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ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2011

Exome sequencing as a tool for Mendelian disease gene discovery.

Michael J Bamshad, Sarah B Ng, Abigail W Bigham, Holly K Tabor, Mary J Emond, Deborah A Nickerson, Jay Shendure

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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In one paragraph

Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 852 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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852citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02146872 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2014, after this paper: background citation

Premature Coronary Artery Disease - Clinical and Molecular Genetic Aspects

TypeobservationalSponsorAarhus University Hospital SkejbyRan2014 to 2016Enrolled400ConditionsCoronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Atherosclerosis
NCT02699190 completednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

LeukoSEQ: Whole Genome Sequencing as a First-Line Diagnostic Tool for Leukodystrophies

TypeobservationalSponsorChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRan2017 to 2024Enrolled236ConditionsLeukodystrophy, White Matter Disease, 4H Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

852 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. A Systematic Literature Review of Whole Exome and Genome Sequencing Population Studies of Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2020
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  5. Genetic influences on haematopoiesis.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026
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  12. Genetic analysis of neurodegenerative diseases.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  13. Genetic Associations with Pectus Excavatum: A Systematic Review.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026
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  18. Molecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2025
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792 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Michael J BamshadDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Health Sciences Building RR349, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, Washington 98195-6320, USA. mbamshad@u.washington.edu
Sarah B Ng
Abigail W Bigham
Holly K Tabor
Mary J Emond
Deborah A Nickerson
Jay Shendure

Funding

INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN GENOMIC SCIENCEST32HG000035 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Bruce Colston Trapnell · 1995 to 2026
$24.2M
Genetic and Molecular Basis of Congenital ContracturesR01HD048895 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BAMSHAD, MICHAEL JOSEPH · 2005 to 2016
$4.3M
SeattleSeqR01HL094976 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI EICHLER, EVAN, GREEN, PHILIP P · 2008 to 2009
$4.0M
Next Generation Mendelian GeneticsRC2HG005608 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BAMSHAD, MICHAEL JOSEPH, NICKERSON, DEBORAH A · 2009 to 2010
$3.9M
Ethical and Social Issues in the Study of Genetics of Complex TraitsR00HG004316 · NHGRI · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI TABOR, HOLLY K · 2008 to 2010
$722k
Molecular Tools for Genome PartitioningR21HG004749 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHENDURE, JAY ASHOK · 2008 to 2009
$405k
NHGRI NIH HHS 1RC2HG005608NHGRI NIH HHS 5R01HG004316NHGRI NIH HHS 5R21HG004749NHGRI NIH HHS R00 HG004316NHGRI NIH HHS T32HG00035NHLBI NIH HHS 5R01HL094976NHLBI NIH HHS HL‑102923NHLBI NIH HHS HL‑102924NHLBI NIH HHS HL‑102925NHLBI NIH HHS HL‑102926NICHD NIH HHS 1R01HD048895NIEHS NIH HHS HHSN273200800010CPHS HHS H L ‑103010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exome sequencing - the targeted sequencing of the subset of the human genome that is protein coding - is a powerful and cost-effective new tool for dissecting the genetic basis of diseases and traits that have proved to be intractable to conventional gene-discovery strategies. Over the past 2 years, experimental and analytical approaches relating to exome sequencing have established a rich framework for discovering the genes underlying unsolved Mendelian disorders. Additionally, exome sequencing is being adapted to explore the extent to which rare alleles explain the heritability of complex diseases and health-related traits. These advances also set the stage for applying exome and whole-genome sequencing to facilitate clinical diagnosis and personalized disease-risk profiling.

Indexed as

Genome, HumanAllelesBase SequenceExomeGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMolecular Sequence DataPedigreePhenotypeSequence Analysis, DNA

Identifiers

PMID21946919

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