Clinical Genomics, Ambry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA.
Children's Hospital at Erlanger, Chattanooga, TN, USA.
Genet Med. 2019 Oct;21(10):2199-2207. doi: 10.1038/s41436-019-0477-2. Epub 2019 Mar 21.
PURPOSE: We evaluated clinical and genetic features enriched in patients with multiple Mendelian conditions to determine which patients are more likely to have multiple potentially relevant genetic findings (MPRF). METHODS: Results of the first 7698 patients who underwent exome sequencing at Ambry Genetics were reviewed. Clinical and genetic features were examined and degree of phenotypic overlap between the genetic diagnoses was evaluated. RESULTS: Among patients referred for exome sequencing, 2% had MPRF. MPRF were more common in patients from consanguineous families and patients with greater clinical complexity. The difference in average number of organ systems affected is small: 4.3 (multiple findings) vs. 3.9 (single finding) and may not be distinguished in clinic. CONCLUSION: Patients with multiple genetic diagnoses had a slightly higher number of organ systems affected than patients with single genetic diagnoses, largely because the comorbid conditions affected overlapping organ systems. Exome testing may be beneficial for all cases with multiple organ systems affected. The identification of multiple relevant genetic findings in 2% of exome patients highlights the utility of a comprehensive molecular workup and updated interpretation of existing genomic data; a single definitive molecular diagnosis from analysis of a limited number of genes may not be the end of a diagnostic odyssey.
目的:我们评估了患有多种孟德尔疾病的患者中丰富的临床和遗传特征,以确定哪些患者更有可能存在多个潜在相关的遗传发现(MPRF)。
方法:回顾了在安布里遗传学进行外显子组测序的前 7698 名患者的结果。检查了临床和遗传特征,并评估了遗传诊断之间表型重叠的程度。
结果:在接受外显子组测序的患者中,有 2%存在 MPRF。来自近亲家庭和临床复杂性更高的患者中 MPRF 更为常见。受影响的器官系统数量的平均差异很小:4.3(多个发现)与 3.9(单个发现),在临床上可能无法区分。
结论:与单基因诊断患者相比,患有多种基因诊断的患者受影响的器官系统数量略多,主要是因为合并症影响了重叠的器官系统。外显子组检测可能对所有受多个器官系统影响的病例有益。在外显子组患者中,2%存在多个相关遗传发现,这突出了全面分子检测和对现有基因组数据的更新解释的实用性;从有限数量的基因分析中得出单一明确的分子诊断可能不是诊断探索的终点。
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