Leveraging a Phased Pangenome for Haplotype Design of Hybrid Potato

Leveraging a Phased Pangenome for Haplotype Design of Hybrid Potato Academic Background Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most important tuber crops globally, providing food for over 1.3 billion people annually across more than 120 countries. However, the tetraploid genome and clonal propagation of potatoes result in slow breeding progres...

Rapid and Scalable Personalized ASO Screening in Patient-Derived Organoids

Establishment of a Personalized Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO) Screening Platform Based on Patient-Derived Organoids Academic Background In recent years, with the rapid development of genome sequencing technologies, an increasing number of rare genetic diseases have been found to be associated with specific gene mutations. Antisense oligonucleotid...

Multisite DNA Methylation Alterations of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Serve as Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of AIS/Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Novel Early Diagnosis Method for Lung Adenocarcinoma Based on DNA Methylation in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for approximately 40% of lung cancer cases. Despite significant advancements in treatment, the prognosis of LUAD remains...

Combination of Biological Aging and Genetic Susceptibility Helps Identifying At-Risk Population of Venous Thromboembolism: A Prospective Cohort Study of 394,041 Participants

Combining Biological Aging and Genetic Susceptibility to Identify High-Risk Populations for Venous Thromboembolism Academic Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is the third most fatal cardiovascular disease globally. The incidence of VTE is closely related to age, particularly i...

Polymorphic Single-Nucleotide Variants in miRNA Genes and the Susceptibility to Colorectal Cancer: Combined Evaluation by Pairwise and Network Meta-Analysis, Thakkinstian's Algorithm and FPRP Criterium

Association Study of Polymorphic Single-Nucleotide Variants in miRNA Genes and Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility Academic Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies with high incidence and mortality rates worldwide. According to global cancer statistics in 2022, CRC ranks as the third most prevalent cancer, with over 1...

Circulating Extracellular Vesicles as Promising Biomarkers for Precision Diagnostics: A Perspective on Lung Cancer

Exosomes as Biomarkers for Precision Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Academic Background Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with early diagnosis and precision treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) remaining significant challenges. Although traditional tissue biopsy is co...