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Clinical evaluation of long-read sequencing-based episignature detection in developmental disorders

Genome Medicine
Background A subset of developmental disorders (DD) is characterized by disease-specific genome-wide methylation changes. These episignatures inform on the underlying pathogenic mechanisms and can be used to assess the pathogenicity of genomic variants ...
Mathilde Geysens, Benjamin Huremagic, Erika Souche, Jeroen Breckpot, Koenraad Devriendt, Hilde Peeters, Griet Van Buggenhout, Hilde Van Esch, Kris Van Den Bogaert, Joris Robert Vermeesch   +9 more
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Two locus inheritance of non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis via rare SMAD6 and common BMP2 alleles

eLife, 2016
Premature fusion of the cranial sutures (craniosynostosis), affecting 1 in 2000 newborns, is treated surgically in infancy to prevent adverse neurologic outcomes.
Andrew T Timberlake, Jungmin Choi, Samir Zaidi, Qiongshi Lu, Carol Nelson-Williams, Eric D Brooks, Kaya Bilguvar, Irina Tikhonova, Shrikant Mane, Jenny F Yang, Rajendra Sawh-Martinez, Sarah Persing, Elizabeth G Zellner, Erin Loring, Carolyn Chuang, Amy Galm, Peter W Hashim, Derek M Steinbacher, Michael L DiLuna, Charles C Duncan, Kevin A Pelphrey, Hongyu Zhao, John A Persing, Richard P Lifton   +23 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

The FAIR data point populator: collaborative FAIRification and population of FAIR data points

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background Use of the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) allows the rapidly growing number of biomedical datasets to be optimally (re)used. An important aspect of the FAIR principles is metadata.
Daphne Wijnbergen, Rajaram Kaliyaperumal, Kees Burger, Luiz Olavo Bonino da Silva Santos, Barend Mons, Marco Roos, Eleni Mina   +6 more
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The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conflation of Short Identity-by-Descent Segments Bias Their Inferred Length Distribution

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2016
Identity-by-descent (IBD) is a fundamental concept in genetics with many applications. In a common definition, two haplotypes are said to share an IBD segment if that segment is inherited from a recent shared common ancestor without intervening ...
Charleston W. K. Chiang, Peter Ralph, John Novembre   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Reanalysis of exome negative patients with rare disease: a pragmatic workflow for diagnostic applications

Genome Medicine, 2022
Background Approximately two third of patients with a rare genetic disease remain undiagnosed after exome sequencing (ES). As part of our post-test counseling procedures, patients without a conclusive diagnosis are advised to recontact their referring ...
Gaby Schobers, Jolanda H. Schieving, Helger G. Yntema, Maartje Pennings, Rolph Pfundt, Ronny Derks, Tom Hofste, Ilse de Wijs, Nienke Wieskamp, Simone van den Heuvel, Jordi Corominas Galbany, Christian Gilissen, Marcel Nelen, Han G. Brunner, Tjitske Kleefstra, Erik-Jan Kamsteeg, Michèl A. A. P. Willemsen, Lisenka E. L. M. Vissers   +17 more
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Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

H3K36 Methylation as a Guardian of Epigenome Integrity

Nature Communications
H3K36 methylation is a key epigenetic mark with critical roles in development and disease. Here, we systematically dissect its functions using CRISPR-engineered mouse mesenchymal stem cells lacking combinations of the five H3K36 methyltransferases ...
Reinnier Padilla, Gerry A. Shipman, Cynthia Horth, Michel Gravel, Eric Bareke, Jacek Majewski   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source