Diagnostic application of a capture based NGS test for the concurrent detection of variants in sequence and copy number as well as LOH.

Diagnostic application of a capture based NGS test for the concurrent detection of variants in sequence and copy number as well as LOH.
Clin Genet. 2017 May 30;:
Authors: Vetro A, Godin D, Lesende I, Limongelli I, Ranzani GN, Novara F, Bonaglia MC, Rinaldi B, Franchi F, Manolakos E, Lonardo F, Scarano F, Scarano G, Costantino L, Tedeschi S, Giglio S, Zuffardi O
Abstract
Whole exome sequencing has made increasingly accessible the identification of causative SNVs/InDels associated with rare Mendelian conditions. Incorporation of softwares allowing CNVs detection into the WES bioinformatics pipelines may increase the diagnostic yield. However, no standard protocols for this analysis are so far available and CNVs in non-coding regions are totally missed by WES, in spite of their possible role in the regulation of the flanking genes expression. So, in a number of cases the diagnostic workflow contemplates an initial investigation by genomic arrays followed, in the negative cases, by whole exome sequencing. The opposite workflow may also be applied, according to the familial segregation of the disease. We show preliminary results for a diagnostic application of a single next generation sequencing panel permitting the concurrent detection of LOH and variations in sequences and copy number. This approach allowed us to highlight compound heterozygosity for a CNV and a sequence variant in a number of cases, the duplication of a non-coding regi...

Source: Clinical Genetics - May 30, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Vetro A, Godin D, Lesende I, Limongelli I, Ranzani GN, Novara F, Bonaglia MC, Rinaldi B, Franchi F, Manolakos E, Lonardo F, Scarano F, Scarano G, Costantino L, Tedeschi S, Giglio S, Zuffardi O Tags: Clin Genet Source Type: research