Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics,
University of Melbourne,
Discipline of Child & Adolescent Health,
Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Discipline of Child & Adolescent Health
John Christodoulou is the Chair of Genomic Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, the Co-Leader of the Brain and Mitochondrial Research Group, and Director of the Genetics Research Theme, at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from the University of Sydney, and has formal qualifications in paediatrics, medical genetics and genetic pathology.
His research interests include Rett syndrome and mitochondrial disorders, and he has a major research interest in the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies in rare genetic disorders. He is the Co-Lead of the Australian Genomics Health Alliance, focusing on bringing NGS diagnostics into mainstream clinical practice in Australia.
John is a former Past President of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia. In 2010 he became a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) and in 2017 became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences.
Pathophysiological mechanisms of dominant and recessive GLRA1 mutations in hyperekplexia.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Jul, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20631190
Trimethylaminuria: an under-recognised and socially debilitating metabolic disorder.
Journal of paediatrics and child health Mar, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 21276117
Mutations in SLC33A1 cause a lethal autosomal-recessive disorder with congenital cataracts, hearing loss, and low serum copper and ceruloplasmin.
American journal of human genetics Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22243965
The CDKL5 disorder is an independent clinical entity associated with early-onset encephalopathy.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG Mar, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 22872100
14q12 microdeletions excluding FOXG1 give rise to a congenital variant Rett syndrome-like phenotype.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG May, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 22968132
Hearing loss and PRPS1 mutations: Wide spectrum of phenotypes and potential therapy.
International journal of audiology Jan, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23190330
Mutations in CYC1, encoding cytochrome c1 subunit of respiratory chain complex III, cause insulin-responsive hyperglycemia.
American journal of human genetics Aug, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23910460
Phenotypic variability and identification of novel YARS2 mutations in YARS2 mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anaemia.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24344687
Mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders in childhood: insights into diagnosis and management in the new era of genomic medicine.
Biochimica et biophysica acta Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24380876
Rapid identification of a novel complex I MT-ND3 m.10134C>A mutation in a Leigh syndrome patient.
PloS one , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25118196
Deletion of protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 4 (PTPN4) in twins with a Rett syndrome-like phenotype.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25424712
Delayed diagnosis of congenital myasthenia due to associated mitochondrial enzyme defect.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25557462
Affective dysfunction in a mouse model of Rett syndrome: Therapeutic effects of environmental stimulation and physical activity.
Developmental neurobiology Feb, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26019053
The Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing in Gene Discovery for Mutation-Negative Patients with Rett Syndrome.
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26236194
LARS2 Variants Associated with Hydrops, Lactic Acidosis, Sideroblastic Anemia, and Multisystem Failure.
JIMD reports , 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26537577
Sporadic and Familial Congenital Cataracts: Mutational Spectrum and New Diagnoses Using Next-Generation Sequencing.
Human mutation Apr, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26694549
Neurodevelopmental Outcome and Treatment Efficacy of Benzoate and Dextromethorphan in Siblings with Attenuated Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia.
The Journal of pediatrics Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26749113
Phenylketonuria: a review of current and future treatments.
Translational pediatrics Oct, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26835392
Extensive Variation in the Mutation Rate Between and Within Human Genes Associated with Mendelian Disease.
Human mutation May, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26857394
Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies the Genetic Basis of Late-Onset Leigh Syndrome in a Patient with MRI but Little Biochemical Evidence of a Mitochondrial Disorder.
JIMD reports , 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27344648
Whole-exome sequencing identifies novel variants in PNPT1 causing oxidative phosphorylation defects and severe multisystem disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG 01, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27759031
MECR Mutations Cause Childhood-Onset Dystonia and Optic Atrophy, a Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Synthesis Disorder.
American journal of human genetics Dec, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27817865
A SLC39A8 variant causes manganese deficiency, and glycosylation and mitochondrial disorders.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27995398
Australian children living with rare diseases: experiences of diagnosis and perceived consequences of diagnostic delays.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases 04, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28399928
RettBASE: Rett syndrome database update.
Human mutation 08, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28544139
A novel mutation in GMPPA in siblings with apparent intellectual disability, epilepsy, dysmorphism, and autonomic dysfunction.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28574218
Compound heterozygous mutations in glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GARS) cause mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction.
PloS one , 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28594869
Mutations in RARS cause a hypomyelination disorder akin to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG 10, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28905880
A Third Case of Glycogen Storage Disease IB and Giant Cell Tumour of the Mandible: A Disease Association or Iatrogenic Complication of Therapy.
JIMD reports , 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29119402
Progressive deafness-dystonia due to SERAC1 mutations: A study of 67 cases.
Annals of neurology Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29205472
Tread carefully: A functional variant in the human NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) is not disease causing.
Molecular genetics and metabolism 03, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29398271
Rare disease: a national survey of paediatricians' experiences and needs.
BMJ paediatrics open , 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29637168
Squalene Synthase Deficiency: Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Characterization of a Defect in Cholesterol Biosynthesis.
American journal of human genetics 07, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29909962
Recessive mutations in ATP8A2 cause severe hypotonia, cognitive impairment, hyperkinetic movement disorders and progressive optic atrophy.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30012219
The phenotypic spectrum of germline variants: from isolated sideroblastic anemia to mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia 2.
Haematologica 12, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30026338
A simple and efficient toolset for analysing mitochondrial trafficking in neuronal cells.
Acta histochemica Nov, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30224246
Cryptic intronic NBAS variant reveals the genetic basis of recurrent liver failure in a child.
Molecular genetics and metabolism 01, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30558828
Paroxysmal dyskinesias with drowsiness and thalamic lesions in GABA transaminase deficiency.
Neurology 01, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30617166
Disorders of riboflavin metabolism.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease 07, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30680745
Biallelic variants in and cause deafness and (ovario)leukodystrophy.
Neurology 03, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30737337
A patient with homozygous nonsense variants in two Leigh syndrome disease genes: Distinguishing a dual diagnosis from a hypomorphic protein-truncating variant.
Human mutation 07, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30981218
Biparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in humans is not a common phenomenon.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 12, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31171843
Genome-wide transcriptomic and proteomic studies of Rett syndrome mouse models identify common signaling pathways and cellular functions as potential therapeutic targets.
Human mutation 12, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31379106
Clinical Spectrum and Functional Consequences Associated with Bi-Allelic Pathogenic Variants.
Journal of clinical medicine Nov, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31752325
Whole exome sequencing reveals a de novo missense variant in in a Rett syndrome-like patient.
Clinical case reports Dec, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31893083
Reply: Recurrent bi-allelic splicing variant c.454+3A>G in TRAPPC4 is associated with progressive encephalopathy and muscle involvement.
Brain : a journal of neurology Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32125358
Homozygous splice-variants in human ARV1 cause GPI-anchor synthesis deficiency.
Molecular genetics and metabolism May, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32165008
Bi-allelic LoF NRROS Variants Impairing Active TGF-β1 Delivery Cause a Severe Infantile-Onset Neurodegenerative Condition with Intracranial Calcification.
American journal of human genetics 04, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32197075
Parental health spillover effects of paediatric rare genetic conditions.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32266555
The diagnostic utility of genome sequencing in a pediatric cohort with suspected mitochondrial disease.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32313153
Genomic sequencing highlights the diverse molecular causes of Perrault syndrome: a peroxisomal disorder (PEX6), metabolic disorders (CLPP, GGPS1), and mtDNA maintenance/translation disorders (LARS2, TFAM).
Human genetics May, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32399598
Hannes Steinkellner1,
Alexander V. Beribisky1,
Philip Mausberg1,
John Christodoulou2,
Barbara Scheiber-Mojdehkar3,
Anna Huber1,
Victoria Sarne1,
Franco Laccone1
1Institute of Medical Genetics, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna (MUV),
2Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Discipline of Child & Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School,
3Department of Medical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Medical University of Vienna
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