Whole-genome sequencing of patients with rare diseases in a national health system

…, M Frontini, C Thys, J Stephens, R Mapeta… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Most patients with rare diseases do not receive a molecular diagnosis and the aetiological
variants and causative genes for more than half such disorders remain to be discovered 1 . …

[HTML][HTML] Loss-of-function nuclear factor κB subunit 1 (NFKB1) variants are the most common monogenic cause of common variable immunodeficiency in Europeans

…, P Yu, J von Ziegenweldt, A Furnell, R Mapeta… - Journal of allergy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The genetic cause of primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) carries prognostic
information. Objective We conducted a whole-genome sequencing study assessing a …

A high-throughput sequencing test for diagnosing inherited bleeding, thrombotic, and platelet disorders

…, R Liesner, JA López, RP Mapeta… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Inherited bleeding, thrombotic, and platelet disorders (BPDs) are diseases that affect ∼300
individuals per million births. With the exception of hemophilia and von Willebrand disease …

Diagnostic high-throughput sequencing of 2396 patients with bleeding, thrombotic, and platelet disorders

…, SVV Deevi, J Stephens, R Mapeta… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
A targeted high-throughput sequencing (HTS) panel test for clinical diagnostics requires careful
consideration of the inclusion of appropriate diagnostic-grade genes, the ability to detect …

A gain-of-function variant in DIAPH1 causes dominant macrothrombocytopenia and hearing loss

…, M Mathias, CM Millar, R Mapeta… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Macrothrombocytopenia (MTP) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by
enlarged and reduced numbers of circulating platelets, sometimes resulting in abnormal …

Phenotypic Characterization of EIF2AK4 Mutation Carriers in a Large Cohort of Patients Diagnosed Clinically With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

…, TQ Warner, S Westbury, A Furnell, R Mapeta… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease with an emerging
genetic basis. Heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding the bone morphogenetic protein …

Curated disease‐causing genes for bleeding, thrombotic, and platelet disorders: communication from the SSC of the ISTH

…, I Simeoni, L Bury, J Morales, R Mapeta… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2019 - jthjournal.org
Inherited bleeding, thrombotic, and platelet disorders (BTPD) are a heterogeneous set of
diseases. The most common inherited bleeding disorders are von Willebrand disease (VWD) …

Novel manifestations of immune dysregulation and granule defects in gray platelet syndrome

…, T Leblanc, EB Leinøe, R Mapeta… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Gray platelet syndrome (GPS) is a rare recessive disorder caused by biallelic variants in
NBEAL2 and characterized by bleeding symptoms, the absence of platelet α-granules, …

[PDF][PDF] Comprehensive cancer-predisposition gene testing in an adult multiple primary tumor series shows a broad range of deleterious variants and atypical tumor …

…, J Stephens, K Stirrups, C Penkett, R Mapeta… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - cell.com
Multiple primary tumors (MPTs) affect a substantial proportion of cancer survivors and can
result from various causes, including inherited predisposition. Currently, germline genetic …

GNE variants causing autosomal recessive macrothrombocytopenia without associated muscle wasting

…, C Kaplinsky, S Izraeli, R Mapeta… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
We have identified 9 affected individuals from 3 unrelated families with macrothrombocytopenia
and mild to moderate bleeding diathesis inherited due to missense mutations in the …