LESLIE DOMENICI KULIKOWSKI
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LIM/36 - Laboratório de Pediatria Clínica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/03 - Laboratório de Medicina Laboratorial, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
LIM/03 - Laboratório de Medicina Laboratorial, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
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- Fetal gastroschisis: Maternal and fetal methylation profile(2021) FREITAS, Amanda Brasil de; FRANCISCO, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira; CENTOFANTI, Sandra Frankfurt; DAMASCENO, Jullian Gabriel; CHEHIMI, Samar Nasser; OSMUNDO JUNIOR, Gilmar de Souza; KULIKOWSKI, Leslie Domenici; BRIZOT, Maria de LourdesObjective The purpose of this study was to describe the genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation profile in fetuses with gastroschisis, determine whether the profile was inherited, and investigate any possible correlations with maternal risk factors. Method Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of 96 blood samples was performed using the Illumina Human Methylation 850K BeadChip. The blood samples were collected as follows: 32 from the umbilical cord of fetuses with gastroschisis, 32 from their respective mothers, 16 from the umbilical cord of fetuses without malformation, and 16 from their respective mothers. Results The differential DNA methylation analysis showed a significant difference between the groups. The enrichment analysis resulted in 12 sites related to T-cell activation (p = 0.0128). The sites with different methylation status contained 10 genes, three of which were related to the beta-2-microglobulin gene. The methylation profile observed in the fetuses with gastroschisis was not inherited from the mothers. In addition, there was no association between maternal urinary tract infection, smoking, and alcohol use and different methylated sites. Conclusion We established the methylation profile of gastroschisis fetuses, which differs from that of normal fetuses. The profile was not inherited and did not correlate with maternal risk factors.
- The complex search for the cause of gastroschisis(2022) FREITAS, Amanda Brasil de; FRANCISCO, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira; HOSHIDA, Mara Sandra; OLIVEIRA, Yanca Gasparini De; KULIKOWSKI, Leslie Domenici; BRIZOT, Maria de LourdesBackground To reveal the complex etiology of gastroschisis through two independent cases. Cases Case 1 involves gastroschisis recurrence in a consanguineous marriage, and Case 2 concerns a fetus with gastroschisis whose mother had undergone gastroplasty. Methylation array was carried out in both cases (two fetuses with gastroschisis, their two mothers, one father from the consanguineous marriage), and in 16 controls (fetuses and their respective mothers). Conclusion The two cases presented different noninherited methylation profiles.
- Gene expression changes associated with trajectories of psychopathology in a longitudinal cohort of children and adolescents(2020) OTA, Vanessa Kiyomi; SANTORO, Marcos Leite; SPINDOLA, Leticia Maria; PAN, Pedro Mario; SIMABUCURO, Andressa; XAVIER, Gabriela; VIEIRA-FONSECA, Tamiris; ZANARDO, Evelin Aline; SANTOS, Felipe Rodolfo Camargo dos; SCHAFER, Julia Luiza; KULIKOWSKI, Leslie Domenici; GALANTE, Pedro A. F.; ASPRINO, Paula Fontes; BRIETZKE, Elisa; GRASSI-OLIVEIRA, Rodrigo; ROHDE, Luis Augusto; MIGUEL, Euripedes Constantino; GADELHA, Ary; MARI, Jair Jesus; BRESSAN, Rodrigo Affonseca; SALUM, Giovanni Abrahao; BELANGERO, Sintia IoleWe aimed to identify blood gene expression patterns associated to psychopathological trajectories retrieved from a large community, focusing on the emergence and remission of general psychiatric symptoms. Hundred and three individuals from the Brazilian High-Risk Cohort Study (BHRCS) for mental disorders were classified in four groups according to Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) total score at the baseline (w0) and after 3 years (w1): low-high (L-H) (N = 27), high-low (H-L) (N = 12), high-high (H-H) (N = 34) and low-low (L-L) groups (N = 30). Blood gene expression profile was measured using Illumina HT-12 Beadchips, and paired analyses comparing w0 and w1 were performed for each group. Results: 98 transcripts were differentially expressed comparing w0 and w1 in the L-H, 33 in the H-L, 177 in the H-H and 273 in the L-L. Of these, 66 transcripts were differentially expressed exclusively in the L-H; and 6 only in the H-L. Cross-Lagged Panel Models analyses revealed that RPRD2 gene expression at w1 might be influenced by the CBCL score at w0. Moreover, COX5B, SEC62, and NDUFA2 were validated with another technique and were also differentially regulated in postmortem brain of subjects with mental disorders, indicating that they might be important not only to specific disorders, but also to general psychopathology and symptoms trajectories. Whereas genes related to metabolic pathways seem to be associated with the emergence of psychiatric symptoms, mitochondrial inner membrane genes might be important over the course of normal development. These results suggest that changes in gene expression can be detected in blood in different psychopathological trajectories.
- Cri-du-Chat Syndrome: Revealing a Familial Atypical Deletion in 5p(2023) ALMEIDA, Vanessa T.; CHEHIMI, Samar N.; GASPARINI, Yanca; NASCIMENTO, Amom M.; CARVALHO, Gleyson F. S.; MONTENEGRO, Marilia M.; ZANARDO, Evelin Aline; DIAS, Alexandre T.; ASSUNCAO, Nilson A.; KIM, Chong A.; KULIKOWSKI, Leslie D.Introduction: Cri-du-chat syndrome is generally diagnosed when patients present a high-pitched cry at birth, microcephaly, ocular hypertelorism, and prominent nasal bridge. The karyotype is useful to confirm deletions in the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p-) greater than 10 Mb. In cases of smaller deletions, it is necessary to resort to other molecular techniques such as fluorescence in situ hybridization, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) or genomic array. Case Presentation: We report a family with an atypical deletion in 5p (mother and 2 children) and variable phenotypes compared with the literature. We applied a P064 MLPA kit to evaluate 5p- in the mother and the 2 children, and we used the Infinium CytoSNP-850K BeadChip genomic array to evaluate the siblings, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, to better define the 5p breakpoints. Both children presented a high-pitched cry at birth, but they did not present any of the typical physical features of 5p- syndrome. The MLPA technique with 5 probes for the 5p region revealed that the patients and their mother presented an atypical deletion with only 4 probes deleted (TERT_ex2, TERT_ex13, CLPTM1L, and IRX4). The genomic array performed in the siblings' samples revealed a 6.2-Mb terminal deletion in 5p15.33p15.32, which was likely inherited from their mother, who presented similar molecular features, seen in MLPA. Discussion: The sparing of the CTNND2 gene, which is associated with cerebral development, in both siblings may explain why these 2 patients had features such as better communication skills which most patients with larger 5p deletions usually do not present. In addition, both patients had smaller deletions than those found in patients with a typical 5p- phenotype. This report demonstrates the utility of genomic arrays as a diagnostic tool to better characterize atypical deletions in known syndromes such as 5p- syndrome, which will allow a better understanding of the genotype-phenotype correlations.
- Role of SNAP29, LZTR1 and P2RXL1 genes on immune regulation in a patient with atypical 0.5 Mb deletion in 22q11.2 region(2012) SOARES, Diogo Cordeiro de Queiroz; DUTRA, Roberta Lelis; QUAIO, Caio Robledo D'angioli Costa; MELARAGNO, Maria Isabel; KULIKOWSKI, Leslie Domenici; TORRES, Leuridan Cavalcante; KIM, Chong Ae
conferenceObject Clinical, cytogenetic and molecular characterization of three patients with r(22), including one with 22q11.2 deletion(2013) GUILHERME, Roberta Santos; KIM, Chong Ae; BRUNONI, Decio; SPINNER, Nancy Bettina; CONLIN, Laura Kathleen; DABER, Robert; CHRISTOFOLINI, Denise Maria; KULIKOWSKI, Leslie Domenici; MELARAGNO, Maria Isabel- Cytogenomics Investigation of Infants with Congenital Heart Disease: Experience of a Brazilian Center(2022) GRASSI, Marcilia Sierro; MONTENEGRO, Marilia; ZANARDO, Evelin Aline; PASTORINO, Antonio Carlos; DORNA, Mayra Barros; KIM, Chong; JATENE, Marcelo; MIURA, Nana; KULIKOWSKI, Leslie; CARNEIRO-SAMPAIO, MagdaBackground: Some syndromes have specific and easily recognizable features, while others may be more complex to identify and may present different phenotypic manifestations, for example. An etiological diagnosis is important to understand the nature of the disease, to establish the prognosis and to start the treatment, allowing the inclusion of patients in society and reducing the financial cost of such diseases. Objective: The initial proposal of this study was cytogenetic screening for the detection of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in consecutive newborns and infants with congenital heart disease using the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) technique. Therefore, throughout our research, other genomic alterations were identified in these cardiac patients. Thus, our objective was extended to investigate these other cytogenetic alterations. Methods: We investigated 118 neonates with congenital heart diseases born consecutively during one year using the MLPA technique. Results: The MLPA technique allowed the detection of 22q11.2DS in 10/118 patients (8.5%). Other genomic alterations were also identified in 6/118 patients (5%): 1p36 del, 8p23 del (2 cases), 7q dup, 12 dup and 8q24 dup. Conclusion: This study highlights the relevance of detecting genomic alterations that are present in newborns and infants with congenital cardiac diseases using cytogenomic tools.
conferenceObject Pineal region high grade neuroepithelial tumors with NTRK fusions belonging to the novel methylation class ""diffuse high grade glioma, IDH-wildtype, subtype E"" (HGG_E)-A distinct clinicopathological and molecular presentation(2023) COSTA, F. D'Almeida; CASTRO, J. V. Alves de; KULIKOWSKI, L. Domenici; WOLFF, B.; GREGIANIN, L. J.; NETO, C. Scapulatempo; KOTIDIS, C.; DALAHMAH, O. Al; CANOLL, P.; BRUCE, J.; ALDAPE, K.; ABDULLAEV, Z.; NASRALLAH, M.; ZANAZZI, G.- The molecular landscape of osteogenesis imperfecta in a Brazilian tertiary service cohort(2020) FERNANDES, A. M.; ROCHA-BRAZ, M. G. M.; FRANCA, M. M.; LERARIO, A. M.; SIMOES, V. R. F.; ZANARDO, E. A.; KULIKOWSKI, L. D.; MARTIN, R. M.; MENDONCA, B. B.; FERRAZ-DE-SOUZA, B.We have sought the molecular diagnosis of OI in 38 Brazilian cases through targeted sequencing of 15 candidate genes. While 71% had type 1 collagen-related OI, defects in FKBP10, PLOD2 and SERPINF1, and a potential digenic P3H1/WNT1 interaction were prominent causes of OI in this underrepresented population. Introduction Defects in type 1 collagen reportedly account for 85-90% of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) cases, but most available molecular data has derived from Sanger sequencing-based approaches in developed countries. Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) allows for systematic and comprehensive analysis of OI genes simultaneously. Our objective was to obtain the molecular diagnosis of OI in a single Brazilian tertiary center cohort. Methods Forty-nine individuals (84% adults) with a clinical diagnosis of OI, corresponding to 30 sporadic and 8 familial cases, were studied. Sixty-three percent had moderate to severe OI, and consanguinity was common (26%). Coding regions and 25-bp boundaries of 15 OI genes (COL1A1, COL1A2, IFITM5 [plus 5 ' UTR], SERPINF1, CRTAP, P3H1, PPIB, SERPINH1, FKBP10, PLOD2, BMP1, SP7, TMEM38B, WNT1, CREB3L1) were analyzed by targeted MPS and variants of interest were confirmed by Sanger sequencing or SNP array. Results A molecular diagnosis was obtained in 97% of cases. COL1A1/COL1A2 variants were identified in 71%, whereas 26% had variants in other genes, predominantly FKBP10, PLOD2, and SERPINF1. A potential digenic interaction involving P3H1 and WNT1 was identified in one case. Phenotypic variability with collagen defects could not be explained by evident modifying variants. Four consanguineous cases were associated to heterozygous COL1A1/COL1A2 variants, and two nonconsanguineous cases had compound PLOD2 heterozygosity. Conclusions Novel disease-causing variants were identified in 29%, and a higher proportion of non-collagen defects was seen. Obtaining a precise diagnosis of OI in underrepresented populations allows expanding our understanding of its molecular landscape, potentially leading to improved personalized care in the future.
- Clinical, Cytogenetic and Molecular Study in a Case of r(3) with 3p Deletion and Review of the Literature(2011) GUILHERME, R. Santos; BRAGAGNOLO, S.; PELLEGRINO, R.; CHRISTOFOLINI, D. M.; TAKENO, S. S.; CARVOLHEIRA, G. M.; KULIKOWSKI, L. Domenici; MELARAGNO, M. I.Ring chromosome 3 is a rare abnormality with only 10 patients described in the literature. We report a patient with r(3) and similar to 6-Mb distal 3p deletion. Single nucleotide polymorphism array, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and fluorescence in situ hybridization techniques revealed that the ring was formed by a break in 3p26.1 and fusion with the subtelomeric region of 3q. The patient presents delayed psychomotor development, growth failure, minor anomalies and other features similar to patients with 3p monosomy. The analysis of 300 metaphase cells using G-banding and fluorescence in situ hybridization with centromeric probe revealed ring instability resulting in cells with secondary aberrations and with ring loss that could also be related to some phenotypic characteristics such as growth delay. This is the first patient with r(3) studied using molecular techniques that determined the exact breakpoints in order to establish a better karyotype-phenotype correlation.