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ArticleHuman mutation2018

ClinGen Variant Curation Expert Panel experiences and standardized processes for disease and gene-level specification of the ACMG/AMP guidelines for sequence variant interpretation.

Edgar A Rivera-Muñoz, Laura V Milko, Steven M Harrison, Danielle R Azzariti, C Lisa Kurtz, Kristy Lee, Jessica L Mester, Meredith A Weaver, Erin Currey, William Craigen and 13 more

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Article in Human mutation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 135 papers, 2 of them syntheses that 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Edgar A Rivera-MuñozDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.ORCID 0000-0002-0610-4770
Laura V MilkoDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.ORCID 0000-0002-8060-9013
Steven M HarrisonPartners HealthCare Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-9614-9111
Danielle R AzzaritiPartners HealthCare Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
C Lisa KurtzDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Kristy LeeDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Jessica L MesterGeneDx, Gaithersburg, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-9374-3185
Meredith A WeaverAmerican College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Bethesda, Maryland.
Erin CurreyDivision of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
William CraigenBaylor College of Medicine, Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, and Pediatrics, Houston, Texas.
Charis EngGenomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.ORCID 0000-0002-3693-5145
Birgit FunkePartners HealthCare Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Madhuri HegdePerkinElmer, Global Laboratory Services, Waltham, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-4500-0368
Ray E HershbergerDivisions of Human Genetics and Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Rong MaoDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Robert D SteinerDepartments of Pediatrics and Genetics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Lisa M VincentGeneDx, Gaithersburg, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-1348-7738
Christa L MartinAutism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Danville, PA.
Sharon E PlonBaylor College of Medicine, Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, and Pediatrics, Houston, Texas.
Erin RamosDivision of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Heidi L RehmPartners HealthCare Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-6025-0015
Michael WatsonAmerican College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Bethesda, Maryland.
Jonathan S BergDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.ORCID 0000-0003-2360-2664

Funding

The Clinical Genome Resource – Advancing genomic medicine through biocuration and expert assessment of genes and variants at scaleU24HG009650 · NHGRI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JONATHAN S BERG, Jessica Ezzell Hunter · 2021 to 2026
$30.0M
Resource ProjectU41HG006834 · NHGRI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI REHM, HEIDI L · 2013 to 2020
$26.9M
The Future of PharmGKB Funding Under NHGRIU41HG009649 · NHGRI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BUSTAMANTE, CARLOS DANIEL · 2017 to 2020
$13.4M
The Clinical Genome Resource - Expert Curation and EHR IntegrationU41HG009650 · NHGRI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BERG, JONATHAN S, GODDARD, KATRINA A. · 2017 to 2020
$13.3M
Clinically Relevant Genome Variation DatabaseU01HG007436 · NHGRI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BUSTAMANTE, CARLOS DANIEL, PLON, SHARON E. · 2013 to 2016
$10.5M
A Knowledge Base for Clinically Relevant Genes and VariantsU01HG007437 · NHGRI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BERG, JONATHAN S, EVANS, JAMES PHILIP · 2013 to 2016
$9.0M
NC NEXUS, North Carolina Newborn Exome Sequencing for Universal ScreeningU19HD077632 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BERG, JONATHAN S, POWELL, CYNTHIA MARION · 2013 to 2018
$6.3M
NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG007436NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG007437NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG009650NHGRI NIH HHS U41 HG006834NHGRI NIH HHS U41 HG009649NHGRI NIH HHS U41HG009649NHGRI NIH HHS U41 HG009650NICHD NIH HHS U19 HD077632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-scale sequencing creates vast amounts of genomic data, increasing the challenge of clinical sequence variant interpretation. The demand for high-quality interpretation requires multiple specialties to join forces to accelerate the interpretation of sequence variant pathogenicity. With over 600 international members including clinicians, researchers, and laboratory diagnosticians, the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen), funded by the National Institutes of Health, is forming expert groups to systematically evaluate variants in clinically relevant genes. Here, we describe the first ClinGen variant curation expert panels (VCEPs), development of consistent and streamlined processes for establishing new VCEPs, and creation of standard operating procedures for VCEPs to define application of the ACMG/AMP guidelines for sequence variant interpretation in specific genes or diseases. Additionally, ClinGen has created user interfaces to enhance reliability of curation and a Sequence Variant Interpretation Working Group (SVI WG) to harmonize guideline specifications and ensure consistency between groups. The expansion of VCEPs represents the primary mechanism by which curation of a substantial fraction of genomic variants can be accelerated and ultimately undertaken systematically and comprehensively. We welcome groups to utilize our resources and become involved in our effort to create a publicly accessible, centralized resource for clinically relevant genes and variants.

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Computational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGenetic VariationGenome, HumanGenomicsHumansMutationSocieties, MedicalSoftwareUnited StatesACMG/AMP guidelinesbiocurationClinGenClinVarexpert panelssequence variant interpretation

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PMID30311389
PMCPMC6225902

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