2020
High genetic burden in 163 Chinese children with status epilepticus
Wang T, Wang J, Ma Y, Zhou H, Ding D, Li C, Du X, Jiang YH, Wang Y, Long S, Li S, Lu G, Chen W, Zhou Y, Zhou S, Wang Y. High genetic burden in 163 Chinese children with status epilepticus. Seizure 2020, 84: 40-46. PMID: 33278787, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChinaDNA Copy Number VariationsHumansIntellectual DisabilityNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelRetrospective StudiesStatus EpilepticusConceptsNon-genetic aetiologyGenetic etiologyMonogenic mutationsNumber variation analysisMolecular dataSingle geneNext-generation sequencingGene mutationsPathogenic genetic variantsUncertain significance variantsCausative variantsGenetic variantsMutationsDe novoGenetic burdenStatus epilepticusGenetic testing methodsHigher genetic burdenGenesMedical GeneticsMonogenic variantsVariation analysisVariantsTSC2GeneticsExome sequencing analysis on products of conception: a cohort study to evaluate clinical utility and genetic etiology for pregnancy loss
Zhao C, Chai H, Zhou Q, Wen J, Reddy UM, Kastury R, Jiang Y, Mak W, Bale AE, Zhang H, Li P. Exome sequencing analysis on products of conception: a cohort study to evaluate clinical utility and genetic etiology for pregnancy loss. Genetics In Medicine 2020, 23: 435-442. PMID: 33100332, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-01008-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousCohort StudiesDNA Copy Number VariationsExomeExome SequencingFemaleHumansPregnancyConceptsProducts of conceptionAbnormality detection rateLikely pathogenic variantsSpontaneous abortionPregnancy lossPathogenic variantsExome sequencingClinical utilityGenetic etiologyExome sequencing analysisPathogenic copy number variantsCohort studyFetal deathRenal diseaseMethodsA cohortSubsequent pregnancyCardiac anomaliesMonogenic etiologyMetabolic disordersRecurrence riskMultisystem abnormalitiesDiagnostic valueConclusionThese resultsMonogenic causesStillbirth
2018
Genomic landscapes of Chinese sporadic autism spectrum disorders revealed by whole-genome sequencing
Wu J, Yu P, Jin X, Xu X, Li J, Li Z, Wang M, Wang T, Wu X, Jiang Y, Cai W, Mei J, Min Q, Xu Q, Zhou B, Guo H, Wang P, Zhou W, Hu Z, Li Y, Cai T, Wang Y, Xia K, Jiang YH, Sun ZS. Genomic landscapes of Chinese sporadic autism spectrum disorders revealed by whole-genome sequencing. Journal Of Genetics And Genomics 2018, 45: 527-538. PMID: 30392784, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2018.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAdolescentAdultAsian PeopleAutism Spectrum DisorderCell Cycle ProteinsChildChild, PreschoolChinaDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsTranscription FactorsWhole Genome SequencingYoung AdultConceptsChromosomal rearrangement eventsDe novo chromosomal translocationsGenomic structural variantsNovo chromosomal translocationWhole genome sequencing datasetsFull genetic spectrumRare deleterious variantsChromosomal structure analysisHigh mutation rateSporadic autism spectrum disordersWhole-genome sequencingChromatin remodelingCentrosomal functionWhole genomeRare inherited mutationsDe novo mutationsRearrangement eventsSequencing datasetsDeleterious variantsGenomic variantsMutation rateStructural variantsGenomic landscapeNovo CNVsRisk genes
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
2014
Genetic diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: The opportunity and challenge in the genomics era
Jiang YH, Wang Y, Xiu X, Choy KW, Pursley AN, Cheung SW. Genetic diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: The opportunity and challenge in the genomics era. Critical Reviews In Clinical Laboratory Sciences 2014, 51: 249-262. PMID: 24878448, PMCID: PMC5937018, DOI: 10.3109/10408363.2014.910747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide variantsCopy number variantsGenetics of ASDPenetrant copy number variantsNumber variantsGenome-wide copy number variantsGenetic etiologySyndromic autism spectrum disordersGenomic eraSingle-gene testsSequence analysisWhole-exome sequencingGenetic evaluationNucleotide variantsPleiotropic effectsGenetic variantsClinical genetic evaluationMultiple gene panelsExome sequencingGenetic causeIncomplete penetranceNumber analysisMolecular diagnostic assaysVariable expressivityGene mutationsA genomic copy number variant analysis implicates the MBD5 and HNRNPUgenes in Chinese children with infantile spasms and expands the clinical spectrum of 2q23.1 deletion
Du X, An Y, Yu L, Liu R, Qin Y, Guo X, Sun D, Zhou S, Wu B, Jiang YH, Wang Y. A genomic copy number variant analysis implicates the MBD5 and HNRNPUgenes in Chinese children with infantile spasms and expands the clinical spectrum of 2q23.1 deletion. BMC Medical Genomics 2014, 15: 62. PMID: 24885232, PMCID: PMC4061518, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-15-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine EsteraseAge of OnsetBrainChild, PreschoolChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2DNA Copy Number VariationsDNA-Binding ProteinsFaciesFemaleFoot Deformities, CongenitalHand Deformities, CongenitalHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsPhenotypeSpasms, InfantileConceptsInfantile spasmsEpileptic encephalopathyChinese childrenCNV lossDistinct clinical presentationsCopy number variantsPathogenicity of CNVsAutism spectrum disorderCausative genesMajority of casesWhole-exome sequencingRole of CNVsGeneralized seizuresClinical featuresClinical presentationClinical spectrumPrimary diagnosisSevere developmental disabilitiesSpasmConclusionOur findingsMBD5 geneReal-time qPCRExome sequencingGenetic factorsDifferent ethnic backgrounds