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Improving genetic diagnostics for patients with negative exome sequencing using...

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can be performed using several different platforms. Detecting DNA alterations that affect human health is now possible because of NGS technologies [1]. Despite the advancements in NGS, challenges persist, particularly in cases where traditional exome sequencing yields negative results. Sequencing of the entire genome provides global information about exons and introns, which can...

Recognition of Kabuki Syndrome

Characterization of the Portuguese population diagnosed with retinoblastoma

The purpose of this study is to characterize demographically and genetically the Portuguese population with retinoblastoma; to report the clinical stage at presentation and its impact on survival and ocular preservation rate and, finally, to assess the incidence of retinoblastoma in Portugal. Retrospective observational study including children consecutively diagnosed with retinoblastoma at the Portuguese Natio...

Genomic imbalances defining novel intellectual disability associated loci

Background: High resolution genome-wide copy number analysis, routinely used in clinical diagnosis for several years, retrieves new and extremely rare copy number variations (CNVs) that provide novel candidate genes contributing to disease etiology. The aim of this work was to identify novel genetic causes of neurodevelopmental disease, inferred from CNVs detected by array comparative hybridization (aCGH), in a...

Koolen-de Vries syndrome – National Case Series with clinical and molecular cha...

Introduction: Koolen-de Vries Syndrome (KdVS) is a rare genetic condition, caused by a 17q21.31 microdeletion, or a pathogenic variant in KANSL1 gene. The clinical picture includes developmental delay (DD)/intellectual disability (ID) with expressive language particularly impaired, dysmorphisms, neonatal hypotonia, and friendly behaviour. Aim: To characterize at the molecular and clinical levels all patients in...

Genomic imbalances defining novel intellectual disability associated loci

High resolution genome-wide copy number analysis, routinely used in clinical diagnosis for several years, retrieves new and extremely rare copy number variations (CNVs) that provide novel candidate genes contributing to disease etiology. The aim of this work was to identify novel genetic causes of neurodevelopmental disease, inferred from CNVs detected by array comparative hybridization (aCGH), in a cohort of 3...

Genomic imbalances defining novel intellectual disability associated loci

Background: High resolution genome-wide copy number analysis, routinely used in clinical diagnosis for several years, retrieves new and extremely rare copy number variations (CNVs) that provide novel candidate genes contributing to disease etiology. The aim of this work was to identify novel genetic causes of neurodevelopmental disease, inferred from CNVs detected by array comparative hybridization (aCGH), in a...

RPS6KA3 duplication in a male child with severe intellectual disability

Rare inherited and de novo copy number variations (CNVs) are the cause of a variety of genetic disorders with intellectual disability (ID). Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) has been a rapid method to identify both large and small pathogenic genomic imbalances causing those disorders. The identification and classification of a CNV as pathogenic is not always easy to establish. If for deletions, or loss of f...

CYP21A2 gene mutations, its nature and frequency in a paediatric Portuguese coh...

Introduction: The most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) caused by alterations in CYP21A2 gene. The clinical phenotypes of this autosomal recessive disease are classified as classic (saltwasting and simple virilizing) and non-classic forms of CAH. The severity of the disease is directly related with the impairment of the 21-OH enzymatic activity. Genetic ...

Early results of next-gen cytogenetics implementation in Portugal

Background: Most approaches are insensitive to the full mutational spectrum of chromosome rearrangements associated with human developmental abnormalities. Therefore, our aim is to introduce next-generation sequencing (NGS) into clinical cytogenetics, creating a sequence-based NextGen Cytogenetics to catalyze a dramatic advancement in clinical diagnostics. Methods: Twenty families with chromosome rearrangement-...