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First page of research paper titled "Exploring penetrance of clinically relevant variants in over 800,000 humans from the Genome Aggregation Database"First page of research paper titled "Exploring penetrance of clinically relevant variants in over 800,000 humans from the Genome Aggregation Database"
Nature Communications

Exploring penetrance of clinically relevant variants in over 800,000 humans from the Genome Aggregation Database

Gudmundsson S, Singer-Berk M, Stenton SL, Goodrich JK, Wilson MW, Einson J, Watts NA, Genome Aggregation Consortium, Lappalainen T, Rehm HL, MacArthur DG, O’Donnell-Luria A

2025
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Population genetics
Variant interpretation
2025
Cover of Oct 2024 Nature Neuroscience with a brain made up of colorful components and the headline "AI Framework for neural-behavioral modeling"Cover of Oct 2024 Nature Neuroscience with a brain made up of colorful components and the headline "AI Framework for neural-behavioral modeling"
Nature Neuroscience

Exome sequencing of 20,979 individuals with epilepsy reveals shared and distinct ultra-rare genetic risk across disorder subtypes

Epi25 Collaborative

2024
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Association
Neurogenetics
SV discovery
2024
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Genetic diagnostic outcomes from a 10-year research programme in autism in Aotearoa New Zealand

Musgrave SM, Taylor J, Whitford W, Garton A, Poquérusse J, Hawkins V, Port W, Moodley KS, Monk R, Knowles SD, Walker C, Samson C, Velzian L, Swan B, DR, Hill R, Muir C, Talkowski ME, Lowther C*, Snell RG, Lehnert K, Jessie C Jacobsen JC

2024
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Diagnostics
Neurogenetics
2024
First page of research paper titled "The landscape of gene lose and missense variation across the mammalian tree informs on gene essentiality"First page of research paper titled "The landscape of gene lose and missense variation across the mammalian tree informs on gene essentiality"
bioRxiv

The landscape of gene loss and missense variation across the mammalian tree informs on gene essentiality

Liao C, Ye R, Ivankovic F, Fu JM, Walters R, Lowther C*, Valkanas E, Churchhouse C, Samocha KE, Lindbald-Toh K, Karlsson E, Hiller M, Talkowski ME, Neale BM

2024
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Computational predictor
Evolution
2024
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American Journal of Human Genetics

Systematic evaluation of genome sequencing for the diagnostic assessment of autism spectrum disorder and fetal structural anomalies

Lowther C*, Valkanas E, Giordano JL, Wang HZ, Currall BB, O’Keefe K, Collins RL, Zhao X, Austin-Tse CA, Evangelista E, Aggarwal V, Lucente D, Gauthier LD, Tolonen C, Sahakian N, An J-Y, Dong S, Norton ME, MacKenzie T, Devlin B, Gilmore K, Powell B, Brandt A, Vetrini F, DiVito M, Goldstein DB, Sanders SJ, MacArthur DG, Hodge JC

2023
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Diagnostics
Prenatal genetics
Neurogenetics
Variant interpretation
Congenital anomalies
2023
Cover of the December 2022 issue of Genetics in MedicineCover of the December 2022 issue of Genetics in Medicine
Genetics in Medicine

Points to consider in the detection of germline structural variants using next generation sequencing: A statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)

Raca G, Astbury C, Behlmann A, De Castro MJ, Hickey SE, Karaca E, Lowther C*, Seifert BA, Thorland EC, Riggs ER, Deignan JL, ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee

2022
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Diagnostics
SV discovery
2022
First page of article "Transcriptional and functional consequences of alterations to MEF2C and its topological organization in neuronal models"First page of article "Transcriptional and functional consequences of alterations to MEF2C and its topological organization in neuronal models"
American Journal of Human Genetics

Transcriptional and functional consequences of alterations to MEF2C and its topological organization in neuronal models

Mohajeri K, Yadav R, D’Haene E, Boone PM, Erdin E, Gao D, Moyses Oliveira M, Bhavsar R, Currall BB, O’Keefe K, Lowther C*, Lucente D, Burt ND, Salani M, Larson M, Menten B, Tai JC, Gusella J, Vergult S, Talkowksi ME

2022
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Neurogenetics
Functional genomics
2022
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Cell

A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome

Collins RL, Glessner JT, Porcu E, Niestroj LM, Ulirsch J, Kellaris G, Howrigan DP, Everett S, Mohajerie K, Nuttle X, Lowther C*, Fu J, Boone PH, Samocha K, Karczewski K, Gusella JF, Finucane H, Lal D, Neale BM, Hodge JC, Reymond A, Kutalik Z, Katsanis N, Davis E, Hakonarson H, Sunyaev S, Brand H, Talkowski ME

2022
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Association
SV discovery
Genomic disorders
Computational predictor
2022
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medRxiv

Balanced chromosomal rearrangements offer insights into coding and noncoding genomic features associated with developmental disorders

Lowther C*, Mehrjouy MM, Collins RL, Bak MC, Dudchenko O, Brand H, Dong Z, Rasmussen MB, Gu H, Weisz D, Nazaryan-Petersen L, Fjorder AS, Mang Y, Lind-Thomsen A, Mendez JMM, Calle X, Chopra A, Hansen C, Bugge M, Broekema RV, Varilo T, Luukkonen T, Engelen J, Vianna-Morgante AM, Fonseca ACS, Mazzeu JF, Dornelles-Wawruk H, Abe KT, Vermeesch JR, Van Den Bogaert K, Sismani C, Aristidou C, Evangelidou P, Schinzel AA, Sanlaville D, Schluth-Bolard C, Kalscheuer VM, Wenzel M, Kim H, Õunap K, Roht L, Midyan S, Bonaglia MC, Lindstrand A, Eisfeldt J, Ottosson J, Nilsson D, Pettersson M, Bastos EF, Rajcan-Separovic E, Silan F, Sheth FJ, Novelli A, Frengen E, Fannemel M, Strømme P, Kokalj Vokač N, Daumer-Haas C, Moretti-Ferreira D, de Souza DH, Ramos-Arroyo MA, Igoa MM, Angelova L, Kroisel PM, del Rey G, Vieira TAP, Lewis S, Hao W, Drabova J, Havlovicova M, Hancarova M, Sedláček Z, Vogel I, Hjortshøj TD, Møller RS, Tümer Z, Fagerberg Z, Ousager LB, Schönewolf-Greulich B, Lauridsen M, Piard J, Pebrel-Richard C, Jaillard S, Ehmke N, Stefanou EG, Marta C, György K, Dalal A, Dutta UR, Shukla R, Lonardo F, Zuffardi O, Houge G, Misceo D, Baig SM, Midro A, Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek N, Carreira IM, Melo JB, Rodriguez Martinez L, Guitart M, Lovmar L, Gullander J, Hansson KBM, de Almeida Esteves C, Akkari Y, Batanian JR, Li X, Lespinasse J, Silahtaroglu A, Halgren Harding C, Krogh LN, Taylor J, Lehnert K, Hill R, Snell RG, Samson CA, Jacobsen JC, Levy B, Clark OA, Toylu A, Nur B, Mihci E, O’Keefe K, Mohajeri-Stickels K, Wilch ES, Kammin T, Piña-Aguilar RE, Nalbandian K, Temel SG, Ozemri Sag S, Turkgenc B, Kamath A, Ruiz-Herrera A, Banka S, Schilit SLP, Currall BB, Yachelevich N, Galloway S, Chung WK, Raskin S, Maya I, Orenstein N, Kropach Gilad N, Flamenbaum KR, Hay BN, Morton CC, Liao E, Choy KW, Gusella JF, Jacky P, Lieberman Aiden E, International Breakpoint Mapping Consortium, Danish Cytogenetic Central Registry Study Group, Developmental Genome Anatomy Project, Bache I, Talkowski ME, Tommerup N

2022
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Association
Computational predictor
Congenital anomalies
Neurogenetics
Functional genomics
2022
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American Journal of Human Genetics

Expectations and blind spots for structural variation detection from long-read assemblies and short-read genome sequencing technologies

Zhao X, Collins RL, Lee WP, Weber AM, Jun Y, Zhu O, Weisburd B, Huang Y, Audano PA, Walker M, Lowther C*, Fu J, Gerstein MB, Devine SE, Marschall T, Korbel JO, Eichler EE, Chaisson MJP, Lee C, Mills RE, Brand H, Talkowski ME

2021
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SV discovery
Diagnostics
2021
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Nature

A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

Collins RL, Brand H, Karczewski KJ, Zhao X, Alföldi J, Khera AV, Lowther C*, Gauthier LD, Wang H, Watts NA, Solomonson M, O’Donnell-Luria A, Baumann A, Munshi R, Walker M, Whelan CW, Huang Y, Brookings T, Sharpe T, Stone MR, Valkanas E, Fu J, Tia G, Laricchia KM, Ruano-Rubio V, Stevens C, Gupta N, Cusick C, Margolin L, Genome Aggregation Database Production Team; Genome Aggregation Database Consortium, Taylor KD, Lin HJ, Rich SS, Post WS, Chen YI, Rotter JI, Nusbaum C, Pholoppakis A, Lander E, Gabriel S, Neale BM, Kathiresan S, Daly MJ, Banks E, MacArthur DG, Tallkowski ME

2020
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SV discovery
Population genetics
2020
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Molecular Psychiatry

Genetic contributors to risk of schizophrenia in the presence of a 22q11.2 deletion

Cleynen I, Engchuan W, Hestand MS, Heung T, Holleman AM, Johnston HR, Monfeuga T, McDonald-McGinn DM, Gur RE, Morrow BE, Swillen A, Vorstman JAS, Bearden CE, Chow EWC, van den Bree M, Emanuel BS, Vermeesch JR, Warren ST, Owen MJ, Chopra P, Cutler DJ, Duncan R, Kotlar AV, Mulle JG, Voss AJ, Zwick ME, Diacou A, Golden A, Guo T, Lin JR, Wang T, Zhang Z, Zhao Y, Marshall C, Merico D, Jin A, Lilley B, Salmons HI, Tran O, Holmans P, Pardinas A, Walters JTR, Demaerel W, Boot E, Butcher NJ, Costain GA, Lowther C*, Evers R, van Amelsvoort TAMJ, van Duin E, Vingerhoets C, Breckpot J, Devriendt K, Vergaelen E, Vogels A, Crowley TB, McGinn DE, Moss EM, Sharkus RJ, Unolt M, Zackai EH, Calkins ME, Gallagher RS, Gur RC, Tang SX, Fritsch R, Ornstein C, Repetto GM, Breetvelt E, Duijff SN, Fiksinski A, Moss H, Niarchou M, Murphy KC, Prasad SE, Daly EM, Gudbrandsen M, Murphy CM, Murphy DG, Buzzanca A, Fabio FD, Digilio MC, Pontillo M, Marino B, Vicari S, Coleman K, Cubells JF, Ousley OY, Carmel M, Gothelf D, Mekori-Domachevsky E, Michaelovsky E, Weinberger R, Weizman A, Kushan L, Jalbrzikowski M, Armando M, Eliez S, Sandini C, Schneider M, Béna FS, Antshel KM, Fremont W, Kates WR, Belzeaux R, Busa T, Philip N, Campbell LE, McCabe KL, Hooper SR, Schoch K, Shashi V, Simon TJ, Tassone F, Arango C, Fraguas D, García-Miñaúr S, Morey-Canyelles J, Rosell J, Suñer DH, Raventos-Simic J, International 22q11.2DS Brain and Behavior Consortium, Epstein MP, Williams NM, Bassett AS

2020
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Genomic disorders
Neurogenetics
Association
2020
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Genetics in Medicine

Haploinsufficiency of vascular endothelial growth factor related signaling genes is associated with tetralogy of Fallot

Reuter MS, Jobling R, Chaturvedi RR, Manshaei R, Costain G, Heung T, Curtis M, Hosseini SM, Liston E, Lowther C*, Oechslin E, Sticht H, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Mil SV, Wald RM, Walker S, Marshall CR, Silversides CK, Scherer SW, Kim RH, Bassett AS

2019
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Congenital anomalies
SV discovery
Association
2019
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American Journal of Human Genetics

Risks and recommendations in prenatally detected de novo balanced chromosomal rearrangements from assessment of long term outcomes

Halgren C, Nielsen NM, Nazaryan-Petersen L, Silahtaroglu A, Collins RL, Lowther C*, Kjaergaard S, Frisch M, Kirchhoff M, Brøndum-Nielsen K, Lind-Thomsen A, Mang Y, El-Schich Z, Boring CA, Mehrjouy MM, Jensen PKA, Fagerberg C, Krogh LN, Hansen J, Bryndorf T, Hansen C, Talkowski ME, Bak M, Tommerup N, Bache I

2018
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Prenatal genetics
SV discovery
2018
Cover page of article "Impact of IQ on the diagnostic yield of chromosomal microarray in a community sample of adults with schizophrenia"Cover page of article "Impact of IQ on the diagnostic yield of chromosomal microarray in a community sample of adults with schizophrenia"
Genome Medicine

Impact of IQ on the diagnostic yield of chromosomal microarray in a community sample of adults with schizophrenia

Lowther C*, Merico D, Costain G, Waserman J, Boyd K, Noor A, Speevak M, Stavropoulos DJ, Wei J, Lionel AC, Marshall CR, Scherer SW, Bassett AS

2017
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Diagnostics
SV discovery
2017
Cover page of article "Genomic disorders in psychiatry – what does the clinician need to know?"Cover page of article "Genomic disorders in psychiatry – what does the clinician need to know?"
Current Psychiatry Reports

Genomic disorders in psychiatry – what does the clinician need to know?

Lowther C*, Costain G, Baribeau D, Bassett AS

2017
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Diagnostics
Neurogenetics
SV discovery
2017
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American Journal of Psychiatry

Rare genome-wide copy number variation and expression of schizophrenia in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Bassett AS, Lowther C*, Merico D, Costain G, Chow EWC, et al.

2017
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Genomic disorders
Neurogenetics
SV discovery
Association
2017
First page of article "De novo large rare copy number variations contribute to conotruncal heart disease in Chinese patients"First page of article "De novo large rare copy number variations contribute to conotruncal heart disease in Chinese patients"
NPJ Genomic Medicine

De novo large rare copy number variations contribute to conotruncal heart disease in Chinese patients

Mak CCY, Chow PC, Liu APY, Chan KYK, Chu YWY, Mok GTK, Leung GKC, Yeung KS, Chau AKT, Lowther C*, Scherer SW, Marshall CR, Bassett AS, Chung BHY

2016
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Congenital anomalies
SV discovery
Association
2016
First page of article "Chromosomal contacts connect loci associated with autism, BMI, and head circumference phenotypes"First page of article "Chromosomal contacts connect loci associated with autism, BMI, and head circumference phenotypes"
Molecular Psychiatry

Chromosomal contacts connect loci associated with autism, BMI, and head circumference phenotypes

Loviglio MN, Leleu M, Männik K, Passeggeri M, Giannuzzi G, van der Werf I, Waszak SM, Zazhytska M, Roberts-Caldeira I, Gheldof N, Migliavacca E, Alfaiz AA, Hippolyte L, Maillard AM, Lowther C*, Van Dijck A, Kooy RF, Sanlaville D, Rosenfeld JA, Shaffer LG, Andrieux J, Marshall C, Scherer SW, Shen Y, Gusella JF, Thorsteinsdottir U, Thorleifsson G, Dermitzakis ET, Deplancke B, Beckmann JS, Rougemont J, Jacquemont S, Reymond A

2017
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Genomic disorders
Functional genomics
2017
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Genetics in Medicine

Molecular characterization of NRXN1 deletions from 19,263 clinical microarray cases identified exons important for neurodevelopmental disease expression

Lowther C*, Speevak M, Armour CM, Goh ES, Graham GE, Li C, Zeesman S, Nowaczyk MJ, Schultz LA, Morra A, Nicolson R, Bikangaga P, Samdup D, Zaazou M, Boyd K, Jung JH, Siu V, Rajguru M, Goobie S, Tarnopolsky MA, Prasad C, Dick PT, Hussain AS, Walinga M, Reijenga RG, Gazzellone M, Lionel AC, Marshall CR, Scherer SW, Stavropoulos DJ, McCready E, Bassett AS

2017
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Neurogenetics
SV discovery
2017
First page of article "Parental origin of interstitial duplications at 15q11.2-q13.3 in schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders"First page of article "Parental origin of interstitial duplications at 15q11.2-q13.3 in schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders"
PLoS Genetics

Parental origin of interstitial duplications at 15q11.2-q13.3 in schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders

Isles AR, Ingason A, Lowther C*, Walters J, Gawlick M, Stöber G, Rees E, Martin J, Little RB, Potter H, Georgieva L, Pizzo L, Ozaki N, Aleksic B, Kushima I, Ikeda M, Iwata N, Levinson DF, Gejman PV, Shi J, Sanders AR, Duan J, Willis J, Sisodiya S, Costain G, Werge TM, Degenhardt F, Giegling I, Rujescu D, Hreidarsson SJ, Saemundsen E, Ahn JW, Ogilvie C, Girirajan SD, Stefansson H, Stefansson K, O'Donovan MC, Owen MJ, Bassett A, Kirov G

2016
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Genomic disorders
2016
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American Journal of Bioethics

Reproductive genetic testing and human genetic variation in the era of genomic medicine

Lowther C*, Costain G, Bassett AS

2015
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Prenatal genetics
2015
Cover of the May 2015 issue of the American Journal of Medical GeneticsCover of the May 2015 issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Deletion of 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 region: Further evidence for lack of phenotypic specificity in a pediatric population

Hashemi B, Bassett A, Chitayat D, Chong K, Feldman M, Flanagan J, Goobie S, Kawamura A, Lowther C*, Prasad C, Siu V, So J, Tung S, Speevak M, Stavropoulos DJ, Carter M

2015
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Genomic disorders
Neurogenetics
2015
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Genetics in Medicine

Delineating the 15q13.3 microdeletion phenotype: a case series and comprehensive review of the literature

Lowther C*, Costain G, Stavropoulos DJ, Melvin R, Silversides CK, Andrade DM, So J, Faghfoury H, Lionel AC, Marshall CR, Scherer SW, Bassett AS

2014
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Genomic disorders
2014
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Molecular Cytogenetics

Schizophrenia in an adult with a 3q13.31 microdeletion

Lowther C*, Melvin B, Stavropoulos DJ, Costain G, Bassett AS

2014
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Genomic disorders
Neurogenetics
2014
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Human Molecular Genetics

Pathogenic rare copy number variants in community-based schizophrenia suggest a potential role for clinical microarrays

Costain G, Lionel AC, Merico D, Forsythe P, Russell K, Lowther C*, Yuen T, Husted J, Stavropoulos DJ, Speevak M, Chow EW, Marshall CR, Scherer SW, Bassett AS

2013
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Diagnostics
SV discovery
Neurogenetics
Association
2013
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