Clinical application of whole exome sequencing in monogenic hereditary disorders in critically ill newborns

QI Zhi-Ye, DUAN Jiang, HE Xiang-Ying, ZHONG Qing-Hua, ZHANG Cai-Ying, XIE Yun-Bo, LIANG Kun

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2019, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (7) : 640-643.

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2019, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (7) : 640-643. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2019.07.005
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Clinical application of whole exome sequencing in monogenic hereditary disorders in critically ill newborns

  • QI Zhi-Ye, DUAN Jiang, HE Xiang-Ying, ZHONG Qing-Hua, ZHANG Cai-Ying, XIE Yun-Bo, LIANG Kun
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Objective To explore the value and significance of the clinical application of whole exome sequencing (WES) in monogenic hereditary disorders in critically ill newborns. Methods The critically ill newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit with suspected hereditary diseases or unclear clinical diagnosis from June 2016 to December 2018 were enrolled. The whole blood samples from both newborns and parents were collected for WES. The detected genetic mutations were classified, the mutations associated with clinical phenotypes were searched for, and Sanger sequencing was performed to verify the mutations. Results A total of 45 newborns were enrolled, including 22 males and 23 females, and the median age of onset was 2.0 days. Of the 45 newborns, 12 (27%) were confirmed with monogenic hereditary disorders by molecular diagnostics, and the median age at diagnosis was 31.5 days. Of the 12 newborns with monogenic hereditary disorders, 5 (42%) were partially associated with clinical phenotypes but confirmed with monogenic hereditary disorders by additional information supplement and analysis. The improvement rate of newborns with monogenic hereditary disorders was 67% (8/12) after treatment. Conclusions WES technology is a powerful tool for finding genetic mutations in monogenic hereditary disorders in critically ill newborns and can play a crucial role in clinical decision-making. However, a comprehensive interpretation of sequence data requires physicians to take the clinical phenotypes and the results of WES into consideration simultaneously.

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Monogenic hereditary disorder / Whole exome sequencing / Newborn

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QI Zhi-Ye, DUAN Jiang, HE Xiang-Ying, ZHONG Qing-Hua, ZHANG Cai-Ying, XIE Yun-Bo, LIANG Kun. Clinical application of whole exome sequencing in monogenic hereditary disorders in critically ill newborns[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2019, 21(7): 640-643 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2019.07.005

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