The gene curation coalition: a global effort to harmonize gene–disease evidence resources

MT DiStefano, S Goehringer, L Babb, FS Alkuraya… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Several groups and resources provide information that pertains to the validity of
gene–disease relationships used in genomic medicine and research; however, universal …

[PDF][PDF] Shariant platform: Enabling evidence sharing across Australian clinical genetic-testing laboratories to support variant interpretation

E Tudini, J Andrews, DM Lawrence… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - cell.com
Sharing genomic variant interpretations across laboratories promotes consistency in variant
assertions. A landscape analysis of Australian clinical genetic-testing laboratories in 2017 …

The expanding diagnostic toolbox for rare genetic diseases

KD Kernohan, KM Boycott - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Genomic technologies, such as targeted, exome and short-read genome sequencing
approaches, have revolutionized the care of patients with rare genetic diseases. However …

From the patient to the population: use of genomics for population screening

C Mighton, S Shickh, V Aguda, S Krishnapillai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Genomic medicine is expanding from a focus on diagnosis at the patient level to prevention
at the population level given the ongoing under-ascertainment of high-risk and actionable …

Analysis of hereditary cancer gene variant classifications from ClinVar indicates a need for regular reassessment of clinical assertions

AL Davidson, O Kondrashova, C Leonard… - Human …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical classification of variants may change with new information, however, there is
limited guidance on how often significant changes in variant classification occur. We used …

Principles of molecular testing for hereditary cancer

C Mighton, JP Lerner‐Ellis - Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular testing for hereditary cancers has rapidly advanced over the past two decades.
Next‐generation sequencing has been widely adopted, which has made molecular testing …

Frequency of Parkinson's Disease Genes and Role of PARK2 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An NGS Study

V Vacchiano, A Bartoletti-Stella, G Rizzo, P Avoni… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients show a higher
prevalence of Lewy body disease than the general population. Additionally, parkinsonian …

Avoiding Liability and Other Legal Land Mines in the Evolving Genomics Landscape

EW Clayton, AM Tritell… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews evolving legal implications for clinicians and researchers as genomics is
used more widely in both the clinic and in translational research, reflecting rapid changes in …

Implementation of serological and molecular tools to inform COVID-19 patient management: protocol for the GENCOV prospective cohort study

J Taher, C Mighton, S Chowdhary, S Casalino… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction There is considerable variability in symptoms and severity of COVID-19 among
patients infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Linking host and virus genome sequence …

Variant classification changes over time in the clinical molecular diagnostic laboratory setting

E Hahn, C Mighton, Y Fisher, A Wong… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Variant classification in the setting of germline genetic testing is necessary for
patients and their families to receive proper care. Variants are classified as pathogenic (P) …