通过将拼接工具集成到NGS管道中,为遗传性视网膜变症进行新的遗传诊断

Elena Fernández-Suárez1,2, María González-Del Pozo1,2, Cristina Méndez-Vidal1,2

  • 1Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, IBiS/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio/ CSIC/University of Seville, Seville, Spain.

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概括

鉴定spliceogenic变体对于诊断遗传性疾病至关重要. 这项研究引入了一种结合拼接预测因子的新策略,以提高遗传视网膜缩 (IRD) 病例的诊断产量.

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