TY - JOUR
T1 - Unbiased targeted next-generation sequencing molecular approach for primary immunodeficiency diseases
AU - Al-Mousa, Hamoud
AU - Abouelhoda, Mohamed
AU - Monies, Dorota M
AU - Al-Tassan, Nada
AU - Al-Ghonaium, Abdulaziz
AU - Al-Saud, Bandar
AU - Al-Dhekri, Hasan
AU - Arnaout, Rand
AU - Al-Muhsen, Saleh
AU - Ades, Nazema
AU - Elshorbagi, Sahar
AU - Al Gazlan, Sulaiman
AU - Sheikh, Farrukh
AU - Dasouki, Majed
AU - El-Baik, Lina
AU - Elamin, Tanzeil
AU - Jaber, Amal
AU - Kheir, Omnia
AU - El-Kalioby, Mohamed
AU - Subhani, Shazia
AU - Al Idrissi, Eman
AU - Al-Zahrani, Mofareh
AU - Alhelale, Maryam
AU - Alnader, Noukha
AU - Al-Otaibi, Afaf
AU - Kattan, Rana
AU - Al Abdelrahman, Khalid
AU - Al Breacan, Muna M
AU - Bin Humaid, Faisal S
AU - Wakil, Salma Majid
AU - Alzayer, Fadi
AU - Al-Dusery, Haya
AU - Faquih, Tariq
AU - Al-Hissi, Safa
AU - Meyer, Brian F
AU - Hawwari, Abbas
N1 - Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Molecular genetics techniques are an essential diagnostic tool for primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs). The use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides a comprehensive way of concurrently screening a large number of PID genes. However, its validity and cost-effectiveness require verification.OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify and overcome complications associated with the use of NGS in a comprehensive gene panel incorporating 162 PID genes. We aimed to ascertain the specificity, sensitivity, and clinical sensitivity of the gene panel and its utility as a diagnostic tool for PIDs.METHODS: A total of 162 PID genes were screened in 261 patients by using the Ion Torrent Proton NGS sequencing platform. Of the 261 patients, 122 had at least 1 known causal mutation at the onset of the study and were used to assess the specificity and sensitivity of the assay. The remaining samples were from unsolved cases that were biased toward more phenotypically and genotypically complicated cases.RESULTS: The assay was able to detect the mutation in 117 (96%) of 122 positive control subjects with known causal mutations. For the unsolved cases, our assay resulted in a molecular genetic diagnosis for 35 of 139 patients. Interestingly, most of these cases represented atypical clinical presentations of known PIDs.CONCLUSIONS: The targeted NGS PID gene panel is a sensitive and cost-effective diagnostic tool that can be used as a first-line molecular assay in patients with PIDs. The assay is an alternative choice to the complex and costly candidate gene approach, particularly for patients with atypical presentation of known PID genes.
AB - BACKGROUND: Molecular genetics techniques are an essential diagnostic tool for primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs). The use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides a comprehensive way of concurrently screening a large number of PID genes. However, its validity and cost-effectiveness require verification.OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify and overcome complications associated with the use of NGS in a comprehensive gene panel incorporating 162 PID genes. We aimed to ascertain the specificity, sensitivity, and clinical sensitivity of the gene panel and its utility as a diagnostic tool for PIDs.METHODS: A total of 162 PID genes were screened in 261 patients by using the Ion Torrent Proton NGS sequencing platform. Of the 261 patients, 122 had at least 1 known causal mutation at the onset of the study and were used to assess the specificity and sensitivity of the assay. The remaining samples were from unsolved cases that were biased toward more phenotypically and genotypically complicated cases.RESULTS: The assay was able to detect the mutation in 117 (96%) of 122 positive control subjects with known causal mutations. For the unsolved cases, our assay resulted in a molecular genetic diagnosis for 35 of 139 patients. Interestingly, most of these cases represented atypical clinical presentations of known PIDs.CONCLUSIONS: The targeted NGS PID gene panel is a sensitive and cost-effective diagnostic tool that can be used as a first-line molecular assay in patients with PIDs. The assay is an alternative choice to the complex and costly candidate gene approach, particularly for patients with atypical presentation of known PID genes.
KW - Computational Biology
KW - DNA Copy Number Variations
KW - DNA Mutational Analysis
KW - Genetic Markers
KW - Genetic Predisposition to Disease
KW - Genetic Testing
KW - Genome-Wide Association Study
KW - High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
KW - Humans
KW - Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/diagnosis
KW - Mutation
KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
KW - Workflow
U2 - 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.12.1310
DO - 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.12.1310
M3 - Article
C2 - 26915675
SN - 0091-6749
VL - 137
SP - 1780
EP - 1787
JO - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
JF - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
IS - 6
ER -