Article
Application of whole exome sequencing in undiagnosed inherited polyneuropathies.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Nov 2014
Klein Christopher J, Middha Sumit, Duan Xiaohui, Wu Yanhong, Litchy William J, Gu Weihong, Dyck P James B, Gavrilova Ralitza H, Smith David I, Kocher Jean-Pierre, Dyck Peter J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited polyneuropathies often go undiagnosed. We investigated whole exome sequencing (WES) in utility to identify the genetic causes of diverse forms of inherited polyneuropathies without genetic diagnosis. METHODS: WES was applied to 24 cases from 15 kindreds. These kindreds had earlier unsuccessful candidate gene testing and five probands were initially thought to have acquired neuropathy. We...
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