OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Medical Genetics is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Heterozygous deletion ofHOXC10-HOXC9causes lower limb abnormalities in congenital vertical talus	77
The International Fragile X Premutation Registry: building a resource for research and clinical trial readiness	67
Reclassification of candidate splicing variants refines clinically conflicting interpretations in SLC26A4-associated hearing loss	62
OTX2duplications: a recurrent cause of oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum	56
Estimating cancer risk in carriers of Lynch syndrome variants in UK Biobank	54
Next generation of free? Points to consider when navigating sponsored genetic testing	51
Heterozygous pathogenic variants involvingCBFBcause a new skeletal disorder resembling cleidocranial dysplasia	51
CDH1germline mutations in healthy individuals from families with the hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome	47
Providing recurrence risk counselling for parents after diagnosis of a serious genetic condition caused by an apparently de novo mutation in their child: a qualitative investigation of the PREGCARE st	47
Variant characterisation and clinical profile in a large cohort of patients with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome and a family with Weyers acrofacial dysostosis	42
Familial Alzheimer’s disease associated with heterozygousNPC1mutation	40
First estimates of diffuse gastric cancer risks for carriers ofCTNNA1germline pathogenic variants	39
Robust detection of pathogenicHYDINvariants that cause primary ciliary dyskinesia using RNA-seq of nasal mucosa	37
Cardiac rhabdomyoma: a rare feature of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome	37
Long-read sequencing identifies an SVA_D retrotransposon insertion deep within the intron ofATP7Aas a novel cause of occipital horn syndrome	36
Mutation in mitral valve prolapse susceptible geneDCHS1causes familial mitral annular disjunction	34
UK clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with constitutional POT1 pathogenic variants	32
Sephardic origins revealed for rare skin disorder, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, in individuals carrying the unique c.6527insC mutation	32
Comprehensive genetic landscapes and clinical heterogeneity in nanophthalmos: new insights from a large Chinese cohort	30
PSMD3gene mutations cause pathological myopia	28
Mosaic BRCA1 promoter methylation contribution in hereditary breast/ovarian cancer pedigrees	27
Histones: coming of age in Mendelian genetic disorders	27
A 132 bp deletion affecting theKCNQ1OT1gene associated with Silver-Russell syndrome clinical phenotype	26
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia in Danish patients with pathogenic variants inSMAD4:a nationwide study	25
Reproductive choices and intrafamilial communication in neurogenetic diseases with different self-estimated severities	24

Heterozygous de novo variants inHSPD1cause hypomyelinating leukodystrophy through impaired HSP60 oligomerisation	24
Economic evaluation of personalised versus conventional risk assessment for women who have undergone testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genes: a modelling study	24
Development of a functional assay for the characterisation of SMAD4 variants from the French haemorrhagic hereditary telangiectasia cohort	23
Expanding the genetic and clinical spectrum of Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome in a series of 24 French patients	23
Co-design of patient information leaflets for germline predisposition to cancer: recommendations for clinical practice from the UK Cancer Genetics Group (UKCGG), Cancer Research UK (CRUK) funded CanGe	23
GermlineHPF1retrogene insertion inRB1gene involved in cancer predisposition	23
First intragenic inversion of CYP11B1 gene causing 11β-hydroxylase deficiency: a molecular diagnosis easily overlooked	23
Pulmonary function and structure abnormalities in children and young adults with osteogenesis imperfecta point to intrinsic and extrinsic lung abnormalities	22
Identification of MACF1 as a causative gene of generalised epilepsy	22
Clinical description, molecular delineation and genotype–phenotype correlation in 340 patients with KBG syndrome: addition of 67 new patients	21
Extent of investigation and management of cases of ‘unexplained’ mismatch repair deficiency (u-dMMR): a UK Cancer Genetics Group consensus	20
Complex structural variation and nonsense variantin transcauseVPS50-related disorder	20
Evaluation of European-based polygenic risk score for breast cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish women in Israel	20
Enhancing variant of uncertain significance (VUS) interpretation in neurogenetics: collaborative experiences from a tertiary care centre	20
Association between SCN5A R225Q variant and dilated cardiomyopathy: potential role of intracellular pH and WNT/β-catenin pathway	19
Dissecting genetic architecture of rare dystonia: genetic, molecular and clinical insights	19
Authors’ response to the commentary by Kivelaet alon Hanyet al(2024)	19
Lessons learnt from multifaceted diagnostic approaches to the first 150 families in Victoria’s Undiagnosed Diseases Program	18
Long-term outcomes of very early treated infantile-onset Pompe disease with short-term steroid premedication: experiences from a nationwide newborn screening programme	18
Commentary onEstimating cancer risk in carriers of Lynch syndrome variants in UK Biobank	18
Transcript capture and ultradeep long-read RNA sequencing (CAPLRseq) to diagnose HNPCC/Lynch syndrome	18
Genotype and phenotype correlation ofPHACTR1-related neurological disorders	17
Expanded targeted preconception screening panel in Israel: findings and insights	17
Experience of reassessingFBN1variants of uncertain significance by gene-specific guidelines	16
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world	16
Clinicogenetic characterisation of SLC29A3-related syndromes: a case series, tracing ancestral variants and molecular dynamics simulation	16
Portraying the full picture of Neurofibromatosis–Noonan syndrome: a systematic review of literature	16
SDHBvariant type impacts phenotype and malignancy in pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma	16
Detection of copy number variants associated with late-onset conditions in ~16 200 pregnancies: parameters for disclosure and pregnancy outcome	16
Advances in research on the mechanism of tsRNA action in tumours	16
Transcriptome-based variant calling and aberrant mRNA discovery enhance diagnostic efficiency for neuromuscular diseases	15
Long-read sequencing for detection and subtyping of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes	15
Loeys-Dietz and Shprintzen-Goldberg syndromes: analysis of TGF-β-opathies with craniofacial manifestations using an innovative multimodality method	15
Optimising clinical care throughCDH1-specific germline variant curation: improvement of clinical assertions and updated curation guidelines	15
A founderUMODvariant is a common cause of hereditary nephropathy in the British population	14
Integration of genetic counselling into a multidisciplinary urological oncology programme enhances access and detection of hereditary prostate cancer syndromes	14
Familial risk of epithelial ovarian cancer after accounting for gynaecological surgery: a population-based study	14
Clinical and molecular features of 66 patients with musculocontractural Ehlers−Danlos syndrome caused by pathogenic variants inCHST14(mcEDS-CHST14)	14
Validation of the BOADICEA model in a prospective cohort ofBRCA1/2pathogenic variant carriers	13
RNU4-2 monoallelic variants as a leading cause of syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder, including in patients with parental consanguinity	13
Six at Sixty. ‘No gain, no pain’: medical genetics taking Nav1.7 from target to pharmacy	13
Using long-read sequencing to detect and subtype a case with Temple syndrome	13
A disorder clinically resembling cystic fibrosis caused by biallelic variants in the AGR2 gene	13
New variants and genotype–phenotype correlation in KIF5A mutation: the contribution of a large Italian cohort	13
Novel biallelic NUP107 variants affect the nuclear pore complex and expand the clinical spectrum to include brain malformations	13
Genotypes and phenotypes heterogeneity in PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum and overlapping conditions: 150 novel patients and systematic review of 1007 patients with PIK3CA pathogenetic variants	12
Male–female phenotype correlation and dissociation related to mutations in the ARX gene	12
MRM2variants in families with complex dystonic syndromes: evidence for phenotypic heterogeneity	12
Molecular diagnosis, clinical evaluation and phenotypic spectrum of Townes-Brocks syndrome: insights from a large Chinese hearing loss cohort	12
Intermediate-effect size p.Arg637Gln inFHOD3increases risk of HCM and is associated with an aggressive phenotype in homozygous carriers	12

Novel germline TP53 variant (p.(Phe109Ile)) confers high risk of cancer	12
Neurofibromatosis type 1 mosaicism in patients with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency	12
Loss-of-function variants in JPH1 cause congenital myopathy with prominent facial and ocular involvement	12
Congenital urinary tract anomalies are a variable finding associated with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome	11
Diagnostic genome sequencing improves diagnostic yield: a prospective single-centre study in 1000 patients with inherited eye diseases	11
Further delineation of the rare GDACCF (global developmental delay, absent or hypoplastic corpus callosum, dysmorphic facies syndrome): genotype and phenotype of 22 patients withZNF148mutations	11
Six at Sixty. Commentary on osteogenesis imperfecta 1975–2025	11
Spectrum of LYST mutations in Chediak-Higashi syndrome: a report of novel variants and a comprehensive review of the literature	11
Correction 2:A commonSLC26A4-linked haplotype underlying non-syndromic hearing loss with enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct	11
Ability of a polygenic risk score to refine colorectal cancer risk in Lynch syndrome	11
Evidence of a genetic background predisposing to complex regional pain syndrome type 1	11
HomozygousSMAD6variants in two unrelated patients with craniosynostosis and radioulnar synostosis	11
Histone modifications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: pathogenesis insights and therapeutic implications	11
Systematic reanalysis of copy number losses of uncertain clinical significance	11
Expanding the phenotype of Kleefstra syndrome: speech, language and cognition in 103 individuals	11
APCgermline pathogenic variants and epithelial ovarian cancer: causal or coincidental findings?	11
Comprehensive RNA and protein functional assessments contribute to the clinical interpretation ofMSH2variants causing in-frame splicing alterations	10
Genomic sequencing in paediatric oncology: navigating conflicting roles and responsibilities	10
Subcellular localisation of truncated MAGEL2 proteins: insight into the molecular pathology of Schaaf-Yang syndrome	10
Congenital mirror movements are associated with defective polymerisation of RAD51	10
Long-term multisystemic efficacy of migalastat on Fabry-associated clinical events, including renal, cardiac and cerebrovascular outcomes	10
BTB domain mutations perturbing KCTD15 oligomerisation cause a distinctive frontonasal dysplasia syndrome	10
Short stature, brachydactyly and joint contractures associated with novel FBN2 variants in two families	10
Pathogenic variations inMAML2andMAMLD1contribute to congenital hypothyroidism due to dyshormonogenesis by regulating the Notch signalling pathway	10
Clinical, genetic and biochemical signatures ofRBP4-related ocular malformations	10
ZFYVE19 deficiency: a ciliopathy involving failure of cell division, with cell death	9
POT1and multiple primary melanomas: the dermatological phenotype	9
Genetic features and pharmacological rescue of novel Kv7.2 variants in patients with epilepsy	9
GOLM1: expanding our understanding of melanoma susceptibility	9
Disease-specific variant interpretation highlighted the genetic findings in 2325 Japanese patients with retinitis pigmentosa and allied diseases	9
GAPO syndrome: a comprehensive examination and review of 105 clinical cases	9
Craniosynostosis, inner ear, and renal anomalies in a child with complete loss ofSPRY1(sprouty homolog 1) function	9
AOPEP -related autosomal recessive dystonia: update on Zech-Boesch syndrome	9
Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome: follow-up of the cardiovascular features in an international cohort of 29 patients with SGS	9
Risk perception and surveillance uptake in individuals at increased risk for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	9
Update of the UMD-VHL database: classification of 164 challenging variants based on genotype–phenotype correlation among 605 entries	9
Genotype–phenotype associations in Alström syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Clinical diversity and molecular mechanism of VPS35L-associated Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome	8
HeterozygousCOL17A1variants are a frequent cause of amelogenesis imperfecta	8
X-linked variations inSHROOM4are implicated in congenital anomalies of the urinary tract and the anorectal, cardiovascular and central nervous systems	8
Hiding in plain sight: a partial deletion ofBRCA1exon 7 undetectable by MLPA is a Nepali founder variant	8
Further evidence of RNU4ATAC variants causing Joubert syndrome with skeletal involvement	8
De novo variants inKCNJ3are associated with early-onset epilepsy	8
Swiss cost-effectiveness analysis of universal screening for Lynch syndrome of patients with colorectal cancer followed by cascade genetic testing of relatives	8
Whole exome sequencing of 491 individuals with inherited retinal diseases reveals a large spectrum of variants and identification of novel candidate genes	8
The avoiding late diagnosis of ovarian cancer (ALDO) project; a pilot national surveillance programme for women with pathogenic germline variants inBRCA1andBRCA2	8
Complete loss of the X-linked geneCASKcauses severe cerebellar degeneration	8
The γ-Actin with pathogenic variants of sites on actin-binding proteins caused earlier onset and more malignant progressive hearing loss	8
Validation of the NCCN/Yale criteria for the identification ofCDH1pathogenic variant carriers	8
Diagnostic workup in children with arthrogryposis: description of practices from a single reference centre, comparison with literature and suggestion of recommendations	8
Variant classification changes over time in the clinical molecular diagnostic laboratory setting	8
Impact of NICE Guideline NG241 ‘Ovarian Cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk’ on a regional NHS family history and clinical genetics service	8
Gain-of-function p.F28S variant inRAC3disrupts neuronal differentiation, migration and axonogenesis during cortical development, leading to neurodevelopmental disorder	8