Targeted long-read sequencing identifies missing pathogenic variants in unsolved Werner syndrome cases.
Danny E Miller,
Lin Lee,
Miranda Galey,
Renuka Kandhaya-Pillai,
Marc Tischkowitz,
Deepak Amalnath,
Avadh Vithlani,
Koutaro Yokote,
Hisaya Kato,
Yoshiro Maezawa,
Aki Takada-Watanabe,
Minoru Takemoto,
George M Martin,
Evan E Eichler,
Fuki M Hisama,
Junko Oshima
May 11, 2022
BACKGROUND: Werner syndrome (WS) is an autosomal recessive progeroid syndrome caused by variants in WRN. The International Registry of Werner Syndrome has identified biallelic pathogenic variants in 179/188 cases of classical...