Whole-Exome Sequencing in Critically Ill Neonates and Infants: Diagnostic Yield and Predictability of Monogenic Diagnosis
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Whole-Exome Sequencing in Critically Ill Neonates and Infants: Diagnostic Yield and Predictability of Monogenic Diagnosis. / Scholz, Tasja; Blohm, Martin Ernst; Kortüm, Fanny; Bierhals, Tatjana; Lessel, Davor; van der Ven, Amelie T; Lisfeld, Jasmin; Herget, Theresia; Kloth, Katja; Singer, Dominique; Perez, Anna; Obi, Nadia; Johannsen, Jessika; Denecke, Jonas; Santer, René; Kubisch, Christian; Deindl, Philipp; Hempel, Maja.
in: NEONATOLOGY, Jahrgang 118, Nr. 4, 2021, S. 454-461.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Whole-Exome Sequencing in Critically Ill Neonates and Infants: Diagnostic Yield and Predictability of Monogenic Diagnosis
AU - Scholz, Tasja
AU - Blohm, Martin Ernst
AU - Kortüm, Fanny
AU - Bierhals, Tatjana
AU - Lessel, Davor
AU - van der Ven, Amelie T
AU - Lisfeld, Jasmin
AU - Herget, Theresia
AU - Kloth, Katja
AU - Singer, Dominique
AU - Perez, Anna
AU - Obi, Nadia
AU - Johannsen, Jessika
AU - Denecke, Jonas
AU - Santer, René
AU - Kubisch, Christian
AU - Deindl, Philipp
AU - Hempel, Maja
N1 - © 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Monogenic diseases play an important role in critically ill neonates and infants treated in the intensive care unit. This study aimed to determine the diagnostic yield of whole-exome sequencing (WES) for monogenic diseases and identify phenotypes more likely associated with a genetic etiology.METHODS: From March 2017 to 2020, a comprehensive diagnostic workup including WES in a single academic center was performed in 61 unrelated, critically ill neonates and infants with an unknown underlying disease within the first year of life. We conducted 59 trio-WES, 1 duo-WES, and 1 single-WES analyses. Symptoms were classified according to the Human Phenotype Ontology.RESULTS: The overall molecular genetic diagnostic rate within our cohort was 46% (28/61) and 50% (15/30) in the subgroup of preterm neonates. Identifying the genetic cause of disease facilitates individualized management in the majority of patients. A positive or negative predictive power of specific clinical features for a genetic diagnosis could not be observed.CONCLUSION: WES is a powerful noninvasive diagnostic tool in critically ill neonates and infants with a high diagnostic rate. We recommend initiating WES as early as possible due to the impact on management and family counseling. Recommendations regarding the clinical utility of WES in critically ill neonates and infants should not be based on the phenotype alone. Here, we present a clinical workflow for the application of WES for critically ill neonates and infants in an interdisciplinary setting.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Monogenic diseases play an important role in critically ill neonates and infants treated in the intensive care unit. This study aimed to determine the diagnostic yield of whole-exome sequencing (WES) for monogenic diseases and identify phenotypes more likely associated with a genetic etiology.METHODS: From March 2017 to 2020, a comprehensive diagnostic workup including WES in a single academic center was performed in 61 unrelated, critically ill neonates and infants with an unknown underlying disease within the first year of life. We conducted 59 trio-WES, 1 duo-WES, and 1 single-WES analyses. Symptoms were classified according to the Human Phenotype Ontology.RESULTS: The overall molecular genetic diagnostic rate within our cohort was 46% (28/61) and 50% (15/30) in the subgroup of preterm neonates. Identifying the genetic cause of disease facilitates individualized management in the majority of patients. A positive or negative predictive power of specific clinical features for a genetic diagnosis could not be observed.CONCLUSION: WES is a powerful noninvasive diagnostic tool in critically ill neonates and infants with a high diagnostic rate. We recommend initiating WES as early as possible due to the impact on management and family counseling. Recommendations regarding the clinical utility of WES in critically ill neonates and infants should not be based on the phenotype alone. Here, we present a clinical workflow for the application of WES for critically ill neonates and infants in an interdisciplinary setting.
U2 - 10.1159/000516890
DO - 10.1159/000516890
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 34237744
VL - 118
SP - 454
EP - 461
JO - NEONATOLOGY
JF - NEONATOLOGY
SN - 1661-7800
IS - 4
ER -