Journal article
Diagnostic and cost utility of whole exome sequencing in peripheral neuropathy
Maie Walsh, Katrina M Bell, Belinda Chong, Emma Creed, Gemma R Brett, Kate Pope, Natalie P Thorne, Simon Sadedin, Peter Georgeson, Dean G Phelan, Timothy Day, Jessica A Taylor, Adrienne Sexton, Paul J Lockhart, Lynette Kiers, Michael Fahey, Ivan Macciocca, Clara L Gaff, Alicia Oshlack, Eppie M Yiu Show all
ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1002/acn3.409
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the diagnostic utility and cost effectiveness of whole exome sequencing (WES) in a cohort of individuals with peripheral neuropathy. METHODS: Singleton WES was performed in individuals recruited though one pediatric and one adult tertiary center between February 2014 and December 2015. Initial analysis was restricted to a virtual panel of 55 genes associated with peripheral neuropathies. Patients with uninformative results underwent expanded analysis of the WES data. Data on the cost of prior investigations and assessments performed for diagnostic purposes in each patient was collected. RESULTS: Fifty patients with a peripheral neuropathy were recruited (median age 18 y..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded by the founding organizations of the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance (Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australian Genome Research Facility and CSIRO) and the State Government of Victoria (Department of Health and Human Services). The involvement of AGRF was supported by sponsorship from Bioplatforms Australia and the NCRIS program. Eppie M Yiu is supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship. Paul Lockhart is supported by an NHMRC Australia Career Development Fellowship (GNT1032364). This work has been supported in part by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program and Australian Government NHMRC IRIISS.