Genetics of human telomere biology disorders

P Revy, C Kannengiesser, AA Bertuch - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Telomeres are specialized nucleoprotein structures at the ends of linear chromosomes that
prevent the activation of DNA damage response and repair pathways. Numerous factors …

Advances in the evaluation and management of cortical/cerebral visual impairment in children

MY Chang, MS Borchert - Survey of ophthalmology, 2020 - Elsevier
Cortical/cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is the most frequent cause of pediatric visual
impairment in developed countries and is increasing in prevalence in developing nations …

PhenoScore quantifies phenotypic variation for rare genetic diseases by combining facial analysis with other clinical features using a machine-learning framework

AJM Dingemans, M Hinne, KMG Truijen, L Goltstein… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Several molecular and phenotypic algorithms exist that establish genotype–phenotype
correlations, including facial recognition tools. However, no unified framework that …

Periodic reanalysis of whole-genome sequencing data enhances the diagnostic advantage over standard clinical genetic testing

G Costain, R Jobling, S Walker, MS Reuter… - European Journal of …, 2018 - nature.com
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) as a first-tier diagnostic test could transform medical
genetic assessments, but there are limited data regarding its clinical use. We previously …

Large epigenome-wide association study of childhood ADHD identifies peripheral DNA methylation associated with disease and polygenic risk burden

MA Mooney, P Ryabinin, B Wilmot, P Bhatt… - Translational …, 2020 - nature.com
Epigenetic variation in peripheral tissues is being widely studied as a molecular biomarker
of complex disease and disease-related exposures. To date, few studies have examined …

SON drives oncogenic RNA splicing in glioblastoma by regulating PTBP1/PTBP2 switching and RBFOX2 activity

JH Kim, K Jeong, J Li, JM Murphy, L Vukadin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
While dysregulation of RNA splicing has been recognized as an emerging target for cancer
therapy, the functional significance of RNA splicing and individual splicing factors in brain …

SON is an essential m6A target for hematopoietic stem cell fate

H Luo, M Cortés-López, CL Tam, M Xiao, I Wakiro… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Stem cells regulate their self-renewal and differentiation fate outcomes through both
symmetric and asymmetric divisions. m 6 A RNA methylation controls symmetric commitment …

Nuclear speckleopathies: developmental disorders caused by variants in genes encoding nuclear speckle proteins

KE Regan-Fendt, K Izumi - Human genetics, 2024 - Springer
Nuclear speckles are small, membrane-less organelles that reside within the nucleus.
Nuclear speckles serve as a regulatory hub coordinating complex RNA metabolism steps …

De novo variants implicate chromatin modification, transcriptional regulation, and retinoic acid signaling in syndromic craniosynostosis

AT Timberlake, S McGee, G Allington, E Kiziltug… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Craniosynostosis (CS) is the most common congenital cranial anomaly. Several Mendelian
forms of syndromic CS are well described, but a genetic etiology remains elusive in a …

Exome sequencing in infants with congenital hearing impairment: a population-based cohort study

L Downie, J Halliday, R Burt, S Lunke… - European Journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Congenital hearing impairment (HI) is the most common sensory impairment and can be
isolated or part of a syndrome. Diagnosis through newborn hearing screening and …