Unique bioinformatic approach and comprehensive reanalysis improve diagnostic yield of clinical exomes

K Schmitz-Abe, Q Li, SM Rosen, N Nori… - European Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Clinical exome sequencing (CES) is increasingly being utilized; however, a large proportion
of patients remain undiagnosed, creating a need for a systematic approach to increase the …

Increasing the sensitivity of clinical exome sequencing through improved filtration strategy

HE Shamseldin, S Maddirevula, E Faqeih… - Genetics in …, 2017 - nature.com
Background: Clinical exome sequencing (CES) has greatly improved the diagnostic process
for individuals with suspected genetic disorders. However, the majority remains …

[HTML][HTML] Automated clinical exome reanalysis reveals novel diagnoses

SW Baker, JR Murrell, AI Nesbitt, KB Pechter… - The Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Clinical exome sequencing (CES) has a reported diagnostic yield of 20% to 30% for most
clinical indications. The ongoing discovery of novel gene–disease and variant–disease …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic reanalysis of clinical exome data yields additional diagnoses: implications for providers

AM Wenger, H Guturu, JA Bernstein, G Bejerano - Genetics in Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Clinical exome sequencing is nondiagnostic for about 75% of patients evaluated
for a possible Mendelian disorder. We examined the ability of systematic reevaluation of …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive iterative approach is highly effective in diagnosing individuals who are exome negative

V Shashi, K Schoch, R Spillmann, H Cope, QKG Tan… - Genetics in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Sixty to seventy-five percent of individuals with rare and undiagnosed phenotypes
remain undiagnosed after exome sequencing (ES). With standard ES reanalysis resolving …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced utility of family-centered diagnostic exome sequencing with inheritance model–based analysis: results from 500 unselected families with …

KD Farwell, L Shahmirzadi, D El-Khechen, Z Powis… - Genetics in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Diagnostic exome sequencing was immediately successful in diagnosing patients
in whom traditional technologies were uninformative. Herein, we provide the results from the …

Clinical exome sequencing: results from 2819 samples reflecting 1000 families

D Trujillano, AM Bertoli-Avella… - European Journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
We report our results of 1000 diagnostic WES cases based on 2819 sequenced samples
from 54 countries with a wide phenotypic spectrum. Clinical information given by the …

Lessons learned from additional research analyses of unsolved clinical exome cases

MK Eldomery, Z Coban-Akdemir, T Harel… - Genome medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Given the rarity of most single-gene Mendelian disorders, concerted efforts of
data exchange between clinical and scientific communities are critical to optimize molecular …

Increased diagnostic and new genes identification outcome using research reanalysis of singleton exome sequencing

AL Bruel, S Nambot, V Quéré, A Vitobello… - European Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
In clinical exome sequencing (cES), the American College of Medical Genetics and
Genomics recommends limiting variant interpretation to established human-disease genes …

Reanalysis of exome negative patients with rare disease: a pragmatic workflow for diagnostic applications

G Schobers, JH Schieving, HG Yntema, M Pennings… - Genome medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Approximately two third of patients with a rare genetic disease remain
undiagnosed after exome sequencing (ES). As part of our post-test counseling procedures …