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The diagnostic application of targeted re-sequencing in Korean patients with retinitis pigmentosa

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Title
The diagnostic application of targeted re-sequencing in Korean patients with retinitis pigmentosa
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BMC Genomics, July 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12864-015-1723-x
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Chang-Ki Yoon, Nayoung K. D. Kim, Je-Gun Joung, Joo Young Shin, Jung Hyun Park, Hye-Hyun Eum, Hae-ock Lee, Woong-Yang Park, Hyeong Gon Yu

Abstract

Identification of the causative genes of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is important for the clinical care of patients with RP. However, a comprehensive genetic study has not been performed in Korean RP patients. Moreover, the genetic heterogeneity found in sensorineural genetic disorders makes identification of pathogenic mutations challenging. Therefore, high throughput genetic testing using massively parallel sequencing is needed. Sixty-two Korean patients with nonsyndromic RP (46 patients from 18 families and 16 simplex cases) who consented to molecular genetic testing were recruited in this study and targeted exome sequencing was applied on 53 RP-related genes. Causal variants were characterised by selecting exonic and splicing variants, selecting variants with low allele frequency (below 1 %), and discarding the remaining variants with quality below 20. The variants were additionally confirmed by an inheritance pattern and cosegregation test of the families, and the rest of the variants were prioritised using in-silico prediction tools. Finally, causal variants were detected from 10 of 18 familial cases (55.5 %) and 7 of 16 simplex cases (43.7 %) in total. Novel variants were detected in 13 of 20 (65 %) candidate variants. Compound heterozygous variants were found in four of 7 simplex cases. Panel-based targeted re-sequencing can be used as an effective molecular diagnostic tool for RP.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 5 19%
Student > Bachelor 3 12%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 12%
Student > Postgraduate 2 8%
Student > Master 2 8%
Other 4 15%
Unknown 7 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 19%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Computer Science 2 8%
Engineering 2 8%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 8 31%
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