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GENETICS IN MEDICINE
卷 21, 期 1, 页码 195-206出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41436-018-0007-7
关键词
ataxia; exome sequencing; molecular genetics; clinical; diagnosis
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS078560] Funding Source: Medline
Purpose: To examine the impact of a targeted exome approach for the molecular diagnosis of patients nationwide with a wide range of ataxia-related phenotypes. Methods: One hundred and seventy patients with ataxia of unknown etiology referred from clinics throughout the United States and Canada were studied using a targeted exome approach. Patients ranged in age from 2 to 88 years. Analysis was focused on 441 curated genes associated with ataxia and ataxia-like conditions. Results: Pathogenic and suspected diagnostic variants were identified in 88 of the 170 patients, providing a positive molecular diagnostic rate of 52%. Forty-six different genes were implicated, with the six most commonly mutated genes being SPG7, SYNE1, ADCK3, CACNA1A, ATP1A3, and SPTBN2, which accounted for >40% of the positive cases. In many cases a diagnosis was provided for conditions that were not suspected and resulted in the broadening of the clinical spectrum of several conditions. Conclusion: Exome sequencing with targeted analysis provides a high-yield approach for the genetic diagnosis of ataxia-related conditions. This is the largest targeted exome study performed to date in patients with ataxia and ataxia-like conditions and represents patients with a wide range of ataxia phenotypes typically encountered in neurology and genetics clinics.
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