Bo Yuan

PhD
Clinical Director

Dr. Bo Yuan serves as Clinical Director and supports Clinical Genomics at Baylor Genetics where he signs out whole genome and exome sequencing. In addition to his role at Baylor Genetics, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).

Dr. Yuan graduated with his bachelor’s degree in biology from Nankai University in Tianjin, China. He attended graduate school at BCM, where he trained in the Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Program. Upon completion of his doctoral degree, he completed his fellowship in clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics at BCM.

Since 2019, Dr. Yuan has been dual board-certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics  in molecular genetics and clinical cytogenetics.

 

Position

Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houton, TX, United States

Clinical Director
Baylor Genetics
Houston, TX, United States

Education

PhD from Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States

BS from Nankai University
Tianjin, China

Certifications

Clinical Molecular Genetics
American Board of Medical Genetics

Clinical Cytogenetics
American Board of Medical Genetics

Publications
An Organismal CNV Mutator Phenotype Restricted to Early Human Development

An Organismal CNV Mutator Phenotype Restricted to Early Human Development. Liu P, Yuan B, Carvalho CM, Wuster A, Walter K, Zhang L, Gambin T, Chong Z, Campbell IM, Coban Akdemir Z, Gelowani V, Writzl K, Bacino CA, Lindsay SJ, Withers M, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Wiszniewska J, Scull J, Stankiewicz P, Jhangiani SN, Muzny DM, Zhang F, Chen K, Gibbs RA, Rautenstrauss B, Cheung SW, Smith J, Breman A, Shaw CA, Patel A, Hurles ME, Lupski JR. Cell. 2017. Feb 23;168(5):830-842.e7. PMID: 28235197

Contribution of uniparental disomy in a clinical trio exome cohort of 2,675 patients

Contribution of uniparental disomy in a clinical trio exome cohort of 2675 patients. Wang L, Liu P, Bi W, Sim T, Wang X, Walkiewicz M, Leduc MS, Meng L, Xia F, Eng CM, Yang Y, Yuan B, Dai H. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2021 Sep 29; e1792. PMID: 34587367.

VARIANT CLASSIFICATION CONCORDANCE USING THE ACMG-AMP VARIANT INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES ACROSS NINE GENOMIC IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH STUDIES.
Variant Classification Concordance using the ACMG-AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines across Nine Genomic
Implementation Research Studies. Amendola LM, Muenzen K, Biesecker LG, Bowling KM, Cooper GM, Dorschner MO, Driscoll
C, Foreman AKM, Golden-Grant K, Greally JM, Hindorff L, Kanavy D, Jobanputra V, Johnston JJ, Kenny EE, McNulty S, Murali P,
Ou J, Powell BC, Rehm HL, Rolf B, Roman TS, Van Ziffle J, Guha S, Abhyankar A, Crosslin D, Venner E, Yuan B, Zouk H, Jarvik
GP. Am J Hum Genet. 2020 Nov 5;107(5):932-941.PMID: 33108757.
CNVs cause autosomal recessive genetic diseases with or without involvement of SNV/indels

CNVs cause autosomal recessive genetic diseases with or without involvement of SNV/indels. Yuan B, Wang L, Liu P, Shaw C, Dai H, Cooper L, Zhu W, Anderson SA, Meng L, Wang X, Wang Y, Xia F, Xiao R, Braxton A, Peacock S, Schmitt E, Ward PA, Vetrini F, He W, Chiang T, Muzny D, Gibbs RA, Beaudet AL, Breman AM, Smith J, Cheung SW, Bacino CA, Eng CM, Yang Y, Lupski JR, Bi W. Genet Med. 2020 Jun 24. PMID: 32576985

Reanalysis of Clinical Exome Sequencing Data

Reanalysis of Clinical Exome Sequencing Data. Liu P, Meng L, Normand EA, Xia F, Song X, Ghazi A, Rosenfeld J, Magoulas PL, Braxton A, Ward P, Dai H, Yuan B, Bi W, Xiao R, Wang X, Chiang T, Vetrini F, He W, Cheng H, Dong J, Gijavanekar C, Benke PJ, Bernstein JA, Eble T, Eroglu Y, Erwin D, Escobar L, Gibson JB, Gripp K, Kleppe S, Koenig MK, Lewis AM, Natowicz M, Mancias P, Minor L, Scaglia F, Schaaf CP, Streff H, Vernon H, Uhles CL, Zackai EH, Wu N, Sutton VR, Beaudet AL, Muzny D, Gibbs RA, Posey JE, Lalani S, Shaw C, Eng CM, Lupski JR, Yang Y. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 20; 380(25):2478-2480. PMID: 31216405

Identification of novel candidate disease genes from de novo exonic copy number variants.

Identification of novel candidate disease genes from de novo exonic copy number variants. Gambin T, Yuan B, Bi W, Liu P, Rosenfeld JA, Coban-Akdemir Z, Pursley AN, Nagamani SCS, Marom R, Golla S, Dengle L, Petrie HG, Matalon R, Emrick L, Proud MB, Treadwell-Deering D, Chao HT, Koillinen H, Brown C, Urraca N, Mostafavi R, Bernes S, Roeder ER, Nugent KM, Bader PI, Bellus G, Cummings M, Northrup H, Ashfaq M, Westman R, Wildin R, Beck AE, Immken L, Elton L, Varghese S, Buchanan E, Faivre L, Lefebvre M, Schaaf CP, Walkiewicz M, Yang Y, Kang SL, Lalani SR, Bacino CA, Beaudet AL, Breman AM, Smith JL, Cheung SW, Lupski JR, Patel A, Shaw CA, Stankiewicz P. Genome Med. 2017 Sep 21; 9(1):83. PMID: 28934986

Potocki-Lupski Syndrome.

Potocki-Lupski Syndrome. Potocki L, Neira-Fresneda J, Yuan B, Pagon RA, Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Wallace SE, Amemiya A, Bean LJH, Bird TD, Ledbetter N, Mefford HC, Smith RJH, Stephens K. GeneReviews®. 2017 Aug 24. PMID: 28837307

SEQUENCING INDIVIDUAL GENOMES WITH RECURRENT GENOMIC DISORDER DELETIONS: AN APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE GENES FOR AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE RARE DISEASE TRAITS.

Sequencing individual genomes with recurrent genomic disorder deletions: an approach to characterize genes for autosomal recessive rare disease traits. Yuan B, Schulze KV, Assia Batzir N, Sinson J, Dai H, Zhu W, Bocanegra F, Fong CT, Holder J, Nguyen J, Schaaf CP, Yang Y, Bi W, Eng C, Shaw C, Lupski JR, Liu P. Genome Med. 2022 Sep 30; 14(1):113. PMID: 36180924.

Retrospective analysis of a clinical exome sequencing cohort reveals the mutational spectrum and identifies candidate disease-associated loci for BAFopathies

Retrospective analysis of a clinical exome sequencing cohort reveals the mutational spectrum and identifies candidate disease-associated loci for BAFopathies. Chen CA, Lattier J, Zhu W, Rosenfeld J, Wang L, Scott TM, Du H, Patel V, Dang A, Magoulas P, Streff H, Sebastian J, Svihovec S, Curry K, Delgado MR, Hanchard NA, Lalani S, Marom R, Madan-Khetarpal S, Saenz M, Dai H, Meng L, Xia F, Bi W, Liu P, Posey JE, Scott DA, Lupski JR, Eng CM, Xiao R, Yuan B.  Genet Med. 2021 Nov 16; S1098-3600(21)05245-X. PMID: 34906496

DE NOVO VARIANTS IN H3-3A AND H3-3B ARE ASSOCIATED WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, DYSMORPHIC FEATURES, AND STRUCTURAL BRAIN ABNORMALITIES.

De novo variants in H3-3A and H3-3B are associated with neurodevelopmental delay, dysmorphic features, and structural brain abnormalities. Okur V, Chen Z#, Vossaert L, Peacock S, Rosenfeld J, Zhao L, Du H, Calamaro E, Gerard A, Zhao S, Kelsay J, Lahr A, Mighton C, Porter HM, Siemon A, Silver J, Svihovec S, Fong CT, Grant CL, Lerner-Ellis J, Manickam K, Madan-Khetarpal S, McCandless SE, Morel CF, Schaefer GB, Berry-Kravis EM, Gates R, Gomez-Ospina N, Qiu G, Zhang TJ, Wu Z, Meng L, Liu P, Scott DA, Lupski JR, Eng CM, Wu N, Yuan B. NPJ Genom Med. 2021 Dec 7;6(1):104. PMID: 34876591

Clinical exome sequencing reveals locus heterogeneity and phenotypic variability of cohesinopathies

Clinical exome sequencing reveals the locus heterogeneity and phenotypic variability of cohesinopathies. Yuan B, Neira J, Pehlivan, D, Santiago-Sim T, Song X, Rosenfeld J, Posey JE, Patel V, Jin W, Adam MP, Baple EL, Dean J, Fong CT, Hickey SE, Hudgins L, Leon E, Madan-Khetarpal S, Rawlins L, Rustad CF, Stray-Pedersen A, Tveten K, Wenger O, Diaz J, Jenkins L, Martin L, McGuire M, Pietryga M, Ramsdell L, Slattery L, DDD Study, Abid F, Bertuch A, Grange D, Immken L, Schaaf CP, Esch HV, Bi W, Cheung SW, Breman AM, Smith JL, Shaw C, Crosby AH, Eng C, Yang Y, Lupski JR, Xiao R, Liu P. Genet Med. 2019 Mar; 21(3):663-675. PMID: 30158690

Global transcriptional disturbances underlie Cornelia de Lange syndrome and related phenotypes.

Global transcriptional disturbances underlie Cornelia de Lange syndrome and related phenotypes. Yuan B, Pehlivan D#, Karaca E#, Patel N, Charng WL, Gambin T, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Sutton VR, Yesil G, Bozdogan ST, Tos T, Koparir A, Koparir E, Beck CR, Gu S, Aslan H, Yuregir OO, Al Rubeaan K, Alnaqeb D, Alshammari MJ, Bayram Y, Atik MM, Aydin H, Geckinli BB, Seven M,Ulucan H Fenercioglu, E, Ozen M, Jhangiani S, Muzny DM, Boerwinkle E, Tuysuz B, Alkuraya FS, Gibbs RA, Lupski JR . J Clin Invest. 2015; 125(2):636-51. PMID: 25574841

GIGANTISM AND ACROMEGALY DUE TO XQ26 MICRODUPLICATIONS AND GPR101 MUTATION.

Gigantism and acromegaly due to Xq26 microduplications and GPR101 mutation. Trivellin G, Daly AF, Faucz FR, Yuan B, Rostomyan L, Larco DO, Schernthaner-Reiter MH, Szarek E, Leal LF, Caberg JH, Castermans E, Villa C, Dimopoulos A, Chittiboina P, Xekouki P, Shah N, Metzger D, Lysy PA, Ferrante E, Strebkova N, Mazerkina N, Zatelli MC, Lodish M, Horvath A, de Alexandre RB, Manning AD, Levy I, Keil MF, Sierra Mde L, Palmeira L, Coppieters W, Georges M, Naves LA, Jamar M, Bours V, Wu TJ, Choong CS, Bertherat J, Chanson P, Kamenický P, Farrell WE, Barlier A, Quezado M, Bjelobaba I, Stojilkovic SS, Wess J, Costanzi S, Liu P, Lupski JR, Beckers A, Stratakis CA. N Engl J Med. 2014; 371(25):2363-74. PMID: 25470569

Somatic mosaicism underlies X-linked acrogigantism (XLAG) syndrome in sporadic male subjects.

Somatic mosaicism underlies X-linked acrogigantism (XLAG) syndrome in sporadic male subjects. Daly AF, Yuan B, Fina F#, Caberg JH, Trivellin G, Rostomyan L, de Herder WW, Naves LA, Metzger D, Cuny T, Rabl W, Shah N, Jaffrain-Rea ML, Zatelli MC, Faucz FR, Castermans E, Nanni-Metellus I, Lodish M, Muhammad A, Palmeira L, Potorac I, Mantovani G, Neggers S, Klein M, Barlier A, Liu P, Ouafik L, Bours V, Lupski JR, Stratakis CA, Beckers A. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2016 Apr; 23(4):221-33. PMID: 26935837

Megabase Length Hypermutation Accompanies Human Structural Variation at 17p11.2.

Megabase Length Hypermutation Accompanies Human Structural Variation at 17p11.2. Beck CR, Carvalho CMB, Akdemir ZC, Sedlazeck FJ, Song X, Meng Q, Hu J, Doddapaneni H, Chong Z, Chen ES, Thornton PC, Liu P, Yuan B, Withers M, Jhangiani SN, Kalra D, Walker K, English AC, Han Y, Chen K, Muzny DM, Ira G, Shaw CA, Gibbs RA, Hastings PJ, Lupski JR. Cell. 2019 Feb 21; S0092-8674(19)30108-4.  PMID:30827684

Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human NPHP1 Locus Reveal Complex Genomic Architecture and Its Regional Evolution in Primates.

Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human NPHP1 Locus Reveal Complex Genomic Architecture and Its Regional Evolution in Primates. Yuan B, Liu P, Gupta A, Beck CR, Tejomurtula A, Campbell IM, Gambin T, Simmons AD, Withers MA, Harris RA, Rogers J, Schwartz DC, Lupski JR. PLoS Genet. 2015; 11(12): e1005686. PMID: 26641089

Nonrecurrent 17p11.2p12 Rearrangement Events that Result in Two Concomitant Genomic Disorders: The PMP22-RAI1 Contiguous Gene Duplication Syndrome.

Nonrecurrent 17p11.2p12 Rearrangement Events that Result in Two Concomitant Genomic Disorders: The PMP22-RAI1 Contiguous Gene Duplication Syndrome. Yuan B, Harel T, Gu S, Liu P, Burglen L, Chantot-Bastaraud S, Gelowani V, Beck CR, Carvalho CMB, Cheung SW, Coe A, Malan V, Munnich A, Magoulas PL, Potocki L, Lupski JR. Am J Hum Genet., 2015; 97(5): 691-707. PMID: 26544804

Alu-mediated diverse and complex pathogenic copy-number variants within human chromosome 17 at p13.3.

Alu-mediated diverse and complex pathogenic copy-number variants within human chromosome 17 at p13.3. Gu S, Yuan B, Campbell IM, Beck CR, Carvalho CM, Nagamani SC, Erez A, Patel A, Bacino CA, Shaw CA, Stankiewicz P, Cheung SW, Bi W, Lupski JR. Hum Mol Genet. 2015; 24(14):4061-77. PMID: 25908615

PARENTAL SOMATIC MOSAICISM IS UNDERRECOGNIZED AND INFLUENCES RECURRENCE RISK OF GENOMIC DISORDERS.

Parental somatic mosaicism is underrecognized and influences recurrence risk of genomic disorders. Campbell IM, Yuan B, Robberecht C, Pfundt R, Szafranski P, McEntagart ME, Nagamani SC, Erez A, Bartnik M, Wiśniowiecka-Kowalnik B, Plunkett KS, Pursley AN, Kang SH, Bi W, Lalani SR, Bacino CA, Vast M, Marks K, Patton M, Olofsson P, Patel A, Veltman JA, Cheung SW, Shaw CA, Vissers LE, Vermeesch JR, Lupski JR, Stankiewicz P. Am J Hum Genet.2014;  95(2):173-82. PMID: 25087610

THE ALU-RICH GENOMIC ARCHITECTURE OF SPAST PREDISPOSES TO DIVERSE AND FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT DISEASE-ASSOCIATED CNV ALLELES.

The Alu-rich genomic architecture of SPAST predisposes to diverse and functionally distinct disease-associated CNV alleles Boone PM, Yuan B, Campbell IM, Scull JC, Withers MA, Baggett BC, Beck CR, Shaw CJ, Stankiewicz P, Moretti P, Goodwin WE, Hein N, Fink JK, Seong MW, Seo SH, Park SS, Karbassi ID, Batish SD, Ordóñez-Ugalde A, Quintáns B, Sobrido MJ, Stemmler S, Lupski JR. Am J Hum Genet. 2014; 95(2):143-61. PMID: 25065914

PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY OF SOCS1 HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY.

Phenotypic Variability of SOCS1 Haploinsufficiency. Hale RC, Owen N, Yuan B, Chinn IK; SOCS1 Study Group. J Clin Immunol. 2023 Mar. PMID: 36890397

COMPLICATED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HA20 DUE TO CONTIGUOUS GENE DELETIONS INVOLVING 6Q23.3. 

Complicated Diagnosis and Treatment of HA20 due to Contiguous Gene Deletions involving 6q23.3. Wu CW, Sasa G, Salih A, Nicholas S, Vogel TP, Cahill G, Kuehn HS, Rosenzweig SD, Zhou Q, Chinn IK, Yuan B. J Clin Immunol. 2021 May. PMID: 34032947

A new case of adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(3;3)(p24;q26).

A new case of adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(3;3)(p24;q26) A new case of adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(3;3)(p24;q26) Yuan B, Smith J, Ewton A, Pingali SR, Zieske A, Breman A.Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2019; 23(7):204-206.

Nonrecurrent PMP22-RAI1 contiguous gene deletions arise from replication-based mechanisms and result in Smith-Magenis syndrome with evident peripheral neuropathy.

Nonrecurrent PMP22-RAI1 contiguous gene deletions arise from replication-based mechanisms and result in Smith-Magenis syndrome with evident peripheral neuropathy. Yuan B, Neira J, Gu S, Harel T, Liu P, Briceño I, Elsea SH, Gómez A, Potocki L, Lupski. JR. Hum Genet. 2016 Jul. PMID: 27386852

Copy number analysis of the low-copy repeats at the primate NPHP1 locus by array comparative genomic hybridization.

Copy number analysis of the low-copy repeats at the primate NPHP1 locus by array comparative genomic hybridization. Yuan B, Liu P, Rogers J, Schwartz DC, Lupski JR. Genom Data. 2016 Apr 19; 8:106-9. PMID: 27222811

Bo Yuan

PhD
Clinical Director

Dr. Bo Yuan serves as Clinical Director and supports Clinical Genomics at Baylor Genetics where he signs out whole genome and exome sequencing. In addition to his role at Baylor Genetics, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).

Dr. Yuan graduated with his bachelor’s degree in biology from Nankai University in Tianjin, China. He attended graduate school at BCM, where he trained in the Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Program. Upon completion of his doctoral degree, he completed his fellowship in clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics at BCM.

Since 2019, Dr. Yuan has been dual board-certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics  in molecular genetics and clinical cytogenetics.

 

Position

Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houton, TX, United States

Clinical Director
Baylor Genetics
Houston, TX, United States

Education

PhD from Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States

BS from Nankai University
Tianjin, China

Certifications

Clinical Molecular Genetics
American Board of Medical Genetics

Clinical Cytogenetics
American Board of Medical Genetics

Publications
An Organismal CNV Mutator Phenotype Restricted to Early Human Development

An Organismal CNV Mutator Phenotype Restricted to Early Human Development. Liu P, Yuan B, Carvalho CM, Wuster A, Walter K, Zhang L, Gambin T, Chong Z, Campbell IM, Coban Akdemir Z, Gelowani V, Writzl K, Bacino CA, Lindsay SJ, Withers M, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Wiszniewska J, Scull J, Stankiewicz P, Jhangiani SN, Muzny DM, Zhang F, Chen K, Gibbs RA, Rautenstrauss B, Cheung SW, Smith J, Breman A, Shaw CA, Patel A, Hurles ME, Lupski JR. Cell. 2017. Feb 23;168(5):830-842.e7. PMID: 28235197

Contribution of uniparental disomy in a clinical trio exome cohort of 2,675 patients

Contribution of uniparental disomy in a clinical trio exome cohort of 2675 patients. Wang L, Liu P, Bi W, Sim T, Wang X, Walkiewicz M, Leduc MS, Meng L, Xia F, Eng CM, Yang Y, Yuan B, Dai H. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2021 Sep 29; e1792. PMID: 34587367.

VARIANT CLASSIFICATION CONCORDANCE USING THE ACMG-AMP VARIANT INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES ACROSS NINE GENOMIC IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH STUDIES.
Variant Classification Concordance using the ACMG-AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines across Nine Genomic
Implementation Research Studies. Amendola LM, Muenzen K, Biesecker LG, Bowling KM, Cooper GM, Dorschner MO, Driscoll
C, Foreman AKM, Golden-Grant K, Greally JM, Hindorff L, Kanavy D, Jobanputra V, Johnston JJ, Kenny EE, McNulty S, Murali P,
Ou J, Powell BC, Rehm HL, Rolf B, Roman TS, Van Ziffle J, Guha S, Abhyankar A, Crosslin D, Venner E, Yuan B, Zouk H, Jarvik
GP. Am J Hum Genet. 2020 Nov 5;107(5):932-941.PMID: 33108757.
CNVs cause autosomal recessive genetic diseases with or without involvement of SNV/indels

CNVs cause autosomal recessive genetic diseases with or without involvement of SNV/indels. Yuan B, Wang L, Liu P, Shaw C, Dai H, Cooper L, Zhu W, Anderson SA, Meng L, Wang X, Wang Y, Xia F, Xiao R, Braxton A, Peacock S, Schmitt E, Ward PA, Vetrini F, He W, Chiang T, Muzny D, Gibbs RA, Beaudet AL, Breman AM, Smith J, Cheung SW, Bacino CA, Eng CM, Yang Y, Lupski JR, Bi W. Genet Med. 2020 Jun 24. PMID: 32576985

Reanalysis of Clinical Exome Sequencing Data

Reanalysis of Clinical Exome Sequencing Data. Liu P, Meng L, Normand EA, Xia F, Song X, Ghazi A, Rosenfeld J, Magoulas PL, Braxton A, Ward P, Dai H, Yuan B, Bi W, Xiao R, Wang X, Chiang T, Vetrini F, He W, Cheng H, Dong J, Gijavanekar C, Benke PJ, Bernstein JA, Eble T, Eroglu Y, Erwin D, Escobar L, Gibson JB, Gripp K, Kleppe S, Koenig MK, Lewis AM, Natowicz M, Mancias P, Minor L, Scaglia F, Schaaf CP, Streff H, Vernon H, Uhles CL, Zackai EH, Wu N, Sutton VR, Beaudet AL, Muzny D, Gibbs RA, Posey JE, Lalani S, Shaw C, Eng CM, Lupski JR, Yang Y. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 20; 380(25):2478-2480. PMID: 31216405

Identification of novel candidate disease genes from de novo exonic copy number variants.

Identification of novel candidate disease genes from de novo exonic copy number variants. Gambin T, Yuan B, Bi W, Liu P, Rosenfeld JA, Coban-Akdemir Z, Pursley AN, Nagamani SCS, Marom R, Golla S, Dengle L, Petrie HG, Matalon R, Emrick L, Proud MB, Treadwell-Deering D, Chao HT, Koillinen H, Brown C, Urraca N, Mostafavi R, Bernes S, Roeder ER, Nugent KM, Bader PI, Bellus G, Cummings M, Northrup H, Ashfaq M, Westman R, Wildin R, Beck AE, Immken L, Elton L, Varghese S, Buchanan E, Faivre L, Lefebvre M, Schaaf CP, Walkiewicz M, Yang Y, Kang SL, Lalani SR, Bacino CA, Beaudet AL, Breman AM, Smith JL, Cheung SW, Lupski JR, Patel A, Shaw CA, Stankiewicz P. Genome Med. 2017 Sep 21; 9(1):83. PMID: 28934986

Potocki-Lupski Syndrome.

Potocki-Lupski Syndrome. Potocki L, Neira-Fresneda J, Yuan B, Pagon RA, Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Wallace SE, Amemiya A, Bean LJH, Bird TD, Ledbetter N, Mefford HC, Smith RJH, Stephens K. GeneReviews®. 2017 Aug 24. PMID: 28837307

SEQUENCING INDIVIDUAL GENOMES WITH RECURRENT GENOMIC DISORDER DELETIONS: AN APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE GENES FOR AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE RARE DISEASE TRAITS.

Sequencing individual genomes with recurrent genomic disorder deletions: an approach to characterize genes for autosomal recessive rare disease traits. Yuan B, Schulze KV, Assia Batzir N, Sinson J, Dai H, Zhu W, Bocanegra F, Fong CT, Holder J, Nguyen J, Schaaf CP, Yang Y, Bi W, Eng C, Shaw C, Lupski JR, Liu P. Genome Med. 2022 Sep 30; 14(1):113. PMID: 36180924.

Retrospective analysis of a clinical exome sequencing cohort reveals the mutational spectrum and identifies candidate disease-associated loci for BAFopathies

Retrospective analysis of a clinical exome sequencing cohort reveals the mutational spectrum and identifies candidate disease-associated loci for BAFopathies. Chen CA, Lattier J, Zhu W, Rosenfeld J, Wang L, Scott TM, Du H, Patel V, Dang A, Magoulas P, Streff H, Sebastian J, Svihovec S, Curry K, Delgado MR, Hanchard NA, Lalani S, Marom R, Madan-Khetarpal S, Saenz M, Dai H, Meng L, Xia F, Bi W, Liu P, Posey JE, Scott DA, Lupski JR, Eng CM, Xiao R, Yuan B.  Genet Med. 2021 Nov 16; S1098-3600(21)05245-X. PMID: 34906496

DE NOVO VARIANTS IN H3-3A AND H3-3B ARE ASSOCIATED WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, DYSMORPHIC FEATURES, AND STRUCTURAL BRAIN ABNORMALITIES.

De novo variants in H3-3A and H3-3B are associated with neurodevelopmental delay, dysmorphic features, and structural brain abnormalities. Okur V, Chen Z#, Vossaert L, Peacock S, Rosenfeld J, Zhao L, Du H, Calamaro E, Gerard A, Zhao S, Kelsay J, Lahr A, Mighton C, Porter HM, Siemon A, Silver J, Svihovec S, Fong CT, Grant CL, Lerner-Ellis J, Manickam K, Madan-Khetarpal S, McCandless SE, Morel CF, Schaefer GB, Berry-Kravis EM, Gates R, Gomez-Ospina N, Qiu G, Zhang TJ, Wu Z, Meng L, Liu P, Scott DA, Lupski JR, Eng CM, Wu N, Yuan B. NPJ Genom Med. 2021 Dec 7;6(1):104. PMID: 34876591

Clinical exome sequencing reveals locus heterogeneity and phenotypic variability of cohesinopathies

Clinical exome sequencing reveals the locus heterogeneity and phenotypic variability of cohesinopathies. Yuan B, Neira J, Pehlivan, D, Santiago-Sim T, Song X, Rosenfeld J, Posey JE, Patel V, Jin W, Adam MP, Baple EL, Dean J, Fong CT, Hickey SE, Hudgins L, Leon E, Madan-Khetarpal S, Rawlins L, Rustad CF, Stray-Pedersen A, Tveten K, Wenger O, Diaz J, Jenkins L, Martin L, McGuire M, Pietryga M, Ramsdell L, Slattery L, DDD Study, Abid F, Bertuch A, Grange D, Immken L, Schaaf CP, Esch HV, Bi W, Cheung SW, Breman AM, Smith JL, Shaw C, Crosby AH, Eng C, Yang Y, Lupski JR, Xiao R, Liu P. Genet Med. 2019 Mar; 21(3):663-675. PMID: 30158690

Global transcriptional disturbances underlie Cornelia de Lange syndrome and related phenotypes.

Global transcriptional disturbances underlie Cornelia de Lange syndrome and related phenotypes. Yuan B, Pehlivan D#, Karaca E#, Patel N, Charng WL, Gambin T, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Sutton VR, Yesil G, Bozdogan ST, Tos T, Koparir A, Koparir E, Beck CR, Gu S, Aslan H, Yuregir OO, Al Rubeaan K, Alnaqeb D, Alshammari MJ, Bayram Y, Atik MM, Aydin H, Geckinli BB, Seven M,Ulucan H Fenercioglu, E, Ozen M, Jhangiani S, Muzny DM, Boerwinkle E, Tuysuz B, Alkuraya FS, Gibbs RA, Lupski JR . J Clin Invest. 2015; 125(2):636-51. PMID: 25574841

GIGANTISM AND ACROMEGALY DUE TO XQ26 MICRODUPLICATIONS AND GPR101 MUTATION.

Gigantism and acromegaly due to Xq26 microduplications and GPR101 mutation. Trivellin G, Daly AF, Faucz FR, Yuan B, Rostomyan L, Larco DO, Schernthaner-Reiter MH, Szarek E, Leal LF, Caberg JH, Castermans E, Villa C, Dimopoulos A, Chittiboina P, Xekouki P, Shah N, Metzger D, Lysy PA, Ferrante E, Strebkova N, Mazerkina N, Zatelli MC, Lodish M, Horvath A, de Alexandre RB, Manning AD, Levy I, Keil MF, Sierra Mde L, Palmeira L, Coppieters W, Georges M, Naves LA, Jamar M, Bours V, Wu TJ, Choong CS, Bertherat J, Chanson P, Kamenický P, Farrell WE, Barlier A, Quezado M, Bjelobaba I, Stojilkovic SS, Wess J, Costanzi S, Liu P, Lupski JR, Beckers A, Stratakis CA. N Engl J Med. 2014; 371(25):2363-74. PMID: 25470569

Somatic mosaicism underlies X-linked acrogigantism (XLAG) syndrome in sporadic male subjects.

Somatic mosaicism underlies X-linked acrogigantism (XLAG) syndrome in sporadic male subjects. Daly AF, Yuan B, Fina F#, Caberg JH, Trivellin G, Rostomyan L, de Herder WW, Naves LA, Metzger D, Cuny T, Rabl W, Shah N, Jaffrain-Rea ML, Zatelli MC, Faucz FR, Castermans E, Nanni-Metellus I, Lodish M, Muhammad A, Palmeira L, Potorac I, Mantovani G, Neggers S, Klein M, Barlier A, Liu P, Ouafik L, Bours V, Lupski JR, Stratakis CA, Beckers A. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2016 Apr; 23(4):221-33. PMID: 26935837

Megabase Length Hypermutation Accompanies Human Structural Variation at 17p11.2.

Megabase Length Hypermutation Accompanies Human Structural Variation at 17p11.2. Beck CR, Carvalho CMB, Akdemir ZC, Sedlazeck FJ, Song X, Meng Q, Hu J, Doddapaneni H, Chong Z, Chen ES, Thornton PC, Liu P, Yuan B, Withers M, Jhangiani SN, Kalra D, Walker K, English AC, Han Y, Chen K, Muzny DM, Ira G, Shaw CA, Gibbs RA, Hastings PJ, Lupski JR. Cell. 2019 Feb 21; S0092-8674(19)30108-4.  PMID:30827684

Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human NPHP1 Locus Reveal Complex Genomic Architecture and Its Regional Evolution in Primates.

Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human NPHP1 Locus Reveal Complex Genomic Architecture and Its Regional Evolution in Primates. Yuan B, Liu P, Gupta A, Beck CR, Tejomurtula A, Campbell IM, Gambin T, Simmons AD, Withers MA, Harris RA, Rogers J, Schwartz DC, Lupski JR. PLoS Genet. 2015; 11(12): e1005686. PMID: 26641089

Nonrecurrent 17p11.2p12 Rearrangement Events that Result in Two Concomitant Genomic Disorders: The PMP22-RAI1 Contiguous Gene Duplication Syndrome.

Nonrecurrent 17p11.2p12 Rearrangement Events that Result in Two Concomitant Genomic Disorders: The PMP22-RAI1 Contiguous Gene Duplication Syndrome. Yuan B, Harel T, Gu S, Liu P, Burglen L, Chantot-Bastaraud S, Gelowani V, Beck CR, Carvalho CMB, Cheung SW, Coe A, Malan V, Munnich A, Magoulas PL, Potocki L, Lupski JR. Am J Hum Genet., 2015; 97(5): 691-707. PMID: 26544804

Alu-mediated diverse and complex pathogenic copy-number variants within human chromosome 17 at p13.3.

Alu-mediated diverse and complex pathogenic copy-number variants within human chromosome 17 at p13.3. Gu S, Yuan B, Campbell IM, Beck CR, Carvalho CM, Nagamani SC, Erez A, Patel A, Bacino CA, Shaw CA, Stankiewicz P, Cheung SW, Bi W, Lupski JR. Hum Mol Genet. 2015; 24(14):4061-77. PMID: 25908615

PARENTAL SOMATIC MOSAICISM IS UNDERRECOGNIZED AND INFLUENCES RECURRENCE RISK OF GENOMIC DISORDERS.

Parental somatic mosaicism is underrecognized and influences recurrence risk of genomic disorders. Campbell IM, Yuan B, Robberecht C, Pfundt R, Szafranski P, McEntagart ME, Nagamani SC, Erez A, Bartnik M, Wiśniowiecka-Kowalnik B, Plunkett KS, Pursley AN, Kang SH, Bi W, Lalani SR, Bacino CA, Vast M, Marks K, Patton M, Olofsson P, Patel A, Veltman JA, Cheung SW, Shaw CA, Vissers LE, Vermeesch JR, Lupski JR, Stankiewicz P. Am J Hum Genet.2014;  95(2):173-82. PMID: 25087610

THE ALU-RICH GENOMIC ARCHITECTURE OF SPAST PREDISPOSES TO DIVERSE AND FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT DISEASE-ASSOCIATED CNV ALLELES.

The Alu-rich genomic architecture of SPAST predisposes to diverse and functionally distinct disease-associated CNV alleles Boone PM, Yuan B, Campbell IM, Scull JC, Withers MA, Baggett BC, Beck CR, Shaw CJ, Stankiewicz P, Moretti P, Goodwin WE, Hein N, Fink JK, Seong MW, Seo SH, Park SS, Karbassi ID, Batish SD, Ordóñez-Ugalde A, Quintáns B, Sobrido MJ, Stemmler S, Lupski JR. Am J Hum Genet. 2014; 95(2):143-61. PMID: 25065914

PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY OF SOCS1 HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY.

Phenotypic Variability of SOCS1 Haploinsufficiency. Hale RC, Owen N, Yuan B, Chinn IK; SOCS1 Study Group. J Clin Immunol. 2023 Mar. PMID: 36890397

COMPLICATED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HA20 DUE TO CONTIGUOUS GENE DELETIONS INVOLVING 6Q23.3. 

Complicated Diagnosis and Treatment of HA20 due to Contiguous Gene Deletions involving 6q23.3. Wu CW, Sasa G, Salih A, Nicholas S, Vogel TP, Cahill G, Kuehn HS, Rosenzweig SD, Zhou Q, Chinn IK, Yuan B. J Clin Immunol. 2021 May. PMID: 34032947

A new case of adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(3;3)(p24;q26).

A new case of adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(3;3)(p24;q26) A new case of adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(3;3)(p24;q26) Yuan B, Smith J, Ewton A, Pingali SR, Zieske A, Breman A.Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2019; 23(7):204-206.

Nonrecurrent PMP22-RAI1 contiguous gene deletions arise from replication-based mechanisms and result in Smith-Magenis syndrome with evident peripheral neuropathy.

Nonrecurrent PMP22-RAI1 contiguous gene deletions arise from replication-based mechanisms and result in Smith-Magenis syndrome with evident peripheral neuropathy. Yuan B, Neira J, Gu S, Harel T, Liu P, Briceño I, Elsea SH, Gómez A, Potocki L, Lupski. JR. Hum Genet. 2016 Jul. PMID: 27386852

Copy number analysis of the low-copy repeats at the primate NPHP1 locus by array comparative genomic hybridization.

Copy number analysis of the low-copy repeats at the primate NPHP1 locus by array comparative genomic hybridization. Yuan B, Liu P, Rogers J, Schwartz DC, Lupski JR. Genom Data. 2016 Apr 19; 8:106-9. PMID: 27222811