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. 2016 May 10;4(5):504–512. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.223

Table 3.

Clinical testing and whole‐exome sequencing (WES) outcome of patient cohort

Disorder Sanger sequencing (individual genes) Sanger sequencing (gene panels) MLPA and expansion testing Status WES diagnosis
Early‐onset generalized dystonia PRKRA, THAP1, DYT1, GCH1, MERRF, APTX SCA, DRPLA Solved (known gene) ATM
Neonatal epileptic encephalopathy CSTB Myoclonus epilepsy panel (4), Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis panel (8) CSTB, DRPLA Solved (known gene) ASAH1b
Nuclear encoded mitochondrial disorder TAZ, SCN5A Dilated cardiomyopathy panel (27) Solved (known gene) GARSc
Muscular dystrophy NYD COL6A1 Congenital muscular dystrophies panel (3), Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy panel (9) Solved (known gene) COL6A1a
Emery–Dreyfuss phenotype EMD, LMNA Solved (known gene) COL6A1
Hennekam‐like syndrome CCBE1 Solved (known gene) KMT2A
Cerebellar ataxia SYNE1, SACS Solved (known gene) CACNA1A
Mitochondrial disorder Austosomal recessive ataxia panel (6) Solved (known gene) ITPR1
Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy with triangular tongues Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy panel (10) Solved (novel gene) LIMS2d
Hereditary leg dominant quadriparesis MCOLN1, KIAA1840, ZFYVE26 Solved (novel gene) DDHD2e
Developmental delay and hereditary spastic paraplegia APTX, EIF2B1/2/3/4/5, GALC, GJC2 Hereditary spastic paraplegia panel (10), Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis panel (8) Candidate (novel gene) SYNJ2
Muscular dystrophy, congenital, with cerebellar atrophy KCNC3, SACS, APTX, SETX, POLG1, SIL1, TTPA SCA, DRPLA, FXN, FMR1 Analysis
Coloboma‐ectodermal hypotonia PORCN Congenital muscular dystrophies panel (4) Analysis
Ataxia PLEKHG4, SPTBN2 Analysis
Hereditary spastic paraplegia, intellectual disability, thin corpus callosum ZFYVE26, KIAA1840, PANK2 Hereditary spastic paraplegia panel (6) Unsolved
Fitzsimmons–Guilbert syndrome SACS Unsolved
Alternating hemiplegia ATP1A3, ATP1A2, CACNA1A, KCNA1, CACNB4, SLC1A3 Unsolved
Distal myopathy FHL1, CRYAB, DES, MYH7, GNE, FSHD Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy panel (13) Unsolved
Joubert syndrome Joubert/Meckel–Gruber syndrome panel (8) Unsolved
Hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy with developmental delay FAM134B, HSN2 Unsolved
Congenital myasthenia Congenital myasthenic syndrome panel (9) OPMD Unsolved
Rapidly progressive myopathic disorder DMD, COL6A2, GAA, SEPN1, TK2 Congenital myasthenic syndrome panel (5), Mitochondrial panel, Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy panel (9) FHSD Unsolved
Mitochondrial disorder DGUOK, SCO2, SURF1, UGT1A1, FASTKD2, COX10, COX6B1, COX15, SCO1 Unsolved
Basal ganglia strokes Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis panel (8) Unsolved
Charcot–Marie‐Tooth disease TRPV4 Unsolved
Charcot–Marie‐Tooth disease HMBS, AIFM1, GJB1, SLC12A6 SMN1 Unsolved
a

WES identified a splicing defect that was missed by clinical immunolabeling of muscle biopsy.

b

Dyment et al. 2014

c

McMillan et al. 2014

d

Chardon et al. 2015

e

Schuurs‐Hoeijmakers et al. 2012