Diagnostics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(23), P. 2709 - 2709
Published: Nov. 30, 2024
:
Cardiomyopathy,
including
dilated
cardiomyopathy
(DCM)
and
hypertrophic
(HCM),
is
a
major
cause
of
heart
failure
(HF)
leading
indication
for
transplantation.
Of
these
patients,
20-50%
have
genetic
cause,
so
understanding
the
basis
will
provide
knowledge
about
pathogenesis
disease
diagnosis,
treatment,
prevention,
counseling
families.
Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 28, 2025
In
recent
years,
there
has
been
a
considerable
influx
of
publications
assessing
the
penetrance
pathogenic
variants
associated
with
monogenic
diseases
dominant
inheritance.
As
large
and
diverse
groups
have
sequenced,
it
become
clear
that
incomplete
is
common
to
most
hereditary
diseases,
as
numerous
molecular,
genetic,
or
environmental
factors
can
cause
clinical
diversity
among
carriers
same
variant.
this
review,
we
discuss
some
these
focus
on
existing
approaches
estimating
penetrance,
depending
data
available
their
application
different
sets.
We
also
list
currently
large-scale
sets
estimates.
Genetics in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
26(3), P. 101051 - 101051
Published: Dec. 19, 2023
The
UK
100,000
Genomes
Project
offered
participants
screening
for
additional
findings
(AFs)
in
genes
associated
with
familial
hypercholesterolemia
(FH)
or
hereditary
cancer
syndromes
including
breast/ovarian
(HBOC),
Lynch,
adenomatous
polyposis,
MYH-associated
multiple
endocrine
neoplasia
(MEN),
and
von
Hippel-Lindau.
Here,
we
report
disclosure
processes,
manifestation
of
AF-related
disease,
outcomes,
costs.
Journal of Genetic Counseling,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Abstract
Hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
(HCM)
is
a
common
hereditary
condition
affecting
approximately
1
in
500
adults.
It
characterized
by
marked
clinical
heterogeneity
with
individuals
experiencing
minimal
to
no
symptoms,
while
others
may
have
more
severe
outcomes
including
heart
failure
and
sudden
cardiac
death.
Genetic
testing
for
HCM
increasingly
available
due
advances
DNA
sequencing
technologies
reduced
costs.
While
diagnosis
of
well‐supported
indication
genetic
counseling,
incorporation
services
into
the
setting
often
limited
outside
expert
centers.
As
counseling
become
accessible
convenient,
optimal
integration
genomic
data
care
should
be
instituted,
delivery
via
counseling.
Drawing
on
recommendations
from
recent
disease
guidelines
systematic
evidence
reviews,
we
highlight
key
This
practice
resource
provides
comprehensive
framework
guide
healthcare
providers
process
test
selection,
variant
classification,
cascade
evaluation
HCM.
Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 1119 - 1139
Published: May 21, 2024
Abstract
Heart
failure
(HF)
remains
a
major
cause
of
mortality
and
morbidity
worldwide.
Understanding
the
genetic
basis
HF
allows
for
development
disease-modifying
therapies,
more
appropriate
risk
stratification,
personalised
management
patients.
The
advent
next-generation
sequencing
has
enabled
genome-wide
association
studies;
moving
beyond
rare
variants
identified
in
Mendelian
fashion
detecting
common
DNA
associated
with
disease.
We
summarise
latest
GWAS
variant
data
on
mixed
refined
aetiologies,
cardiomyopathies.
describe
recent
understanding
functional
impact
titin
highlight
FHOD3
as
novel
cardiomyopathy-associated
gene.
future
directions
research
this
field
how
can
be
leveraged
to
improve
care
patients
HF.
Graphical
Journal of the American Heart Association,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 18, 2024
Precision
medicine,
which
among
other
aspects
includes
an
individual's
genomic
data
in
diagnosis
and
management,
has
become
the
standard‐of‐care
for
Mendelian
cardiovascular
disease
(CVD).
However,
early
identification
management
of
asymptomatic
patients
with
potentially
lethal
manageable
CVD
through
screening,
is
promise
precision
health,
remains
unsolved
challenge.
The
reduced
costs
sequencing
have
enabled
creation
biobanks
containing
in‐depth
genetic
health
information,
facilitated
understanding
variation,
penetrance,
expressivity,
moving
us
closer
to
genotype‐first
screening
individuals
CVD.
This
approach
could
transform
care
by
diagnostic
refinement
facilitating
prevention
or
therapeutic
interventions.
Yet,
potential
benefits
must
be
weighed
against
risks,
include
evolving
variant
pathogenicity
assertion
variants
low
penetrance;
costly,
stressful,
inappropriate
evaluations;
negative
psychological
impact;
disqualification
employment
competitive
sports;
denial
insurance.
Furthermore,
natural
history
often
unpredictable,
making
those
who
will
benefit
from
preventive
measures
a
priority.
Currently,
there
insufficient
evidence
that
population‐based
can
reduce
adverse
outcomes
at
reasonable
cost
extent
outweighs
harms
true‐positive
false‐positive
results.
Besides
technical,
clinical,
financial
burdens,
ethical
legal
pose
unprecedented
challenges.
review
highlights
key
developments
field
approaches
summarizes
challenges
solutions
pave
way
implementing
this
clinical
care.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(21), P. 11460 - 11460
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
Dilated
cardiomyopathy
(DCM)
is
characterized
by
reduced
systolic
function
and
cardiac
dilation.
Cases
without
an
identified
secondary
cause
are
classified
as
idiopathic
dilated
(IDC).
Over
the
last
35
years,
many
cases
of
IDC
have
increasingly
been
recognized
to
be
genetic
in
etiology
with
a
core
set
definitively
causal
genes
up
40%
cases.
While
over
200
associated
DCM,
evidence
supporting
pathogenicity
for
most
remains
limited.
Further,
rapid
advances
sequencing
bioinformatics
recently
revealed
complex
spectrum
ranging
from
monogenic
polygenic
DCM.
These
also
led
discovery
modifier
variants
forms
DCM
(e.g.,
alcohol-induced
cardiomyopathy).
Current
guidelines
recommend
counseling
screening,
well
endorsing
handful
genotype-specific
therapies
device
placement
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
18(9), P. e0290336 - e0290336
Published: Sept. 21, 2023
Next-generation
sequencing
has
led
to
an
explosion
of
genetic
findings
for
many
rare
diseases.
However,
most
the
variants
identified
are
very
and
were
also
in
small
pedigrees,
which
creates
challenges
terms
penetrance
estimation
translation
into
counselling
setting
cascade
testing.
We
use
simulations
show
that
a
(dominant)
disorder
where
variant
is
number
estimate
can
both
have
large
uncertainty
be
drastically
inflated,
due
underlying
ascertainment
bias.
developed
PenEst,
app
allows
users
investigate
phenomenon
across
ranges
parameter
settings.
illustrate
robust
corrections
via
LOD
(logarithm
odds)
score,
recommend
LOD-based
approach
assessing
pathogenicity
presence
reduced
penetrance.