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Whole-exome sequencing as a diagnostic tool in a family with episodic ataxia type 1.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Mar 2015
Tacik Pawel, Guthrie Kimberly J, Strongosky Audrey J, Broderick Daniel F, Riegert-Johnson Douglas L, Tang Sha, El-Khechen Dima, Parker Alexander S, Ross Owen A, Wszolek Zbigniew K
Abstract excerpt
Complex neurologic phenotypes are inherently difficult to diagnose. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) is a new tool in the neurologist's diagnostic armamentarium. Whole-exome sequencing can be applied to investigate the "diagnostic odyssey" cases. These cases involve patients with rare diseases that likely have a genetic etiology but have failed to be diagnosed by clinical evaluation and targeted gene testing. We...
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