Reanalysis of exome negative patients with rare disease: a pragmatic workflow for diagnostic applications.
Gaby SchobersJolanda H SchievingHelger G YntemaMaartje PenningsRolph PfundtRonny DerksTom HofsteIlse de WijsNienke WieskampSimone van den HeuvelJordi Corominas GalbanyChristian GilissenMarcel NelenHan G BrunnerTjitske KleefstraErik-Jan KamsteegMichèl A A P WillemsenLisenka E L M VissersPublished in: Genome medicine (2022)
We find that upon re-evaluation of undiagnosed patients, both reanalysis of existing ES data as well as resequencing strategies are needed to identify additional genetic diagnoses. Importantly, not all patients are routinely re-evaluated in clinical care, prolonging their diagnostic trajectory, unless systematic reanalysis is facilitated. We have translated our observations into considerations for systematic and ad hoc reanalysis in routine genetic care.