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    A recurrent RYR1 mutation associated with early-onset hypotonia and benign disease course

    The ryanodine receptor RyR1 is the main sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ channel in skeletal muscle and acts as a connecting link between electrical stimulation and Ca2+-dependent muscle contraction. Abnormal RyR1 act...

    Valérie Biancalana, John Rendu in Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2021)

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    Expanding the clinical spectrum of STIP1 homology and U-box containing protein 1-associated ataxia

    STUB1 has been first associated with autosomal recessive (SCAR16, MIM# 615768) and later with dominant forms of ataxia (SCA48, MIM# 618093). Pathogenic variations in STUB1 are now considered a frequent cause of c...

    Jean-Marie Ravel, Mehdi Benkirane, Nadège Calmels, Cecilia Marelli in Journal of Neurology (2021)

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    Single Circulating Fetal Trophoblastic Cells Eligible for Non Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis: the Exception Rather than the Rule

    Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis (NIPD), based on the analysis of circulating cell-free fetal DNA (cff-DNA), is successfully implemented for an increasing number of monogenic diseases. However, technical issues...

    Laure Cayrefourcq, Marie-Claire Vincent, Sandra Pierredon in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Cholic acid as a treatment for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in adults

    Cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis (CTX) is an autosomal recessive disorder of bile acids synthesis. Patients may present with a variety of clinical manifestations: bilateral cataract and chronic diarrhea during ...

    Daniele Mandia, Annabelle Chaussenot, Gérard Besson, Foudil Lamari in Journal of Neurology (2019)

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    Targeted next generation sequencing with an extended gene panel does not impact variant detection in mitochondrial diseases

    Since the advent of next generation sequencing (NGS), several studies have tried to evaluate the relevance of targeted gene panel sequencing and whole exome sequencing for molecular diagnosis of mitochondrial ...

    Morgane Plutino, Annabelle Chaussenot, Cécile Rouzier in BMC Medical Genetics (2018)

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    Coenzyme Q10 defects may be associated with a deficiency of Q10-independent mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes

    Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or ubiquinone) deficiency can be due either to mutations in genes involved in CoQ10 biosynthesis pathway, or to mutations in genes unrelated to CoQ10 biosynthesis. CoQ10 defect is the only oxi...

    Konstantina Fragaki, Annabelle Chaussenot, Jean-François Benoist in Biological Research (2016)

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    A Prospective Study of Patients with Brain MRI Showing Incidental T2 Hyperintensities Addressed as Multiple Sclerosis: a Lot of Work to do Before Treating

    With the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and publications about radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS), a lot of patients are referred to multiple sclerosis (MS) tertiary centers to confirm dia...

    Christine Lebrun, Mikael Cohen, Annabelle Chaussenot in Neurology and Therapy (2014)