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Bekim Sadikovic

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Bekim Sadikovic

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PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, Western University

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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138 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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207

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1,841

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Research

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Epigenetics Metabolomics Mitochondrial Disease Proteomics Rna Sequencing

Latest papers

Clinical Implementation and Outcomes of Genetic Testing for Epilepsy by the Ontario Epilepsy Genetic Testing Program
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences · 2026 · senior author
Multiomic approaches identify a rare CCG repeat expansion in BCLAF3 in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Genome medicine · 2026
Discovery of a DNA methylation episignature for Weiss-Kruszka syndrome.
Human genetics · 2026

All 207 publications

Latest funding

GENOMIT: A multi-omics approach for diagnostics and monitoring of mitochondrial disorders
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$304,509
Novel mechanisms in diabetic cardiomyopathy
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$390,150
Role of DNA methylation in stemness of tuft cells
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$841,500

All 5 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 207 publications.

Clinical Implementation and Outcomes of Genetic Testing for Epilepsy by the Ontario Epilepsy Genetic Testing Program

Balci TB, Schenkel LC, Rastin C, Jones K, Lomax LB, Turowec J, Kerkhof J, Bhai P, Jarinova O, Hewson S

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2025.69

Multiomic approaches identify a rare CCG repeat expansion in BCLAF3 in neurodevelopmental disorders.

LaFlamme CW, Clarkson C, Ibañez K, Wang JY, Sengupta S, Lord J, Valentine V, Bonkowski ES, Almanza Fuerte EP, Olszewski AR, Ghosh S, Jadhav B, Mack T, Lin J, Gibson SB, van Hagen JM, Alders M, Martin-Geary A, Gu B, Kharbanda M, Banka S, Stuart HM, Webster AR, Hosokawa A, Dashnow H, Bajpai R, Pruett-Miller SM, Chaisson MJP, Miller DE, Whiffin N, Eichler EE, Sisodiya SM, Houlden H, Sharp AJ, Sadikovic B, Valentine M, Sadleir LG, Tucci A, Mefford HC

Genome medicine2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13073-026-01729-4 PMID: 42482100

Discovery of a DNA methylation episignature for Weiss-Kruszka syndrome.

McConkey H, van der Laan L, Ghosh S, Kleinendorst L, Levy MA, Rzasa J, van Hagen JM, Waisfisz Q, Schulz HL, Heller C, Huhn K, Obermaier CD, Platzer K, Jamra RA, Marinakis N, Veltra D, Kosma K, Sofocleous C, Henneman P, Sadikovic B, van Haelst MM

Human genetics2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00439-026-02846-1 PMID: 42474752

Delineating the clinical and molecular spectrum of the neurodevelopmental disorder associated with SET.

Shi Y, Silva A, Debuy C, Ghosh S, McConkey H, Schot R, Deng R, Nikoncuk A, van Slegtenhorst M, Hoefsloot LH, van Ham TJ, Simpson BN, Miller D, Pillai NR, Holder-Espinasse M, Almoguera B, Blanco-Kelly F, Clowes V, Yoon G, Monteleone B, Vasquez J, Pérez de la Fuente R, Bellido-Cuéllar S, Barrios-Machain U, Moreno-Sáez Y, Steindl K, Begemann A, Rauch A, Busa T, Gorokhova S, Lakhani S, Grinspan Z, Garde A, Mau Them FT, Bruel AL, Delanne J, Safraou H, Colin E, Parikh AS, Slavotinek A, Devine P, Shillington A, Sorlin A, Menzies D, Mehta L, Close C, Heid C, Ahmed SA, Gomes A, Bird LM, Aref-Eshghi E, Cardona-Londoño KJ, Arold ST, Li JM, Hsieh TC, Kleefstra T, Lanko K, Sadikovic B, Barakat TS

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2026.102637 PMID: 42322191

Epigenetics and disease progression in neuroendocrine neoplasms.

Lobato EC, Lafranchi AF, Freitas-Castro F, Fagundes GFC, Sadikovic B, Lines KE, Almeida MQ

Endocrine reviews2026

DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnag005 PMID: 41693399

De novo EHMT2 variants cause an autosomal dominant EHMT2-related Kleefstra syndrome via loss of G9a methyltransferase activity.

Hnízda A, Martinez-Delgado B, Sanchez-Ponce D, Alonso J, Amiel J, Attie-Bitach T, Bada-Navarro A, Baladron B, Bermejo-Sanchez E, Brinsa V, Buková I, Cazorla-Calleja R, Červenková S, Chow S, Dušek P, Fedosieieva O, Fernandez-Prieto M, Ghosh S, Gomez-Mariano G, Gřegořová A, Hamilton MJ, Hartmannová H, Hernandez-SanMiguel E, Herrero-Matesanz M, Hodaňová K, Kádek A, Kerkhof J, Kleefstra T, Lacombe D, Levy MA, Lopez-Martin E, Lyse R, Man P, Marin-Reina P, Macnamara EF, McConkey H, Melenovská P, Mielu LM, Moore D, Steiner Mrázová L, Musilová K, Neffeová K, Nickl P, Pajuelo Reguera D, Pavlíková M, Pavlovičová L, Posada M, Procházka J, Pysanenko K, Ramos Del Saz S, Rots D, Rzasa J, Sedláček R, Stránecký V, Špoutil F, Tedder ML, Thompson L, Tifft CJ, Tran Mau-Them F, Trešlová H, Vitobello A, Hilton S, Campbell C, Banka S, Jirák D, Sadikovic B, Sikora J, Kmoch S, Barrero MJ, Nosková L

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74987-w PMID: 42386776

Segmental Copy Number Variant Detection Using an Amplicon-Based Next-Generation Sequencing Panel for Integrated Glioma Classification.

Sarvananthan K, Santos S, Saylor B, Khanderooy P, Banwait T, Sadikovic B, Schenkel L, Mohseni Meybodi A, Lalonde E

The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2026.06.003 PMID: 42386144

A multi-omics approach to characterize a deep intronic ARID1A deletion in Coffin-Siris syndrome.

Schuhmann S, Bosch E, Fink A, Schüssler S, Uebe S, Wiesener A, Ekici AB, Alders MM, Popp B, Kerkhof J, Brockmann EM, Sadikovic B, Rompel O, Trollmann R, Reis A, Vasileiou G

European journal of medical genetics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2026.105084 PMID: 42173440

Correction: Clinical findings and a DNA methylation signature in kindreds with alterations in ZNF711.

Wang J, Foroutan A, Richardson E, Skinner SA, Reilly J, Kerkhof J, Curry CJ, Tarpey PS, Robertson SP, Maystadt I, Keren B, Dixon JW, Skinner C, Stapleton R, Ruaud L, Gumus E, Lakeman P, Alders M, Tedder ML, Schwartz CE, Friez MJ, Sadikovic B, Stevenson RE

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-023-01499-2 PMID: 38040915

A novel ZNF699 mutation in a patient with DEGCAGS syndrome and severe B cell depletion.

Giardino G, Romano R, Squeo GM, Toriello E, De Rosa A, Ammendola A, Gemma G, Rzasa J, Kerkhof J, di Venere E, Cantelli M, Cirillo E, Nigro V, Sadikovic B, Pignata C, Merla G

Journal of human immunity2026

DOI: 10.70962/jhi.20250204 PMID: 42534679

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Bekim Sadikovic

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Clinical Implementation and Outcomes of Genetic Testing for Epilepsy by the Ontario Epilepsy Genetic Testing Program

Multiomic approaches identify a rare CCG repeat expansion in BCLAF3 in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Discovery of a DNA methylation episignature for Weiss-Kruszka syndrome.

Delineating the clinical and molecular spectrum of the neurodevelopmental disorder associated with SET.

Epigenetics and disease progression in neuroendocrine neoplasms.

De novo EHMT2 variants cause an autosomal dominant EHMT2-related Kleefstra syndrome via loss of G9a methyltransferase activity.

Segmental Copy Number Variant Detection Using an Amplicon-Based Next-Generation Sequencing Panel for Integrated Glioma Classification.

A multi-omics approach to characterize a deep intronic ARID1A deletion in Coffin-Siris syndrome.

Correction: Clinical findings and a DNA methylation signature in kindreds with alterations in ZNF711.

A novel ZNF699 mutation in a patient with DEGCAGS syndrome and severe B cell depletion.

GENOMIT: A multi-omics approach for diagnostics and monitoring of mitochondrial disorders

Novel mechanisms in diabetic cardiomyopathy

Role of DNA methylation in stemness of tuft cells

Novel mechanisms in diabetic cardiomyopathy

Novel mechanisms in diabetic cardiomyopathy

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Jacob McGee

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Henry Wong

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Arun Seth

Ayeshah Chaudhry

Jean-claude Cutz

Clinton Campbell

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Ron Carter

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