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Overview

Michael J. Bamshad is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also made within the discipline of medicine. They have authored numerous publications across multiple subfields including genetics, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology, and cancer research.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, such as genomics and rare diseases, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, cystic fibrosis research advances, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, cancer genomics and diagnostics, and BRCA gene mutations in cancer.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael J. Bamshad include Elizabeth Blue, Deborah A. Nickerson, Jessica X. Chong, Katrina M. Dipple, and Kati J. Buckingham.

Michael J. Bamshad's publications appear regularly in certain academic venues, notably:

  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
  • UNC Libraries

Examples of recent papers published by Michael J. Bamshad include:

  • "Targeted long-read sequencing identifies missing disease-causing variation" (2021) in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "A dyadic approach to the delineation of diagnostic entities in clinical genomics" (2021) in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "De novo mutations across 1,465 diverse genomes reveal mutational insights and reductions in the Amish founder population" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Beyond the exome: What's next in diagnostic testing for Mendelian conditions" (2023) in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Dysfunction of the ciliary ARMC9/TOGARAM1 protein module causes Joubert syndrome" (2020) in Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

  • Targeted capture and massively parallel sequencing of 12 human exomes

    Sarah B H Ng;Emily H. Turner;Peggy D. Robertson;Steven D. Flygare

  • Exome sequencing identifies the cause of a Mendelian disorder

    Sarah B H Ng;Kati J. Buckingham;Choli Lee;Abigail W. Bigham

  • Exome sequencing as a tool for Mendelian disease gene discovery

    Michael J. Bamshad;Sarah B. Ng;Abigail W. Bigham;Abigail W. Bigham;Holly K. Tabor;Holly K. Tabor

  • Evolution and functional impact of rare coding variation from deep sequencing of human exomes

    Jacob A. Tennessen;Abigail W. Bigham;Timothy D. O'Connor;Wenqing Fu

  • Exome sequencing identifies MLL2 mutations as a cause of Kabuki syndrome

    Sarah B. Ng;Abigail W. Bigham;Kati J. Buckingham;Mark C. Hannibal;Mark C. Hannibal

  • The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations

    Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Heng Li;Mark Lipson;Iain Mathieson

  • The Influence of CCL3L1 Gene-Containing Segmental Duplications on HIV-1/AIDS Susceptibility

    Enrique Gonzalez;Hemant Kulkarni;Hector Bolivar;Andrea Mangano

  • Analysis of genetic inheritance in a family quartet by whole-genome sequencing

    Jared C. Roach;Gustavo Glusman;Arian F. A. Smit;Chad D. Huff;Chad D. Huff

  • Optimal unified approach for rare-variant association testing with application to small-sample case-control whole-exome sequencing studies.

    Seunggeun Lee;Mary J. Emond;Michael J. Bamshad;Kathleen C. Barnes

  • Analysis of 6,515 exomes reveals the recent origin of most human protein-coding variants

    Wenqing Fu;Timothy D. O’Connor;Goo Jun;Hyun Min Kang

  • Heterozygous germline mutations in the p53 homolog p63 are the cause of EEC syndrome.

    Jacopo Celli;Pascal Duijf;Ben C.J Hamel;Michael Bamshad

  • Cornelia de Lange syndrome is caused by mutations in NIPBL , the human homolog of Drosophila melanogaster Nipped-B

    Ian D. Krantz;Jennifer McCallum;Cheryl DeScipio;Maninder Kaur

  • Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction

    Ron Do;Ron Do;Nathan O. Stitziel;Hong Hee Won;Hong Hee Won;Anders Berg Jørgensen

  • NIPBL, encoding a homolog of fungal Scc2-type sister chromatid cohesion proteins and fly Nipped-B, is mutated in Cornelia de Lange syndrome.

    Emma T Tonkin;Tzu-Jou Wang;Steven Lisgo;Michael J Bamshad

  • The Genetic Basis of Mendelian Phenotypes: Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities

    Jessica X. Chong;Kati J. Buckingham;Shalini N. Jhangiani;Corinne Boehm

  • Digenic inheritance of an SMCHD1 mutation and an FSHD-permissive D4Z4 allele causes facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 2

    Richard J.L.F. Lemmers;Rabi Tawil;Lisa M. Petek;Judit Balog

  • Mutations in human TBX3 alter limb, apocrine and genital development in ulnar-mammary syndrome

    M Bamshad;R C Lin;D J Law;W C Watkins

  • The Distribution of Human Genetic Diversity: A Comparison of Mitochondrial, Autosomal, and Y-Chromosome Data

    Lynn B. Jorde;W. S. Watkins;M. J. Bamshad;M. E. Dixon

  • Signatures of natural selection in the human genome

    Michael Bamshad;Stephen P. Wooding

  • Genetic Evidence on the Origins of Indian Caste Populations

    Michael Bamshad;Toomas Kivisild;W. Scott Watkins;Mary E. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah A. Nickerson
Deborah A. Nickerson University of Washington
Lynn B. Jorde
Lynn B. Jorde University of Utah
Jay Shendure
Jay Shendure University of Washington
Suzanne M. Leal
Suzanne M. Leal Columbia University Medical Center
Joshua D. Smith
Joshua D. Smith University of Washington
John C. Carey
John C. Carey University of Utah
Wasim Ahmad
Wasim Ahmad Quaid-i-Azam University
Deborah Krakow
Deborah Krakow University of California, Los Angeles
Dianna M. Milewicz
Dianna M. Milewicz The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Martin Kircher
Martin Kircher Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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