Advances in germline predisposition to acute leukaemias and myeloid neoplasms

JM Klco, CG Mullighan - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Although much work has focused on the elucidation of somatic alterations that drive the
development of acute leukaemias and other haematopoietic diseases, it has become …

Optical genome mapping as a next-generation cytogenomic tool for detection of structural and copy number variations for prenatal genomic analyses

NS Sahajpal, H Barseghyan, R Kolhe, A Hastie… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Global medical associations (ACOG, ISUOG, ACMG) recommend diagnostic prenatal testing
for the detection and prevention of genetic disorders. Historically, cytogenetic methods such …

High-resolution structural variant profiling of myelodysplastic syndromes by optical genome mapping uncovers cryptic aberrations of prognostic and therapeutic …

H Yang, G Garcia-Manero, K Sasaki… - Leukemia, 2022 - nature.com
Chromosome banding analysis (CBA) remains the standard-of-care for structural variant
(SV) assessment in MDS. Optical genome mapping (OGM) is a novel, non-sequencing …

Resolving the 22q11. 2 deletion using CTLR-Seq reveals chromosomal rearrangement mechanisms and individual variance in breakpoints

B Zhou, C Purmann, H Guo, GW Shin, Y Huang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
We developed a generally applicable method, CRISPR/Cas9-targeted long-read
sequencing (CTLR-Seq), to resolve, haplotype-specifically, the large and complex regions in …

Transposons: Unexpected players in cancer

RK Pradhan, W Ramakrishna - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
Transposons are repetitive DNA sequences encompassing about half of the human
genome. They play a vital role in genome stability maintenance and contribute to genomic …

Analysis of genomic copy number variation in miscarriages during early and middle pregnancy

H Wu, Q Huang, X Zhang, Z Yu, Z Zhong - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study was to explore the copy number variations (CNVs) associated with
miscarriage during early and middle pregnancy and provide useful genetic guidance for …

Detection of complex chromosome rearrangements using optical genome mapping

J Qu, S Li, D Yu - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Chromosomal structural variations (SVs) are a main cause of human genetic disease.
Currently, karyotype, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), and fluorescent in situ …

22q11. 2 low copy repeats expanded in the human lineage

L Vervoort, N Dierckxsens, Z Pereboom… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Segmental duplications or low copy repeats (LCRs) constitute duplicated regions
interspersed in the human genome, currently neglected in standard analyses due to their …

The 22q11. 2 low copy repeats

L Vervoort, JR Vermeesch - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
LCR22s are among the most complex loci in the human genome and are susceptible to
nonallelic homologous recombination. This can lead to a variety of genomic disorders …

Consequences of 22q11. 2 microdeletion on the genome, individual and population levels

M Karbarz - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chromosomal 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11. 2DS)(ORPHA: 567) caused by
microdeletion in chromosome 22 is the most common chromosomal microdeletion disorder …