2022
A translational genomics approach identifies IL10RB as the top candidate gene target for COVID-19 susceptibility
Voloudakis G, Vicari J, Venkatesh S, Hoffman G, Dobrindt K, Zhang W, Beckmann N, Higgins C, Argyriou S, Jiang S, Hoagland D, Gao L, Corvelo A, Cho K, Lee K, Bian J, Lee J, Iyengar S, Luoh S, Akbarian S, Striker R, Assimes T, Schadt E, Lynch J, Merad M, tenOever B, Charney A, Brennand K, Fullard J, Roussos P. A translational genomics approach identifies IL10RB as the top candidate gene target for COVID-19 susceptibility. Npj Genomic Medicine 2022, 7: 52. PMID: 36064543, PMCID: PMC9441828, DOI: 10.1038/s41525-022-00324-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCandidate gene targetsGene targetsTranslational genomics approachesHost susceptibilityGenomic approachesGenetic susceptibility variantsGenetic lociDruggable genesGene expressionMolecular pathwaysSusceptibility variantsCOVID-19 susceptibilityGenetic findingsApproach identifiesExpressionCOVID-19 patient bloodCritical next stepGenesLociOverexpressionTargetPathwaySusceptibilityIL10RBRecent efforts
2021
Applying stem cells and CRISPR engineering to uncover the etiology of schizophrenia
Michael Deans P, Brennand K. Applying stem cells and CRISPR engineering to uncover the etiology of schizophrenia. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2021, 69: 193-201. PMID: 34010781, PMCID: PMC8387340, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2021.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell type-specific fashionStem cell biologyType-specific fashionDisease-associated variantsNeural cell typesCommon genetic variantsMore genesCell biologyCRISPR engineeringGene manipulationGene targetsCRISPR technologyMolecular geneticsInvaluable advancesCell typesHiPSC technologyGenetic variantsStem cellsIndividual variantsEtiology of diseasePolygenic disorderVariantsComplex interactionsRecent advancesEtiology of schizophrenia