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Best S, Fehlberg Z, Richards C, Quinn MCJ, Lunke S, Spurdle AB, Kassahn KS, Patel C, Vears DF, Goranitis I, Lynch F, Robertson A, Tudini E, Christodoulou J, Scott H, McGaughran J, Stark Z. Reanalysis of genomic data in rare disease: current practice and attitudes among Australian clinical and laboratory genetics services. Eur J Hum Genet 2024:10.1038/s41431-024-01633-8. [PMID: 38796577 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01633-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Reanalyzing stored genomic data over time is highly effective in increasing diagnostic yield in rare disease. Automation holds the promise of delivering the benefits of reanalysis at scale. Our study aimed to understand current reanalysis practices among Australian clinical and laboratory genetics services and explore attitudes towards large-scale automated re-analysis. We collected audit data regarding testing and reanalysis volumes, policies and procedures from all Australian diagnostic laboratories providing rare disease genomic testing. A genetic health professionals' survey explored current practices, barriers to reanalysis, preferences and attitudes towards automation. Between 2018 and 2021, Australian diagnostic laboratories performed over 25,000 new genomic tests and 950 reanalyses, predominantly in response to clinician requests. Laboratory and clinical genetic health professionals (N = 134) identified workforce capacity as the principal barrier to reanalysis. No specific laboratory or clinical guidelines for genomic data reanalysis or policies were identified nationally. Perceptions of acceptability and feasibility of automating reanalysis were positive, with professionals emphasizing clinical and workflow benefits. In conclusion, there is a large and rapidly growing unmet need for reanalysis of existing genomic data. Beyond developing scalable automated reanalysis pipelines, leadership and policy are needed to successfully transform service delivery models and maximize clinical benefit.
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- Stephanie Best
- Australian Genomics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Genomics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Population Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Population Genomics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Genomics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Genetic Health Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Population Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Genetic Health Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Genomics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Population Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- The Genomic Institute, Department of Health, Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Genomics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Population Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Genetics and Molecular Pathology Research Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, An alliance between SA Pathology and the University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Genetic Health Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Genomics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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van der Geest MA, Maeckelberghe ELM, van Gijn ME, Lucassen AM, Swertz MA, van Langen IM, Plantinga M. Systematic reanalysis of genomic data by diagnostic laboratories: a scoping review of ethical, economic, legal and (psycho)social implications. Eur J Hum Genet 2024; 32:489-497. [PMID: 38480795 PMCID: PMC11061183 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-023-01529-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
Abstract
With the introduction of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques increasing numbers of disease-associated variants are being identified. This ongoing progress might lead to diagnoses in formerly undiagnosed patients and novel insights in already solved cases. Therefore, many studies suggest introducing systematic reanalysis of NGS data in routine diagnostics. Introduction will, however, also have ethical, economic, legal and (psycho)social (ELSI) implications that Genetic Health Professionals (GHPs) from laboratories should consider before possible implementation of systematic reanalysis. To get a first impression we performed a scoping literature review. Our findings show that for the vast majority of included articles ELSI aspects were not mentioned as such. However, often these issues were raised implicitly. In total, we identified nine ELSI aspects, such as (perceived) professional responsibilities, implications for consent and cost-effectiveness. The identified ELSI aspects brought forward necessary trade-offs for GHPs to consciously take into account when considering responsible implementation of systematic reanalysis of NGS data in routine diagnostics, balancing the various strains on their laboratories and personnel while creating optimal results for new and former patients. Some important aspects are not well explored yet. For example, our study shows GHPs see the values of systematic reanalysis but also experience barriers, often mentioned as being practical or financial only, but in fact also being ethical or psychosocial. Engagement of these GHPs in further research on ELSI aspects is important for sustainable implementation.
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- Marije A van der Geest
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Medical Education, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Ethics and Law, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Mao D, Liu C, Wang L, Ai-Ouran R, Deisseroth C, Pasupuleti S, Kim SY, Li L, Rosenfeld JA, Meng L, Burrage LC, Wangler MF, Yamamoto S, Santana M, Perez V, Shukla P, Eng CM, Lee B, Yuan B, Xia F, Bellen HJ, Liu P, Liu Z. AI-MARRVEL - A Knowledge-Driven AI System for Diagnosing Mendelian Disorders. NEJM AI 2024; 1:10.1056/aioa2300009. [PMID: 38962029 PMCID: PMC11221788 DOI: 10.1056/aioa2300009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Diagnosing genetic disorders requires extensive manual curation and interpretation of candidate variants, a labor-intensive task even for trained geneticists. Although artificial intelligence (AI) shows promise in aiding these diagnoses, existing AI tools have only achieved moderate success for primary diagnosis. METHODS AI-MARRVEL (AIM) uses a random-forest machine-learning classifier trained on over 3.5 million variants from thousands of diagnosed cases. AIM additionally incorporates expert-engineered features into training to recapitulate the intricate decision-making processes in molecular diagnosis. The online version of AIM is available at https://ai.marrvel.org. To evaluate AIM, we benchmarked it with diagnosed patients from three independent cohorts. RESULTS AIM improved the rate of accurate genetic diagnosis, doubling the number of solved cases as compared with benchmarked methods, across three distinct real-world cohorts. To better identify diagnosable cases from the unsolved pools accumulated over time, we designed a confidence metric on which AIM achieved a precision rate of 98% and identified 57% of diagnosable cases out of a collection of 871 cases. Furthermore, AIM's performance improved after being fine-tuned for targeted settings including recessive disorders and trio analysis. Finally, AIM demonstrated potential for novel disease gene discovery by correctly predicting two newly reported disease genes from the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. CONCLUSIONS AIM achieved superior accuracy compared with existing methods for genetic diagnosis. We anticipate that this tool may aid in primary diagnosis, reanalysis of unsolved cases, and the discovery of novel disease genes. (Funded by the NIH Common Fund and others.).
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- Dongxue Mao
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Program in Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Program in Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
- Department of Data Science and AI, Al Hussein Technical University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Baylor Genetics, Houston7
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Baylor Genetics, Houston7
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Baylor Genetics, Houston7
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Baylor Genetics, Houston7
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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Lee B, Nasanovsky L, Shen L, Maglinte DT, Pan Y, Gai X, Schmidt RJ, Raca G, Biegel JA, Roytman M, An P, Saunders CJ, Farrow EG, Shams S, Ji J. Significance Associated with Phenotype Score Aids in Variant Prioritization for Exome Sequencing Analysis. J Mol Diagn 2024; 26:337-348. [PMID: 38360210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2024.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Several in silico annotation-based methods have been developed to prioritize variants in exome sequencing analysis. This study introduced a novel metric Significance Associated with Phenotypes (SAP) score, which generates a statistical score by comparing an individual's observed phenotypes against existing gene-phenotype associations. To evaluate the SAP score, a retrospective analysis was performed on 219 exomes. Among them, 82 family-based and 35 singleton exomes had at least one disease-causing variant that explained the patient's clinical features. SAP scores were calculated, and the rank of the disease-causing variant was compared with a known method, Exomiser. Using the SAP score, the known causative variant was ranked in the top 10 retained variants for 94% (77 of 82) of the family-based exomes and in first place for 73% of these cases. For singleton exomes, the SAP score analysis ranked the known pathogenic variants within the top 10 for 80% (28 of 35) of cases. The SAP score, which is independent of detected variants, demonstrates comparable performance with Exomiser, which considers both phenotype and variant-level evidence simultaneously. Among 102 cases with negative results or variants of uncertain significance, SAP score analysis revealed two cases with a potential new diagnosis based on rank. The SAP score, a phenotypic quantitative metric, can be used in conjunction with standard variant filtration and annotation to enhance variant prioritization in exome analysis.
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- Brian Lee
- Bionano Genomics, San Diego, California
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Bionano Genomics, San Diego, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri; University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri; University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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Kingsmore SF, Nofsinger R, Ellsworth K. Rapid genomic sequencing for genetic disease diagnosis and therapy in intensive care units: a review. NPJ Genom Med 2024; 9:17. [PMID: 38413639 PMCID: PMC10899612 DOI: 10.1038/s41525-024-00404-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Single locus (Mendelian) diseases are a leading cause of childhood hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mortality, and healthcare cost. Rapid genome sequencing (RGS), ultra-rapid genome sequencing (URGS), and rapid exome sequencing (RES) are diagnostic tests for genetic diseases for ICU patients. In 44 studies of children in ICUs with diseases of unknown etiology, 37% received a genetic diagnosis, 26% had consequent changes in management, and net healthcare costs were reduced by $14,265 per child tested by URGS, RGS, or RES. URGS outperformed RGS and RES with faster time to diagnosis, and higher rate of diagnosis and clinical utility. Diagnostic and clinical outcomes will improve as methods evolve, costs decrease, and testing is implemented within precision medicine delivery systems attuned to ICU needs. URGS, RGS, and RES are currently performed in <5% of the ~200,000 children likely to benefit annually due to lack of payor coverage, inadequate reimbursement, hospital policies, hospitalist unfamiliarity, under-recognition of possible genetic diseases, and current formatting as tests rather than as a rapid precision medicine delivery system. The gap between actual and optimal outcomes in children in ICUs is currently increasing since expanded use of URGS, RGS, and RES lags growth in those likely to benefit through new therapies. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that URGS, RGS, or RES should be considered in all children with diseases of uncertain etiology at ICU admission. Minimally, diagnostic URGS, RGS, or RES should be ordered early during admissions of critically ill infants and children with suspected genetic diseases.
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- Stephen F Kingsmore
- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA
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van Slobbe M, van Haeringen A, Vissers LELM, Bijlsma EK, Rutten JW, Suerink M, Nibbeling EAR, Ruivenkamp CAL, Koene S. Reanalysis of whole-exome sequencing (WES) data of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in a standard patient care context. Eur J Pediatr 2024; 183:345-355. [PMID: 37889289 PMCID: PMC10858114 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05279-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
This study aims to inform future genetic reanalysis management by evaluating the yield of whole-exome sequencing (WES) reanalysis in standard patient care in the Netherlands. Single-center data of 159 patients with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD), in which WES analysis and reanalysis were performed between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2021, was retrospectively collected. Patients were included if they were under the age of 18 years at initial analysis and if this initial analysis did not result in a diagnosis. Demographic, phenotypic, and genotypic characteristics of patients were collected and analyzed. The primary outcomes of our study were (i) diagnostic yield at reanalysis, (ii) reasons for detecting a new possibly causal variant at reanalysis, (iii) unsolicited findings, and (iv) factors associated with positive result of reanalysis. In addition, we conducted a questionnaire study amongst the 7 genetic department in the Netherlands creating an overview of used techniques, yield, and organization of WES reanalysis. The single-center data show that in most cases, WES reanalysis was initiated by the clinical geneticist (65%) or treating physician (30%). The mean time between initial WES analysis and reanalysis was 3.7 years. A new (likely) pathogenic variant or VUS with a clear link to the phenotype was found in 20 initially negative cases, resulting in a diagnostic yield of 12.6%. In 75% of these patients, the diagnosis had clinical consequences, as for example, a screening plan for associated signs and symptoms could be devised. Most (32%) of the (likely) causal variants identified at WES reanalysis were discovered due to a newly described gene-disease association. In addition to the 12.6% diagnostic yield based on new diagnoses, reclassification of a variant of uncertain significance found at initial analysis led to a definite diagnosis in three patients. Diagnostic yield was higher in patients with dysmorphic features compared to patients without clear dysmorphic features (yield 27% vs. 6%; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our results show that WES reanalysis in patients with NDD in standard patient care leads to a substantial increase in genetic diagnoses. In the majority of newly diagnosed patients, the diagnosis had clinical consequences. Knowledge about the clinical impact of WES reanalysis, clinical characteristics associated with higher yield, and the yield per year after a negative WES in larger clinical cohorts is warranted to inform guidelines for genetic reanalysis. These guidelines will be of great value for pediatricians, pediatric rehabilitation specialists, and pediatric neurologists in daily care of patients with NDD. WHAT IS KNOWN • Whole exome sequencing can cost-effectively identify a genetic cause of intellectual disability in about 30-40% of patients. • WES reanalysis in a research setting can lead to a definitive diagnosis in 10-20% of previously exome negative cases. WHAT IS NEW • WES reanalysis in standard patient care resulted in a diagnostic yield of 13% in previously exome negative children with NDD. • The presence of dysmorphic features is associated with an increased diagnostic yield of WES reanalysis.
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- Michelle van Slobbe
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Olimpio C, Paramonov I, Matalonga L, Laurie S, Schon K, Polavarapu K, Kirschner J, Schara-Schmidt U, Lochmüller H, Chinnery PF, Horvath R. Increased Diagnostic Yield by Reanalysis of Whole Exome Sequencing Data in Mitochondrial Disease. J Neuromuscul Dis 2024; 11:767-775. [PMID: 38759022 PMCID: PMC11307028 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-240020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Background The genetic diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders is complicated by its genetic and phenotypic complexity. Next generation sequencing techniques have much improved the diagnostic yield for these conditions. A cohort of individuals with multiple respiratory chain deficiencies, reported in the literature 10 years ago, had a diagnostic rate of 60% by whole exome sequencing (WES) but 40% remained undiagnosed. Objective We aimed to identify a genetic diagnosis by reanalysis of the WES data for the undiagnosed arm of this 10-year-old cohort of patients with suspected mitochondrial disorders. Methods The WES data was transferred and processed by the RD-Connect Genome-Phenome Analysis Platform (GPAP) using their standardized pipeline. Variant prioritisation was carried out on the RD-Connect GPAP. Results Singleton WES data from 14 individuals was reanalysed. We identified a possible or likely genetic diagnosis in 8 patients (8/14, 57%). The variants identified were in a combination of mitochondrial DNA (n = 1, MT-TN), nuclear encoded mitochondrial genes (n = 2, PDHA1, and SUCLA2) and nuclear genes associated with nonmitochondrial disorders (n = 5, PNPLA2, CDC40, NBAS and SLC7A7). Variants in both the NBAS and CDC40 genes were established as disease causing after the original cohort was published. We increased the diagnostic yield for the original cohort by 15% without generating any further genomic data. Conclusions In the era of multiomics we highlight that reanalysis of existing WES data is a valid tool for generating additional diagnosis in patients with suspected mitochondrial disease, particularly when more time has passed to allow for new bioinformatic pipelines to emerge, for the development of new tools in variant interpretation aiding in reclassification of variants and the expansion of scientific knowledge on additional genes.
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- Catarina Olimpio
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- East Anglian Medical Genetics Service, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- East Anglian Medical Genetics Service, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Center for Neuromuscular Disorders, Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Curic E, Ewans L, Pysar R, Taylan F, Botto LD, Nordgren A, Gahl W, Palmer EE. International Undiagnosed Diseases Programs (UDPs): components and outcomes. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2023; 18:348. [PMID: 37946247 PMCID: PMC10633944 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-023-02966-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Over the last 15 years, Undiagnosed Diseases Programs have emerged to address the significant number of individuals with suspected but undiagnosed rare genetic diseases, integrating research and clinical care to optimize diagnostic outcomes. This narrative review summarizes the published literature surrounding Undiagnosed Diseases Programs worldwide, including thirteen studies that evaluate outcomes and two commentary papers. Commonalities in the diagnostic and research process of Undiagnosed Diseases Programs are explored through an appraisal of available literature. This exploration allowed for an assessment of the strengths and limitations of each of the six common steps, namely enrollment, comprehensive clinical phenotyping, research diagnostics, data sharing and matchmaking, results, and follow-up. Current literature highlights the potential utility of Undiagnosed Diseases Programs in research diagnostics. Since participants have often had extensive previous genetic studies, research pipelines allow for diagnostic approaches beyond exome or whole genome sequencing, through reanalysis using research-grade bioinformatics tools and multi-omics technologies. The overall diagnostic yield is presented by study, since different selection criteria at enrollment and reporting processes make comparisons challenging and not particularly informative. Nonetheless, diagnostic yield in an undiagnosed cohort reflects the potential of an Undiagnosed Diseases Program. Further comparisons and exploration of the outcomes of Undiagnosed Diseases Programs worldwide will allow for the development and improvement of the diagnostic and research process and in turn improve the value and utility of an Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
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- Ela Curic
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Bright Alliance Building, Level 8, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Bright Alliance Building, Level 8, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Clinical Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Genomics and Inherited Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Bright Alliance Building, Level 8, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Clinical Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Department of Clinical Genetics, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Bright Alliance Building, Level 8, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
- Centre for Clinical Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
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Alsentzer E, Finlayson SG, Li MM, Kobren SN, Kohane IS. Simulation of undiagnosed patients with novel genetic conditions. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6403. [PMID: 37828001 PMCID: PMC10570269 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41980-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Rare Mendelian disorders pose a major diagnostic challenge and collectively affect 300-400 million patients worldwide. Many automated tools aim to uncover causal genes in patients with suspected genetic disorders, but evaluation of these tools is limited due to the lack of comprehensive benchmark datasets that include previously unpublished conditions. Here, we present a computational pipeline that simulates realistic clinical datasets to address this deficit. Our framework jointly simulates complex phenotypes and challenging candidate genes and produces patients with novel genetic conditions. We demonstrate the similarity of our simulated patients to real patients from the Undiagnosed Diseases Network and evaluate common gene prioritization methods on the simulated cohort. These prioritization methods recover known gene-disease associations but perform poorly on diagnosing patients with novel genetic disorders. Our publicly-available dataset and codebase can be utilized by medical genetics researchers to evaluate, compare, and improve tools that aid in the diagnostic process.
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Grants
- U01 HG007690 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U54 NS108251 NINDS NIH HHS
- U01 HG010219 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG007672 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG010233 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG010230 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG007943 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG010217 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG007942 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG010215 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 HG007708 NHGRI NIH HHS
- T32 HG002295 NHGRI NIH HHS
- T32 GM007753 NIGMS NIH HHS
- U01 HG007674 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 TR001395 NCATS NIH HHS
- U01 HG007709 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U54 NS093793 NINDS NIH HHS
- U01 HG007530 NHGRI NIH HHS
- U01 TR002471 NCATS NIH HHS
- U01 HG007703 NHGRI NIH HHS
- UDN research reported in this manuscript was supported by the NIH Common Fund, through the Office of Strategic Coordination/Office of the NIH Director under Award Number(s) U01HG007709, U01HG010219, U01HG010230, U01HG010217, U01HG010233, U01HG010215, U01HG007672, U01HG007690, U01HG007708, U01HG007703, U01HG007674, U01HG007530, U01HG007942, U01HG007943, U01TR001395, U01TR002471, U54NS108251, and U54NS093793.
- E.A. is supported by a Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship.
- S.F. is supported by award Number T32GM007753 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
- M.L. is supported by T32HG002295 from the National Human Genome Research Institute and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
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- Emily Alsentzer
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Program in Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Program in Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Solomon BD, Chung WK. Artificial intelligence and the impact on medical genetics. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. PART C, SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2023; 193:e32060. [PMID: 37565625 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.32060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
Virtually all areas of biomedicine will be increasingly affected by applications of artificial intelligence (AI). We discuss how AI may affect fields of medical genetics, including both clinicians and laboratorians. In addition to reviewing the anticipated impact, we provide recommendations for ways in which these groups may want to evolve in light of the influence of AI. We also briefly discuss how educational and training programs can play a key role in preparing the future workforce given these anticipated changes.
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- Benjamin D Solomon
- Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Aradhya S, Facio FM, Metz H, Manders T, Colavin A, Kobayashi Y, Nykamp K, Johnson B, Nussbaum RL. Applications of artificial intelligence in clinical laboratory genomics. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. PART C, SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2023; 193:e32057. [PMID: 37507620 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.32057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
Abstract
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 analyze those data using conventional approaches. Accurately evaluating complex molecular data to facilitate timely diagnosis and management of genomic disorders will require supportive artificial intelligence methods. These are already being introduced into clinical laboratory genomics to identify variants in DNA sequencing data, predict the effects of DNA variants on protein structure and function to inform clinical interpretation of pathogenicity, link phenotype ontologies to genetic variants identified through exome or genome sequencing to help clinicians reach diagnostic answers faster, correlate genomic data with tumor staging and treatment approaches, utilize natural language processing to identify critical published medical literature during analysis of genomic data, and use interactive chatbots to identify individuals who qualify for genetic testing or to provide pre-test and post-test education. With careful and ethical development and validation of artificial intelligence for clinical laboratory genomics, these advances are expected to significantly enhance the abilities of geneticists to translate complex data into clearly synthesized information for clinicians to use in managing the care of their patients at scale.
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- Swaroop Aradhya
- Invitae Corporation, San Francisco, California, USA
- Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Invitae Corporation, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Invitae Corporation, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Invitae Corporation, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Invitae Corporation, San Francisco, California, USA
- Volunteer Faculty, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Berger SI, Pitsava G, Cohen AJ, Délot EC, LoTempio J, Andrew EH, Martin GM, Marmolejos S, Albert J, Meltzer B, Fraser J, Regier DS, Kahn-Kirby AH, Smith E, Knoblach S, Ko A, Fusaro VA, Vilain E. Increased diagnostic yield from negative whole genome-slice panels using automated reanalysis. Clin Genet 2023; 104:377-383. [PMID: 37194472 PMCID: PMC10524710 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We evaluated the diagnostic yield using genome-slice panel reanalysis in the clinical setting using an automated phenotype/gene ranking system. We analyzed whole genome sequencing (WGS) data produced from clinically ordered panels built as bioinformatic slices for 16 clinically diverse, undiagnosed cases referred to the Pediatric Mendelian Genomics Research Center, an NHGRI-funded GREGoR Consortium site. Genome-wide reanalysis was performed using Moon™, a machine-learning-based tool for variant prioritization. In five out of 16 cases, we discovered a potentially clinically significant variant. In four of these cases, the variant was found in a gene not included in the original panel due to phenotypic expansion of a disorder or incomplete initial phenotyping of the patient. In the fifth case, the gene containing the variant was included in the original panel, but being a complex structural rearrangement with intronic breakpoints outside the clinically analyzed regions, it was not initially identified. Automated genome-wide reanalysis of clinical WGS data generated during targeted panels testing yielded a 25% increase in diagnostic findings and a possibly clinically relevant finding in one additional case, underscoring the added value of analyses versus those routinely performed in the clinical setting.
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- Seth I. Berger
- Children’s National Rare Disease Institute, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Children’s National Rare Disease Institute, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Genomics and Precision Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Genomics and Precision Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Children’s National Rare Disease Institute, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratories, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratories, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Children’s National Rare Disease Institute, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Children’s National Rare Disease Institute, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children’s National Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Genomics and Precision Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
- Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Bendifallah S, Dabi Y, Suisse S, Delbos L, Spiers A, Poilblanc M, Golfier F, Jornea L, Bouteiller D, Fernandez H, Madar A, Petit E, Perotte F, Fauvet R, Benjoar M, Akladios C, Lavoué V, Darnaud T, Merlot B, Roman H, Touboul C, Descamps P. Validation of a Salivary miRNA Signature of Endometriosis - Interim Data. NEJM EVIDENCE 2023; 2:EVIDoa2200282. [PMID: 38320163 DOI: 10.1056/evidoa2200282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND: The discovery of a saliva-based micro–ribonucleic acid (miRNA) signature for endometriosis in 2022 opened up new perspectives for early and noninvasive diagnosis of the disease. The 109-miRNA saliva signature is the product of miRNA biomarkers and artificial intelligence (AI) modeling. We designed a multicenter study to provide external validation of its diagnostic accuracy. We present here an interim analysis. METHODS: The first 200 patients included in the multicenter prospective ENDOmiRNA Saliva Test study (NCT05244668) were included for interim analysis. The study population comprised women from 18 to 43 years of age with a formal diagnosis of endometriosis or with suspected endometriosis. Epidemiologic, clinical, and saliva sequencing data were collected between November 2021 and March 2022. Genomewide miRNA expression profiling by small RNA sequencing using next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed, and a random forest algorithm was used to assess the diagnostic accuracy. RESULTS: In this interim analysis of the external validation cohort, with a population prevalence of 79.5%, the 109-miRNA saliva diagnostic signature for endometriosis had a sensitivity of 96.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 93.7 to 97.3%), specificity of 95.1% (95% CI, 85.2 to 99.1%), positive predictive value of 95.1% (95% CI, 85.2 to 99.1%), negative predictive value of 86.7% (95% CI, 77.6 to 90.3%), positive likelihood ratio of 19.7 (95% CI, 6.3 to 108.8), negative likelihood ratio of 0.04 (95% CI, 0.03 to 0.07), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.96 (95% CI, 0.92 to 0.98). CONCLUSIONS: The use of NGS and AI in the sequencing and analysis of miRNA provided a saliva-based miRNA signature for endometriosis. Our interim analysis of a prospective multicenter external validation study provides support for its ongoing investigation as a diagnostic tool. (Funded by Ziwig and the Conseil Régional d’Ile de France [Grant EX024087]; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05244668.)
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- Sofiane Bendifallah
- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Tenon Hospital, Paris
- Clinical Research Group Paris 6: Endometriosis Expert Center, Sorbonne University, Sorbonne, France
- INSERM UMR S 938, Centre De Recherche scientifique Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne University, Paris
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Tenon Hospital, Paris
- Clinical Research Group Paris 6: Endometriosis Expert Center, Sorbonne University, Sorbonne, France
- INSERM UMR S 938, Centre De Recherche scientifique Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne University, Paris
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine-Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
- Endometriosis Expert Center-Pays de la Loire, Angers, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Lyon South University Hospital, Lyon Civil Hospices, Lyon, France
- Endometriosis Expert Center-Steering Committee of the EndAURA Network, Lyon, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Lyon South University Hospital, Lyon Civil Hospices, Lyon, France
- Endometriosis Expert Center-Steering Committee of the EndAURA Network, Lyon, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain and Spinal Cord Institute (ICM), Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP)-Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris
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- Genotyping and Sequencing Core Facility, iGenSeq, Paris Brain and Spinal Cord Institute (ICM), Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital (HU) Paris Sud, Kremlin Bicetre APHP, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Tenon Hospital, Paris
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Paris Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Paris Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Côte De Nacre University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Human Reproduction, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Bastia Hospital Center, Department of Specialised Surgery and Clinical Research, Bastia, France
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- Endometriosis Center, Tivoli-Ducos Clinic, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Tenon Hospital, Paris
- Clinical Research Group Paris 6: Endometriosis Expert Center, Sorbonne University, Sorbonne, France
- INSERM UMR S 938, Centre De Recherche scientifique Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne University, Paris
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine-Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
- Endometriosis Expert Center-Pays de la Loire, Angers, France
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Bergen DJM, Maurizi A, Formosa MM, McDonald GLK, El-Gazzar A, Hassan N, Brandi ML, Riancho JA, Rivadeneira F, Ntzani E, Duncan EL, Gregson CL, Kiel DP, Zillikens MC, Sangiorgi L, Högler W, Duran I, Mäkitie O, Van Hul W, Hendrickx G. High Bone Mass Disorders: New Insights From Connecting the Clinic and the Bench. J Bone Miner Res 2023; 38:229-247. [PMID: 36161343 PMCID: PMC10092806 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Monogenic high bone mass (HBM) disorders are characterized by an increased amount of bone in general, or at specific sites in the skeleton. Here, we describe 59 HBM disorders with 50 known disease-causing genes from the literature, and we provide an overview of the signaling pathways and mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of these disorders. Based on this, we classify the known HBM genes into HBM (sub)groups according to uniform Gene Ontology (GO) terminology. This classification system may aid in hypothesis generation, for both wet lab experimental design and clinical genetic screening strategies. We discuss how functional genomics can shape discovery of novel HBM genes and/or mechanisms in the future, through implementation of omics assessments in existing and future model systems. Finally, we address strategies to improve gene identification in unsolved HBM cases and highlight the importance for cross-laboratory collaborations encompassing multidisciplinary efforts to transfer knowledge generated at the bench to the clinic. © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Dylan J M Bergen
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.,Center for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital U M Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.,Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health, Policy and Practice, Center for Research Synthesis in Health, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Institute of Biosciences, University Research Center of loannina, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.,Department of Endocrinology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife and Department of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Diseases, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria.,Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Folkhälsan Research Centre, Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Promja S, Puenpa J, Achakulvisut T, Poovorawan Y, Lee SY, Athamanolap P, Lertanantawong B. Machine Learning-Assisted Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction and High-Resolution Melt Analysis for SARS-CoV-2 Variant Identification. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2102-2109. [PMID: 36633573 PMCID: PMC9843624 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic in early 2020, multiple variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have been detected. The emergence of multiple variants has raised concerns due to their impact on public health. Therefore, it is crucial to distinguish between different viral variants. Here, we developed a machine learning web-based application for SARS-CoV-2 variant identification via duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with high-resolution melt (qPCR-HRM) analysis. As a proof-of-concept, we investigated the platform's ability to identify the Alpha, Delta, and wild-type strains using two sets of primers. The duplex qPCR-HRM could identify the two variants reliably in as low as 100 copies/μL. Finally, the platform was validated with 167 nasopharyngeal swab samples, which gave a sensitivity of 95.2%. This work demonstrates the potential for use as automated, cost-effective, and large-scale viral variant surveillance.
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- Sutossarat Promja
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Center
of Excellence in Clinical Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Center
of Excellence in Clinical Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Faculty
of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Bedong, Kedah 08100, Malaysia
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Integrative
Computational BioScience (ICBS) Center, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Phenotype-aware prioritisation of rare Mendelian disease variants. Trends Genet 2022; 38:1271-1283. [PMID: 35934592 PMCID: PMC9950798 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2022.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
A molecular diagnosis from the analysis of sequencing data in rare Mendelian diseases has a huge impact on the management of patients and their families. Numerous patient phenotype-aware variant prioritisation (VP) tools have been developed to help automate this process, and shorten the diagnostic odyssey, but performance statistics on real patient data are limited. Here we identify, assess, and compare the performance of all up-to-date, freely available, and programmatically accessible tools using a whole-exome, retinal disease dataset from 134 individuals with a molecular diagnosis. All tools were able to identify around two-thirds of the genetic diagnoses as the top-ranked candidate, with LIRICAL performing best overall. Finally, we discuss the challenges to overcome most cases remaining undiagnosed after current, state-of-the-art practices.
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Huang YS, Hsu C, Chune YC, Liao IC, Wang H, Lin YL, Hwu WL, Lee NC, Lai F. Diagnosis of a Single-Nucleotide Variant in Whole-Exome Sequencing Data for Patients With Inherited Diseases: Machine Learning Study Using Artificial Intelligence Variant Prioritization. JMIR BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 3:e37701. [PMID: 38935959 PMCID: PMC11168239 DOI: 10.2196/37701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, thanks to the rapid development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, an entire human genome can be sequenced in a short period. As a result, NGS technology is now being widely introduced into clinical diagnosis practice, especially for diagnosis of hereditary disorders. Although the exome data of single-nucleotide variant (SNV) can be generated using these approaches, processing the DNA sequence data of a patient requires multiple tools and complex bioinformatics pipelines. OBJECTIVE This study aims to assist physicians to automatically interpret the genetic variation information generated by NGS in a short period. To determine the true causal variants of a patient with genetic disease, currently, physicians often need to view numerous features on every variant manually and search for literature in different databases to understand the effect of genetic variation. METHODS We constructed a machine learning model for predicting disease-causing variants in exome data. We collected sequencing data from whole-exome sequencing (WES) and gene panel as training set, and then integrated variant annotations from multiple genetic databases for model training. The model built ranked SNVs and output the most possible disease-causing candidates. For model testing, we collected WES data from 108 patients with rare genetic disorders in National Taiwan University Hospital. We applied sequencing data and phenotypic information automatically extracted by a keyword extraction tool from patient's electronic medical records into our machine learning model. RESULTS We succeeded in locating 92.5% (124/134) of the causative variant in the top 10 ranking list among an average of 741 candidate variants per person after filtering. AI Variant Prioritizer was able to assign the target gene to the top rank for around 61.1% (66/108) of the patients, followed by Variant Prioritizer, which assigned it for 44.4% (48/108) of the patients. The cumulative rank result revealed that our AI Variant Prioritizer has the highest accuracy at ranks 1, 5, 10, and 20. It also shows that AI Variant Prioritizer presents better performance than other tools. After adopting the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) terms by looking up the databases, the top 10 ranking list can be increased to 93.5% (101/108). CONCLUSIONS We successfully applied sequencing data from WES and free-text phenotypic information of patient's disease automatically extracted by the keyword extraction tool for model training and testing. By interpreting our model, we identified which features of variants are important. Besides, we achieved a satisfactory result on finding the target variant in our testing data set. After adopting the HPO terms by looking up the databases, the top 10 ranking list can be increased to 93.5% (101/108). The performance of the model is similar to that of manual analysis, and it has been used to help National Taiwan University Hospital with a genetic diagnosis.
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- Yu-Shan Huang
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Sahu M, Gupta R, Ambasta RK, Kumar P. Artificial intelligence and machine learning in precision medicine: A paradigm shift in big data analysis. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2022; 190:57-100. [PMID: 36008002 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The integration of artificial intelligence in precision medicine has revolutionized healthcare delivery. Precision medicine identifies the phenotype of particular patients with less-common responses to treatment. Recent studies have demonstrated that translational research exploring the convergence between artificial intelligence and precision medicine will help solve the most difficult challenges facing precision medicine. Here, we discuss different aspects of artificial intelligence in precision medicine that improve healthcare delivery. First, we discuss how artificial intelligence changes the landscape of precision medicine and the evolution of artificial intelligence in precision medicine. Second, we highlight the synergies between artificial intelligence and precision medicine and promises of artificial intelligence and precision medicine in healthcare delivery. Third, we briefly explain the promise of big data analytics and the integration of nanomaterials in precision medicine. Last, we highlight the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in precision medicine.
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- Mehar Sahu
- Molecular Neuroscience and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering), Shahbad Daulatpur, Delhi, India
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- Molecular Neuroscience and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering), Shahbad Daulatpur, Delhi, India
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- Molecular Neuroscience and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering), Shahbad Daulatpur, Delhi, India
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- Molecular Neuroscience and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering), Shahbad Daulatpur, Delhi, India.
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Mørup SB, Nazaryan-Petersen L, Gabrielaite M, Reekie J, Marquart HV, Hartling HJ, Marvig RL, Katzenstein TL, Masmas TN, Lundgren J, Murray DD, Helleberg M, Borgwardt L. Added Value of Reanalysis of Whole Exome- and Whole Genome Sequencing Data From Patients Suspected of Primary Immune Deficiency Using an Extended Gene Panel and Structural Variation Calling. Front Immunol 2022; 13:906328. [PMID: 35874679 PMCID: PMC9302041 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.906328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Knowledge of the genetic variation underlying Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) is increasing. Reanalysis of genome-wide sequencing data from undiagnosed patients with suspected PID may improve the diagnostic rate. Methods We included patients monitored at the Department of Infectious Diseases or the Child and Adolescent Department, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, for a suspected PID, who had been analysed previously using a targeted PID gene panel (457 PID-related genes) on whole exome- (WES) or whole genome sequencing (WGS) data. A literature review was performed to extend the PID gene panel used for reanalysis of single nucleotide variation (SNV) and small indels. Structural variant (SV) calling was added on WGS data. Results Genetic data from 94 patients (86 adults) including 36 WES and 58 WGS was reanalysed a median of 23 months after the initial analysis. The extended gene panel included 208 additional PID-related genes. Genetic reanalysis led to a small increase in the proportion of patients with new suspicious PID related variants of uncertain significance (VUS). The proportion of patients with a causal genetic diagnosis was constant. In total, five patients (5%, including three WES and two WGS) had a new suspicious PID VUS identified due to reanalysis. Among these, two patients had a variant added due to the expansion of the PID gene panel, and three patients had a variant reclassified to a VUS in a gene included in the initial PID gene panel. The total proportion of patients with PID related VUS, likely pathogenic, and pathogenic variants increased from 43 (46%) to 47 (50%), as one patient had a VUS detected in both initial- and reanalysis. In addition, we detected new suspicious SNVs and SVs of uncertain significance in PID candidate genes with unknown inheritance and/or as heterozygous variants in genes with autosomal recessive inheritance in 8 patients. Conclusion These data indicate a possible diagnostic gain of reassessing WES/WGS data from patients with suspected PID. Reasons for the possible gain included improved knowledge of genotype-phenotype correlation, expanding the gene panel, and adding SV analyses. Future studies of genotype-phenotype correlations may provide additional knowledge on the impact of the new suspicious VUSs.
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- Sara Bohnstedt Mørup
- Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity, and Infections, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity, and Infections, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Child and Adolescent Department, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity, and Infections, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity, and Infections, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity, and Infections, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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