Browsing by Author "Balcells, Susana"

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  • A de novo FOXP1 truncating mutation in a patient originally diagnosed as C syndrome
    Urreizti, Roser; Damanti, Sarah; Esteve, Carla; Franco Valls, Héctor; Castilla-Vallmanya, Laura; Tonda, Raúl; Cormand, Bru; Vilageliu, Lluïsa; Opitz, John M.; Neri, Giovanni; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (Nature Research, 2018)
    De novo FOXP1 mutations have been associated with intellectual disability (ID), motor delay, autistic features and a wide spectrum of speech difficulties. C syndrome (Opitz C trigonocephaly syndrome) is a rare and genetically ...
  • A de novo nonsense mutation in MAGEL2 in a patient initially diagnosed as Opitz-C: similarities between Schaaf-Yang and Opitz-C syndromes
    Urreizti, Roser; Cueto González, Anna María; Franco Valls, Héctor; Mort Farre, Sílvia; Roca Ayats, Neus; Ponomarenko, Julia; Cozzuto, Luca; Company, Carlos; Bosio, Mattia; Ossowski, Stephan; Montfort, Magda; Hecht, Jochen; Tizzano, Eduardo F.; Cormand, Bru; Vilageliu, Lluïsa; Opitz, John M.; Neri, Giovanni; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (Nature Publishing Group, 2017)
    Opitz trigonocephaly C syndrome (OTCS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by craniofacial anomalies, variable intellectual and psychomotor disability, and variable cardiac defects with a high mortality rate. Different ...
  • A roadmap to gene discoveries and novel therapies in monogenic low and high bone mass disorders
    Formosa, Melissa M.; Bergen, Dylan J.M.; Gregson, Celia L.; Maurizi, Antonio; Kämpe, Anders; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Zhou, Wei; Grinberg, Daniel; Ovejero Crespo, Diana; Zillikens, M. Carola; Williams, Graham R.; Bassett, J.H. Duncan; Brandi, María Luisa; Sangiorgi, Luca; Balcells, Susana; Högler, Wolfgang; Van Hul, Wim; Mäkitie, Outi (Frontiers, 2021)
    Genetic disorders of the skeleton encompass a diverse group of bone diseases differing in clinical characteristics, severity, incidence and molecular etiology. Of particular interest are the monogenic rare bone mass ...
  • Changes in the stool and oropharyngeal microbiome in obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Domènech Salgado, Laura, 1989-; Willis, Jesse R.; Alemany-Navarro, María; Morell, Marta; Real, Eva; Escaramís, Geòrgia; Bertolín, Sara; Sánchez Chinchilla, Daniel; Balcells, Susana; Segalàs, Cinto; Estivill, Xavier, 1955-; Menchón, José M.; Gabaldón Estevan, Juan Antonio, 1973-; Alonso, Pino; Rabionet, Raquel (Nature Research, 2022)
    Although the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is largely unknown, it is accepted that OCD is a complex disorder. There is a known bi-directional interaction between the gut microbiome and brain activity. ...
  • Common and rare variants of WNT16, DKK1 and SOST and their relationship with bone mineral density
    Martínez-Gil, Núria; Roca Ayats, Neus; Monistrol-Mula, Anna; García-Giralt, Natalia; Diez Pérez, Adolfo; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (Nature Research, 2018)
    Numerous GWAS and candidate gene studies have highlighted the role of the Wnt pathway in bone biology. Our objective has been to study in detail the allelic architecture of three Wnt pathway genes: WNT16, DKK1 and SOST, ...
  • De novo PORCN and ZIC2 mutations in a highly consanguineous family
    Castilla-Vallmanya, Laura; Gürsoy, Semra; Bozkaya, Özlem Giray; Prats-Planas, Aina; Bullich, Gemma; Matalonga, Leslie; Centeno-Pla, Mónica; Rabionet Janssen, Raquel; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana; Urreizti, Roser (MDPI, 2021)
    We present a Turkish family with two cousins (OC15 and OC15b) affected with syndromic developmental delay, microcephaly, and trigonocephaly but with some phenotypic traits distinct between them. OC15 showed asymmetrical ...
  • Effect of the tumor suppressor miR-320a on viability and functionality of human osteosarcoma cell Llnes compared to primary osteoblasts
    Ugarte Corbalán, Laura de, 1988-; Balcells, Susana; Güerri Fernández, Roberto; Grinberg, Daniel; Díez Pérez, Adolfo; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia (MDPI, 2020)
    The miR-320a regulates a number of genes involved in various physiological processes. In particular, it has been reported as a tumor suppressor in several types of human cancers and involved in osteoporotic fracture and ...
  • Estudio del patrón de expresión de microRNAs en el hueso osteoporótico
    Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Ugarte Corbalán, Laura de, 1988-; Yoskovitz, Guy; Güerri Fernández, Roberto; Grinberg, Daniel; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Balcells, Susana; Díez Pérez, Adolfo (Sociedad Española de Investigación Ósea y del Metabolismo Mineral (SEIOMM), 2016)
    Objetivos: Identificar microRNAs (miRNAs) diferencialmente expresados en muestras óseas con fractura osteoporótica respecto a huesos sanos. Material y métodos: Se extrajo RNA total a partir de hueso trabecular fresco del ...
  • Expression profiling of microRNAs in human bone tissue from postmenopausal women
    Ugarte Corbalán, Laura de, 1988-; Serra-Vinardell, Jenny; Nonell Mazelón, Lara; Balcells, Susana; Arnal, Magdalena; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Grinberg, Daniel; Díez Pérez, Adolfo; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia (Springer, 2018)
    Bone tissue is composed of several cell types, which express their own microRNAs (miRNAs) that will play a role in cell function. The set of total miRNAs expressed in all cell types configures the specific signature of the ...
  • Five new cases of syndromic intellectual disability due to KAT6A mutations: widening the molecular and clinical spectrum
    Urreizti, Roser; López Martín, Estrella; Martínez Monseny, Antonio Federico; Pujadas, Montse; Castilla-Vallmanya, Laura; Pérez Jurado, Luis Alberto; Serrano, Mercedes L.; Natera de Benito, Daniel; Martínez Delgado, Beatriz; Posada de la Paz, Manuel; Alonso, Javier; Marín Reina, Purificación; O'Callaghan, Mar; Grinberg, Daniel; Bermejo Sánchez, Eva; Balcells, Susana (BioMed Central, 2020)
    Background: Pathogenic variants of the lysine acetyltransferase 6A or KAT6A gene are associated with a newly identified neurodevelopmental disorder characterized mainly by intellectual disability of variable severity and ...
  • Functional analyses of four CYP1A1 missense mutations present in patients with atypical femoral fractures
    Ugartondo, Nerea; Martínez-Gil, Núria; Esteve, Mònica; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Roca Ayats, Neus; Ovejero Crespo, Diana; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Díez Pérez, Adolfo; Rabionet, Raquel; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (MDPI, 2021)
    Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder and nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (BP) are a first line treatment for it. Yet, atypical femoral fractures (AFF), a rare adverse effect, may appear after prolonged ...
  • Functional assessment of coding and regulatory variants from the DKK1 locus
    Martínez-Gil, Núria; Roca Ayats, Neus; Atalay, Nurgül; Pineda-Moncusí, Marta; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Van Hul, Wim; Boudin, Eveline; Ovejero Crespo, Diana; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Diez Pérez, Adolfo; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (Wiley, 2020)
    The DKK1 gene encodes an extracellular inhibitor of the Wnt pathway with an important role in bone tissue development, bone homeostasis, and different critical aspects of bone biology. Several BMD genome-wide association ...
  • Functional characterization of a GGPPS variant identified in atypical femoral fracture patients and delineation of the role of GGPPS in bone-relevant cell types
    Roca Ayats, Neus; Ng, Pei Ying; García-Giralt, Natalia; Falcó-Mascaró, Maite; Cozar, Mónica; Abril Ferrando, Josep Francesc; Quesada-Gómez, J.M.; Prieto-Alhambra, Daniel; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Dunford, James E.; Russell, R. Graham; Baron, Roland; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana; Díez Pérez, Adolfo (Wiley, 2018)
    Atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) are a rare but potentially devastating event, often but not always linked to bisphosphonate (BP) therapy. The pathogenic mechanisms underlying AFFs remain obscure, and there are no tests ...
  • Functional characterization of the C7ORF76 genomic region, a prominent GWAS signal for osteoporosis in 7q21.3
    Roca Ayats, Neus; Martínez-Gil, Núria; Cozar, Mónica; Gerousi, Marina; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Ovejero Crespo, Diana; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Díez Pérez, Adolfo; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (Elsevier, 2019)
    Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have repeatedly identified genetic variants associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporotic fracture in non-coding regions of C7ORF76, a poorly studied gene of unknown ...
  • Gene network of susceptibility to atypical femoral fractures related to bisphosphonate treatment
    Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Roca Ayats, Neus; Abril Ferrando, Josep Francesc; Martínez-Gil, Núria; Ovejero Crespo, Diana; Castañeda, Santos; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana; Rabionet, Raquel (MDPI, 2022)
    Atypical femoral fractures (AFF) are rare fragility fractures in the subtrocantheric or diaphysis femoral region associated with long-term bisphosphonate (BP) treatment. The etiology of AFF is still unclear even though a ...
  • Genetic analysis in a familial case with high bone mineral density suggests additive effects at two loci
    Martínez-Gil, Núria; Ovejero Crespo, Diana; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Bruque, Carlos David; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Rabionet, Raquel; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (Wiley, 2022)
    Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease, characterized by a low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of fracture. At the other end of the BMD spectrum, some individuals present strong, fracture-resistant, ...
  • MiRNA profiling of whole trabecular bone: identification of osteoporosis-related changes in MiRNAs in human hip bones.
    Ugarte Corbalán, Laura de, 1988-; Yoskovitz, Guy; Balcells, Susana; Güerri Fernández, Roberto; Martinez-Diaz, Santos; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Urreizti, Roser; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Grinberg, Daniel; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia; Díez Pérez, Adolfo (BioMed Central, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression, with documented roles in bone metabolism and osteoporosis, suggesting potential therapeutic targets. Our aim was to identify miRNAs differentially ...
  • On the association between Chiari malformation type 1, bone mineral density and bone related genes
    Martínez-Gil, Núria; Mellibovsky, Leonardo; Manzano-López González, Demián; Patiño, Juan David; Cozar, Mónica; Rabionet, Raquel; Grinberg, Daniel; Balcells, Susana (Elsevier, 2022)
    Background: Chiari malformation type 1 (C1M) is a neurological disease characterized by herniation of the cerebellar tonsils below the foramen magnum. Cranial bone constriction is suspected to be its main cause. To date, ...
  • Pro-osteoporotic miR-320a impairs osteoblast function and induces oxidative stress
    Ugarte Corbalán, Laura de, 1988-; Balcells, Susana; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Grinberg, Daniel; Díez Pérez, Adolfo; Garcia Giralt, Natàlia (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018)
    MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of many cellular processes, including the differentiation and activity of osteoblasts, and therefore, of bone turnover. MiR-320a is overexpressed in osteoporotic bone tissue but ...