Diagnosis of Lynch syndrome and strategies to distinguish Lynch-related tumors from sporadic MSI/dMMR tumors

J Leclerc, C Vermaut, MP Buisine - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a hallmark of Lynch syndrome (LS)-related
tumors but is not specific, as most of MSI/mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) tumors are …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation sequencing for constitutional variants in the clinical laboratory, 2021 revision: a technical standard of the American College of Medical …

C Rehder, LJH Bean, D Bick, E Chao, W Chung… - Genetics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are now established in clinical laboratories
as a primary testing modality in genomic medicine. These technologies have reduced the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular methods for colorectal cancer screening: Progress with next-generation sequencing evolution

S Abbes, S Baldi, H Sellami, A Amedei… - World Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Currently, colorectal cancer (CRC) represents the third most common malignancy and the
second most deadly cancer worldwide, with a higher incidence in developed countries. Like …

Robust and accurate estimation of paralog-specific copy number for duplicated genes using whole-genome sequencing

T Prodanov, V Bansal - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
The human genome contains hundreds of low-copy repeats (LCRs) that are challenging to
analyze using short-read sequencing technologies due to extensive copy number variation …

The clinical utility and costs of whole-genome sequencing to detect cancer susceptibility variants—a multi-site prospective cohort study

AL Davidson, U Dressel, S Norris, DM Canson… - Genome medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Many families and individuals do not meet criteria for a known hereditary
cancer syndrome but display unusual clusters of cancers. These families may carry …

Using comprehensive genomic and functional analyses for resolving genotype–phenotype mismatches in children with suspected CMMRD in Lebanon: an IRRDC …

D Hamideh, A Das, V Bianchi, J Chung, L Negm… - Human Genetics, 2023 - Springer
Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) is an aggressive and highly penetrant
cancer predisposition syndrome. Because of its variable clinical presentation and …

Resolving misalignment interference for NGS-based clinical diagnostics

C Lee, HY Yen, AW Zhong, H Gao - Human Genetics, 2021 - Springer
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is an incredibly useful tool for genetic disease
diagnosis. However, the most commonly used bioinformatics methods for analyzing …

Scalable detection of technically challenging variants through modified next‐generation sequencing

S Rojahn, T Hambuch, J Adrian, E Gafni… - … Genetics & Genomic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Some clinically important genetic variants are not easily evaluated with next‐
generation sequencing (NGS) methods due to technical challenges arising from high …

Diagnostic challenges in a CMMRD patient with a novel mutation in the PMS2 gene: a case report

S Tan, X Wu, A Wang, L Ying - BMC medical genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) is a rare autosomal
recessive condition, which is caused by biallelic mutations in mismatch repair genes: MSH2 …

The spectrum of Lynch syndrome-associated germ-line mutations in Russia

GA Yanus, TA Akhapkina, AG Iyevleva… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also known as Lynch syndrome (LS),
is a common cancer-predisposing syndrome. This study aimed to investigate the spectrum of …