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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2014 Nov 12;312(18):1880–1887. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.14604

Table 3. Overall Molecular Diagnosis Rate of Phenotypic Subgroups by Clinical Exome Sequencing Test Type.

Phenotypic Subgroup All CES Test
Proband Trioa Otherb
Rate % (95% CI) Rate % (95% CI) Rate % (95% CI) Rate % (95% CI)
DD 83/298 28 (23-33) 12/63 19 (11-31) 68/211 32 (26-39) 3/24 13 (4-32)
DD + hypotonia 28/111 25 (18-34) 2/27 7 (1-24) 26/80 33 (23-43) 0/4 0 (0-55)
DD + epilepsy or seizures 32/108 30 (22-39) 4/26 15 (6-34) 27/73 37 (27-48) 1/9 11 (0-46)
DD + dysmorphic features 44/144 31 (24-39) 4/30 13 (5-30) 37/99 37 (28-47) 3/15 20 (6-46)
DD + autism 11/69 16 (9-27) 0/10 0 (0-32) 10/47 21 (12-35) 1/12 8 (0-38)
DD + heart disorder 11/36 31 (18-47) 1/4 25 (3-71) 9/30 30 (17-48) 1/2 50 (9-91)
Ataxia and related neurological disorders 11/86 13 (7-22) 10/77 13 (7-22) 1/6 17 (1-58) 0/3 0 (0-62)
Muscular dystrophy and related disorders 22/74 30 (20-41) 14/57 25 (15-37) 8/15 53 (30-75) 0/2 0 (0-71)
Cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia 10/39 26 (14-41) 7/23 30 (15-51) 3/14 21 (7-48) 0/2 0 (0-71)
Cancer predisposition 7/36 19 (9-35) 5/15 33 (15-59) 1/16 6 (0-30) 1/5 20 (2-64)
Disorder of sexual development 6/35 17 (8-33) 5/18 28 (12-51) 0/14 0 (0-25) 1/3 33 (6-80)
Retinal disorders 15/31 48 (32-65) 5/12 42 (19-68) 7/11 64 (35-85) 3/8 38 (13-70)

Abbreviations: CES, clinical exome sequencing; DD, developmental delay.

a

The trio-CES group includes 12 quartets (trio + sibling) and 1 quintet (trio + 2 siblings).

b

The other CES group includes cases where only 1 or no parent was sequenced but other family members were sequenced.