Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Connective Tissue Disorders and Fragile X Molecular Status in Females: A Case Series and Review
doi: 10.3390/ijms23169090
Figure Lengend Snippet: FMR1 gene repeat testing in female patients presenting for heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTDs). Flow chart with details for patients who presented to the genetics clinic over a 3.5-year period. Next-generation sequencing results for genes included on commercially available connective tissue disorder testing panels were evaluated for 80 unrelated female patients. Unrelated female patients with no variants or variants of unknown significance (VUS) reported as ACMG-classified pathogenic, likely pathogenic or determined potentially pathogenic based on allele frequency, biological conservation, Grantham distance and damaging in silico predictions were followed up with FMR1 triplet repeat testing using an approved polymerase chain reaction (PCR), given a sufficient DNA sample was available.
Article Snippet: Approximately 75 genes are recognized to cause hereditary connective tissue disorders, as examined using a comprehensive connective tissue disorder gene panel with NGS performed at Fulgent Genetics.
Techniques: Next-Generation Sequencing, In Silico, Polymerase Chain Reaction