The Utility of Ultra-Deep RNA sequencing in Mendelian Disorder Diagnostics
Sen Zhao, Jefferson C. Sinson, Shenglan Li, Jill Anne Rosenfeld, Gladys E. Zapata, Kristina Macakova, Mezthly Pena, Rebecca L. Maywald, Kim C. Worley, Lindsay Catherine Burrage, Monika Weisz‐Hubshman, Shamika Ketkar, William James Craigen, Lisa Emrick, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, , Pengfei Liu
This study evaluates ultra-high-depth RNA-seq for Mendelian disorder diagnostics, showing improved detection of low-abundance transcripts and splicing variants, and introduces a resource to guide sequencing depth selection.
The American Journal of Human Genetics · Oct 10, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine