Maria Luce Genovesi

Dr. Maria Luce Genovesi


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 July 2018 in Archives of Oral Biology
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Ersilia BarbatoErsilia Barbato
Ersilia Barbato
ATAlice Traversa
Alice Traversa
RGRosanna Guarnieri
Rosanna Guarnieri
AGAgnese Giovannetti
Agnese Giovannetti
MGMaria Luce Genovesi
Maria Luce Genovesi
VCViviana Caputo
Viviana Caputo

28 September 2022 in Diagnostics
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MGMaria Grazia Giuffrida
Maria Grazia Giuffrida
MGMarina Goldoni
Marina Goldoni
MGMaria Luce Genovesi
Maria Luce Genovesi
GCGiovanna Carpentieri
Giovanna Carpentieri
BTBarbara Torres
Barbara Torres
LBLaura Bernardini
Laura Bernardini
NONO (Non-Pou Domain-Containing Octamer-Binding Protein) gene maps on chromosome Xq13.1 and hemizygous loss-of-function nucleotide variants are associated with an emerging syndromic form of intellectual developmental disorder (MRXS34; MIM #300967), characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, poor language, dysmorphic facial features, and microcephaly. Structural brain malformation, such as corpus callosum and cerebellar abnormalities, and heart defects, in particular left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), represent the most recurrent congenital malformations, recorded both in about 80% of patients, and can be considered the distinctive imaging findings of this disorder. We present on a further case of NONO-related disease; prenatally diagnosed in a fetus with complete corpus callosum agenesis; absence of septum pellucidum; pericallosal artery; LVNC and Ebstein’s anomaly. A high-resolution microarray analysis demonstrated the presence of a deletion affecting the NONO 3′UTR; leading to a marked hypoexpression of the gene and the complete absence of the protein in cultured amniocytes. This case expands the mutational spectrum of MRXS34, advises to evaluate NONO variants in pre- and postnatal diagnosis of subjects affected by LVNC and other heart defects, especially if associated with corpus callosum anomalies and confirm that CNVs (Copy Number Variants) represent a non-negligible cause of Mendelian disorders.