Matthew F. Starost

Apolipoprotein-L1 G1 variant contributes to hydrocephalus but not to atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein-E knock-out mice

The paper investigates the role of APOL1 variants in cardiovascular and neurological diseases using mice, finding APOL1-G1 contributes to hydrocephalus but not atherosclerosis.

Neuron specific ablation of eIF5A or deoxyhypusine synthase leads to impairment in development and cognitive functions in mice

This study shows that deleting eIF5A or DHPS in mice causes brain development issues and cognitive impairments, with DHPS knockouts showing more severe effects.

Noncoding microdeletion in mouse Hgf disrupts neural crest migration into the stria vascularis, reduces the endocochlear potential and suggests the neuropathology for human nonsyndromic deafness DFNB39

This paper identifies a noncoding 10bp deletion in Hgf in mice that causes hearing loss by disrupting neural crest migration into the stria vascularis and reducing the endocochlear potential, mirroring human DFNB39 deafness.