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Karyn Megy

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[HTML][HTML] Whole genome sequencing reveals that genetic conditions are frequent in intensively ill children

…, A Sanchis-Juan, O Shamardina, K Mégy… - Intensive care …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose With growing evidence that rare single gene disorders present in the neonatal period,
there is a need for rapid, systematic, and comprehensive genomic diagnoses in ICUs to …

[HTML][HTML] Complex structural variants in Mendelian disorders: identification and breakpoint resolution using short-and long-read genome sequencing

…, J Stephens, CE French, N Gleadall, K Mégy… - Genome medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Studies have shown that complex structural variants (cxSVs) contribute to human
genomic variation and can cause Mendelian disease. We aimed to identify cxSVs relevant …

Genome Sequence of Aedes aegypti, a Major Arbovirus Vector

…, B Haas, C Kodira, Z Tu, B Loftus, Z Xi, K Megy… - Science, 2007 - science.org
We present a draft sequence of the genome of Aedes aegypti, the primary vector for yellow
fever and dengue fever, which at ∼1376 million base pairs is about 5 times the size of the …

[PDF][PDF] The allelic landscape of human blood cell trait variation and links to common complex disease

…, J Marchini, JHA Martens, S Meacham, K Megy… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Many common variants have been associated with hematological traits, but identification of
causal genes and pathways has proven challenging. We performed a genome-wide …

ArrayExpress update—simplifying data submissions

…, M Brandizi, T Burdett, K Megy… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The ArrayExpress Archive of Functional Genomics Data ( http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress
) is an international functional genomics database at the European Bioinformatics Institute (…

Whole-genome sequencing of patients with rare diseases in a national health system

E Turro, WJ Astle, K Megy, S Gräf, D Greene… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Most patients with rare diseases do not receive a molecular diagnosis and the aetiological
variants and causative genes for more than half such disorders remain to be discovered 1 . …

[PDF][PDF] The polygenic and monogenic basis of blood traits and diseases

…, M Tardaguila, JE Huffman, SC Ritchie, K Megy… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Blood cells play essential roles in human health, underpinning physiological processes
such as immunity, oxygen transport, and clotting, which when perturbed cause a significant …

[PDF][PDF] Comprehensive rare variant analysis via whole-genome sequencing to determine the molecular pathology of inherited retinal disease

…, J Stephens, A Sanchis-Juan, S Hull, K Megy… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Inherited retinal disease is a common cause of visual impairment and represents a highly
heterogeneous group of conditions. Here, we present findings from a cohort of 722 individuals …

Genome Sequence of the Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans): Vector of African Trypanosomiasis

…, I Malele, O Manangwa, L Manga, K Megy… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Tsetse flies are the sole vectors of human African trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan
Africa. Both sexes of adult tsetse feed exclusively on blood and contribute to disease …

[HTML][HTML] Loss-of-function nuclear factor κB subunit 1 (NFKB1) variants are the most common monogenic cause of common variable immunodeficiency in Europeans

…, M Haimel, F Hu, V Matser, S Meacham, K Megy… - Journal of allergy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The genetic cause of primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) carries prognostic
information. Objective We conducted a whole-genome sequencing study assessing a …