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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2020 Jul 16;22(11):1821–1829. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-0905-3

Table 3.

Participant selections for exclusions of eMERGEseq panel results.

eMERGE consensus list Number (%) of participants who chose to exclude eMERGE consensus conditions
Disease CCHMCa,b
N = 163
CCHMCc
N = 19
CHOP
N = 350
CUa
N = 325
MC
N = 3035
NU
N = 772
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome 15 (9.2%) NR 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Li–Fraumeni syndrome 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 32 (9.8%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Peutz–Jeghers syndrome 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 28 (8.6%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Lynch syndrome 15 (9.2%) NR 0 (NA) 28 (8.6%) NR NR
Familial adenomatous polyposis 2 (1.2%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 28 (8.6%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Juvenile polyposis 2 (1.2%) NR 0 (NA) 30 (9.2%) 54 (1.8%) NR
MYH-associated polyposis 2 (1.2%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 28 (8.6%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 26 (8.0%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 25 (7.7%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 2 (1.2%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 25 (7.7%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Familial medullary thyroid cancer 2 (1.2%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 25 (7.7%) 54 (1.8%) NR
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Hereditary paraganglioma–pheochromocytoma syndrome 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 26 (8.0%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Tuberous sclerosis complex 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 26 (8.0%) 54 (1.8%) NR
WT1-related Wilms tumor 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 32 (9.8%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Neurofibromatosis type 2 22 (13.5%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (NA) 26 (8.0%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, vascular type 22 (13.5%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 30 (9.2%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Marfan syndrome, Loeys–Dietz syndrome, and familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections 22 (13.5%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 30 (9.2%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy 2 (1.2%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Fabry disease 22 (13.5%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 37 (11.3%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 2 (1.2%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Arrhythmogenic right-ventricular cardiomyopathy 2 (1.2%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Romano–Ward long QT types 1, 2, and 3, Brugada syndrome 2 (1.2%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Familial hypercholesterolemia 2 (1.2%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 28 (8.6%) NR NR
Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility 2 (1.2%) 0 (NA) 0 (NA) 25 (7.7%) 54 (1.8%) NR
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 2 (1.2%) NR 0 (NA) 32 (9.8%) 54 (1.8%) NC
Breast cancer susceptibility 15 (9.2%) NR 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) 7 (0.9%)
Colorectal cancer susceptibility 15 (9.2%) NR 0 (NA) 28 (8.6%) 54 (1.8%) 7 (0.9%)
Long QT syndrome 2 (1.2%) NR 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Andersen–Tawil syndrome 2 (1.2%) NR 0 (NA) 29 (8.9%) 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Maturity onset diabetes of the young 2 (1.2%) NR 0 (NA) 28 (8.6%) 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Maturity onset diabetes of the young 2 (1.2%) NR NR 28 (8.6%) 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, classic type 22 (13.5%) NR 0 (NA) 30 (9.2%) 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Factor V Leiden 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Bloom syndrome 22 (13.5%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 27 (3.5%)
21-Hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia 22 (13.5%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Familial Mediterranean fever 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Hereditary fructose intolerance 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Maple syrup urine disease 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 26 (3.4%)
Tyrosinemia type 1 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Glycogen storage disease type 1 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency 2 (1.2%) NR NR NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)
Hereditary hemochromatosis 2 (1.2%) NR 0 (NA) NR 54 (1.8%) 3 (0.4%)

NR indicates genes not returned or choices not offered. For CHOP, adult-onset disorders, while selected, only returned to participants after consenting as an adult. CCHMC Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, CHOP Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, CU Columbia University, MC Mayo Clinic, NU Northwestern University.

a

Participants were allowed to make selections for individual diseases.

b

Adolescent cohort: choices reflect dyad categorical joint decision and any changes made within 2 week period when choices could be changed.

c

Biobank cohort: choices made by parents.