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Ibrahim Bitar

Charles UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9117-3729Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Abby Taylor· 1 shared Alena VrbackáiD· 1 shared Anna PřistoupilováiD· 1 shared Anthony J. BleyeriD· 1 shared Antonio Sanchez· 1 shared Brendan S. Blumenstiel· 1 shared Christoforos StavrouiD· 1 shared Colm RowaniD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

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Long-Read Sequencing of the MUC1 VNTR: Genomic Variation, Mutational Landscape, and Its Impact on ADTKD Diagnosis and Progression

Alena Vrbacká, Anna Přistoupilová, Kendrah O. Kidd, Václav Janoušek, Martin Radina, Petr Vyleťal, Ibrahim Bitar, Viktor Stránecký, Lenka Steiner Mrazova, Helena Trešlová, Jana Sovová, Kateřina Hodaňová, Hana Hartmannová, Dita Mušálková, Klára Svojšová, , Stanislav Kmoch

This study uses long-read sequencing to characterize MUC1 VNTR variation in ADTKD-MUC1, identifying frameshift mutations and their association with disease progression.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · Apr 10, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Evidence that host-mediated epigenetic modifications regulate gene expression in Wolbachia pipientis

Stella Papaleo, Simona Panelli, Ibrahim Bitar, Lodovico Sterzi, Riccardo Nodari, Francesco Comandatore

The paper investigates how host-mediated epigenetic modifications, specifically DNA methylation by a methyltransferase, regulate gene expression in Wolbachia pipientis.

mSystems · Aug 15, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Whole genome-based characterization of multi-drug resistant Enterobacter and Klebsiella aerogenes isolates from Lebanon

Georgi Merhi, Sara Amayri, Ibrahim Bitar, George Farah Araj, Sima T. Tokajian

This study characterizes multi-drug resistant Enterobacter and Klebsiella aerogenes isolates from Lebanon using whole-genome sequencing, identifying resistance mechanisms and plasmid profiles.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2022 · PreprintGenomics