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ArticleNPJ genomic medicine2026

An EHR-based framework for modeling growth curves and constructing growth centile charts for genetic disorders.

Cathy Shyr, Rory J Tinker, Rebekah F Brown, Adam Wright, Josh F Peterson, John A Phillips, S Trent Rosenbloom, Lisa Bastarache

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Article in NPJ genomic medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Cathy ShyrDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. cathy.shyr@vumc.org.
Rory J TinkerDepartment of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Rebekah F BrownDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Adam WrightDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Josh F PetersonDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
John A PhillipsDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
S Trent RosenbloomDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Lisa BastaracheDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

Funding

Overall: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at VanderbiltP50HD103537 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jeffrey L Neul · 2020 to 2026
$10.3M
Translating the Clinical Knowledge of Mendelian Diseases to Real-world EHR Data to Improve Identification of Undiagnosed PatientsR01HG012657 · NHGRI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Lisa Bastarache, Douglas Ruderfer · 2022 to 2026
$4.3M
Patient centered prediction of clinically important outcomes arising from pathogenic variantsUG3HG014376 · NHGRI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BASTARACHE, LISA, RUDERFER, DOUGLAS · 2025 to 2025
$3.2M
NHGRI NIH HHS R01HG012657NHGRI NIH HHS UG3 HG014376NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103537U.S. National Library of Medicine R00LM014429
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Abstract

Growth modeling is central to human genetics, as deviations from typical growth can signal an underlying disorder. In this cohort study, we developed a generalizable framework for generating growth charts across genetic conditions using electronic health records (EHR). Leveraging 22 years of longitudinal EHR data from 452,470 patients across 15 genetic conditions and unaffected individuals, we generated sex- and condition-specific growth charts using Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale, and Shape, and quantified differences in size, timing, and intensity using SuperImposition by Translation and Rotation (SITAR). SITAR-derived growth parameters showed strong concordance with established annotations in OMIM and Orphanet, and identified previously unreported growth patterns. We stratified cystic fibrosis by CFTR functional class and observed greater growth impairment in individuals with homozygous minimal-function variants compared to those with residual function. This framework provides a generalizable approach for leveraging EHR data to refine genotype-phenotype relationships and enable continuous updating of growth charts across genetic conditions.

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PMCPMC13338247

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