Exploring epigenomic mechanisms of neural tube defects using multi‐omics methods and data

W Huang, Z Yuan, H Gu - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a heterogeneous set of malformations attributed to
disruption in normal neural tube closure during early embryogenesis. An in‐depth …

A Genomic Characterization of Human Neural Tube Defect Risk

P Wolujewicz - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of often severe congenital malformations of the
central nervous system that arise early in human embryogenesis when the neural tube, the …

Approaches to studying the genomic architecture of complex birth defects

TE Taiwo, X Cao, RM Cabrera, Y Lei… - Prenatal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Every year nearly 6 percent of children worldwide are born with a serious congenital
malformation, resulting in death or lifelong disability. In the United States, birth defects …

Whole exome sequencing identifies novel predisposing genes in neural tube defects

P Lemay, P De Marco, M Traverso… - Molecular genetics & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Neural tube defects (NTD) are among the most common defects affecting 1:
1000 births. They are caused by a failure of neural tube closure during development. Their …

Neural tube defects: from a proteomic standpoint

TM Puvirajesinghe, JP Borg - Metabolites, 2015 - mdpi.com
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are congenital birth defects classified according to their resulting
morphological characteristics in newborn patients. Current diagnosis of NTDs relies largely …

Maternal factors that induce epigenetic changes contribute to neurological disorders in offspring

A Banik, D Kandilya, S Ramya, W Stünkel, YS Chong… - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
It is well established that the regulation of epigenetic factors, including chromatic
reorganization, histone modifications, DNA methylation, and miRNA regulation, is critical for …

Fetal DNA hypermethylation in tight junction pathway is associated with neural tube defects: A genome-wide DNA methylation analysis

L Wang, S Lin, J Zhang, T Tian, L Jin, A Ren - Epigenetics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a spectrum of severe congenital malformations of fusion
failure of the neural tube during early embryogenesis. Evidence on aberrant DNA …

Exome sequencing of cases with neural tube defects identifies candidate genes involved in one-carbon/vitamin B12 metabolisms and Sonic Hedgehog pathway

E Renard, C Chéry, A Oussalah, T Josse, P Perrin… - Human Genetics, 2019 - Springer
Neural tube defects (NTD) result from complex mechanisms between genes, nutrition and
environment. The identification of genetic predictors by genome exome sequencing and …

Epigenetic mechanisms in neurogenesis

B Yao, KM Christian, C He, P Jin, G Ming… - Nature reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
In the embryonic and adult brain, neural stem cells proliferate and give rise to neurons and
glia through highly regulated processes. Epigenetic mechanisms—including DNA and …

Unraveling the complex genetics of neural tube defects: From biological models to human genomics and back

P Wolujewicz, JW Steele, JA Kaltschmidt, RH Finnell… - Genesis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a classic example of preventable birth defects for which
there is a proven‐effective intervention, folic acid (FA); however, further methods of …