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Kassabian B, Levy AM, Gardella E, Aledo-Serrano A, Ananth AL, Brea-Fernández AJ, Caumes R, Chatron N, Dainelli A, De Wachter M, Denommé-Pichon AS, Dye TJ, Fazzi E, Felt R, Fernández-Jaén A, Fernández-Prieto M, Gantz E, Gasperowicz P, Gil-Nagel A, Gómez-Andrés D, Greiner HM, Guerrini R, Haanpää MK, Helin M, Hoyer J, Hurst ACE, Kallish S, Karkare SN, Khan A, Kleinendorst L, Koch J, Kothare SV, Koudijs SM, Lagae L, Lakeman P, Leppig KA, Lesca G, Lopergolo D, Lusk L, Mackenzie A, Mei D, Møller RS, Pereira EM, Platzer K, Quelin C, Revah-Politi A, Rheims S, Rodríguez-Palmero A, Rossi A, Santorelli F, Seinfeld S, Sell E, Stephenson D, Szczaluba K, Trinka E, Umair M, Van Esch H, van Haelst MM, Veenma DCM, Weber S, Weckhuysen S, Zacher P, Tümer Z, Rubboli G. Developmental epileptic encephalopathy in DLG4-related synaptopathy. Epilepsia 2024; 65:1029-1045. [PMID: 38135915 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The postsynaptic density protein of excitatory neurons PSD-95 is encoded by discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 4 (DLG4), de novo pathogenic variants of which lead to DLG4-related synaptopathy. The major clinical features are developmental delay, intellectual disability (ID), hypotonia, sleep disturbances, movement disorders, and epilepsy. Even though epilepsy is present in 50% of the individuals, it has not been investigated in detail. We describe here the phenotypic spectrum of epilepsy and associated comorbidities in patients with DLG4-related synaptopathy. METHODS We included 35 individuals with a DLG4 variant and epilepsy as part of a multicenter study. The DLG4 variants were detected by the referring laboratories. The degree of ID, hypotonia, developmental delay, and motor disturbances were evaluated by the referring clinician. Data on awake and sleep electroencephalography (EEG) and/or video-polygraphy and brain magnetic resonance imaging were collected. Antiseizure medication response was retrospectively assessed by the referring clinician. RESULTS A large variety of seizure types was reported, although focal seizures were the most common. Encephalopathy related to status epilepticus during slow-wave sleep (ESES)/developmental epileptic encephalopathy with spike-wave activation during sleep (DEE-SWAS) was diagnosed in >25% of the individuals. All but one individual presented with neurodevelopmental delay. Regression in verbal and/or motor domains was observed in all individuals who suffered from ESES/DEE-SWAS, as well as some who did not. We could not identify a clear genotype-phenotype relationship even between individuals with the same DLG4 variants. SIGNIFICANCE Our study shows that a subgroup of individuals with DLG4-related synaptopathy have DEE, and approximately one fourth of them have ESES/DEE-SWAS. Our study confirms DEE as part of the DLG4-related phenotypic spectrum. Occurrence of ESES/DEE-SWAS in DLG4-related synaptopathy requires proper investigation with sleep EEG.
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- Benedetta Kassabian
- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Center Filadelfia, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Dianalund, Denmark
- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Kennedy Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Center Filadelfia, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Dianalund, Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Epilepsy and Neurogenetics Unit, Vithas la Milagrosa University Hospital, Vithas Hospital Group, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Grupo de Genómica y Bioinformática, Centro Singular de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CiMUS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERER-ISCIII), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Grupo de Genética, Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Service de Genetique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
- Institute NeuroMyoGène, Laboratoire Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle, Centre National de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Unité mixte de recherche (UMR) 5261- L'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) U1315, Université de Lyon-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Neuroscience Department, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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- Functional Unit for Diagnostic Innovation in Rare Diseases, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine TRANSLationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (FHU-TRANSLAD), Dijon Bourgogne University Hospital, Dijon, France
- L'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) Unité mixte de recherche (UMR) 1231, Génétique des Anomalies du Développement (GAD), Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine TRANSLationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (FHU-TRANSLAD), University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Kaiser Permanente Bellevue Medical Center, Bellevue, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics Section, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud, Madrid, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Genómica y Bioinformática, Centro Singular de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CiMUS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERER-ISCIII), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Grupo de Genética, Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Neurology Department, Epilepsy Program, Ruber Internacional Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Child Neurology Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Neuroscience Department, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Genomics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Institute of Human Genetics, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Lakki Marwat, Lakki Marwat, Pakistan
- Institute for Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Emma Center for Personalized Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University Children's Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Center (MC) Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Erfelijke Neuro-Cognitieve Ontwikkelingsstoornissen, Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center (ENCORE)-GRIN Expertise Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Section Paediatric Neurology, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Service de Genetique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
- Institute NeuroMyoGène, Laboratoire Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle, Centre National de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Unité mixte de recherche (UMR) 5261- L'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) U1315, Université de Lyon-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Molecular Medicine for Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroscience Department, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Center Filadelfia, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Dianalund, Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Functional Neurology and Epileptology, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Hospices Civils de Lyon and Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France
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- Paediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine for Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, Florida, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Center of Excellence for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Neurointensive Care and Neurorehabilitation, Christian Doppler University Hospital, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Paracelsus Medical University, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg, Austria
- Neuroscience Institute, Christian Doppler University Hospital, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Paracelsus Medical University, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg, Austria
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- Medical Genomics Research Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Emma Center for Personalized Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erfelijke Neuro-Cognitieve Ontwikkelingsstoornissen, Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center (ENCORE)-GRIN Expertise Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center (MC)-Sophia Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Caen-Normandie, Caen, France
- Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Caen-Normandie, Caen, France
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- Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Group, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) Center for Molecular Neurology, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Adults with Disability (MZEB), Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Radeberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Kennedy Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Center Filadelfia, member of the European Reference Network EpiCARE, Dianalund, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Linder JE, Tao R, Chung WK, Kiryluk K, Liu C, Weng C, Connolly JJ, Hakonarson H, Harr M, Leppig KA, Jarvik GP, Veenstra DL, Aufox S, Chisholm RL, Gordon AS, Hoell C, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Smith ME, Holm IA, Miller EM, Prows CA, Elskeally O, Kullo IJ, Lee C, Jose S, Manolio TA, Rowley R, Padi-Adjirackor NA, Wilmayani NK, City B, Wei WQ, Wiesner GL, Rahm AK, Williams JL, Williams MS, Peterson JF. Prospective, multi-site study of healthcare utilization after actionable monogenic findings from clinical sequencing. Am J Hum Genet 2023; 110:1950-1958. [PMID: 37883979 PMCID: PMC10645563 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
As large-scale genomic screening becomes increasingly prevalent, understanding the influence of actionable results on healthcare utilization is key to estimating the potential long-term clinical impact. The eMERGE network sequenced individuals for actionable genes in multiple genetic conditions and returned results to individuals, providers, and the electronic health record. Differences in recommended health services (laboratory, imaging, and procedural testing) delivered within 12 months of return were compared among individuals with pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) findings to matched individuals with negative findings before and after return of results. Of 16,218 adults, 477 unselected individuals were found to have a monogenic risk for arrhythmia (n = 95), breast cancer (n = 96), cardiomyopathy (n = 95), colorectal cancer (n = 105), or familial hypercholesterolemia (n = 86). Individuals with P/LP results more frequently received services after return (43.8%) compared to before return (25.6%) of results and compared to individuals with negative findings (24.9%; p < 0.0001). The annual cost of qualifying healthcare services increased from an average of $162 before return to $343 after return of results among the P/LP group (p < 0.0001); differences in the negative group were non-significant. The mean difference-in-differences was $149 (p < 0.0001), which describes the increased cost within the P/LP group corrected for cost changes in the negative group. When stratified by individual conditions, significant cost differences were observed for arrhythmia, breast cancer, and cardiomyopathy. In conclusion, less than half of individuals received billed health services after monogenic return, which modestly increased healthcare costs for payors in the year following return.
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- Jodell E Linder
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- University of Washington Medical Center, Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Pharmacy, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Northwestern University, Center for Genetic Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Northwestern University, Center for Genetic Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Northwestern University, Center for Genetic Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Northwestern University, Center for Genetic Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Northwestern University, Center for Genetic Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA
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- Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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Stergachis AB, Blue EE, Gillentine MA, Wang LK, Schwarze U, Cortés AS, Ranchalis J, Allworth A, Bland AE, Chanprasert S, Chen J, Doherty D, Folta AB, Glass I, Horike-Pyne M, Huang AY, Khan AT, Leppig KA, Miller DE, Mirzaa G, Parhin A, Raskind WH, Rosenthal EA, Sheppeard S, Strohbehn S, Sybert VP, Tran TT, Wener MH, Byers PHH, Nelson SF, Bamshad MJ, Dipple KM, Jarvik GP, Hoppins S, Hisama FM. Full-length Isoform Sequencing for Resolving the Molecular Basis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth 2A. Neurol Genet 2023; 9:e200090. [PMID: 37560121 PMCID: PMC10409571 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000200090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
Abstract
Objectives Transcript sequencing of patient-derived samples has been shown to improve the diagnostic yield for solving cases of suspected Mendelian conditions, yet the added benefit of full-length long-read transcript sequencing is largely unexplored. Methods We applied short-read and full-length transcript sequencing and mitochondrial functional studies to a patient-derived fibroblast cell line from an individual with neuropathy that previously lacked a molecular diagnosis. Results We identified an intronic homozygous MFN2 c.600-31T>G variant that disrupts the branch point critical for intron 6 splicing. Full-length long-read isoform complementary DNA (cDNA) sequencing after treatment with a nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) inhibitor revealed that this variant creates 5 distinct altered splicing transcripts. All 5 altered splicing transcripts have disrupted open reading frames and are subject to NMD. Furthermore, a patient-derived fibroblast line demonstrated abnormal lipid droplet formation, consistent with MFN2 dysfunction. Although correctly spliced full-length MFN2 transcripts are still produced, this branch point variant results in deficient MFN2 levels and autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, type 2A (CMT2A). Discussion This case highlights the utility of full-length isoform sequencing for characterizing the molecular mechanism of undiagnosed rare diseases and expands our understanding of the genetic basis for CMT2A.
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- Andrew B Stergachis
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Lee-Kai Wang
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Ulrike Schwarze
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Adriana Sedeño Cortés
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Jane Ranchalis
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Aimee Allworth
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Austin E Bland
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Sirisak Chanprasert
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Jingheng Chen
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Daniel Doherty
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Andrew B Folta
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Ian Glass
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Martha Horike-Pyne
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Alden Y Huang
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Alyna T Khan
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Kathleen A Leppig
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Danny E Miller
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Ghayda Mirzaa
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Azma Parhin
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Wendy H Raskind
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Elisabeth A Rosenthal
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Sam Sheppeard
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Samuel Strohbehn
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Virginia P Sybert
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Thao T Tran
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Mark H Wener
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Peter H H Byers
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Stanley F Nelson
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Michael J Bamshad
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Katrina M Dipple
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Gail P Jarvik
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Suzanne Hoppins
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
| | - Fuki M Hisama
- From the Department of Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., A.S.C., J.R., A.A., A.E.B., S.C., A.B.F., M.H.-P., A.P., W.H.R., E.A.R., S. Sheppeard, S. Strohbehn, V.P.S., P.H.H.B., G.P.J., F.M.H.), Genome Sciences (A.B.S., G.P.J.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (A.B.S., E.E.B., D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D., G.P.J., F.M.H.); University of Washington (E.E.B., J.C., A.T.K.), Institute of Public Health Genetics; Department of Laboratories (M.A.G.), Seattle Children's Hospital, WA; Institute for Precision Health (L.-K.W., A.Y.H., S.F.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (U.S., D.E.M., T.T.T., M.H.W., P.H.H.B.), University of Washington School of Medicine; Department of Pediatrics (D.D., I.G., D.E.M., G.M., M.J.B., K.M.D.), Department of Biostatistics (A.T.K.), University of Washington; Group Health Cooperative (K.A.L.), Kaiser Permanente Washington; Seattle Children's Research Institute (G.M.), Center for Integrative Brain Research; and Department of Biochemistry (S.H.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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Vollger MR, Korlach J, Eldred KC, Swanson E, Underwood JG, Cheng YHH, Ranchalis J, Mao Y, Blue EE, Schwarze U, Munson KM, Saunders CT, Wenger AM, Allworth A, Chanprasert S, Duerden BL, Glass I, Horike-Pyne M, Kim M, Leppig KA, McLaughlin IJ, Ogawa J, Rosenthal EA, Sheppeard S, Sherman SM, Strohbehn S, Yuen AL, Reh TA, Byers PH, Bamshad MJ, Hisama FM, Jarvik GP, Sancak Y, Dipple KM, Stergachis AB. Synchronized long-read genome, methylome, epigenome, and transcriptome for resolving a Mendelian condition. bioRxiv 2023:2023.09.26.559521. [PMID: 37808736 PMCID: PMC10557686 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.26.559521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
Resolving the molecular basis of a Mendelian condition (MC) remains challenging owing to the diverse mechanisms by which genetic variants cause disease. To address this, we developed a synchronized long-read genome, methylome, epigenome, and transcriptome sequencing approach, which enables accurate single-nucleotide, insertion-deletion, and structural variant calling and diploid de novo genome assembly, and permits the simultaneous elucidation of haplotype-resolved CpG methylation, chromatin accessibility, and full-length transcript information in a single long-read sequencing run. Application of this approach to an Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) participant with a chromosome X;13 balanced translocation of uncertain significance revealed that this translocation disrupted the functioning of four separate genes (NBEA, PDK3, MAB21L1, and RB1) previously associated with single-gene MCs. Notably, the function of each gene was disrupted via a distinct mechanism that required integration of the four 'omes' to resolve. These included nonsense-mediated decay, fusion transcript formation, enhancer adoption, transcriptional readthrough silencing, and inappropriate X chromosome inactivation of autosomal genes. Overall, this highlights the utility of synchronized long-read multi-omic profiling for mechanistically resolving complex phenotypes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mitchell R. Vollger
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Biological Structure, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Elliott Swanson
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
| | | | - Yong-Han H. Cheng
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Jane Ranchalis
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Yizi Mao
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Elizabeth E. Blue
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute for Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Ulrike Schwarze
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Katherine M. Munson
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Sirisak Chanprasert
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
| | | | - Ian Glass
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Martha Horike-Pyne
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
| | | | - Kathleen A. Leppig
- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Biological Structure, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Pujol‐Giménez J, Mirzaa G, Blue EE, Albano G, Miller DE, Allworth A, Bennett JT, Byers PH, Chanprasert S, Chen J, Doherty D, Folta AB, Gillentine MA, Glass I, Hing A, Horike‐Pyne M, Leppig KA, Parhin A, Ranchalis J, Raskind WH, Rosenthal EA, Schwarze U, Sheppeard S, Strohbehn S, Sybert VP, Timms A, Wener M, Bamshad MJ, Hisama FM, Jarvik GP, Dipple KM, Hediger MA, Stergachis AB. Dominant-negative variant in SLC1A4 causes an autosomal dominant epilepsy syndrome. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2023; 10:1046-1053. [PMID: 37194416 PMCID: PMC10270265 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
Abstract
SLC1A4 is a trimeric neutral amino acid transporter essential for shuttling L-serine from astrocytes into neurons. Individuals with biallelic variants in SLC1A4 are known to have spastic tetraplegia, thin corpus callosum, and progressive microcephaly (SPATCCM) syndrome, but individuals with heterozygous variants are not thought to have disease. We identify an 8-year-old patient with global developmental delay, spasticity, epilepsy, and microcephaly who has a de novo heterozygous three amino acid duplication in SLC1A4 (L86_M88dup). We demonstrate that L86_M88dup causes a dominant-negative N-glycosylation defect of SLC1A4, which in turn reduces the plasma membrane localization of SLC1A4 and the transport rate of SLC1A4 for L-serine.
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- Jonai Pujol‐Giménez
- Department of Nephrology and HypertensionUniversity Hospital Bern, InselspitalBernSwitzerland
- Department of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Center for Integrative Brain ResearchSeattle Children's Research InstituteSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and PathologyUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Nephrology and HypertensionUniversity Hospital Bern, InselspitalBernSwitzerland
- Department of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Center for Integrative Brain ResearchSeattle Children's Research InstituteSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative MedicineSeattle Children's Research InstituteSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and PathologyUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Group Health CooperativeKaiser Permanente WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative MedicineSeattle Children's Research InstituteSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Genome SciencesUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Nephrology and HypertensionUniversity Hospital Bern, InselspitalBernSwitzerland
- Department of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health GeneticsSeattleWashingtonUSA
- Genome SciencesUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashingtonUSA
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Jasper EA, Hellwege JN, Breeyear JH, Xiao B, Jarvik GP, Stanaway IB, Leppig KA, Chittoor G, Hayes MG, Dikilitas O, Kullo IJ, Holm IA, Verma SS, Edwards TL, Velez Edwards DR. Genetic Predictors of Blood Pressure Traits are Associated with Preeclampsia. medRxiv 2023:2023.02.09.23285734. [PMID: 36824881 PMCID: PMC9949198 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.09.23285734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Background Preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by hypertension after 20 gestational weeks, is a major cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms leading to preeclampsia are unclear; however, there is evidence that preeclampsia is highly heritable. We evaluated the association of polygenic risk scores (PRS) for blood pressure traits and preeclampsia to assess whether there is shared genetic architecture. Methods Participants were obtained from Vanderbilt University's BioVU, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics network, and the Penn Medicine Biobank. Non-Hispanic Black and White females of reproductive age with indications of pregnancy and genotype information were included. Preeclampsia was defined by ICD codes. Summary statistics for diastolic blood pressure (DBP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and pulse pressure (PP) PRS were obtained from Giri et al 2019. Associations between preeclampsia and each PRS were evaluated separately by race and study population before evidence was meta-analyzed. Prediction models were developed and evaluated using 10-fold cross validation. Results In the 3,504 Black and 5,009 White individuals included, the rate of preeclampsia was 15.49%. The DBP and SBP PRSs were associated with preeclampsia in Whites but not Blacks. The PP PRS was significantly associated with preeclampsia in Blacks and Whites. In trans-ancestry meta-analysis, all PRSs were associated with preeclampsia (OR DBP =1.10, 95% CI=1.02-1.17, p =7.68×10 -3 ; OR SBP =1.16, 95% CI=1.09-1.23, p =2.23×10 -6 ; OR PP =1.14, 95% CI=1.07-1.27, p =9.86×10 -5 ). However, addition of PRSs to clinical prediction models did not improve predictive performance. Conclusions Genetic factors contributing to blood pressure regulation in the general population also predispose to preeclampsia.
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Stergachis AB, Blue EE, Gillentine MA, Wang LK, Schwarze U, Cortés AS, Ranchalis J, Allworth A, Bland AE, Chanprasert S, Chen J, Doherty D, Folta AB, Glass I, Horike-Pyne M, Huang AY, Khan AT, Leppig KA, Miller DE, Mirzaa G, Parhin A, Raskind W, Rosenthal EA, Sheppeard S, Strohbehn S, Sybert VP, Tran TT, Wener M, Byers PH, Nelson SF, Bamshad MJ, Dipple KM, Jarvik GP, Hoppins S, Hisama FM. Full-length isoform sequencing for resolving the molecular basis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth 2A. bioRxiv 2023:2023.02.07.526487. [PMID: 36798371 PMCID: PMC9934537 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.07.526487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Objectives Transcript sequencing of patient derived samples has been shown to improve the diagnostic yield for solving cases of likely Mendelian disorders, yet the added benefit of full-length long-read transcript sequencing is largely unexplored. Methods We applied short-read and full-length isoform cDNA sequencing and mitochondrial functional studies to a patient-derived fibroblast cell line from an individual with neuropathy that previously lacked a molecular diagnosis. Results We identified an intronic homozygous MFN2 c.600-31T>G variant that disrupts a branch point critical for intron 6 spicing. Full-length long-read isoform cDNA sequencing after treatment with a nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) inhibitor revealed that this variant creates five distinct altered splicing transcripts. All five altered splicing transcripts have disrupted open reading frames and are subject to NMD. Furthermore, a patient-derived fibroblast line demonstrated abnormal lipid droplet formation, consistent with MFN2 dysfunction. Although correctly spliced full-length MFN2 transcripts are still produced, this branch point variant results in deficient MFN2 protein levels and autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, type 2A (CMT2A). Discussion This case highlights the utility of full-length isoform sequencing for characterizing the molecular mechanism of undiagnosed rare diseases and expands our understanding of the genetic basis for CMT2A.
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- Andrew B Stergachis
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health Genetics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute for Precision Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health Genetics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute for Precision Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Washington, Institute of Public Health Genetics, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Biostatistics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Group Health Cooperative, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute for Precision Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Leppig KA, Rahm AK, Appelbaum P, Aufox S, Bland ST, Buchanan A, Christensen KD, Chung WK, Clayton EW, Crosslin D, Denny J, DeVange S, Gordon A, Green RC, Hakonarson H, Harr MH, Henrikson N, Hoell C, Holm IA, Kullo IJ, Jarvik GP, Lammers PE, Larson EB, Lindor NM, Marasa M, Myers MF, Perez E, Peterson JF, Pratap S, Prows CA, Ralston JD, Rasouly HM, Roden DM, Sharp RR, Singh R, Shaibi G, Smith ME, Sturm A, Thiese HA, Van Driest SL, Williams J, Williams MS, Wynn J, Blout Zawatsky CL, Wiesner GL. The Reckoning: The Return of Genomic Results to 1444 Participants Across the eMERGE3 Network. Obstet Gynecol Surv 2022. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000899476.28549.ef] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Blasi PR, Scrol A, Anderson ML, Gray MF, Tiffany B, Fullerton SM, Ralston JD, Leppig KA, Henrikson NB. Feasibility, acceptability, and limited efficacy of health system-led familial risk notification: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2022; 8:174. [PMID: 35945632 PMCID: PMC9361690 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01142-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Genetic testing for pathogenic variants associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk can improve cancer outcomes through enhanced preventive care in both people with known variants and their biologic relatives. Cascade screening—the process of case-finding in relatives by notifying and inviting them to consider testing—currently relies on the patient to notify their own at-risk relatives. However, many of these relatives never learn they might be at risk. We developed and implemented a new health system-led familial genetic risk notification process where the care team offers to contact at-risk relatives directly. This protocol describes a study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and limited efficacy of this intervention. Methods This feasibility study will use a single-arm, nonrandomized, mixed-methods prospective design. We will enroll two groups of participants: probands and relatives of probands. Eligible probands are currently enrolled Kaiser Permanente Washington (KPWA) members with an upcoming appointment for pre-test genetic counseling for hereditary Lynch syndrome, breast, or ovarian cancer. Eligible relatives, who do not have to be KPWA members, are first-and second-degree relatives of probands. During the appointment with the proband, the genetic counselor will determine whether the proband is appropriate for genetic testing and if so, which relatives might benefit from cascade testing. The genetic counselor then will offer to contact any or all identified relatives directly to discuss genetic risk and testing. The primary outcome of this study is the feasibility of the implemented familial notification process, which we will measure using quantitative and qualitative data on intervention reach, intervention acceptability, and limited efficacy. Analyses will be primarily descriptive and exploratory, with the intent of preparing for a future, larger trial of direct contact interventions. Discussion Our findings will provide new, foundational evidence for the creation of US-based familial notification systems that directly address logistical and ethical challenges while prioritizing the preferences of patients and families. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40814-022-01142-9.
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- Paula R Blasi
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA.
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Zeng C, Bastarache LA, Tao R, Venner E, Hebbring S, Andujar JD, Bland ST, Crosslin DR, Pratap S, Cooley A, Pacheco JA, Christensen KD, Perez E, Zawatsky CLB, Witkowski L, Zouk H, Weng C, Leppig KA, Sleiman PMA, Hakonarson H, Williams MS, Luo Y, Jarvik GP, Green RC, Chung WK, Gharavi AG, Lennon NJ, Rehm HL, Gibbs RA, Peterson JF, Roden DM, Wiesner GL, Denny JC. Association of Pathogenic Variants in Hereditary Cancer Genes With Multiple Diseases. JAMA Oncol 2022; 8:835-844. [PMID: 35446370 PMCID: PMC9026237 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Importance Knowledge about the spectrum of diseases associated with hereditary cancer syndromes may improve disease diagnosis and management for patients and help to identify high-risk individuals. Objective To identify phenotypes associated with hereditary cancer genes through a phenome-wide association study. Design, Setting, and Participants This phenome-wide association study used health data from participants in 3 cohorts. The Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Sequencing (eMERGEseq) data set recruited predominantly healthy individuals from 10 US medical centers from July 16, 2016, through February 18, 2018, with a mean follow-up through electronic health records (EHRs) of 12.7 (7.4) years. The UK Biobank (UKB) cohort recruited participants from March 15, 2006, through August 1, 2010, with a mean (SD) follow-up of 12.4 (1.0) years. The Hereditary Cancer Registry (HCR) recruited patients undergoing clinical genetic testing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from May 1, 2012, through December 31, 2019, with a mean (SD) follow-up through EHRs of 8.8 (6.5) years. Exposures Germline variants in 23 hereditary cancer genes. Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants for each gene were aggregated for association analyses. Main Outcomes and Measures Phenotypes in the eMERGEseq and HCR cohorts were derived from the linked EHRs. Phenotypes in UKB were from multiple sources of health-related data. Results A total of 214 020 participants were identified, including 23 544 in eMERGEseq cohort (mean [SD] age, 47.8 [23.7] years; 12 611 women [53.6%]), 187 234 in the UKB cohort (mean [SD] age, 56.7 [8.1] years; 104 055 [55.6%] women), and 3242 in the HCR cohort (mean [SD] age, 52.5 [15.5] years; 2851 [87.9%] women). All 38 established gene-cancer associations were replicated, and 19 new associations were identified. These included the following 7 associations with neoplasms: CHEK2 with leukemia (odds ratio [OR], 3.81 [95% CI, 2.64-5.48]) and plasma cell neoplasms (OR, 3.12 [95% CI, 1.84-5.28]), ATM with gastric cancer (OR, 4.27 [95% CI, 2.35-7.44]) and pancreatic cancer (OR, 4.44 [95% CI, 2.66-7.40]), MUTYH (biallelic) with kidney cancer (OR, 32.28 [95% CI, 6.40-162.73]), MSH6 with bladder cancer (OR, 5.63 [95% CI, 2.75-11.49]), and APC with benign liver/intrahepatic bile duct tumors (OR, 52.01 [95% CI, 14.29-189.29]). The remaining 12 associations with nonneoplastic diseases included BRCA1/2 with ovarian cysts (OR, 3.15 [95% CI, 2.22-4.46] and 3.12 [95% CI, 2.36-4.12], respectively), MEN1 with acute pancreatitis (OR, 33.45 [95% CI, 9.25-121.02]), APC with gastritis and duodenitis (OR, 4.66 [95% CI, 2.61-8.33]), and PTEN with chronic gastritis (OR, 15.68 [95% CI, 6.01-40.92]). Conclusions and Relevance The findings of this genetic association study analyzing the EHRs of 3 large cohorts suggest that these new phenotypes associated with hereditary cancer genes may facilitate early detection and better management of cancers. This study highlights the potential benefits of using EHR data in genomic medicine.
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- Chenjie Zeng
- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Human Genetics, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program, Division of Genetic Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
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- School of Graduate Studies and Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- PRecisiOn Medicine Translational Research (PROMoTeR) Center, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Genetic Services and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics), University of Washington, Seattle.,Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Broad Institute, Ariadne Labs and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, New York.,Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Medical & Population Genetics Program and Genomics Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts.,Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program, Division of Genetic Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Madden JA, Brothers KK, Williams JL, Myers MF, Leppig KA, Clayton EW, Wiesner GL, Holm IA. Impact of returning unsolicited genomic results to nongenetic health care providers in the eMERGE III Network. Genet Med 2022; 24:1297-1305. [PMID: 35341654 PMCID: PMC9940614 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE As genomic sequencing becomes more common, medically actionable secondary findings will increasingly be returned to health care providers (HCPs), who will be faced with managing the resulting patient care. These findings are generally unsolicited, ie, unrelated to the sequencing indication and/or ordered by another clinician. METHODS To understand the impact of receiving unsolicited results, we interviewed HCPs who received genomic results for patients enrolled in the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Phase III Network, which returned results on >100 actionable genes to eMERGE participants and HCPs. RESULTS In total, 16 HCPs across 3 eMERGE sites were interviewed about their experience of receiving a positive (likely pathogenic or pathogenic), negative, or variant of uncertain significance result for a patient enrolled in eMERGE Phase III and about managing their patient on the basis of the result. Although unsolicited, HCPs felt responsible for managing the patient's resulting medical care. HCPs indicated that clinical utility depended on the actionability of results, and whereas comfort levels varied, confidence was improved by the availability of subspecialist consults. HCPs were concerned about patient anxiety, insurability, and missing an actionable result in the electronic health record. CONCLUSION Our findings help inform best practices for return of unsolicited genomic screening findings in the future.
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- Jill A. Madden
- Division of Genetics & Genomics and the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Genetics & Genomics and the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to Ingrid A. Holm, Division of Genetics and Genomics and the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Glazer AM, Davogustto G, Shaffer CM, Vanoye CG, Desai RR, Farber-Eger EH, Dikilitas O, Shang N, Pacheco JA, Yang T, Muhammad A, Mosley JD, Van Driest SL, Wells QS, Shaffer LL, Kalash OR, Wada Y, Bland S, Yoneda ZT, Mitchell DW, Kroncke BM, Kullo IJ, Jarvik GP, Gordon AS, Larson EB, Manolio TA, Mirshahi T, Luo JZ, Schaid D, Namjou B, Alsaied T, Singh R, Singhal A, Liu C, Weng C, Hripcsak G, Ralston JD, McNally EM, Chung WK, Carrell DS, Leppig KA, Hakonarson H, Sleiman P, Sohn S, Glessner J, Denny J, Wei WQ, George AL, Shoemaker MB, Roden DM. Arrhythmia Variant Associations and Reclassifications in the eMERGE-III Sequencing Study. Circulation 2022; 145:877-891. [PMID: 34930020 PMCID: PMC8940719 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.055562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sequencing Mendelian arrhythmia genes in individuals without an indication for arrhythmia genetic testing can identify carriers of pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants. However, the extent to which these variants are associated with clinically meaningful phenotypes before or after return of variant results is unclear. In addition, the majority of discovered variants are currently classified as variants of uncertain significance, limiting clinical actionability. METHODS The eMERGE-III study (Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Phase III) is a multicenter prospective cohort that included 21 846 participants without previous indication for cardiac genetic testing. Participants were sequenced for 109 Mendelian disease genes, including 10 linked to arrhythmia syndromes. Variant carriers were assessed with electronic health record-derived phenotypes and follow-up clinical examination. Selected variants of uncertain significance (n=50) were characterized in vitro with automated electrophysiology experiments in HEK293 cells. RESULTS As previously reported, 3.0% of participants had P/LP variants in the 109 genes. Herein, we report 120 participants (0.6%) with P/LP arrhythmia variants. Compared with noncarriers, arrhythmia P/LP carriers had a significantly higher burden of arrhythmia phenotypes in their electronic health records. Fifty-four participants had variant results returned. Nineteen of these 54 participants had inherited arrhythmia syndrome diagnoses (primarily long-QT syndrome), and 12 of these 19 diagnoses were made only after variant results were returned (0.05%). After in vitro functional evaluation of 50 variants of uncertain significance, we reclassified 11 variants: 3 to likely benign and 8 to P/LP. CONCLUSIONS Genome sequencing in a large population without indication for arrhythmia genetic testing identified phenotype-positive carriers of variants in congenital arrhythmia syndrome disease genes. As the genomes of large numbers of people are sequenced, the disease risk from rare variants in arrhythmia genes can be assessed by integrating genomic screening, electronic health record phenotypes, and in vitro functional studies. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifier; NCT03394859.
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York NY
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
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- Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York NY
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York NY
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- Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
- Correspondence should be addressed to Dan M. Roden, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2215B Garland Ave, 1285 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232,
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Five colleagues discuss the importance of peer support developed through an annual dinner at the American Society of Human Genetics meetings. This simple networking event provided critical advising and counseling on their careers and life passages as women in academic medicine.
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Zouk H, Yu W, Oza A, Hawley M, Vijay Kumar PK, Koch C, Mahanta LM, Harley JB, Jarvik GP, Karlson EW, Leppig KA, Myers MF, Prows CA, Williams MS, Weiss ST, Lebo MS, Rehm HL. Reanalysis of eMERGE phase III sequence variants in 10,500 participants and infrastructure to support the automated return of knowledge updates. Genet Med 2022; 24:454-462. [PMID: 34906510 PMCID: PMC10128874 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The clinical genomics knowledgebase is dynamic with variant classifications changing as newly identified cases, additional population data, and other evidence become available. This is a challenge for the clinical laboratory because of limited resource availability for variant reassessment. METHODS Throughout the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics phase III program, clinical sites associated with the Mass General Brigham/Broad sequencing center received automated, real-time notifications when reported variants were reclassified. In this study, we summarized the nature of these reclassifications and described the proactive reassessment framework we used for the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics program data set to identify variants most likely to undergo reclassification. RESULTS Reanalysis of 1855 variants led to the reclassification of 2% (n = 45) of variants, affecting 0.6% (n = 67) of participants. Of these reclassifications, 78% (n = 35) were high-impact changes affecting reportability, with 8 variants downgraded from likely pathogenic/pathogenic to variants of uncertain significance (VUS) and 27 variants upgraded from VUS to likely pathogenic/pathogenic. Most upgraded variants (67%) were initially classified as VUS-Favor Pathogenic, highlighting the benefit of VUS subcategorization. The most common reason for reclassification was new published case data and/or functional evidence. CONCLUSION Our results highlight the importance of periodic sequence variant reevaluation and the need for automated approaches to advance routine implementation of variant reevaluations in clinical practice.
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- Hana Zouk
- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA; Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; US Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, MA; Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA; Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Wynn J, Milo Rasouly H, Vasquez-Loarte T, Saami AM, Weiss R, Ziniel SI, Appelbaum PS, Wright Clayton E, Christensen KD, Fasel D, Green RC, Hain HS, Harr M, Hoell C, Kullo IJ, Leppig KA, Myers MF, Pacyna JE, Perez EF, Prows CA, Kulchak Rahm A, Campbell-Salome G, Sharp RR, Smith ME, Wiesner GL, Williams JL, Blout Zawatsky CL, Gharavi AG, Chung WK, Holm IA. Do research participants share genomic screening results with family members? J Genet Couns 2021; 31:447-458. [PMID: 34665896 DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The public health impact of genomic screening can be enhanced by cascade testing. However, cascade testing depends on communication of results to family members. While the barriers and facilitators of family communication have been researched following clinical genetic testing, the factors impacting the dissemination of genomic screening results are unknown. Using the pragmatic Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Network-3 (eMERGE-3) study, we explored the reported sharing practices of participants who underwent genomic screening across the United States. Six eMERGE-3 sites returned genomic screening results for mostly dominant medically actionable disorders and surveyed adult participants regarding communication of results with first-degree relatives. Across the sites, 279 participants completed a 1-month and/or 6-month post-results survey. By 6 months, only 34% of the 156 respondents shared their results with all first-degree relatives and 4% did not share with any. Over a third (39%) first-degree relatives were not notified of the results. Half (53%) of participants who received their results from a genetics provider shared them with all first-degree relatives compared with 11% of participants who received their results from a non-genetics provider. The most frequent reasons for sharing were a feeling of obligation (72%) and that the information could help family members make medical decisions (72%). The most common reasons indicated for not sharing were that the family members were too young (38%), or they were not in contact (25%) or not close to them (25%). These data indicate that the professional returning the results may impact sharing patterns, suggesting that there is a need to continue to educate healthcare providers regarding approaches to facilitate sharing of genetic results within families. Finally, these data suggest that interventions to increase sharing may be universally effective regardless of the origin of the genetic result.
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- Julia Wynn
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Research on Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavior Genetics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine, Precision Medicine Translational Research (PROMoTeR) Center, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Genetic Services and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Divisions of Human Genetics and Patient Services, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Biomedical Ethics Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Divisions of Human Genetics and Patient Services, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics and the Manton Center for Orphan Diseases Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Carlson RJ, Quesnel A, Wells D, Brownstein Z, Gilony D, Gulsuner S, Leppig KA, Avraham KB, King MC, Walsh T, Rubinstein J. Genetic Heterogeneity and Core Clinical Features of NOG-Related-Symphalangism Spectrum Disorder. Otol Neurotol 2021; 42:e1143-e1151. [PMID: 34049328 PMCID: PMC8486042 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000003176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To better distinguish NOG-related-symphalangism spectrum disorder (NOG-SSD) from chromosomal 17q22 microdeletion syndromes and to inform surgical considerations in stapes surgery for patients with NOG-SSD. BACKGROUND Mutations in NOG cause a variety of skeletal syndromes that often include conductive hearing loss. Several microdeletions of chromosome 17q22 lead to severe syndromes with clinical characteristics that overlap NOG-SSD. Isolated deletion of NOG has not been described, and therefore the contribution of NOG deletion in these syndromes is unknown. METHODS Two families with autosomal dominant NOG-SSD exhibited stapes ankylosis, facial dysmorphisms, and skeletal and joint anomalies. In each family, NOG was evaluated by genomic sequencing and candidate mutations confirmed as damaging by in vitro assays. Temporal bone histology of a patient with NOG-SSD was compared with temporal bones of 40 patients diagnosed with otosclerosis. RESULTS Family 1 harbors a 555 kb chromosomal deletion encompassing only NOG and ANKFN1. Family 2 harbors a missense mutation in NOG leading to absence of noggin protein. The incus-footplate distance of the temporal bone was significantly longer in a patient with NOG-SSD than in patients with otosclerosis. CONCLUSION The chromosomal microdeletion of family 1 led to a phenotype comparable to that due to a NOG point mutation and much milder than the phenotypes due to other chromosome 17q22 microdeletions. Severe clinical findings in other microdeletion cases are likely due to deletion of genes other than NOG. Based on temporal bone findings, we recommend that surgeons obtain longer stapes prostheses before stapes surgery in individuals with NOG-SSD stapes ankylosis.
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- Ryan J Carlson
- Departments of Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Otopathology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Otopathology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Pediatric Otolaryngology Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Departments of Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Departments of Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Fan X, Wynn J, Shang N, Liu C, Fedotov A, Hallquist MLG, Buchanan AH, Williams MS, Smith ME, Hoell C, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Peterson JF, Wiesner GL, Murad AM, Jarvik GP, Gordon AS, Rosenthal EA, Stanaway IB, Crosslin DR, Larson EB, Leppig KA, Henrikson NB, Williams JL, Li R, Hebbring S, Weng C, Shen Y, Crew KD, Chung WK. Penetrance of Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes From the eMERGE III Network. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2021; 5:pkab044. [PMID: 34377931 PMCID: PMC8346699 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkab044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Unbiased estimates of penetrance are challenging but critically important to make informed choices about strategies for risk management through increased surveillance and risk-reducing interventions. Methods We studied the penetrance and clinical outcomes of 7 breast cancer susceptibility genes (BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53, CHEK2, ATM, PALB2, and PTEN) in almost 13 458 participants unselected for personal or family history of breast cancer. We identified 242 female participants with pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in 1 of the 7 genes for penetrance analyses, and 147 women did not previously know their genetic results. Results Out of the 147 women, 32 women were diagnosed with breast cancer at an average age of 52.8 years. Estimated penetrance by age 60 years ranged from 17.8% to 43.8%, depending on the gene. In clinical-impact analysis, 42.3% (95% confidence interval = 31.3% to 53.3%) of women had taken actions related to their genetic results, and 2 new breast cancer cases were identified within the first 12 months after genetic results disclosure. Conclusions Our study provides population-based penetrance estimates for the understudied genes CHEK2, ATM, and PALB2 and highlights the importance of using unselected populations for penetrance studies. It also demonstrates the potential clinical impact of genetic testing to improve health care through early diagnosis and preventative screening.
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- Xiao Fan
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Precision Medicine Research, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Khan SS, Hoell C, Castillo LM, Connolly JJ, Crosslin DR, Chung WK, Gordon AS, Harr M, Jarvik GP, Kullo I, Larson EB, Leppig KA, Manolio T, Pacheco JA, Ralston JD, Puckelwartz MJ, Smith ME, Wells Q, McNally EM, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ. Practice Patterns After Return of Rare Variants Associated With Cardiomyopathy in the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Network. Circ Heart Fail 2021; 14:e008155. [PMID: 33951936 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.008155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Sadiya S Khan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.S.K., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.,Department of Preventive Medicine (S.S.K., L.J.R.-T.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Center for Genetic Medicine (C.H., L.M.C., A.D.G., J.A.P., M.J.P., M.E.S., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Center for Genetic Medicine (C.H., L.M.C., A.D.G., J.A.P., M.J.P., M.E.S., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (J.J.C., M.H.)
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education (D.R.C.), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, NY (W.K.C.)
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- Center for Genetic Medicine (C.H., L.M.C., A.D.G., J.A.P., M.J.P., M.E.S., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (J.J.C., M.H.)
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- Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences (G.P.J.), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (I.K.)
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle (E.B.L., K.A.L., J.D.R.)
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle (E.B.L., K.A.L., J.D.R.)
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- Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD (T.M.)
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- Center for Genetic Medicine (C.H., L.M.C., A.D.G., J.A.P., M.J.P., M.E.S., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle (E.B.L., K.A.L., J.D.R.)
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- Center for Genetic Medicine (C.H., L.M.C., A.D.G., J.A.P., M.J.P., M.E.S., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Center for Genetic Medicine (C.H., L.M.C., A.D.G., J.A.P., M.J.P., M.E.S., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Nashville, TN (Q.W.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (S.S.K., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.,Center for Genetic Medicine (C.H., L.M.C., A.D.G., J.A.P., M.J.P., M.E.S., E.M.M.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Preventive Medicine (S.S.K., L.J.R.-T.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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Klöckner C, Sticht H, Zacher P, Popp B, Babcock HE, Bakker DP, Barwick K, Bonfert MV, Bönnemann CG, Brilstra EH, Chung WK, Clarke AJ, Devine P, Donkervoort S, Fraser JL, Friedman J, Gates A, Ghoumid J, Hobson E, Horvath G, Keller-Ramey J, Keren B, Kurian MA, Lee V, Leppig KA, Lundgren J, McDonald MT, McLaughlin HM, McTague A, Mefford HC, Mignot C, Mikati MA, Nava C, Raymond FL, Sampson JR, Sanchis-Juan A, Shashi V, Shieh JTC, Shinawi M, Slavotinek A, Stödberg T, Stong N, Sullivan JA, Taylor AC, Toler TL, van den Boogaard MJ, van der Crabben SN, van Gassen KLI, van Jaarsveld RH, Van Ziffle J, Wadley AF, Wagner M, Wigby K, Wortmann SB, Zarate YA, Møller RS, Lemke JR, Platzer K. De novo variants in SNAP25 cause an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Genet Med 2020; 23:653-660. [PMID: 33299146 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-01020-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aims to provide a comprehensive description of the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of SNAP25 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (SNAP25-DEE) by reviewing newly identified and previously reported individuals. METHODS Individuals harboring heterozygous missense or loss-of-function variants in SNAP25 were assembled through collaboration with international colleagues, matchmaking platforms, and literature review. For each individual, detailed phenotyping, classification, and structural modeling of the identified variant were performed. RESULTS The cohort comprises 23 individuals with pathogenic or likely pathogenic de novo variants in SNAP25. Intellectual disability and early-onset epilepsy were identified as the core symptoms of SNAP25-DEE, with recurrent findings of movement disorders, cerebral visual impairment, and brain atrophy. Structural modeling for all variants predicted possible functional defects concerning SNAP25 or impaired interaction with other components of the SNARE complex. CONCLUSION We provide a comprehensive description of SNAP25-DEE with intellectual disability and early-onset epilepsy mostly occurring before the age of two years. These core symptoms and additional recurrent phenotypes show an overlap to genes encoding other components or associated proteins of the SNARE complex such as STX1B, STXBP1, or VAMP2. Thus, these findings advance the concept of a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that may be termed "SNAREopathies."
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- Chiara Klöckner
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- The Saxon Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Radeberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Rare Disease Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Child Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Child Health, University Collge London, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU - University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cancer & Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Rare Disease Institute, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Departments of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, University of California San Diego and Division of Neurology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.,Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Yorkshire Clinical Genetics Service, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Biochemical Diseases, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- APHP, Département de Génétique, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Institute of Child Health, University Collge London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Institute of Child Health, University Collge London, London, UK
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Département de Génétique, Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière et Hôpital Trousseau, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Sorbonne University, Paris Brain Institute, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris, France
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- NIHR BioResource, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cancer & Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, NHS Blood and Transplant Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Section of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute of Neurogenomics, Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Amalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,University Childrens Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Section of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Institute for Regional Health Services, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Epilepsy Genetics and Personalized Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.
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Wernli KJ, Bowles EA, Knerr S, Leppig KA, Ehrlich K, Gao H, Schwartz MD, O’Neill SC. Characteristics Associated with Participation in ENGAGED 2 - A Web-based Breast Cancer Risk Communication and Decision Support Trial. Perm J 2020; 24:1-4. [PMID: 33482952 PMCID: PMC7849258 DOI: 10.7812/tpp/19.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE We evaluated demographic and clinical characteristics associated with participation in a clinical trial testing the efficacy of an online tool to support breast cancer risk communication and decision support for risk mitigation to determine the generalizability of trial results. METHODS Eligible women were members of Kaiser Permanente Washington aged 40-69 years with a recent normal screening mammogram, heterogeneously or extremely dense breasts and a calculated risk of > 1.67% based on the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium 5-year breast cancer risk model. Trial outcomes were chemoprevention and breast magnetic resonance imaging by 12-months post-baseline. Women were recruited via mail with phone follow-up using plain language materials notifying them of their density status and higher than average breast cancer risk. Multivariable logistic regression calculated independent odds ratios (ORs) for associations between demographic and clinical characteristics with trial participation. RESULTS Of 2,569 eligible women contacted, 995 (38.7%) participated. Women with some college (OR = 1.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.34-2.96) or college degree (OR = 3.35, 95% CI 2.29-4.90) were more likely to participate than high school-educated women. Race/ethnicity also was associated with participation (African-American OR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.29-0.87; Asian OR = 0.22, 95% CI 0.12-0.41). Multivariate adjusted ORs for family history of breast/ovarian cancer were not associated with trial participation. DISCUSSION Use of plain language and potential access to a website providing personal breast cancer risk information and education were insufficient in achieving representative participation in a breast cancer prevention trial. Additional methods of targeting and tailoring, potentially facilitated by clinical and community outreach, are needed to facilitate equitable engagement for all women.
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- Karen J Wernli
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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Hoell C, Wynn J, Rasmussen LV, Marsolo K, Aufox SA, Chung WK, Connolly JJ, Freimuth RR, Kochan D, Hakonarson H, Harr M, Holm IA, Kullo IJ, Lammers PE, Leppig KA, Leslie ND, Myers MF, Sharp RR, Smith ME, Prows CA. Participant choices for return of genomic results in the eMERGE Network. Genet Med 2020; 22:1821-1829. [PMID: 32669677 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-0905-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Secondary findings are typically offered in an all or none fashion when sequencing is used for clinical purposes. This study aims to describe the process of offering categorical and granular choices for results in a large research consortium. METHODS Within the third phase of the electronic MEdical Records and GEnomics (eMERGE) Network, several sites implemented studies that allowed participants to choose the type of results they wanted to receive from a multigene sequencing panel. Sites were surveyed to capture the details of the implementation protocols and results of these choices. RESULTS Across the ten eMERGE sites, 4664 participants including adolescents and adults were offered some type of choice. Categories of choices offered and methods for selecting categories varied. Most participants (94.5%) chose to learn all genetic results, while 5.5% chose subsets of results. Several sites allowed participants to change their choices at various time points, and 0.5% of participants made changes. CONCLUSION Offering choices that include learning some results is important and should be a dynamic process to allow for changes in scientific knowledge, participant age group, and individual preference.
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- Christin Hoell
- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, and the Manton Center for Orphan Diseases Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Biomedical Ethics Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Divisions of Human Genetics and Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Knerr S, Bowles EJA, Leppig KA, Buist DSM, Gao H, Wernli KJ. Trends in BRCA Test Utilization in an Integrated Health System, 2005-2015. J Natl Cancer Inst 2020; 111:795-802. [PMID: 30753636 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genetic testing to determine BRCA status has been available for over two decades, but there are few population-based studies of test diffusion. We report 10-year trends in BRCAtesting in an integrated health-care system with long-standing access to genetic services. METHODS A cohort of women aged 18 years and older was created to ascertain BRCA testing (n = 295 087). Annual testing rates between 2005 and 2015 were calculated in all women with and without incident (ie, newly diagnosed) breast and ovarian cancers and in clinically eligible subgroups by family cancer history, personal cancer history, and age at diagnosis. Secular trends were assessed using Poisson regression. Women tested early (2005-2008), midway (2009-2012), and late (2013-2015) in the study period were compared in cross-sectional analyses. RESULTS Between 2005 and 2015, annual testing rates increased from 0.6/1000 person-years (pys) (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.4 to 0.7/1000 pys) to 0.8/1000 pys (95% CI = 0.6 to 1.0/1000 pys) in women without incident breast or ovarian cancers. Rates decreased from 71.5/1000 pys (95% CI = 42.4 to 120.8/1000 pys) to 44.4/1000 pys (95% CI = 35.5 to 55.6/1000 pys) in women with incident diagnoses, despite improvements in provision of timely BRCA testing during this time frame. We found no evidence of secular trends in clinically eligible subgroups including women with family history indicating increased hereditary cancer risk, but no personal cancer history. At the end of the study period, 97.0% (95% CI = 96.6% to 97.3%) of these women remained untested. CONCLUSION Many eligible women did not receive BRCA testing despite having insurance coverage and access to specialty genetic services, underscoring challenges to primary and secondary hereditary cancer prevention.
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- Sarah Knerr
- See the Notes section for the authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the authors' affiliations
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Bowen DJ, Hyams T, Laurino M, Woolley T, Cohen S, Leppig KA, Jarvik G. Development of FamilyTalk: an Intervention to Support Communication and Educate Families About Colorectal Cancer Risk. J Cancer Educ 2020; 35:470-478. [PMID: 30737640 PMCID: PMC6688969 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-019-1484-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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IFamily members of individuals with colorectal cancer (CRC) may be at increased risk of developing the disease. However, the majority of CRC can be prevented through colonoscopy screening and family members may not be aware if they are recommended to pursue earlier screening because of their family history of CRC. As such, tools must be developed to effectively communicate potential changes to the recommended age for colonoscopy screening and other important CRC-related information to family members. We modified and adapted a successful intervention for families with melanoma to be appropriate for families with CRC to increase communication and screening in family members. The multistep process included the following: (1) developing a paper version of the intervention, (2) piloting the paper version among families with CRC, (3) developing the web-based version, and (4) testing the intervention for usability. Qualitative data was collected and analyzed for pilot testing. Usability testing utilized both qualitative and quantitative data. Patients with CRC liked the paper version and had multiple suggestions, including adding a better introduction, sections on genetics and family history, and clearer communication assistance. The web-based tool was well received and improved upon the linear book format with links, better section instructions, and more proactive communication tools for families. These processes produced materials that satisfied individuals from various families with assistance and support for communicating about CRC. Evaluating the effects of the tools in rigorous research projects is the next step.
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- Deborah J Bowen
- Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington, Box 357120, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Genetics and Cancer Prevention Programs, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Lynch JA, Sharp RR, Aufox SA, Bland ST, Blout C, Bowen DJ, Buchanan AH, Halverson C, Harr M, Hebbring SJ, Henrikson N, Hoell C, Holm IA, Jarvik G, Kullo IJ, Kochan DC, Larson EB, Lazzeri A, Leppig KA, Madden J, Marasa M, Myers MF, Peterson J, Prows CA, Kulchak Rahm A, Ralston J, Milo Rasouly H, Scrol A, Smith ME, Sturm A, Stuttgen K, Wiesner G, Williams MS, Wynn J, Williams JL. Understanding the Return of Genomic Sequencing Results Process: Content Review of Participant Summary Letters in the eMERGE Research Network. J Pers Med 2020; 10:jpm10020038. [PMID: 32413979 PMCID: PMC7354464 DOI: 10.3390/jpm10020038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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A challenge in returning genomic test results to research participants is how best to communicate complex and clinically nuanced findings to participants in a manner that is scalable to the large numbers of participants enrolled. The purpose of this study was to examine the features of genetic results letters produced at each Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE3) Network site to assess their readability and content. Letters were collected from each site, and a qualitative analysis of letter content and a quantitative analysis of readability statistics were performed. Because letters were produced independently at each eMERGE site, significant heterogeneity in readability and content was found. The content of letters varied widely from a baseline of notifying participants that results existed to more detailed information about positive or negative results, as well as materials for sharing with family members. Most letters were significantly above the Centers for Disease Control-suggested reading level for health communication. While continued effort should be applied to make letters easier to understand, the ongoing challenge of explaining complex genomic information, the implications of negative test results, and the uncertainty that comes with some types of test and result makes simplifying letter text challenging.
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- John A. Lynch
- Department of Communication, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (S.A.A.); (C.H.)
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (S.T.B.); (J.P.)
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- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA; (A.H.B.); (A.L.); (A.K.R.); (A.S.); (M.S.W.); (J.L.W.)
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- School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; (N.H.); (E.B.L.); (J.R.); (A.S.)
- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (S.A.A.); (C.H.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (I.J.K.); (D.C.K.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (I.J.K.); (D.C.K.); (K.S.)
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; (N.H.); (E.B.L.); (J.R.); (A.S.)
- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA; (A.H.B.); (A.L.); (A.K.R.); (A.S.); (M.S.W.); (J.L.W.)
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA;
- University of Washington Biomedical and Health Informatics, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; (M.M.); (H.M.R.)
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- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA;
- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (S.T.B.); (J.P.)
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA;
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA; (A.H.B.); (A.L.); (A.K.R.); (A.S.); (M.S.W.); (J.L.W.)
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; (N.H.); (E.B.L.); (J.R.); (A.S.)
- University of Washington Biomedical and Health Informatics, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; (M.M.); (H.M.R.)
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; (N.H.); (E.B.L.); (J.R.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA;
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA; (A.H.B.); (A.L.); (A.K.R.); (A.S.); (M.S.W.); (J.L.W.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (I.J.K.); (D.C.K.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;
- Vanderbilt Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA; (A.H.B.); (A.L.); (A.K.R.); (A.S.); (M.S.W.); (J.L.W.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10027, USA;
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA; (A.H.B.); (A.L.); (A.K.R.); (A.S.); (M.S.W.); (J.L.W.)
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Aldinger KA, Timms AE, Thomson Z, Mirzaa GM, Bennett JT, Rosenberg AB, Roco CM, Hirano M, Abidi F, Haldipur P, Cheng CV, Collins S, Park K, Zeiger J, Overmann LM, Alkuraya FS, Biesecker LG, Braddock SR, Cathey S, Cho MT, Chung BHY, Everman DB, Zarate YA, Jones JR, Schwartz CE, Goldstein A, Hopkin RJ, Krantz ID, Ladda RL, Leppig KA, McGillivray BC, Sell S, Wusik K, Gleeson JG, Nickerson DA, Bamshad MJ, Gerrelli D, Lisgo SN, Seelig G, Ishak GE, Barkovich AJ, Curry CJ, Glass IA, Millen KJ, Doherty D, Dobyns WB. Redefining the Etiologic Landscape of Cerebellar Malformations. Am J Hum Genet 2019; 105:606-615. [PMID: 31474318 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Cerebellar malformations are diverse congenital anomalies frequently associated with developmental disability. Although genetic and prenatal non-genetic causes have been described, no systematic analysis has been performed. Here, we present a large-exome sequencing study of Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) and cerebellar hypoplasia (CBLH). We performed exome sequencing in 282 individuals from 100 families with DWM or CBLH, and we established a molecular diagnosis in 36 of 100 families, with a significantly higher yield for CBLH (51%) than for DWM (16%). The 41 variants impact 27 neurodevelopmental-disorder-associated genes, thus demonstrating that CBLH and DWM are often features of monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders. Though only seven monogenic causes (19%) were identified in more than one individual, neuroimaging review of 131 additional individuals confirmed cerebellar abnormalities in 23 of 27 genetic disorders (85%). Prenatal risk factors were frequently found among individuals without a genetic diagnosis (30 of 64 individuals [47%]). Single-cell RNA sequencing of prenatal human cerebellar tissue revealed gene enrichment in neuronal and vascular cell types; this suggests that defective vasculogenesis may disrupt cerebellar development. Further, de novo gain-of-function variants in PDGFRB, a tyrosine kinase receptor essential for vascular progenitor signaling, were associated with CBLH, and this discovery links genetic and non-genetic etiologies. Our results suggest that genetic defects impact specific cerebellar cell types and implicate abnormal vascular development as a mechanism for cerebellar malformations. We also confirmed a major contribution for non-genetic prenatal factors in individuals with cerebellar abnormalities, substantially influencing diagnostic evaluation and counseling regarding recurrence risk and prognosis.
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- Kimberly A Aldinger
- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, International Centre for life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Center, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Section of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72202, USA
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- Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; The Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- The Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Departments of Pathology, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WA 98112, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- University College London Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, International Centre for life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Departments of Radiology, Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA, 93701, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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Zouk H, Venner E, Lennon NJ, Muzny DM, Abrams D, Adunyah S, Albertson-Junkans L, Ames DC, Appelbaum P, Aronson S, Aufox S, Babb LJ, Balasubramanian A, Bangash H, Basford M, Bastarache L, Baxter S, Behr M, Benoit B, Bhoj E, Bielinski SJ, Bland HT, Blout C, Borthwick K, Bottinger EP, Bowser M, Brand H, Brilliant M, Brodeur W, Caraballo P, Carrell D, Carroll A, Almoguera B, Castillo L, Castro V, Chandanavelli G, Chiang T, Chisholm RL, Christensen KD, Chung W, Chute CG, City B, Cobb BL, Connolly JJ, Crane P, Crew K, Crosslin D, De Andrade M, De la Cruz J, Denson S, Denny J, DeSmet T, Dikilitas O, Friedrich C, Fullerton SM, Funke B, Gabriel S, Gainer V, Gharavi A, Glazer AM, Glessner JT, Goehringer J, Gordon AS, Graham C, Green RC, Gundelach JH, Dayal J, Hain HS, Hakonarson H, Harden MV, Harley J, Harr M, Hartzler A, Hayes MG, Hebbring S, Henrikson N, Hershey A, Hoell C, Holm I, Howell KM, Hripcsak G, Hu J, Jarvik GP, Jayaseelan JC, Jiang Y, Joo YY, Jose S, Josyula NS, Justice AE, Kalla SE, Kalra D, Karlson E, Kelly MA, Keating BJ, Kenny EE, Key D, Kiryluk K, Kitchner T, Klanderman B, Klee E, Kochan DC, Korchina V, Kottyan L, Kovar C, Kudalkar E, Kullo IJ, Lammers P, Larson EB, Lebo MS, Leduc M, Lee MT(M, Leppig KA, Leslie ND, Li R, Liang WH, Lin CF, Linder J, Lindor NM, Lingren T, Linneman JG, Liu C, Liu W, Liu X, Lynch J, Lyon H, Macbeth A, Mahadeshwar H, Mahanta L, Malin B, Manolio T, Marasa M, Marsolo K, Dinsmore MJ, Dodge S, Hynes ED, Dunlea P, Edwards TL, Eng CM, Fasel D, Fedotov A, Feng Q, Fleharty M, Foster A, Freimuth R, McGowan ML, McNally E, Meldrim J, Mentch F, Mosley J, Mukherjee S, Mullen TE, Muniz J, Murdock DR, Murphy S, Murugan M, Myers MF, Namjou B, Ni Y, Obeng AO, Onofrio RC, Taylor CO, Person TN, Peterson JF, Petukhova L, Pisieczko CJ, Pratap S, Prows CA, Puckelwartz MJ, Rahm AK, Raj R, Ralston JD, Ramaprasan A, Ramirez A, Rasmussen L, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Rasouly HM, Raychaudhuri S, Ritchie MD, Rives C, Riza B, Roden D, Rosenthal EA, Santani A, Schaid D, Scherer S, Scott S, Scrol A, Sengupta S, Shang N, Sharma H, Sharp RR, Singh R, Sleiman PM, Slowik K, Smith JC, Smith ME, Smoller JW, Sohn S, Stanaway IB, Starren J, Stroud M, Su J, Tolwinski K, Van Driest SL, Vargas SM, Varugheese M, Veenstra D, Verbitsky M, Vicente G, Wagner M, Walker K, Walunas T, Wang L, Wang Q, Wei WQ, Weiss ST, Wiesner GL, Wells Q, Weng C, White PS, Wiley KL, Williams JL, Williams MS, Wilson MW, Witkowski L, Woods LA, Woolf B, Wu TJ, Wynn J, Yang Y, Yi V, Zhang G, Zhang L, Rehm HL, Gibbs RA. Harmonizing Clinical Sequencing and Interpretation for the eMERGE III Network. Am J Hum Genet 2019; 105:588-605. [PMID: 31447099 PMCID: PMC6731372 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The advancement of precision medicine requires new methods to coordinate and deliver genetic data from heterogeneous sources to physicians and patients. The eMERGE III Network enrolled >25,000 participants from biobank and prospective cohorts of predominantly healthy individuals for clinical genetic testing to determine clinically actionable findings. The network developed protocols linking together the 11 participant collection sites and 2 clinical genetic testing laboratories. DNA capture panels targeting 109 genes were used for testing of DNA and sample collection, data generation, interpretation, reporting, delivery, and storage were each harmonized. A compliant and secure network enabled ongoing review and reconciliation of clinical interpretations, while maintaining communication and data sharing between clinicians and investigators. A total of 202 individuals had positive diagnostic findings relevant to the indication for testing and 1,294 had additional/secondary findings of medical significance deemed to be returnable, establishing data return rates for other testing endeavors. This study accomplished integration of structured genomic results into multiple electronic health record (EHR) systems, setting the stage for clinical decision support to enable genomic medicine. Further, the established processes enable different sequencing sites to harmonize technical and interpretive aspects of sequencing tests, a critical achievement toward global standardization of genomic testing. The eMERGE protocols and tools are available for widespread dissemination.
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Henrikson NB, Blasi PR, Fullerton SM, Grafton J, Leppig KA, Jarvik GP, Larson EB. "It would be so much easier": health system-led genetic risk notification-feasibility and acceptability of cascade screening in an integrated system. J Community Genet 2019; 10:461-470. [PMID: 30843145 PMCID: PMC6754469 DOI: 10.1007/s12687-019-00412-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Assess the feasibility and acceptability of health system-led genetic risk notification in a US integrated health system. We conducted semi-structured phone interviews with individuals age 40-64 years who had undergone genetic sequencing, but had not yet received their results, assessing attitudes to direct outreach to relatives. During each interview, we collected contact information for adult relatives identified as members of the same system and attempted to identify each relative in administrative data. We conducted 20 interviews. Most participants expressed support for Kaiser Permanente Washington involvement in familial risk notification. Direct outreach to relatives received the most unqualified support; outreach to the relatives' physician or interaction with the relatives' electronic medical record received more tempered support. Support was motivated by the desire to have risk communicated accurately and quickly. The most common caveat was a desire to alert relatives before the health system contacted them. Of 57 named relatives who were members of the same health system, we retrieved a single match for 40 (70.2%) based on name or birthdate. Health system involvement in familial risk notification received support in a sample of patients in a US integrated health system, and identification of relatives is feasible.
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- Nora B Henrikson
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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Karolak JA, Vincent M, Deutsch G, Gambin T, Cogné B, Pichon O, Vetrini F, Mefford HC, Dines JN, Golden-Grant K, Dipple K, Freed AS, Leppig KA, Dishop M, Mowat D, Bennetts B, Gifford AJ, Weber MA, Lee AF, Boerkoel CF, Bartell TM, Ward-Melver C, Besnard T, Petit F, Bache I, Tümer Z, Denis-Musquer M, Joubert M, Martinovic J, Bénéteau C, Molin A, Carles D, André G, Bieth E, Chassaing N, Devisme L, Chalabreysse L, Pasquier L, Secq V, Don M, Orsaria M, Missirian C, Mortreux J, Sanlaville D, Pons L, Küry S, Bézieau S, Liet JM, Joram N, Bihouée T, Scott DA, Brown CW, Scaglia F, Tsai ACH, Grange DK, Phillips JA, Pfotenhauer JP, Jhangiani SN, Gonzaga-Jauregui CG, Chung WK, Schauer GM, Lipson MH, Mercer CL, van Haeringen A, Liu Q, Popek E, Coban Akdemir ZH, Lupski JR, Szafranski P, Isidor B, Le Caignec C, Stankiewicz P. Complex Compound Inheritance of Lethal Lung Developmental Disorders Due to Disruption of the TBX-FGF Pathway. Am J Hum Genet 2019; 104:213-228. [PMID: 30639323 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Primary defects in lung branching morphogenesis, resulting in neonatal lethal pulmonary hypoplasias, are incompletely understood. To elucidate the pathogenetics of human lung development, we studied a unique collection of samples obtained from deceased individuals with clinically and histopathologically diagnosed interstitial neonatal lung disorders: acinar dysplasia (n = 14), congenital alveolar dysplasia (n = 2), and other lethal lung hypoplasias (n = 10). We identified rare heterozygous copy-number variant deletions or single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) involving TBX4 (n = 8 and n = 2, respectively) or FGF10 (n = 2 and n = 2, respectively) in 16/26 (61%) individuals. In addition to TBX4, the overlapping ∼2 Mb recurrent and nonrecurrent deletions at 17q23.1q23.2 identified in seven individuals with lung hypoplasia also remove a lung-specific enhancer region. Individuals with coding variants involving either TBX4 or FGF10 also harbored at least one non-coding SNV in the predicted lung-specific enhancer region, which was absent in 13 control individuals with the overlapping deletions but without any structural lung anomalies. The occurrence of rare coding variants involving TBX4 or FGF10 with the putative hypomorphic non-coding SNVs implies a complex compound inheritance of these pulmonary hypoplasias. Moreover, they support the importance of TBX4-FGF10-FGFR2 epithelial-mesenchymal signaling in human lung organogenesis and help to explain the histopathological continuum observed in these rare lethal developmental disorders of the lung.
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MESH Headings
- DNA Copy Number Variations/genetics
- Female
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 10/genetics
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 10/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gestational Age
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/genetics
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/metabolism
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/mortality
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/pathology
- Lung/embryology
- Lung/growth & development
- Lung Diseases/genetics
- Lung Diseases/metabolism
- Lung Diseases/mortality
- Lung Diseases/pathology
- Male
- Maternal Inheritance
- Organogenesis
- Paternal Inheritance
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- T-Box Domain Proteins/genetics
- T-Box Domain Proteins/metabolism
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- Justyna A Karolak
- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France; Inserm, CNRS, Univ Nantes, l'institut du thorax, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France; Inserm, CNRS, Univ Nantes, l'institut du thorax, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Division of Genetic Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Genetic Services Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98112, USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA
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- Centre for Clinical Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick Sydney, NSW 2031 Australia; School of Women's and Children's Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Discipline of Child & Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Molecular Genetics Department, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia; Discipline of Genetic Medicine, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95815, USA
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France; Inserm, CNRS, Univ Nantes, l'institut du thorax, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, CHU Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 N Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Ø Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Kennedy Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2600 Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Deparment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 N, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Unit of Fetal Pathology, AP-HP, Antoine Beclere Hospital, 75000 Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France; Inserm, CNRS, Univ Nantes, l'institut du thorax, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU Caen, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service d'anatomo-pathologie, CHU Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Service d'anatomo-pathologie, CHU Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Service de génétique médicale, CHU Toulouse, France and UDEAR, UMR 1056 Inserm - Université de Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Service de génétique médicale, CHU Toulouse, France and UDEAR, UMR 1056 Inserm - Université de Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Service d'anatomo-pathologie, 13000 Marseille, France
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- Sant'Antonio General Hospital, Pediatric Care Unit, San Daniele del Friuli, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, Timone Hospital, 13000 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, Timone Hospital, 13000 Marseille, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, GHE, Genetics department, and Lyon University, 69000 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, GHE, Genetics department, and Lyon University, 69000 Lyon, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France; Inserm, CNRS, Univ Nantes, l'institut du thorax, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France; Inserm, CNRS, Univ Nantes, l'institut du thorax, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Service de réanimation pédiatrique, CHU Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Service de réanimation pédiatrique, CHU Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Genetics Division, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Joint BCM-CUHK Center of Medical Genetics, Prince of Wales Hospital, ShaTin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA 94611, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95815, USA
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- Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton SO16 5YA, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France; Inserm, CNRS, Univ Nantes, l'institut du thorax, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Baylor Genetics, Houston, TX 77021, USA; Institute of Mother and Child, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland.
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Johnston JJ, van der Smagt JJ, Rosenfeld JA, Pagnamenta AT, Alswaid A, Baker EH, Blair E, Borck G, Brinkmann J, Craigen W, Dung VC, Emrick L, Everman DB, van Gassen KL, Gulsuner S, Harr MH, Jain M, Kuechler A, Leppig KA, McDonald-McGinn DM, Can NTB, Peleg A, Roeder ER, Rogers RC, Sagi-Dain L, Sapp JC, Schäffer AA, Schanze D, Stewart H, Taylor JC, Verbeek NE, Walkiewicz MA, Zackai EH, Zweier C, Zenker M, Lee B, Biesecker LG. Autosomal recessive Noonan syndrome associated with biallelic LZTR1 variants. Genet Med 2018; 20:1175-1185. [PMID: 29469822 PMCID: PMC6105555 DOI: 10.1038/gim.2017.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize the molecular genetics of autosomal recessive Noonan syndrome. METHODS Families underwent phenotyping for features of Noonan syndrome in children and their parents. Two multiplex families underwent linkage analysis. Exome, genome, or multigene panel sequencing was used to identify variants. The molecular consequences of observed splice variants were evaluated by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Twelve families with a total of 23 affected children with features of Noonan syndrome were evaluated. The phenotypic range included mildly affected patients, but it was lethal in some, with cardiac disease and leukemia. All of the parents were unaffected. Linkage analysis using a recessive model supported a candidate region in chromosome 22q11, which includes LZTR1, previously shown to harbor mutations in patients with Noonan syndrome inherited in a dominant pattern. Sequencing analyses of 21 live-born patients and a stillbirth identified biallelic pathogenic variants in LZTR1, including putative loss-of-function, missense, and canonical and noncanonical splicing variants in the affected children, with heterozygous, clinically unaffected parents and heterozygous or normal genotypes in unaffected siblings. CONCLUSION These clinical and genetic data confirm the existence of a form of Noonan syndrome that is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and identify biallelic mutations in LZTR1.
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- Jennifer J Johnston
- Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, Texas
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- National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Services; Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, Texas
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- Rare Disease and Newborn Screening Service, Department of Medical Genetics and Metabolism, The National Children's Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Division of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience and Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics and Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Rare Disease and Newborn Screening Service, Department of Medical Genetics and Metabolism, The National Children's Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, Texas
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- Division of Human Genetics and Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, Texas
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- Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Williams JL, Chung WK, Fedotov A, Kiryluk K, Weng C, Connolly JJ, Harr M, Hakonarson H, Leppig KA, Larson EB, Jarvik GP, Veenstra DL, Hoell C, Smith ME, Holm IA, Peterson JF, Williams MS. Harmonizing Outcomes for Genomic Medicine: Comparison of eMERGE Outcomes to ClinGen Outcome/Intervention Pairs. Healthcare (Basel) 2018; 6:healthcare6030083. [PMID: 30011878 PMCID: PMC6164315 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare6030083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Genomic medicine is moving from research to the clinic. There is a lack of evidence about the impact of genomic medicine interventions on health outcomes. This is due in part to a lack of standardized outcome measures that can be used across different programs to evaluate the impact of interventions targeted to specific genetic conditions. The eMERGE Outcomes working group (OWG) developed measures to collect information on outcomes following the return of genomic results to participants for several genetic disorders. These outcomes were compared to outcome intervention pairs for genetic disorders developed independently by the ClinGen Actionability working group (AWG). In general, there was concordance between the defined outcomes between the two groups. The ClinGen outcomes tended to be from a higher level and the AWG scored outcomes represented a subset of outcomes referenced in the accompanying AWG evidence review. eMERGE OWG outcomes were more detailed and discrete, facilitating a collection of relevant information from the health records. This paper demonstrates that common outcomes for genomic medicine interventions can be identified. Further work is needed to standardize outcomes across genomic medicine implementation projects and to make these publicly available to enhance dissemination and assist in making precision public health a reality.
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA.
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- Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA.
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
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- Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- Department Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA 17822, USA.
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- Kathleen A. Leppig
- Genetic ServicesKaiser Permanente of WashingtonSeattleWAUSA
- Department of PathologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWAUSA
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Laurino MY, Leppig KA, Abad PJ, Cham B, Chu YWY, Kejriwal S, Lee JMH, Sternen DL, Thompson JK, Burgess MJ, Chien S, Elackatt N, Lim JY, Sura T, Faradz S, Padilla C, Paz ECDL, Nauphar D, Nguyen KN, Zayts O, Vu DC, Thong MK. A Report on Ten Asia Pacific Countries on Current Status and Future Directions of the Genetic Counseling Profession: The Establishment of the Professional Society of Genetic Counselors in Asia. J Genet Couns 2017; 27:21-32. [PMID: 28699126 DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0115-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Professional Society of Genetic Counselors in Asia (PSGCA) was recently established as a special interest group of the Asia Pacific Society of Human Genetics. Fostering partnerships across the globe, the PSGCA's vision is to be the lead organization that advances and mainstreams the genetic counseling profession in Asia and ensures individuals have access to genetic counseling services. Its mission is to promote quality genetic counseling services in the region by enhancing practice and curricular standards, research and continuing education. The PSGCA was formally launched during the Genetic Counseling Pre-Conference Workshop held at the 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics in Hanoi, Viet Nam, September 16, 2015. The pre-conference workshop provided an opportunity for medical geneticists and genetic counselors from across 10 Asia Pacific countries to learn about the varied genetic counseling practices and strategies for genetic counseling training. This paper provides an overview of the current status and challenges in these countries, and proposed course of unified actions for the future of the genetic counseling profession.
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- Mercy Y Laurino
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
- Cancer Prevention Program, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave East Suite 210, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.
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- Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
- College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Pediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Institute for Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Strand Life Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Asia Genomics Pte Ltd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Genetic Counseling Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Laboratories, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Genetic Consultation Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Medical School, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Master's Program in Genetic Counseling, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
- Institute of Human Genetics, National Institute of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
- Institute of Human Genetics, National Institute of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Faculty of Medicine, Swadaya Gunung Jati University, Cirebon, Indonesia
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- School of English, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Arts, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Leppig KA, Thiese HA, Carrel D, Crosslin DR, Dorschner MO, Gordon AS, Hartzler A, Ralston J, Scrol A, Larson EB, Jarvik GP. Building a family network from genetic testing. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2016; 5:122-129. [PMID: 28361098 PMCID: PMC5370219 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Genetic testing has multigenerational and familial repercussions. However, the “trickle‐down effect” of providing genetic counseling and testing to family members at risk after an initial identification of a pathogenic variant in a medically actionable gene has been poorly understood. Methods Three probands were identified during the pharmacogenetics research phase of eMERGEII (electronic MEdical Record and Genomics, phase II) to have variants in genes associated with autosomal dominant adult‐onset disorders determined to be actionable by the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). Two of the three probands had variants that were classified as pathogenic and the third proband had a variant ultimately classified of uncertain significance, but of concern due to the proband's own phenotype. All probands had additional family members at risk for inheriting the variant. Two of the three probands had family members who received their medical care from the same health care system, Group Health Cooperative (GHC). It was recommended that the proband contact their family members at risk to be referred to genetic counseling for consideration of genetic testing. Results The two probands with pathogenic variants contacted some of their family members at risk. Individuals contacted included children and adult grandchildren, particularly if they received their medical care at GHC. To the best of our knowledge, siblings and more distant relatives at risk were not informed by the proband of their genetic risk. Conclusions Establishing a family network is essential to disseminate knowledge of genetic risk. These three initial cases describe our experience of contacting eMERGE participants with identified variants, providing the probands with appropriate genetic counseling and care coordination, and recommendations for contacting family members at risk. Greater challenges were observed for coordinating genetics care for family members and extending the family network to include other relatives at risk.
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- Kathleen A Leppig
- Genetic ServicesGroup Health CooperativeSeattleWA98112USA; Department of PathologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA98195USA
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- Genetic Services Group Health Cooperative Seattle WA 98112 USA
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- Group Health Research Institute Group Health Cooperative Seattle WA 98101 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genomic Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Group Health Research Institute Group Health Cooperative Seattle WA 98101 USA
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- Group Health Research Institute Group Health Cooperative Seattle WA 98101 USA
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- Group Health Research Institute Group Health Cooperative Seattle WA 98101 USA
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- Group Health Research Institute Group Health Cooperative Seattle WA 98101 USA
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- Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genomic Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 USA
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Amendola LM, Dorschner MO, Robertson PD, Salama JS, Hart R, Shirts BH, Murray ML, Tokita MJ, Gallego CJ, Kim DS, Bennett JT, Crosslin DR, Ranchalis J, Jones KL, Rosenthal EA, Jarvik ER, Itsara A, Turner EH, Herman DS, Schleit J, Burt A, Jamal SM, Abrudan JL, Johnson AD, Conlin LK, Dulik MC, Santani A, Metterville DR, Kelly M, Foreman AKM, Lee K, Taylor KD, Guo X, Crooks K, Kiedrowski LA, Raffel LJ, Gordon O, Machini K, Desnick RJ, Biesecker LG, Lubitz SA, Mulchandani S, Cooper GM, Joffe S, Richards CS, Yang Y, Rotter JI, Rich SS, O'Donnell CJ, Berg JS, Spinner NB, Evans JP, Fullerton SM, Leppig KA, Bennett RL, Bird T, Sybert VP, Grady WM, Tabor HK, Kim JH, Bamshad MJ, Wilfond B, Motulsky AG, Scott CR, Pritchard CC, Walsh TD, Burke W, Raskind WH, Byers P, Hisama FM, Rehm H, Nickerson DA, Jarvik GP. Actionable exomic incidental findings in 6503 participants: challenges of variant classification. Genome Res 2015; 25:305-15. [PMID: 25637381 PMCID: PMC4352885 DOI: 10.1101/gr.183483.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Recommendations for laboratories to report incidental findings from genomic tests have stimulated interest in such results. In order to investigate the criteria and processes for assigning the pathogenicity of specific variants and to estimate the frequency of such incidental findings in patients of European and African ancestry, we classified potentially actionable pathogenic single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) in all 4300 European- and 2203 African-ancestry participants sequenced by the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project (ESP). We considered 112 gene-disease pairs selected by an expert panel as associated with medically actionable genetic disorders that may be undiagnosed in adults. The resulting classifications were compared to classifications from other clinical and research genetic testing laboratories, as well as with in silico pathogenicity scores. Among European-ancestry participants, 30 of 4300 (0.7%) had a pathogenic SNV and six (0.1%) had a disruptive variant that was expected to be pathogenic, whereas 52 (1.2%) had likely pathogenic SNVs. For African-ancestry participants, six of 2203 (0.3%) had a pathogenic SNV and six (0.3%) had an expected pathogenic disruptive variant, whereas 13 (0.6%) had likely pathogenic SNVs. Genomic Evolutionary Rate Profiling mammalian conservation score and the Combined Annotation Dependent Depletion summary score of conservation, substitution, regulation, and other evidence were compared across pathogenicity assignments and appear to have utility in variant classification. This work provides a refined estimate of the burden of adult onset, medically actionable incidental findings expected from exome sequencing, highlights challenges in variant classification, and demonstrates the need for a better curated variant interpretation knowledge base.
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- Laura M Amendola
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Partners Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Genetics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA, Torrence, California 90502, USA
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- Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA, Torrence, California 90502, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Medical Genetics Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
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- Medical Genetics Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York 10029, USA
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- Genetic Diseases Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service and Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, USA
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- Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA, Torrence, California 90502, USA
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- Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA, Torrence, California 90502, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702, USA; Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Department of Genetics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Genetic Services, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Dermatology, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Bioethics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Stallings SC, Gordon AS, Almoguera B, Basford MA, Bielinski SJ, Brautbar A, Brilliant MH, Carrell DS, Connolly JJ, Crosslin DR, Doheny KF, Gallego CJ, Gottesman O, Kim DS, Leppig KA, Li R, Lin S, Manzi S, Mejia AR, Pacheco JA, Pan V, Pathak J, Perry CL, Peterson JF, Prows CA, Ralston J, Rasmussen LV, Ritchie MD, Sadhasivam S, Scott SA, Smith M, Vega A, Vinks AA, Volpi S, Wolf WA, Bottinger E, Chisholm RL, Chute CG, Haines JL, Harley JB, Keating B, Holm IA, Kullo IJ, Jarvik GP, Larson EB, Manolio T, McCarty CA, Nickerson DA, Scherer SE, Williams MS, Roden DM, Denny JC. Design and anticipated outcomes of the eMERGE-PGx project: a multicenter pilot for preemptive pharmacogenomics in electronic health record systems. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2014; 96:482-9. [PMID: 24960519 PMCID: PMC4169732 DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2014.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We describe here the design and initial implementation of the eMERGE-PGx project. eMERGE-PGx, a partnership of the eMERGE and PGRN consortia, has three objectives : 1) Deploy PGRNseq, a next-generation sequencing platform assessing sequence variation in 84 proposed pharmacogenes, in nearly 9,000 patients likely to be prescribed drugs of interest in a 1–3 year timeframe across several clinical sites; 2) Integrate well-established clinically-validated pharmacogenetic genotypes into the electronic health record with associated clinical decision support and assess process and clinical outcomes of implementation; and 3) Develop a repository of pharmacogenetic variants of unknown significance linked to a repository of EHR-based clinical phenotype data for ongoing pharmacogenomics discovery. We describe site-specific project implementation and anticipated products, including genetic variant and phenotype data repositories, novel variant association studies, clinical decision support modules, clinical and process outcomes, approaches to manage incidental findings, and patient and clinician education methods.
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- L J Rasmussen-Torvik
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Human Genetics, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
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- Center for Human Genetics, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
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- Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Inherited Disease Research, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical Informatics Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 1] Division Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA [2] Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
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- 1] Department of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA [2] Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates Primary Care Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- 1] Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA [2] Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- 1] Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA [2] Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 1] Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA [2] Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA [3] US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- 1] Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA [2] Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA [3] The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
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- 1] Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA [2] Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 1] Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA [2] Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Chowdhury S, Bandholz AM, Parkash S, Dyack S, Rideout AL, Leppig KA, Thiese H, Wheeler PG, Tsang M, Ballif BC, Shaffer LG, Torchia BS, Ellison JW, Rosenfeld JA. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of 19q12q13.1 deletions: a report of five patients. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 164A:62-9. [PMID: 24243649 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A syndrome associated with 19q13.11 microdeletions has been proposed based on seven previous cases that displayed developmental delay, intellectual disability, speech disturbances, pre- and post-natal growth retardation, microcephaly, ectodermal dysplasia, and genital malformations in males. A 324-kb critical region was previously identified as the smallest region of overlap (SRO) for this syndrome. To further characterize this microdeletion syndrome, we present five patients with deletions within 19q12q13.12 identified using a whole-genome oligonucleotide microarray. Patients 1 and 2 possess deletions overlapping the SRO, and Patients 3-5 have deletions proximal to the SRO. Patients 1 and 2 share significant phenotypic overlap with previously reported cases, providing further definition of the 19q13.11 microdeletion syndrome phenotype, including the first presentation of ectrodactyly in the syndrome. Patients 3-5, whose features include developmental delay, growth retardation, and feeding problems, support the presence of dosage-sensitive genes outside the SRO that may contribute to the abnormal phenotypes observed in this syndrome. Multiple genotype-phenotype correlations outside the SRO are explored, including further validation of the deletion of WTIP as a candidate for male hypospadias observed in this syndrome. We postulate that unique patient-specific deletions within 19q12q13.1 may explain the phenotypic variability observed in this emerging contiguous gene deletion syndrome.
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- Shimul Chowdhury
- Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Molecular Diagnostics, Spokane, Washington
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Vining NC, Done S, Glass IA, Parnell SE, Sternen DL, Leppig KA, Mosca VS, Goldberg MJ. EXT2-positive multiple hereditary osteochondromas with some features suggestive of metachondromatosis. Skeletal Radiol 2012; 41:607-10. [PMID: 21892728 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1261-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Metachondromatosis (MC) and hereditary multiple osteochondromas (HMO) are thought to be distinct disorders, each with characteristic x-ray and clinical features. Radiographic differences are the current mainstay of differential diagnosis. Both disorders are autosomal dominant, but the majority of patients with HMO have mutations in EXT-1 or EXT 2 genes. The genetic defect in MC is unknown, although recent studies indicate a possible identifiable mutation. The cancer risk in HMO is thought to be greater than in MC, although the small number of cases make such conjecture imprecise. The purpose of this report is to review existing literature and examine whether radiographic findings in HMO and MC can be reliable as a stand-alone means of differential diagnosis. Three members of a multi-generational family with an autosomal dominant exostosis syndrome were studied by clinical examination and complete skeletal survey. The roentgenographic characteristics of all osteochondromas were analyzed. The father underwent gene sequencing for EXT-1 and EXT-2, which revealed a novel EXT-2 mutation. Typical radiographic and clinical findings of both HMO and MC were seen throughout the family as well as in individuals. These family study findings contradict many of the long-standing clinical and x-ray diagnostic criteria for differentiating MC from HMO. The phenotypic crossover between the two conditions in this family, and results of genetic analysis, suggest that in the absence of a definitive genetic diagnosis, radiographic and clinical diagnosis of past and future cases HMO and MC may not be as reliable as previously assumed.
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- Neil C Vining
- Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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Click ES, Cox B, Olson SB, Grompe M, Akkari Y, Moreau LA, Shimamura A, Sternen DL, Liu YJ, Leppig KA, Matthews DC, Parisi MA. Fanconi anemia-like presentation in an infant with constitutional deletion of 21q including the RUNX1 gene. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:1673-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cunningham ML, Seto ML, Hing AV, Bull MJ, Hopkin RJ, Leppig KA. Cleidocranial dysplasia with severe parietal bone dysplasia: C-terminal RUNX2 mutations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 76:78-85. [PMID: 16463420 DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal-dominant skeletal dysplasia syndrome that is characterized by widely patent calvarial sutures, clavicular hypoplasia, supernumerary teeth, and short stature. CCD is caused by mutations in the transcription factor RUNX2, which is known to function as a major regulator of bone differentiation. Despite the characterization of 67 unique mutations in 97 individual cases, and the availability of animal models, no obvious genotype-phenotype correlation has emerged. METHODS We describe 3 new cases that were ascertained on the basis of a severe calvarial phenotype, that were associated with 3 novel mutations in the C-terminal region of RUNX2 distal to the DNA-binding runt domain. In addition, a review of all previously described cases was undertaken in an effort to standardize mutation nomenclature, characterize the position of known mutations relative to the runt domain, and explore the hypothesis that C-terminal mutations that preserve the runt domain may lead to more-severe craniofacial phenotypes. RESULTS Upon mutational analysis of RUNX2, we identified either frameshift or splice-site mutations that affect the C-terminal region of the resultant protein distal to the runt domain. CONCLUSIONS In the context of previously described mutations, these cases suggest that C-terminal mutations that preserve the DNA-binding runt domain while disrupting the SMAD 1,2,3,5 binding domain and the nuclear matrix targeting signal may be responsible for the severe phenotype observed.
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- Michael L Cunningham
- Children's Craniofacial Center, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98195-6320, USA.
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Stephens K, Weaver M, Leppig KA, Maruyama K, Emanuel PD, Le Beau MM, Shannon KM. Interstitial uniparental isodisomy at clustered breakpoint intervals is a frequent mechanism of NF1 inactivation in myeloid malignancies. Blood 2006; 108:1684-9. [PMID: 16690971 PMCID: PMC1895516 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-11-011486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2005] [Accepted: 04/24/2006] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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To identify the mechanism of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and potential modifier gene(s), we investigated the molecular basis of somatic NF1 inactivation in myeloid malignancies from 10 children with neurofibromatosis type 1. Loci across a minimal 50-Mb region of primarily the long arm of chromosome 17 showed LOH in 8 cases, whereas a less than 9-Mb region of loci flanking NF1 had LOH in the remaining 2 cases. Two complementary techniques, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), were used to determine whether the copy number at loci that showed LOH was 1 or 2 (ie, deleted or isodisomic). The 2 cases with LOH limited to less than 9 Mb were intrachromosomal deletions. Among the 8 leukemias with 50-Mb LOH segments, 4 had partial uniparental isodisomy and 4 had interstitial uniparental isodisomy. These isodisomic cases showed clustering of the centromeric and telomeric LOH breakpoints. This suggests that the cases with interstitial uniparental isodisomy arose in a leukemia-initiating cell by double-homologous recombination events at intervals of preferred mitotic recombination. Homozygous inactivation of NF1 favored outgrowth of the leukemia-initiating cell. Our studies demonstrate that LOH analyses of loci distributed along the chromosomal length along with copy-number analysis can reveal novel mechanisms of LOH that may potentially identify regions harboring "cryptic" tumor suppressor or modifier genes whose inactivation contributes to tumorigenesis.
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- Karen Stephens
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Medical Genetics 357720, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Slavotinek A, Lee SS, Davis R, Shrit A, Leppig KA, Rhim J, Jasnosz K, Albertson D, Pinkel D. Fryns syndrome phenotype caused by chromosome microdeletions at 15q26.2 and 8p23.1. J Med Genet 2006; 42:730-6. [PMID: 16141010 PMCID: PMC1736126 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2004.028787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fryns syndrome (FS) is the commonest autosomal recessive syndrome in which congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a cardinal feature. It has been estimated that 10% of patients with CDH have FS. The autosomal recessive inheritance in FS contrasts with the sporadic inheritance for the majority of patients with CDH and renders the correct diagnosis critical for accurate genetic counselling. The cause of FS is unknown. METHODS We have used array comparative genomic hybridisation (array CGH) to screen patients who have CDH and additional phenotypic anomalies consistent with FS for cryptic chromosome aberrations. RESULTS We present three probands who were previously diagnosed with FS who had submicroscopic chromosome deletions detected by array CGH after normal karyotyping with G-banded chromosome analysis. Two female infants were found to have microdeletions involving chromosome band 15q26.2 and one male had a deletion of chromosome band 8p23.1. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that phenotypes similar to FS can be caused by submicroscopic chromosome deletions and that high resolution karyotyping, including array CGH if possible, should be performed prior to the diagnosis of FS to provide an accurate recurrence risk in patients with CDH and physical anomalies consistent with FS.
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Johnston JJ, Olivos-Glander I, Killoran C, Elson E, Turner JT, Peters KF, Abbott MH, Aughton DJ, Aylsworth AS, Bamshad MJ, Booth C, Curry CJ, David A, Dinulos MB, Flannery DB, Fox MA, Graham JM, Grange DK, Guttmacher AE, Hannibal MC, Henn W, Hennekam RCM, Holmes LB, Hoyme HE, Leppig KA, Lin AE, Macleod P, Manchester DK, Marcelis C, Mazzanti L, McCann E, McDonald MT, Mendelsohn NJ, Moeschler JB, Moghaddam B, Neri G, Newbury-Ecob R, Pagon RA, Phillips JA, Sadler LS, Stoler JM, Tilstra D, Walsh Vockley CM, Zackai EH, Zadeh TM, Brueton L, Black GCM, Biesecker LG. Molecular and clinical analyses of Greig cephalopolysyndactyly and Pallister-Hall syndromes: robust phenotype prediction from the type and position of GLI3 mutations. Am J Hum Genet 2005; 76:609-22. [PMID: 15739154 PMCID: PMC1199298 DOI: 10.1086/429346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Accepted: 01/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mutations in the GLI3 zinc-finger transcription factor gene cause Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) and Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS), which are variable but distinct clinical entities. We hypothesized that GLI3 mutations that predict a truncated functional repressor protein cause PHS and that functional haploinsufficiency of GLI3 causes GCPS. To test these hypotheses, we screened patients with PHS and GCPS for GLI3 mutations. The patient group consisted of 135 individuals: 89 patients with GCPS and 46 patients with PHS. We detected 47 pathological mutations (among 60 probands); when these were combined with previously published mutations, two genotype-phenotype correlations were evident. First, GCPS was caused by many types of alterations, including translocations, large deletions, exonic deletions and duplications, small in-frame deletions, and missense, frameshift/nonsense, and splicing mutations. In contrast, PHS was caused only by frameshift/nonsense and splicing mutations. Second, among the frameshift/nonsense mutations, there was a clear genotype-phenotype correlation. Mutations in the first third of the gene (from open reading frame [ORF] nucleotides [nt] 1-1997) caused GCPS, and mutations in the second third of the gene (from ORF nt 1998-3481) caused primarily PHS. Surprisingly, there were 12 mutations in patients with GCPS in the 3' third of the gene (after ORF nt 3481), and no patients with PHS had mutations in this region. These results demonstrate a robust correlation of genotype and phenotype for GLI3 mutations and strongly support the hypothesis that these two allelic disorders have distinct modes of pathogenesis.
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- Jennifer J Johnston
- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-4472, USA.
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We studied a new series of 21 individuals mosaic for a ring X chromosome [r(X)]. Of nine individuals with mental retardation, only one had a r(X) that lacked XIST (X-inactive-specific transcript) and was not subject to X inactivation, which would explain the abnormal phenotype; the remaining eight cases had XIST on their r(X). The majority of cases (five of seven) with mental retardation had an apparently early replicating r(X); but the androgen receptor gene (AR) was methylated on one allele in five of six informative cases, including two cases with an early replicating r(X). These conflicting results on two indicators of X inactivation suggest a potential dissociation between late replication and DNA methylation in these r(X) chromosomes, which may fail to become completely silenced. Of the twelve subjects who were not mentally retarded, all had XIST present on their r(X) and most (8/10) showed a late replicating r(X), together with AR methylation in all five informative cases, indicating r(X) inactivation. Thus, the unusual phenotypic features and mental retardation associated with the presence of a r(X) cannot be explained solely on the basis of presence or absence of XIST. The r(X) in cases with mental retardation were consistently smaller than those in individuals with normal intelligence, perhaps indicating inability for small rings to undergo structural changes associated with complete X inactivation or lethality in cases with a large non-inactivated r(X). Of the Turner syndrome features present in the r(X) cases, only edema was present in a lesser frequency than in 45,X individuals. Our cases generally had a less severe phenotype than those previously reported, suggesting that reported incidences of abnormalities may be influenced by ascertainment bias, with mental retardation potentially unrelated to the presence of the r(X) in some cases.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Cells, Cultured
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosomes, Human, X/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, X/metabolism
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Replication/genetics
- Dosage Compensation, Genetic
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Infant
- Intellectual Disability/genetics
- Karyotyping
- Lymphocytes/chemistry
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- RNA, Long Noncoding
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Untranslated/genetics
- Receptors, Androgen/genetics
- Ring Chromosomes
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- Kathleen A Leppig
- Genetic Services, Group Health Permanente, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA.
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Hemangioblastomas are histologically benign neoplasms that occur sporadically or as part of von Hippel–Lindau disease. Hemangioblastomas may occur anywhere along the neuraxis, but sacral hemangioblastomas are extremely rare. To identify features that will help guide the operative and clinical management of these lesions, the authors describe the management of a large von Hippel–Lindau disease–associated sacral hemangioblastoma and review the literature.
The authors present the case of a 38-year-old woman with von Hippel–Lindau disease and a 10-year history of progressive back pain, as well as left lower-extremity pain and numbness. Neurological examination revealed decreased sensation in the left S-1 and S-2 dermatomes. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large enhancing lesion in the sacral region, with associated erosion of the sacrum. The patient underwent arteriography and embolization of the tumor and then resection. The histopathological diagnosis was consistent with hemangioblastoma and showed intrafascicular tumor infiltration of the S-2 nerve root. At 1-year follow-up examination, pain had resolved and numbness improved.
Sacral nerve root hemangioblastomas may be safely removed in most patients, resulting in stabilization or improvement in symptomatology. Generally, hemangioblastomas of the sacral nerve roots should be removed when they cause symptoms. Because they originate from the nerve root, the nerve root from which the hemangioblastoma originates must be sacrificed to achieve complete resection.
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- Ryszard M Pluta
- Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1414, USA
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Enns GM, Steiner RD, Buist N, Cowan C, Leppig KA, McCracken MF, Westphal V, Freeze HH, O'brien JF, Jaeken J, Matthijs G, Behera S, Hudgins L. Clinical and molecular features of congenital disorder of glycosylation in patients with type 1 sialotransferrin pattern and diverse ethnic origins. J Pediatr 2002; 141:695-700. [PMID: 12410200 DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.128658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To increase awareness of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG), we report the features of patients with a variety of clinical presentations ranging from mild hypotonia and strabismus to severe neurologic impairment. STUDY DESIGN Nine North American patients with CDG type I and different ethnic origins were studied. RESULTS All patients had transferrin isoelectric focusing studies with a type 1 sialotransferrin pattern. Molecular analysis showed the previously described R141H, V231M, and T237M PMM2 mutations in four patients as well as 3 rare mutations (DeltaC389, L104V, and IVS1 -1 G-->A) in the PMM2 gene in two Asian patients. CONCLUSIONS The clinical features of these patients with diverse ethnic backgrounds confirm the variable course of CDG type I. Screening for CDG should be considered in children with relatively mild neurologic impairment, especially if they have suggestive findings such as cerebellar hypoplasia and abnormal fat distribution.
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- Gregory M Enns
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305, USA
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Parisi MA, Kapur RP, Neilson I, Hofstra RMW, Holloway LW, Michaelis RC, Leppig KA. Hydrocephalus and intestinal aganglionosis: is L1CAM a modifier gene in Hirschsprung disease? Am J Med Genet 2002; 108:51-6. [PMID: 11857550 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Congenital hydrocephalus associated with aqueductal stenosis and/or agenesis of the corpus callosum has been described in newborn males with mutations in L1CAM, a gene that encodes a neural cell adhesion molecule. These males usually have severe mental retardation and may have spastic paraplegia and adducted thumbs. In contrast, Hirschsprung disease, or absence of ganglion cells in the distal gut, has rarely been described in such individuals. We report a male infant who had severe hydrocephalus identified in the prenatal period with evidence of aqueductal stenosis and adducted thumbs at birth. He developed chronic constipation, and rectal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease. Molecular testing of the L1CAM gene revealed a G2254A mutation, resulting in a V752M amino acid substitution. A common polymorphism in RET, but no mutation, was identified. Our patient represents the third example of coincident hydrocephalus and Hirschsprung disease in an individual with an identified L1CAM mutation. We hypothesize that L1CAM-mediated cell adhesion may be important for the ability of ganglion cell precursors to populate the gut, and that L1CAM may modify the effects of a Hirschsprung disease-associated gene to cause intestinal aganglionosis.
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- Melissa A Parisi
- Division of Genetics and Development, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
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Patients who carry a structural abnormality of the X chromosome are a fascinating group who have provided opportunities to evaluate genotype/phenotype correlation in relation to X chromosome content and inactivation. Turner syndrome (TS) is most commonly associated with a 45,X karyotype and presents with an array of phenotypes, the main ones being poor viability in utero, ovarian failure and infertility, short stature, lymphedema, and other congenital malformations but usually not mental retardation. In some TS patients the karyotype shows both a normal X and a structurally rearranged X chromosome. These structural abnormalities, which include deletions, duplications, inversions, translocations, and rings, are associated with chromosome breaks and significant imbalance of gene content of the X chromosome. However, such abnormalities are generally well tolerated because of the preferential inactivation of the abnormal X, which can restore, at least in part, a balanced genetic makeup. This beneficial effect of X inactivation results in a mild phenotype in most patients with structural abnormalities of the X, similar to that found in TS patients with a 45,X karyotype. However, in cases of ring X chromosomes and of X/autosome translocations the incidence of mental retardation and other congenital abnormalities can be significantly higher than in TS. These abnormal phenotypes can be ascribed to failed or partial X inactivation and/or incomplete selection in favor of cells with normal balance of gene expression. In this article, we present phenotype/genotype correlation in female patients with structural abnormalities of the X and address the role of X inactivation and cell selection in the phenotypic findings. Our review emphasizes a subset of rare patients with ring X chromosomes who have provided evidence of a direct role for X inactivation in determining phenotypes.
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- K A Leppig
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7470, USA
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Parisi MA, Dinulos MB, Leppig KA, Sybert VP, Eng C, Hudgins L. The spectrum and evolution of phenotypic findings in PTEN mutation positive cases of Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome. J Med Genet 2001; 38:52-8. [PMID: 11332402 PMCID: PMC1734718 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.38.1.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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We report on a familial cryptic (20;21) translocation [(t20;21)] that was initially suspected with the observation of a single chromosome 21 specific signal in an interphase nuclei by in situ hybridization (FISH) study performed on a 34-week gestation amniotic fluid specimen. The genetic amniocentesis was prompted by the presence of fetal anomalies detected by ultrasound. In addition, there was a family history of a maternal uncle with mental retardation and multiple malformations and an apparently normal karyotype. No obvious aberration could be detected in the G-banded karyotype prepared from the amniotic fluid specimen. A FISH study using a chromosome 21 specific long arm probe and chromosome 20 whole chromosome paint, however, showed an unbalanced rearrangement in the fetus [46,XY, der(21)t(20;21)(q13.2;q22.13 or 22.2) mat]. The mother and maternal grandmother were demonstrated to be balanced translocation carriers. These results were confirmed by multicolor karyotyping. This familial aberration was discovered by chance in the interphase FISH analysis. Our experience with this case, however, serves to emphasize the importance of the reevaluation of patients with mental retardation and congenital malformations of unknown cause and prudent use of multicolor karyotyping in the detection of cryptic cytogenetic rearrangements.
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- K A Leppig
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
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Raff ML, Leppig KA, Rutledge JC, Weinberger E, Pagon RA. Brachydactyly type A1 with abnormal menisci and scoliosis in three generations. Clin Dysmorphol 1998; 7:29-34. [PMID: 9546827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We report a three-generation family in which four members had brachydactyly type A1, degenerative arthritis of the knee as a complication of abnormal menisci, and variable scoliosis. Nine of the 15 individuals in the two generations preceding the proband had brachydactyly. Three of these nine had degenerative arthritis of the knee including the proband's father who had meniscal degeneration with tears. One other had radiologically confirmed discoid menisci. Of those with brachydactyly, five also had scoliosis. Although autosomal dominant inheritance of brachydactyly A1 and discoid menisci have been reported separately, cosegregation of these features in one family has not previously been described and seems to comprise a unique autosomal dominant condition. The combination of brachydactyly, meniscal abnormalities including discoid meniscus, and scoliosis suggests that this disorder represents a new osteochondrodysplasia syndrome.
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- M L Raff
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, and Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle 98195, USA
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