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ArticleAnnals of laboratory medicine2015

Routine chromosomal microarray analysis is necessary in Korean patients with unexplained developmental delay/mental retardation/autism spectrum disorder.

Saeam Shin, Nae Yu, Jong Rak Choi, Seri Jeong, Kyung A Lee

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Article in Annals of laboratory medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Saeam ShinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Nae YuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jong Rak ChoiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seri JeongDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Kyung A LeeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. KAL1119@yuhs.ac.
Yonsei University · KRKosin University · KR

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Abstract

backgroundAll over the world, chromosomal microarray (CMA) is now the first tier diagnostic assay for genetic testing to evaluate developmental delay (DD), mental retardation (MR), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with unknown etiology. The average diagnostic yield of the CMA test is known to be about 12.2%, while that of conventional G-banding karyotype is below 3%. This study aimed to assess the usefulness of CMA for the purpose of clinical diagnostic testing in the Korean population.

methodsWe performed CMA and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) tests in 96 patients with normal karyotype and unexplained DD, MR, or ASD. The CMA was conducted with CytoScan 750K array (Affymetrix, USA) with an average resolution of 100 kb.

resultsPathogenic copy number variations (CNVs) were detected in 15 patients by CMA and in two patients by MLPA for four known microdeletion syndromes (Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, Miller-Dieker syndrome and Williams syndrome) designated by National Health Insurance system in Korea. The diagnostic yield was 15.6% and 2.1%, respectively. Thirteen (13.5%) patients (excluding cases with pathogenic CNVs) had variants of uncertain clinical significance. There was one patient with a 17.1-megabase (Mb) region of homozygosity on chromosome 4q.

conclusionsOur findings suggest the necessity of CMA as a routine diagnostic test for unexplained DD, MR, and ASD in Korea.

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Chromosome AberrationsAdolescentAsian PeopleAutism Spectrum DisorderChildChild, PreschoolDevelopmental DisabilitiesDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleHumansInfantIntellectual DisabilityKaryotypingMaleMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisAutism spectrum disordersChromosomal microarrayCopy number variationDevelopmental delayMental retardation

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