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ArticleAmerican journal of human genetics2025

Saturation mapping of MUTYH variant effects using DNA repair reporters.

Shelby L Hemker, Ashley Marsh, Felicia Hernandez, Elena Glick, Grace Clark, Alyssa Bashir, Krystal Jiang, Jacob O Kitzman

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Article in American journal of human genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Shelby L HemkerDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Ashley MarshAmbry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA.
Felicia HernandezAmbry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA.
Elena GlickDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Grace ClarkDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Alyssa BashirDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Krystal JiangDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Jacob O KitzmanDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: kitzmanj@umich.edu.

Funding

Expanding the Reach of Massively Parallel Variant Effect ScreensR35GM153286 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jacob Otto Kitzman · 2024 to 2026
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM153286
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Variants of uncertain significance (VUSs) limit the actionability of genetic testing. A prominent example is MUTYH, a DNA repair factor underlying colorectal cancer with a pathogenic variant carrier rate of ∼1:50. To systematically interrogate MUTYH variant function, we coupled deep mutational scanning to DNA repair reporters containing its lesion substrate, 8OG:A. Our variant-to-function map covers 96.6% of possible MUTYH point variants (n = 10,941) and achieves 100% accuracy on known clinical variants (n = 247). Leveraging a large clinical registry, we observe significant associations with colorectal polyps and cancer, with more severely impaired missense variants conferring greater risk. We recapitulate functional differences between pathogenic founder alleles and highlight sites of complete missense intolerance, including residues that intercalate DNA and coordinate essential Zn

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Colorectal NeoplasmsDNA GlycosylasesDNA RepairHumansMutationMutation, MissenseDNA GlycosylasesmutY adenine glycosylasecancer predispositionmissense variantsmultiplex assays of variant effectvariants of uncertain significance

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PMID40738107
PMCPMC12461019

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