Evaluation of DNA methylation episignatures for diagnosis and phenotype correlations in 42 Mendelian neurodevelopmental disorders

E Aref-Eshghi, J Kerkhof, VP Pedro… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - cell.com
Genetic syndromes frequently present with overlapping clinical features and inconclusive or
ambiguous genetic findings which can confound accurate diagnosis and clinical …

Genomic DNA methylation signatures enable concurrent diagnosis and clinical genetic variant classification in neurodevelopmental syndromes

E Aref-Eshghi, DI Rodenhiser, LC Schenkel… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - cell.com
Pediatric developmental syndromes present with systemic, complex, and often overlapping
clinical features that are not infrequently a consequence of Mendelian inheritance of …

Diagnostic utility of genome-wide DNA methylation testing in genetically unsolved individuals with suspected hereditary conditions

E Aref-Eshghi, EG Bend, S Colaiacovo… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
Conventional genetic testing of individuals with neurodevelopmental presentations and
congenital anomalies (ND/CAs), ie, the analysis of sequence and copy number variants …

Novel diagnostic DNA methylation episignatures expand and refine the epigenetic landscapes of Mendelian disorders

MA Levy, H McConkey, J Kerkhof… - Human Genetics and …, 2022 - cell.com
Overlapping clinical phenotypes and an expanding breadth and complexity of genomic
associations are a growing challenge in the diagnosis and clinical management of …

DNA methylation signatures in mendelian developmental disorders as a diagnostic bridge between genotype and phenotype

B Sadikovic, E Aref-Eshghi, MA Levy, D Rodenhiser - Epigenomics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Epigenetic and genetic mechanisms regulate the establishment and maintenance of gene
expression in its proper context. Recent genome-wide mapping approaches have identified …

Functional correlation of genome‐wide DNA methylation profiles in genetic neurodevelopmental disorders

MA Levy, R Relator, H McConkey… - Human …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An expanding range of genetic syndromes are characterized by genome‐wide disruptions in
DNA methylation profiles referred to as episignatures. Episignatures are distinct, highly …

Clinical epigenomics: genome-wide DNA methylation analysis for the diagnosis of Mendelian disorders

B Sadikovic, MA Levy, J Kerkhof, E Aref-Eshghi… - Genetics in …, 2021 - nature.com
Purpose We describe the clinical implementation of genome-wide DNA methylation analysis
in rare disorders across the EpiSign diagnostic laboratory network and the assessment of …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation signatures within the human brain

C Ladd-Acosta, J Pevsner, S Sabunciyan… - The American Journal of …, 2007 - cell.com
DNA methylation is a heritable modification of genomic DNA central to development,
imprinting, transcriptional regulation, chromatin structure, and overall genomic stability …

Interindividual methylomic variation across blood, cortex, and cerebellum: implications for epigenetic studies of neurological and neuropsychiatric phenotypes

E Hannon, K Lunnon, L Schalkwyk, J Mill - Epigenetics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Given the tissue-specific nature of epigenetic processes, the assessment of disease-relevant
tissue is an important consideration for epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS). Little …

Gene domain-specific DNA methylation episignatures highlight distinct molecular entities of ADNP syndrome

EG Bend, E Aref-Eshghi, DB Everman, RC Rogers… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Background ADNP syndrome is a rare Mendelian disorder characterized by global
developmental delay, intellectual disability, and autism. It is caused by truncating mutations …