Integrative omics approaches to advance rare disease diagnostics

D Smirnov, N Konstantinovskiy… - Journal of Inherited …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade high‐throughput DNA sequencing approaches, namely whole exome
and whole genome sequencing became a standard procedure in Mendelian disease …

[HTML][HTML] Danon Disease: Entire LAMP2 Gene Deletion with Unusual Clinical Presentation—Case Report and Review of the Literature

A Shalata, M Bar-Shai, Y Hadid, M Mahroum, H Mintz… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Danon disease is a rare x-linked dominant multisystemic disorder with a clinical triad of
severe cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, and intellectual disability. It is caused by defects …

[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 …

Identification of the DNA methylation signature of Mowat-Wilson syndrome

SG Caraffi, L van der Laan, K Rooney… - European Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Mowat-Wilson syndrome (MOWS) is a rare congenital disease caused by haploinsufficiency
of ZEB2, encoding a transcription factor required for neurodevelopment. MOWS is …

Functional Insight into and Refinement of the Genomic Boundaries of the JARID2-Neurodevelopmental Disorder Episignature

L van der Laan, K Rooney, S Haghshenas… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
JARID2 (Jumonji, AT-rich interactive domain 2) haploinsufficiency is associated with a
clinically distinct neurodevelopmental syndrome. It is characterized by intellectual disability …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular signatures in Mendelian neurodevelopment: a focus on ubiquitination driven DNA methylation aberrations

L van der Laan, N Ten Voorde, MM Mannens… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Mendelian disorders, arising from pathogenic variations within single genetic loci, often
manifest as neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), affecting a significant portion of the …

DNA methylation episignature, extension of the clinical features, and comparative epigenomic profiling of Hao-Fountain syndrome caused by variants in USP7

L van der Laan, K Karimi, K Rooney, P Lauffer… - Genetics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Hao-Fountain syndrome (HAFOUS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder
caused by pathogenic variants in USP7. HAFOUS is characterized by developmental delay …

Dna Hypomethylation And Upregulated LINC00518 Acts As A Promoter And Biomarker In Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

X Wang, J Shen, L Wang, L Deng, H Bo, Y Luo… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: LINC00518 acts as an oncogene in several cancers, but its function in head
and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains unclear. Materials & methods: The …

The detection of a strong episignature for Chung–Jansen syndrome, partially overlapping with Börjeson–Forssman–Lehmann and White–Kernohan syndromes

N Vos, S Haghshenas, L van der Laan, PKM Russel… - Human Genetics, 2024 - Springer
Chung-Jansen syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by intellectual
disability, behavioral problems, obesity and dysmorphic features. It is caused by pathogenic …

DNA methylation analysis in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders improves variant interpretation and reveals complexity

S Trajkova, J Kerkhof, MR Sebastiano… - Human Genetics and …, 2024 - cell.com
Analysis of genomic DNA methylation by generating epigenetic signature profiles
(episignatures) is increasingly being implemented in genetic diagnosis. Here we report our …