| Literature DB >> 33749171 |
Leo H N Sheck1,2, Simona D Esposti1,3, Omar A Mahroo1,3, Gavin Arno1,3, Nikolas Pontikos1,3, Genevieve Wright1,3, Andrew R Webster1,3, Kamron N Khan4, Michel Michaelides1,3.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This case series reports the performance of a next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel of 176 retinal genes (NGS 176) in patients with inherited retinal disease (IRD).Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33749171 PMCID: PMC8683638 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1663
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Genet Genomic Med ISSN: 2324-9269 Impact factor: 2.473
Demographic data and result of genetic testing using NGS 176 panel
| Number of patients | 488 |
|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD, range) | 38, 20, 0–88 |
| Percentage male | 53.90% |
| Ethnicity ( | |
| Not stated | 199 |
| European | 135 |
| Non‐European | 154 |
| Result of testing ( | |
| Confirmed molecular diagnosis | (290) 59.4% |
| Inconclusive | (45) 9.2% |
| No pathogenic mutation found | (153) 31.4% |
Clinical diagnosis of patients in this study and the associated NGS 176 gene panel diagnostic yield
| Diagnosis | Number | Age in years (mean ±standard deviation) | diagnostic yield (% confirmed molecular diagnosis) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod‐cone dystrophy | 297 | 41 ± 18 | 60.9% |
| Young (<10 years) | 11 | 81.8% | |
| Juvenile (10–20 years) | 42 | 64.3% | |
| Adult (20–40 years) | 82 | 68.3% | |
| Late adult (>40 years) | 162 | 56.8% | |
| Retinal dystrophy | 74 | 37 ± 22 | 48.7% |
| Cone‐rod dystrophy | 30 | 41 ± 20 | 56.7% |
| Macula dystrophy | 27 | 42 ± 17 | 37.0% |
| Cone dystrophy | 25 | 25 ± 18 | 80.0% |
| Vitreoretinopathy | 19 | 27 ± 20 | 36.8% |
| Congenital stationary night blindness | 16 | 15 ± 21 | 93.8% |
Retinal dystrophy ‐ cases where patients did not fit into any existing clinical classification but had bilateral, symmetrical loss of vision thought to be due to a Mendelian disease. Vitreoretinopathy – this include x‐linked retinoschisis, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, and other forms of vitreoretinopathy. Cone dystrophy – this includes achromatopsia and blue cone monochromacy. Rod‐cone and cone‐rod dystrophies were differentiated based on their initial, predominant symptom (either abnormal scotopic or photopic function).
FIGURE 1Diagnostic yield for patients within a given age range within this study
Univariate analysis on the correlation between diagnostic yield, and age, sex, ethnicity, suspected inheritance pattern, and clinical diagnosis
| Age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGS result |
| Mean | SD | SE | 95% CI | |
|
| 198 | 43.9 | 19.7 | 1.4 | 41.2 | 46.7 |
|
| 290 | 34.1 | 19.8 | 1.2 | 31.9 | 36.4 |
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| 1.22E‐07 | |||||
AD, autosomal dominant; AR, autosomal recessive; CI, confidence interval; f, female; m, male; N, number; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.
Denotes a statistically significant result.
Multivariate analysis of the correlation between diagnostic yield, and age, sex, ethnicity, suspected inheritance pattern and clinical diagnosis
| Wald test | Statistic |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sex | 2.90 | 0.089 |
| Diagnosis | 20.49 | 0.0023 |
| Inheritance | 5.49 | 0.14 |
| Ethnicity | 1.78 | 0.41 |
| Age | 23.45 | 1.29E−06 |
Wald test is used to assess statistical significance at the level of the independent variables, and the result of the logistic regression is given for those independent variables reaching statistical significance in the Wald test.
Denotes statistically significant result.
comparing the age of patients with the number of nonsense mutations per patient showing no statistically significant relationship
| Number of nonsense mutations | Number of patients | Mean age | Standard deviation | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autosomal recessive | |||||
| 0 | 87 | 31.5 | 20.3 | 27.2 | 35.8 |
| 1 | 49 | 34.6 | 18.5 | 29.4 | 39.9 |
| 2 | 62 | 33.1 | 18.6 | 28.5 | 37.8 |
| Autosomal dominant or x‐linked | |||||
| 0 | 45 | 40.5 | 19.6 | 34.7 | 46.3 |
| 1 | 46 | 33.9 | 21.4 | 27.6 | 40.1 |
suspected inheritance pattern based on the clinical data of patients in this study and the associated NGS 176 gene panel diagnostic yield
| Suspected inheritance pattern | number | Age (mean, standard deviation) | Diagnostic yield (% confirmed molecular diagnosis) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autosomal recessive | 375 | 38 ± 20 | 56.0% |
| Autosomal dominant | 60 | 44 ± 17 | 70.0% |
| x‐linked | 15 | 29 ± 22 | 86.7% |
| not commented upon | 36 | 33 ± 22 | 58.3% |
number (percentage within the category) of patients with a change between the clinically suspected inheritance pattern and the confirmed inheritance pattern following genetic testing
| Suspected inheritance pattern | Confirmed inheritance pattern | n, (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Autosomal dominant | Autosomal recessive | 3 (5.0%) |
| Autosomal dominant | x‐linked carrier | 1 (1.7%) |
| Autosomal recessive or simplex | Autosomal dominant | 24 (6.4%) |
| Autosomal recessive or simplex | x‐linked | 10 (2.7%) |
| x‐linked | Autosomal dominant | 2 (13%) |
| x‐linked | Autosomal recessive | 1 (6.7%) |
| Total | 41 (8.4%) |