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Genes | Invitation to Read the Editor’s Choice Articles in Q1 of 2025

Genes | Invitation to Read the Editor’s Choice Articles in Q1 of 2025

9 December 2025

Editor’s Choice Articles are based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal. You are welcome to read the updated 2025 Q1 Editor’s Choice Articles, a curated list of high-quality articles from Genes (ISSN: 2073-4425).

The full list of Editor’s Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genes/editors_choice.

A list of these papers is provided below:

1. “Liquid Biopsy and Challenge of Assay Heterogeneity for Minimal Residual Disease Assessment in Colon Cancer Treatment”
by Giovanni Crisafulli
Genes 2025, 16(1), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010071
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/71

2. “Genomic and Transcriptomic Approaches Advance the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases”
by Si-Yuan Song and Zheng Liu
Genes 2025, 16(2), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020135
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/135

3. “Methods for Extracellular Vesicle Isolation: Relevance for Encapsulated miRNAs in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment”
by Elisa Oltra and Maria Ljungström
Genes 2025, 16(3), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030330
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/330

4. “Trophectoderm Biopsy: Present State of the Art”
by Anick De Vos and Neelke De Munck
Genes 2025, 16(2), 134; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020134
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/134

5. “Systematic Review: Fragile X Syndrome Across the Lifespan with a Focus on Genetics, Neurodevelopmental, Behavioral and Psychiatric Associations”
by Ann C. Genovese and Merlin G. Butler
Genes 2025, 16(2), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020149
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/149

6. “Nucleotide Excision Repair: Insights into Canonical and Emerging Functions of the Transcription/DNA Repair Factor TFIIH”
by Amélie Zachayus, Arnaud Poterszman, Jules Loup-Forest and Vincent Cura
Genes 2025, 16(2), 231; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020231
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/231

7. “The Association Between Statin Drugs and Rhabdomyolysis: An Analysis of FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Data and Transcriptomic Profiles”
by Ariana Crescitelli, Feng Cheng, Jacob Ward, Kun Bu, Madison Martin, Paola M. Hernandez Velez, Robert Morris, Savanah Wood and Weiru Han
Genes 2025, 16(3), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030248
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/248

8. “Recent Advances in Stroke Genetics—Unraveling the Complexity of Cerebral Infarction: A Brief Review”
by Hiroshi Yamagami, Takeshi Yoshimoto and Yuji Matsumaru
Genes 2025, 16(1), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010059
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/59

9. “Comparative Study of Statistical Approaches and SNP Panels to Infer Distant Relationships in Forensic Genetics”
by Andreas Tillmar and Daniel Kling
Genes 2025, 16(2), 114; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020114
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/114

10. “The Impact of Klotho in Cancer: From Development and Progression to Therapeutic Potential”
by Ana M. Minaya-Bravo, Carlos Casanova-Martín, Cielo Garcia-Montero, Diego De Leon-Oliva, Diego Liviu Boaru, Laura Lopez-Gonzalez, Melchor Alvarez-Mon, Miguel A. Ortega, Miguel A. Saez, Oscar Fraile-Martinez et al.
Genes 2025, 16(2), 128; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020128
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/128

11. “Pharmacogenomic and Pharmacomicrobiomic Aspects of Drugs of Abuse”
by Alejandro Borrego-Ruiz and Juan J. Borrego
Genes 2025, 16(4), 403; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040403
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/4/403

12. “Hallmarks of DNA Damage Response in Germination Across Model and Crop Species”
by Andrea Pagano, Conrado Jr Dueñas, Federico Sincinelli, Shraddha Shridhar Gaonkar and Sri Amarnadh Gupta Tondepu
Genes 2025, 16(1), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010095
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/95

13. “The Prevalence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the AOC1 Gene Associated with Diamine Oxidase (DAO) Enzyme Deficiency in Healthy Newborns: A Prospective Population-Based Cohort Study”
by Emma Fortes Marin, Laia Martí Melero, Lydia Carrera Marcolin, María Tintoré Gazulla and Mireia Beltran Porres
Genes 2025, 16(2), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020141
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/141

14. “Cutting-Edge Advances in Cystic Fibrosis: From Gene Therapy to Personalized Medicine and Holistic Management”
by Giulia Pecora, Giuseppe Fabio Parisi, Maria Papale, Monica Tosto, Salvatore Leonardi, Santiago Presti, Sara Manti and Vito Terlizzi
Genes 2025, 16(4), 402; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040402
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/4/402

15. “Lipoprotein Lipase: Structure, Function, and Genetic Variation”
by Adam D. McIntyre, Jian Wang, Robert A. Hegele and Shehan D. Perera
Genes 2025, 16(1), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010055
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/55

16. “Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: New Clinical and Therapeutic Perspectives of an “Old” Genetic Myocardial Disease”
by Chiara Calore, Cristina Basso, Domenico Corrado, Gaetano Thiene and Mario Mangia
Genes 2025, 16(1), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010074
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/74

17. “The Impact of Storage Conditions on DNA Preservation in Human Skeletal Remains: A Comparison of Freshly Excavated Samples and Those Stored for 12 Years in a Museum Depot”
by Irena Zupanič Pajnič, Tamara Leskovar and Tonja Jeromelj
Genes 2025, 16(1), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010078
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/78

18. “Hereditary Breast Cancer: Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies”
by Aliana Guerrieri-Gonzaga, Bernardo Bonanni, Cecilia Altemura, Cristina Zanzottera, Davide Serrano, Eliza Del Fiol Manna, Francesca Fava, Gaetano Aurilio, Irene Feroce, Laura Cazzaniga et al.
Genes 2025, 16(1), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010082
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/82

19. “Further Development of SAMPDI-3D: A Machine Learning Method for Predicting Binding Free Energy Changes Caused by Mutations in Either Protein or DNA”
by Emil Alexov, Prawin Rimal, Shailesh Kumar Panday and Shamrat Kumar Paul
Genes 2025, 16(1), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010101
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/101

20. “Comparative Analysis of Genomic and Pedigree-Based Approaches for Genetic Evaluation of Morphological Traits in Pura Raza Española Horses”
by Ana Encina, Antonio Molina, Arancha Rodríguez-Sainz de los Terreros, Chiraz Ziadi, Davinia Perdomo-González, Mercedes Valera, Nora Laseca, Pedro Azor and Sebastián Demyda-Peyrás
Genes 2025, 16(2), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020131
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/131

21. “Exploring miR-21 Knock-Out Using CRISPR/Cas as a Treatment for Lung Cancer”
by Ana R. Rama, Araceli Aguilar-González, Cristina Mesas, Francisco Martín, Javier Moreno and Patricia Lara
Genes 2025, 16(2), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020133
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/133

22. “Syndromic and Non-Syndromic Primary Failure of Tooth Eruption: A Genetic Overview”
by Clarissa Modafferi, Cristina Grippaudo, Elisabetta Tabolacci and Pietro Chiurazzi
Genes 2025, 16(2), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020147
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/147

23. “Integrating Machine Learning-Based Approaches into the Design of ASO Therapies”
by Jamie Leckie and Toshifumi Yokota
Genes 2025, 16(2), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020185
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/185

24. “Exploring the Genotoxic Stress Response in Primed Orphan Legume Seeds Challenged with Heat Stress”
by Alma Balestrazzi, Amine Elleuch, Andrea Pagano, Bassem Khemakhem, Conrado Dueñas, Dimosthenis Chachalis, Eleni Tani, Hanen El Abed, Maria Goufa and Nicolò Bedotto
Genes 2025, 16(2), 235; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020235
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/235

25. “Genomic Patterns of Homozygosity and Genetic Diversity in the Rhenish German Draught Horse”
by Johanna Sievers and Ottmar Distl
Genes 2025, 16(3), 327; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030327
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/327

26. “Cross-Kingdom Communication via Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Nucleic Acids in Genetically Engineered Nicotiana tabacum
by Carla Emiliani, Cristina Federici, Eleonora Calzoni, Emidio Albertini, Federica Delo, Federica Fratini, Giada Cerrotti, Jacopo Lucci, Lorena Urbanelli, Luana Lugini et al.
Genes 2025, 16(3), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030356
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/356

27. “Cardiac Fibroblasts: Helping or Hurting”
by Akhilesh Kumar, Bhairab N. Singh, Ezequiel Marron Fernandez de Velasco, Mohammad Shameem and Shelby L.Olson
Genes 2025, 16(4), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040381
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/4/381

28. “Toxoplasma Gondii Replication During Belatacept Treatment in Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature”
by Ananya De, Giovanna Capolongo, Giulio Viceconte, Mariadelina Simeoni, Raafiah Izhar, Raffaella Vigilante, Rosa Maria Pollastro and Rossella Di Paola
Genes 2025, 16(4), 391; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040391
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/4/391

29. “Chromosomal rDNA Distribution Patterns in Clonal Cobitis Triploid Hybrids (Teleostei, Cobitidae): Insights into Parental Genomic Contributions”
by Alicja Boroń, Anna Grabowska, Dorota Juchno, Lech Kirtiklis, Olga Jablonska and Sara Duda
Genes 2025, 16(1), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010068
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/68

30. “Evaluation of Genetic Diversity and Identification of Cultivars in Spray-Type Chrysanthemum Based on SSR Markers”
by Jae-A Jung, Manjulatha Mekapogu, So-Hyeon Lim, Su-Young Lee and Youn-Jung Choi
Genes 2025, 16(1), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010081
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/81

31. “MicroRNAs miR-148a-3p, miR-425-3p, and miR-20a-5p in Patients with IgA Nephropathy”
by Andrzej Pawlik, Ewa Kwiatkowska, Jarosław Przybyciński, Krzysztof Safranow, Leszek Domański, Michał Czerewaty and Violetta Dziedziejko
Genes 2025, 16(2), 125; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020125
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/125

32. “Combined Effect of Conventional Chemotherapy with Epigenetic Modulators on Glioblastoma”
by Adrian Albulescu, Adriana Plesa, Alina Fudulu, Anca Botezatu, Camelia Mia Hotnog, Iulia Virginia Iancu, Lorelei Brasoveanu, Marinela Bostan and Mirela Mihăilă
Genes 2025, 16(2), 138; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020138
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/138

33. “Molecular Markers Specific for the Pseudomonadaceae Genera Provide Novel and Reliable Means for the Identification of Other Pseudomonas Strains/spp. Related to These Genera”
by Bashudev Rudra and Radhey S. Gupta
Genes 2025, 16(2), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020183
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/183

34. “Narrative Review of Genetic and Immunological Mechanisms Involved in the Pathogenesis of Kimura’s Disease: New Therapeutic Targets”
by Antonella Loperfido, Bruno Fionda, Carlo Cavaliere, Gianluca Bellocchi, Marco Caminati, and Simonetta Masieri
Genes 2025, 16(2), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020194
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/194

35. “Molecular Review of Suspected Alport Syndrome Patients—A Single-Centre Experience”
by Beata Chałupczyńska, Dorota Siestrzykowska, Dorota Wicher, Elżbieta Ciara, Ewelina Bielska, Grażyna Kostrzewa, Katarzyna Iwanicka-Pronicka, Krystyna Chrzanowska, Łukasz Obrycki, Michał Pac et al.
Genes 2025, 16(2), 196; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020196
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/196

36. “Product Speculation from Carotenogenic Gene Cluster of Nonlabens spongiae Genome, and Identification of Myxol and Functional Analysis of Each Gene”
by Daiki Mineo, Keisuke Nakazawa, Kenjiro Sugiyama, Shinichi Takaichi, Susumu Yoshizawa and Takuya Harayama
Genes 2025, 16(2), 202; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020202
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/202

37. “Advances in Understanding the Karyotype Evolution of Tetrapulmonata and Two Other Arachnid Taxa, Ricinulei and Solifugae”
by Alexander V. Gromov, Alexandr Sember, Azucena C. Reyes Lerma, František Šťáhlavský, Iva Vrbová, Ivalú M. Ávila Herrera, Jairo A. Moreno-González, Jana Musilová, Jiří Král, José G. Palacios Vargas et al.
Genes 2025, 16(2), 207; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020207
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/207

38. “Retinal Disease Variability in Female Carriers of RPGR Variants Associated with Retinitis Pigmentosa: Clinical and Genetic Parameters”
by David C. Sousa, Fred K. Chen, Jasleen K. Jolly, Jennifer A. Thompson, Lauren N. Ayton, Myra B. McGuinness, Sena A. Gocuk, Terri L. McLaren, Thomas L. Edwards and Tina M. Lamey
Genes 2025, 16(2), 221; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020221
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/221

39. “Chromatin Remodulator CHD4: A Potential Target for Cancer Interception”
by Chinthalapally V. Rao, Karthikkumar Venkatachalam, Krishnendu Goswami, Surya P. Singh and Venkateshwar Madka
Genes 2025, 16(2), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020225
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/225

40. “Genetics of Gallstones”
by Adam Czaplicki, Adam Przybyłkowski and Agnieszka Pęczuła
Genes 2025, 16(3), 256; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030256
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/256

41. “Targeting Optimal Bone Regions: Correlations Between Bone Density and DNA Quality in Small Skeletal Elements”
by Eva Podovšovnik, Irena Zupanič-Pajnič, Vladka Salapura and Živa Miriam Geršak
Genes 2025, 16(3), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030291
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/291

42. “Curious Dichotomies of Apolipoprotein E Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cancer—One Explanatory Mechanism of Inverse Disease Associations?”
by Abigail J. Harland, Claire M. Perks, Ellie O’Sullivan, Emily Gill, Gideon Stone, Haonan Li, Mai Alhadrami, Mary Grishaw, Omar Alkahtani, Patrick G. Kehoe, Peter Henley, Rachel M. Barker and Xiaoyu Su
Genes 2025, 16(3), 331; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030331
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/331

43. “Relationship Between Vitamin D Receptor Gene BsmI Polymorphism and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Total Levels in Slovak Postmenopausal Women with Reduced Bone Mineral Density”
by Anna Piotrowska, Bernadeta Jędrzejkiewicz, Hedviga Hrušovská, Lenka Anderková, Ľudmila Mikulová, Marta Mydlárová Blaščáková, Olga Czerwińska-Ledwig and Zuzana Lőrinczová
Genes 2025, 16(3), 337; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030337
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/3/337

44. “Screening Methods to Discover the FDA-Approved Cancer Drug Encorafenib as Optimally Selective for Metallothionein Gene Loss Ovarian Cancer”
by Amy Rees, Andrew Disharoon, Clare Fallon, Della Evans, Evan Villamor, Joe R. Delaney, Mirna Mina-Abouda, Monika Gooz and Scott T. Eblen
Genes 2025, 16(1), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010042
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/42

45. “The Plethora of RNA–Protein Interactions Model a Basis for RNA Therapies”
by Hua Cui, Jia Sheng, Ricky P. Dartawan and Stephen J. Dansereau
Genes 2025, 16(1), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010048
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/48

46. “Pan-Cancer Upregulation of the FOXM1 Transcription Factor”
by Arianna Bellezza, Daniele Pozzobon and Federico M. Giorgi
Genes 2025, 16(1), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010056
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/56

47. “Novel OTOG Variants and Clinical Features of Hearing Loss in a Large Japanese Cohort”
by Akira Ganaha, Fumio Takada, Hiroshi Futagawa, Kazuma Sugahara, Kentaro Egusa, Kotaro Ishikawa, Kyoko Nagai, Masato Teraoka, Mayuri Okami, Shin Masuda et al.
Genes 2025, 16(1), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010060
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/60

48. “Expanding the Molecular Spectrum of MMP21 Missense Variants: Clinical Insights and Literature Review”
by Beatrice Spedicati, Domizia Pasquetti, Federica Perino, Giorgia Girotto, Marco Bobbo, Paola Tesolin, Stefania Zampieri and Thomas Caiffa
Genes 2025, 16(1), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010062
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/62

49. “22q11.21 Deletions: A Review on the Interval Mediated by Low-Copy Repeats C and D”
by Angelo Valetto, Annalisa Legitimo, Francesca Cambi, Giorgio Costagliola, Rita Consolini and Veronica Bertini
Genes 2025, 16(1), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010072
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/72

50. “The X-Linked Tumor Suppressor TSPX Regulates Genes Involved in the EGFR Signaling Pathway and Cell Viability to Suppress Lung Adenocarcinoma”
by Hui Kong, Tatsuo Kido and Yun-Fai Chris Lau
Genes 2025, 16(1), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010075
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/75

51. “Chromosome 4 Duplication Associated with Strabismus Leads to Gene Expression Changes in iPSC-Derived Cortical Neurons”
by Ashish Jain, Liang Sun, Mary C. Whitman, Mayra Martinez-Sanchez, Sampath Vemula, Shira Rockowitz and William Skarnes
Genes 2025, 16(1), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010080
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/80

52. “Identifying Genetic Predisposition to Dozer Lamb Syndrome: A Semi-Lethal Muscle Weakness Disease in Sheep”
by Brenda M. Murdoch, David S. Biller, Holly Neaton, Kathleen M. Ewert, Margaret A. Highland and Morgan R. Stegemiller
Genes 2025, 16(1), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010083
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/83

53. “Casein Kinase I Protein Hrr25 Is Required for Pin4 Phosphorylation and Mediates Cell Wall Integrity Signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
by Amita Bhattarai, Manika Bhondeley and Zhengchang Liu
Genes 2025, 16(1), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010094
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/94

54. “History of Biological Databases, Their Importance, and Existence in Modern Scientific and Policy Context”
by Jan Krzysztof Nowak, Jarosław Walkowiak, Karolina Wielgus, Marlena Szalata, Mikołaj Danielewski and Ryszard Słomski
Genes 2025, 16(1), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010100
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/1/100

55. “Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Histone Acetyltransferases and Deacetylases in Cucumber, and Their Implication in Developmental Processes”
by Aparna, Agnieszka Skarzyńska-Łyżwa, Magdalena Pawełkowicz, Maksymilian Pisz, Szymon Turek and Wojciech Pląder
Genes 2025, 16(2), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020127
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/127

56. “16q24.3 Microdeletions Disrupting Upstream Non-Coding Region of ANKRD11 Cause KBG Syndrome”
by Aiko Iwata-Otsubo, Alyssa L. Rippert, Cara M. Skraban, Christopher Gray, Elaine H. Zackai, Holly A Dubbs, Jorune Balciuniene, Kosuke Izumi, Laura K. Conlin, Matthew A. Deardorff, Preetha Markose, Robert Chen and Sarah K. Fiordaliso
Genes 2025, 16(2), 136; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020136
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/136

57. “Genetic Overlap of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Intracranial Aneurysms”
by Afsheen Nasir, Alexandra Sonsino, Asanish Kalyanasundaram, Bulat A. Ziganshin, John A. Elefteriades, Mah I Kan Changez, Mohammad A. Zafar and Syeda Manahil Jeoffrey
Genes 2025, 16(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020154
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/154

58. “An Actively Homing Insertion Element in a Phage Methylase Contains a Hidden HNH Endonuclease”
by Danielle Arsenault, Johann Peter Gogarten and Sophia P. Gosselin
Genes 2025, 16(2), 178; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020178
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/178

59. “Evaluation of Prenatal Transportation Stress on DNA Methylation (DNAm) and Gene Expression in the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal (HPA) Axis Tissues of Mature Brahman Cows”
by Audrey L. Earnhardt-San, Charles R. Long, David G. Riley, Emilie C. Baker, Kubra Z. Cilkiz, Noushin Ghaffari, Penny K. Riggs, Rodolfo C. Cardoso, Ronald D. Randel and Thomas H. Welsh
Genes 2025, 16(2), 191; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020191
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/191

60. “The POLG Variant c.678G>C; p.(Gln226His) Is Associated with Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Fibroblasts Derived from a Patient Compared to a First-Degree Relative”
by Çağla Çakmak Durmaz, Felix Langerscheidt, Hans Zempel, Imra Mantey, Katharina Burghardt, Mert Karakaya and Naomi Baba
Genes 2025, 16(2), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020198
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16/2/198