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ReviewGenes2022

Current and Future Approaches to Classify VUSs in LGMD-Related Genes.

Chengcheng Li, Gabe Haller, Conrad C Weihl

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Review in Genes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. [Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy-10. Case report].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025
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  5. Unique genotype-phenotype correlations withinFrontiers in neurology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Chengcheng LiDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Gabe HallerDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Conrad C WeihlDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.

Funding

Clinical and Translational Studies in Muscle DiseaseK24AR073317 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CONRAD C WEIHL · 2018 to 2026
$1.6M
Massively-parallel functional interrogation of genetic variation in LGMD-associated sarcoglycan genesR21AR078942 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HALLER, GABRIEL E · 2021 to 2022
$379k
NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR073317NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR078942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revealed large numbers of genetic variants in LGMD-related genes, with most of them classified as variants of uncertain significance (VUSs). VUSs are genetic changes with unknown pathological impact and present a major challenge in genetic test interpretation and disease diagnosis. Understanding the phenotypic consequences of VUSs can provide clinical guidance regarding LGMD risk and therapy. In this review, we provide a brief overview of the subtypes of LGMD, disease diagnosis, current classification systems for investigating VUSs, and a potential deep mutational scanning approach to classify VUSs in LGMD-related genes.

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Genetic TestingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMutationdeep mutational scanninghigh-throughput screeningLGMDsarcoglycan

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PMID35205425
PMCPMC8871643

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