Utility of whole‐exome sequencing for those near the end of the diagnostic odyssey: time to address gaps in care

SL Sawyer, T Hartley, DA Dyment… - Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An accurate diagnosis is an integral component of patient care for children with rare genetic
disease. Recent advances in sequencing, in particular whole‐exome sequencing (WES) …

The Exome Clinic and the role of medical genetics expertise in the interpretation of exome sequencing results

D Baldridge, J Heeley, M Vineyard, L Manwaring… - Genetics in …, 2017 - nature.com
Purpose: Evaluation of the clinician's role in the optimal interpretation of clinical exome
sequencing (ES) results. Methods: Retrospective chart review of the first 155 patients who …

Exome/genome sequencing in undiagnosed syndromes

JA Sullivan, K Schoch, RC Spillmann… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Exome sequencing (ES) and genome sequencing (GS) have radically transformed the
diagnostic approach to undiagnosed rare/ultrarare Mendelian diseases. Next-generation …

Beyond the exome: utility of long-read whole genome sequencing in exome-negative autosomal recessive diseases

L AlAbdi, HE Shamseldin, E Khouj, R Helaby… - Genome medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Long-read whole genome sequencing (lrWGS) has the potential to address the
technical limitations of exome sequencing in ways not possible by short-read WGS …

Debunking Occam's razor: Diagnosing multiple genetic diseases in families by whole‐exome sequencing

TB Balci, T Hartley, Y Xi, DA Dyment… - Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recent clinical whole exome sequencing (WES) cohorts have identified
unanticipated multiple genetic diagnoses in single patients. However, the frequency of …

Unlocking Mendelian disease using exome sequencing

C Gilissen, A Hoischen, HG Brunner, JA Veltman - Genome biology, 2011 - Springer
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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 …

Clinical application of whole-exome sequencing across clinical indications

K Retterer, J Juusola, MT Cho, P Vitazka, F Millan… - Genetics in …, 2016 - nature.com
Purpose: We report the diagnostic yield of whole-exome sequencing (WES) in 3,040
consecutive cases at a single clinical laboratory. Methods: WES was performed for many …

[HTML][HTML] Improved diagnostics by exome sequencing following raw data reevaluation by clinical geneticists involved in the medical care of the individuals tested

L Basel-Salmon, N Orenstein, K Markus-Bustani… - Genetics in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Reanalysis of exome sequencing data when results are negative may yield
additional diagnoses. We sought to estimate the contribution of clinical geneticists to the …

Clinical exome sequencing for fetuses with ultrasound abnormalities and a suspected Mendelian disorder

EA Normand, A Braxton, S Nassef, PA Ward, F Vetrini… - Genome medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Exome sequencing is now being incorporated into clinical care for pediatric and
adult populations, but its integration into prenatal diagnosis has been more limited. One …