Next-generation sequencing and comprehensive data reassessment in 263 adult patients with neuromuscular disorders: insights into the gray zone of molecular diagnoses.
Martin KrennMatias WagnerGudrun ZulehnerRosa WengFiona JägerOmar KeritamMerve SenerChristof BrückeIvan MilenkovicAgnes LangerDominic BuchingerRichard HabersamKatharina MayerhanserMelanie BruggerTheresa BrunetMaureen JacobElisabeth GrafRiccardo BeruttiHakan CetinJulia HoefeleJuliane WinkelmannFritz ZimprichJakob RathPublished in: Journal of neurology (2023)
Our findings reinforce the use of NGS in NMDs of suspected monogenic origin. We show that a comprehensive reassessment enhances diagnostic accuracy. However, one needs to be aware that genetic diagnoses are often made with uncertainty and can even be downgraded based on new evidence.