Article
Joubert syndrome: genotyping a Northern European patient cohort.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2016
Kroes Hester Y, Monroe Glen R, van der Zwaag Bert, Duran Karen J, de Kovel Carolien G, van Roosmalen Mark J, Harakalova Magdalena, Nijman Ies J, Kloosterman Wigard P, Giles Rachel H, Knoers Nine V A M, van Haaften Gijs
Abstract excerpt
Joubert syndrome (JBS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder belonging to the group of ciliary diseases. JBS is genetically heterogeneous, with >20 causative genes identified to date. A molecular diagnosis of JBS is essential for prediction of disease progression and genetic counseling. We developed a targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) approach for parallel sequencing of 22 known JBS genes plus 599...
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