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Dr Dave Coman
Dr

Dave Coman

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Overview

Background

David is a Consultant Paediatrician, Metabolic Physician, Clinical Geneticist and clinician researcher. His area of expertise is the diagnosis and management of children with rare diseases. David is involved in multiple ongoing research projects aimed at novel disease discovery, improved diagnostic testing and treatments for children with inherited genetic disorders. He is director of a national clinic for Ataxia Telangiectasia brashat.org.au and has recently been awarded a $2.5 million NHMRC research grant for a phase 2/3 trial for treatment of this disorder.

Availability

Dr Dave Coman is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
  • Australian Medical Association, Australian Medical Association
  • Human Genetics Society of Australasia, Human Genetics Society of Australasia
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Research impacts

David has close relationships with research colleagues both in Australia and internationally. He has multiple ongoing research projects investigating novel disease identification, the genetics of paediatric speech disorders and the development of new therapeutic possibilities for children and adults with rare diseases.

Works

Search Professor Dave Coman’s works on UQ eSpace

118 works between 2005 and 2024

21 - 40 of 118 works

2021

Journal Article

An anaplerotic approach to correct the mitochondrial dysfunction in ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T)

Yeo, A.J., Subramanian, G.N., Chong, K.L., Gatei, M., Parton, R.G., Coman, D. and Lavin, M.F. (2021). An anaplerotic approach to correct the mitochondrial dysfunction in ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T). Molecular Metabolism, 54 101354, 101354. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101354

An anaplerotic approach to correct the mitochondrial dysfunction in ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T)

2021

Journal Article

Delineating the Smith-Kingsmore syndrome phenotype: Investigation of 16 patients with the MTOR c.5395G > A p.(Glu1799Lys) missense variant

Poole, Rebecca L., Curry, Philippa D. K., Marcinkute, Ruta, Brewer, Carole, Coman, David, Hobson, Emma, Johnson, Diana, Lynch, Sally Ann, Saggar, Anand, Searle, Claire, Scurr, Ingrid, Turnpenny, Peter D., Vasudevan, Pradeep and Tatton-Brown, Katrina (2021). Delineating the Smith-Kingsmore syndrome phenotype: Investigation of 16 patients with the MTOR c.5395G > A p.(Glu1799Lys) missense variant. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, 185 (8), 2445-2454. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62350

Delineating the Smith-Kingsmore syndrome phenotype: Investigation of 16 patients with the MTOR c.5395G > A p.(Glu1799Lys) missense variant

2021

Journal Article

New insights into carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency from 23 cases: management challenges and potential therapeutic approaches

Ryder, Bryony, Inbar-Feigenberg, Michal, Glamuzina, Emma, Halligan, Rebecca, Vara, Roshni, Elliot, Aoife, Coman, David, Minto, Tahlee, Lewis, Katherine, Schiff, Manuel, Vijay, Suresh, Akroyd, Rhonda, Thompson, Sue, MacDonald, Anita, Woodward, Abigail J. M., Gribben, Joanne. E. L., Grunewald, Stephanie, Belaramani, Kiran, Hall, Madeleine, van der Haak, Natalie, Devanapalli, Beena, Tolun, Adviye Ayper, Wilson, Callum and Bhattacharya, Kaustuv (2021). New insights into carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency from 23 cases: management challenges and potential therapeutic approaches. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, 44 (4), 903-915. doi: 10.1002/jimd.12371

New insights into carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency from 23 cases: management challenges and potential therapeutic approaches

2021

Journal Article

Application of genome sequencing from blood to diagnose mitochondrial diseases

Rius, Rocio, Compton, Alison G., Baker, Naomi L., Welch, Annemarie E., Coman, David, Kava, Maina P., Minoche, Andre E., Cowley, Mark J., Thorburn, David R. and Christodoulou, John (2021). Application of genome sequencing from blood to diagnose mitochondrial diseases. Genes, 12 (4) 607, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/genes12040607

Application of genome sequencing from blood to diagnose mitochondrial diseases

2021

Journal Article

Triple P for parents of children with phenylketonuria: a nonrandomized trial

Mitchell, Amy E., Morawska, Alina, Kirby, Grace, McGill, James, Coman, David and Inwood, Anita (2021). Triple P for parents of children with phenylketonuria: a nonrandomized trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46 (2), 208-218. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa100

Triple P for parents of children with phenylketonuria: a nonrandomized trial

2021

Journal Article

Impaired endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrial signaling in ataxia-telangiectasia

Yeo, Abrey J., Kok, Chong L., Gatei, Magtouf, Zou, Dongxiu, Stewart, Romal, Withey, Sarah, Wolvetang, Ernst, Parton, Robert G., Brown, Adam D., Kastan, Michael B., Coman, David and Lavin, Martin F. (2021). Impaired endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrial signaling in ataxia-telangiectasia. iScience, 24 (1) 101972, 101972. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101972

Impaired endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrial signaling in ataxia-telangiectasia

2021

Journal Article

International consensus guidelines for phosphoglucomutase 1 deficiency (PGM1-CDG): diagnosis, follow-up, and management

Altassan, Ruqaiah, Radenkovic, Silvia, Edmondson, Andrew C., Barone, Rita, Brasil, Sandra, Cechova, Anna, Coman, David, Donoghue, Sarah, Falkenstein, Kristina, Ferreira, Vanessa, Ferreira, Carlos, Fiumara, Agata, Francisco, Rita, Freeze, Hudson, Grunewald, Stephanie, Honzik, Tomas, Jaeken, Jaak, Krasnewich, Donna, Lam, Christina, Lee, Joy, Lefeber, Dirk, Marques-da-Silva, Dorinda, Pascoal, Carlota, Quelhas, Dulce, Raymond, Kimiyo M., Rymen, Daisy, Seroczynska, Malgorzata, Serrano, Mercedes, Sykut-Cegielska, Jolanta ... Morava, Eva (2021). International consensus guidelines for phosphoglucomutase 1 deficiency (PGM1-CDG): diagnosis, follow-up, and management. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, 44 (1), 148-163. doi: 10.1002/jimd.12286

International consensus guidelines for phosphoglucomutase 1 deficiency (PGM1-CDG): diagnosis, follow-up, and management

2020

Conference Publication

The Australian Genomic Health Alliance Mitochondrial Flagship - A national approach to genomic diagnostics

Thorburn, D., Baker, N., Balasubramaniam, S., Bratkovic, D., Coman, D., Compton, A., Delatycki, M., Ellaway, C., Fahey, M., Fletcher, J., Frazier, A., Ghaoui, R., Goel, H., Hock, D., Kava, M., Lake, N., Lamont, P., Lee, J., Panetta, J., Phillips, L., Rius, R., Ryan, M., Smith, N., Stroud, D., Tchan, M., Walsh, M., Wallis, M., Welch, A., Wools, C. and Christodoulou, J. (2020). The Australian Genomic Health Alliance Mitochondrial Flagship - A national approach to genomic diagnostics. LONDON: SPRINGERNATURE.

The Australian Genomic Health Alliance Mitochondrial Flagship - A national approach to genomic diagnostics

2020

Journal Article

Expanding the genetic landscape of Rett syndrome to include lysine acetyltransferase 6A (KAT6A)

Kaur, Simranpreet, Van Bergen, Nicole J., Ben-Zeev, Bruria, Leonardi, Emanuela, Tan, Tiong Y., Coman, David, Kamien, Benjamin, White, Susan M., St John, Miya, Phelan, Dean, Rigbye, Kristin, Lim, Sze Chern, Torres, Michelle C., Marty, Melanie, Savva, Elena, Zhao, Teresa, Massey, Sean, Murgia, Alessandra, Gold, Wendy A. and Christodoulou, John (2020). Expanding the genetic landscape of Rett syndrome to include lysine acetyltransferase 6A (KAT6A). Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 47 (10), 650-654. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2020.09.003

Expanding the genetic landscape of Rett syndrome to include lysine acetyltransferase 6A (KAT6A)

2020

Journal Article

A synonymous UPF3B variant causing a speech disorder implicates NMD as a regulator of neurodevelopmental disorder gene networks

Domingo, Deepti, Nawaz, Urwah, Corbett, Mark, Espinoza, Josh L., Tatton-Brown, Katrina, Coman, David, Wilkinson, Miles F., Gecz, Jozef and Jolly, Lachlan A. (2020). A synonymous UPF3B variant causing a speech disorder implicates NMD as a regulator of neurodevelopmental disorder gene networks. Human Molecular Genetics, 29 (15), 2568-2578. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa151

A synonymous UPF3B variant causing a speech disorder implicates NMD as a regulator of neurodevelopmental disorder gene networks

2020

Journal Article

Severe childhood speech disorder: Gene discovery highlights transcriptional dysregulation

Hildebrand, Michael S., Jackson, Victoria E., Scerri, Thomas S., Van Reyk, Olivia, Coleman, Matthew, Braden, Ruth O., Turner, Samantha, Rigbye, Kristin A., Boys, Amber, Barton, Sarah, Webster, Richard, Fahey, Michael, Saunders, Kerryn, Parry-Fielder, Bronwyn, Paxton, Georgia, Hayman, Michael, Coman, David, Goel, Himanshu, Baxter, Anne, Ma, Alan, Davis, Noni, Reilly, Sheena, Delatycki, Martin, Liégeois, Frederique J., Connelly, Alan, Gecz, Jozef, Fisher, Simon E., Amor, David J., Scheffer, Ingrid E. ... Morgan, Angela T. (2020). Severe childhood speech disorder: Gene discovery highlights transcriptional dysregulation. Neurology, 94 (20), e2148-e2167. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009441

Severe childhood speech disorder: Gene discovery highlights transcriptional dysregulation

2020

Journal Article

The diagnostic utility of genome sequencing in a pediatric cohort with suspected mitochondrial disease

Riley, Lisa G., Cowley, Mark J., Gayevskiy, Velimir, Minoche, Andre E., Puttick, Clare, Thorburn, David R., Rius, Rocio, Compton, Alison G., Menezes, Minal J., Bhattacharya, Kaustuv, Coman, David, Ellaway, Carolyn, Alexander, Ian E., Adams, Louisa, Kava, Maina, Robinson, Jacqui, Sue, Carolyn M., Balasubramaniam, Shanti and Christodoulou, John (2020). The diagnostic utility of genome sequencing in a pediatric cohort with suspected mitochondrial disease. Genetics in Medicine, 22 (7), 1254-1261. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-0793-6

The diagnostic utility of genome sequencing in a pediatric cohort with suspected mitochondrial disease

2020

Conference Publication

Quality of life of parents of children with phenylketonuria (PKU): Relationships with child behaviour and parenting indicators

Etel, E., Morawska, A., Mitchell, A., Kirby, G., Inwood, A. and Coman, D. (2020). Quality of life of parents of children with phenylketonuria (PKU): Relationships with child behaviour and parenting indicators. Helping Families Change Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 5 -7 February 2020.

Quality of life of parents of children with phenylketonuria (PKU): Relationships with child behaviour and parenting indicators

2020

Journal Article

Behçet disease-like symptoms with a novel COPA mutation

Anderson, E., Hatch, J., Cardinal, J., Langguth, D. and Coman, D. (2020). Behçet disease-like symptoms with a novel COPA mutation. Case Reports in Genetics, 2020, 1-4. doi: 10.1155/2020/8414857

Behçet disease-like symptoms with a novel COPA mutation

2020

Journal Article

Hypoglycemia in CDG patients due to PMM2 mutations: follow up on hyperinsulinemic patients

Moravej, Hossein, Altassan, Ruqaiah, Jaeken, Jaak, Enns, Gregory M., Ellaway, Carolyn, Balasubramaniam, Shanti, De Lonlay, Pascale, Coman, David, Mercimek-Andrews, Saadet, Witters, Peter and Morava, Eva (2020). Hypoglycemia in CDG patients due to PMM2 mutations: follow up on hyperinsulinemic patients. JIMD Reports, 51 (1), 76-81. doi: 10.1002/jmd2.12085

Hypoglycemia in CDG patients due to PMM2 mutations: follow up on hyperinsulinemic patients

2019

Journal Article

Genetic abnormalities in a large cohort of Coffin–Siris syndrome patients

Sekiguchi, Futoshi, Tsurusaki, Yoshinori, Okamoto, Nobuhiko, Teik, Keng Wee, Mizuno, Seiji, Suzumura, Hiroshi, Isidor, Bertrand, Ong, Winnie Peitee, Haniffa, Muzhirah, White, Susan M., Matsuo, Mari, Saito, Kayoko, Phadke, Shubha, Kosho, Tomoki, Yap, Patrick, Goyal, Manisha, Clarke, Lorne A., Sachdev, Rani, McGillivray, George, Leventer, Richard J., Patel, Chirag, Yamagata, Takanori, Osaka, Hitoshi, Hisaeda, Yoshiya, Ohashi, Hirofumi, Shimizu, Kenji, Nagasaki, Keisuke, Hamada, Junpei, Dateki, Sumito ... Matsumoto, Naomichi (2019). Genetic abnormalities in a large cohort of Coffin–Siris syndrome patients. Journal of Human Genetics, 64 (12), 1173-1186. doi: 10.1038/s10038-019-0667-4

Genetic abnormalities in a large cohort of Coffin–Siris syndrome patients

2019

Journal Article

Psychosocial functioning in children with phenylketonuria: relationships between quality of life and parenting indicators

Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E., Etel, Evren, Kirby, Grace, McGill, James, Coman, David and Inwood, Anita (2019). Psychosocial functioning in children with phenylketonuria: relationships between quality of life and parenting indicators. Child: Care, Health and Development, 46 (1) cch.12727, 56-65. doi: 10.1111/cch.12727

Psychosocial functioning in children with phenylketonuria: relationships between quality of life and parenting indicators

2019

Journal Article

Defective protein prenylation in a spectrum of patients with mevalonate kinase deficiency

Munoz, Marcia A., Jurczyluk, Julie, Simon, Anna, Hissaria, Pravin, Arts, Rob J. W., Coman, David, Boros, Christina, Mehra, Sam and Rogers, Michael J. (2019). Defective protein prenylation in a spectrum of patients with mevalonate kinase deficiency. Frontiers in Immunology, 10 (AUG) 1900, 1900. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01900

Defective protein prenylation in a spectrum of patients with mevalonate kinase deficiency

2019

Journal Article

SLC35A2-CDG: functional characterization, expanded molecular, clinical, and biochemical phenotypes of 30 unreported individuals

Ng, Bobby G., Sosicka, Paulina, Agadi, Satish, Almannai, Mohammed, Bacino, Carlos A., Barone, Rita, Botto, Lorenzo D., Burton, Jennifer E., Carlston, Colleen, Chung, Brian Hon-Yin, Cohen, Julie S., Coman, David, Dipple, Katrina M., Dorrani, Naghmeh, Dobyns, William B., Elias, Abdallah F., Epstein, Leon, Gahl, William A., Garozzo, Domenico, Hammer, Trine Bjørg, Haven, Jaclyn, Héron, Delphine, Herzog, Matthew, Hoganson, George E., Hunter, Jesse M., Jain, Mahim, Juusola, Jane, Lakhani, Shenela, Lee, Hane ... Freeze, Hudson H. (2019). SLC35A2-CDG: functional characterization, expanded molecular, clinical, and biochemical phenotypes of 30 unreported individuals. Human Mutation, 40 (7) humu.23731, 908-925. doi: 10.1002/humu.23731

SLC35A2-CDG: functional characterization, expanded molecular, clinical, and biochemical phenotypes of 30 unreported individuals

2019

Journal Article

A novel familial 9q31.2q32 microdeletion: muscle cramping, somnolence, fatigue, sensorineural hearing loss, pubertal delay, and short stature

Ramineni, Anand K., Burgess, Trent, Cruickshanks, Penny and Coman, David (2019). A novel familial 9q31.2q32 microdeletion: muscle cramping, somnolence, fatigue, sensorineural hearing loss, pubertal delay, and short stature. Clinical Case Reports, 7 (2), 304-310. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1970

A novel familial 9q31.2q32 microdeletion: muscle cramping, somnolence, fatigue, sensorineural hearing loss, pubertal delay, and short stature

Funding

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2028
    Translational Centre for Speech Disorders (NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence administered by Murdoch Children's Research Institute)
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Repairing catalase function in A-T patients using a CAT-SKL therapeutic
    National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia Matched Funding Program
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Mitochondrial Diagnostic Network for Genomics and Omics - Not being led through UQ.
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Ataxia-telangiectasia: treating mitochondrial dysfunction with a novel form of anaplerosis
    NHMRC MRFF - Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2023
    A Phase 2A/2B placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial to test the ability of triheptanoin to protect primary airway epithelial cells obtained from patients with ataxia-telangiectasia against....
    BrAshA-T Ataxia-Telangiectasia Research Funding
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Ataxia-telangiectasia: treating mitochondrial dysfunction with a novel form of anaplerosis
    Wesley Medical Research Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Early prediction of intellectual and cognitive-linguistic outcomes in children with treated galactosaemia
    APEX Foundation for Research into Intellectual Disability Ltd (AFRID)
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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