Researching novel variants involved in Alzheimer’s disease via next generation sequencing variant analysis on RNA sequence data files

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 4748
Author(s):  
Bhagwat R. ◽  
Joshi B. J. ◽  
Chaudhary S. ◽  
Pardeshi T. A.* ◽  
Mujawar S. N. ◽  
...  

Previous and current research studies have been reporting or refuting susceptibility genes which have any minor or major genetic significance to Alzheimer disease. In our study we have obtained datasets from R. N. A. sequencing analysis performed on post-mortem brain tissues of clinically diagnosed Alzheimer’s male patients above the age of 80. The samples included in our study are grouped into three datasets as frontal brain, temporal brain and whole brain. Our sole purpose of the study was to decipher new S. N. PS if any and report any unreported or untested S. N. Ps related to genes. We have performed mRNA sequencing analysis with the help of Next Generation Sequencing GALAXY tool available online. In addition, we have utilized Integrated Genome Browser (IGB) to visualize our results. P. E. RL Programming algorithm was generated and NCBI’s dbSNP (Database of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) and Clin V.A. R (Clinical Variation) databases helped to obtain rsids and related information for galaxy analyses results. Our study is reporting and/or confirming pathogenicity of P. R. N. P, A. P. O. E, CST3, TUBB2B and F. T. L in the AD brain tissues. A growing study of PRNP gene has indicated a strong genetic association with AD yet more research with a bigger sample size in different populations will be of certain significance. Further research is needed for studying the TUBB2B gene due to its uncertain significance in the earlier research in Alzheimer’s. F. T. L is a recent gene which has been linked to A. D and future research in AD should be conducted targeting this specific gene.

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Abdul Bari Muneera Parveen ◽  
Divya Lakshmanan ◽  
Modhumita Ghosh Dasgupta

The advent of next-generation sequencing has facilitated large-scale discovery and mapping of genomic variants for high-throughput genotyping. Several research groups working in tree species are presently employing next generation sequencing (NGS) platforms for marker discovery, since it is a cost effective and time saving strategy. However, most trees lack a chromosome level genome map and validation of variants for downstream application becomes obligatory. The cost associated with identifying potential variants from the enormous amount of sequence data is a major limitation. In the present study, high resolution melting (HRM) analysis was optimized for rapid validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), insertions or deletions (InDels) and simple sequence repeats (SSRs) predicted from exome sequencing of parents and hybrids of Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. ? Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden generated from controlled hybridization. The cost per data point was less than 0.5 USD, providing great flexibility in terms of cost and sensitivity, when compared to other validation methods. The sensitivity of this technology in variant detection can be extended to other applications including Bar-HRM for species authentication and TILLING for detection of mutants.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleša Kristan ◽  
Tadej Pajič ◽  
Aleš Maver ◽  
Tadeja Režen ◽  
Tanja Kunej ◽  
...  

An erythrocytosis is present when the red blood cell mass is increased, demonstrated as elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit in the laboratory evaluation. Congenital predispositions for erythrocytosis are rare, with germline variants in several genes involved in oxygen sensing (VHL, EGLN1, and EPAS1), signaling for hematopoietic cell maturation (EPOR and EPO), and oxygen transfer (HBB, HBA1, HBA2, and BPGM) that were already associated with the eight congenital types (ECYT1–8). Screening for variants in known congenital erythrocytosis genes with classical sequencing approach gives a correct diagnosis for only up to one-third of the patients. The genetic background of erythrocytosis is more heterogeneous, and additional genes involved in erythropoiesis and iron metabolism could have a putative effect on the development of erythrocytosis. This study aimed to detect variants in patients with yet unexplained erythrocytosis using the next-generation sequencing (NGS) approach, targeting genes associated with erythrocytosis and increased iron uptake and implementing the diagnostics of congenital erythrocytosis in Slovenia. Selected 25 patients with high hemoglobin, high hematocrit, and no acquired causes were screened for variants in the 39 candidate genes. We identified one pathogenic variant in EPAS1 gene and three novel variants with yet unknown significance in genes EPAS1, JAK2, and SH2B3. Interestingly, a high proportion of patients were heterozygous carriers for two variants in HFE gene, otherwise pathogenic for the condition of iron overload. The association between the HFE variants and the development of erythrocytosis is not clearly understood. With a targeted NGS approach, we determined an actual genetic cause for the erythrocytosis in one patient and contributed to better management of the disease for the patient and his family. The effect of variants of unknown significance on the enhanced production of red blood cells needs to be further explored with functional analysis. This study is of great significance for the improvement of diagnosis of Slovenian patients with unexplained erythrocytosis and future research on the etiology of this rare hematological disorder.


2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. S83-S86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yul-Kyun Ahn ◽  
Swati Tripathi ◽  
Young-Il Cho ◽  
Jeong-Ho Kim ◽  
Hye-Eun Lee ◽  
...  

Next-generation sequencing technique has been known as a useful tool for de novo transcriptome assembly, functional annotation of genes and identification of molecular markers. This study was carried out to mine molecular markers from de novo assembled transcriptomes of four chilli pepper varieties, the highly pungent ‘Saengryeg 211’ and non-pungent ‘Saengryeg 213’ and variably pigmented ‘Mandarin’ and ‘Blackcluster’. Pyrosequencing of the complementary DNA library resulted in 361,671, 274,269, 279,221, and 316,357 raw reads, which were assembled in 23,607, 19,894, 18,340 and 20,357 contigs, for the four varieties, respectively. Detailed sequence variant analysis identified numerous potential single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and simple sequence repeats (SSRs) for all the varieties for which the primers were designed. The transcriptome information and SNP/SSR markers generated in this study provide valuable resources for high-density molecular genetic mapping in chilli pepper and Quantitative trait loci analysis related to fruit qualities. These markers for pepper will be highly valuable for marker-assisted breeding and other genetic studies.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Marchal ◽  
Takayo Sasaki ◽  
Daniel Vera ◽  
Korey Wilson ◽  
Jiao Sima ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTCycling cells duplicate their DNA content during S phase, following a defined program called replication timing (RT). Early and late replicating regions differ in terms of mutation rates, transcriptional activity, chromatin marks and sub-nuclear position. Moreover, RT is regulated during development and is altered in disease. Exploring mechanisms linking RT to other cellular processes in normal and diseased cells will be facilitated by rapid and robust methods with which to measure RT genome wide. Here, we describe a rapid, robust and relatively inexpensive protocol to analyze genome-wide RT by next-generation sequencing (NGS). This protocol yields highly reproducible results across laboratories and platforms. We also provide computational pipelines for analysis, parsing phased genomes using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) for analyzing RT allelic asynchrony, and for direct comparison to Repli-chip data obtained by analyzing nascent DNA by microarrays.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuling An ◽  
Mingming Fan ◽  
Ziyu Li ◽  
You Peng ◽  
Xiaomeng Yi ◽  
...  

Abstract We shared our successful treatment experience of a severe tetanus patient in China. A 50 year old male patient was admitted to our hospital 10 days after the right arm injury due to pain and masticatory weakness. The pathogen of wound secretion was confirmed to be clostridium tetanus by next-generation sequencing (NGS).The patient's condition rapidly progressed to a severe state with autonomic instability. After debridement and comprehensive treatment in ICU, including deep analgesia and sedation with dexmedetomidine, ventilator support and anti-infection treatment, the patient finally recovered and discharged. This case suggested that early diagnosis and reasonable intervention of severe tetanus could reduce mortality.


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