2021
Computational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation
Thompson AD, Helms AS, Kannan A, Yob J, Lakdawala NK, Wittekind SG, Pereira AC, Jacoby DL, Colan SD, Ashley EA, Saberi S, Ware JS, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Michels M, Mazzarotto F, Olivotto I, Ho CY, Day SM. Computational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation. Genetics In Medicine 2021, 23: 1281-1287. PMID: 33782553, PMCID: PMC8257482, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01134-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical riskMissense variantsSarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy RegistryHigh clinical riskClinical risk stratificationAdverse eventsComposite endpointRisk stratificationHCM patientsCommon causePatientsLoss of functionUncertain significanceMYBPC3Missense VUSCardiomyopathyHigh rateSubstantial numberSupportive evidenceVUSRiskVariant interpretationEvent analysisMethodsAmong
2020
Disease-specific variant pathogenicity prediction significantly improves variant interpretation in inherited cardiac conditions
Zhang X, Walsh R, Whiffin N, Buchan R, Midwinter W, Wilk A, Govind R, Li N, Ahmad M, Mazzarotto F, Roberts A, Theotokis PI, Mazaika E, Allouba M, de Marvao A, Pua CJ, Day SM, Ashley E, Colan SD, Michels M, Pereira AC, Jacoby D, Ho CY, Olivotto I, Gunnarsson GT, Jefferies JL, Semsarian C, Ingles J, O’Regan D, Aguib Y, Yacoub MH, Cook SA, Barton PJR, Bottolo L, Ware JS. Disease-specific variant pathogenicity prediction significantly improves variant interpretation in inherited cardiac conditions. Genetics In Medicine 2020, 23: 69-79. PMID: 33046849, PMCID: PMC7790749, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-00972-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRare missense variantsCardiac conditionsSevere adverse outcomesMissense variantsDisease-specific informationAdverse outcomesClinical severityPatient outcomesHypertrophic cardiomyopathyAge 60Disease statusDisease specificityFunction variantsBenign variantsCardiomyopathyRare variationProportion of variantsDisease-associated variantsOutcomesVariant interpretationProbability of pathogenicityGene-disease relationshipsVariant pathogenicity predictionPatientsArrhythmias