Genetic diagnosis of Mendelian disorders via RNA sequencing

oleh: Laura S. Kremer, Daniel M. Bader, Christian Mertes, Robert Kopajtich, Garwin Pichler, Arcangela Iuso, Tobias B. Haack, Elisabeth Graf, Thomas Schwarzmayr, Caterina Terrile, Eliška Koňaříková, Birgit Repp, Gabi Kastenmüller, Jerzy Adamski, Peter Lichtner, Christoph Leonhardt, Benoit Funalot, Alice Donati, Valeria Tiranti, Anne Lombes, Claude Jardel, Dieter Gläser, Robert W. Taylor, Daniele Ghezzi, Johannes A. Mayr, Agnes Rötig, Peter Freisinger, Felix Distelmaier, Tim M. Strom, Thomas Meitinger, Julien Gagneur, Holger Prokisch

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01

Deskripsi

Genome sequencing alone fails to provide a genetic diagnosis for many Mendelian disorder patients. Here, the authors utilize RNA sequencing to complement genotyping of patients with a rare mitochondrial disease by detecting aberrant RNA expression, splicing and allele-specific expression.