Whole-exome sequencing reanalysis at 12 months boosts diagnosis and is cost-effective when applied early in Mendelian disorders.
Genet Med
; 20(12): 1564-1574, 2018 12.
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| ID: mdl-29595814
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Whole-exome sequencing (WES) has revolutionized Mendelian diagnostics, however, there is no consensus on the timing of data review in undiagnosed individuals and only preliminary data on the cost-effectiveness of this technology. We aimed to assess the utility of WES data reanalysis for diagnosis in Mendelian disorders and to analyze the cost-effectiveness of this technology compared with a traditional diagnostic pathway.METHODS:
WES was applied to a cohort of 54 patients from 37 families with a variety of Mendelian disorders to identify the genetic etiology. Reanalysis was performed after 12 months with an improved WES diagnostic pipeline. A comparison was made between costs of a modeled WES pathway and a traditional diagnostic pathway in a cohort with intellectual disability (ID).RESULTS:
Reanalysis of WES data at 12 months improved diagnostic success from 30 to 41% due to interim publication of disease genes, expanded phenotype data from referrer, and an improved bioinformatics pipeline. Cost analysis on the ID cohort showed average cost savings of US$586 (AU$782) for each additional diagnosis.CONCLUSION:
Early application of WES in Mendelian disorders is cost-effective and reanalysis of an undiagnosed individual at a 12-month time point increases total diagnoses by 11%.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes Genéticos
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Exoma
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Sequenciamento do Exoma
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Doenças Genéticas Inatas
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Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genet Med
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália