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Comment
. 2016 Sep;30(9):36.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-9-1.

Genetic Testing Requires NGS and Sanger Methodologies

Lawrence J Jennings  1 , Dawn Kirschmann  1
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Comment

Genetic Testing Requires NGS and Sanger Methodologies

Lawrence J Jennings et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Investigators from the EuroEPINOMICS rare epilepsy syndromes Dravet working group performed whole-exome sequencing on 31 trios that had been reported negative for SCN1A mutations by Sanger sequencing.

Keywords: NGS; SCN1A; Sanger.

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  • Pitfalls in genetic testing: the story of missed SCN1A mutations.
    Djémié T, Weckhuysen S, von Spiczak S, Carvill GL, Jaehn J, Anttonen AK, Brilstra E, Caglayan HS, de Kovel CG, Depienne C, Gaily E, Gennaro E, Giraldez BG, Gormley P, Guerrero-López R, Guerrini R, Hämäläinen E, Hartmann C, Hernandez-Hernandez L, Hjalgrim H, Koeleman BP, Leguern E, Lehesjoki AE, Lemke JR, Leu C, Marini C, McMahon JM, Mei D, Møller RS, Muhle H, Myers CT, Nava C, Serratosa JM, Sisodiya SM, Stephani U, Striano P, van Kempen MJ, Verbeek NE, Usluer S, Zara F, Palotie A, Mefford HC, Scheffer IE, De Jonghe P, Helbig I, Suls A; EuroEPINOMICS‐RES Dravet working group. Djémié T, et al. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2016 Apr 14;4(4):457-64. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.217. eCollection 2016 Jul. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2016. PMID: 27465585 Free PMC article.

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