Cell · 2015

Disruptions of topological chromatin domains cause pathogenic rewiring of gene-enhancer interactions

Lupiáñez DG, Kraft K, Heinrich V, Krawitz P, Brancati F, Klopocki E, Horn D, Kayserili H, Opitz JM, Laxova R, Santos-Simarro F, Gilbert-Dussardier B, Wittler L, Borschiwer M, Haas SA, Osterwalder M, Franke M, Timmermann B, Hecht J, Spielmann M, Visel A, Mundlos S.

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  • Lupiáñez DGMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Kraft KMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Heinrich VInstitute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Krawitz PMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Brancati FMedical Genetics Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata University Hospital, 00133 Rome, Italy.
  • Klopocki EInstitute of Human Genetics Biozentrum, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.
  • Horn DInstitute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Kayserili HMedical Genetics Department, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Opitz JMDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
  • Laxova RDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
  • Santos-Simarro FInstituto de Genética Médica y Molecular (INGEMM), IdiPAZ, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; U753 Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28046 Madrid, Spain.
  • Gilbert-Dussardier BService de Génétique, C.H.U. de Poitiers, 86021 Poitiers, France.
  • Wittler LDepartment Developmental Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
  • Borschiwer MMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
  • Haas SADepartment of Computational Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
  • Osterwalder MGenomics Division, MS 84-171, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Franke MMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Timmermann BMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Sequencing Core Facility, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
  • Hecht JMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Spielmann MMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • Visel AGenomics Division, MS 84-171, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA; School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA.
  • Mundlos SMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development & Disease, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: mundlos@molgen.mpg.de.
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