PhenoScore quantifies phenotypic variation for rare genetic diseases by combining facial analysis with other clinical features using a machine-learning framework

AJM Dingemans, M Hinne, KMG Truijen, L Goltstein… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Several molecular and phenotypic algorithms exist that establish genotype–phenotype
correlations, including facial recognition tools. However, no unified framework that …

Epigenetic regulation of autophagy-related genes: Implications for neurodevelopmental disorders

EI Lewerissa, N Nadif Kasri, K Linda - Autophagy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Macroautophagy/autophagy is an evolutionarily highly conserved catabolic process that is
important for the clearance of cytosolic contents to maintain cellular homeostasis and …

Common genetic risk for Parkinson's disease and dysfunction of the endo-lysosomal system

N Bhore, EC Bogacki… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder, characterized by prominent
movement dysfunction. The past two decades have seen a rapid expansion of our …

Genetic insights into human cortical organization and development through genome-wide analyses of 2,347 neuroimaging phenotypes

V Warrier, EM Stauffer, QQ Huang, EM Wigdor… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Our understanding of the genetics of the human cerebral cortex is limited both in terms of the
diversity and the anatomical granularity of brain structural phenotypes. Here we conducted a …

Neurodevelopmental disease genes implicated by de novo mutation and copy number variation morbidity

BP Coe, HAF Stessman, A Sulovari, MR Geisheker… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We combined de novo mutation (DNM) data from 10,927 individuals with developmental
delay and autism to identify 253 candidate neurodevelopmental disease genes with an …

Transcriptome-directed analysis for Mendelian disease diagnosis overcomes limitations of conventional genomic testing

DR Murdock, H Dai, LC Burrage… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) improves diagnostic rates in
individuals with suspected Mendelian conditions to varying degrees, primarily by directing …

Imbalanced autophagy causes synaptic deficits in a human model for neurodevelopmental disorders

K Linda, EI Lewerissa, AHA Verboven, M Gabriele… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Macroautophagy (hereafter referred to as autophagy) is a finely tuned process of
programmed degradation and recycling of proteins and cellular components, which is …

Transcriptional regulation by the NSL complex enables diversification of IFT functions in ciliated versus nonciliated cells

TH Tsang, M Wiese, M Helmstädter, T Stehle… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Members of the NSL histone acetyltransferase complex are involved in multiorgan
developmental syndromes. While the NSL complex is known for its importance in early …

COX17 acetylation via MOF–KANSL complex promotes mitochondrial integrity and function

S Guhathakurta, NU Erdogdu, JJ Hoffmann… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Reversible acetylation of mitochondrial proteins is a regulatory mechanism central to
adaptive metabolic responses. Yet, how such functionally relevant protein acetylation is …

Genome‐wide association study of word reading: Overlap with risk genes for neurodevelopmental disorders

KM Price, KG Wigg, Y Feng, K Blokland… - Genes, Brain and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reading disabilities (RD) are the most common neurocognitive disorder, affecting 5% to
17% of children in North America. These children often have comorbid neurodevelopmental …