P347: Predicting the significance of variants in Parkinson's disease
OverinterpretationPatient 21 had hyperthyroidism and received a positive result showing a variant in TSHR.The variant had been demonstrated to be loss-of-function and led to hypothyroidism, not consistent with her presentations.Therefore, this variant was unlikely to be responsible for her hyperthyroidism. Conclusion:The nine categories of pitfalls raise warnings in the interpretation of genetic testing reports and offer insights for further investigation of genetic data in unsolved cases.
Authors
- Abrar Chaudhry
- Pooja Dasgupta
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genetics in Medicine Open
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102312
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00