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. 2022 Jun;43(6):765-771.
doi: 10.1002/humu.24356. Epub 2022 Mar 1.

A clinical laboratory's experience using GeneMatcher-Building stronger gene-disease relationships

Julie P Taylor  1 , Alka Malhotra  1 , Nicole J Burns  1 , Amanda R Clause  1 , Carolyn M Brown  1 , Brendan T Burns  1 , Anjana Chandrasekhar  1 , Zinayida Schlachetzki  1 , Maren Bennett  1 , Erin Thorpe  1 , Ryan J Taft  1 , Denise L Perry  1 , Alison J Coffey  1
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A clinical laboratory's experience using GeneMatcher-Building stronger gene-disease relationships

Julie P Taylor et al. Hum Mutat. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

The use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has accelerated the pace of gene discovery and highlighted the need for open and collaborative data sharing in the search for novel disease genes and variants. GeneMatcher (GM) is designed to facilitate connections between researchers, clinicians, health-care providers, and others to help in the identification of additional patients with variants in the same candidate disease genes. The Illumina Clinical Services Laboratory offers a WGS test for patients with suspected rare and undiagnosed genetic disease and regularly submits potential candidate genes to GM to strengthen gene-disease relationships. We describe our experience with GM, including criteria for evaluation of candidate genes, and our workflow for the submission and review process. We have made 69 submissions, 36 of which are currently active. Ten percent of submissions have resulted in publications, with an additional 14 submissions part of ongoing collaborations and expected to result in a publication.

Keywords: GeneMatcher; data sharing; gene discovery; gene-disease relationship; rare disease; whole-genome sequencing.

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