Article
Molecular autopsy in maternal-fetal medicine.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Apr 2018
Shamseldin Hanan E, Kurdi Wesam, Almusafri Fatima, Alnemer Maha, Alkaff Alya, Babay Zeneb, Alhashem Amal, Tulbah Maha, Alsahan Nada, Khan Rubina, Sallout Bahauddin, Al Mardawi Elham, Seidahmed Mohamed Zain, Meriki Niema, Alsaber Yasser, Qari Alya, Khalifa Ola, Eyaid Wafaa, Rahbeeni Zuhair, Kurdi Ahmed, Hashem Mais, Alshidi Tarfa, Al-Obeid Eman, Abdulwahab Firdous, Ibrahim Niema, Ewida Nour, El-Akouri Karen, Al Mulla Mariam, Ben-Omran Tawfeg, Pergande Matthias, Cirak Sebahattin, Al Tala Saeed, Shaheen Ranad, Faqeih Eissa, Alkuraya Fowzan S
Abstract excerpt
PurposeThe application of genomic sequencing to investigate unexplained death during early human development, a form of lethality likely enriched for severe Mendelian disorders, has been limited.MethodsIn this study, we employed exome sequencing as a molecular autopsy tool in a cohort of 44 families with at least one death or lethal fetal malformation at any stage of in utero development. Where no DNA was...
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