Application of whole-exome sequencing to direct the specific functional testing and diagnosis of rare inherited bleeding disorders in patients from the Öresund Region, Scandinavia
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Application of whole-exome sequencing to direct the specific functional testing and diagnosis of rare inherited bleeding disorders in patients from the Öresund Region, Scandinavia. / Leinøe, Eva; Zetterberg, Eva; Kinalis, Savvas; Østrup, Olga; Kampmann, Peter; Norström, Eva; Andersson, Nadine; Klintman, Jenny; Qvortrup, Klaus; Nielsen, Finn Cilius; Rossing, Maria.
I: British Journal of Haematology, Bind 179, Nr. 2, 10.2017, s. 308-322.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Application of whole-exome sequencing to direct the specific functional testing and diagnosis of rare inherited bleeding disorders in patients from the Öresund Region, Scandinavia
AU - Leinøe, Eva
AU - Zetterberg, Eva
AU - Kinalis, Savvas
AU - Østrup, Olga
AU - Kampmann, Peter
AU - Norström, Eva
AU - Andersson, Nadine
AU - Klintman, Jenny
AU - Qvortrup, Klaus
AU - Nielsen, Finn Cilius
AU - Rossing, Maria
N1 - © 2017 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Rare inherited bleeding disorders (IBD) are a common cause of bleeding tendency. To ensure a correct diagnosis, specialized laboratory analyses are necessary. This study reports the results of an upfront diagnostic strategy using targeted whole exome sequencing. In total, 156 patients with a significant bleeding assessment tool score participated in the study, of which a third had thrombocytopenia. Eighty-seven genes specifically associated with genetic predisposition to bleeding were analysed by whole exome sequencing. Variants were classified according to the five-tier scheme. We identified 353 germline variants. Eight patients (5%) harboured a known pathogenic variant. Of the 345 previously unknown variants, computational analyses predicted 99 to be significant. Further filtration according to the Mendelian inheritance pattern, resulted in 59 variants being predicted to be clinically significant. Moreover, 34% (20/59) were assigned as novel class 4 or 5 variants upon targeted functional testing. A class 4 or 5 variant was identified in 30% of patients with thrombocytopenia (14/47) versus 11% of patients with a normal platelet count (12/109) (P < 0·01). An IBD diagnosis has a major clinical impact. The genetic investigations detailed here extricated our patients from a diagnostic conundrum, thus demonstrating that continuous optimization of the diagnostic work-up of IBD is of great benefit.
AB - Rare inherited bleeding disorders (IBD) are a common cause of bleeding tendency. To ensure a correct diagnosis, specialized laboratory analyses are necessary. This study reports the results of an upfront diagnostic strategy using targeted whole exome sequencing. In total, 156 patients with a significant bleeding assessment tool score participated in the study, of which a third had thrombocytopenia. Eighty-seven genes specifically associated with genetic predisposition to bleeding were analysed by whole exome sequencing. Variants were classified according to the five-tier scheme. We identified 353 germline variants. Eight patients (5%) harboured a known pathogenic variant. Of the 345 previously unknown variants, computational analyses predicted 99 to be significant. Further filtration according to the Mendelian inheritance pattern, resulted in 59 variants being predicted to be clinically significant. Moreover, 34% (20/59) were assigned as novel class 4 or 5 variants upon targeted functional testing. A class 4 or 5 variant was identified in 30% of patients with thrombocytopenia (14/47) versus 11% of patients with a normal platelet count (12/109) (P < 0·01). An IBD diagnosis has a major clinical impact. The genetic investigations detailed here extricated our patients from a diagnostic conundrum, thus demonstrating that continuous optimization of the diagnostic work-up of IBD is of great benefit.
KW - Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited
KW - Denmark
KW - Exome
KW - Female
KW - Genome-Wide Association Study
KW - Germ-Line Mutation
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Sweden
KW - Clinical Trial
U2 - 10.1111/bjh.14863
DO - 10.1111/bjh.14863
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28748566
VL - 179
SP - 308
EP - 322
JO - British Journal of Haematology
JF - British Journal of Haematology
SN - 0007-1048
IS - 2
ER -
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