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  • Genetics
  • Genomic Medicine
  • Clinical Diagnostics

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  • Accurate variant interpretation is essential for diagnosing monogenic diseases and advancing precision medicine.
  • The challenge in genetic disease diagnosis has shifted from detection to interpretation of sequencing data.
  • Significant interlaboratory inconsistency rates (10-40%) in variant interpretation are often overlooked by clinicians.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the causes of inconsistency in variant interpretation.
  • To emphasize the importance of accurate variant interpretation for clinical practice.
  • To provide recommendations for improving diagnostic accuracy in complex genetic cases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review summarizing factors contributing to interpretation inconsistencies.
  • Analysis of classification methodologies, data acquisition, evidence application, and expert judgment.
  • Discussion of strategies for resolving diagnostic challenges.

Main Results:

  • Key reasons for interpretation inconsistency identified: classification methods, data scope, evidence use, and expert judgment.
  • Clinicians, genetic counselors, and molecular pathologists need to critically assess genetic reports.
  • Established diagnostic approaches may require reevaluation with current data.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing interpretation inconsistencies is vital for reliable genetic diagnoses.
  • Clinicians should re-evaluate existing genetic reports, especially those based on outdated information.
  • For challenging cases, advanced techniques like pedigree analysis, functional studies, and long-term follow-up are recommended.