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Dr Meena Balasubramanian's PubMed

Key journal articles

  • Sethuraman, C., Keigwin, S., Delaney, S., Makino, S., Hirst, J., Baker, D., Arundel, P., Padidela, R., Davies, J.H., Crowe, B., DeVile, C. and Balasubramanian, M. (2026). Complexity of genomic diagnosis: Lessons learnt from the UK Biobank and Generation study newborn genome sequencing analyses. Bone, 212, p.118009.

  • Woods, E., Holmes, N., Gooch, C., Denommé-Pichon, A.-S., Vitobello, A., Vincent, M., Pavlidou, E., Ververi, A., Verhoeven, V.J.M., van Slegtenhorst, M.A., Dixit, A., Sarkar, A. and Balasubramanian, M. (2026). Broadening the inherited ASXL3 spectrum and unveiling molecular mechanisms through detailed genotypic-phenotypic analyses. Genetics in Medicine Open, 4, p.104409.

  • Balasubramanian, M., Bain, J.M. and Gillentine, M.A. (2026). SYNCRIP-Related neurodevelopmental disorder. [online] ncbibooks. 

  • Supari, N., Baker, D., Keigwin, S., Delaney, S., Makino, S. and Balasubramanian, M. (2026). Reclassification of variants of uncertain significance in type I collagen genes: A national reference laboratory experience. Journal of Medical Genetics, 63(5), pp.jmg-2025–111334.

  • Woods, E., Low, K.J., Cole, T.J. and Balasubramanian, M. (2025). Gene‐specific growth charts for ASXL3 ‐related disorder. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 200(4), pp.978–981.

  • Woods, E., Holmes, N., Denommé‐Pichon, A.S., Vincent, M., Belova, N., Gooch, C., Isidor, B., Ockeloen, C.W., Pavlidou, E., Stewart, H., Verhoeven, M., Ververi, A., Dixit, A., Sarkar, A., Legg, R., Reid, E. and Balasubramanian, M. (2025). An international ASXL3 natural history study: Deep phenotypic analyses including detailed reports of a milder phenotype, novel associations, and clinical recommendations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 197(11), pp.e64157-e64157.

  • Elkhateeb, N., Crookes, R., Spiller, M., Pavinato, L., Palermo, F., Brusco, A., Parker, M., Park, S.-M., Mendes, A.C., Saraiva, J.M., Hammer, T.B., Nazaryan-Petersen, L., Barakat, T.S., Wilke, M., Bhoj, E., Ahrens-Nicklas, R.C., Li, D., Nomakuchi, T., Brilstra, E.H., Hunt, D., Johnson, D., Mansour, S., Oprych, K., Mehta, S.G., Platzer, K., Schnabel, F., Kiep, H., Faust, H., Prinzing, G., Wiltrout, K., Radley, J.A., Serrano Russi, A.H., Atallah, I., Campos-Xavier, B., Amor, D.J., Morgan, A.T., Fagerberg, C., Andersen, U.A., Andersen, C.B., Bijlsma, E.K., Bird, L.M., Mullegama, S.V., Green, A., Isidor, B., Cogné, B., Kenny, J., Lynch, S.A., Quin, S., Low, K., Herget, T., Kortüm, F., Levy, R.J., Morrison, J.L., Wheeler, P.G., Narumanch, T., Peron, K., Matthews, N., Uhlman, J., Bell, L., Pang, L., Scurr, I., Belles, R.S., Salbert, B.A., Schaefer, G.B., Green, S., Ros, A., Rodríguez-Palmero, A., Višnjar, T., Writzl, K., Vasudevan, P.C. and Balasubramanian, M. (2025). Expanding the phenotype and genotype spectrum of TAOK1 neurodevelopmental disorder and delineating TAOK2 neurodevelopmental disorder. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, [online] 27(3), p.101348.

  • Vilaca, T., Gossiel, F., Delaney, S., Baker, D., Keigwin, S., Eastell, R. and Balasubramanian, M. (2025). Family mapping of previously identified patients with pathogenic or likely pathogenic ALPL variants using predictive genotyping and detailed phenotyping approach: The FAME case-control study. JBMR Plus, 9(5).

  • Hodgson, A.K.O., Baxandall, L., Aiyedun, D., Li, A., Au, B., Bain, J.M., Gillentine, M.A., Goel, H., Kline, A. D, Ricupero, C.L., Sánchez‐Carpintero, R., Seward, E.P., Sidlow, R., Wilson, S.A. and Balasubramanian, M. (2025). Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of HNRNPU‐related disorder, documenting the first familial presentation and comprehensive review. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 197(6).

  • Woods, E., Holmes, N., Albaba, S., Evans, I.R. and Balasubramanian, M. (2024). ASXL3‐related disorder: Molecular phenotyping and comprehensive review providing insights into disease mechanism. Clinical Genetics, 105(5), pp.470–487.

  • Lee, S., Ochoa, E., Badura‐Stronka, M., Donnelly, D., Lederer, D., Lynch, S.A., Gardham, A., Morton, J., Stewart, H., Docquier, F., Rodger, F., Martín, E., Toribio, A.L., Maher, E.R. and Balasubramanian, M. (2023). Germline pathogenic variants in HNRNPU are associated with alterations in blood methylome. European Journal of Human Genetics, 31(9), pp.1040–1047.

  • Schirwani, S., Woods, E., Koolen, D.A., Ockeloen, C.W., Lynch, S.A., Kavanagh, K., Graham, J.M., Grand, K., Pierson, T.M., Chung, J.M. and Balasubramanian, M. (2022). Familial Bainbridge‐Ropers syndrome: Report of familial ASXL3 inheritance and a milder phenotype. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, [online] 191(1), pp.29–36.

  • Vezyroglou A, Akilapa R, Barwick K, Koene S, Brownstein CA, Holder-Espinasse M, Fry AE, Nemeth AH, Tofaris GK, Hay E , Hughes I et al (2022) The phenotypic continuum of ATPLA3-related disorders. Neurology, 99(14). 

  • Taylor J, Spiller M, Ranguin K, Vitobello A, Philippe C, Bruel A, Cappuccio G, Brunetti‐Pierri N, Willems M, Isidor B , Park K et al (2022) Expanding the phenotype of HNRNPU-related neurodevelopmental disorder with emphasis on seizure phenotype and review of literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 

  • Thornley P, Bishop N, Baker D, Brock J, Arundel P, Burren C, Smithson S, DeVile C, Crowe B, Allgrove J , Saraff V et al (2021) Non-collagen pathogenic variants resulting in the osteogenesis imperfecta phenotype in children: a single-country observational cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 

  • Durkin A, DeVile C, Arundel P, Bull M, Walsh J, Bishop NJ, Hupin E, Parekh S, Nadarajah R, Offiah AC , Calder A et al (2021) Expanding the phenotype of SPARC-related osteogenesis imperfecta : clinical findings in two patients with pathogenic variants in SPARC and literature review. Journal of Medical Genetics. 

  • Schirwani S, Albaba S, Carere DA, Guillen Sacoto MJ, Milan Zamora F, Si Y, Rabin R, Pappas J, Renaud DL, Hauser N , Reid E et al (2021) Expanding the phenotype of ASXL3-related syndrome: A comprehensive description of 45 unpublished individuals with inherited and de novo pathogenic variants in ASXL3.. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 185(11), 3446-3458.

  • Lenz D, Pahl J, Hauck F, Alameer S, Balasubramanian M, Baric I, Boy N, Church JA, Crushell E, Dick A , Distelmaier F et al (2021) NBAS variants are associated with quantitative and qualitative NK and B cell deficiency. Journal of Clinical Immunology, 41(8), 1781-1793.

  • Balasubramanian M, Dingemans AJM, Albaba S, Richardson R, Yates TM, Cox H, Douzgou S, Armstrong R, Sansbury FH, Burke KB , Fry AE et al (2021) Comprehensive study of 28 individuals with SIN3A-related disorder underscoring the associated mild cognitive and distinctive facial phenotype. European Journal of Human Genetics, 29(4), 625-636. 

  • Durkin A, Albaba S, Fry AE, Morton JE, Douglas A, Beleza A, Williams D, Volker‐Touw CML, Lynch SA, Canham N , Clowes V et al (2020) Clinical findings of 21 previously unreported probands with HNRNPU‐related syndrome and comprehensive literature review. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 182(7), 1637-1654.

  • Balasubramanian M, Padidela R, Pollitt RC, Bishop NJ, Mughal MZ, Offiah AC, Wagner BE, McCaughey J & Stephens DJ (2018) P4HB recurrent missense mutation causing Cole-Carpenter syndrome. Journal of Medical Genetics, 55(3), 158-165. 

  • Balasubramanian M, Hurst J, Brown S, Bishop NJ, Arundel P, DeVile C, Pollitt RC, Crooks L, Longman D, Caceres JF , Shackley F et al (2017) Compound heterozygous variants in NBAS as a cause of atypical osteogenesis imperfecta.. BONE, 94, 65-74. 

  • Balasubramanian M, Lord H, Levesque S, Guturu H, Thuriot F, Sillon G, Wenger AM, Sureka DL, Lester T, Johnson DS , Bowen J et al (2016) Chitayat syndrome: hyperphalangism, characteristic facies, hallux valgus and bronchomalacia results from a recurrent c.266A>G p.(Tyr89Cys) variant in the ERF gene.. Journal of Medical Genetics.

  • Akawi N, McRae J, Ansari M, Balasubramanian M, Blyth M, Brady AF, Clayton S, Cole T, Deshpande C, Fitzgerald TW , Foulds N et al (2015) Discovery of four recessive developmental disorders using probabilistic genotype and phenotype matching among 4,125 families. Nature Genetics, 47(11), 1363-1369. 


Key textbooks and chapters

  • Balasubramanian, M., Bain, J.M. and Gillentine, M.A. (2026). SYNCRIP-Related neurodevelopmental disorder. [online] ncbibooks. 

  • Balasubramanian M. (2026). Osteogenesis Imperfecta: An overview. UpToDate

  • Balasubramanian M. (2024). Collagenopathies – Osteogenesis imperfecta and related disorders. In Kumar, D., Wilde, A., & Elliott, P. (Eds), Genomic and Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine 

  • Balasubramanian M. (2017). Clinical and Molecular Heterogeneity of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Morgan & Claypool Publishers LLC (pp. 1-63). 

  • Balasubramanian M, Cohen MC & Scheimberg I. (2014) Is this a syndrome? Patterns in genetic conditions, The Pediatric and Perinatal Autopsy Manual. Cambridge University Press. (pp. 105-119).

Key management guidelines

  • Balasubramanian M. (2022). HNRNPU-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder. In: Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Bean LJH, Gripp KW, Mirzaa GM, Amemiya A, editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle;1993–2022.

  • Balasubramanian M, Schirwani S. (2020). ASXL3-Related Disorder. In: Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Bean LJH, Stephens K, Amemiya A, editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993–2020. 

Key Patient Guides

  • National Organization for Rare Disorders: ASXL3-related disorder

  • National Organization for Rare Disorders: HNRNPU-related disorder 

  • Unique charity guides for these genetic disorders: USP7, IQSEC2, HNRNPU, ASXL3, SIN3A; 16p11.3 & 2q33 deletion syndrome (https://www.rarechromo.org/disorder-guides/) 

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