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Venkata Yellapantula, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology

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Publications

  • Genome-wide cfDNA fragmentation patterns in cerebrospinal fluid reflect medulloblastoma groups. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2025 Aug 12; 9(1):280.. View in PubMed
  • Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy Identifies Murine Double Minute 4 Segmental Gain in Retinoblastoma: Implications for Chemotherapy Response and Precision Oncology. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Aug; 9:e2500250.. View in PubMed
  • Author Correction: Comprehensive molecular profiling of multiple myeloma identifies refined copy number and expression subtypes. Nat Genet. 2025 Jul; 57(7):1789.. View in PubMed
  • Retinoblastoma: Aqueous humor liquid biopsy. Taiwan J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan-Mar; 15(1):55-61.. View in PubMed
  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of multiple myeloma identifies refined copy number and expression subtypes. Nat Genet. 2024 Sep; 56(9):1878-1889.. View in PubMed
  • Pediatric Chordoma: A Tale of Two Genomes. Mol Cancer Res. 2024 08 02; 22(8):721-729.. View in PubMed
  • Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy as a Companion Diagnostic for Retinoblastoma: Implications for Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapeutic Options: Five Years of Progress. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 07; 263:188-205.. View in PubMed
  • Transcriptome Sequencing Allows Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of Pediatric B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an Academic Clinical Laboratory. J Mol Diagn. 2024 01; 26(1):49-60.. View in PubMed
  • Simultaneous Copy Number Alteration and Single-Nucleotide Variation Analysis in Matched Aqueous Humor and Tumor Samples in Children with Retinoblastoma. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 11; 24(10).. View in PubMed
  • Molecular Evolution of Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Revealed Through Whole-Genome Sequencing of Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg Cells. Blood Cancer Discov. 2023 05 01; 4(3):208-227.. View in PubMed
  • Waldenström macroglobulinemia whole genome reveals prolonged germinal center activity and late copy number aberrations. Blood Adv. 2023 03 28; 7(6):971-981.. View in PubMed
  • Combined low-pass whole genome and targeted sequencing in liquid biopsies for pediatric solid tumors. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2023 Feb 20; 7(1):21.. View in PubMed
  • Low-pass whole-genome and targeted sequencing of cell-free DNA from cerebrospinal fluid in pediatric patients with central nervous system tumors. Neurooncol Adv. 2023 Jan-Dec; 5(1):vdad077.. View in PubMed
  • Malignant teratoid intraocular ciliary body medulloepithelioma in a 5-year-old male with corresponding somatic copy number alteration profile of aqueous humor cell-free DNA. Ophthalmic Genet. 2022 12; 43(6):855-861.. View in PubMed
  • Potential of Aqueous Humor as a Liquid Biopsy for Uveal Melanoma. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jun 02; 23(11).. View in PubMed
  • Capture Rate of V(D)J Sequencing for Minimal Residual Disease Detection in Multiple Myeloma. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 05 13; 28(10):2160-2166.. View in PubMed
  • Microenvironmental changes co-occur with mosaic somatic clonal expansions in normal skin and esophagus tissues. Front Oncol. 2022; 12:1021940.. View in PubMed
  • Copy number signatures predict chromothripsis and clinical outcomes in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Nat Commun. 2021 08 27; 12(1):5172.. View in PubMed
  • Safety and Effectiveness of Weekly Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone, and Daratumumab Combination Therapy for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: The MANHATTAN Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Jun 01; 7(6):862-868.. View in PubMed
  • Positive selection as the unifying force for clonal evolution in multiple myeloma. Leukemia. 2021 05; 35(5):1511-1515.. View in PubMed
  • Initial Whole-Genome Sequencing of Plasma Cell Neoplasms in First Responders and Recovery Workers Exposed to the World Trade Center Attack of September 11, 2001. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 04 01; 27(7):2111-2118.. View in PubMed
  • Whole-genome sequencing reveals progressive versus stable myeloma precursor conditions as two distinct entities. Nat Commun. 2021 03 25; 12(1):1861.. View in PubMed
  • Author Correction: Accelerated single cell seeding in relapsed multiple myeloma. Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 20; 12(1):591.. View in PubMed
  • Revealing the impact of structural variants in multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer Discov. 2020 11; 1(3):258-273.. View in PubMed
  • Baseline VDJ clonotype detection using a targeted sequencing NGS assay: allowing for subsequent MRD assessment. Blood Cancer J. 2020 07 22; 10(7):76.. View in PubMed
  • Accelerated single cell seeding in relapsed multiple myeloma. Nat Commun. 2020 07 17; 11(1):3617.. View in PubMed
  • Role of AID in the temporal pattern of acquisition of driver mutations in multiple myeloma. Leukemia. 2020 05; 34(5):1476-1480.. View in PubMed
  • Timing the initiation of multiple myeloma. Nat Commun. 2020 04 21; 11(1):1917.. View in PubMed
  • Genomic profiling of multiple myeloma: New insights and modern technologies. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2020 03; 33(1):101153.. View in PubMed
  • Correction: Comprehensive detection of recurring genomic abnormalities: a targeted sequencing approach for multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J. 2020 Jan 30; 10(1):11.. View in PubMed
  • Comprehensive detection of recurring genomic abnormalities: a targeted sequencing approach for multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J. 2019 12 11; 9(12):101.. View in PubMed
  • Stability and uniqueness of clonal immunoglobulin CDR3 sequences for MRD tracking in multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol. 2019 12; 94(12):1364-1373.. View in PubMed
  • Patient-Driven Discovery, Therapeutic Targeting, and Post-Clinical Validation of a Novel AKT1 Fusion-Driven Cancer. Cancer Discov. 2019 05; 9(5):605-616.. View in PubMed
  • Molecular underpinnings of clinical disparity patterns in African American vs. Caucasian American multiple myeloma patients. Blood Cancer J. 2019 02 04; 9(2):15.. View in PubMed
  • Baseline identification of clonal V(D)J sequences for DNA-based minimal residual disease detection in multiple myeloma. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0211600.. View in PubMed
  • Single cell dissection of plasma cell heterogeneity in symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma. Nat Med. 2018 12; 24(12):1867-1876.. View in PubMed
  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations. Cell. 2018 08 09; 174(4):1034-1035.. View in PubMed
  • Tumor suppressor CD99 is downregulated in plasma cell neoplasms lacking CCND1 translocation and distinguishes neoplastic from normal plasma cells and B-cell lymphomas with plasmacytic differentiation from primary plasma cell neoplasms. Mod Pathol. 2018 06; 31(6):881-889.. View in PubMed
  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations. Cell. 2018 04 05; 173(2):371-385.e18.. View in PubMed
  • GenomeVIP: a cloud platform for genomic variant discovery and interpretation. Genome Res. 2017 08; 27(8):1450-1459.. View in PubMed
  • Proteogenomics connects somatic mutations to signalling in breast cancer. Nature. 2016 06 02; 534(7605):55-62.. View in PubMed
  • Systematic discovery of complex insertions and deletions in human cancers. Nat Med. 2016 Jan; 22(1):97-104.. View in PubMed
  • Age-related mutations associated with clonal hematopoietic expansion and malignancies. Nat Med. 2014 Dec; 20(12):1472-8.. View in PubMed
  • NGSPE: A pipeline for end-to-end analysis of DNA sequencing data and comparison between different platforms. Comput Biol Med. 2013 Sep; 43(9):1171-6.. View in PubMed

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