2012
Mutations of ANK3 identified by exome sequencing are associated with autism susceptibility
Bi C, Wu J, Jiang T, Liu Q, Cai W, Yu P, Cai T, Zhao M, Jiang Y, Sun ZS. Mutations of ANK3 identified by exome sequencing are associated with autism susceptibility. Human Mutation 2012, 33: 1635-1638. PMID: 22865819, DOI: 10.1002/humu.22174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensive bioinformatics analysisNext-generation sequencing technologiesExtreme genetic heterogeneityStrong genetic etiologyGene discoveryWhole-exome sequencesDifferent missense mutationsBioinformatics analysisSequencing technologiesAutism susceptibilityMissense mutationsANK3Genetic heterogeneityMutationsNovo mutationsExome sequencingMolecular pathophysiologyGenetic causeGenetic etiologyASD susceptibilitySynaptic functionNovel mutationsNeurodevelopmental disordersGenesSequencing
2008
Genomic analysis of the chromosome 15q11-q13 Prader-Willi syndrome region and characterization of transcripts for GOLGA8E and WHCD1L1 from the proximal breakpoint region
Jiang YH, Wauki K, Liu Q, Bressler J, Pan Y, Kashork CD, Shaffer LG, Beaudet AL. Genomic analysis of the chromosome 15q11-q13 Prader-Willi syndrome region and characterization of transcripts for GOLGA8E and WHCD1L1 from the proximal breakpoint region. BMC Genomics 2008, 9: 50. PMID: 18226259, PMCID: PMC2268926, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAngelman SyndromeAnimalsAutoantigensChromosome BreakageChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 15Conserved SequenceContig MappingCpG IslandsDNA MethylationElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldExonsGenomic ImprintingGenomicsHumansIntronsMiceOpen Reading FramesPrader-Willi SyndromeRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein FamilyConceptsLow-copy repeatsHuman genomeAllele-specific expression patternsProtein-coding genesHuman genome sequenceComplex chromosomal regionsCoiled-coil proteinsUCSC Genome BrowserCharacterization of transcriptsPolymorphic regionSequence-based physical mapProximal breakpoint regionCultured human cellsExtensive sequence analysisCopy number variationsGenomic orientationGene organizationNovel genesCentromeric deletion breakpointGenome sequenceSubfamily proteinsGenome browserGenomic analysisPhysical mapExact protein