Accurate classification of variants in cancer susceptibility genes (CSGs) is key for correct estimation of cancer risk and management of patients. Consistency in the weighting assigned to individual ...
Background Pathogenicity predictors are integral to genomic variant interpretation but, despite their widespread usage, an independent validation of performance using a clinically relevant dataset has ...
4 Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesu’ Hospital, Rome, Italy 5 Molecular Medicine Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesu’ Hospital, Rome ...
1 Department of Neurology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London, UK 2 Department of Medical Genetics, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Kings College Hospital, London, ...
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR, aganglionic megacolon) is the main genetic cause of functional intestinal obstruction with an incidence of 1/5000 live births. This developmental disorder is a ...
Background Fabry disease is a progressive, X-linked lysosomal disorder caused by reduced or absent α-galactosidase A activity due to GLA variants. Females with Fabry disease often experience ...
Background Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystem disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance, caused by the abnormal expansion of the CTG triplet in the DMPK gene. Biomarker discovery in ...
4 Department of Pulmonology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 5 Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, ...
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada Correspondence to: Dr D W Cox, 8-39 Medical Sciences Building, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, ...