Clinical exome sequencing data from patients with inborn errors of immunity: Cohort level diagnostic yield and the benefit of systematic reanalysis

Emil E Vorsteveld, Caspar I Van der Made, Sanne P Smeekens, Janneke H Schuurs-Hoeijmakers, Galuh Astuti, Heleen Diepstra, Christian Gilissen, Evelien Hoenselaar, Alice Janssen, Kees van Roozendaal, Jettie Sikkema-van Engelen, Wouter Steyaert, Marjan M Weiss, Helger G Yntema, Tuomo Mantere, Mofareh S AlZahrani, Koen van Aerde, Beata Derfalvi, Eissa Ali Faqeih, Stefanie S V HenrietElise van Hoof, Eman Idressi, Thomas B Issekutz, Marjolijn C J Jongmans, Riikka Keski-Filppula, Ingrid Krapels, Maroeska Te Loo, Catharina M Mulders-Manders, Jaap Ten Oever, Judith Potjewijd, Nora Tarig Sarhan, Marjan C Slot, Paulien A Terhal, Herman Thijs, Anthony Vandersteen, Els K Vanhoutte, Frank van de Veerdonk, Gijs van Well, Mihai G Netea, Annet Simons, Alexander Hoischen*, Rob J W Arts, Else M Bijker, Mariolina Bruno, Willemijn Hobo, Esther Hoppenreijs, Marien I de Jonge, Arjan van Laarhoven, Members of the Radboud University Medical Center multidisciplinary immune-disease board, Radboud University Medical Center multidisciplinary immune-disease board

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Abstract

While next generation sequencing has expanded the scientific understanding of Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI), the clinical use and re-use of exome sequencing is still emerging. We revisited clinical exome data from 1300 IEI patients using an updated in silico IEI gene panel. Variants were classified and curated through expert review. The molecular diagnostic yield after standard exome analysis was 11.8 %. Through systematic reanalysis, we identified variants of interest in 5.2 % of undiagnosed patients, with 76.7 % being (candidate) disease-causing, providing a (candidate) diagnosis in 15.2 % of our cohort. We find a 1.7 percentage point increase in conclusive molecular diagnoses. We find a high degree of actionability in patients with a genetic diagnosis (76.4 %). Despite the modest absolute diagnostic gain, these data support the benefit of iterative exome reanalysis in IEI patients, conveying the notion that our current understanding of genes and variants involved in IEI is by far not saturated.
Original languageEnglish
Article number110375
Number of pages17
JournalClinical Immunology
Volume268
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Autoimmune disorders
  • Autoinflammatory disorders
  • Clinical exome sequencing
  • Exome reanalysis
  • Genomics
  • Inborn errors of immunity
  • Longitudinal follow-up
  • NGS-based sequencing
  • Primary immunodeficiencies

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