Lamilla Julian, Castro-Cuesta Taryn A, Rueda-Gaitán Paula, Rios Pinto Laura Camila, Rodríguez Gutiérrez Diego Alejandro, Sanchez Rubio Yuri Natalia, Estrada-Serrato Carlos, Londoño Olga, Rucinski Cynthia, Arcos-Burgos Mauricio, Isaza-Ruget Mario, López Rivera Juan Javier
Laboratorio Clínico Especializado, Clínica Universitaria Colombia, Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá 111321, Colombia.
Grupo de Genética Médica, Clínica Universitaria Colombia, Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá 111321, Colombia.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Feb 5;15(3):376. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15030376.
: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including developmental delay (DD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability (ID), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and specific learning disorders, affect 15% of children and adolescents worldwide. Advances in next-generation sequencing, particularly whole exome sequencing (WES), have improved the understanding of NDD genetics. : This study analyzed 3244 patients undergoing WES (single, duo, trio analyses), with 1028 meeting inclusion criteria (67% male; aged 0-50 years). : Pathogenic (P) or likely pathogenic (LP) variants were identified in 190 patients, achieving a diagnostic yield of 13.4% (singleton), 14% (duo), and 21.2% (trio). A total of 207 P/LP variants were identified in NDD-associated genes: 38% were missense (48 de novo), 29% frameshift (26 de novo), 21% nonsense (14 de novo), 11% splicing site (14 de novo), and 1% inframe (1 de novo). De novo variants accounted for 49.8% of cases, with 86 novels de novo variants and 27 novel non de novo variants unreported in databases like ClinVar or scientific literature. : This is the largest study on WES in Colombian children with NDDs and one of the largest in Latino populations. It highlights WES as a cost-effective first-tier diagnostic tool in low-income settings, reducing diagnostic timelines and improving clinical care. These findings underscore the feasibility of implementing WES in underserved populations and contribute significantly to understanding NDD genetics, identifying novel variants with potential for further research and clinical applications.
神经发育障碍(NDDs),包括发育迟缓(DD)、自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)、智力残疾(ID)、注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)和特定学习障碍,影响着全球15%的儿童和青少年。新一代测序技术的进步,尤其是全外显子组测序(WES),增进了人们对NDD遗传学的理解。 本研究分析了3244例接受WES(单人、双亲、三联体分析)的患者,其中1028例符合纳入标准(67%为男性;年龄0至50岁)。 在190例患者中鉴定出致病(P)或可能致病(LP)变异,单人分析的诊断率为13.4%,双亲分析为14%。三联体分析为21.2%。在与NDD相关的基因中总共鉴定出207个P/LP变异:38%为错义变异(48个新发),29%为移码变异(26个新发),21%为无义变异(14个新发),11%为剪接位点变异(14个新发),1%为框内变异(1个新发)。新发变异占病例的49.8%,有86个新的新发变异和27个新的非新发变异未在ClinVar等数据库或科学文献中报道。 这是对哥伦比亚患有NDDs儿童进行WES的最大规模研究之一,也是拉丁裔人群中规模最大的研究之一。它凸显了WES作为低收入环境中具有成本效益的一线诊断工具,可缩短诊断时间并改善临床护理。这些发现强调了在服务不足人群中实施WES的可行性,并为理解NDD遗传学、识别具有进一步研究和临床应用潜力的新变异做出了重大贡献。