[HTML][HTML] Genetics and pathogenesis of dystonia

M Thomsen, LM Lange, M Zech… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Dystonia is a clinically and genetically highly heterogeneous neurological disorder
characterized by abnormal movements and postures caused by involuntary sustained or …

Epigenotype–genotype–phenotype correlations in SETD1A and SETD2 chromatin disorders

S Lee, L Menzies, E Hay, E Ochoa… - Human Molecular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Germline pathogenic variants in two genes encoding the lysine-specific histone
methyltransferase genes SETD1A and SETD2 are associated with neurodevelopmental …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Germline pathogenic variants in HNRNPU are associated with alterations in blood methylome

S Lee, E Ochoa, M Badura-Stronka… - European Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
HNRNPU encodes a multifunctional RNA-binding protein that plays critical roles in
regulating pre-mRNA splicing, mRNA stability, and translation. Aberrant expression and …

Identification of a robust DNA methylation signature for Fanconi anemia

D Pagliara, A Ciolfi, L Pedace, S Haghshenas… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a clinically variable and genetically heterogeneous cancer-
predisposing disorder representing the most common bone marrow failure syndrome. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Histone–lysine N-methyltransferase 2 (KMT2) complexes–a new perspective

E Poreba, K Lesniewicz, J Durzynska - Mutation Research/Reviews in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Histone H3 Lys4 (H3K4) methylation is catalyzed by the Histone–Lysine N-
Methyltransferase 2 (KMT2) protein family, and its members are required for gene …

[HTML][HTML] Episignature analysis of moderate effects and mosaics

K Oexle, M Zech, LG Stühn, S Siegert… - European Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract DNA methylation classifiers (“episignatures”) help to determine the pathogenicity of
variants of uncertain significance (VUS). However, their sensitivity is limited due to their …

Comparison of Methylation Episignatures in KMT2B- and KMT2D-Related Human Disorders

S Lee, E Ochoa, K Barwick, L Cif, F Rodger… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim & methods: To investigate peripheral blood methylation episignatures in KMT2B-related
dystonia (DYT-KMT2B), the authors undertook genome-wide methylation profiling of∼ 2 M …

Narrowing the diagnostic gap: Genomes, episignatures, long-read sequencing, and health economic analyses in an exome-negative intellectual disability cohort

KR Dias, R Shrestha, D Schofield, CA Evans… - Genetics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose Genome sequencing (GS)–specific diagnostic rates in prospective tightly
ascertained exome sequencing (ES)–negative intellectual disability (ID) cohorts have not …

The apparent paradox of phenotypic diversity and shared mechanisms across dystonia syndromes

A Di Fonzo, A Albanese, HA Jinnah - Current opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The discovery of biological pathways shared between different monogenic dystonias is an
important conceptual advance in the understanding of the underlying mechanisms, with a …