[HTML][HTML] Genetically unresolved case of Rauch-Steindl syndrome diagnosed by its Wolf-Hirschhorn associated DNA methylation episignature

H McConkey, A White-Brown, J Kerkhof… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is caused by deletion of a critical region of the short arm
of chromosome 4. Clinical features of WHS include distinct dysmorphic facial features …

[HTML][HTML] Episignatures in practice: independent evaluation of published episignatures for the molecular diagnostics of ten neurodevelopmental disorders

T Husson, F Lecoquierre, G Nicolas… - European Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) are a significant issue for the molecular diagnosis of
rare diseases. The publication of episignatures as effective biomarkers of certain Mendelian …

Clinico-biological refinement of BCL11B-related disorder and identification of an episignature: A series of 20 unreported individuals

Q Sabbagh, S Haghshenas, J Piard, C Trouvé… - Genetics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose BCL11B-related disorder (BCL11B-RD) arises from rare genetic variants within the
BCL11B gene, resulting in a distinctive clinical spectrum encompassing syndromic …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of episignatures for diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)

E Giuili, R Grolaux, CZNM Macedo, L Desmyter… - Human genetics, 2023 - Springer
Episignatures are popular tools for the diagnosis of rare neurodevelopmental disorders.
They are commonly based on a set of differentially methylated CpGs used in combination …

Reprogramming of the epigenome in neurodevelopmental disorders

KD Wilson, EG Porter, BA Garcia - Critical reviews in biochemistry …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) remains a challenge for researchers.
Human brain development is tightly regulated and sensitive to cellular alterations caused by …

[HTML][HTML] A new blood DNA methylation signature for Koolen-de Vries syndrome: Classification of missense KANSL1 variants and comparison to fibroblast cells

Z Awamleh, S Choufani, W Wu, D Rots… - European Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Pathogenic variants in KANSL1 and 17q21. 31 microdeletions are causative of Koolen-de
Vries syndrome (KdVS), a neurodevelopmental syndrome with characteristic facial …

[HTML][HTML] Stepwise use of genomics and transcriptomics technologies increases diagnostic yield in Mendelian disorders

E Colin, Y Duffourd, M Chevarin, E Tisserant… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: Multi-omics offer worthwhile and increasingly accessible technologies to
diagnostic laboratories seeking potential second-tier strategies to help patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Docsubty: SSUA review on trends in development and translation of omics signatures in cancer

W Ma, W Tang, JSL Kwok, AHY Tong, CWS Lo… - Computational and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The field of cancer genomics and transcriptomics has evolved from targeted profiling to swift
sequencing of individual tumor genome and transcriptome. The steady growth in genome …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation episignature for Witteveen-Kolk syndrome due to SIN3A haploinsufficiency

J Coenen-van der Spek, R Relator, J Kerkhof… - Genetics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Witteveen-Kolk syndrome (WITKOS) is a rare, autosomal dominant
neurodevelopmental disorder caused by heterozygous loss-of-function alterations in the …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the Variability of 22q11. 2 Deletion Syndrome: The Role of Epigenetic Factors

F Cillo, E Coppola, F Habetswallner, F Cecere… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Initially described as a triad of immunodeficiency, congenital heart defects and
hypoparathyroidism, 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11. 2DS) now encompasses a great …