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ArticleComputational and structural biotechnology journal2025

Optical genome mapping reveals novel structural variations in an autism spectrum disorder cohort.

Yunjia Zhang, Wai-Tong Chien, Judy Yuet-Wa Chan, Tsz-Yan Cheung, Zhiqian He, Kai-Hang Yip, Dorothy Fung-Ying Chan, Josephine Shuk-Ching Chong, Mary Miu-Yee Waye, Sek-Ying Chair and 1 more

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Article in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Detection of a complex chromosomal rearrangement in a novel mouse mutant by optical genome mapping.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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Yunjia ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
Wai-Tong ChienThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Judy Yuet-Wa ChanThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Tsz-Yan CheungSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
Zhiqian HeSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
Kai-Hang YipSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
Dorothy Fung-Ying ChanDepartment of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Josephine Shuk-Ching ChongDepartment of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Mary Miu-Yee WayeThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Sek-Ying ChairThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ting-Fung ChanSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.

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Abstract

Structural variants (SVs) contribute to the genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but their comprehensive characterization is limited by technological challenges in their detection. Optical genome mapping (OGM) offers a promising alternative, enabling the identification of large-scale SVs that might be overlooked by traditional sequencing methods. This study aimed to use OGM to identify SVs associated with ASD. We generated in-house OGM data from 26 participants diagnosed with ASD, leading to the discovery of 1593 novel SVs. Among them, 114 novel SVs were identified in at least two non-sibling participants, with 57 of them putatively overlapping known gene regions. To validate our findings, two novel SVs were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. The dataset generated in this study can serve as a novel and valuable resource for future research and facilitate the exploration of SVs related to ASD. Our work also underscores the importance of large-scale genomic rearrangements in neurodevelopmental disorders and provides insights into SVs as potential molecular diagnostic and therapeutic targets for ASD.

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Autism spectrum disorderGenetic architectureOptical genome mappingStructural variants

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