Download or read book Next Generation Sequencing NGS for Rare Diseases Diagnosis written by Xiu-An Yang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Next generation sequencing NGS for rare diseases diagnosis volume II written by Xiu-An Yang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Clinical Applications for Next Generation Sequencing written by Urszula Demkow and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Applications for Next Generation Sequencing provides readers with an outstanding postgraduate resource to learn about the translational use of NGS in clinical environments. Rooted in both medical genetics and clinical medicine, the book fills the gap between state-of-the-art technology and evidence-based practice, providing an educational opportunity for users to advance patient care by transferring NGS to the needs of real-world patients. The book builds an interface between genetic laboratory staff and clinical health workers to not only improve communication, but also strengthen cooperation. Users will find valuable tactics they can use to build a systematic framework for understanding the role of NGS testing in both common and rare diseases and conditions, from prenatal care, like chromosomal abnormalities, up to advanced age problems like dementia. - Fills the gap between state-of-the-art technology and evidence-based practice - Provides an educational opportunity which advances patient care through the transfer of NGS to real-world patient assessment - Promotes a practical tool that clinicians can apply directly to patient care - Includes a systematic framework for understanding the role of NGS testing in many common and rare diseases - Presents evidence regarding the important role of NGS in current diagnostic strategies

Download or read book Applying Next Generation Sequencing and Transgenic Models to Rare Disease Research written by Arvin M. Gouw and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rare disease is a disease that occurs infrequently in the general population, typically affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans at any given time. More than 30 million people in the United States of America (USA) and 350 million people globally suffer from rare diseases. Out of the 7000+ known rare diseases, less than 5% have approved treatments. Rare diseases are frequently chronic, progressive, degenerative, and life-threatening, compromising the lives of patients by loss of autonomy. In the USA, it can take years for a rare disease patient to receive a correct diagnosis. The socioeconomic burden for rare disease is huge. For those living with diagnosed rare diseases, there is no support system or resource bank for navigating financial, educational, or other aspects of having a rare disease. The purpose of this Research Topic is to bring together leading researchers, non-profit organizations, healthcare providers/diagnostic companies, and pharma/biotech/CROs in the field to provide a broad perspective on the latest advances, challenges, and opportunities in rare disease research. A genomic approach to rare disease research is becoming the key to discovering unknown causes behind these syndromes. Genomic rare disease research has attracted not only academic researchers but also researchers from the biotech/pharma and non-profit organizations. The breadth and depth of current genomic approaches in rare disease is largely unexplored. While the creation of novel CRISPR mouse models and the use of NGS (ChIP Seq, RNA Seq, etc) have become more routine for fields such as oncology, rare disease researchers are now making advances in modifying and applying these approaches for rare diseases. This Research Topic provides a fruitful platform for rare disease researchers to share their findings and advance the field of genomics research in the rare disease space.

Download or read book Genomics of Rare Diseases written by Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-06-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genomics of Rare Diseases: Understanding Disease Genetics Using Genomic Approaches, a new volume in the Translational and Applied Genomics series, offers readers a broad understanding of current knowledge on rare diseases through a genomics lens. This clear understanding of the latest molecular and genomic technologies used to elucidate the molecular causes of more than 5,000 genetic disorders brings readers closer to unraveling many more that remain undefined and undiscovered. The challenges associated with performing rare disease research are also discussed, as well as the opportunities that the study of these disorders provides for improving our understanding of disease architecture and pathophysiology. Leading chapter authors in the field discuss approaches such as karyotyping and genomic sequencing for the better diagnosis and treatment of conditions including recessive diseases, dominant and X-linked disorders, de novo mutations, sporadic disorders and mosaicism. - Compiles applied case studies and methodologies, enabling researchers, clinicians and healthcare providers to effectively classify DNA variants associated with disease and patient phenotypes - Discusses the main challenges in studying the genetics of rare diseases through genomic approaches and possible or ongoing solutions - Explores opportunities for novel therapeutics - Features chapter contributions from leading researchers and clinicians

Download or read book Genetic Studies Into Rare Diseases and Cancer Using Next Generation Sequencing Technologies written by Naser M. Ali and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare genetic diseases (RGDs) and rare sporadic cancers are often considered as two separate groups of diseases. Nevertheless, both groups share the same burden: their rarity and the challenges in diagnosis and treatment, thus affecting the wellbeing of many patients and their families around the world. Although next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionised the genetic landscape of RGDs and cancers, many patients with these diseases are still without a definitive molecular diagnosis. In this thesis, NGS was conducted on congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) families (an example of an RGD) and three rare bone cancers, aiming to expand the understanding of the genetic and pathogenic mechanisms of these diseases. To identify known or novel disease-causing genes, WES was conducted on four families with CHT. In one family, a homozygous candidate variant in SIX2 was identified, and subsequent functional characterisation experiments and family segregation analyses were performed. After more family members were included, the SIX2 variant did not segregate with the disease in the family and, therefore, was classified as unlikely disease causing. WES and RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) were conducted on three rare bone tumours: undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of bone (UPSb), adamantinoma and osteofibrous dysplasia (OFD)-like adamantinoma. In UPSb tumours, 31 genes were recurrently mutated, including TP53 in 4/14 samples (29%), and chromatin remodelling genes (ATRX, H3F3A, DOT1L) in 5/14 samples (36%). In addition, two previously reported gene fusions (CLTC-VMP1 and FARP1-STK24) were identified in these tumours. In adamantinoma tumours, KMT2D, a histone methyltransferase, was recurrently mutated in 2/8 adamantinomas (25%). In addition, a cancer predisposing germline fusion (KANSL1-ARL17A) was identified in 4/6 adamantinoma (66.7%) and in 3/4 OFD-like adamantinoma (75%) tumours. This thesis is a practical example demonstrating how rare diseases and cancers can be investigated using the same high-throughput techniques. Moreover, the three bone tumour studies represent the first comprehensive WES and RNA-Seq analyses conducted on these tumours, revealing novel molecular insights that can be translated into clinical practices to enhance the diagnosis, prognosis and the outcomes of patients with these diseases.

Download or read book NGS Technologies of Rare Diseases Diagnosis written by María L. Couce and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Next Generation Sequencing Based Clinical Molecular Diagnosis of Human Genetic Disorders written by Lee-Jun C. Wong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Next Generation Sequencing technology has been applied to clinical diagnoses in the past three to five years using various approaches, including target gene panels and whole exomes. The purpose of this book is to summarize the experiences, the results, advantages and disadvantages, along with future development in the area of NGS-based molecular diagnosis. This up-to-date volume will not only provide the readers working with Next Generation Sequencing the basics on how to apply the technology to molecular diagnosis, but will present the results and experience of practical application.

Download or read book Advancing Genomics for Rare Disease Diagnosis and Therapy Development written by Zhichao Liu and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Download or read book Next Generation Sequencing Technologies in Medical Genetics written by C. Alexander Valencia and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces readers to Next Generation Sequencing applications in medical genetics. The authors discuss the direct application of next-generation sequencing to medicine, specifically, laboratory medicine or molecular diagnostics. The first part of the book contains chapters on sanger sequencing, NGS technologies, targeted-amplification and capture, and exome sequencing. The second part of the book focuses on genetic disorders diagnoses by NGS, prenatal diagnosis, muscular dystrophies, mitochondrial disorders diagnosis, and challenges in molecular diagnosis. Recent developments and potential future trends in NGS sequencing applications are highlighted, as well.​

Download or read book Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases written by Jose Millan and published by Mdpi AG. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare diseases, or orphan diseases, are those that individually affect a small number of patients, but taken together affect over 300 million people worldwide. They are characterized by their etiological, diagnostic and evolutionary complexity, important morbi-mortality, with high levels of disability that entail and hinder the development of a normal vital subject, not only in those who suffer from them, but also their families; therefore, a comprehensive social health approach is necessary to address this problem. About 80% of rare diseases have a genetic origin, mainly monogenic; thus, genetic testing is mandatory for the confirmation of clinical diagnostics and to ensure correct genetic counseling. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled a revolution in genetic diseases, specially in rare diseases. However, their complexity makes diagnoses difficult even with the advent of NGS. In this Special Issue, we present several examples of the complexity of genetic diagnosis for most of these diseases and the consequences that genetic testing implies for genetic counseling. There are examples of the genetic heterogeneity of hearing loss, some metabolic and lisosomal disorders, ataxia, Prader-Willi syndrome, and three comprehensive reviews on syndromic retinal dystrophies, the complexity of the molecular diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders, and the value of genetic counseling before and after a genetic test.

Download or read book Rare Genetic Disorders written by Muhammad Umair and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Next Generation Sequencing written by Lee-Jun C. Wong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, owing to the fast development of a variety of sequencing technologies in the post human genome project era, sequencing analysis of a group of target genes, entire protein coding regions of the human genome, and the whole human genome has become a reality. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) or Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS) technologies offers a way to screen for mutations in many different genes in a cost and time efficient manner by deep coverage of the target sequences. This novel technology has now been applied to clinical diagnosis of Mendelian disorders of well characterized or undefined diseases, discovery of new disease genes, noninvasive prenatal diagnosis using maternal blood, and population based carrier testing of severe autosomal recessive disorders. This book covers topics of these applications, including potential limitations and expanded application in the future. ​

Download or read book Next Generation Sequencing written by Jerzy Kulski and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Next generation sequencing (NGS) has surpassed the traditional Sanger sequencing method to become the main choice for large-scale, genome-wide sequencing studies with ultra-high-throughput production and a huge reduction in costs. The NGS technologies have had enormous impact on the studies of structural and functional genomics in all the life sciences. In this book, Next Generation Sequencing Advances, Applications and Challenges, the sixteen chapters written by experts cover various aspects of NGS including genomics, transcriptomics and methylomics, the sequencing platforms, and the bioinformatics challenges in processing and analysing huge amounts of sequencing data. Following an overview of the evolution of NGS in the brave new world of omics, the book examines the advances and challenges of NGS applications in basic and applied research on microorganisms, agricultural plants and humans. This book is of value to all who are interested in DNA sequencing and bioinformatics across all fields of the life sciences.

Download or read book Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia written by Ajay Vora and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all aspects of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, from basic biology to supportive care. It offers new insights into the genetic pre-disposition to the condition and discusses how response to early therapy and its basic biology are utilized to develop new prognostic stratification systems and target therapy. Readers will learn about current treatment and outcomes, such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy approaches. Supportive care and management of the condition in resource poor countries are also discussed in detail. This is an indispensable guide for research and laboratory scientists, pediatric hematologists as well as specialist nurses involved in the care of childhood leukemia.

Download or read book Diagnosing Rare Disease written by Alexa Derksen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Genetically determined leukoencephalopathies (gLEs) are a group of rare heritable white matter disorders primarily affecting children, for which there remains many unsolved genetic cases. Identifying the molecular cause of these neurodegenerative diseases is essential as it allows the patients and their families to know the disease course, gain access to therapeutic options if available and obtain genetic counselling to make reproductive decisions.The first section of this thesis focuses on identifying the genetic cause of a cohort of patients with unsolved gLEs using whole exome sequencing (WES). The analysis was performed on 18 patients, 12 of which were second or third analyses, in accordance with the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Guidelines. We found a de novo pathogenic variant in DYNC1H1 in two twin siblings, a strong candidate gene ABHD16A in 4 cases from two families, and variants of unknown significance in other genes in another 5 cases. We thereby report a solved rate of approximately 27% (5/18), wherein three of the second analyses, and both third analyses have strong candidate genes. Our solved rate greatly exceeds the anticipated 5-11% rate published in literature for other re-analyses cohorts. In the second part of this thesis, we explore the functional defects caused by biallelic variants identified in the LSM7 (NM_016199) gene, which encodes an RNA-binding protein that is part of two complexes playing a role in either RNA splicing or mRNA decay. Following a clinical WES, a homozygous variant in LSM7 at position c.121G>A; p.Asp41Asn was identified in a patient (GB114.0) with a leukodystrophy. Through GeneMatcher, another individual with a different homozygous variant in LSM7 at position c.206G>C; p.Arg69Pro was found. Structural data predicted that the mutant residues would result in the loss of key intra- and inter-molecular interactions. Affinity purification of wildtype and disease-associated LSM7 variants from human cells confirmed that both variants lead to a defect in assembly of both LSM complexes. Molecular investigations of the p.Asp41Asn variant showed decreased levels of LSM7 mRNA and protein compared to healthy controls. We also found that knockout of Lsm7 in zebrafish embryos led to a defect in nervous system development, supporting a role for LSM7 mutations in neurodegeneration. This thesis demonstrated that WES is an invaluable tool to identify the molecular causes of rare genetic diseases and that re-analysis of existing WES data should be considered before WGS and RNA sequencing. We describe a novel ultra rare neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in LSM7 and shed light on the disease pathogenesis. We are hopeful that our work will provide the foundation for future investigations into this rare human disease and lead to the development of potential therapies"--

Download or read book Microbial Forensics written by Bruce Budowle and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microbial Forensics is a rapidly evolving scientific discipline. In the last decade, and particularly due to the anthrax letter attacks in the United States, microbial forensics has become more formalized and has played an increasingly greater role in crime investigations. This has brought renewed interest, development and application of new technologies, and new rules of forensic and policy engagement. It has many applications ranging from biodefense, criminal investigations, providing intelligence information, making society more secure, and helping protect precious resources, particularly human life. A combination of diverse areas is investigated, including the major disciplines of biology, microbiology, medicine, chemistry, physics, statistics, population genetics, and computer science. Microbial Forensics, Second Edition is fully revised and updated and serves as a complete reference of the discipline. It describes the advances, as well as the challenges and opportunities ahead, and will be integral in applying science to help solve future biocrimes. - A collection of microbiology, virology, toxicology and mycology as it relates to forensics, in one reference - New and expanded content to include statistical analysis of forensic data and legal admissibility and the standards of evidence, to name a few - Includes research information and application of that research to crime scene analysis, which will allow practitioners to understand and apply the knowledge to their practice with ease