Publications
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Profile of Pathogenic Mutations and Evaluation of Germline Genetic Testing Criteria in Consecutive Breast Cancer Patients Treated at a North Indian Tertiary Care Center
Annals of surgical oncology, Vol. 29, Issue 2, Pages 1423-1432, 2021
PMID: 34601666
The burden of hereditary breast cancer in India is not well defined. Moreover, genetic testing criteria (National Comprehensive Cancer Network [NCCN] and Mainstreaming Cancer Genetics [MCG] Plus) have never been validated in the Indian population.
Initial experience and results of a cardiogenetic clinic in a tertiary cardiac care center in India
Annals of pediatric cardiology, Vol. 14, Issue 3, Pages 443-448, 2021
PMID: 34667425
Cardiogenetic clinics have gained importance over the past two decades due to their ability to integrate genetic medicine with clinical cardiology and thereby provide comprehensive care to affected patients and their families.[1,2] A multidisciplinary team approach comprising the cardiologist, electrophysiologist, and clinical geneticist has resulted in significant changes in the management of children with inherited cardiac disorder
Spinocerebellar Ataxia 28 Presenting as Predominantly Generalized Dystonia
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, Vol. 24, Issue 5, Pages 832-834, 2021
PMID: 35002173
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 28 (SCA 28) is characterized by young-adult onset slowly progressive gait and limb ataxia, dysarthria, ptosis, and Opthalmoplegia. We report a case of SCA 28 in a 37-year-old gentleman with predominant dystonia, bilateral optic atrophy, and cerebellar ataxia.
Maternal opioid use disorder: Placental transcriptome analysis for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome
Genomics, Vol. 113, Issue 6, Pages 3610-3617, 2021
PMID: 34352367
Excessive prenatal opioid exposure may lead to the development of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS). RNA-seq was done on 64 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded placental tissue samples from 32 mothers with opioid use disorder, with newborns with NOWS that required treatment, and 32 prenatally unexposed controls.
Retinoblastoma genetics screening and clinical management
BMC medical genomics, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Pages 188, 2021
PMID: 34294096
India accounts for 20% of the global retinoblastoma (RB) burden. However, the existing data on RB1 gene germline mutations and its influence on clinical decisions is minimally explored.
Nemaline Rod/Cap Myopathy Due to Novel Homozygous MYPN Mutations: The First Report from South Asia and Comprehensive Literature Review
Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea), Vol. 17, Issue 3, Pages 409-418, 2021
PMID: 34184449
Pathogenic variants in the myopalladin gene (MYPN) are known to cause mildly progressive nemaline/cap myopathy. Only nine cases have been reported in the English literature.
Wilms tumor with Mulibrey Nanism: A case report and review of literature
Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), Vol. 5, Issue 5, Pages e1512, 2021
PMID: 34309235
Mulibrey-Nanism (Muscle-liver-brain-eye Nanism = dwarfism; MUL) is a rare genetic syndrome. The underlying TRIM37 mutation predisposes these children to develop tumors frequently. In the largest published series of MUL, 8% patients were reported to develop Wilms tumor (WT).
HopA1 Effector from Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae Strain 61 Affects NMD Processes and Elicits Effector-Triggered Immunity
International journal of molecular sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 14, Pages 7440, 2021
PMID: 34299060
Pseudomonas syringae-secreted HopA1 effectors are important determinants in host range expansion and increased pathogenicity. Their recent acquisitions via horizontal gene transfer in several non-pathogenic Pseudomonas strains worldwide have caused alarming increase in their virulence capabilities.
Insulin Infusion Is Linked to Increased NPPC Expression in Muscle and Plasma C-type Natriuretic Peptide in Male Dogs
Journal of the Endocrine Society, Vol. 5, Issue 7, Pages bvab088, 2021
PMID: 34131611
The purpose of this study was to assess insulin-stimulated gene expression in canine skeletal muscle with a particular focus on NPPC, the gene that encodes C-type natriuretic peptide, a key hormonal regulator of cardiometabolic function. Four conscious canines underwent hyperinsulinemic, euglycemic clamp studies.
Myoneuropathic presentation of limb girdle muscular dystrophy R8 with a novel TRIM32 mutation
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD, Vol. 31, Issue 9, Pages 886-890, 2021
PMID: 34244021
TRIM 32-related Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD R8/2H) is a rare genetic muscle disease reported in fewer than 100 patients worldwide. Here, we report a male patient with progressive proximo-distal lower limb weakness with onset in the third decade who had mixed myopathic and neurogenic pattern in electrophysiology and muscle biopsy. Clinical exome sequencing revealed a homozygous pathogenic single base pair insertion in exon 2 of the TRIM32 gene confirming the diagnosis of LGMD R8. This is a novel frameshift mutation and one of the very few cases of LGMD R8 reported from India.
