Publications by authors named "W B Dobyns"

An increasing number of individuals with intellectual developmental disorder (IDD) and heterozygous variants in BCL11A are identified, yet our knowledge of manifestations and mutational spectrum is lacking. To address this, we performed detailed analysis of 42 individuals with BCL11A-related IDD (BCL11A-IDD, a.k.

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Background And Objectives: Childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (C-ALD) is a severe inflammatory demyelinating disease that must be treated at an early stage to prevent permanent brain injury and neurocognitive decline. In standard clinical practice, C-ALD lesions are detected and characterized by a neuroradiologist reviewing anatomical MRI scans. We aimed to assess whether diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is sensitive to the presence and severity of C-ALD lesions and to investigate associations with neurocognitive outcomes after hematopoietic cell therapy (HCT).

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Objective: To develop consensus on diagnostic criteria for LUMBAR syndrome, the association of segmental infantile hemangiomas that affect the Lower body with Urogenital anomalies, Ulceration, spinal cord Malformations, Bony defects, Anorectal malformations, Arterial anomalies and/or Renal anomalies.

Study Design: These diagnostic criteria were developed by an expert multidisciplinary and multi-institutional team based on analysis of peer-reviewed data, followed by electronic-Delphi consensus of a panel of 61 international pediatric specialists.

Results: After 2 Delphi rounds, a 92% or higher level of agreement was reached for each Delphi statement.

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Partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 17 (17q) is a rare but clinically recognized syndrome that involves facial dysmorphisms, skeletal abnormalities, and global developmental delay, as well as various reports of cardiovascular, renal, and central nervous system abnormalities. This report presents a novel neuroradiologic finding of diffuse enlarged, tortuous cortical veins with physiological antegrade flow in a child with a microduplication of the distal end of 17q. To our knowledge, this finding has not been described previously.

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Article Synopsis
  • Schizophrenia (SCZ) shows significant genetic heritability, but specific genetic risk variants are not well understood; classifying SCZ into distinct endophenotypes may help identify these variants.
  • The study presents 17 individuals with SCZ-related characteristics and shared brain imaging findings, revealing classic psychiatric features alongside new neuropsychiatric traits like decreased IQ, memory issues, and attention deficits.
  • Imaging results showed a consistent pattern of posterior vermis predominant cerebellar hypoplasia, suggesting a potential endophenotype of SCZ rather than Dandy-Walker malformation, although specific genetic variants remain to be identified.
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