Cohesin subunit RAD21: From biology to disease

H Cheng, N Zhang, D Pati - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
RAD21 (also known as KIAA0078, NXP1, HR21, Mcd1, Scc1, and hereafter called RAD21),
an essential gene, encodes a DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair protein that is …

Specialized functions of cohesins STAG1 and STAG2 in 3D genome architecture

A Cuadrado, A Losada - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2020 - Elsevier
Cohesin is a complex conserved in evolution that entraps DNA. Originally identified for its
role in sister chromatid cohesion, it is currently considered a key player in 3D genome …

Genome-wide association study of multisite chronic pain in UK Biobank

KJA Johnston, MJ Adams, BI Nicholl, J Ward… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Chronic pain is highly prevalent worldwide and represents a significant socioeconomic and
public health burden. Several aspects of chronic pain, for example back pain and a severity …

Enhancers: bridging the gap between gene control and human disease

JM Karnuta, PC Scacheri - Human molecular genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Enhancers are a class of regulatory elements essential for precise spatio-temporal control of
gene expression during development and in terminally differentiated cells. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Interpreting the impact of noncoding structural variation in neurodevelopmental disorders

E D'haene, S Vergult - Genetics in Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of novel sequencing technologies has greatly improved the identification of
structural variation, revealing that a human genome harbors tens of thousands of structural …

Redundant and specific roles of cohesin STAG subunits in chromatin looping and transcriptional control

V Casa, MM Gines, EG Gusmao, JA Slotman… - Genome …, 2020 - genome.cshlp.org
Cohesin is a ring-shaped multiprotein complex that is crucial for 3D genome organization
and transcriptional regulation during differentiation and development. It also confers sister …

Increased diagnostic and new genes identification outcome using research reanalysis of singleton exome sequencing

AL Bruel, S Nambot, V Quéré, A Vitobello… - European Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
In clinical exome sequencing (cES), the American College of Medical Genetics and
Genomics recommends limiting variant interpretation to established human-disease genes …

Clinical exome sequencing reveals locus heterogeneity and phenotypic variability of cohesinopathies

B Yuan, J Neira, D Pehlivan, T Santiago-Sim… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Purpose Defects in the cohesin pathway are associated with cohesinopathies, notably
Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). We aimed to delineate pathogenic variants in known …

Rare de novo damaging DNA variants are enriched in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and implicate risk genes

E Olfson, LC Farhat, W Liu, LA Vitulano, G Zai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Research demonstrates the important role of genetic factors in attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD). DNA sequencing of families provides a powerful approach for identifying …

Novel STAG3 mutations in a Caucasian family with primary ovarian insufficiency

A Heddar, P Dessen, D Flatters, M Misrahi - Molecular Genetics and …, 2019 - Springer
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) affects~ 1–3, 7% of women under forty and is a public
health problem. Most causes are unknown, but an increasing number of genetic causes …