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Kaylia Mekelda Duncan

University of IowaORCID 0000-0002-4038-1878Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scATAC-seq· 1

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Elizabeth J. LeslieiD· 3 shared Robert A. CornelliD· 3 shared Annika HelversoniD· 2 shared Patrick John BrehenyiD· 2 shared Sarah W. CurtisiD· 2 shared Sunil Kumar SinghiD· 2 shared Albert J. ErivesiD· 1 shared Alexandra MancheliD· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 30, 2026

Conservation of transcriptional regulatory networks in zebrafish and human periderm facilitates identification of GRHL1 as an orofacial cleft risk gene

Sunil Kumar Singh, Annika Helverson, Colin Kenny…·Robert A. Cornell

The paper identifies GRHL1 as an orofacial cleft risk gene by analyzing conserved transcriptional regulatory networks between zebrafish and human periderm using single-cell multiome sequencing and functional validation.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.27.720742

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintFeb 14, 2026

Zfp750 prevents oral adhesions and promotes temporary epithelial fusions

Sunil Kumar Singh, Emily Adelizzi, Caleb S. Heffner…·Robert A. Cornell

The paper investigates the role of Zfp750 in periderm development and orofacial cleft risk by analyzing genetic variants and mouse models.

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Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewedFeb 7, 2020

Analysis of zebrafish periderm enhancers facilitates identification of a regulatory variant near human KRT8/18

Huan Liu, Kaylia Mekelda Duncan, Annika Helverson…·Robert A. Cornell

The paper identifies a regulatory variant near human KRT8/18 by analyzing zebrafish periderm enhancers and predicting the effect of OFC-associated SNPs.

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