Publications

Our group has a strong publication record in genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and evolutionary biology. Our research is published in leading international peer-reviewed journals, reflecting our commitment to scientific excellence, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Recent Publications

1. 1. Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Stamatellos, G., Stamatis, C., & Mamuris, Z. (2026). Uncovering Functional Genetic Variation in the Indigenous Greek Eghoria Goat: An Integrative Genome-Wide Discovery and Validation Approach. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 48(8), 778. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb48080778

   2. Giannoulis, T., Dovolou, E., Mamuris, Z., & Amiridis, G. S. (2026). Consequences of Heat Stress on Physiology, Microbiome Dynamics, and Multi-Omics in Dairy Cows: More than Meets the Eye. Biology, 15(12), 918. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology15120918

   3. Nechalioti, P.M., Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Vardakas, P., Skaperda, Z., Tekos, F., Nepka, C., Mesnage, R., Antoniou, M.N., Docea, A.O., Mamuris, Z., Kouretas, D. (2026). Sex-Specific sRNA Signatures in Rat Liver Reveal Divergent Alterations Following Perinatal Exposure to Glyphosate and Its Mixture with 2, 4-D and Dicamba. International journal of molecular sciences, 27(10), 4221. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27104221

   4. Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Stamatellos, G., Stamatis, C., Mamuris, Z. (2026). Comparative Whole Genome Analysis and Targeted Validation of Variants in Three Greek Indigenous Sheep Breeds. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 48(5), 480. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb48050480

   5. Kaltsas, A., Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Mamuris, Z., Chrisofos, M., Sofikitis, N. (2026). Spermatogenesis Beyond DNA: Integrated RNA Control of the Epitranscriptome and Three-dimensional Genome Architecture. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 48(1), 123. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb48010123

   6. Zachari, S., Liadaki, K., Planaki, A., Zafiriou, E., Kouvarou, O., Gerogianni, K., Giannoulis, T., Mamuris, Z., Bogdanos, D. P., Moschonas, N. K., & Sarafidou, T. (2025). A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifying Novel Genetic Markers of Response to Treatment with Interleukin-23 Inhibitors in Psoriasis. Genes, 16(10), 1195. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16101195

   7. Stamatellos, G., Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Kaltsas, A., & Mamuris, Z. (2025). Mitochondrial Dysregulation in Male Infertility: A Preliminary Study for Infertility-Specific lncRNA Variants. DNA, 5(3), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/dna5030038

   8. Kaltsas, A., Kyrgiafini, M. A., Markou, E., Koumenis, A., Mamuris, Z., Dimitriadis, F., Zachariou, A., Chrisofos, M., & Sofikitis, N. (2025). Artificial Gametogenesis and In Vitro Spermatogenesis: Emerging Strategies for the Treatment of Male Infertility. International journal of molecular sciences, 26(15), 7383. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26157383

   9. Kaltsas, A., Kyrgiafini, M. A., Mamuris, Z., Dimitriadis, F., Zachariou, A., Chrisofos, M., & Sofikitis, N. (2025). Phospholipase Cζ, the Molecular Spark of Fertilization and Male Infertility: Insights from Bench to Bedside. Medicina, 61(6), 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61060963

   10. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Kaltsas, A., Chatziparasidou, A., & Mamuris, Z. (2025). The Small RNA Landscape in Azoospermia: Implications for Male Infertility and Sperm Retrieval-A Preliminary Study. International journal of molecular sciences, 26(8), 3537. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083537

   11. Chatziparasidou, A., Sarafidou, T., Kyrgiafini, M. A., Moutou, K., Markantoni, M., Giannoulis, T., Papatheodorou, A., Oraiopoulou, C., Samolada, G., Christoforidis, N., & Mamuris, Z. (2025). Unraveling the genetic basis of azoospermia: transcriptome profiling analyses in a Greek population. F&S science, 6(1), 16–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xfss.2024.10.008

   12. Kaltsas, A., Markou, E., Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Zikopoulos, A., Symeonidis, E. N., Dimitriadis, F., Zachariou, A., Sofikitis, N., & Chrisofos, M. (2025). Oxidative-Stress-Mediated Epigenetic Dysregulation in Spermatogenesis: Implications for Male Infertility and Offspring Health. Genes, 16(1), 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/GENES16010093

   13. Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Katsigianni, M., Giannoulis, T., Sarafidou, T., Chatziparasidou, A., & Mamuris, Z. (2025). Integrative Analysis of Whole-Genome and Transcriptomic Data Reveals Novel Variants in Differentially Expressed Long Noncoding RNAs Associated with Asthenozoospermia. Non-Coding RNA, 11(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/NCRNA11010004

   14. Kyrgiafini, M.-A., Vasilev, V. V., Chatziparasidou, A., & Mamuris, Z. (2024). ΜicroRNA (miRNA) Variants in Male Infertility: Insights from Whole-Genome Sequencing. Genes, 15(11), 1393. https://doi.org/10.3390/GENES15111393

   15. Chatziparasidou, A., Kyrgiafini, M. A., Sarafidou, T., Moutou, K. A., & Mamuris, Z. (2024). Genetic Insights into Azoospermia and Severe Oligozoospermia: Discovering Seven SNPs through GWAS and In Silico Analysis. Current issues in molecular biology, 46(7), 6522-6532. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb46070389

   16. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Giannoulis, T., Chatziparasidou, A., & Mamuris, Z. (2024). Elucidating the Role of OXPHOS Variants in Asthenozoospermia: Insights from Whole Genome Sequencing and an In Silico Analysis. International journal of molecular sciences, 25(7), 4121. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25074121

   17. Kyrgiafini, M. A., & Mamuris, Z. (2024). Feature Papers in Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics 2023: Unraveling Population Dynamics, Diversity, and Evolutionary Paths. Genes, 15(4), 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15040446

   18. Liadaki, K., Zafiriou, E., Giannoulis, T., Alexouda, S., Chaidaki, K., Gidarokosta, P., Roussaki-Schulze, A.-V., Tsiogkas, S. G., Daponte, A., Mamuris, Z., Bogdanos, D. P., Moschonas, N. K., & Sarafidou, T. (2024). PDE4 Gene Family Variants Are Associated with Response to Apremilast Treatment in Psoriasis. Genes, 15(3), 369. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15030369

   19. Kirgiafini, D., Kyrgiafini, M. A., Gournaris, T., & Mamuris, Z. (2024). Understanding Circular RNAs in Health, Welfare, and Productive Traits of Cattle, Goats, and Sheep. Animals, 14(5), 733. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050733

   20.  Kyrgiafini, M. A. & Mamuris, Z. (2023). Genetic Insights into Teratozoospermia: A Comprehensive Computational Study of UTR Variants in AURKC, SPATA16, and SUN5. DNA, 3(4), 148-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/dna3040013

   21. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Giannoulis, T., Chatziparasidou, A., Christoforidis, N., & Mamuris, Z. (2023). Unveiling the Genetic Complexity of Teratozoospermia: Integrated Genomic Analysis Reveals Novel Insights into lncRNAs' Role in Male Infertility. International journal of molecular sciences, 24(19), 15002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241915002

   22. Kyrgiafini, M. A., & Mamuris, Z. (2023). Circular RNAs and Their Role in Male Infertility: A Systematic Review. Biomolecules, 13(7), 1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13071046

   23. Kyrgiafini, M. A., & Mamuris, Z. (2023). Male Infertility: From Genes to Genomes 2022. Genes, 14(5), 959. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14050959

   24. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Sarafidou, T., Giannoulis, T., Chatziparasidou, A., Christoforidis, N., & Mamuris, Z. (2023). Gene-by-Sex Interactions: Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Five SNPs Associated with Obesity and Overweight in a Male Population. Genes, 14(4), 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14040799

   25. Sarri, C. A., Papadopoulos, G. E., & Mamuris, Z. (2023). West Nile virus-associated HLA-DRB1 alleles in the Greek population: A structural perspective. Microbiology and immunology, 67(3), 154–159. https://doi.org/10.1111/1348-0421.13048

   26. Kalemkeridou, M., Nanas, I., Moutou, K., Amiridis, G. S., Tsipourlianos, A., Dovolou, E., Mamuris, Z., Giannoulis, T. (2023). Genetic diversity and thermotolerance in Holstein cows: Pathway analysis and marker development using whole-genome sequencing. Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene, 58(1), 146–157. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.14274

   27. Kyrgiafini, M. A., & Mamuris, Z. (2022). Special Issue "Feature Papers in Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics". Genes, 14(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14010038

   28. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Giannoulis, T., Moutou, K. A., & Mamuris, Z. (2022). Investigating the Impact of a Curse: Diseases, Population Isolation, Evolution and the Mother's Curse. Genes, 13(11), 2151. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13112151

   29. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Sarafidou, T., Mamuris, Z. (2022). The Role of Long Noncoding RNAs on Male Infertility: A Systematic Review and In Silico Analysis. Biology, 11(10),1510. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11101510

   30. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Giannoulis, T., Chatziparasidou, A., Christoforidis, N., Mamuris, Z. (2022). Whole-Genome Profile of Greek Patients with Teratozοοspermia: Identification of Candidate Variants and Genes. Genes, 13(9), 1606. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13091606

   31. Stamperna, K., Giannoulis, T., Cañon-Beltrán, K., Dovolou, E., Kalemkeridou, M., Nanas, I., Rizos, D., Moutou, K. A., Mamuris, Z., & Amiridis, G. S. (2022). Oviductal epithelial cells transcriptome and extracellular vesicles characterization during thermoneutral and heat stress conditions in dairy cows. Theriogenology, 187,152–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.04.011

   32. Markantoni, M., Sarafidou, T., Kyrgiafini, M. A., Chatziparasidou, A., Christoforidis, N., Dafopoulos, K., & Mamuris, Z. (2021). Replicating a GWAS: two novel candidate markers for oligospermia in Greek population. Molecular biology reports, 48(5), 4967–4972. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-021-06470-2

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