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From neural development to cognition: unexpected roles for chromatin

Jehnna L. Ronan, +2 more
- 01 May 2013 - 
- Vol. 14, Iss: 5, pp 347-359
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Interestingly, mutations in EZH2 and certain BAF complex components have roles in both neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer, and overlapping point mutations are suggesting functionally important residues and domains.
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Recent genome-sequencing studies in human neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders have revealed mutations in chromatin-modifying enzymes, such as chromatin remodellers and histone-modifying enzymes. Such studies are improving our understanding of the roles of these modifiers in human neurodevelopment, and this article discusses the emerging roles for several of these enzymes in development and disease.

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Mechanisms underlying the temporal and selective induction of Ptf1a target genes

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Mutacje genów kompleksu BAF jako nowy czynnik etiologiczny izolowanej oraz syndromicznej niepełnosprawności intelektualnej w zespołach Coffina i Siris oraz Nicolaidesa i Baraitsera

TL;DR: This work has shown that the relation has been found in the functioning of the human counterpart of the complex SWI/SNF, complex BAF (BRG- or BRM-associated factor), with the processes of tumor suppressor and intellectual disabilities and malformations syndromes, which is currently the subject of intense research in molecular genetics.
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Investigating the structural features of chromodomain proteins in the human genome and predictive impacts of their mutations in cancers.

TL;DR: The structural conservations associated with diverse functions, prognostic significance and functional consequences of mutations within chromodomain of human proteins in distinct cancers are reported.
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Success and Pitfalls of Genetic Testing in Undiagnosed Diseases: Whole Exome Sequencing and Beyond

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The frequency of somatic mutations in cancer predicts the phenotypic relevance of germline mutations

TL;DR: In this article , a machine learning-based framework was applied to the problem of pathogenic mutations in both germline and somatic cells, and the results indicated that the combination of tolerance for mutations at the cell viability level (measured by the frequency of somatic mutations in cancer) and functional relevance are the main predictors of disease genes.
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Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2.

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