2015
A Rapid, High-Quality, Cost-Effective, Comprehensive and Expandable Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Inherited Heart Diseases
Wilson KD, Shen P, Fung E, Karakikes I, Zhang A, InanlooRahatloo K, Odegaard J, Sallam K, Davis RW, Lui GK, Ashley EA, Scharfe C, Wu JC. A Rapid, High-Quality, Cost-Effective, Comprehensive and Expandable Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Inherited Heart Diseases. Circulation Research 2015, 117: 603-611. PMID: 26265630, PMCID: PMC4568077, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.115.306723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterozygous single nucleotide polymorphismsCongenital heart disease genesThousands of mutationsHeart disease genesShelf kitsRegulatory sequencesNext-generation sequencingSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCardiac developmentDisease genesGenomic DNATargeted Next-Generation Sequencing AssayCardiac genesGenesSequencing runPowerful new toolHigh-throughput detectionNucleotide polymorphismsSequencing assaysMutationsMiR-499Polymorphic regionDNA mutation detectionGermline variantsNext-generation sequencing assay
2010
Identification of rare DNA variants in mitochondrial disorders with improved array-based sequencing
Wang W, Shen P, Thiyagarajan S, Lin S, Palm C, Horvath R, Klopstock T, Cutler D, Pique L, Schrijver I, Davis RW, Mindrinos M, Speed TP, Scharfe C. Identification of rare DNA variants in mitochondrial disorders with improved array-based sequencing. Nucleic Acids Research 2010, 39: 44-58. PMID: 20843780, PMCID: PMC3017602, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA variantsFunctional DNA variantsMitochondrial DNA maintenanceRare DNA variantsSecond-generation sequencing technologiesNovel rare variantsSanger capillary sequencingSynergistic genetic effectsNuclear candidate genesDNA maintenanceRare variantsGenomic variationSequencing technologiesRare heterozygous variantsCandidate genesGenetic effectsFalse discovery rateMitochondrial disordersCapillary sequencingSequence verificationGenesNovel statistical methodSequencingDiscovery rateHeterozygous variants
2006
The Role of Selection in the Evolution of Human Mitochondrial Genomes
Kivisild T, Shen P, Wall DP, Do B, Sung R, Davis K, Passarino G, Underhill PA, Scharfe C, Torroni A, Scozzari R, Modiano D, Coppa A, de Knijff P, Feldman M, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Oefner PJ. The Role of Selection in the Evolution of Human Mitochondrial Genomes. Genetics 2006, 172: 373-387. PMID: 16172508, PMCID: PMC1456165, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.043901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman mitochondrial genomeMitochondrial genomeNegative Tajima's D valuesMutation rateHeavy strand DNAMammalian mitochondrial DNATajima's D valuesRole of selectionAmino acid replacementsNonsynonymous base substitutionsHigh mutation rateSynonymous sitesPhylogenetic treeMitochondrial DNAPhylogenetic analysisCodon usageCoalescent timesCold adaptationNonsynonymous changesAcid replacementsSynonymous transitionsDivergent poolValine codonNonsynonymous mutationsBase substitutions
2000
A novel mutation in the thiamine responsive megaloblastic anaemia gene SLC19A2 in a patient with deficiency of respiratory chain complex I
Scharfe C, Hauschild M, Klopstock T, Janssen AJ, Heidemann PH, Meitinger T, Jaksch M. A novel mutation in the thiamine responsive megaloblastic anaemia gene SLC19A2 in a patient with deficiency of respiratory chain complex I. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2000, 37: 669. PMID: 10978358, PMCID: PMC1734685, DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.9.669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnemia, MegaloblasticBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsConsanguinityDNADNA Mutational AnalysisElectron Transport Complex IFamily HealthFemaleHumansMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondria, MuscleMuscle, SkeletalMutationNADH, NADPH OxidoreductasesPedigreePoint MutationPyruvate Dehydrogenase ComplexPyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency DiseaseThiamineConceptsComplex I activityEarly-onset autosomal recessive disorderHigh-dose thiamine supplementationBrain MRI lesionsThiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemiaAutosomal recessive disorderI activityMRI lesionsClinical featuresMegaloblastic anemiaSkin biopsiesThiamine supplementationThiamine deficiencyTypical triadSLC19A2 geneRetinal degenerationHigh dosesConsanguineous parentsShort statureMitochondrial energy productionMitochondrial abnormalitiesSevere deficiencyRecessive disorderRespiratory chain complex IChain complex I