Genetic landscape and novel disease mechanisms from a large LGMD cohort of 4656 patients

BRR Nallamilli, S Chakravorty, A Kesari… - Annals of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD s), one of the most heterogeneous
neuromuscular disorders (NMD s), involves predominantly proximal‐muscle weakness …

Truncating SRCAP variants outside the Floating-Harbor syndrome locus cause a distinct neurodevelopmental disorder with a specific DNA methylation signature

D Rots, E Chater-Diehl, AJM Dingemans… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - cell.com
Truncating variants in exons 33 and 34 of the SNF2-related CREBBP activator protein
(SRCAP) gene cause the neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) Floating-Harbor syndrome …

Using medical exome sequencing to identify the causes of neurodevelopmental disorders: experience of 2 clinical units and 216 patients

E Chérot, B Keren, C Dubourg, W Carré… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although whole‐exome sequencing (WES) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of
neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), it remains expensive for some genetic centers …

Natural history of KBG syndrome in a large European cohort

L Loberti, LP Bruno, S Granata… - Human Molecular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
KBG syndrome (KBGS) is characterized by distinctive facial gestalt, short stature and
variable clinical findings. With ageing, some features become more recognizable, allowing a …

Diagnostic value of partial exome sequencing in developmental disorders

L Gieldon, L Mackenroth, AK Kahlert, JR Lemke… - PLoS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Although intellectual disability is one of the major indications for genetic counselling, there
are no homogenous diagnostic algorithms for molecular testing. While whole exome …

Targeted gene panel use in 2249 neuromuscular patients: the Australasian referral center experience

SJ Beecroft, KS Yau, RJN Allcock… - Annals of Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop, test, and iterate a comprehensive neuromuscular targeted gene panel
in a national referral center. Methods We designed two iterations of a comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of whole exome sequencing in unsolved patients with a clinical suspicion of a mitochondrial disorder in Estonia

S Puusepp, K Reinson, S Pajusalu, Ü Murumets… - Molecular genetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Reaching a genetic diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders (MDs) is challenging due
to their broad phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity. However, there is growing evidence …

Diagnostic and clinical utility of clinical exome sequencing in children with moderate and severe global developmental delay/intellectual disability

JR Stojanovic, A Miletic, B Peterlin… - Journal of child …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Clinical exome sequencing is currently being used in diagnostics of various genetic
disorders, but studies supporting its application in clinical setting are scarce. The aim of this …

Diagnostic yield of next-generation sequencing applied to neurological disorders

CM Matos, I Alonso, M Leão - Journal of clinical neuroscience, 2019 - Elsevier
The exponential knowledge on the genetic etiology and the trend towards genetically-
specific therapies for previously untreatable disorders, requires neurologists to be familiar …

A retrospective analysis of the prevalence of imprinting disorders in Estonia from 1998 to 2016

M Yakoreva, T Kahre, R Žordania, K Reinson… - European Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Imprinting disorders (ImpDis) represent a small group of rare congenital diseases primarily
affecting growth, development, and the hormonal and metabolic systems. The aim of present …