Long read sequencing on its way to the routine diagnostics of genetic diseases

G Olivucci, E Iovino, G Innella, D Turchetti… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The clinical application of technological progress in the identification of DNA alterations has
always led to improvements of diagnostic yields in genetic medicine. At chromosome side …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis and genetic testing strategies for diagnosing 21-hydroxylase deficiency, including CAH-X syndrome

JH Kim, GH Kim, HW Yoo, JH Choi - Annals of Pediatric …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomally recessive disorders that
result from impaired synthesis of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid. Most cases (~ 95%) …

Long-Read Sequencing Solves Complex Structure of CYP21A2 in a Large 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Cohort

R Wang, X Luo, Y Sun, L Liang, A Mao… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Context Genetic testing for 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is always challenging.
Current approaches, short-read sequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe …

Improved Genetic Characterization of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Long-Read Sequencing Compared with Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification …

D Yuan, R Cai, A Mao, J Tan, Q Zhong, D Zeng… - The Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Genetic analysis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) has been challenging because of
high homology between CYP21A2 and its pseudogene CYP21A1P. This study aimed to …

Targeted long-read sequencing identifies missing pathogenic variant in unsolved 11β-hydroxylase deficiency

J Liu, H Tian, X Jin, Y Wang, Z Zhang, M Li, L Dai… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Purpose 11β-hydroxylase deficiency (11β-OHD), caused by homozygosity or compound
heterozygosity CYP11B1 mutations, is the second most common cause of congenital …