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
2016
Chromosomal microarray analysis in clinical evaluation of neurodevelopmental disorders-reporting a novel deletion of SETDB1 and illustration of counseling challenge
Xu Q, Goldstein J, Wang P, Gadi IK, Labreche H, Rehder C, Wang WP, McConkie A, Xu X, Jiang YH. Chromosomal microarray analysis in clinical evaluation of neurodevelopmental disorders-reporting a novel deletion of SETDB1 and illustration of counseling challenge. Pediatric Research 2016, 80: 371-381. PMID: 27119313, PMCID: PMC5382808, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlgorithmsAutistic DisorderChildChild, PreschoolChromatinComparative Genomic HybridizationCounselingDevelopmental DisabilitiesDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene DeletionGene RearrangementHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansInfantIntellectual DisabilityMaleMicroarray AnalysisNeurodevelopmental DisordersPedigreeProtein MethyltransferasesConceptsNeurodevelopmental disordersAutism spectrum disorderIntellectual disabilityDevelopmental disabilitiesCopy number variationsChromosomal microarray analysisEtiological evaluationClinical evaluationClinical significanceUnknown significanceCNV analysisGenetics clinicEtiology of ASDCounseling familiesDisordersVariable penetranceClinicMicroarray analysisNovel deletionSpectrum disorderDisabilityCounseling challengesFurther supportEtiologyCohort