2022
Detecting regions of homozygosity improves the diagnosis of pathogenic variants and uniparental disomy in pediatric patients
Wen J, Chai H, Grommisch B, DiAdamo A, Dykas D, Ma D, Popa A, Zhao C, Spencer‐Manzon M, Jiang Y, McGrath J, Li P, Bale A, Zhang H. Detecting regions of homozygosity improves the diagnosis of pathogenic variants and uniparental disomy in pediatric patients. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2022, 188: 1728-1738. PMID: 35199448, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric patientsWhole-exome sequencingCase seriesAR diseasesPathogenic variantsLarge consecutive case seriesConsecutive case seriesLarge case seriesUniparental disomyLikely pathogenic variantsRegions of homozygosityChromosomal microarray analysisAutosomal recessive diseasePrader-Willi syndromeDiagnostic findingsDiagnostic yieldPatientsPredictive valueGenetic testingHomozygous variantDiseaseExome sequencingRecessive diseaseGenetic counselingStrongest predictor
2017
The importance of managing the patient and not the gene: expanded phenotype of GLE1-associated arthrogryposis
Tan Q, McConkie-Rosell A, Juusola J, Gustafson KE, Pizoli CE, Buckley AF, Jiang YH. The importance of managing the patient and not the gene: expanded phenotype of GLE1-associated arthrogryposis. Molecular Case Studies 2017, 3: a002063. PMID: 28729373, PMCID: PMC5701308, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a002063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior horn cell diseaseCell diseasePathogenic variantsMotor neuron diseaseBiallelic missense mutationsSpinal muscular atrophyWhole-exome sequencingMotor weaknessRespiratory supportRespiratory difficultyNeuron diseaseMotor phenotypePerinatal periodPrenatal symptomsContracture syndromeMuscle biopsySevere formFetal akinesiaMuscular atrophyDiseaseMRNA exportLethal arthrogryposisTranslation initiationPerinatal lethalityArthrogryposisA window into living with an undiagnosed disease: illness narratives from the Undiagnosed Diseases Network
Spillmann RC, McConkie-Rosell A, Pena L, Jiang YH, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Schoch K, Walley N, Sanders C, Sullivan J, Hooper SR, Shashi V. A window into living with an undiagnosed disease: illness narratives from the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases 2017, 12: 71. PMID: 28416019, PMCID: PMC5392939, DOI: 10.1186/s13023-017-0623-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndiagnosed Diseases NetworkUndiagnosed illnessesObjective findingsUndiagnosed diseaseUnique illness experiencesIllness narrativesHumane medical careDisease networkUndiagnosed patientsChild's illnessChild healthcareAdult probandsMedical careIllnessIllness experienceHealthcare optionsPatientsProbandsAdultsHealthy lifeSymptomsDiseaseChild managementPersonal medical informationMedical information