Whole exome sequencing for diagnosis of hereditary thrombocytopenia

Medicine
Ponthip MekchayPonlapat Rojnuckarin

Abstract

Hereditary thrombocytopenia comprises extremely diverse diseases that are difficult to diagnose by phenotypes alone. Definite diagnoses are helpful for patient (Pt) management.To evaluate the role of whole exome sequencing (WES) in these Pts.Cases with unexplained long-standing thrombocytopenia and/or suggestive features were enrolled to the observational study. Bleeding scores and blood smear were evaluated. The variant pathogenicity from WES was determined by bioinformatics combined with all other information including platelet aggregometry, flow cytometry, and electron microscopy (EM).Seven unrelated Pts were recruited. All were female with macrothrombocytopenia. Clinical bleeding was presented in four Pts; extra-hematological features were minimal and family history was negative in every Pt. WES successfully identified all the 11 responsible mutant alleles; of these, four have never been previously reported. Pt 1 with GNE-related thrombocytopenia showed reduced lectin binding by flow cytometry, increased glycogen granules by EM and a novel homozygous mutation in GNE. Pts 2 and 3 had phenotypic diagnoses of Bernard Soulier syndrome and novel homozygous mutations in GP1BB and GP1BA, respectively. Pt 4 had impaired microtubule...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
exome sequencing
flow cytometry
electron microscopy
Illumina sequencing
transfection

Software Mentioned

Polyphen
ISTH
SIFT
MCAP
SSC

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