Chromosome 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome: A comprehensive review of molecular genetics in the context of multidisciplinary clinical approach

A Szczawińska-Popłonyk, E Schwartzmann… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome is a multisystemic disorder characterized by a marked
variability of phenotypic features, making the diagnosis challenging for clinicians. The wide …

DNA methylation episignatures: insight into copy number variation

L der Laan, K Rooney, TMA Trooster… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this review we discuss epigenetic disorders that result from aberrations in genes linked to
epigenetic regulation. We describe current testing methods for the detection of copy number …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation episignature and comparative epigenomic profiling of HNRNPU-related neurodevelopmental disorder

K Rooney, L van der Laan, S Trajkova… - Genetics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose HNRNPU haploinsufficiency is associated with developmental and epileptic
encephalopathy 54. This neurodevelopmental disorder is characterized by developmental …

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 …

DNA methylation episignatures in neurodevelopmental disorders associated with large structural copy number variants: clinical implications

K Rooney, B Sadikovic - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Large structural chromosomal deletions and duplications, referred to as copy number
variants (CNVs), play a role in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) …

Episignature Mapping of TRIP12 Provides Functional Insight into Clark–Baraitser Syndrome

L van der Laan, K Rooney, M Alders, R Relator… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clark–Baraitser syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant intellectual disability syndrome
caused by pathogenic variants in the TRIP12 (Thyroid Hormone Receptor Interactor 12) …

Epigenetic alterations in inborn errors of immunity

R Romano, F Cillo, C Moracas, L Pignata… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The epigenome bridges environmental factors and the genome, fine-tuning the process of
gene transcription. Physiological programs, including the development, maturation and …

Further introduction of DNA methylation (DNAm) arrays in regular diagnostics

M Mannens, MP Lombardi, M Alders… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Methylation tests have been used for decades in regular DNA diagnostics focusing primarily
on Imprinting disorders or specific loci annotated to specific disease associated gene …

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 …

Peripheral blood DNA methylation and neuroanatomical responses to HDACi treatment that rescues neurological deficits in a Kabuki syndrome mouse model

SJ Goodman, TR Luperchio, J Ellegood… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Recent findings from studies of mouse models of Mendelian disorders of
epigenetic machinery strongly support the potential for postnatal therapies to improve …