JA, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2023 Feb 3;10(3):477-481. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13659. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Abnormalities of neural stem cells in Lesch-Nyhan disease. Dinasarapu AR, Sutcliffe DJ, Seifar F, Visser JE, Jinnah HA. J Neurogenet. 2022 Mar-Jun;36(2-3):81-87. doi: 10.1080/01677063.2022.2129632. Epub 2022 Oct 13.
Bidding for a Grateful Patient. Perlmutter JS. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2022;12(1):7-9. doi: 10.1353/nib.2022.0003.
Clinical Features and Evolution of Blepharospasm: A Multicenter International Cohort and Systematic Literature Review. Scorr LM, Cho HJ, Kilic-Berkmen G, McKay JL, Hallett M, Klein C, Baumer T, Berman BD, Feuerstein JS, Perlmutter JS, Berardelli A, Ferrazzano G, Wagle-Shukla A, Malaty IA, Jankovic J, Bellows ST, Barbano RL, Vidailhet M, Roze E, Bonnet C, Mahajan A, LeDoux MS, Fung VSC, Chang FCF, Defazio G, Ercoli T, Factor S, Wojno T, Jinnah HA. Dystonia. 2022;1:10359. doi: 10.3389/dyst.2022.10359. Epub 2022 May 16. PMID: 36248010; PMCID: PMC9557246.
Clinical and Structural Findings in Patients With Lesion-Induced Dystonia: Descriptive and Quantitative Analysis of Published Cases. Corp DT, Greenwood CJ, Morrison-Ham J, Pullinen J, McDowall GM, Younger EFP, Jinnah HA, Fox MD, Joutsa J. Neurology. 2022 Nov 1;99(18):e1957-e1967. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201042. Epub 2022 Aug 17.
Clinical features, pathophysiology, treatment, and controversies of tremor in dystonia. Panyakaew P, Jinnah HA, Shaikh AG. J Neurol Sci. 2022 Apr 15;435:120199. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120199. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35259651.
Correlating perceptual voice quality in ADSD with computer vision assessment of glottal geometry dynamics. Peterson QA, Fei T, Sy LE, Froeschke LLO, Mendelsohn AH, Berke GS, Peterson DA. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 Oct 17;65(10):3695-3708. doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00053. Epub 2022 Sep 21.
Diagnosis and classification of blepharospasm: Recommendations based on empirical evidence. Kilic-Berkmen G, Defazio G, Hallett M, Berardelli A, Ferrazzano G, Belvisi D, Klein C, Bäumer T, Weissbach A, Perlmutter JS, Feuerstein J, Jinnah HA; Dystonia Coalition Investigators. J Neurol Sci. 2022 Aug 15;439:120319. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120319. Epub 2022 Jun 10. PMID: 35716653; PMCID: PMC9357089.
Blepharospasm is a rare disorder characterized by spasms of muscles surrounding both eyes with excessive blinking and squinting. It is the second most common form of dystonia (involuntary muscle twitching) and often spreads to other regions of the body. Currently, guidelines for diagnosis and classification are ambiguous. In this study, researchers aimed to provide more specific recommendations for diagnosis and classification of blepharospasm. Data were obtained from the Dystonia Coalition for patients diagnosed with all types of isolated dystonia. The team evaluated these data to determine how examinations recorded by movement disorder specialists were used to classify blepharospasm as focal, segmental, or multifocal. Results showed much variability in expert opinion regarding the diagnosis of blepharospasm, which was often inconsistent with existing guidelines for the diagnosis and classification of focal blepharospasm. This study highlights the need for more specific guidelines, which are provided in the publication.
Differentiating tardive dyskinesia: a video-based review of antipsychotic-induced movement disorders in clinical practice. Hauser RA, Meyer JM, Factor SA, Comella CL, Tanner CM, Xavier RM, Caroff SN, Lundt L. CNS Spectr. 2022 Apr;27(2):208-217. doi: 10.1017/S109285292000200X. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
From null to midline: changes in head posture do not predictably change head tremor in cervical dystonia. Vu JP, Cisneros E, Zhao J, Lee HY, Jankovic J, Factor SA, Goetz CG, Barbano RL, Perlmutter JS, Jinnah HA, Richardson SP, Stebbins GT, Elble RJ, Comella CL, Peterson DA. Dystonia. 2022;1:10684. doi: 10.3389/dyst.2022.10684. Epub 2022 Sep 1. PMID: 37101941; PMCID: PMC10128866.
Head tremor in cervical dystonia: Quantifying severity with computer vision. Vu JP, Cisneros E, Lee HY, Le L, Chen Q, Guo XA, Rouzbehani R, Jankovic J, Factor S, Goetz CG, Barbano RL, Perlmutter JS, Jinnah HA, Pirio Richardson S, Stebbins GT, Elble R, Comella CL, Peterson DA. J Neurol Sci. 2022 Mar 15;434:120154. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120154. Epub 2022 Jan 22.
Hold that pose: capturing cervical dystonia's head deviation severity from video. Zhang Z, Cisneros E, Lee HY, Vu JP, Chen Q, Benadof CN, Whitehill J, Rouzbehani R, Sy DT, Huang JS, Sejnowski TJ, Jankovic J, Factor S, Goetz CG, Barbano RL, Perlmutter JS, Jinnah HA, Berman BD, Richardson SP, Stebbins GT, Comella CL, Peterson DA. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2022 Mar 25. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51549. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35333449.
Measurement Properties of Clinical Scales Rating the Severity of Blepharospasm: A Multicenter Observational Study. Defazio G, Hallett M, Berardelli A, Perlmutter JS, Berman BD, Jankovic J, Bäumer T, Comella C, Ercoli T, Ferrazzano G, Fox SH, Kim HJ, Moukheiber ES, Pirio Richardson S, Weissbach A, Gigante AF, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2022 Aug 15;9(7):949-955. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13530. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Microstructural white matter abnormalities in Lesch-Nyhan disease. Del Bene VA, Crawford JL, Gómez-Gastiasoro A, Vannorsdall TD, Buchholz A, Ojeda N, Harris JC, Jinnah HA, Schretlen DJ. Eur J Neurosci. 2022 Jan;55(1):264-276. doi: 10.1111/ejn.15512. Epub 2021 Dec 6.
Motor and psychiatric features in idiopathic blepharospasm: A data-driven cluster analysis. Defazio G, Gigante AF, Hallett M, Berardelli A, Perlmutter JS, Berman BD, Jankovic J, Bäumer T, Comella C, Ercoli T, Ferrazzano G, Fox SH, Kim HJ, Moukheiber ES, Richardson SP, Weissbach A, Jinnah HA.. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Nov;104:94-98. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.10.008. Epub 2022 Oct 13.
Protracted course progressive supranuclear palsy. Couto B, Martinez-Valbuena I, Lee S, Alfradique-Dunham I, Perrin RJ, Perlmutter JS, Cruchaga C, Kim A, Visanji N, Sato C, Rogaeva E, Lang AE, Kovacs GG. Eur J Neurol. 2022 Aug;29(8):2220-2231. doi: 10.1111/ene.15346. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
Reid EW. Reid EW, Nobriga CV. Clin Linguist Phon. 2022 Jul 12:1-16. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2022.2096483. Online ahead of print.
The apparent paradox of phenotypic diversity and shared mechanisms across dystonia syndromes. Di Fonzo A, Albanese A, Jinnah HA. Curr Opin Neurol. 2022 Aug 1;35(4):502-509. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001076. Epub 2022 Jul 5. PMID: 35856917; PMCID: PMC9309988.
The dystonias are a group of movement disorders characterized by uncontrollable, sometimes painful, involuntary muscle contractions, resulting in repetitive shaking, turning, and twisting of affected body parts. As new genetic causes continue to be discovered, researchers have found that these different genetic forms share unexpectedly common underlying mechanisms. In this review article, authors explore the phenotypic diversity and shared mechanisms across dystonia syndromes. They also describe how these mechanisms can give rise to motor performance dysfunctions with a clinical aspect of dystonia. Authors state that this relationship between dystonia genes could revolutionize current dystonia classification systems. In the future, these advances could have promising effects on mechanism-based therapeutic approaches.
Uric Acid in Parkinson's Disease: What Is the Connection?. Seifar F, Dinasarapu AR, Jinnah HA.. Mov Disord. 2022 Nov;37(11):2173-2183. doi: 10.1002/mds.29209. Epub 2022 Sep 3.
A Multi-center Genome-wide Association Study of Cervical Dystonia. Sun YV, Li C, Hui Q, Huang Y, Barbano R, Rodriguez R, Malaty IA, Reich S, Bambarger K, Holmes K, Jankovic J, Patel NJ, Roze E, Vidailhet M, Berman BD, LeDoux MS, Espay AJ, Agarwal P, Pirio-Richardson S, Frank SA, Ondo WG, Saunders-Pullman R, Chouinard S, Natividad S, Berardelli A, Pantelyat AY, Brashear A, Fox SH, Kasten M, Krämer UM, Neis M, Bäumer T, Loens S, Borsche M, Zittel S, Maurer A, Gelderblom M, Volkmann J, Odorfer T, Kühn AA, Borngräber F, König IR, Cruchaga C, Cotton AC, Kilic-Berkmen G, Freeman A, Factor SA, Scorr L, Bremner JD, Vaccarino V, Quyyumi AA, Klein C, Perlmutter JS, Lohmann K, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord. 2021 Jul 28. doi: 10.1002/mds.28732. Online ahead of print.
Cervical Dystonia Is Associated with Aberrant Inhibitory Signaling Within the Thalamus. Groth CL, Brown M, Honce JM et al. Front Neurol. 2021 Feb 9;11:575879. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.575879. PMID: 33633655; PMCID: PMC7900407.
Current Guidelines for Classifying and Diagnosing Cervical Dystonia: Empirical Evidence and Recommendations. Kilic-Berkmen G, Pirio Richardson S, Perlmutter JS et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2021 Dec 1;9(2):183-190. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13376. PMID: 35146058; PMCID: PMC8810420.
Deep brain stimulation in Lesch-Nyhan disease: outcomes from the patient's perspective. Visser JE, Cotton AC, Schretlen DJ, Bloch J, Tedroff K, Schechtmann G, Radu Djurfeldt D, Gonzalez V, Cif L, Jinnah HA. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14852. Online ahead of print.
Diagnostic criteria for blepharospasm: A multicenter international study. Defazio G, Jinnah HA, Berardelli A, Perlmutter JS, Berkmen GK, Berman BD, Jankovic J, Bäumer T, Comella C, Cotton AC, Ercoli T, Ferrazzano G, Fox S, Kim HJ, Moukheiber ES, Richardson SP, Weissbach A, Wrigth LJ, Hallett M. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 Oct;91:109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.09.004. Epub 2021 Sep 8. PMID: 34583301.
Distinct progression patterns across Parkinson disease clinical subtypes. Myers PS, Jackson JJ, Clover AK, Lessov-Schlaggar CN, Foster ER, Maiti B, Perlmutter JS, Campbell MC. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2021 Aug;8(8):1695-1708. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51436. Epub 2021 Jul 26.
Does raising the arms modify head tremor severity in cervical dystonia?. Cisneros E, Vu JP, Lee HY et al. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2021 Jun 23;11:21. doi: 10.5334/tohm.623. PMID: 34221696; PMCID: PMC8231450.
Dystonia and Tremor: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Dystonia Coalition Cohort. Shaikh AG, Beylergil SB, Scorr L, Kilic-Berkmen G, Freeman A, Klein C, Junker J, Loens S, Brüggemann N, Münchau A, Bäumer T, Vidailhet M, Roze E, Bonnet C, Jankovic J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Patel N, Marsh L, Comella C, Barbano RL, Berman BD, Malaty I, Wagle Shukla A, Reich SG, Ledoux MS, Berardelli A, Ferrazzano G, Stover N, Ondo W, Pirio Richardson S, Saunders-Pullman R, Mari Z, Agarwal P, Adler C, Chouinard S, Fox SH, Brashear A, Truong D, Suchowersky O, Frank S, Factor S, Perlmutter J, Jinnah HA. Neurology. 2021 Jan 26;96(4):e563-e574. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011049. Epub 2020 Oct 12.
Feedback-dependent neuronal properties make focal dystonias so focal. Sedov A, Usova S, Popov V, Tomskiy A, Jinnah HA, Shaikh AG. Eur J Neurosci. 2021 Apr;53(7):2388-2397. doi: 10.1111/ejn.14933. Epub 2020 Aug 31.
Functional Connectivity of Vermis Correlates with Future Gait Impairments in Parkinson's Disease. Maiti B, Rawson KS, Tanenbaum AB, Koller JM, Snyder AZ, Campbell MC, Earhart GM, Perlmutter JS. Mov Disord. 2021 Nov;36(11):2559-2568. doi: 10.1002/mds.28684. Epub 2021 Jun 10.
Head tremor and pain in cervical dystonia. Vu JP, Lee HY, Chen Q, Cisneros E, Barbano RL, Goetz CG, Jankovic J, Jinnah HA, Perlmutter JS, Berman BD, Appelbaum MI, Stebbins GT, Comella CL, Peterson DA. J Neurol. 2021 May;268(5):1945-1950. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10378-5. Epub 2021 Jan 8.
Induced pluripotent stem cells from subjects with Lesch-Nyhan disease. Sutcliffe DJ, Dinasarapu AR, Visser JE, Hoed JD, Seifar F, Joshi P, Ceballos-Picot I, Sardar T, Hess EJ, Sun YV, Wen Z, Zwick ME, Jinnah HA. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 19;11(1):8523. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87955-9.
Is Levodopa Response a Valid Indicator of Parkinson's Disease?. Martin WRW, Miles M, Zhong Q, Hartlein J, Racette BA, Norris SA, Ushe M, Maiti B, Criswell S, Davis AA, Kotzbauer PT, Cairns NJ, Perrin RJ, Perlmutter JS. Mov Disord. 2021 Apr;36(4):948-954. doi: 10.1002/mds.28406. Epub 2020 Nov 30.
Neuropathology of blepharospasm. Fagan M, Scorr L, Bernhardt D, Hess EJ, Perlmutter JS, Pardo CA, Jinnah HA. Exp Neurol. 2021 Dec;346:113855. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113855. Epub 2021 Aug 28. PMID: 34464652; PMCID: PMC8490317.
Non-motor phenotypic subgroups in adult-onset idiopathic, isolated, focal cervical dystonia. Megan E Wadon, Grace A Bailey, Zehra Yilmaz, Emily Hubbard, Meshari AlSaeed, Amy Robinson, Duncan McLauchlan, Richard L Barbano, Laura Marsh, Stewart A Factor, Susan H Fox, Charles H Adler, Ramon L Rodriguez, Cynthia L Comella, Stephen G Reich, William L Severt, Christopher G Goetz, Joel S Perlmutter, Hyder A Jinnah, Katharine E Harding, Cynthia Sandor, Kathryn J Peall. Brain Behav. 2021 Aug;11(8):e2292. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2292. Epub 2021 Jul 21. PMID: 34291595; PMCID: PMC8413761.
Adult-onset idiopathic, isolated, focal cervical dystonia (AOIFCD) is a disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive movements or abnormal postures. These movements can be painful and cause considerable disability. Although patients most commonly present to clinical services due to their motor symptoms, increasing evidence suggests a significant non-motor phenotype to be associated with most forms of dystonia, including AOIFCD. Improved understanding of these non-motor symptoms is needed to better target therapeutic interventions. In this study, researchers examined non-motor phenotypic features to identify possible AOIFCD subgroups. Non-motor symptoms were assessed in participants with AOIFCD, including psychiatric symptoms, pain, sleep disturbance, and quality of life. To investigate the relationship between these symptoms and determine phenotypic subgroups, researchers used Cluster and Bayesian multiple mixed model phenotype analyses. They identified two phenotypic subgroups of non-motor symptoms accompanying AOIFCD, with differences in psychiatric symptoms, pain catastrophizing, sleep quality, and quality of life. Researchers say that improved understanding of these symptom groups will enable better targeted pathophysiological investigation and future therapeutic intervention.
Oromandibular Dystonia: A Clinical Examination of 2,020 Cases. Scorr LM, Factor FA, Parra SP et al and Jinnah HA for the Dystonia Coalition Investigators. Front Neurol. 2021 Sep 16;12:700714. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.700714. PMID: 34603182; PMCID: PMC8481678.
Pallidal neuron activity determines responsiveness to deep brain stimulation in cervical dystonia. Sedov A, Popov V, Gamaleya A, Semenova U, Tomskiy A, Jinnah HA, Shaikh AG. Clin Neurophysiol. 2021 Dec;132(12):3190-3196. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.07.032. Epub 2021 Sep 27. PMID: 34627682; PMCID: PMC9195244.
Predictive modeling of spread in adult-onset isolated dystonia: key properties and effect of tremor inclusion. Wang M, Sajobi T, Morgante F, Adler C, Agarwal P, Bäumer T, Berardelli A, Berman BD, Blumin J, Borsche M, Brashear A, Deik A, Duque K, Espay AJ, Ferrazzano G, Feuerstein J, Fox S, Frank S, Hallett M, Jankovic J, LeDoux MS, Leegwater-Kim J, Mahajan A, Malaty IA, Ondo W, Pantelyat A, Pirio-Richardson S, Roze E, Saunders-Pullman R, Suchowersky O, Truong D, Vidailhet M, Shukla AW, Perlmutter JS, Jinnah HA, Martino D. European Journal of Neurology. 2021 Dec;28(12):3999-4009. doi: 10.1111/ene.15031. Epub 2021 Aug 4. PMID: 34296504; PMCID: PMC9100858.
Quality of life in isolated dystonia: non-motor manifestations matter. Junker J, Berman BD, Hall J, Wahba DW, Brandt V, Perlmutter JS, Jankovic J, Malaty IA, Wagle Shukla A, Reich SG, Espay AJ, Duque KR, Patel N, Roze E, Vidailhet M, Jinnah HA, Brüggemann N. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2021 Feb 9; jnnp-2020-325193. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-325193. Online ahead of print. PMCID: PMC8356023.
Rational Design of Novel Therapies for Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration. Thakur N, Klopstock T, Jackowski S, Kuscer E, Tricta F, Videnovic A, Jinnah HA. Mov Disord. 2021 Sep;36(9):2005-2016. doi: 10.1002/mds.28642. Epub 2021 May 18.
Resting-State Functional Connectivity Predicts STN DBS Clinical Response. Younce JR, Campbell MC, Hershey T, Tanenbaum AB, Milchenko M, Ushe M, Karimi M, Tabbal SD, Kim AE, Snyder AZ, Perlmutter JS, Norris SA. Mov Disord. 2021 Mar;36(3):662-671. doi: 10.1002/mds.28376. Epub 2020 Nov 19.
The Dystonia Coalition: A Multicenter Network for Clinical and Translational Studies. Kilic-Berkmen G, Wright LJ, Perlmutter JS, Comella C, Hallett M, Teller J, Pirio Richardson S, Peterson DA, Cruchaga C, Lungu C, Jinnah HA. Front Neurol. 2021 Apr 8;12:660909. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.660909. PMID: 33897610; PMCID: PMC8060489.
The emerging neurological spectrum of AARS2-associated disorders. Parra SP, Heckers SH, Wilcox WR, Mcknight CD, Jinnah HA.. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 Dec;93:50-54. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.10.031. Epub 2021 Nov 10.
A metabolomic study of cervical dystonia. Liu C, Scorr L, Kilic-Berkmen G, Cotton A, Factor SA, Freeman A, Tran V, Liu K, Uppal K, Jones D, Jinnah HA, Sun YV. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 Jan;82:98-103. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.11.020. Epub 2020 Nov 26. PMID: 33271463; PMCID: PMC7856090.
Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Upper Limb Dystonia. Norris SA, Jinnah HA, Klein C, Jankovic J, Berman BD, Roze E, Mahajan A, Espay AJ, Murthy AV, Fung VSC, LeDoux MS, Chang FCF, Vidailhet M, Testa C, Barbano R, Malaty IA, Bäumer T, Loens S, Wright LJ, Perlmutter JS. Mov Disord. 2020 Nov;35(11):2086-2090. doi: 10.1002/mds.28223. Epub 2020 Aug 26.
Hemodynamic responses are abnormal in isolated cervical dystonia. Berman BD, Groth CL, Shelton E, Sillau SH, Sutton B, Legget KT, Tregellas JR. J Neurosci Res. 2020 Apr;98(4):692-703. doi: 10.1002/jnr.24547. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
It's tricky: Rating alleviating maneuvers in cervical dystonia. Cisneros E, Stebbins GT, Chen Q, Vu JP, Benadof CN, Zhang Z, Barbano RL, Fox SH, Goetz CG, Jankovic J, Jinnah HA, Perlmutter JS, Adler CH, Factor SA, Reich SG, Rodriguez R, Severt LL, Stover NP, Berman BD, Comella CL, Peterson DA. J Neurol Sci. 2020 Dec 15;419:117205. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117205. Epub 2020 Nov 1.
Medical and Surgical Treatments for Dystonia. Jinnah HA. Neurol Clin. 2020 May;38(2):325-348. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2020.01.003. Epub 2020 Mar 2.
Pallidal Activity in Cervical Dystonia with and Without Head Tremor. Sedov A, Usova S, Semenova U, Gamaleya A, Tomskiy A, Beylergil SB, Jinnah HA, Shaikh AG. Cerebellum. 2020 Jun;19(3):409-418. doi: 10.1007/s12311-020-01119-5.