학술논문
Exome sequencing in four families with neurodevelopmental disorders: genotype–phenotype correlation and identification of novel disease-causing variants in VPS13B and RELN.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*EXOMES
*PERIPHERAL nervous system
*NEURAL development
*CENTRAL nervous system
*MOLECULAR diagnosis
*GENE families
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ISSN
1617-4615
Abstract
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of early-onset pediatric disorders that affect the structure and/or function of the central or peripheral nervous system. Achieving a precise molecular diagnosis for NDDs may be challenging due to the diverse genetic underpinnings and clinical variability. In the current study, we investigated the underlying genetic cause(s) of NDDs in four unrelated Pakistani families. Using exome sequencing (ES) as a diagnostic approach, we identified disease-causing variants in established NDD-associated genes in all families, including one hitherto unreported variant in RELN and three recurrent variants in VPS13B, DEGS1, and SPG11. Overall, our study highlights the potential of ES as a tool for clinical diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]