Miguel Almalvez

This study evaluates the diagnostic yield of long-read genome sequencing in cases where short-read sequencing failed, finding an incremental yield of 4.7% due to LR-GS's ability to detect structural variants and other complex genomic features.

Genome sequencing identifies pseudoexons as a common cause of Mendelian disease, with some variants missed by prior exome testing.

The paper develops Paraphase, a HiFi-based method to resolve highly similar paralogous genes, revealing genetic diversity and de novo events in segmental duplications.

This paper uses long-read sequencing to comprehensively identify pathogenic variants in the CYP21A2 locus for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, including phasing and module counts, improving diagnostic accuracy.

The paper develops criteria for identifying, sharing, and reporting novel candidate genes in clinical genomic testing to improve diagnostic yield for Mendelian conditions.