Featured Publications
A noncoding variant in GANAB explains isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD) in a large family
Besse W, Choi J, Ahram D, Mane S, Sanna‐Cherchi S, Torres V, Somlo S. A noncoding variant in GANAB explains isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD) in a large family. Human Mutation 2018, 39: 378-382. PMID: 29243290, PMCID: PMC5805583, DOI: 10.1002/humu.23383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss-of-function variantsSequence analysis pipelineWhole-exome sequencing analysisExome sequencing dataExome sequencing analysisBase pair deletionSkipping of exonIsolated polycystic liver diseaseNoncoding variantsLinkage analysisDisease genesSequence dataGene discoveryMinigene assayLinkage disequilibriumCoding regionSNP genotypingSequence analysisGenomic evaluationPolycystic liver diseaseSplice donorIdentified mutationsMutation detectionPair deletionGANAB
2023
KidneyNetwork: using kidney-derived gene expression data to predict and prioritize novel genes involved in kidney disease
Boulogne F, Claus L, Wiersma H, Oelen R, Schukking F, de Klein N, Li S, Westra H, van der Zwaag B, van Reekum F, Sierks D, Schönauer R, Li Z, Bijlsma E, Bos W, Halbritter J, Knoers N, Besse W, Deelen P, Franke L, van Eerde A. KidneyNetwork: using kidney-derived gene expression data to predict and prioritize novel genes involved in kidney disease. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2023, 31: 1300-1308. PMID: 36807342, PMCID: PMC10620423, DOI: 10.1038/s41431-023-01296-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-expression networkTissue-specific expressionCandidate genesGene functionPhenotypic consequences of genetic variationPathogenic variantsConsequences of genetic variationInterpretation of genetic variantsGenetic causeRare variantsGene-phenotype associationsHereditary kidney diseaseExome sequencing dataDisease-associated genesGene expression dataPlausible candidate genesCandidate gene prioritizationKidney disease phenotypesUnbiased mannerCystic kidneysNovel genesGenetic variationPhenotypic consequencesGene prioritizationSequence data