Table 1 Mendelian diagnoses in this cohort

From: Whole-exome sequencing reanalysis at 12 months boosts diagnosis and is cost-effective when applied early in Mendelian disorders

Presenting phenotype

Genetic testing

Diagnosis

Patient

Grouping

Description

Prior to WES

WES approach

Gene

Pathogenic variant

Inheritance

Disorder

Time to diagnosis

1

Hematological

Moyamoya disease, vasculopathy, renal cysts

CMA, HNF1B & ACTA2 sequencing

Trio

RNF213

NM_001256071.1:c.12416T>G; p.(Leu4139Trp)

AD de novo

Moyamoya disease

3y 2 m

2a

Hematological

Vitamin B12 deficiency; anemia

Mitochondrial deletions & duplications

Singleton

RPS26

NM_001029.3:c.131_132del; p.(Ile44Serfs*11)

AD de novo

Diamond–Blackfan anemia

4y 2 m

3

ID

Neurodevelopmental disorder, polymicrogyria, epilepsy

CMA

Trio

GRIN2B

NM_000834.4:c.1963A>T; p.(Ile655Phe)

AD de novo

ID disorder/epileptic encephalopathy

4y

4

ID

Microcephaly, moderate developmental delay (DD), cortical visual disturbance

CMA

Trio

FOXG1

NM_005249.4:c.460dup; p.(Glu154Glyfs*301)

AD de novo

Atypical Rett syndrome

2y 6 m

5

ID

ID, hypotonia, posterior cleft palate

CMA

Trio

MED13L

NM_015335.4: c.1708_1709delAG; p.(Ser570Phefs*27)

AD de novo

Syndromic ID

7y 1 m

6

ID

Dysmorphisms, obesity, ID

Subtelomere MLPA, CMA

Trio

SMC1A

NM_006306.2:c.1459G>T; p.(Ala487Ser)

AD de novo

Cornelia de Lange syndrome

11y 6 m

7

ID

ID, movement disorder, epilepsy

AS methylation, karyotype, subtelomere MLPA, CMA, mitochondrial genome & POLG sequencing MECP2 & NKX2-1 sequencing

Singleton

ADCY5

NM_183357.2:c.1252C>T; p.(Arg418Trp)

AD de novo

Familial dyskinesia with facial myokymia

7y 1 m

8a

ID

Profound DD, macrocephaly, myoclonic seizures

CMA, PTEN sequencing

Trio

PPP2R5D

NM_006245.3:c.592G>A; p.(Glu198Lys)

AD de novo

ID/Overgrowth disorder

7y 2 m

9a, 10a

ID

Progressive spastic quadriparesis, moderate ID

CMA, MECP2 duplication

Multiple affected individuals

TANGO2

NM_152906.6:c.420_421delA; p.(Glu142Alafs*2)

AR

Metabolic encephalomyopathic crises and neurodegeneration

13y 4 m 12y 8 m

11

Metabolic

Global DD, static encephalopathy, hyperkinetic movement disorder, frontal bossing, possible mitochondrial disorder

CMA, SURF1, mitochondrial genome & POLG sequencing

Trio

HRAS

NM_005343.2:c.350A>G; p.(Lys117Arg)

AD de novo

Costello syndrome

5y 1 m

12, 13

Neurological

Female limited epilepsy

CMA, PCDH19 & CDKL5 sequencing, EE panel, MECP2 MLPA & sequencing

Multiple affected individuals

IQSEC2

NM_001111125.2: c.2679_2680insA; p.(Asp894Argfs*10)

AD; gonadal mosaicism

X-linked ID/seizures

43y 38y 7 m

14

Skeletal

Craniotubular remodeling disorder; osteosclerosis of skull; low bone mineral density; vitamin deficiencies

CMA

Trio

CLCN7

NM_001287.5:c.1706T>C; p.(Ile569Thr)

AD de novo

Atypical osteopetrosis

2y 6 m

15, 16

Skeletal

Stickler syndrome, recessive

Karyotype, fragile X, COL9A1 sequencing

Multiple affected individuals

PLOD3

NM_001084.4:c.809C>T; p.(Pro270Leu)

AR

Rare connective tissue dysplasia

9y 6 m 13y 4 m

17, 18

Syndromal

Noonan syndrome

Noonan syndrome panel

Multiple affected individuals

RIT1

NM_001256821.1:c.155G>C; p.(Ser52Thr)

AD

Noonan syndrome

19y 1y 8 m

19a

Visual

Retinitis pigmentosa

None

Singleton

PRPF31

NM_015629.3:c.527+3A>G

AD

Retinitis pigmentosa

35y

  1. Presenting phenotype, successful WES approach, gene diagnosis, inheritance, final clinical diagnosis, and time to WES diagnosis from initial presentation to a specialist with clinical indication for WES.
  2. aNew diagnoses at 12-month reanalysis.
  3. AD, autosomal dominant; AR, autosomal recessive; AS, Angelman syndrome; CMA, chromosome microarray; EE, epileptic encephalopathy; ID, intellectual disability (all diagnosed had syndromic ID); MLPA, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification; WES, whole-exome sequencing.