Differential Deep RNA Sequencing for Diagnostic Detection of Microbial Infections in Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy.
Weihua HuangChanghong YinPatrick A LentoPatricia V AdemNevenka DimitrovaJohn T FallonPublished in: Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine (2024)
The demonstrated power of differential mtNGS in simultaneous capture of both the infectious microbial(s) and the status of human host immune response could help us better understand the pathogenesis of complex inflammatory cardiomyopathy, if conducted on a larger scale of the population. The developed differential mtNGS method could also shed light on its translation and adoption of such a laboratory test in clinic practice, allowing for a more effective diagnosis to guide therapeutic treatment of the disease.