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Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data

Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data
Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data

De novo mutations in protein-coding genes are a well-established cause of developmental disorders 1. However, genes known to be associated with developmental disorders account for only a minority of the observed excess of such de novo mutations 1,2. Here, to identify previously undescribed genes associated with developmental disorders, we integrate healthcare and research exome-sequence data from 31,058 parent–offspring trios of individuals with developmental disorders, and develop a simulation-based statistical test to identify gene-specific enrichment of de novo mutations. We identified 285 genes that were significantly associated with developmental disorders, including 28 that had not previously been robustly associated with developmental disorders. Although we detected more genes associated with developmental disorders, much of the excess of de novo mutations in protein-coding genes remains unaccounted for. Modelling suggests that more than 1,000 genes associated with developmental disorders have not yet been described, many of which are likely to be less penetrant than the currently known genes. Research access to clinical diagnostic datasets will be critical for completing the map of genes associated with developmental disorders. 

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Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study
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Kaplanis, Joanna, Samocha, Kaitlin E. and Wiel, Laurens , Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study and et al. (2020) Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data. Nature, 586 (7831), 757–762. (doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2832-5).

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De novo mutations in protein-coding genes are a well-established cause of developmental disorders 1. However, genes known to be associated with developmental disorders account for only a minority of the observed excess of such de novo mutations 1,2. Here, to identify previously undescribed genes associated with developmental disorders, we integrate healthcare and research exome-sequence data from 31,058 parent–offspring trios of individuals with developmental disorders, and develop a simulation-based statistical test to identify gene-specific enrichment of de novo mutations. We identified 285 genes that were significantly associated with developmental disorders, including 28 that had not previously been robustly associated with developmental disorders. Although we detected more genes associated with developmental disorders, much of the excess of de novo mutations in protein-coding genes remains unaccounted for. Modelling suggests that more than 1,000 genes associated with developmental disorders have not yet been described, many of which are likely to be less penetrant than the currently known genes. Research access to clinical diagnostic datasets will be critical for completing the map of genes associated with developmental disorders. 

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 July 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 October 2020
Published date: 14 October 2020

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Local EPrints ID: 444844
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444844
ISSN: 0028-0836
PURE UUID: 62536d10-e46d-43bd-b372-c6b479b8a9f5
ORCID for Jenny Lord: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-9343
ORCID for Diana Baralle: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-4833
ORCID for Andrew Douglas: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5154-6714
ORCID for Karen Temple: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6045-1781

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Date deposited: 06 Nov 2020 17:31
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 06:04

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Author: Joanna Kaplanis
Author: Kaitlin E. Samocha
Author: Laurens Wiel
Author: Jenny Lord ORCID iD
Author: Diana Baralle ORCID iD
Author: Andrew Douglas ORCID iD
Author: Nicola Foulds
Author: Katherine Lachlan
Author: Karen Temple ORCID iD
Author: Diana Wellesley
Corporate Author: Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study
Corporate Author: et al.

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