The application of long-read sequencing in clinical settings

JB Oehler, H Wright, Z Stark, AJ Mallett, U Schmitz - Human genomics, 2023 - Springer
Long-read DNA sequencing technologies have been rapidly evolving in recent years, and
their ability to assess large and complex regions of the genome makes them ideal for clinical …

From variant to function in human disease genetics

T Lappalainen, DG MacArthur - Science, 2021 - science.org
Over the next decade, the primary challenge in human genetics will be to understand the
biological mechanisms by which genetic variants influence phenotypes, including disease …

Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers

MK Karjalainen, S Karthikeyan, C Oliver-Williams… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Genome-wide association analyses using high-throughput metabolomics platforms have led
to novel insights into the biology of human metabolism,,,,,–. This detailed knowledge of the …

Substitution mutational signatures in whole-genome–sequenced cancers in the UK population

A Degasperi, X Zou, T Dias Amarante… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) permits comprehensive cancer genome analyses,
revealing mutational signatures, imprints of DNA damage, and repair processes that have …

[HTML][HTML] Precision medicine in 2030—seven ways to transform healthcare

JC Denny, FS Collins - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Precision medicine promises improved health by accounting for individual variability in
genes, environment, and lifestyle. Precision medicine will continue to transform healthcare …

The polygenic and monogenic basis of blood traits and diseases

D Vuckovic, EL Bao, P Akbari, CA Lareau, A Mousas… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Blood cells play essential roles in human health, underpinning physiological processes
such as immunity, oxygen transport, and clotting, which when perturbed cause a significant …

Mutations in the U4 snRNA gene RNU4-2 cause one of the most prevalent monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders

D Greene, C Thys, IR Berry, J Jarvis, E Ortibus… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Most people with intellectual disability (ID) do not receive a molecular diagnosis following
genetic testing. To identify new etiologies of ID, we performed a genetic association analysis …

Integration of whole genome sequencing into a healthcare setting: high diagnostic rates across multiple clinical entities in 3219 rare disease patients

H Stranneheim, K Lagerstedt-Robinson… - Genome Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background We report the findings from 4437 individuals (3219 patients and 1218 relatives)
who have been analyzed by whole genome sequencing (WGS) at the Genomic Medicine …

Common genetic variants and modifiable risk factors underpin hypertrophic cardiomyopathy susceptibility and expressivity

AR Harper, A Goel, C Grace, KL Thomson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common, serious, genetic heart disorder. Rare
pathogenic variants in sarcomere genes cause HCM, but with unexplained phenotypic …

Shared genetic pathways contribute to risk of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies with opposite directions of effect

R Tadros, C Francis, X Xu, AMC Vermeer, AR Harper… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The heart muscle diseases hypertrophic (HCM) and dilated (DCM) cardiomyopathies are
leading causes of sudden death and heart failure in young, otherwise healthy, individuals …