Genome interpretation using in silico predictors of variant impact

P Katsonis, K Wilhelm, A Williams, O Lichtarge - Human genetics, 2022 - Springer
Estimating the effects of variants found in disease driver genes opens the door to
personalized therapeutic opportunities. Clinical associations and laboratory experiments …

Genetic variants in mRNA untranslated regions

M Steri, ML Idda, MB Whalen… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have mapped thousands of genetic variants
associated with complex disease risk and regulating quantitative traits, thus exploiting an …

Vitamin B3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice

PA Williams, JM Harder, NE Foxworth, KE Cochran… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Glaucomas are neurodegenerative diseases that cause vision loss, especially in the elderly.
The mechanisms initiating glaucoma and driving neuronal vulnerability during normal aging …

Molecular classification and diagnostics of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

Y Fujii, Y Sato, H Suzuki, N Kakiuchi, T Yoshizato… - Cancer Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is one of the common urothelial cancers. Its
molecular pathogenesis, however, is poorly understood, with no useful biomarkers available …

DNA damage is a pervasive cause of sequencing errors, directly confounding variant identification

L Chen, P Liu, TC Evans Jr, LM Ettwiller - Science, 2017 - science.org
Mutations in somatic cells generate a heterogeneous genomic population and may result in
serious medical conditions. Although cancer is typically associated with somatic variations …

[HTML][HTML] Patient similarity networks for precision medicine

S Pai, GD Bader - Journal of molecular biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Clinical research and practice in the 21st century is poised to be transformed by analysis of
computable electronic medical records and population-level genome-scale patient profiles …

Interpreting protein variant effects with computational predictors and deep mutational scanning

BJ Livesey, JA Marsh - Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Computational predictors of genetic variant effect have advanced rapidly in recent years.
These programs provide clinical and research laboratories with a rapid and scalable method …

Functional characterization of human genomic variation linked to polygenic diseases

T Fabo, P Khavari - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
The burden of human disease lies predominantly in polygenic diseases. Since the early
2000s, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified genetic variants and loci …

[HTML][HTML] Rare genetic variant burden in DPYD predicts severe fluoropyrimidine-related toxicity risk

E De Mattia, M Silvestri, J Polesel, F Ecca… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Preemptive targeted pharmacogenetic testing of candidate variations in DPYD is currently
being used to limit toxicity associated with fluoropyrimidines. The use of innovative next …

Whole exome sequencing reveals inherited and de novo variants in autism spectrum disorder: a trio study from Saudi families

B Al-Mubarak, M Abouelhoda, A Omar, H AlDhalaan… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with genetic
and clinical heterogeneity. The interplay of de novo and inherited rare variants has been …