Publications by authors named "Magdalena Klaniewska"

The TRPM3 gene, part of the transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channel family, plays crucial roles in sensory perception and ion transport. Mutations in TRPM3 are linked to a range of neurological and developmental disorders. The c.

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Background: Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson (SBBYSS) variant of Ohdo syndrome is a rare, autosomal dominant and clinically heterogenous disorder, caused by pathogenic variants in the KAT6B gene located on chromosome 10q22.2. KAT6B encodes a highly conserved histone acetyltransferase belonging to the MYST family.

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  • Skeletal dysplasias (SDs) are genetic disorders affecting bone and cartilage growth, making prenatal diagnosis challenging due to their diversity and varying prognoses.
  • It is essential to assess foetal conditions, focusing on factors like thoracic size and bone length, to distinguish between lethal and non-lethal SDs for proper management.
  • A case study highlights the prenatal diagnosis of asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (Jeune syndrome) through rapid whole-exome sequencing, underscoring the importance of genetic testing for understanding prognosis and recurrence risks for families.
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Aim: This study reports the reliability and validity of the Polish version of the Esophageal Atresia Quality of Life (EA-QOL) questionnaires, which were originally developed in Sweden and Germany. Methods: A total of 50 families of children (23 aged 2 to 7, and 27 aged 8 to 17) with EA/TEF (esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula) participated in the study. The development and validation of the Polish version of the EA-QOL involved forward-backward translation of the survey items following the guidelines for cross-cultural translation, cognitive debriefing and evaluation of psychometric properties, including assessment of internal and retest reliability, linguistic validity, content validity, known-group validity and convergent validity.

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LAS1L encodes a nucleolar ribosomal biogenesis protein and is also a component of the Five Friends of Methylated CHTOP (5FMC) complex. Mutations in the LAS1L gene can be associated with Wilson−Turner syndrome (WTS) and, much more rarely, severe infantile hypotonia with respiratory failure. Here, we present an eighteen-month old boy with a phenotype of spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD).

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Mutations of genes involved in the synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol and glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins lead to rare syndromes called glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins biosynthesis defects. Alterations of their structure and function in these disorders impair often fundamental processes in cells, resulting in severe clinical image. This study aimed to provide a systematic review of GPIBD cases reports published in English-language literature.

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The oncogene encodes a transcription factor belonging to the MYC family. It is primarily expressed in normal developing embryos and is thought to be critical in brain and other neural development. Loss-of-function variants resulting in haploinsufficiency of , which encodes a protein with a basic helix-loop-helix domain causes Feingold syndrome (OMIM 164280, ORPHA 391641).

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Background: The World Health Organization identifies exclusive breastfeeding as the gold standard for child nutrition. Breastfeeding provides many benefits to both the baby and the mother. First days after birth are crucial for breastfeeding and determining its further path.

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Germline variants in tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 7 (TRAF7) gene have recently been described in about 50 patients with developmental delay and cardiac, facial, and digital anomalies (CAFDADD). We aimed to depict further the clinical and genetic spectrum associated with germline variants in two additional patients, broaden the mutational spectrum, and support the characteristic clinical variety to facilitate the diagnostics of the syndrome among physician involved in the evaluation of patients with developmental delay/congenital malformations.

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protein is a unique ion channel that converts mechanical impulses into cellular signals in somatosensory neurons and is involved in various mechanotransduction pathways. The recessive loss-of-function pathogenic variants are associated with distal arthrogryposis with impaired proprioception and touch (DAIPT). Here we present three new DAIPT patients.

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  • Dysmorphic syndrome linked to intergenic deletion in the Xq24 chromosome shows symptoms like psychomotor delay, hypotonia, intellectual disability, and various physical abnormalities.
  • A nine-year-old boy was studied, where initial tests in 2015 showed normal results; however, a reanalysis in 2019 identified a 35kb deletion in the Xq24 region.
  • The mother of the child was also found to carry the same genomic deletion, providing insights into potential genetic inheritance patterns.
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