Table 1 WGS diagnoses, WES reanalysis diagnoses, and reasons why WES diagnoses missed.

From: Whole exome and genome sequencing in mendelian disorders: a diagnostic and health economic analysis

F

Pt.

Phenotype

WGS diagnosis

Genomic testing

ES analysis/reanalysis

System

Description

Gene / Inheri-tance

Disease-causing variant

ACMG variant classification

Disorder

Original WES approach

WGS approach

Why missed on original WES

Retrospective contemporary WES reanalysis

WES coverage NovaSeq 6000

1

1,2

Haemat-ological

Oculocutanous albinism, absent platelet dense granules, ddx: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome; parental consanguinity for both probands

HPS6

AR, hom

NC_000010.11:g.102066504 G > T (GRCh38); NM_024747.5:c.1030 G > T; NP_079023.2:p.(Glu344Ter)

SCV:001809937

Pathogenic: PVS1, PM2, PM3_supporting

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome

Affected grandmother & grandson

Affected grandmother & grandson

Bioinformatics pipeline

Diagnosed. Updated bioinformatics pipeline.

 

2

3,4,5

Haemat-ological

Macrothrombocytopaenia, platelet count 30-40 ×109/L; abnormal platelet function & bleeding disorder. N/C

ANKRD26

AD

NC_000010.11:g.27100442 G > A (GRCh38); NM_014915.2:c.-116C > T; exon 1 of 34 (5ʹUTR) position 57 of 414

SCV:001809938

Likely Pathogenic: RCV000851960.1

Thrombocytopenia 2 (MIM 188000)

3 affected individuals (cousins & uncle)

3 affected (cousins & uncle) & 1 unaffected (sibling)

5ʹUTR not covered

Undiagnosed. No coverage of 5ʹUTR

Genomic location covered

3

6,7,8

NS-ID

ID, epilepsy; consanguinity

ALG11

AR, hom

NC_000013.11:g.52024914 T > C (GRCh38); NM_001004127.2:c.1184 T > C NP_001004127.2:p.(Met395Thr)

SCV:001809939

Likely Pathogenic: PM1, PM2, PM3_supporting, PP3

Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1p (MIM 613661)

Sibling pair

Affected sibling pair, aunt & unaffected parents

Reduced coverage

Undiagnosed. Reduced coverage.

Genomic location covered

4

9,10

NS-ID

ID; additional phenotype Dec 2017:Parkinson’s diagnosis, increased tremors, epilepsy, peripheral neuralgia, scoliosis?cerebral brain iron accumulation. N/C

RAB39B

XLR

NC_000023.11:g.155264167_155265545del (GRCh38); Partial exon 1 deletion

SCV:001809940

Pathogenic

X-linked mental retardation; Waisman syndrome (MIM: 300271; 311510)

Sibling pair

Sibling pair

CNV caller may have missed due to issues with exon 1 calling

Undiagnosed. Not identified through CNV analysis.

 

5

11,12

NS-ID

Severe ID, absent speech, hypotonia microcephaly. N/C

AP1S2

XLR

NC_000023.11:g.15854687 C > T (GRCh38); NM_001272071.2:c.-1 + 1 G > A

p.(?)

Likely Pathogenic: PVS1, PM2

Mental retardation, X-linked syndromic 5 (MIM 304340)

Sibling pair

Sibling pair

Reduced coverage

Undiagnosed. Reduced coverage.

Reduced coverage of genomic location

6

13

S-ID

Severe ID, no speech, dysmorphic features: thick hair, epicanthic folds, mildly dysplastic helices, keratosis pilaris, dermatographia, pes planus, slender fingers & toes, flat nail beds, mild contractures of elbows & knees, mild obesity. N/C

MSL3

AD de novo

NC_000023.11:g.11765731 T > A (GRCh38); chrX:g.11783850 T > A; NM_078629.3:c.1171 + 2 T > A

SCV:001809941

Pathogenic: PVS1, PS2, PS3, PM2

X-linked neurodevelopmental delay, dysmorphism, and progressive neurological disorder

Trio

Trio

Bioinformatics pipeline

Diagnosed. Updated bioinformatics pipeline.

 

7

14

S-ID

Moderate ID, adducted thumbs, hypotonia, abnormal aortic valve & prominent aortic root. N/C

OGT

XLR

NC_000023.11:g.71537917 G > A (GRCh38); NM_181672.2:c.307 G > A; NP_858058.1:p.(Gly103Arg); In region with 2 prior pathogenic variants reported in N-terminal TPR domain SCV:001809942

Likely Pathogenic: PM1, PM2, PP2, PP3, PS4_supporting (RCV000624465.1)

X-linked mental retardation (MIM 300997)

Trio

Trio

Unknown disease gene association

Diagnosed. Interim disease gene publication.

 

8

15,16

S-ID

ID, dysmorphic, epilepsy, osteoporosis and fractures (one proband). N/C

SMS

XLR

NC_000023.11:g.21967298 A > G (GRCh38); NM_004595.4:c.152 A > G; NP_004586.2:p.(Tyr51Cys); Large Grantham 194

SCV:001809943

Likely pathogenic: PM2, PS4_moderate, PP4_moderate

Snyder-Robinson syndrome (MIM 309583)

Sibling pair

Sibling pair

Variant prioritization pipeline; stringent pathogenicity filter applied (CADD > / = 15)

Diagnosed. Updated variant prioritisation pipeline.

 

9

17

S-ID

Severe ID, hypotonia, hypermobility, constipation, macrocephaly, prominent forehead, long face, slender hands & feet, prominent foetal finger pads, kyphoscoliosis, muscle wasting without significant weakness. N/C

NFIX

AD de novo

NC_000019.10:g.13025339 C > T (GRCh38); NM_001271043.2:c.370 C > T; NP_001257972.1:p.(Arg124Trp)

SCV:001809944

Pathogenic: PS2, PM1, PM2, PM5, PS4_moderate, PP2, PP3

Sotos type 2 (MIM 614753)

Trio

Trio

Bioinformatics pipeline; unlisted parental zygosity at genomic location

Diagnosed. Updated bioinformatics pipeline.

 

10

18

S-ID

Marked polyhydramnios, umbilical cysts 20/40 USS, scalp oedema, severe microcephaly, bilateral coronal synostosis, eye proptosis, midface hypoplasia, cupid bow, cleft gum, lowset ears, bulbous digits, severe ascites, choanal stenosis, congenital pulmonary alveolar malformation type 3. N/C

FGFR2

AD de novo

NC_000010.11:g.121515280 T > C (GRCh38); NM_000141.4:c.1124 A > G; NP_000132.3:p.(Tyr375Cys)

SCV:001809945

Recurrent Pathogenic RCV000762799

Beare-Stevenson syndrome (extended FGFR2 spectrum; MIM: 123790)

Trio

Trio

Bioinformatics pipeline

Undiagnosed. Variant calling failure in bioinformatics pipeline.

 

11

19,20

Neurological

Neonatal deaths; microcephaly, cerebellar hypoplasia & simplified gyral pattern; oligohydramnios & pulmonary hypoplasia (pt.19); IUGR; Cardiac: globular heart & VSD (pt.19), cardiac hypertrophy (pt.20); CK 2,642 (pt.20); Eyes: posterior globe flattening, microphthalmia, optic atrophy, abnormal retinal vessels & fundi (pt.19), possible cataracts or vitreous anomaly (pt.20). N/C

MIPEP

AR, comp het

(1) NC_000013.11:g.23837561 G > C (GRCh38); NM_005932.3:c.1534 C > G; NP_005923.2:p.(His512Asp); SCV:001809946

(2) NC_000013.11:g.23841336 A > G; NM_0059323:c.1259 T > C; NP_005923.2:p.(Leu420Pro)

SCV:001809947

(1) Likely Pathogenic; PS4, PM1, PM3, PP3 (2) Likely pathogenic; PM1, PM2, PM3, PP3

Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 31 (MIM 602241)

Sibling pair

Sibling pair

Unknown disease gene association; first publication within 1 week of analysis completion

Diagnosed. New disease gene publication.

 

12

21

Skeletal

Sagittal craniosynostosis, ADHD. N/C

ERF

AD

NC_000019.10:g.42254976 A > C (GRCh38); NM_005932.3:c.1259 T > C; Exon 1 donor canonical site

Pathogenic: PVS1, PM2, PP1_strong

Craniosynostosis (MIM: 600775)

Multiple affected individuals

Singleton

Reduced coverage

Undiagnosed. Reduced coverage.

Genomic location covered

13

22,23

Skeletal

Hernias, widened scars, fused radius/ulna, keratoconus, high myopia, subluxation of lenses, short stature; Weill-Marchesani syndrome? Parental consanguinity identified for pt. 22 after WGS.

ASPH

22: AR hom; 23: AR comp het

Patient 22: NC_000008.11:g.61548140 G > T (GRCh38); NM_004318.3:c.1695C > A; NP_004309.2:p.(Tyr565Ter); Patient 23: 1st variant and NC_000008.11:g.61526095 C > T (GRCh38); NM_004318.3:c.1782G > A; NP_004309.2:p.(Trp594Ter)

SCV:001809948

(1) Pathogenic; PVS1, PM2, PM3_supporting (2) Pathogenic; PVS1, PM2, PM3

Traboulsi syndrome (MIM: 601552)

Multiple affected individuals

Multiple affected individuals

Variant prioritization pipeline; inheritance pattern assumption

Diagnosed. Analysis outside standard pipeline.

 
  1. AD autosomal dominant, ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, AR autosomal recessive, CMA chromosome microarray, comp het compound heterozygous, F family, hom homozygous, L litre, N/C non-consanguineous, NS-ID non-syndromic intellectual disability, Pt. patient, S-ID syndromic intellectual disability, SCV submitted record in ClinVar/accession number, USS ultrasound scan, WES whole exome sequencing, WGS whole genome sequencing, XLR X-linked recessive.