2021
LB731 GJA4 somatic mutations drive venous malformation in the skin and liver and reveal a novel pathway for therapeutic intervention
Ugwu N, Atzmony L, Ellis K, Panse G, Jain D, Ko C, Nassiri N, Choate K. LB731 GJA4 somatic mutations drive venous malformation in the skin and liver and reveal a novel pathway for therapeutic intervention. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2021, 141: b8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
GNA14 Somatic Mutation Causes Congenital and Sporadic Vascular Tumors by MAPK Activation
Lim YH, Bacchiocchi A, Qiu J, Straub R, Bruckner A, Bercovitch L, Narayan D, Genomics Y, McNiff J, Ko C, Robinson-Bostom L, Antaya R, Halaban R, Choate KA. GNA14 Somatic Mutation Causes Congenital and Sporadic Vascular Tumors by MAPK Activation. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 443-450. PMID: 27476652, PMCID: PMC4974082, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedChild, PreschoolEnzyme ActivationGTP-Binding Protein alpha SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMelanocytesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktVascular NeoplasmsConceptsLobular capillary hemangiomaVascular tumorsKaposiform hemangioendotheliomaMonths of lifeYears of ageSomatic activating mutationsGNA14 mutationsHuman endothelial cellsPharmacologic interventionsSignificant complicationsCommon neoplasmCapillary hemangiomaInfantile hemangiomasLCH lesionsPrimary human endothelial cellsTherapeutic interventionsActivating mutationsGNA11 mutationsTumorsEndothelial cellsLesionsPotential targetHemangiomaGNA14Somatic mutationsSomatic Mutations in NEK9 Cause Nevus Comedonicus
Levinsohn JL, Sugarman JL, Genomics Y, McNiff JM, Antaya RJ, Choate KA. Somatic Mutations in NEK9 Cause Nevus Comedonicus. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 98: 1030-1037. PMID: 27153399, PMCID: PMC4863661, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingNevus comedonicusAcne vulgarisNormal follicular differentiationFirst-degree relativesFollicular plugsRare disorderSevere diseaseNormal folliclesFollicular differentiationComedo formationGain of functionMost adolescentsAffected tissuesKeratin 10Differentiation markersComedonesFollicular homeostasisSomatic mutationsCystsFolliclesGenetic determinantsKinase activationPotential regulatorEctopic expression