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ArticleClinical genetics2025

NEUROMYODredger: Whole Exome Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental and Neuromuscular Disorders in Seven Countries.

Edoardo Malfatti, Alexandru Caramizaru, Hane Lee, JiHye Kim, Hussein Shoaito, Alessandra Pennisi, Sarah Souvannanorath, François-Jérôme Authier, Andreea Dumitrescu, Nagia Fahmy and 11 more

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Edoardo MalfattiReference Center for Neuromuscular Disorders, APHP Henri Mondor University Hospital, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-8600
Alexandru CaramizaruRegional Center for Medical Genetics Dolj, Craiova, Romania.
Hane Lee3billion Inc., Seoul, South Korea.
JiHye Kim3billion Inc., Seoul, South Korea.
Hussein ShoaitoReference Center for Neuromuscular Disorders, APHP Henri Mondor University Hospital, France.
Alessandra PennisiUniversity Paris Est Créteil, Inserm, U955, IMRB, Créteil, France.
Sarah SouvannanorathReference Center for Neuromuscular Disorders, APHP Henri Mondor University Hospital, France.
François-Jérôme AuthierReference Center for Neuromuscular Disorders, APHP Henri Mondor University Hospital, France.
Andreea DumitrescuRegional Center for Medical Genetics Dolj, Craiova, Romania.
Nagia FahmyNeuromuscular Center, Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Rosa Elena Escobar-CedilloInstituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5252-3140
Antonio Miranda-DuarteInstituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Alexandra Berenice Luna-AnguloInstituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Sonia NouiouaDepartment of Neurology, Cherchell EHS, Tipaza, Algeria.
Ouissem BenchaabiDepartment of Neurology, Cherchell EHS, Tipaza, Algeria.
Meriem TazirNeuroSciences Research Laboratory, University of Algiers Benyoucef Benkhedda, Algiers, Algeria.
Sihem HallalCentral Laboratory of Biochemistry, CHU Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria.
Peggy MartinezNeurofisiología clínica, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja, Lima, Peru.
Claudia CastiglioniDepartamento de Neurologia Clinica, MEDS-INRPAC, Santiago, Chile.
Amelia DobrescuRegional Center for Medical Genetics Dolj, Craiova, Romania.
Homa TajsharghiSchool of Health Sciences, Division of Biomedicine, University of Skovde, Skovde, Sweden.

Funding

3 billion, End the Diagnostic Odyssey-Prize granted to Prof. Homa Tajsharghi
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although substantial advancements have been made in genetic testing, several barriers continue to limit patient access, leading to delays in diagnosis, effective treatments, and preventative measures. The NEUROMYODredger-3billion Megaproject End the Diagnostic Odyssey grant offered free whole exome sequencing (WES) to 245 patients with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental or neuromuscular disorders in seven countries: Algeria, Chile, Egypt, France, Mexico, Peru, and Romania. We found pathogenic variants in 79 patients (diagnostic yield 32.24%)-36 neurodevelopmental (43.90%) and 43 neuromuscular (26.38%). Fifty patients harboured variants of uncertain significance (VUS, 20.40%)-14 neurodevelopmental (17.07%) and 36 neuromuscular (22.08%), and 116 patients had negative results (47.34%). NEUROMYODredger helped end the diagnostic odyssey in around 30% of patients, while ongoing functional studies and reanalysis strategies are used in order to reach more diagnoses. In conclusion, a singleton WES approach is valuable in determining the genetic diagnosis of neurodevelopmental and neuromuscular diseases, especially in low and middle-income countries.

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international consortiumlow‐income countriesmyopathiesneurodevelopmental disordersneuromuscular disordersnext generation sequencingrare disorderswhole exome sequencing

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PMID40000157
PMCPMC12319130

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