2013
Multilineage somatic activating mutations in HRAS and NRAS cause mosaic cutaneous and skeletal lesions, elevated FGF23 and hypophosphatemia
Lim YH, Ovejero D, Sugarman JS, DeKlotz CM, Maruri A, Eichenfield LF, Kelley PK, Jüppner H, Gottschalk M, Tifft CJ, Gafni RI, Boyce AM, Cowen EW, Bhattacharyya N, Guthrie LC, Gahl WA, Golas G, Loring EC, Overton JD, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Levy ML, Collins MT, Choate KA. Multilineage somatic activating mutations in HRAS and NRAS cause mosaic cutaneous and skeletal lesions, elevated FGF23 and hypophosphatemia. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 23: 397-407. PMID: 24006476, PMCID: PMC3869357, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildExomeFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansHypophosphatemiaMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationNevusNevus, PigmentedOsteomalaciaProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Sequence Analysis, DNASkinSkin NeoplasmsConceptsSerum FGF23 levelsElevated serum FGF23Congenital melanocytic neviSomatic activating mutationsFGF23 levelsSerum FGF23Bone lesionsMelanocytic neviActivating mutationsElevated serum FGF23 levelsFibroblast growth factor 23Giant congenital melanocytic nevusElevated serum levelsGrowth factor 23Regulation of FGF23Bone-derived hormoneRenal phosphate wastingLarge congenital melanocytic neviDysplastic boneElevated FGF23Factor 23Serum levelsCutaneous disordersPhosphate wastingInvolved tissues
2012
An Incompletely Penetrant Novel Mutation in COL7A1 Causes Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa and Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Phenotypes in an Extended Kindred
Yang CS, Lu Y, Farhi A, Nelson-Williams C, Kashgarian M, Glusac EJ, Lifton RP, Antaya RJ, Choate KA. An Incompletely Penetrant Novel Mutation in COL7A1 Causes Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa and Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Phenotypes in an Extended Kindred. Pediatric Dermatology 2012, 29: 725-731. PMID: 22515571, PMCID: PMC3709244, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01757.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermolysis bullosa pruriginosaDystrophic epidermolysis bullosaIntense pruritusEpidermolysis bullosaSimilar skin lesionsProband's younger brotherAnchoring fibril proteinKnown triggersClinical presentationLichenoid lesionsRare subtypeDermal-epidermal junctionYounger brotherBlistering diseaseCaucasian womenLichenoid papulesDorsal handSkin lesionsPruritic papulesAge 47Extensor extremitiesClinical phenotypeLinear scarringPruritusFibril protein
2010
Mitotic Recombination in Patients with Ichthyosis Causes Reversion of Dominant Mutations in KRT10
Choate KA, Lu Y, Zhou J, Choi M, Elias PM, Farhi A, Nelson-Williams C, Crumrine D, Williams ML, Nopper AJ, Bree A, Milstone LM, Lifton RP. Mitotic Recombination in Patients with Ichthyosis Causes Reversion of Dominant Mutations in KRT10. Science 2010, 330: 94-97. PMID: 20798280, PMCID: PMC3085938, DOI: 10.1126/science.1192280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceCell NucleolusChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 17FemaleFrameshift MutationHumansIchthyosiform Erythroderma, CongenitalIntermediate FilamentsKeratin-10KeratinsLoss of HeterozygosityMaleMitosisMolecular Sequence DataMosaicismMutant ProteinsRecombination, GeneticSelection, GeneticSkin
1997
Direct Cutaneous Gene Delivery in a Human Genetic Skin Disease
Choate K, Khavari P. Direct Cutaneous Gene Delivery in a Human Genetic Skin Disease. Human Gene Therapy 1997, 8: 1659-1665. PMID: 9322868, DOI: 10.1089/hum.1997.8.14-1659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamellar ichthyosisCutaneous gene deliveryHuman genetic skin diseaseFunctional abnormalitiesDeficient patientsTherapeutic goalsNude miceSkin diseasesIntact skinVivo injectionPlasmid injectionSuprabasal epidermisPatient's skinGenetic skin diseasesAccessible somatic tissueDisease tissuesGene delivery approachSkinTherapeutic gene transferInjectionRetroviral expression vectorDiseaseNaked DNAPartial restorationTissue locationFas Signal Transduction Triggers Either Proliferation or Apoptosis in Human Fibroblasts
Freiberg R, Spencer D, Choate K, Duh H, Schreiber S, Crabtree G, Khavari P. Fas Signal Transduction Triggers Either Proliferation or Apoptosis in Human Fibroblasts. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1997, 108: 215-219. PMID: 9008237, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12334273.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Corrective gene transfer in the human skin disorder lamellar ichthyosis
Choate K, Medalie D, Morgan J, Khavari P. Corrective gene transfer in the human skin disorder lamellar ichthyosis. Nature Medicine 1996, 2: 1263-1267. PMID: 8898758, DOI: 10.1038/nm1196-1263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamellar ichthyosisImmunodeficient mouse xenograft modelPrimary pathophysiologic defectMouse xenograft modelAbnormal epidermal differentiationCorrective gene transferCutaneous gene deliveryPathophysiologic defectsLI patientsEpidermal differentiationFunctional abnormalitiesPotential future approachesImmunodeficient miceXenograft modelSkin diseasesCutaneous barrierDifferentiation marker filaggrinFunction measuresNormal skinEpidermal barrierPatient's skinPrimary keratinocytesPatientsSkinHuman skin