Postdoc at University of Exeter 🇮🇪🇮🇳🇬🇧 Statistical/Computational analyses using any NGS-based data
Formerly at Sanger institute working on recessive developmental disorders in DDD
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Whoop! Very proud to see how far Mwenda has come in such a short space of time 🤩
Woo!!! @hiwwright.bsky.social bamboozles us with his All of Us mastery!
This is the result of lot of hard work and some brilliance from one of the most talented ECRs I’ve worked with
A very important message which will reduce a lot of noise in aggregate associations, and improve interpretability
Our new study defines a distinct #neurogenetic condition arising from recurrent structural variants at 16p13.3 palindrome.
Individuals show progressive ataxia, cognitive decline, and a characteristic MRI pattern with caudate & cerebellar atrophy.
#Genomics #RareDisease 🧵1/3
Caroline Wright (Exeter) sharing fundamental knowledge
What does the "average" human genome look like?"
>900k 🧬 #UKB / #AllofUs
/ Genome:
1️⃣ ~4.4–5.5 million variants
2️⃣ 2–3 ClinVar P/LP (mostly AR)
3️⃣ ~62–70 de novo variants
4️⃣ ~1 in 5 people in top 1% of PRS for ≥1 disease
🧬 Leigh Jackson (Exeter) presents multiple papers (see EJHG Special Issue ☝️ ) #ESHG2026
Penetrance of TSC, PCD, OI & RB1 across ~900,000 individuals
Careful variant & phenotype curation matters
In clinically unselected populations, disease risk can be ⬇️ than traditional estimates.
#Genomics
*A new pre-print on increasing gene expression!* 🧬📈
doi.org/10.64898/202...
What genetic change to Indian wheat led to superior baking in a tandoor?
A naan sense mutation
Domain-wide Mapping of Peer-reviewed Literature for Genetic Developmental Disorders using Machine Learning and Gene2Phenotype https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.25340871v1
