Table 1 Summary of studied individuals and diagnostic yield.

From: Genetic spectrum among 2009 Iranian individuals with neuromuscular disorders using next generation sequencing and multiple ligation dependent probe amplification methods

Category

Number of cases (%)

Number of diagnosed cases

Diagnostic rate (%)

P-Value

MLPA

 

Gender

Fetus

3 (0.5)

3

3/3 (100)

 

Male

330 (60)

91

91/330 (28)

0.99

Female

214 (39)

59

59/214 (28)

Age at report

Childhood (< 18 years)

139 (25)

28

28/ 139 (20)

NA*

Adulthood (≥ 18 years)

405 (74)

122

122/405 (30)

Total

547

153

153/547 (28)

 

NGS

 

Gender

Male

872 (57)

395

395/872 (45)

0.28

Female

666 (43)

320

320/666 (48)

Age at report

Childhood (< 18 years)

513 (33)

273

273/513 (53)

NA*

Adulthood (≥ 18 years)

1025 (67)

442

442/1025 (43)

Consanguinity

Yes

989 (64)

515

515/989 (52)

< 0.05

No

549 (36)

200

200/549 (36)

Family history

Yes

414 (27)

232

232/414 (56)

< 0.05

No

1124 (73)

483

483/1124 (43)

Test

WES

1382 (90)

626

626/1382 (45)

< 0.05

GPS

156 (10)

89

89/156 (57)

Total

1538

715

715/1538 (46)

 

Total MLPA and NGS

2009

868

868/2009 (43)

 
  1. * NA: Not applicable. The age variable represents age at reporting rather than age at onset; therefore, the p-value is not meaningful for this category.