Selected Publications

Through patient-oriented translational research, we’ve achieved improved diagnoses and groundbreaking treatments, bringing relief to children and hope to their families. Our findings have been published in these prestigious journals, enabling us to share our knowledge with physicians and researchers around the world.

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Francis Rossignol, MD, Heng Wang, MD, PhD, and Carlos Ferreira, MD. (2022) Prolidase Deficiency. Gene Reviews.

Antonia Felzen, Daan B.E. van Wessel, Emmanuel Gonzales, Richard J. Thompson, Irena Jankowska, Benjamin L. Shneider, Etienne Sokal, Tassos Grammatikopoulos, Agustina Kadaristiana, Emmanuel Jacquemin, Anne Spraul, Patryk Lipinski, Piotr Czubkowski, Nathalie Rock, Mohammad Shagrani, Dieter Broering, Emanuele Nicastro, Deirdre Kelly, Gabriella Nebbia, Henrik Arnell, Björn Fischler, Jan B.F. Hulscher, Daniele Serranti, Cigdem Arikan, Esra Polat, Dominique Debray, Florence Lacaille, Cristina Goncalves, Loreto Hierro, Gema Munoz Bartolo, Yael Mozer-Glassberg, Amer Azaz, Jernej Brecelj, Antal Dezsofi, Pier Luigi Calvo, Enke Grabhorn, Steffen Hartleif, Wendy J. van der Woerd, Binita M. Kamath, Jian-She Wang, Liting Li, Özlem Durmaz, Nanda Kerkar, Marianne Hørby Jørgensen, Ryan Fischer, Carolina Jimenez-Rivera, Seema Alam, Mara Cananzi, Noemie Laverdure, Cristina Targa Ferreira, Felipe Ordoñez Guerrero, Heng Wang, Valerie Sency, Kyung Mo Kim, Huey-Ling Chen, Elisa de Carvalho, Alexandre Fabre, Jesus Quintero Bernabeu, Aglaia Zellos, Estella M. Alonso, Ronald J. Sokol, Frederick J. Suchy, Kathleen M. Loomes, Patrick J. McKiernan, Philip Rosenthal, Yumirle Turmelle, Simon Horslen, Kathleen Schwarz, Jorge A. Bezerra, Kasper Wang, Bettina E. Hansen, Henkjan J. Verkade. (2022) Genotype-phenotype relationships of truncating mutations, p.E297G and p.D482G in bile salt export pump deficiency. JHEP. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100626

Hanny Al-Samkari, Eduard J. van Beers, D. Holmes Morton, Stefan W. Eber, Satheesh Chonat, Kevin H. M. Kuo, Nina Kollmar,Heng Wang, Vicky R. Breakey, Sujit Sheth, Mukta Sharma, Peter W. Forbes, Robert J. Klaassen, and Rachael F. Grace. (2022) Health-related quality of life and fatigue in children and adults with pyruvate kinase deficiency. Blood Advances. DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004675

Batchelor-Regan HR, Xin B, Zhou A, Wang H. (2021) From disease description and gene discovery to functional cell pathway: a decade-long journey for TMCO1. Front. Genet. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.652400

Boscoe A, Yan Y, Hedgeman E, van Beers EJ, Al-Samkari H, Barcellini W, Eber SW, Glader B, Yaish HM, Chonat S, Sharma M, Kuo KHM, Neufeld EJ, Wang H, Verhovsek M, Sheth S, Grace RF. (2020) Comorbidities and complications in adults with pyruvate kinase deficiency. Eur J Haematol. DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13572

Tovy A, Reyes J, Gundry M, Lorenzo B, Lee-Six H, Petljak M, Park H, Guzman A, Rosas C, Jeffries A, Baple E, Mill J, Crosby A, Sency V, Xin B, Machado H, Castillo D, Weitzel J, Li W, Stratton M, Campbell P, Wang H, Sanders M, Goodell M. (2020) Tissue-Biased Expansion of DNMT3A-Mutant Clones in a Mosaic Individual is Associated with Conserved Epigenetic Erosion. J Stem. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.06.018.

Bianchi P, Fermo E, Lezon-Geyda K, van Beers E, Morton H, Barcellini W, Glader B, Chonat S, Ravindranath Y, Newburger P, Kollmar N, Despotovic J, Verhovsek M, Sharma M, Kwiatkowski J, Kuo K, Wlodarski M, Yanish H, Holzhauer S, Wang H, Kunz J, Addonizio K, Al-Sayegh H, London W, Andres O, van Wijk R, Gallagher P, Grace R. (2020) Genotype-phenotype Correlation and Molecular Heterogeneity in Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency. Am J Hematol. 95(5):472-482.

Al-Samkari H, Addonizio K, Glader B, Morton D, Chonat S, Thompson A, Kuo K, Rayindranath Y, Wang H, Rothman J, Kwiatkowski J, Kung C, Kosinski P, Al-Sayegh H, London W, Grace R. (2020) The Pyruvate Kinase (PK) to Hexokinase Enzyme Activity Ratio and Erythrocyte PK Protein Level in the Diagnosis and Phenotype of PK Deficiency. Br J Haematol.  doi: 10.1111/bjh.16724.

Wang W, Xin B, Wang H. (2020) Dopa-Responsive Dystonia: A Male Patient Inherited a Novel GCH1 Deletion from an Asymptomatic Mother. J Mov Disord.13(2):150-153.

Al-Samkari H, van Beers E, Morton D, Barcellini W, Eber S, Glader B, Yaish H, Chonat S, Kuo K, Kollmar N, Despotovic J, Pospisilova D, Knoll C, Kwiatkowski J, Pastore Y, Thomspon A, Wlodarski M, Ravindranath Y, Rothman J, Wang H, Holzhauer S, Breakey V, Verhovsek M, Kunz J, Sheth S, Sharma M, Rose M, Bradeen H, McNaull M, Addonizio K, Al-Sayegh H, London W, Grace R (2020) Characterization of the Severe Phenotype of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency. Am J Hematol. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25926.

Abraham JR, Barnard J, Wang H, Noritz GH, Yeganeh M, Buhas D, Natowicz MR. (2019) Proteomic investigations of human HERC2 mutants: Insights into the pathobiology of a neurodevelopmental disorder. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 512(2):421-427.

van Beers EJ, van Straaten S, Morton DH, Barcellini W, Eber SW, Glader B, Yaish HM, Chonat S, Kwiatkowski JL, Rothman JA, Sharma M, Neufeld EJ, Sheth S, Despotovic JM, Kollmar N, Pospíšilová D, Knoll CM, Kuo K, Pastore YD, Thompson AA, Newburger PE, Ravindranath Y, Wang WC, Wlodarski MW, Wang H, Holzhauer S, Breakey VR, Verhovsek M, Kunz J, McNaull MA, Rose MJ, Bradeen HA, Addonizio K, Li A, Al-Sayegh H, London WB, Grace RF. (2018) Prevalence and management of iron overload in pyruvate kinase deficiency: report from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study. Haematologica 104(2):e51-e53.

Li A, Gandhi A, Wang H, Traboulsi EI. (2018) Bilateral angle closure glaucoma in a 28-year-old Cohen syndrome patient. Ophthalmic Genet 39(5):657-658.

Wang H, Sency V, McJarrow P, Bright A, Huang Q, Cechner K, Szekely J, Brace J, Wang A, Liu D, Rowan A, Wiznitzer M, Zhou A, Xin B. (2018) Oral Ganglioside Supplement Improves Growth and Development in Patients with Ganglioside GM3 Synthase Deficiency. JIMD 45:9-20.

Grace RF, Bianchi P, van Beers EJ, Eber SW, Glader B, Yaish HM, Despotovic JM, Rothman JA, Sharma M, McNaull MM, Fermo E, Lezon-Geyda K, Morton DH, Neufeld EJ, Chonat S, Kollmar N, Knoll CM, Kuo K, Kwiatkowski JL, Pospíšilová D, Pastore YD, Thompson AA, Newburger PE, Ravindranath Y, Wang WC, Wlodarski MW, Wang H, Holzhauer S, Breakey VR, Kunz J, Sheth S, Rose MJ, Bradeen HA, Neu N, Guo D, Al-Sayegh H, London WB, Gallagher PG, Zanella A, Barcellini W. (2018) The Clinical Spectrum of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency: Data from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study. Blood 131(20):2183-2192.

Sharon Anderson, Soula Koniaris, Baozhong Xin, Susan Klower. (2017) Congenital Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption: A Case Report. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 31(4):506-510

Henrickson M, Wang H. (2017) Tocilizumab reverses cerebral vasculopathy in a patient with homozygous SAMHD1 mutation. Clin Rheumatol 36(6):1445-1451.

Huang Q, Liu D, Xin B, Cechner K, Zhou X, Wang H, Zhou A (2016) Quantification of monosialogangliosides in human plasma through chemical derivatization for signal enhancement in LCeESI-MS. Analytica Chimica Acta Jul 27;929:31-8.

Xin B, Cruz Marino T, Szekely J, Leblanc J, Cechner K, Sency V, Wensel C, Barabas M, Therriault V, Wang H (2016) Novel DNMT3A germline mutations are associated with inherited Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome. Clin Genet [Epub ahead of print]

Wang, H, Falk, M, Wensel, C, Traboulsi, E (2016) Cohen Syndrome. GeneReviews

Wang QC, Zheng Q, Tan H, Zhang B, Li X, Yang Y, Yu J, Liu Y, Chai H, Wang X, Sun Z, Wang JQ, Zhu S, Wang F, Yang M, Guo C, Wang H, Zheng Q, Li Y, Chen Q, Zhou A, Tang TS. (2016) TMCO1 is an ER Ca2+ Load-Activated Ca2+ Channel. Cell 165: 1-13

Wang, H, Xin, B (2016) SAMHD1 gene mutations are associated with cerebral large-artery atherosclerosis. International Atherosclerosis Society (Commentary, not available in print)

Beene L , Xin B, Lukas C, Wang H. (2015) Mutations in ELANE and COH1 (VPS13B) genes cause severe neutropenia in a patient with Cohen Syndrome. J Clin Cell Immunol. 6: 6, 378.

Wang H, Wang A, Wang D, Bright A, Sency V, Zhou A, Xin B. (2015) Early growth and development impairment in patients with ganglioside GM3 synthase deficiency. Clin Genet. Dec 9. doi: 10.1111/cge.12703. [Epub ahead of print]

Haqqani A, Marek S, Kumar J, Davenport M, Wang H, Tilton J. (2015) Central memory CD4+ T cells are preferential targets of double infection by HIV-1. Virol J. 12: 184.

Li W, Xin B, Yan J, Wu Y, Hu B, Liu L, Wang Y, Ahn J, Skowronski J, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Wang H. (2015) SAMHD1 gene mutations are associated with cerebral large-artery atherosclerosis. Biomed Res Int.: 2015:739586.

Merati M, Buethe D, Cooper K, Honda K,Wang H, Gerstenblith M. (2015) Aggressive CD81 epidermotropic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma associated with homozygous mutation in SAMHD1. JAAD Case Reports. 1:227-9.

Jinks RN, Puffenberger EG, Baple E, Harding B, Crino P, Fogo AB, Wenger O, Xin B, Koehler AE, McGlincy MH, Provencher MM, Smith JD, Tran L, Al Turki S, Chioza BA, Cross H, Harlalka GV, Hurles ME, Maroofian R, Heaps AD, Morton MC, Stempak L, Hildebrandt F, Sadowski CE, Zaritsky J, Campellone K, Morton DH, Wang H, Crosby A, Strauss KA. (2015) Recessive nephrocerebellar syndrome on the Galloway-Mowat syndrome spectrum is caused by homozygous protein-truncating mutations of WDR73. Brain. 138: 2173-90.

Ferreira C, Wang H. ( 2015) Prolidase Deficiency. GeneReviews [Internet]. 2015 Jun25.

Huang Q, Zhou X, Liu D, Xin B, Cechner K, Wang H, Zhou A. (2014) A new liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method for quantification of gangliosides in human plasma. Analytical Biochemistry 455: 26-34.

Kurien B, Souza A, Bruner B, Gross T, James J, Targoff I, Maier-Moore J, Harley I, Wang H ,Scofield H. (2013) Prolidase deficiency breaks tolerance to lupus-associated antigens. Int J Rheum Dis. 16: 674-80.

Wang H, Bright A, Xin B, Bockoven JR, Paller AS. (2013) Cutaneous dyspigmentation in patients with ganglioside GM3 synthase deficiency. Am J Med Genet 161A:875-879.

Xin B, Wang H. (2013) Identification of Two Novel ERCC6 Mutations in Old Order Amish with Cockayne Syndrome. Mol Syndromol 3:288-290.

Puffenberger EG, Jinks RN, Wang H, Xin B, Fiorentini C, Sherman EA, Degrazio D, Shaw C, Sougnez C, Cibulskis K, Gabriel S, Kelley RI, Morton DH, Strauss KA. (2012) A homozygous missense mutation in HERC2 associated with global developmental delay and autism spectrum disorder. Hum Mutat 33:1639-1646.

Li W, Hu B, Li GL, Zhao XQ, Xin B, Lin JX, Shen Y, Liang XH, Liu GF, Gao HQ, Liao XL, Liang ZG, Wang YJ. (2012) Heterozygote genotypes at rs2222823 and rs2811712 SNP loci are associated with cerebral small vessel disease in Han Chinese population. CNS Neurosci Ther 18:558-565.

Xin B, Li W, Bright A, Hinze C, Wang H. (2011) Reply to du Moulin et al.: Cerebral vasculopathy is a common hallmark in individuals with SAMHD1 mutations. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108:E233.

Nagy R, Wang H, Albrecht B, Wieczorek D, Gillessen-Kaesbach G, Haan E, Meinecke P, de la Chapelle A, Westman J. (2011) Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type I with biallelic mutations in the RNU4ATAC gene. Clin Genet Aug 4.

De S, Borowski AG, Wang H, Nye L, Xin B, Thomas JD, Tang WH. (2011) Subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities in phenotype-negative carriers of myosin-binding protein C3 gene mutation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J 162:262-267.

He H, Liyanarachchi S, Akagi K, Nagy R, Li J, Dietrich RC, Li W, Sebastian N, Wen B, Xin B, Singh J, Yan P, Alder H, Haan E, Wieczorek D, Albrecht B, Puffenberger E, Wang H, Westman JA, Padgett RA, Symer DE, de la Chapelle A. (2011) Mutations in U4atac snRNA, a component of the minor spliceosome, in the developmental disorder MOPD I. Science 332:238-240.

Xin B, Jones S, Puffenberger EG, Hinze C, Bright A, Tan H, Zhou A, Wu G, Vargus-Adams J, Agamanolis D, Wang H. (2011) A homozygous mutation in SAMHD1 gene causes cerebral vasculopathy and early onset stroke. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108(13):5372-5377.

Wang H, Xin B. (2011) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the Amish community – what we may learn from it. Prog Pediatr Cardiol 31:129-134. (Review article).

Xin B, Wang H. (2011) Multiple sequence variations in SLC5A1 gene are associated with glucose-galactose malabsorption in a large cohort of Old Order Amish. Clin Genet 79:86-91.

Kelly JJ, Freeman AF, Wang H, Cowen EW, Kong HH. (2010) An Amish boy with recurrent ulcerations of the lower extremities, telangiectases of the hands, and chronic lung disease. J Am Acad Dermatol 62:1031-1034.

Xin B, Puffenberger EG, Turben S, Tan H, Zhou A, Wang H. (2010) Homozygous frameshift mutation in TMCO1 causes a syndrome with craniofacial dysmorphism, skeletal anomalies, and mental retardation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107:258-263.

Xin B, Puffenberger E, Nye L, Wiznitzer M, Wang H. (2008) A novel mutation in the GDAP1 gene is associated with autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in an Amish family. Clin Genet 74:274-278.

Bakowska JC, Wang H, Xin B, Sumner CJ, Blackstone C. (2008) Lack of spartin protein in Troyer syndrome: a loss-of-function disease mechanism? Arch Neurol 65:520-524.

Xin B, Puffenberger E, Tumbush J, Bockoven JR, Wang H. (2007) Homozygosity for a novel splice site mutation in the cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene causes severe neonatal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Med Genet 143A: 2663-2667.

Taban M, Memoracion-Peralta DS, Wang H, Al-Gazali LI, Traboulsi E. (2007) Cohen syndrome: Report of nine cases and review of the literature, with emphasis on ophthalmic features. J AAPOS 11:431-437.

Wang H, Nye L, Puffenberger E, Morton H. (2007) Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency exhibits mutation heterogeneity in two large old order Amish settlements. Am J Med Genet 143A:1938-1940.

Farukhi F, Dakkouri C, Wang H, Wiztnizer M, Traboulsi E. (2006) Etiology of vision loss in ganglioside GM3 synthase deficiency. Ophthalmic Genet 27:89-91.

Wang H, Kurien BT,Lundgren D, Patel NC, Kaufman KM, Miller DL, Porter AC, D’Souza A, Nye L, Tumbush J, Hupertz V, Kerr DS, Kurono S, Matsumoto H, Scofield RH. (2006) A nonsense mutation of PEPD in four Amish children with Prolidase Deficiency. Am J Med Genet 140A:580-585.

Kurien BT, Patel NC, Porter AC, D’Souza A, Miller D, Matsumoto H, Wang H, Scofield RH. (2006) Prolidase Deficiency and biochemistry assays used in its diagnosis. Anal Biochem 349:165-175.

Kurien BT, Patel NC, Porter AC, Kurono S, Matsumoto H, Wang H, Scofield RH. (2004) Determination of prolidase activity using matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 331:224-229.

Simpson MA, Cross H, Proukakis C, Priestman DA, Neville DC, Reinkensmeier G, Wang H, Wiznitzer M, Gurtz K, Verganelaki A, Pryde A, Patton MA, Dwek RA, Butters TD, Platt FM, Crosby AH. (2004) Infantile-onset symptomatic epilepsy syndrome caused by a homozygous loss-of-function mutation of GM3 synthase. Nat Genet 36:1225-1229.