Baylor Genetics

Aberrant one-carbon metabolism and ancestral genetics underlie edematous severe acute malnutrition

Edematous severe childhood malnutrition is distinct from the non-edematous form of malnutrition and remains a major cause of under-five mortality. Its etiology remains unclear, although aberrant one-carbon metabolism has emerged as a potential contributor. Here, we assess genetic...

L‐Cysteine and N‐Acetylcysteine Supplementation Improves Clinical Outcome in a Patient With COXPD10

ABSTRACT MTO1 is a nuclear gene that encodes a mitochondrial protein essential for modifying mitochondrial transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and stabilizing codon‐anticodon interactions to ensure accurate and efficient mitochondrial protein synthesis and oxidative phosphorylation. Mitochondr...

Genomic predisposition is associated with the direction of sex chromosome evolution

Sex chromosome evolution is among the most dynamic genomic innovations in vertebrates, yet why some lineages evolve XY while others evolve ZW remains unclear. Using chromosome-level genomes from 19 geckos, we found that gecko sex chromosomes originated independently from 16 ances...

Intra-abdominal Bowel Dilation in Experimental Gastroschisis Is Associated With a Modifiable Transcriptomic Program of Intestinal Dysfunction

OBJECTIVE: To characterize intestinal transcriptional profiles in gastroschisis, their temporal evolution, and response to fetal intervention. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Gastroschisis causes significant intestinal dysfunction, with intra-abdominal bowel dilation clinically shown to...