Pub Date : 2022-11-29eCollection Date: 2022-12-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2022-2156
Varun K A Sreenivasan, Jana Henck, Malte Spielmann
Over the last decade, single-cell sequencing has transformed many fields. It has enabled the unbiased molecular phenotyping of even whole organisms with unprecedented cellular resolution. In the field of human genetics, where the phenotypic consequences of genetic and epigenetic alterations are of central concern, this transformative technology promises to functionally annotate every region in the human genome and all possible variants within them at a massive scale. In this review aimed at the clinicians in human genetics, we describe the current status of the field of single-cell sequencing and its role for human genetics, including how the technology works as well as how it is being applied to characterize and monitor diseases, to develop human cell atlases, and to annotate the genome.
{"title":"Single-cell sequencing: promises and challenges for human genetics.","authors":"Varun K A Sreenivasan, Jana Henck, Malte Spielmann","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2156","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the last decade, single-cell sequencing has transformed many fields. It has enabled the unbiased molecular phenotyping of even whole organisms with unprecedented cellular resolution. In the field of human genetics, where the phenotypic consequences of genetic and epigenetic alterations are of central concern, this transformative technology promises to functionally annotate every region in the human genome and all possible variants within them at a massive scale. In this review aimed at the clinicians in human genetics, we describe the current status of the field of single-cell sequencing and its role for human genetics, including how the technology works as well as how it is being applied to characterize and monitor diseases, to develop human cell atlases, and to annotate the genome.</p>","PeriodicalId":48632,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006387/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41627602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22eCollection Date: 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2022-2147
Jörg Schmidtke
{"title":"Aufklärung über mögliche „Nebenbefunde“ in der genomischen Medizin.","authors":"Jörg Schmidtke","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2147","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2147","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48632,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006383/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49630661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22eCollection Date: 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2022-2145
Steffen Syrbe
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies comprise a heterogeneous group of monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by early-onset seizures, marked epileptic activity and abnormal neurocognitive development. The identification of an increasing number of underlying genetic alterations and their pathophysiological roles in cellular signaling drives the way toward novel precision therapies. The implementation of novel treatments that target the underlying mechanisms gives hope for disease modification that will improve not only the seizure burden but also the neurodevelopmental outcome of affected children. So far, beneficial effects are mostly reported in individual trials and small numbers of patients. There is a need for international collaborative studies to define the natural history and relevant outcome measures and to test novel pharmacological approaches.
{"title":"Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies - therapeutic consequences of genetic testing.","authors":"Steffen Syrbe","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2145","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies comprise a heterogeneous group of monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by early-onset seizures, marked epileptic activity and abnormal neurocognitive development. The identification of an increasing number of underlying genetic alterations and their pathophysiological roles in cellular signaling drives the way toward novel precision therapies. The implementation of novel treatments that target the underlying mechanisms gives hope for disease modification that will improve not only the seizure burden but also the neurodevelopmental outcome of affected children. So far, beneficial effects are mostly reported in individual trials and small numbers of patients. There is a need for international collaborative studies to define the natural history and relevant outcome measures and to test novel pharmacological approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":48632,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006352/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43302021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22eCollection Date: 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2022-2151
{"title":"Wissenschaftspreis 2022 der GSK Stiftung für Dr. med. Sarah Kim-Hellmuth (München).","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2151","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2151","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48632,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006354/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42120055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22eCollection Date: 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2022-2154
{"title":"Einladung zur BVDH Herbsttagung am 25. und 26.11.2022: Leonardo Royal Hotel Köln, Am Stadtwald, Dürener Straße 287, 50935 Köln.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2154","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2154","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48632,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006304/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49201152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22eCollection Date: 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2022-2143
Ilona Krey, Konrad Platzer, Johannes R Lemke
{"title":"Monogenetic epilepsies and how to approach them in 2022.","authors":"Ilona Krey, Konrad Platzer, Johannes R Lemke","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2143","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2022-2143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48632,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006248/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44498957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}