28: scPrediXcan: Deep learning meets single-cell TWAS
Zhou Y et al., Cell Genomics - This paper introduces scPrediXcan, which combines a deep-learning model (ctPred) built on Enformer-derived features with single-cell RNA-seq to perform cell-type-specifi...
22 Mai 202525min
27: ENVLPE+: Shuttling VLPs that load functional CRISPR RNPs
Geilenkeuser J et al., Cell - A Cell paper describing ENVLPE/ENVLPE+, virus-like particles engineered with nucleocytosolic-shuttling Gag-PCP to recruit aptamer-tagged (pe)gRNAs and preferentially pack...
21 Mai 202516min
26: Reannotation reveals functional non-coding mutations in melanoma
Pepe D et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics (112:1–21, June 5, 2025) - Pepe et al. show that annotating cancer mutations to the transcripts actually expressed in tumors uncovers previously o...
20 Mai 202515min
25: mtDNA discovery in Solve‑RD: phenotype‑driven reanalysis
Ratnaike et al et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - A semi-automated mtDNA reanalysis pipeline using MToolBox and MitoPhen HPO-based phenotype similarity was applied to the Solve-RD cohort...
19 Mai 202516min
24: X chromosome and dosage-compensation in complex traits
Fu Y et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - Fu et al. (2025) analyze large biobank datasets to quantify how the X chromosome contributes to complex trait heritability and how dosage-compensa...
18 Mai 202514min
23: Returning Additional Findings in the 100,000 Genomes Project
Stafford-Smith B et al., Genetics in Medicine - Mixed-methods evaluation of how 100,000 Genomes Project participants experienced receiving positive additional findings (PAFs) for cancer or familial hy...
17 Mai 202514min
22: When RNases Hide the Message: Naked exRNA, Immune Sensing, and Translation
Castellano M et al., Cell Genomics - This study shows that extracellular ribonucleases mask the bioactivity of naked extracellular RNA (exRNA). When RNases are inhibited or absent, naked exRNA is inte...
16 Mai 202516min
21: Pooled prime editing maps functional human variants at scale
Herger M et al., Cell Genomics - Herger et al. present a pooled prime editing platform in haploid human cells that installs and assays thousands of short variants in their endogenous context. Using su...
16 Mai 202517min
