RNA 2′-O-methylation (Nm) modification in human diseases

DG Dimitrova, L Teysset, C Carré - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nm (2′-O-methylation) is one of the most common modifications in the RNA world. It has
the potential to influence the RNA molecules in multiple ways, such as structure, stability …

The congenital and acquired mechanisms implicated in the etiology of central precocious puberty

VN Brito, APM Canton, CE Seraphim… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The etiology of central precocious puberty (CPP) is multiple and heterogeneous, including
congenital and acquired causes that can be associated with structural or functional brain …

Recombination initiation maps of individual human genomes

F Pratto, K Brick, P Khil, F Smagulova, GV Petukhova… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Introduction The dramatic events of meiotic recombination culminate in the exchange of
genetic information between parental chromosomes and ensure the production of …

Genome destabilization by homologous recombination in the germ line

M Sasaki, J Lange, S Keeney - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2010 - nature.com
Meiotic recombination, which promotes proper homologous chromosome segregation at the
first meiotic division, normally occurs between allelic sequences on homologues. However …

Next-generation sequencing of duplication CNVs reveals that most are tandem and some create fusion genes at breakpoints

S Newman, KE Hermetz, B Weckselblatt… - The American Journal of …, 2015 - cell.com
Interpreting the genomic and phenotypic consequences of copy-number variation (CNV) is
essential to understanding the etiology of genetic disorders. Whereas deletion CNVs lead …

Epileptic encephalopathies of the Landau‐Kleffner and continuous spike and waves during slow‐wave sleep types: Genomic dissection makes the link with autism

G Lesca, G Rudolf, A Labalme, E Hirsch… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The continuous spike and waves during slow‐wave sleep syndrome (CSWSS) and
the Landau‐Kleffner (LKS) syndrome are two rare epileptic encephalopathies sharing …

The emerging field of epitranscriptomics in neurodevelopmental and neuronal disorders

MT Angelova, DG Dimitrova, N Dinges… - … in bioengineering and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Analogous to DNA methylation and histone modifications, RNA modifications represent a
novel layer of regulation of gene expression. The dynamic nature and increasing number of …

Identification of sex-specific DNA methylation changes driven by specific chemicals in cord blood in a Faroese birth cohort

YK Leung, B Ouyang, L Niu, C Xie, J Ying… - Epigenetics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Faroe islanders consume marine foods contaminated with methylmercury (MeHg),
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other toxicants associated with chronic disease risks …

Genetic etiologies of the electrical status epilepticus during slow wave sleep: systematic review

M Kessi, J Peng, L Yang, J Xiong, H Duan, N Pang… - BMC genetics, 2018 - Springer
Background Electrical status epilepticus during slow-wave sleep (ESESS) which is also
known as continuous spike-wave of slow sleep (CSWSS) is type of electroencephalographic …

Microdeletion and microduplication syndromes

LELM Vissers, P Stankiewicz - Genomic Structural Variants: Methods and …, 2012 - Springer
During the past decade, widespread use of microarray-based technologies, including
oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) and single nucleotide …