An update on clinical, pathological, diagnostic, and therapeutic perspectives of childhood leukodystrophies

MR Ashrafi, M Amanat, M Garshasbi… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leukodystrophies constitute heterogenous group of rare heritable disorders
primarily affecting the white matter of central nervous system. These conditions are often …

RARS1‐related hypomyelinating leukodystrophy‐9 (HLD‐9) in two distinct Iranian families: Case report and literature review

S Biglari, H Vahidnezhad… - … Genetics & Genomic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy‐9 (HLD‐9) is caused by biallelic
pathogenic variants in RARS1, which codes for the cytoplasmic tRNA synthetase for …

Spinal cord involvement and paroxysmal events in “Infantile Onset Transient Hypomyelination” due to TMEM63A mutation

D Tonduti, E Mura, S Masnada, E Bertini… - Journal of Human …, 2021 - nature.com
Monoallelic mutations on TMEM63A have been recently reported as cause of a previously
unrecognized disorder named “infantile-onset transient hypomyelination”. Clinical and …

RARS1‐related hypomyelinating leukodystrophy: Expanding the spectrum

MI Mendes, LMC Green, E Bertini… - Annals of clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Biallelic variants in RARS1, encoding the cytoplasmic tRNA synthetase for
arginine (ArgRS), cause a hypomyelinating leukodystrophy. This study aimed to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of Neuro-Ophthalmic Findings in Leukodystrophies

CM Bettinger, S Dulz, Y Atiskova, H Guerreiro… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Leukodystrophies are a group of rare genetic diseases that primarily affect the
white matter of the central nervous system. The broad spectrum of metabolic and …

Distinct pathogenic mechanisms of various RARS1 mutations in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease

G Li, G Eriani, ED Wang, XL Zhou - Science China Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Mutations of the genes encoding aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are highly associated with
various central nervous system disorders. Recurrent mutations, including c. 5A> G, p. D2G; …

The need for a smart phone application to facilitate communication between deaf-mute and hearing-impaired patients and dentists

OH Alkadhi, BI Abdulrahman, SA Alhawas… - Journal of family …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study aims to determine the difficulty of communication between deaf-mute
and hearing-impaired individuals, and their dentists and the need for an application to …

Variants in LSM7 impair LSM complexes assembly, neurodevelopment in zebrafish and may be associated with an ultra-rare neurological disease

A Derksen, HY Shih, D Forget, L Darbelli… - Human Genetics and …, 2021 - cell.com
Leukodystrophies, genetic neurodevelopmental and/or neurodegenerative disorders of
cerebral white matter, result from impaired myelin homeostasis and metabolism. Numerous …

RARS1‐related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

L Wan, D Yu, Z Li, X Liu, Y Liang, H Yan, G Zhu… - Epilepsia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Biallelic variants of RARS1, a gene that encodes the cytoplasmic tRNA synthetase
for arginine (ArgRS), are associated with central nervous system (CNS) manifestations, such …

Spinal cord involvement in pediatric-onset metabolic disorders with mendelian and mitochondrial inheritance

B Tabarki, W Hakami, N Alkhuraish… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Previous reviews have described the features of brain involvement in pediatric-onset
metabolic disorders with Mendelian and mitochondrial inheritance, but only a few have …