Integrating non-mammalian model organisms in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in humans

S Yamamoto, O Kanca, MF Wangler… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Next-generation sequencing technology has rapidly accelerated the discovery of genetic
variants of interest in individuals with rare diseases. However, showing that these variants …

A comprehensive Drosophila resource to identify key functional interactions between SARS-CoV-2 factors and host proteins

A Guichard, S Lu, O Kanca, D Bressan, Y Huang, M Ma… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Development of effective therapies against SARS-CoV-2 infections relies on mechanistic
knowledge of virus-host interface. Abundant physical interactions between viral and host …

A nerve-wracking buzz: lessons from Drosophila models of peripheral neuropathy and axon degeneration

MRC Bhattacharya - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The degeneration of axons and their terminals occurs following traumatic, toxic, or
genetically-induced insults. Common molecular mechanisms unite these disparate triggers …

Bridging clinical care and research in Ontario, Canada: Maximizing diagnoses from reanalysis of clinical exome sequencing data

T Hartley, É Soubry, M Acker, M Osmond… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We examined the utility of clinical and research processes in the reanalysis of publicly‐
funded clinical exome sequencing data in Ontario, Canada. In partnership with eight sites …

NDUFS7 variant in dogs with Leigh syndrome and its functional validation in a Drosophila melanogaster model

M Christen, A Gregor, R Gutierrez-Quintana… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Two Jack-Russell Terrier× Chihuahua mixed-breed littermates with Leigh syndrome
were investigated. The dogs presented with progressive ataxia, dystonia, and increased …

The implementation of an enhanced clinical model to improve the diagnostic yield of exome sequencing for patients with a rare genetic disease: A Canadian …

GU Ediae, G Lemire, C Chisholm… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of clinical exome sequencing (ES) has provided a unique opportunity to
decrease the diagnostic odyssey for patients living with a rare genetic disease (RGD). ES …

A recurrent missense variant in the E3 ubiquitin ligase substrate recognition subunit FEM1B causes a rare syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder

F Lecoquierre, AM Punt, F Ebstein, I Wallaard… - Genetics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Fem1 homolog B (FEM1B) acts as a substrate recognition subunit for
ubiquitin ligase complexes belonging to the CULLIN 2-based E3 family. Several biological …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting immune checkpoint therapy response in three independent metastatic melanoma cohorts

L Szadai, A Bartha, IP Parada, AIT Lakatos… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Evaluating previously reported proteins in two untreated melanoma cohorts, we
used a published predictive model (EaSIeR score) to identify potential proteins …

[HTML][HTML] De novo variants in PLCG1 are associated with hearing impairment, ocular pathology, and cardiac defects

M Ma, Y Zheng, S Lu, X Pan, KC Worley, LC Burrage… - medRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Phospholipase C isozymes (PLCs) hydrolyze phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate into
inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate and diacylglycerol, important signaling molecules involved in …

MTSS2-related neurodevelopmental disorder: Further delineation of the phenotype

JR Corona-Rivera, JC Zenteno… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
MTSS2-related neurodevelopmental disorder (MTSS2-related NDD)(MIM 620086) is
characterized by intellectual developmental disorder with ocular anomalies and distinctive …