[HTML][HTML] The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD®): optimizing its use in a clinical diagnostic or research setting

PD Stenson, M Mort, EV Ball, M Chapman, K Evans… - Human genetics, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD®) constitutes a comprehensive
collection of published germline mutations in nuclear genes that are thought to underlie, or …

Insights into genetics, human biology and disease gleaned from family based genomic studies

JE Posey, AH O'Donnell-Luria, JX Chong, T Harel… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Identifying genes and variants contributing to rare disease phenotypes and Mendelian
conditions informs biology and medicine, yet potential phenotypic consequences for …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the germline mutation rate across vertebrates

LA Bergeron, S Besenbacher, J Zheng, P Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The germline mutation rate determines the pace of genome evolution and is an evolving
parameter itself. However, little is known about what determines its evolution, as most …

MutationTaster2021

R Steinhaus, S Proft, M Schuelke… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Here we present an update to MutationTaster, our DNA variant effect prediction tool. The
new version uses a different prediction model and attains higher accuracy than its …

[HTML][HTML] APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 mutations in early-onset Alzheimer disease: A genetic screening study of familial and sporadic cases

HM Lanoiselée, G Nicolas, D Wallon… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Amyloid protein precursor (APP), presenilin-1 (PSEN1), and presenilin-2
(PSEN2) mutations cause autosomal dominant forms of early-onset Alzheimer disease (AD …

[HTML][HTML] Exome sequencing of 457 autism families recruited online provides evidence for autism risk genes

P Feliciano, X Zhou, I Astrovskaya, TN Turner… - NPJ genomic …, 2019 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a genetically heterogeneous condition, caused by a
combination of rare de novo and inherited variants as well as common variants in at least …

Overlooked roles of DNA damage and maternal age in generating human germline mutations

Z Gao, P Moorjani, TA Sasani… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The textbook view that most germline mutations in mammals arise from replication errors is
indirectly supported by the fact that there are both more mutations and more cell divisions in …

[HTML][HTML] Preimplantation genetic testing for chromosomal abnormalities: aneuploidy, mosaicism, and structural rearrangements

M Viotti - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is a high incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in early human embryos, whether
they are generated by natural conception or by assisted reproductive technologies (ART) …

Whole genome sequencing improves outcomes of genetic testing in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

RD Bagnall, J Ingles, ME Dinger, MJ Cowley… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Background: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a comprehensive genetic testing
approach that reports most types of nucleotide variants. Objectives: This study sought to …

Association of variants in the SPTLC1 gene with juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JO Johnson, R Chia, DE Miller, R Li, R Kumaran… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare form of ALS characterized
by age of symptom onset less than 25 years and a variable presentation. Objective To …