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News and updates from the Yamamoto lab


Review: The value of Drosophila in VUS resolution and classification
We discuss how different experimental paradigms and genetic tools in Drosophila can be used to end the diagnostic odyssey of people...
Jun 4, 2025


Functional study of pathogenic variants in LAMB1 using Drosophila provides new insights
Rare variants in LAMB1 are associated with a variety of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative phenotypes in human . However, their...
Apr 16, 2025


GPKOW identified as a novel cause of a multisystemic X-linked disorder
We report three pediatric patients with a novel multisystemic X-linked disorder associated with late frameshift variants in the last...
Apr 10, 2025


Dr. Yamamoto receives the GSA Early Career Medal from the Genetics Society of America
Dr. Shinya Yamamoto received the 2025 Genetics Society of America (GSA) Early Career Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of...
Feb 18, 2025


An article describing the success of the first Undiagnosed Hackathon published in Nature Genetics
Dr. Yamamoto contributed to the first Undiagnosed Hackathon that was held in Stockholm, Sweden in 2023, hosted by the Wilhelm Foundation...
Oct 21, 2024


Functional analysis of pathogenic variants affecting p.Gly392 in SATB2 using Drosophila
In collaboration with Dr. Yuri Zarate , we studied the function of different missense variants that affect a single amino acid. Recurrent...
Oct 2, 2024


Highlight: Zika story featured on the cover of Disease Models & Mechanisms
Our research article regarding the development of a comprehensive Drosophila resource to study proteins encoded by the Zika Virus was...
Feb 28, 2024


Exploring the expression pattern and function of mammalian deafness genes in Drosophila
In collaboration with Dr. Andy Groves , we generated a catalog of mammalian (human and mouse) deafness genes and their orthologous genes...
Feb 2, 2024


A comprehensive genetic tool kit to study Zika Virus using Drosophila provides new insights into microcephaly
In collaboration with Dr. Nikki Link , we generated a comprehensive Drosophila resource to study proteins encoded by the Zika Virus. By...
Feb 1, 2024
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