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Christian MertesTechnical University of Munich Verified email at in.tum.de Cited by 2927 |
[PDF][PDF] Severe COVID-19 is marked by a dysregulated myeloid cell compartment
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a mild to moderate respiratory tract infection, however,
a subset of patients progress to severe disease and respiratory failure. The mechanism …
a subset of patients progress to severe disease and respiratory failure. The mechanism …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic diagnosis of Mendelian disorders via RNA sequencing
Across a variety of Mendelian disorders, ∼50–75% of patients do not receive a genetic
diagnosis by exome sequencing indicating disease-causing variants in non-coding regions. …
diagnosis by exome sequencing indicating disease-causing variants in non-coding regions. …
[PDF][PDF] Early IFN-α signatures and persistent dysfunction are distinguishing features of NK cells in severe COVID-19
Longitudinal analyses of the innate immune system, including the earliest time points, are
essential to understand the immunopathogenesis and clinical course of coronavirus disease (…
essential to understand the immunopathogenesis and clinical course of coronavirus disease (…
[HTML][HTML] Aberrant splicing prediction across human tissues
Aberrant splicing is a major cause of genetic disorders but its direct detection in transcriptomes
is limited to clinically accessible tissues such as skin or body fluids. While DNA-based …
is limited to clinically accessible tissues such as skin or body fluids. While DNA-based …
[PDF][PDF] Longitudinal multi-omics analyses identify responses of megakaryocytes, erythroid cells, and plasmablasts as hallmarks of severe COVID-19
Temporal resolution of cellular features associated with a severe COVID-19 disease
trajectory is needed for understanding skewed immune responses and defining predictors of …
trajectory is needed for understanding skewed immune responses and defining predictors of …
[HTML][HTML] Clinical implementation of RNA sequencing for Mendelian disease diagnostics
Background Lack of functional evidence hampers variant interpretation, leaving a large
proportion of individuals with a suspected Mendelian disorder without genetic diagnosis after …
proportion of individuals with a suspected Mendelian disorder without genetic diagnosis after …
[HTML][HTML] Detection of aberrant splicing events in RNA-seq data using FRASER
Aberrant splicing is a major cause of rare diseases. However, its prediction from genome
sequence alone remains in most cases inconclusive. Recently, RNA sequencing has proven to …
sequence alone remains in most cases inconclusive. Recently, RNA sequencing has proven to …
Detection of aberrant gene expression events in RNA sequencing data
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has emerged as a powerful approach to discover disease-causing
gene regulatory defects in individuals affected by genetically undiagnosed rare disorders…
gene regulatory defects in individuals affected by genetically undiagnosed rare disorders…
[PDF][PDF] OUTRIDER: a statistical method for detecting aberrantly expressed genes in RNA sequencing data
F Brechtmann, C Mertes, A Matusevičiūtė… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - cell.com
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is gaining popularity as a complementary assay to genome
sequencing for precisely identifying the molecular causes of rare disorders. A powerful …
sequencing for precisely identifying the molecular causes of rare disorders. A powerful …
Chromatin-remodeling factor SMARCD2 regulates transcriptional networks controlling differentiation of neutrophil granulocytes
…, E Bahrami, T Racek, M Rohlfs, J Puchałka, C Mertes… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
We identify SMARCD2 (SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of
chromatin, subfamily D, member 2), also known as BAF60b (BRG1/Brahma-associated factor …
chromatin, subfamily D, member 2), also known as BAF60b (BRG1/Brahma-associated factor …