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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2025

Determinants of diagnostic yield in a multi-ethnic Asian inherited retinal disease cohort.

Jane Andrea Lieviant, Choi Mun Chan, Yasmin Bylstra, Kanika Jain, Jing Xian Teo, Wan Wan Lim, Sylvia Kam, Tang Wei Chao, Nellie Chai Bin Siew, Sonia Davila and 7 more

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Genetic characterization of inherited retinal dystrophy in a Northwestern Chinese cohort: A single-center study over a 5-year period in Shaanxi, China.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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17 authors.

Jane Andrea Lieviant *SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0009-0009-5091-6176
Choi Mun Chan *Singapore National Eye Center, 168751, Singapore, Singapore.
Yasmin Bylstra *SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.
Kanika JainGenome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138672, Singapore, Singapore.
Jing Xian TeoSingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.
Wan Wan LimSingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.
Sylvia KamKK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-7704-1917
Tang Wei ChaoSingapore National Eye Center, 168751, Singapore, Singapore.
Nellie Chai Bin SiewSingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.
Sonia DavilaSingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.
Eranga Nishanthie VithanaSingapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Ranjana Sanjay MathurSingapore National Eye Center, 168751, Singapore, Singapore.
Tien-En TanSingapore National Eye Center, 168751, Singapore, Singapore.
Patrick TanSingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.
Saumya S JamuarSingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore.
Beau James FennerSingapore National Eye Center, 168751, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5356-7604
Weng Khong LimSingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, 169609, Singapore, Singapore. wengkhong.lim@duke-nus.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0003-4391-1130

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the discovery of new genes causing inherited retinal disease (IRD) has plateaued, we look to other factors which could be used to maximize diagnostic yield. We analyzed whole-exome sequencing (WES) data from 506 IRD probands, focusing on the interplay between diagnostic yield, age of symptom onset or diagnosis, family history, and initial clinical diagnosis. The cohort's overall diagnostic yield was 49.2%. Diagnostic yield was negatively correlated with the age of symptom onset and positively correlated with the number of affected family members. Diseases with distinctive clinical presentations such as Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD) or Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) were more reliably diagnosed than more common and heterogeneous diseases like retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and cone-rod dystrophy (CRD). Recurrent genes and variants in this Chinese-majority cohort resemble those found in Chinese cohort studies but differ from populations of European descent, with implications for the design and prioritization of gene therapies. These insights may help optimize the diagnostic utility of genetic testing for IRDs, enhance the delivery of genetic counseling for patients, and guide the development of more inclusive targeted therapies.

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Genetic TestingRetinal DiseasesAdolescentAdultAsian PeopleChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesExome SequencingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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PMCPMC12669701

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