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✅myeloid cells in AD
✅multiple sclerosis multiancestry GWAS & multiomics
✅functional AI-designed enhancers in mice
✅hPTMs cross species profiling with iChIP2
✅data integration with SCIGMA

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5th Epigenetics Conference | Fusion Conferences
Highlighting how chromatin organisation, nuclear architecture, gene regulatory networks, metabolism and RNA-based mechanisms converge to shape cell identity and plasticity across development, homeosta...
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September 30, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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📰CCNB1IP1 regulatory evolution underlies gradual increases in cortical size and folding in primates.

By Ting Hu, Lei Shi and colleagues.

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CCNB1IP1 regulatory evolution underlies gradual increases in cortical size and folding in primates - Nature Genetics
The authors use tree shrews in multispecies comparisons to identify evolutionary changes in CCNB1IP1 expression associated with primate cortical expansion and folding, and investigate the cis-regulato...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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📰A human single-cell atlas identifies OLR1+ scar-associated macrophages as a potential therapeutic target for chronic liver disease.

By Eleni Papachristoforou, Prakash Ramachandran and colleagues.

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A human single-cell atlas identifies OLR1+ scar-associated macrophages as a potential therapeutic target for chronic liver disease - Nature Genetics
This study provides a single-cell RNA-sequencing atlas of 77 healthy and chronic liver disease livers and identifies a subpopulation of pro-inflammatory scar-associated macrophages enriched for OLR1 e...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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📰Germline homologous recombination deficiency influences TP53-mutant clonal hematopoiesis fitness during platinum and PARP inhibitor treatment.

By Jeremy T. Baeten, Kelly L. Bolton and colleagues.

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Germline homologous recombination deficiency influences TP53-mutant clonal hematopoiesis fitness during platinum and PARP inhibitor treatment - Nature Genetics
The authors show that platinum is a greater driver of DNA damage response gene-mutant clonal hematopoiesis than poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors and that the presence of germline mutations confe...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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📰Single-cell analysis of chromatin accessibility in the human intestine identifies regulatory programs and clarifies genetic associations in Crohn’s disease.

By Yu Zhao, Sebastian Pott and colleagues.

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Single-cell analysis of chromatin accessibility in the human intestine identifies regulatory programs and clarifies genetic associations in Crohn’s disease - Nature Genetics
This study uses single-cell ATAC–seq to map chromatin accessibility in the intestinal mucosa from patients with Crohn’s disease and healthy controls to characterize regulatory programs associated with...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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📰Genome-wide mapping of common and rare variant effects on adiposity across childhood.

By Katherine A. Kentistou, Stefan Johansson and colleagues.

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Genome-wide mapping of common and rare variant effects on adiposity across childhood - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide analyses identify common and rare variants associated with childhood adiposity, including rare protein-coding variants in ADCY3, CALCR, MC4R, MRAP2, POMC and MYH13 that exhibit stronger ef...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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📰Euchromatin forms condensed domains with short active regions on the surface.

By Joseph M. Paggi, Lawrence Y. Long & Bin Zhang

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Euchromatin forms condensed domains with short active regions on the surface - Nature Genetics
Simulations integrating micro-C and imaging data provide a coherent view of chromatin organization from nucleosomes to clutches to domains, revealing that most regions form compact domains but short r...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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📰Atlas of cell types and regulatory elements underlying human facial diversity.

By Alek G. Erickson, @adameykolab.bsky.social and colleagues.

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Atlas of cell types and regulatory elements underlying human facial diversity - Nature Genetics
Single-cell transcriptomics, spatial transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility maps of the human craniofacial region in developing embryos provide insights into the mechanisms underlying facial vari...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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📰Divergent medulloblastoma chromatin states disclose KDM2B as a selective dependency.

By Ran Tao, Paul A. Northcott and colleagues.

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Divergent medulloblastoma chromatin states disclose KDM2B as a selective dependency - Nature Genetics
Epigenomic analyses of medulloblastoma identify a bivalent/poised enhancer (EnhBiv) chromatin signature enriched for KDM2B binding in Group 3 and Group 4 tumors. Functional work suggests a selective d...
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September 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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📰Balancing phenotyping depth and representativeness in psychiatric genomics.

A Comment by Woojae Myung, Jisun Ryu & Hong-Hee Won.

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Balancing phenotyping depth and representativeness in psychiatric genomics - Nature Genetics
Deep phenotyping can improve diagnostic precision in psychiatric genomics, but it remains susceptible to non-random, partly heritable selection bias that compromises representativeness. Accordingly, a...
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September 23, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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📰Genetic factor analysis for characterizing phenome-wide patterns of genetic pleiotropy.

By Jean Morrison, Matthew Stephens and colleagues.

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Genetic factor analysis for characterizing phenome-wide patterns of genetic pleiotropy - Nature Genetics
Genetic factor analysis uses genome-wide association summary statistics to identify shared polygenic factors underlying patterns of cross-trait genetic associations, while automatically determining th...
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September 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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📰Gb3 encodes a unique kinase fusion protein conferring greenbug resistance in wheat.

By Dhondup Lhamo, Steven S. Xu and colleagues.

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Gb3 encodes a unique kinase fusion protein conferring greenbug resistance in wheat - Nature Genetics
Gb3 encodes an intracellular kinase–pseudokinase protein with a unique MAP3K-like domain that confers resistance to multiple greenbug biotypes in wheat.
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September 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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📰Single-nucleus atlas of cell-type specific genetic regulation in the human brain.

By Biao Zeng, Panos Roussos and colleagues.

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Single-nucleus atlas of cell-type specific genetic regulation in the human brain - Nature Genetics
Multi-resolution genetic regulatory atlas of the human brain from single-nucleus transcriptomics of 1,384 donors of diverse ancestries reveals cell type-specific regulation underlying genetic risk of ...
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September 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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“Active chromatin is not simply open—it forms compact domains that cohesin keeps from mixing.”

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September 18, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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📰Interpreting human genetic variation at atomic resolution.

A Perspective by Michael T. Zimmermann & Raul Urrutia.

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Interpreting human genetic variation at atomic resolution - Nature Genetics
This Perspective discusses computational structural genomics, a conceptual framework that links genetic variants to three-dimensional molecular structures and their dynamics and function in a cellular...
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September 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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📰Genetic landscape of an in vivo protein interactome.

By Savandara Besse, Adrian W. R. Serohijos and colleagues.

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Genetic landscape of an in vivo protein interactome - Nature Genetics
This study uses budding yeast as a model system to link genetic variants with quantitative changes in protein–protein interaction strength under different environmental perturbations by leveraging a p...
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September 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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📰Pan-genome-based resequencing of 2,320 accessions reveals structural variations and accelerates breeding advances in cultivated peanut.

By Yiyang Liu, Shubo Wan and colleagues.

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Pan-genome-based resequencing of 2,320 accessions reveals structural variations and accelerates breeding advances in cultivated peanut - Nature Genetics
Pan-genome analyses of cultivated peanut using 10 newly assembled genomes, along with whole-genome resequencing of 2,320 germplasm accessions, highlight structural variations and loci associated with ...
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September 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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📰Type 1 interferon perturbates clonal competition by reshaping human blood development.

By Chhiring Lama, Anna Nam and colleagues.

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Type 1 interferon perturbates clonal competition by reshaping human blood development - Nature Genetics
Single-cell multiomics of blood stem cells from patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms revealed that interferon-α normalizes blood counts by augmenting lymphoid differentiation and modulates clona...
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September 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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📰Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia in East Asian populations.

By Yu Chen, Hailiang Huang and colleagues.

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Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia in East Asian populations - Nature Genetics
Genomic analyses in populations of East Asian ancestry identify rare copy number variants associated with schizophrenia. Meta-analyses with populations of European ancestry identify additional risk lo...
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September 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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📰Cohesin prevents local mixing of condensed euchromatic domains in living human cells.

By Masa A. Shimazoe, Kazuhiro Maeshima and colleagues.

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Cohesin prevents local mixing of condensed euchromatic domains in living human cells - Nature Genetics
Single-nucleosome imaging/tracking and super-resolution three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy within euchromatic regions show that cohesin-mediated loops constrain condensed euchromatic...
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September 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
📢 @natgenet.nature.com September issue's out!

Featuring:

✅myeloid cells in AD
✅multiple sclerosis multiancestry GWAS & multiomics
✅functional AI-designed enhancers in mice
✅hPTMs cross species profiling with iChIP2
✅data integration with SCIGMA

and much more!

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www.nature.com/ng/volumes/5...
September 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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📰Genome-wide association analyses of gestational phenotypes identify context-specific genetic effects.

By Siyang Liu, Fengxiang Wei and colleagues.

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Genome-wide association analyses of gestational phenotypes identify context-specific genetic effects - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide analyses in up to 121,579 pregnant women from China identify genetic associations across 111 phenotypes, including gestation-specific effects and interactions with gestational timing.
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July 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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📰Intrinsically disordered regions restrain genomic targeting of RNA and histone demethylases in mammals and plants.

By Liudan Jiang, Chuan He and colleagues.

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Intrinsically disordered regions restrain genomic targeting of RNA and histone demethylases in mammals and plants - Nature Genetics
Intrinsically disordered regions impose regulatory restraints on gene-activating demethylases, limiting chromatin engagement and preserving genomic stability. This function is a key determinant of the...
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July 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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📰Pangenome-resolved structural variation drives adaptation and trait evolution in cucumber.

By Jiantao Guan, Shengping Zhang and colleagues.

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Pangenome-resolved structural variation drives adaptation and trait evolution in cucumber - Nature Genetics
Pangenome analyses of chromosome-scale genome assemblies for 125 diverse cucumber accessions highlight structural variation shaped by selection for geographical adaptation, fruit-length diversificatio...
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July 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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📰SUMOylation enhances DNMT1 function to repress mega-intergenic RNAs and viral mimicry.

By Brian J. Liddicoat, Jesse J. Balic, @mafdawson.bsky.social and colleagues.

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SUMOylation enhances DNMT1 function to repress mega-intergenic RNAs and viral mimicry - Nature Genetics
This study uses a highly selective inhibitor to elucidate DNMT1’s specific functions and their regulation. Notably, RFN4-mediated SUMOylation enhances DNMT1 mobility and DNA methylation, thereby promo...
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July 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM