[HTML][HTML] ACMG clinical laboratory standards for next-generation sequencing

…, JS Berg, KK Brown, JL Deignan, MJ Friez… - Genetics in …, 2013 - nature.com
Next-generation sequencing technologies have been and continue to be deployed in clinical
laboratories, enabling rapid transformations in genomic medicine. These technologies …

A previously unidentified MECP2 open reading frame defines a new protein isoform relevant to Rett syndrome

…, JR Jones, SW Scherer, NC Schanen, MJ Friez… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in the gene MECP2 in ∼80% of affected individuals.
We describe a previously unknown MeCP2 isoform. Mutations unique to this isoform and the …

[HTML][HTML] Ovarian transplantation between monozygotic twins discordant for premature ovarian failure

…, JA Pineda, KS Gorman, MJ Friez… - … England Journal of …, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
<p id="p001">Monozygotic 24-year-old twins presented with discordant ovarian function.
One had had premature ovarian failure at the age of 14 years, whereas her sister had normal …

[PDF][PDF] Mediator links epigenetic silencing of neuronal gene expression with x-linked mental retardation

…, HG Chin, S Kim, X Xu, SM Joseph, MJ Friez… - Molecular cell, 2008 - cell.com
Mediator occupies a central role in RNA polymerase II transcription as a sensor, integrator,
and processor of regulatory signals that converge on protein-coding gene promoters. …

A recurrent mutation in MED12 leading to R961W causes Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome

…, JR Jones, RE Stevenson, CE Schwartz, MJ Friez - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome (also known as FG syndrome) is an X-linked disorder characterized
by mental retardation, relative macrocephaly, hypotonia and constipation. We report here …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of DNA methylation episignatures for diagnosis and phenotype correlations in 42 Mendelian neurodevelopmental disorders

…, PJ Ainsworth, H Lin, DI Rodenhiser, MJ Friez… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - cell.com
Genetic syndromes frequently present with overlapping clinical features and inconclusive or
ambiguous genetic findings which can confound accurate diagnosis and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical epigenomics: genome-wide DNA methylation analysis for the diagnosis of Mendelian disorders

…, JL Granadillo, J Masters, M Kadour, MJ Friez… - Genetics in …, 2021 - nature.com
Purpose We describe the clinical implementation of genome-wide DNA methylation analysis
in rare disorders across the EpiSign diagnostic laboratory network and the assessment of …

The original Lujan syndrome family has a novel missense mutation (p. N1007S) in the MED12 gene

…, MJ Friez, PA Futreal, S Edkins, J Teague… - Journal of medical …, 2007 - jmg.bmj.com
A novel missense mutation in the mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 12 (MED12)
gene has been found in the original family with Lujan syndrome and in a second …

Recurrent Infections, Hypotonia, and Mental Retardation Caused by Duplication of MECP2 and Adjacent Region in Xq28

MJ Friez, JR Jones, K Clarkson, H Lubs, D Abuelo… - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to describe the neurologic and clinical features of affected males
from families with X-linked patterns of severe mental retardation, hypotonia, recurrent …

Clinical and genetic characterization of manifesting carriers of DMD mutations

P Soltanzadeh, MJ Friez, D Dunn… - Neuromuscular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Manifesting carriers of DMD gene mutations may present diagnostic challenges, particularly
in the absence of a family history of dystrophinopathy. We review the clinical and genetic …