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| Poletto,Edina; Pasqualim,Gabriela; Giugliani,Roberto; Matte,Ursula; Baldo,Guilherme. |
| Abstract Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are inherited conditions caused by impaired lysosomal function and consequent substrate storage, leading to a range of clinical manifestations, including cardiovascular disease. This may lead to significant symptoms and even cardiac failure, which is an important cause of death among patients. Currently available treatments do not completely correct cardiac involvement in the LSDs. Gene therapy has been tested as a therapeutic alternative with promising results for the heart disease. In this review, we present the results of different approaches of gene therapy for LSDs, mainly in animal models, and its effects in the heart, focusing on protocols with cardiac functional analysis. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lysosomal storage disease; Gene therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Animal models; Heart. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572019000200261 |
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| Brusius-Facchin,Ana Carolina; Siebert,Marina; Leão,Delva; Malaga,Diana Rojas; Pasqualim,Gabriela; Trapp,Franciele; Matte,Ursula; Giugliani,Roberto; Leistner-Segal,Sandra. |
| Abstract Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) are a group of rare genetic disorders caused by deficiency in the activity of specific lysosomal enzymes required for the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). A defect in the activity of these enzymes will result in the abnormal accumulation of GAGs inside the lysosomes of most cells, inducing progressive cellular damage and multiple organ failure. DNA samples from 70 patients with biochemical diagnosis of different MPSs genotypes confirmed by Sanger sequencing were used to evaluate a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) protocol. Eleven genes related to MPSs were divided into three different panels according to the clinical phenotype. This strategy led to the identification of several pathogenic mutations distributed... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lysosomal storage disease; Mucopolysaccharidoses; Next generation sequencing; Target sequence; Mutation detection. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572019000200207 |
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| Málaga,Diana Rojas; Brusius-Facchin,Ana Carolina; Siebert,Marina; Pasqualim,Gabriela; Saraiva-Pereira,Maria Luiza; Souza,Carolina F.M de; Schwartz,Ida V.D.; Matte,Ursula; Giugliani,Roberto. |
| Abstract Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) constitute a heterogeneous group of approximately 50 genetic disorders. LSDs diagnosis is challenging due to variability in phenotype penetrance, similar clinical manifestations, and a high allelic heterogeneity. A powerful tool for the diagnosis of the disease could reduce the “diagnostic odyssey” for affected families, leading to an appropriate genetic counseling and a better outcome for current therapies, since enzyme replacement therapies have been approved in Brazil for Gaucher, Fabry, and Pompe diseases, and are under development for Niemann-Pick Type B. However, application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology in the clinical diagnostic setting requires a previous validation phase. Here, we... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ion Torrent; Molecular diagnostics; Next-generation sequencing; Lysosomal storage disorders; Validation. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572019000200197 |
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