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ArticleHuman genome variation2023

A novel variant in NBAS identified from an infant with fever-triggered recurrent acute liver failure disrupts the function of the gene.

Juhua Ji, Mingming Yang, JunJun Jia, Qi Wu, Ruochen Cong, Hengxiang Cui, Baofeng Zhu, Xin Chu

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Article in Human genome variation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  4. Hepatic Phenotype in NBAS-Associated Disease: Clinical Course, Prognostic Factors and Outcome in 230 Patients.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  5. [Clinical features and genetic study of four cases of pediatric acute liver failure caused byZhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juhua Ji *Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Mingming Yang *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
JunJun Jia *Qinshen Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Outpatient Department, 20052, Shanghai, China.
Qi WuDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Ruochen CongDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Hengxiang CuiMedical Research Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, Jiangsu, China. hengxiangc@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-6134
Baofeng ZhuDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, Jiangsu, China. bfzhunt@163.com.
Xin ChuDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 226001, Nantong, Jiangsu, China. doctorcx@qq.com.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the neuroblastoma amplified sequence (NBAS) gene correlate with infantile acute liver failure (ALF). Herein, we identified a novel NBAS mutation in a female infant diagnosed with recurrent ALF. Whole-exome and Sanger sequencing revealed that the proband carried a compound heterozygous mutation (c.938_939delGC and c.1342 T > C in NBAS). NBAS c.938_939delGC was presumed to encode a truncated protein without normal function, whereas NBAS c.1342 T > C encoded NBAS harboring the conserved Cys448 residue mutated to Arg448 (p.C448R). The proportion of CD4 + T cells decreased in the patient's peripheral CD45 + cells, whereas that of CD8 + T cells increased. Moreover, upon transfecting the same amount of DNA expression vector (ectopic expression) encoding wild-type NBAS and p.C448R NBAS, the group transfected with the p.C448R NBAS-expressing vector expressed less NBAS mRNA and protein. Furthermore, ectopic expression of the same amount of p.C448R NBAS protein as the wild-type resulted in more intracellular reactive oxygen species and the induction of apoptosis and expression of marker proteins correlating with endoplasmic reticulum stress in more cultured cells. This study indicated that p.C448R NBAS has a function different from that of wild-type NBAS and that the p.C448R NBAS mutation potentially affects T-cell function and correlates with ALF.

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