2016
Not the End of the Odyssey: Parental Perceptions of Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in Pediatric Undiagnosed Disorders
Rosell AM, Pena LD, Schoch K, Spillmann R, Sullivan J, Hooper SR, Jiang Y, Mathey‐Andrews N, Goldstein DB, Shashi V. Not the End of the Odyssey: Parental Perceptions of Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in Pediatric Undiagnosed Disorders. Journal Of Genetic Counseling 2016, 25: 1019-1031. PMID: 26868367, DOI: 10.1007/s10897-016-9933-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingLikely diagnosisParental perceptionsRetrospective semi-structured interviewsMedical careWES findingsExome sequencingParents of childrenNegative genetic testing resultsGenetic testing resultsChild's medical careRare genetic disorderClinical diagnostic categoriesParental expectationsSense of isolationParental motivationDefinite diagnosisPrimary diagnosisRare disorderSemi-structured interviewsEducational professionalsSpecific treatmentUndiagnosed disordersPossible diagnosisRecurrence risk
2015
Practical considerations in the clinical application of whole‐exome sequencing
Shashi V, McConkie‐Rosell A, Schoch K, Kasturi V, Rehder C, Jiang YH, Goldstein DB, McDonald MT. Practical considerations in the clinical application of whole‐exome sequencing. Clinical Genetics 2015, 89: 173-181. PMID: 25678066, DOI: 10.1111/cge.12569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingClinical informationMedical genetics practiceWES resultsUtility of WESMolecular diagnostic rateClinical whole exome sequencingMedical geneticistsAdditional laboratory testsRetrospective studyDefinite diagnosisClinical dataLikely diagnosisPossible diagnosisClinical categoriesDiagnostic rateFurther laboratory testingPatientsUncertain significanceGenetic practiceDiagnosisClinical applicationFamily membersLaboratory resultsLaboratory testing