The utility of next-generation sequencing technologies in diagnosis of Mendelian mitochondrial diseases and reflections on clinical spectrum


Kose M., IŞIK E., AYKUT A., DURMAZ A., Kose E., Ersoy M., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.34, no.4, pp.417-430, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0410
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.417-430
  • Keywords: Leigh syndrome, Mendelian mitochondrial disorder, next-generation sequencing, nuclear mitochondrial disorders, whole exome sequencing
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Diagnostic process of mitochondrial disorders (MD) is challenging because of the clinical variability and genetic heterogeneity of these conditions. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology offers a high-throughput platform for nuclear MD.