| 1 | 11/01/2007 | 17554762 | Centrosomal-ciliary gene CEP290/NPHP6 mutations result in blindness with unexpected sparing of photoreceptors and visual brain: implications for therapy of Leber congenital amaurosis. |  | 
 
                  |  | Mutations in the centrosomal-ciliary gene CEP290/NPHP6 are associated with Joubert syndrome and are the most common cause of the childhood recessive blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)... 
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                  | 2 | 10/25/2007 | 17964524 | Leber Congenital Amaurosis-A Model for Efficient Genetic Testing of Heterogeneous Disorders: LXIV Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture. |  | 
 
                  |  | PURPOSE: To critically evaluate our experience in molecular testing of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and to use this information to devise a general approach to heterogeneous recessive disorders. C... 
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                  | 3 | 10/24/2007 | 17960139 | Mutational analysis of the RPGRIP1L gene in patients with Joubert syndrome and nephronophthisis. |  | 
 
                  |  | Joubert syndrome (JS) is an autosomal recessive disorder, consisting of mental retardation, cerebellar vermis aplasia, an irregular breathing pattern, and retinal degeneration. Nephronophthisis (NPHP)... 
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                  | 4 | 10/06/2007 | 18054307 | DNA analysis of AHI1, NPHP1 and CYCLIN D1 in Joubert syndrome patients from the Netherlands. |  | 
 
                  |  | Joubert syndrome (JBS) is a clinically variable and genetically heterogeneous developmental brain disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance. Five genes, AHI1, NPHP1, CEP290, MKS3, and RPGRIP1L, an... 
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                  | 5 | 10/02/2007 | 17898177 | Hypomorphic CEP290/NPHP6 mutations result in anosmia caused by the selective loss of G proteins in cilia of olfactory sensory neurons. |  | 
 
                  |  | Cilia regulate diverse functions such as motility, fluid balance, and sensory perception. The cilia of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) compartmentalize the signaling proteins necessary for odor detec... 
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                  | 6 | 10/01/2007 | 17617513 | Mutation analysis of NPHP6/CEP290 in patients with Joubert syndrome and Senior-Løken syndrome. |  | 
 
                  |  | BACKGROUND: Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is an autosomal recessive cystic kidney disease that constitutes the most common genetic cause of renal failure in the first three decades of life. Using positional... 
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                  | 7 | 09/01/2007 | 17724218 | Clinical and molecular genetics of Leber's congenital amaurosis: a multicenter study of Italian patients. |  | 
 
                  |  | PURPOSE: To identify the molecular basis of Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) in a cohort of Italian patients and to perform genotype-phenotype analysis. METHODS: DNA samples from 95 patients with LC... 
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                  | 8 | 08/17/2007 | 17705300 | Mutations of the CEP290 gene encoding a centrosomal protein cause Meckel-Gruber syndrome. |  | 
 
                  |  | Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS) is an autosomal recessive, lethal multisystemic disorder characterized by meningooccipital encephalocele, cystic kidney dysplasia, hepatobiliary ductal plate malformation,... 
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                  | 9 | 07/01/2007 | 17564974 | Pleiotropic effects of CEP290 (NPHP6) mutations extend to Meckel syndrome. |  | 
 
                  |  | Meckel syndrome (MKS) is a rare autosomal recessive lethal condition characterized by central nervous system malformations, polydactyly, multicystic kidney dysplasia, and ductal changes of the liver. ... 
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                  | 10 | 07/01/2007 | 17564967 | CEP290 mutations are frequently identified in the oculo-renal form of Joubert syndrome-related disorders. |  | 
 
                  |  | Joubert syndrome-related disorders (JSRDs) are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous conditions that share a midbrain-hindbrain malformation, the molar tooth sign (MTS) visible on brain ... 
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                  | 11 | 07/01/2007 | 17558409 | The ciliary gene RPGRIP1L is mutated in cerebello-oculo-renal syndrome (Joubert syndrome type B) and Meckel syndrome. |  | 
 
                  |  | Cerebello-oculo-renal syndrome (CORS), also called Joubert syndrome type B, and Meckel (MKS) syndrome belong to the group of developmental autosomal recessive disorders that are associated with primar... 
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                  | 12 | 05/01/2007 | 17507457 | Mutation in CEP290 discovered for cat model of human retinal degeneration. |  | 
 
                  |  | A mutation in the CEP290 gene is reported in a cat pedigree segregating for autosomal recessive (AR) late-onset photoreceptor degeneration (rdAc). An initial screen of 39 candidate genes and genomic l... 
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                  | 13 | 05/01/2007 | 17409309 | High NPHP1 and NPHP6 mutation rate in patients with Joubert syndrome and nephronophthisis: potential epistatic effect of NPHP6 and AHI1 mutations in patients with NPHP1 mutations. |  | 
 
                  |  | Joubert syndrome (JS) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is described in patients with cerebellar ataxia, mental retardation, hypotonia, and neonatal respiratory dysregulation. Kidney involvement... 
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                  | 14 | 05/01/2007 | 17377524 | Joubert syndrome (and related disorders) (OMIM 213300). |  | 
 
                  |  | Joubert syndrome (JS) and related disorders are characterized by the 'molar tooth sign' (cerebellar vermis hypoplasia and brainstem anomalies) on MRI, hypotonia, developmental delay, ataxia, irregular... 
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                  | 15 | 04/01/2007 | 17345604 | Spectrum of NPHP6/CEP290 mutations in Leber congenital amaurosis and delineation of the associated phenotype. |  | 
 
                  |  | Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is the earliest and most severe retinal degeneration responsible for congenital blindness. Hitherto, 13 LCA genes have been mapped, nine of which have been identified.... 
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                  | 16 | 01/01/2007 | 18079693 | Frequency of CEP290 c.2991_1655A>G mutation in 175 Spanish families affected with Leber congenital amaurosis and early-onset retinitis pigmentosa. |  | 
 
                  |  | PURPOSE: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is the most severe inherited retinopathy with the earliest age of onset. To date, eleven genes have been reported to cause the non-syndromic LCA phenotype. Th... 
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                  | 17 | 01/01/2007 | 17160906 | The Meckel-Gruber syndrome gene, MKS3, is mutated in Joubert syndrome. |  | 
 
                  |  | Joubert syndrome (JS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by cerebellar vermis hypoplasia associated with hypotonia, developmental delay, abnormal respiratory patterns, and abnormal eye m... 
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                  | 18 | 12/01/2006 | 17148037 | Lumpers or splitters? The role of molecular diagnosis in Leber congenital amaurosis. |  | 
 
                  |  | Clarification and classification of the congenital form of blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) continues to provide its challenges and dilemmas. Until recently, seven genes have been i... 
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                  | 19 | 09/01/2006 | 16909394 | Mutations in the CEP290 (NPHP6) gene are a frequent cause of Leber congenital amaurosis. |  | 
 
                  |  | Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is one of the main causes of childhood blindness. To date, mutations in eight genes have been described, which together account for approximately 45% of LCA cases. We ... 
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                  | 20 | 06/01/2006 | 16682973 | The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4. |  | 
 
                  |  | The molecular basis of nephronophthisis, the most frequent genetic cause of renal failure in children and young adults, and its association with retinal degeneration and cerebellar vermis aplasia in J... 
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