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When to think outside the autozygome: Best practices for exome sequencing in "consanguineous" families.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2020
Eaton Alison, Hartley Taila, Kernohan Kristin, Ito Yoko, Lamont Ryan, Parboosingh Jillian, Barrowman Nick, Innes A Micheil, Boycott Kym
Abstract excerpt
Exome sequencing (ES) is an effective diagnostic tool with a high yield in consanguineous families. However, how diagnostic yield and mode of inheritance relate to family structure has not been well delineated. We reviewed ES results from families enrolled in the Care4Rare Canada research consortium with various degrees of consanguinity. We contrasted the diagnostic yield in families with parents who are second...
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