Neidich2020CGAQCE

Title

Clinical Genomics Answers Questions Concerning the Etiology of Neurological and Developmental Disorders
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Authors

Julie Neidich

Affiliations

Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA

Abstract

In the past decade, advances in the ability to detect both small sequence variants and larger copy number and structural alterations have augmented scientific and medical understanding of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. Technologies that have contributed to the advent of new knowledge include high-throughput deep sequencing techniques (next-generation sequencing or NGS) and artificial-intelligence based advanced bioinformatics that allows for careful examination of NGS results. In medical genetics clinics, the first round of testing may include a chromosomal microarray, biochemical analyses, or a single gene or panel sequencing test, yet a growing portion of the patients undergo whole exome or genome sequencing to uncover their genomic diagnosis. A review of patient histories and genomic results demonstrates the accuracy and efficacy of such testing to arrive at an answer to a long diagnostic odyssey for many patients. Knowledge of the cellular function of the genes associated with the underlying diagnosis has led to new therapies and changed the prognosis for some of these patients.

Keywords

Clinical genomics, neurological disorders, developmental disorders, neurodegeneration, molecular diagnostics, secondary findings.

Citation

Brainiacs Journal 2020 Volume 1 Issue 1 Edoc SBA71A9B6
DOI: 10.48085/SBA71A9B6
PDP: /Nexus/Brainiacs/Neidich2020CGAQCE
URL: BrainiacsJournal.org/arc/pub/Neidich2020CGAQCE

Dates

received 2020-12-19, published 2020-12-28