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Abstract
Purpose
Adoption of genome sequencing (GS) as a first-line test requires evaluation of its
diagnostic yield. We evaluated the GS and targeted gene panel (TGP) testing in diverse
pediatric patients (probands) with suspected genetic conditions.
Methods
Probands with neurologic, cardiac, or immunologic conditions were offered GS and TGP
testing. Diagnostic yield was compared using a fully paired study design.
Results
645 probands (median age 9 years) underwent genetic testing, and 113 (17.5%) received
a molecular diagnosis. Among 642 probands with both GS and TGP testing, GS yielded
106 (16.5%) and TGPs yielded 52 (8.1%) diagnoses (P < .001). Yield was greater for GS vs. TGPs in Hispanic/Latino(a) (17.2% vs. 9.5%, P < .001) and White/European American (19.8% vs. 7.9%, P < .001), but not in Black/African American (11.5% vs. 7.7%, P = .22) population groups by self-report. A higher rate of inconclusive results was
seen in the Black/African American (63.8%) vs. White/European American (47.6%; P = .01) population group. Most causal copy number variants (17 of 19) and mosaic variants
(6 of 8) were detected only by GS.
Conclusion
GS may yield up to twice as many diagnoses in pediatric patients compared to TGP testing,
but not yet across all population groups.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
April 30,
2023
Received in revised form:
April 27,
2023
Received:
November 7,
2022
Publication stage
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Copyright
© 2023 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
