In order to enhance our understanding of the genetic etiology of breast cancer, this study analyzed 1,265,548 Hapmap3 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) among a discovery set of 3,523 EOBC incident cases and 2,702 age-matched population control women, all of whom were age 50 or younger at enrollment. Subjects were recruited from the eight sites, some of which oversampled cases with a personal or family history of breast cancer.
The goal of this study is to identify previously unknown genetic causes of human syndromic cleft lip/palate by using genome sequencing. Many previous studies have shown that isolated cleft lip and/or palate are not often likely to be monogenic or Mendelian diseases. We hope that by focusing on syndromic presentations, we will find novel causes of disorders which include orofacial clefting among their phenotype(s). Data provided will be fastq files from sequencing partners.
This study developed a novel method of targeted sequencing of microsatellites. We optimized every aspect of targeted hybridization capture geared towards minimizing artifacts that commonly occur in laboratory manipulation of microsatellite-containing DNA. This achieved a higher fidelity for microsatellite sequencing than standard targeted DNA sequencing. In the accompanying manuscript, we also introduce two computational tools for design of targeted microsatellite capture panels and for analyzing the resulting microsatellite sequencing data.
Many pediatric patients with early-onset autoinflammatory disease (AID) phenotypes are mutation-negative for genetically known AIDs. Recent data suggest a role for Type-I interferon (IFN) dysregulation in causing AID phenotypes with clinical features that are distinct from those found in patients with IL-1 mediated AIDs. We screened patients for the presence of an IFN-response gene signature (IRS) to characterize their clinical phenotypes, IFN-related biomarkers, and genetic causes.
Single buccal epithelial cells were dissected and collected on an adhesive cap with laser capture microdissection (LCM) with approximately 13-60 cells per cap. Each adhesive cap containing 13-60 cells was independently processed with QIAamp DNA micro kit (Qiagen) for DNA extraction. The NEBNext ultra II FS DNA library kit was used to prepare DNA libraries with low starting material. Paired-end whole genome sequencing reads were obtained with the NovaSeq.
This study cohort is composed of 287 patients affected by myeloid disease (AML/MDS) who were subjected to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) from an HLA-matched related donor. For each study subject, we have collected genomic DNA from both donor and recipient (D-R). Resulting germline whole exome sequencing from D-R pairs has formed the basis for applying an analytical pipeline to systematically predict minor histocompatibility antigens (mHAgs)
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Accurate PC detection at early or premalignant stage, when surgery is effective, would increase survival rates and prevent unnecessary surgery or surveillance. Molecular diagnostic attempts using PCy fluid (PCyF), as a liquid biopsy, to analyze common mutations associated with PC development are yet to contribute to early diagnosis. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is utilized in various cancers, PC inclusive, for detecting genetic changes associated with carcinogenesis, but not in PCyF due to technical limitations, including isolated DNA purity. The goal of the study was to achieve high quality of WGS from PCyF from 9 patients to enable development of signatures of malignancy. The WGS was performed using Illumina sequencing. Experimental design was at a 50x depth.
In order to compare sequencing performance of different technologies in a specific locus, we sequenced blood samples of five inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD) patients harboring a monoallelic variant in RPE65 that remained uncharacterized with: 1) Clinical exome targeted sequencing (CES), 2) whole genome sequencing (WGS), and 3) Long-read sequencing on a MinION platform where CRISPR-Cas9 guide RNA probes were designed to target a 31 kb region including the entire RPE65 locus.
Generation of the first large-scale cohort of mouse intraductal patient-derived xenograft (MIND-PDX) models of primary invasive breast cancer (IBC) and a collection of matched PDX-derived organoids (PDXO) representing all molecular subtypes of IBC, including estrogen receptor (ER-) positive breast cancer. Furthermore, we show that our IBC-MIND cohort can serve as a platform to test experimental neoadjuvant treatment options in different molecular subtypes of breast cancer.
This dataset comprises targeted sequencing data of 52 genes previously implicated in severe COVID-19 outcomes. The study includes samples from 764 individuals with severe COVID-19 and 3,939 population-based controls from the GCAT cohort (Spain). Molecular Inversion Probes (MIPs) were utilized for cost-effective and precise sequencing of the selected genes. The targeted genes include: Inflammasome/IL-1/TNF Pathway: NLRP3, CASP1, CASP8, IL1B, TNF, RIPK1, RIPK3, MYD88, TNFRSF13B SARS-CoV-2 Entry/Replication: ACE2, TMPRSS2, FURIN, SLC6A20, DDX1, DDX58, TLR4, FYCO1, CTSB, CTSL, ADAM17 Complement System: MBL2, CFH, CFI, CFB, ADAM10, CD46 Interferon Signaling: TLR3, IFIH1, IFITM3, TBK1, TLR7, IL10RB, IFNAR1, IFNAR2, SIGLEC1, MYD88, IFNGR1 Chemokine Receptor Signaling: CCR1, CCR3, CCR2, CCR9, IL8, CXCL3, CXCL10, CXCR6, XCR1, CCL2, CCL20 Immunodeficiency Genes: CASP8, CD46, CFB, CFH, CFI, IFNAR1, IFNAR2, IFNGR1, IFIH1, MYD88, NLRP3, RIPK1, TBK1, TLR3, TLR7
