Reassessment of Mendelian gene pathogenicity using 7,855 cardiomyopathy cases and 60,706 reference samples
Roddy Walsh, Kate Thomson, James S Ware, Birgit H Funke, Jessica Woodley, Karen J McGuire, Francesco Mazzarotto, Edward Blair, Anneke Seller, Jenny C Taylor, Eric V Minikel, Exome Aggregation Consortium, Daniel G MacArthur, Martin Farrall, Stuart A Cook, Hugh C Watkins
The paper reassesses the pathogenicity of Mendelian genes by comparing rare variation frequencies between cardiomyopathy cases and large reference datasets, identifying false positives and overly conservative variant assessments.
Genetics in Medicine · Feb 1, 2017Peer-reviewedGenetics