Reanalysis of whole-exome sequencing (WES) data of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in a standard patient care context

M van Slobbe, A van Haeringen, LELM Vissers… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This study aims to inform future genetic reanalysis management by evaluating the yield of
whole-exome sequencing (WES) reanalysis in standard patient care in the Netherlands …

Prioritization of neurodevelopmental disease genes by discovery of new mutations

A Hoischen, N Krumm, EE Eichler - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
Advances in genome sequencing technologies have begun to revolutionize neurogenetics,
allowing the full spectrum of genetic variation to be better understood in relation to disease …

Detection of clinically relevant copy-number variants by exome sequencing in a large cohort of genetic disorders

R Pfundt, M Del Rosario, LELM Vissers, MP Kwint… - Genetics in …, 2017 - nature.com
Purpose: Copy-number variation is a common source of genomic variation and an important
genetic cause of disease. Microarray-based analysis of copy-number variants (CNVs) has …

Use of next-generation sequencing and other whole-genome strategies to dissect neurological disease

J Bras, R Guerreiro, J Hardy - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Over the past five years the field of neurogenetics has yielded a wealth of data that have
facilitated a much greater understanding of the aetiology of many neurological diseases …

DECIPHER: web-based, community resource for clinical interpretation of rare variants in developmental disorders

GJ Swaminathan, E Bragin… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Patients with developmental disorders often harbour sub-microscopic deletions or
duplications that lead to a disruption of normal gene expression or perturbation in the copy …

Deciphering exome sequencing data: Bringing mitochondrial DNA variants to light

P Garret, C Bris, V Procaccio… - Human …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The expanding use of exome sequencing (ES) in diagnosis generates a huge amount of
data, including untargeted mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences. We developed a …

Atypical, composite, or blended phenotypes: how different molecular mechanisms could associate in double-diagnosed patients

E Rosina, L Pezzani, L Pezzoli, D Marchetti, M Bellini… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, trio-Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) analysis has revolutionized the
diagnostic process for patients with rare genetic syndromes, demonstrating its potential even …

Gene family information facilitates variant interpretation and identification of disease-associated genes in neurodevelopmental disorders

D Lal, P May, E Perez-Palma, KE Samocha… - Genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Classifying pathogenicity of missense variants represents a major challenge in
clinical practice during the diagnoses of rare and genetic heterogeneous …

The diagnostic landscape of adult neurogenetic disorders

MW Waung, F Ma, AG Wheeler, CC Zai, J So - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review provides a general overview of neurological genetic disorders
that can emerge in adulthood. The goal is not to present an exhaustive list of adult-onset …

New developmental syndromes: Understanding the family experience

CN Inglese, AM Elliott, CAUSES study… - Journal of Genetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Increased application of next generation sequencing has led to the discovery of a multitude
of new neurodevelopmental syndromes, contributing to an increased diagnostic rate for …