Publications by authors named "R P Roper"

As large clinical and multiomics datasets and knowledge resources accumulate, they need to be transformed into computable and actionable information to support automated reasoning. These datasets range from laboratory experiment results to electronic health records (EHRs). Barriers to accessibility and sharing of such datasets include diversity of content, size and privacy.

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  • The syndrome is related to a decrease in the gene from chromosome 21, affecting cognitive traits in disorders like Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
  • Overexpression or underexpression of this gene in mouse models leads to significant skeletal abnormalities, demonstrating that adjusting gene copy number can influence skeletal health.
  • The review focuses on the effects of reduced gene expression on skeletal health in individuals with the syndrome and suggests that understanding these impacts could lead to better therapies and improved quality of life.
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Skeletal insufficiency affects all individuals with Down syndrome (DS) or trisomy 21 and may alter bone strength throughout development due to a reduced period of bone formation and early attainment of peak bone mass compared to those in typically developing individuals. Appendicular skeletal deficits also appear in males before females with DS. In femurs of male Ts65Dn DS model mice, cortical deficits were pronounced throughout development, but trabecular deficits and Dyrk1a overexpression were transitory until postnatal day (P) 30, when there were persistent trabecular and cortical deficits and Dyrk1a was trending toward overexpression.

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Gene regulation is essential to placental function and fetal development. We built a genome-scale transcriptional regulatory network (TRN) of the human placenta using digital genomic footprinting and transcriptomic data. We integrated 475 transcriptomes and 12 DNase hypersensitivity datasets from placental samples to globally and quantitatively map transcription factor (TF)-target gene interactions.

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Skeletal insufficiency affects all individuals with Down syndrome (DS) or Trisomy 21 (Ts21) and may alter bone strength throughout development due to a reduced period of bone formation and early attainment of peak bone mass compared to typically developing individuals. Appendicular skeletal deficits also appear in males before females with DS. In femurs of male Ts65Dn DS model mice, cortical deficits were pronounced throughout development, but trabecular deficits and overexpression were transitory until postnatal day (P) 30 when there were persistent trabecular and cortical deficits and was trending overexpression.

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