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ArticleHuman mutation2022

Adapting the ACMG/AMP variant classification framework: A perspective from the ClinGen Hemoglobinopathy Variant Curation Expert Panel.

Petros Kountouris, Coralea Stephanou, Carsten W Lederer, Joanne Traeger-Synodinos, Celeste Bento, Cornelis L Harteveld, Eirini Fylaktou, Tamara T Koopmann, Hashim Halim-Fikri, Kyriaki Michailidou and 5 more

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Article in Human mutation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Petros KountourisMolecular Genetics Thalassaemia Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-2681-4355
Coralea StephanouMolecular Genetics Thalassaemia Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-2546-6478
Carsten W LedererMolecular Genetics Thalassaemia Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-3920-9584
Joanne Traeger-SynodinosLaboratory of Medical Genetics, St. Sophia's Children's Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1860-5628
Celeste BentoDepartment of Haematology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Cornelis L HarteveldDepartment of Clinical Genetics/LDGA, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5135-6491
Eirini FylaktouLaboratory of Medical Genetics, St. Sophia's Children's Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4501-4815
Tamara T KoopmannDepartment of Clinical Genetics/LDGA, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Hashim Halim-FikriSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-0760-5067
Kyriaki MichailidouCyprus School of Molecular Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0001-7065-1237
Landry E NfonsamHamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5715-2545
John S WayeHamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7521-3356
Bin A ZilfalilSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-5055-7892
Marina KleanthousMolecular Genetics Thalassaemia Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
ClinGen Hemoglobinopathy Variant Curation Expert Panel
University of Cyprus · CYHamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program · CALeiden University Medical Center · NLNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversiti Sains Malaysia · MYCyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics · CYHospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate and consistent interpretation of sequence variants is integral to the delivery of safe and reliable diagnostic genetic services. To standardize the interpretation process, in 2015, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) published a joint guideline based on a set of shared standards for the classification of variants in Mendelian diseases. The generality of these standards and their subjective interpretation between laboratories has prompted efforts to reduce discordance of variant classifications, with a focus on the expert specification of the ACMG/AMP guidelines for individual genes or diseases. Herein, we describe our experience as a ClinGen Variant Curation Expert Panel to adapt the ACMG/AMP criteria for the classification of variants in three globin genes (HBB, HBA2, and HBA1) related to recessively inherited hemoglobinopathies, including five evidence categories, as use cases demonstrating the process of specification and the underlying rationale.

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Genome, HumanHemoglobinopathiesGenetic TestingGenetic VariationHumansPathology, MolecularUnited StatesACMG/AMP criteriaClinGen VCEPglobin gene variantshemoglobinopathyvariant classification

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PMID34510646
PMCPMC9545675
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