Publications
Alternative genomic diagnoses for individuals with a clinical diagnosis of Dubowitz syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 185, 119-133 (2021).
Biallelic variants in HPDL, encoding 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase-like protein, lead to an infantile neurodegenerative condition. Genet Med 23, 524-533 (2021).
Loss of function mutations in GEMIN5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder. Nat Commun 12, 2558 (2021).
Mutations in Spliceosomal Genes PPIL1 and PRP17 Cause Neurodegenerative Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia with Microcephaly. Neuron 109, 241-256.e9 (2021).
A relatively common homozygous TRAPPC4 splicing variant is associated with an early-infantile neurodegenerative syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet 29, 271-279 (2021).
Loss of NARS1 impairs progenitor proliferation in cortical brain organoids and leads to microcephaly. Nat Commun 11, 4038 (2020).
Loss of the neural-specific BAF subunit ACTL6B relieves repression of early response genes and causes recessive autism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 117, 10055-10066 (2020).
Molecular diagnosis in recessive pediatric neurogenetic disease can help reduce disease recurrence in families. BMC Med Genomics 13, 68 (2020).
Novel congenital disorder of O-linked glycosylation caused by GALNT2 loss of function. Brain 143, 1114-1126 (2020).
Recurrent homozygous damaging mutation in , encoding a protein disulfide isomerase, in four families with microlissencephaly. J Med Genet 57, 274-282 (2020).
Bi-allelic GOT2 Mutations Cause a Treatable Malate-Aspartate Shuttle-Related Encephalopathy. Am J Hum Genet 105, 534-548 (2019).
Bi-allelic Mutations in FAM149B1 Cause Abnormal Primary Cilium and a Range of Ciliopathy Phenotypes in Humans. Am J Hum Genet 104, 731-737 (2019).
Biallelic mutations in valyl-tRNA synthetase gene VARS are associated with a progressive neurodevelopmental epileptic encephalopathy. Nat Commun 10, 707 (2019).
Homozygous Missense Variants in NTNG2, Encoding a Presynaptic Netrin-G2 Adhesion Protein, Lead to a Distinct Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Am J Hum Genet 105, 1048-1056 (2019).
Loss of SMPD4 Causes a Developmental Disorder Characterized by Microcephaly and Congenital Arthrogryposis. Am J Hum Genet 105, 689-705 (2019).
Loss of the sphingolipid desaturase DEGS1 causes hypomyelinating leukodystrophy. J Clin Invest 129, 1240-1256 (2019).
Analysis of 17 genes detects mutations in 81% of 811 patients with lissencephaly. Genet Med 20, 1354-1364 (2018).
Biallelic Mutations in ADPRHL2, Encoding ADP-Ribosylhydrolase 3, Lead to a Degenerative Pediatric Stress-Induced Epileptic Ataxia Syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 103, 431-439 (2018).
Biallelic variants in KIF14 cause intellectual disability with microcephaly. Eur J Hum Genet 26, 330-339 (2018).
Genetic variants in components of the NALCN-UNC80-UNC79 ion channel complex cause a broad clinical phenotype (NALCN channelopathies). Hum Genet 137, 753-768 (2018).
A homozygous founder mutation in associates with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by microcephaly, epilepsy and autistic features. J Med Genet 55, 48-54 (2018).
Loss of Protocadherin-12 Leads to Diencephalic-Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia Syndrome. Ann Neurol 84, 638-647 (2018).
Mutations in LNPK, Encoding the Endoplasmic Reticulum Junction Stabilizer Lunapark, Cause a Recessive Neurodevelopmental Syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 103, 296-304 (2018).
Biallelic mutations in the 3' exonuclease TOE1 cause pontocerebellar hypoplasia and uncover a role in snRNA processing. Nat Genet 49, 457-464 (2017).
Homozygous Mutations in TBC1D23 Lead to a Non-degenerative Form of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Am J Hum Genet 101, 441-450 (2017).
Mutations in GPAA1, Encoding a GPI Transamidase Complex Protein, Cause Developmental Delay, Epilepsy, Cerebellar Atrophy, and Osteopenia. Am J Hum Genet 101, 856-865 (2017).
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex-E2 deficiency causes paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesia. Neurology 89, 2297-2298 (2017).
Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly. Am J Hum Genet 99, 501-10 (2016).
Biallelic Mutations in TMTC3, Encoding a Transmembrane and TPR-Containing Protein, Lead to Cobblestone Lissencephaly. Am J Hum Genet 99, 1181-1189 (2016).
Characterization of Greater Middle Eastern genetic variation for enhanced disease gene discovery. Nat Genet 48, 1071-6 (2016).
Impaired Amino Acid Transport at the Blood Brain Barrier Is a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cell 167, 1481-1494.e18 (2016).
Mutations in CEP120 cause Joubert syndrome as well as complex ciliopathy phenotypes. J Med Genet 53, 608-15 (2016).
Mutations in MBOAT7, Encoding Lysophosphatidylinositol Acyltransferase I, Lead to Intellectual Disability Accompanied by Epilepsy and Autistic Features. Am J Hum Genet 99, 912-916 (2016).
PYCR2 Mutations cause a lethal syndrome of microcephaly and failure to thrive. Ann Neurol 80, 59-70 (2016).
Biallelic mutations in SNX14 cause a syndromic form of cerebellar atrophy and lysosome-autophagosome dysfunction. Nat Genet 47, 528-34 (2015).
Functional genome-wide siRNA screen identifies KIAA0586 as mutated in Joubert syndrome. Elife 4, e06602 (2015).
Inactivating mutations in MFSD2A, required for omega-3 fatty acid transport in brain, cause a lethal microcephaly syndrome. Nat Genet 47, 809-13 (2015).
An siRNA-based functional genomics screen for the identification of regulators of ciliogenesis and ciliopathy genes. Nat Cell Biol 17, 1074-1087 (2015).
Biallelic truncating mutations in FMN2, encoding the actin-regulatory protein Formin 2, cause nonsyndromic autosomal-recessive intellectual disability. Am J Hum Genet 95, 721-8 (2014).
CLP1 founder mutation links tRNA splicing and maturation to cerebellar development and neurodegeneration. Cell 157, 651-63 (2014).
Exome sequencing links corticospinal motor neuron disease to common neurodegenerative disorders. Science 343, 506-511 (2014).
Mutations in LAMB1 cause cobblestone brain malformation without muscular or ocular abnormalities. Am J Hum Genet 92, 468-74 (2013).