Gene List Selection Matters: Missed Diagnoses in Prenatal Exome Sequencing—PanelApp R21 and HPO‐Driven Versus OMIM‐Based Gene Lists
In prenatal ES, reliance on HPO-driven gene selection significantly lowers diagnostic yield compared with clinical ES, with nearly one-third of primary findings and most incidental findings missed. PanelApp represents a pragmatic alternative, preserving a high primary diagnostic yield while limiting incidental findings.
Authors
- Laura M. Gort
- Gemma Arca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3647-0656)
- Stiven Ernesto Sinisterra‐Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6971-2098)
- A. Borrell
- Victoria Ardiles‐Ruesjas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1887-3119)
- Laia Rodriguez‐Revenga
- Alfons Nadal
- Montse Pauta
Institutions
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Fundación Valle del Lili (CO)
- Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Icesi University (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Published
- 2026-01-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70066
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 61.86