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. 2023 Jan 27;15:5. doi: 10.1186/s13073-023-01157-8

Table 2.

Testing modality per clinical indication

NGS CMA P Valuea SMA Fragile X MS-MLPA/MLPA Multiple testing Overallb
Total no. %Positive (95% CI) Total no. %Positive (95% CI) Total no. %Positive (95% CI) Total no. %Positive (95% CI) Total no. %Positive (95% CI) Total no. %Positive (95% CI) Total no. %Positive (95% CI)
Clinical indication
 Neurological 223 39.5% (33.3–46.0) 190 15.3% (10.8–21.1) 0.0001 154 33.1% (26.2–40.9) 103 1.0% (0.2–5.3) 20 45.0% (25.8–65.8) 132 31.1% (23.8–39.4) 540 32.2% (28.4–36.3)
 Non-neurological 333 36.9% (31.9–42.2) 136 19.9% (14.0–27.3) 0.0003 0 0.0% 3 0.0% 11 27.3% (9.7–56.6) 22 40.9% (23.3–61.3) 460 32.8% (28.7–37.2)
Overall 556 37.9% (34.0–42.1) 326 17.2% (13.5–21.6) 0.0001 154 33.1% (26.2–40.9) 106 0.9 % (0.2–5.2) 31 38.7% (23.7–56.2) 154 32.5% (25.6–40.2) 1000 32.5% (29.7–35.5)

aComparisons between NGS and CMA diagnostics yields

bOverall count per patient; therefore, the sum/percentage will differ due to multiple tests performed per patient