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Familial hypercholesterolemia-associated variants submitted to ClinVar: a ClinG...
Rita Chora, Joana; Iacocca, Michael A.; DiStefano, Marina T.; Carrie, Alain; Freiberger, Tomas; Leigh, Sarah E.; Kurtz, C. Lisa; Defesche, JoepFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder of lipid metabolism characterized by elevated levels of LDL-C and increased cardiovascular risk. A vast number of potentially pathogenic variants have been identified in FH patients in LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 genes. We sought to encourage FH researchers/clinicians worldwide to submit their variant findings to the centralized ClinVar database, wi...
Specification of ACMG/AMP variant classification guidelines for Familial Hyperc...
Kurtz, C. Lisa; Carrie, Alain; Chora, Joana R.; Iacocca, Michael; Leigh, Sarah; Freiberger, Tomas; Tichy, Lukas; Defesche, Joep; Hegele, RobertFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disorder (~1:250 individuals affected) of lipid metabolism, associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Individuals with FH characteristically present with severely elevated blood cholesterol levels, which leads to atherosclerotic plaque formation and subsequently, myocardial infarction due to premature coronary artery disease. T...
Adaptation of ACMG/AMP guidelines for variant interpretation in familial hyperc...
Chora, Joana; A. Iacocca, Michael; Lisa Kurtz, C; Carrie, Alain; Tichy, Lukas; E. Leigh, Sarah; T. DiStefano, Marina; Defesche, Joep; J. Sijbrands, EricFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder of lipid metabolism associated with premature atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular risk. Over 3,000 variants in LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 have been identified in FH patients; however, <10% of these have been functionally proven to cause disease. The recent ACMG/AMP guidelines for standardized variant interpretation in Mendelian disorders a...
Adaptation of ACMG/AMP guidelines for standardized variant interpretation in fa...
Iacocca, Michael A.; Chora, Joana R.; Freiberger, Tomas; Carrie, Alain; Leigh, Sarah E.; Kurtz, C. Lisa; Tichy, Lukas; DiStefano, Marina T.Background: The successes of clinical genetics rely on accurate DNA variant interpretation for the purpose of informing diagnosis and treatment; However, this practice is often rudimentary and differs among diagnostic laboratories, leading to inconsistencies in pathogenicity classification: In response, the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource consortium approves expert panels to recommend disease-specific guidel...
Progress in ACMG/AMP-adapted guidelines for standardized variant curation in fa...
Iacocca, Michael A.; Chora, Joana; Rivera, E. Andy; DiStefano, Marina T.; Carrie, Alain; Sijbrands, Eric J.; Defesche, Joep; Freiberger, TomasBackground: - The successes of clinical genetics rely on accurate variant interpretation for the purpose of informing diagnosis and treatment: - However, this practice is often rudimentary and differs among diagnostic laboratories, leading to inconsistencies in pathogenicity classification; - In response, the Clinical Genome Resources (ClinGen) consortium approves expert panels to recommend disease-specific gui...