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Arunkanth Ankala PhD

  • Department of Human Genetics
    Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • (404) 778-7335
  • arun.ankala@emory.edu
  • EGL Genetics
    2460 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
    Tucker, GA 30084
Head shot of Arunkanth Ankala

Research

Publications

  • TSPEAR variants are primarily associated with ectodermal dysplasia and tooth agenesis but not hearing loss: A novel cohort study.
    Am J Med Genet A Volume: 185 Page(s): 2417 - 2433
    08/01/2021 Authors: Bowles B; Ferrer A; Nishimura CJ; Pinto E Vairo F; Rey T; Leheup B; Sullivan J; Schoch K; Stong N; Agolini E
  • Evolving genetic heterogeneity of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
    Neurology Volume: 94 Page(s): 1011 - 1012
    06/09/2020 Authors: Johnson NE; Ankala A
  • Correction: Adapting ACMG/AMP sequence variant classification guidelines for single-gene copy-number variants.
    Genet Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 670 - 671
    03/01/2020 Authors: Brandt T; Sack LM; Arjona D; Tan D; Mei H; Cui H; Gao H; Bean LJH; Ankala A; Del Gaudio D
  • Adapting ACMG/AMP sequence variant classification guidelines for single-gene copy number variants.
    Genet Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 336 - 344
    02/01/2020 Authors: Brandt T; Sack LM; Arjona D; Tan D; Mei H; Cui H; Gao H; Bean LJH; Ankala A; Del Gaudio D
  • A Hemizygous Deletion Within the PGK1 Gene in Males with PGK1 Deficiency.
    JIMD Rep Volume: 45 Page(s): 105 - 110
    01/01/2019 Authors: Behlmann AM; Goyal NA; Yang X; Chen PH; Ankala A
  • Genetic landscape and novel disease mechanisms from a large LGMD cohort of 4656 patients.
    Ann Clin Transl Neurol Volume: 5 Page(s): 1574 - 1587
    12/01/2018 Authors: Nallamilli BRR; Chakravorty S; Kesari A; Tanner A; Ankala A; Schneider T; da Silva C; Beadling R; Alexander JJ; Askree SH
  • Is exon 8 the most critical or the only dispensable exon of the VCAN gene? Insights into VCAN variants and clinical spectrum of Wagner syndrome.
    Am J Med Genet A Volume: 176 Page(s): 1778 - 1783
    08/01/2018 Authors: Ankala A; Jain N; Hubbard B; Alexander JJ; Shankar SP
  • GM2 Activator Deficiency Caused by a Homozygous Exon 2 Deletion in GM2A.
    JIMD Rep Volume: 38 Page(s): 61 - 65
    01/01/2018 Authors: Hall PL; Laine R; Alexander JJ; Ankala A; Teot LA; Lidov HGW; Anselm I
  • Detection of Dysferlin Gene Pathogenic Variants in the Indian Population in Patients Predicted to have a Dysferlinopathy Using a Blood-based Monocyte Assay and Clinical Algorithm: A Model for Accurate and Cost-effective Diagnosis.
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol Volume: 20 Page(s): 302 - 308
    01/01/2017 Authors: Dastur RS; Gaitonde PS; Kachwala M; Nallamilli BRR; Ankala A; Khadilkar SV; Atchayaram N; Gayathri N; Meena AK; Rufibach L
  • Navigating highly homologous genes in a molecular diagnostic setting: a resource for clinical next-generation sequencing.
    Genet Med Volume: 18 Page(s): 1282 - 1289
    12/01/2016 Authors: Mandelker D; Schmidt RJ; Ankala A; McDonald Gibson K; Bowser M; Sharma H; Duffy E; Hegde M; Santani A; Lebo M
  • Response to Saul.
    Genet Med Volume: 17 Page(s): 761
    09/01/2015 Authors: Xue Y; Ankala A; Wilcox WR; Hegde MR
  • Solving the molecular diagnostic testing conundrum for Mendelian disorders in the era of next-generation sequencing: single-gene, gene panel, or exome/genome sequencing.
    Genet Med Volume: 17 Page(s): 444 - 451
    06/01/2015 Authors: Xue Y; Ankala A; Wilcox WR; Hegde MR
  • Gamut of genetic testing for neonatal care.
    Clin Perinatol Volume: 42 Page(s): 217 - vii
    06/01/2015 Authors: Ankala A; Hegde MR
  • Identification of a novel nemaline myopathy-causing mutation in the troponin T1 (TNNT1) gene: a case outside of the old order Amish.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 51 Page(s): 767 - 772
    05/01/2015 Authors: Marra JD; Engelstad KE; Ankala A; Tanji K; Dastgir J; De Vivo DC; Coffee B; Chiriboga CA
  • A comprehensive genomic approach for neuromuscular diseases gives a high diagnostic yield.
    Ann Neurol Volume: 77 Page(s): 206 - 214
    02/01/2015 Authors: Ankala A; da Silva C; Gualandi F; Ferlini A; Bean LJH; Collins C; Tanner AK; Hegde MR
  • Genetic variation in dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) gene in a healthy adult Indian population.
    Ann Hum Biol Volume: 42 Page(s): 97 - 100
    01/01/2015 Authors: Iyer SN; Singhal RS; Hegde MR; Ankala A
  • Clinical applications and implications of common and founder mutations in Indian subpopulations.
    Hum Mutat Volume: 36 Page(s): 1 - 10
    01/01/2015 Authors: Ankala A; Tamhankar PM; Valencia CA; Rayam KK; Kumar MM; Hegde MR
  • Establishing a Catalog of Medically Relevant Genes with High Sequence Homology to Facilitate Accurate Exome and Genome Sequencing
    Volume: 16 Page(s): 700 - 700
    11/01/2014 Authors: Mandelker D; Ankala A; Gibson K; Sharma H; Shakhbatyan R; Santani A; Lebo M; Hegde M; Funke B
  • Molecular diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    Curr Protoc Hum Genet Volume: 83 Page(s): 9.25.1 - 9.2529
    10/01/2014 Authors: Nallamilli BRR; Ankala A; Hegde M
  • Genetic and epigenetic determinants of low dysferlin expression in monocytes
    Volume: 24 Page(s): 903 - 903
    10/01/2014 Authors: Gallardo E; Ankala A; Nunez-Alvarez Y; Hedge M; Diaz-Manera J; De Luna N; Pastoret A; Suelves M; Illa I
  • Diagnostic overview of blood-based dysferlin protein assay for dysferlinopathies.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 50 Page(s): 333 - 339
    09/01/2014 Authors: Ankala A; Nallamilli BR; Rufibach LE; Hwang E; Hegde MR
  • Genetic and epigenetic determinants of low dysferlin expression in monocytes.
    Hum Mutat Volume: 35 Page(s): 990 - 997
    08/01/2014 Authors: Gallardo E; Ankala A; Nez-lvarez Y; Hegde M; Diaz-Manera J; Luna ND; Pastoret A; Suelves M; Illa I
  • FKRP MUTATIONS RESULT IN DEFECTIVE GLYCOSYLATION AND A MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY PHENOTYPE
    Volume: 111 Page(s): 259 - 259
    03/01/2014 Authors: Sparks SE; Duong T; Kesari A; Keramaris E; Ankala A; Cnaan A; Gordish-Dressman H; Arrieta A; Hache L; Hu F
  • Genomic technologies and the new era of genomic medicine.
    J Mol Diagn Volume: 16 Page(s): 7 - 10
    01/01/2014 Authors: Ankala A; Hegde M
  • Ancestral founder mutations in calpain-3 in the Indian Agarwal community: Historical, clinical, and molecular perspective (vol 47, pg 931, 2013)
    MUSCLE & NERVE Volume: 48 Page(s): 999 - 999
    12/01/2013 Authors: Ankala A; Kohn JN; Dastur R; Gaitonde P; Khadilkar SV; Hegde MR
  • Determination of common genetic variants in cytidine deaminase (CDA) gene in Indian ethnic population.
    Gene Volume: 524 Page(s): 35 - 39
    07/15/2013 Authors: Iyer SN; Ankala A; Singhal RS; Hegde MR
  • Ancestral founder mutations in calpain-3 in the Indian Agarwal community: historical, clinical, and molecular perspective.
    Muscle Nerve Volume: 47 Page(s): 931 - 937
    06/01/2013 Authors: Ankala A; Kohn JN; Dastur R; Gaitonde P; Khadilkar SV; Hegde MR
  • Foliar herbivory triggers local and long distance defense responses in maize.
    Plant Sci Volume: 199-200 Page(s): 103 - 112
    02/01/2013 Authors: Ankala A; Kelley RY; Rowe DE; Williams WP; Luthe DS
  • Mutations in FKBP10, which result in Bruck syndrome and recessive forms of osteogenesis imperfecta, inhibit the hydroxylation of telopeptide lysines in bone collagen.
    Hum Mol Genet Volume: 22 Page(s): 1 - 17
    01/01/2013 Authors: Schwarze U; Cundy T; Pyott SM; Christiansen HE; Hegde MR; Bank RA; Pals G; Ankala A; Conneely K; Seaver L
  • Comprehensive mutation analysis for congenital muscular dystrophy: a clinical PCR-based enrichment and next-generation sequencing panel.
    PLoS One Volume: 8 Page(s): e53083
    01/01/2013 Authors: Valencia CA; Ankala A; Rhodenizer D; Bhide S; Littlejohn MR; Keong LM; Rutkowski A; Sparks S; Bonnemann C; Hegde M
  • Aberrant firing of replication origins potentially explains intragenic nonrecurrent rearrangements within genes, including the human DMD gene.
    Genome Res Volume: 22 Page(s): 25 - 34
    01/01/2012 Authors: Ankala A; Kohn JN; Hegde A; Meka A; Ephrem CLH; Askree SH; Bhide S; Hegde MR
  • Identification of maize genes associated with host plant resistance or susceptibility to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation.
    PLoS One Volume: 7 Page(s): e36892
    01/01/2012 Authors: Kelley RY; Williams WP; Mylroie JE; Boykin DL; Harper JW; Windham GL; Ankala A; Shan X
  • Aboveground to belowground herbivore defense signaling in maize: a two-way street?
    Plant Signal Behav Volume: 6 Page(s): 126 - 129
    01/01/2011 Authors: Luthe DS; Gill T; Zhu L; Lopz L; Pechanova O; Shivaji R; Ankala A; Williams WP
  • Integrated database for identifying candidate genes for Aspergillus flavus resistance in maize.
    BMC Bioinformatics Volume: 11 Suppl 6 Page(s): S25
    10/07/2010 Authors: Kelley RY; Gresham C; Harper J; Bridges SM; Warburton ML; Hawkins LK; Pechanova O; Peethambaran B; Pechan T; Luthe DS
  • Plants on constant alert: elevated levels of jasmonic acid and jasmonate-induced transcripts in caterpillar-resistant maize.
    J Chem Ecol Volume: 36 Page(s): 179 - 191
    02/01/2010 Authors: Shivaji R; Camas A; Ankala A; Engelberth J; Tumlinson JH; Williams WP; Wilkinson JR; Luthe DS
  • A novel scoring function for discriminating hyperthermophilic and mesophilic proteins with application to predicting relative thermostability of protein mutants.
    BMC Bioinformatics Volume: 11 Page(s): 62
    01/28/2010 Authors: Li Y; Middaugh CR; Fang J
  • Integration of ethylene and jasmonic acid signaling pathways in the expression of maize defense protein Mir1-CP.
    Mol Plant Microbe Interact Volume: 22 Page(s): 1555 - 1564
    12/01/2009 Authors: Ankala A; Luthe DS; Williams WP; Wilkinson JR
  • Mir1-CP, a novel defense cysteine protease accumulates in maize vascular tissues in response to herbivory.
    Planta Volume: 226 Page(s): 517 - 527
    07/01/2007 Authors: Lopez L; Camas A; Shivaji R; Ankala A; Williams P; Luthe D
  • Regulation of oxylipin synthesis
    Volume: 28 Page(s): 847 - 849
    12/01/2000 Authors: Hildebrand DF; Afitlhile M; Fukushige H
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