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. 2018 Aug 13;3:21. doi: 10.1038/s41525-018-0060-9

Table 1.

Brigham Genomic Medicine (BGM) genetic diagnoses to date

BGM no. Gene Inheritance Diagnosis/novel or known syndrome, if known–phenotype exp.? Prior genetic testing Sequencing strategy Solution strategy Case source Ref. or status
1 CHST11 AR Skeletal malformation, malignant lymphoproliferative disease/novel MA, K Pbd WGS; S CS BWH, genetics 31
2 WISP3 AR (cons.) Prog. pseudorheumatoid arthropathy, childhood (PPAC)/ OMIM 208230 Unknown Pbd WGS; S CS BWH, Rheum 30
3 LOX AD Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD)/novel Panel Pbd, c WGS; S CC, MC, MO BWH, Cardio 29
4 DOCK8 AR (cons.) Infantile inflammatory bowel disease/novel WES Pbd WES re-anly CC BCH, GI In prep.
5 C3 AD Lower extremity ischemia/novel None Pbd, c WGS, S CS, MC, FE BWH, Rheum In prep.
6 MVK AR Infantile-onset Crohn’s disease None Pbd, M WES CC BCH, GI In prep.
7 PIEZO2 AD (de novo) Distal arthrogryposis type 5/gene discovery for OMIM 108145 None Trio WGS CC, MC, FE BWH, genetics 23
8 TRPM4 AD Right-sided structural heart defects and conduction defects None WES Pbd, c, M, F CC BCH, genetics 38
9 OBSCN/TTN a AR Nemaline myopathy None Trio WES CC BCH, genetics 38
10 TTN / GJB2 a AR Centronuclear myopathy and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss None Trio WES CC BCH, genetics 38
11 CTLA4 AD Multisystem autoimmune disorder/novel WES WES s, M, 2F CC BWH, GI 39
12 CAPZB AD (de novo) Craniofacial anomalies and hypotonia/novel K Pbd WGS CC, MO FB/DGAP 40
13 RSPRY1 AR (cons.) Progressive spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia and intel. disability/novel None Pbd WES CC, MC, MO FB/KFSH 41
14 MAP3K7 AD (de novo) Global developmental delay and dysmorphic facies WES Trio WGS CS, MC FB/FCC 42, 43
15 F12 AD Angioedema type 3/OMIM 610618 None Pbd WGS CC BWH, Allergy & Imm. 42
16 POLR1A AD (de novo) Acrofronto-facionasal dysostosis/OMIM 616462 None Trio WES CS FB/CHLA d
17 NFIX AD (de novo) Marshall–Smith syndrome+glioma/OMIM 602535+Pheno. exp. None Trio WES CS FB/CHLA d
18 FBN2 AD (de novo) Congenital contractural arachnodactyly/OMIM 121050 None Trio WES CS FB/CHLA d
19 DCHS1 AR Van Maldergem syndrome 1 / OMIM 601390+Phen Exp. K, Panel Trio WES CS FB/BCH d
20 ALX1 AR Frontonasal dysplasia-microphthalmia-facial clefting/OMIM 613456 None Trio WES CS FB/MGH In prep.
21 CDH1 AD Blepharocheilodontic Syndrome 1/OMIM 119580 None Pbd, M WES CC, MC FB/CHLA d
22 CNTNAP1 AR Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 7/OMIM 616286 MA Quad WES CC HUDN/MGH FE
23 MAGEL2 AD (de novo) Schaaf–Yang syndrome/OMIM 614547 MA, K Trio WES CS HUDN/BCH Closed
24 PAX6 b AD (de novo) Aniridia plus clubfoot, craniofacial disorder/OMIM 106210+Pheno. exp. Micro Trio WES CS FB/CHLA d
25 EPCAM AR Pancreatic insufficiency, global developmental delay/OMIM 613217 Panel Trio WES CS HUDN/BCH Closed
26 SNTA1 AD Isolated hypoparathyroidism/novel None Pbd, c WES CS MGH/Endocrin FE
27 TRPV4 AR Distal hereditary motor neuropathy/OMIM 606071+Pheno. Exp. None Trio WES CC BCH/MCODR FE
28 ITGB2 c AD Purpura fulminans/novel None Cohort WES CS, MC, FE UIHC FE
29 MED12 b XLR Congenital anomalies, polydactyly/some similarity to OMIM 300895 MA, FISH Trio WGS CS HUDN/BCH FE
30 MED13L AD (de novo) Pierre Robin syndrome, ASD/OMIM 616789 MA, FISH, K Trio WES CS FB/UCSF https://www.facebase.org/d

Note that for HUDN cases, only cases solved independently by BGM are listed. Mutational data and case details are available upon request

AR autosomal recessive, AD autosomal dominant, cons consanguineous pedigree, MA microarray, K karyotype, Panel gene panel and/or individual gene tests, FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization, WES whole-exome sequencing, WGS whole-genome sequencing, Pbd proband, c cousin(s), s sib(s), re-anly re-analysis, M mother, F father, S segregation analysis, Trio proband M, F, CS crowdsourcing, CC case champion, MC multiple cases, MO model organism, FE functional experiments (completed or ongoing), BWH Brigham and Women’s Hospital, BCH Boston Children’s Hospital, MGH Massachusetts General Hospital, DGAP Developmental Genome Anatomy Project, FB NIDCR FaceBase Consortium, KFSH King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, FCC Feingold Center for Children, CHLA Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, HUDN Harvard Undiagnosed Disease Network-Clinical Site, UIHC University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, UHF University of Florida Health, MCODR Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Rheum rheumatology, Cardio cardiovascular medicine, GI gastroenterology, Allergy & Imm allergy and immunology, Endocrin endocrinology

aPossible digenic inheritance, based on phenotype

bMay not explain entire phenotype

cPotential synthetic enhancement of phenotype due to genetic interaction with additional loci within in the same functional pathway

dDe-identified genomic sequences and clinical data available via the NIDCR FaceBase Hub website (https://www.facebase.org/) contingent upon approval