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ArticleAmerican journal of human genetics2015

Biallelic Mutations in NBAS Cause Recurrent Acute Liver Failure with Onset in Infancy.

Tobias B Haack, Christian Staufner, Marlies G Köpke, Beate K Straub, Stefan Kölker, Christian Thiel, Peter Freisinger, Ivo Baric, Patrick J McKiernan, Nicola Dikow and 22 more

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Article in American journal of human genetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 129 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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32 authors at 13 institutions in 5 countries.

Tobias B HaackInstitute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, 81675 München, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Christian StaufnerDepartment of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Marlies G KöpkeInstitute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, 81675 München, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Beate K StraubInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan KölkerDepartment of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Christian ThielDepartment of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Peter FreisingerChildren's Hospital Reutlingen, 72764 Reutlingen, Germany.
Ivo BaricDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital Center Zagreb and University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Patrick J McKiernanLiver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.
Nicola DikowInstitute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Inga HartingDepartment of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Flemming BeisseOphthalmology Department, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Peter BurgardDepartment of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Urania KotzaeridouDepartment of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Joachim KührChildren's Hospital Karlsruhe, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Urban HimbertChildren's Hospital St. Elisabeth, 56564 Neuwied, Germany.
Robert W TaylorWellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Felix DistelmaierDepartment of General Pediatrics, Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Jerry VockleyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
Lina Ghaloul-GonzalezUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
Johannes ZschockeDivision of Human Genetics, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Laura S KremerInstitute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Elisabeth GrafInstitute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Thomas SchwarzmayrInstitute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Daniel M BaderComputational Genomics, Gene Center, Ludwig Maximilians University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Julien GagneurComputational Genomics, Gene Center, Ludwig Maximilians University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Thomas WielandInstitute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Caterina TerrileInstitute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Tim M StromInstitute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, 81675 München, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Thomas MeitingerInstitute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, 81675 München, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Georg F HoffmannDepartment of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Holger ProkischInstitute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, 81675 München, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. Electronic address: prokisch@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
Heidelberg University · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DETechnical University of Munich · DEChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh · USLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DEBirmingham Children's Hospital · GBHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEInnsbruck Medical University · ATReutlingen University · DESt. Elisabeth-Hospital Bochum · DEUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRWellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K000608/1Wellcome Trust 096919
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute liver failure (ALF) in infancy and childhood is a life-threatening emergency. Few conditions are known to cause recurrent acute liver failure (RALF), and in about 50% of cases, the underlying molecular cause remains unresolved. Exome sequencing in five unrelated individuals with fever-dependent RALF revealed biallelic mutations in NBAS. Subsequent Sanger sequencing of NBAS in 15 additional unrelated individuals with RALF or ALF identified compound heterozygous mutations in an additional six individuals from five families. Immunoblot analysis of mutant fibroblasts showed reduced protein levels of NBAS and its proposed interaction partner p31, both involved in retrograde transport between endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. We recommend NBAS analysis in individuals with acute infantile liver failure, especially if triggered by fever.

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Base SequenceBiological TransportExomeFibroblastsGene FrequencyGermanyHumansImmunoblottingInfantLiver Failure, AcuteMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasm ProteinsPedigreeRecurrenceSequence Analysis, DNANBAS protein, humanNeoplasm Proteins

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PMID26073778
PMCPMC4572578
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