The impact of transcription on germline mutagenesis remains poorly understood. Here, the authors identify a mutational hotspot at transcription start sites in the human germline that is significantly ...

A systematic statistical genetics approach discovers CES drivers as hotspots of human de novo mutation and shows that clonal expansions in germline may both modulate the prevalence of disorders and lead to false-positive disease associations.

Mismatch repair (MMR) is a crucial DNA repair pathway that maintains genomic integrity by correcting replication errors and various forms of DNA damage. MMR deficiency (MMRd) leads to increased mutati...

Mutations drive evolution and genetic diversity, but the impact of transcription on germline mutagenesis remains poorly understood. Here, we identify a hypermutation phenomenon at transcription start ...