2017
Mutations in KDSR Cause Recessive Progressive Symmetric Erythrokeratoderma
Boyden LM, Vincent NG, Zhou J, Hu R, Craiglow BG, Bayliss SJ, Rosman IS, Lucky AW, Diaz LA, Goldsmith LA, Paller AS, Lifton RP, Baserga SJ, Choate KA. Mutations in KDSR Cause Recessive Progressive Symmetric Erythrokeratoderma. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2017, 100: 978-984. PMID: 28575652, PMCID: PMC5473720, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYeast complementation studiesNew genetic determinantsCeramide synthesis pathwayKb inversionComplementation studiesRecessive Mendelian disordersCDNA sequencingGenome sequencingCeramide generationMendelian disordersSynthesis pathwayBase changesGenetic determinantsMutationsSequencingExome sequencingRetinoic acidProgressive symmetric erythrokeratodermaEpidermal functionMultiple probandsAlternative pathwayPathwayScaly skinSplicingExons
1997
Sustainability of Keratinocyte Gene Transfer and Cell Survival In Vivo
Choate K, Khavari P. Sustainability of Keratinocyte Gene Transfer and Cell Survival In Vivo. Human Gene Therapy 1997, 8: 895-901. PMID: 9195211, DOI: 10.1089/hum.1997.8.8-895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene deliveryCutaneous gene deliveryTherapeutic gene deliveryRetroviral vectorsNormal gene expression levelsBeta-gal expressionMultilayer epidermisGene transferRetroviral long terminal repeatEpidermal progenitor cellsSpecies-specific antibodiesVector sequencesCellular promotersKeratinocyte transglutaminaseDeliveryMarker gene expressionAttractive sitesGene productionType VII collagenHuman keratinocytesEfficiencyHuman involucrinTerminal repeat
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