Computational approaches for predicting variant impact: An overview from resources, principles to applications

Y Liu, WSB Yeung, PCN Chiu, D Cao - Frontiers in genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
One objective of human genetics is to unveil the variants that contribute to human diseases.
With the rapid development and wide use of next-generation sequencing (NGS), massive …

Genome sequencing data analysis for rare disease gene discovery

UKI Umlai, DK Bangarusamy, X Estivill… - Briefings in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Rare diseases occur in a smaller proportion of the general population, which is variedly
defined as less than 200 000 individuals (US) or in less than 1 in 2000 individuals (Europe) …

Germline GPR161 Mutations Predispose to Pediatric Medulloblastoma

M Begemann, SM Waszak, GW Robinson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The identification of a heritable tumor predisposition often leads to changes in
management and increased surveillance of individuals who are at risk; however, for many …

Identification of genes associated with Hirschsprung disease, based on whole-genome sequence analysis, and potential effects on enteric nervous system …

CS Tang, P Li, FPL Lai, AX Fu, ST Lau, MT So, KNC Lui… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Hirschsprung disease, or congenital aganglionosis, is believed to be
oligogenic—that is, caused by multiple genetic factors. We performed whole-genome …

Inherited SLP76 deficiency in humans causes severe combined immunodeficiency, neutrophil and platelet defects

A Lev, YN Lee, G Sun, E Hallumi, AJ Simon… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
The T cell receptor (TCR) signaling pathway is an ensemble of numerous proteins that are
crucial for an adequate immune response. Disruption of any protein involved in this pathway …

Family‐based genetic analysis in schizophrenia by whole‐exome sequence to identify rare pathogenic variants

B Shang, R Yang, K Lian, L Dong, H Liu… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Although several studies have been conducted to identify the causative loci and genes, few …

Ultrafast and scalable variant annotation and prioritization with big functional genomics data

D Huang, X Yi, Y Zhou, H Yao, H Xu, J Wang… - Genome …, 2020 - genome.cshlp.org
The advances of large-scale genomics studies have enabled compilation of cell type–
specific, genome-wide DNA functional elements at high resolution. With the growing volume …

Polygenic disruption of retinoid signalling in schizophrenia and a severe cognitive deficit subtype

WR Reay, JR Atkins, Y Quidé, VJ Carr, MJ Green… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Retinoid metabolites of vitamin A are intrinsically linked to neural development, connectivity
and plasticity, and have been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. We …

Molecular mechanisms of skewed X-chromosome inactivation in female hemophilia patients—lessons from wide genome analyses

R Dardik, E Avishai, S Lalezari, AA Barg… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Hemophilia A (HA) is an X-linked bleeding disorder caused by factor VIII (FVIII)
deficiency or dysfunction due to F8 gene mutations. HA carriers are usually asymptomatic …

Actionable secondary findings from whole-genome sequencing of 954 East Asians

CS Tang, S Dattani, M So, SS Cherny, PKH Tam… - Human genetics, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Recently, the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) recommended the
return of actionable secondary findings detected from clinical sequencing. The reported …