Genetic Testing for Malformations of Cortical Development: A Clinical Diagnostic Study

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21230%2F22%3A00363025" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21230/22:00363025 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000200032" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000200032</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000200032" target="_blank" >10.1212/NXG.0000000000200032</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Genetic Testing for Malformations of Cortical Development: A Clinical Diagnostic Study

Original language description

Background and Objectives Malformations of cortical development (MCD), though individually rare, constitute a significant burden of disease. The diagnostic yield of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in these patients varies across studies and methods, and novel genes and variants continue to emerge. Methods Patients (n = 123) with a definite radiologic or histopathologic diagnosis of MCD, with or without epilepsy were included in this study. They underwent NGS-based targeted gene panel (TGP) testing, whole-exome sequencing (WES), or WES-based virtual panel testing. Selected patients who underwent epilepsy surgery (n = 69) also had somatic gene testing of brain tissue–derived DNA. We analyzed predictors of positive germline genetic finding and diagnostic yield of respective methods. Results Pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline genetic variants were detected in 21% of patients (26/123). In the surgical subgroup (69/123), we performed somatic sequencing in 40% of cases (28/69) and detected causal variants in 18% (5/28). Diagnostic yield did not differ between TGP, WES-based virtual gene panel, and open WES (p = 0.69). Diagnosis of focal cortical dysplasia type 2A, epilepsy, and intellectual disability were associated with positive results of germline testing. We report previously unpublished variants in 16/26 patients and 4 cases of MCD with likely pathogenic variants in non-MCD genes. Discussion In this study, we are reporting genetic findings of a large cohort of MCD patients with epilepsy or potentially epileptogenic MCD. We determine predictors of successful ascertainment of a genetic diagnosis in real-life setting and report novel, likely pathogenic variants in MCD and non-MCD genes alike.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30210 - Clinical neurology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Neurology: Genetics

ISSN

2376-7839

e-ISSN

2376-7839

Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000866423100007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85140359482