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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/77611
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
dc.formatMonograph
dc.format.mediumElectronic Resourceen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeDissertation
dcterms.abstractThe ability to unveil the genetic landscape of human disease at an extraordinarily detailed resolution through high-throughput DNA sequencing promises a transformation of medical practice toward precision medicine. However, it is not a straight path from producing individual genomics data to pinpointing the disease-contributory variants and delivering the personalized therapy, due to the complexity of human genome architecture, genotype-phenotype correlation and disease pathogenesis. But first and foremost for precision medicine to succeed is to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the generation and interpretation of clinical genomics. However, due to a lack of an unbiased high-throughput targeted resequencing protocol, the validity and comparability of each DNA sequencing platform, protocol and variant detection algorithm has yet to be characterized. Meanwhile, a comprehensive investigation of the clinical findings must be equally executed in order to achieve a better design of sequencing projects and prioritization of disease-associated variants, especially for patients presenting a complex history. However, the hurdles to obtaining first-hand clinical data and a lack of standardized vocabulary use in medical documentation have prohibited this information from being utilized to its maximum potential. Furthermore, before any therapeutics can be developed, a robust disease model needs to be constructed to prove the causality of the pinpointed variants and understand the functional impact of it in disease affected cell types or tissues. This dissertation research aims to address some of the above issues to help advance the implementation of precision medicine. In particular, the first study aims to assess the validity issue of clinical genomics data by providing a robust, high-throughput, targeted resequencing protocol. Study 2 aims to illustrate the opportunity and challenge of utilizing clinical genomics to identify the genetic basis of human diseases with two real-world examples, including our newly discovered genetic disorder TAF1 syndrome. Study 3 aims to investigate the functional impact of Naa10 S37P, a variant identified through clinical genomics that contributes to a rare disease Ogden syndrome, in patients’ fibroblasts. And the last study aims to model the cardiac dysrhythmias of Ogden syndrome using patient specific induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes to shed some light on the mechanism of Ogden syndrome pathogenesis.
dcterms.abstractThe ability to unveil the genetic landscape of human disease at an extraordinarily detailed resolution through high-throughput DNA sequencing promises a transformation of medical practice toward precision medicine. However, it is not a straight path from producing individual genomics data to pinpointing the disease-contributory variants and delivering the personalized therapy, due to the complexity of human genome architecture, genotype-phenotype correlation and disease pathogenesis. But first and foremost for precision medicine to succeed is to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the generation and interpretation of clinical genomics. However, due to a lack of an unbiased high-throughput targeted resequencing protocol, the validity and comparability of each DNA sequencing platform, protocol and variant detection algorithm has yet to be characterized. Meanwhile, a comprehensive investigation of the clinical findings must be equally executed in order to achieve a better design of sequencing projects and prioritization of disease-associated variants, especially for patients presenting a complex history. However, the hurdles to obtaining first-hand clinical data and a lack of standardized vocabulary use in medical documentation have prohibited this information from being utilized to its maximum potential. Furthermore, before any therapeutics can be developed, a robust disease model needs to be constructed to prove the causality of the pinpointed variants and understand the functional impact of it in disease affected cell types or tissues. This dissertation research aims to address some of the above issues to help advance the implementation of precision medicine. In particular, the first study aims to assess the validity issue of clinical genomics data by providing a robust, high-throughput, targeted resequencing protocol. Study 2 aims to illustrate the opportunity and challenge of utilizing clinical genomics to identify the genetic basis of human diseases with two real-world examples, including our newly discovered genetic disorder TAF1 syndrome. Study 3 aims to investigate the functional impact of Naa10 S37P, a variant identified through clinical genomics that contributes to a rare disease Ogden syndrome, in patients’ fibroblasts. And the last study aims to model the cardiac dysrhythmias of Ogden syndrome using patient specific induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes to shed some light on the mechanism of Ogden syndrome pathogenesis.
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dcterms.contributorLyon, Gholson J.en_US
dcterms.contributorMills, Alea A.en_US
dcterms.contributorEntcheva, Emiliaen_US
dcterms.contributorSternglanz, Rolfen_US
dcterms.contributorBrennand, Kristenen_US
dcterms.contributor.en_US
dcterms.creatorWu, Yiyang
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-09-20T16:53:01Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2017-09-20T16:53:01Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Geneticsen_US
dcterms.extent246 pg.en_US
dcterms.formatMonograph
dcterms.formatApplication/PDFen_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/77611
dcterms.issued2017-05-01
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectGenetics
dcterms.subjectclinical genomics, iPSC disease modeling, long QT, N-terminal acetylation, Ogden syndrome, precision medicine
dcterms.titleToward Precision Medicine: From Clinical Genomics to iPSC Disease Modeling
dcterms.typeDissertation


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