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Nephroplex: a kidney-focused NGS panel highlights the challenges of PKD1 sequencing and identifies a founder BBS4 mutation.
Journal of nephrology - 1 Dec 2021
Zacchia Miriam, Blanco Francesca Del Vecchio, Trepiccione Francesco, Blasio Giancarlo, Torella Annalaura, Melluso Andrea, Capolongo Giovanna, Pollastro Rosa Maria, Piluso Giulio, Di Iorio Valentina, Simonelli Francesca, Viggiano Davide, Perna Alessandra, Nigro Vincenzo, Capasso Giovambattista
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic testing of patients with inherited kidney diseases has emerged as a tool of clinical utility by improving the patients' diagnosis, prognosis, surveillance and therapy. METHODS: The present study applied a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-based panel, named NephroPlex, testing 115 genes causing renal diseases, to 119 individuals, including 107 probands and 12 relatives. Thirty-five (poly)cystic...
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