De novo germline and postzygotic mutations in AKT3, PIK3R2 and PIK3CA cause a spectrum of related megalencephaly syndromes

…, JA Schwartzentruber, KW Gripp, SM Nikkel… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Megalencephaly-capillary malformation (MCAP) and megalencephaly-polymicrogyria-polydactyly-hydrocephalus
(MPPH) syndromes are sporadic overgrowth disorders associated …

C offin–S iris syndrome and the BAF complex: Genotype–phenotype Study in 63 patients

…, S Nampoothiri, R Newbury‐Ecob, SM Nikkel… - Human …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
De novo germline variants in several components of the SWI/SNF‐like BAF complex can
cause C offin– S iris syndrome ( CSS ), N icolaides– B araitser syndrome ( NCBRS ), and …

[PDF][PDF] Mutations in SRCAP, encoding SNF2-related CREBBP activator protein, cause Floating-Harbor syndrome

RL Hood, MA Lines, SM Nikkel… - The American Journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
Floating-Harbor syndrome (FHS) is a rare condition characterized by short stature, delayed
osseous maturation, expressive-language deficits, and a distinctive facial appearance. …

Disruption of the ASTN2/TRIM32 locus at 9q33.1 is a risk factor in males for autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental phenotypes

…, M Uddin, MT Geraghty, SM Nikkel… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Rare copy number variants (CNVs) disrupting ASTN2 or both ASTN2 and TRIM32 have been
reported at 9q33.1 by genome-wide studies in a few individuals with neurodevelopmental …

Carrier screening for thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in Canada

…, SA Farrell, M Geraghty, T Nelson, SM Nikkel… - Journal of obstetrics and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Objective To provide recommendations to physicians, midwives, genetic counsellors, and
clinical laboratory scientists involved in pre-conceptional or prenatal care regarding carrier …

Next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of rare diseases in the neonatal intensive care unit

…, C Beaulieu, O Jarinova, N Carson, SM Nikkel… - Cmaj, 2016 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Rare diseases often present in the first days and weeks of life and may require
complex management in the setting of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Exhaustive …

Retired: prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy

…, SA Farrell, MT Geraghty, C Li, SM Nikkel… - Journal of obstetrics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective: To develop a Canadian consensus document with recommendations on maternal
screening for fetal aneuploidy (eg, Down syndrome and trisomy 18) in pregnancy. Options: …

Further delineation of Kabuki syndrome in 48 well‐defined new individuals

…, NM Kokitsu‐Nakata, SM Nikkel… - American Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Kabuki syndrome is a multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation syndrome. This study
of Kabuki syndrome had two objectives. The first was to further describe the syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Relationships between head circumference, brain volume and cognition in children with prenatal alcohol exposure

…, AE Chudley, G Andrew, C Rasmussen, SM Nikkel… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Head circumference is used together with other measures as a proxy for central nervous
system damage in the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, yet the relationship …

RAPIDOMICS: rapid genome-wide sequencing in a neonatal intensive care unit—successes and challenges

…, S Lewis, ML McKinnon, SM Nikkel, M Patel… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Genetic disorders are one of the leading causes of infant mortality and are frequent in neonatal
intensive care units (NICUs). Rapid genome-wide sequencing (GWS; whole genome or …