Alber Aqil

Genomes from 117 vertebrate species reveal rapidly evolving segmental duplication landscapes

The paper analyzes segmental duplications in 117 vertebrate genomes and starfish, revealing species-specific patterns and rapid evolution of duplication landscapes.

Genetic and functional evidence implicates a CRIP3 non-synonymous variant in age-related hearing loss

This study identifies a CRIP3 non-synonymous variant associated with age-related hearing loss and provides genetic, functional, and evolutionary evidence for its role in auditory function.

Read mismapping from segmental duplications drives spurious trans associations

The paper identifies spurious trans-QTLs caused by read mismapping from segmental duplications and estimates their prevalence in GTEx data.

Switch-like Gene Expression Modulates Disease Susceptibility

The paper identifies switch-like genes across multiple tissues and links their expression patterns to disease susceptibility, finding tissue-specific and universally switch-like genes with potential therapeutic implications.