Targeted sequencing approach and its clinical applications for the molecular diagnosis of human diseases

XM Pei, MHY Yeung, ANN Wong, HF Tsang, ACS Yu… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has positively impacted the NGS market recently. Targeted
sequencing (TS) has become an important routine technique in both clinical and research …

Applications of artificial intelligence in clinical laboratory genomics

S Aradhya, FM Facio, H Metz, T Manders… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The transition from analog to digital technologies in clinical laboratory genomics is ushering
in an era of “big data” in ways that will exceed human capacity to rapidly and reproducibly …

PhenoScore quantifies phenotypic variation for rare genetic diseases by combining facial analysis with other clinical features using a machine-learning framework

AJM Dingemans, M Hinne, KMG Truijen, L Goltstein… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Several molecular and phenotypic algorithms exist that establish genotype–phenotype
correlations, including facial recognition tools. However, no unified framework that …

PSMC3 proteasome subunit variants are associated with neurodevelopmental delay and type I interferon production

F Ebstein, S Küry, V Most, C Rosenfelt… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
A critical step in preserving protein homeostasis is the recognition, binding, unfolding, and
translocation of protein substrates by six AAA-ATPase proteasome subunits (ATPase …

Spliceosome malfunction causes neurodevelopmental disorders with overlapping features

D Li, Q Wang, A Bayat, MR Battig… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Pre-mRNA splicing is a highly coordinated process. While its dysregulation has been linked
to neurological deficits, our understanding of the underlying molecular and cellular …

“I don't think people are ready to trust these algorithms at face value”: trust and the use of machine learning algorithms in the diagnosis of rare disease

N Hallowell, S Badger, A Sauerbrei, C Nellåker… - BMC medical …, 2022 - Springer
Background As the use of AI becomes more pervasive, and computerised systems are used
in clinical decision-making, the role of trust in, and the trustworthiness of, AI tools will need to …

The genetics of intellectual disability

S Jansen, LELM Vissers, BBA de Vries - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intellectual disability (ID) has a prevalence of~ 2–3% in the general population, having a
large societal impact. The underlying cause of ID is largely of genetic origin; however …

Next-generation phenotyping integrated in a national framework for patients with ultrarare disorders improves genetic diagnostics and yields new molecular findings

A Schmidt, M Danyel, K Grundmann, T Brunet… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Individuals with ultrarare disorders pose a structural challenge for healthcare systems since
expert clinical knowledge is required to establish diagnoses. In TRANSLATE NAMSE, a 3 …

Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of NAA10-related neurodevelopmental syndrome and NAA15-related neurodevelopmental syndrome

GJ Lyon, M Vedaie, T Beisheim, A Park… - European Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Amino-terminal (Nt-) acetylation (NTA) is a common protein modification, affecting
80% of cytosolic proteins in humans. The human essential gene, NAA10, encodes for the …

Role of CAMK2D in neurodevelopment and associated conditions

PMF Rigter, C de Konink, MJ Dunn, MP Onori… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
The calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type 2 (CAMK2) family consists of four
different isozymes, encoded by four different genes—CAMK2A, CAMK2B, CAMK2G, and …