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Rapid whole genome sequencing has clinical utility in children in the PICU

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Sanford, Erica F., Clark, Michelle M., Farnaes, Lauge, Williams, Matthew R., Perry, James C., Ingulli, Elizabeth G., Sweeney, Nathaly M., Doshi, Ami +10 more·2019·Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

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Objectives: Genetic disorders are a leading contributor to mortality in the neonatal ICU and PICU in the United States. Although individually rare, there are over 6,200 single-gene diseases, which may preclude a genetic diagnosis prior to ICU admission. Rapid whole genome sequencing is an emerging method of diagnosing genetic conditions in time to affect ICU management of neonates; however, its clinical utility has yet to be adequately demonstrated in critically ill children. This study evaluates next-generation sequencing in pediatric critical care. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Single-center PICU in a tertiary children’s hospital. Patients: Children 4 months to 18 years admitted to the PICU who were nominated between July 2016 and May 2018. Interventions: Rapid whole genome sequencing with targeted phenotype-driven analysis was performed on patients and their parents, when parental samples were available. Measurements and Main Results: A molecular diagnosis was made by rapid whole genome sequencing in 17 of 38 children (45%). In four of the 17 patients (24%), the genetic diagnoses led to a change in management while in the PICU, including genome-informed changes in pharmacotherapy and transition to palliative care. Nine of the 17 diagnosed children (53%) had no dysmorphic features or developmental delay. Eighty-two percent of diagnoses affected the clinical management of the patient and/or family after PICU discharge, including avoidance of biopsy, administration of factor replacement, and surveillance for disorder-related sequelae. Conclusions: This study demonstrates a retrospective evaluation for undiagnosed genetic disease in the PICU and clinical utility of rapid whole genome sequencing in a portion of critically ill children. Further studies are needed to identify PICU patients who will benefit from rapid whole genome sequencing early in PICU admission when the underlying etiology is unclear.

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Sanford, E. F., Clark, M. M., Farnaes, L., Williams, M. R., Perry, J. C., Ingulli, E. G., Sweeney, N. M., Doshi, A., Gold, J. J., Briggs, B., Bainbridge, M. N., Feddock, M., Watkins, K., Chowdhury, S., Nahas, S. A., Dimmock, D. P., Kingsmore, S. F., & Coufal, N. G.
Affiliations
  • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
  • Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
Venue
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Published
2019-11
Volume
20
Issue
11
Pages
1007-1020
ISSN
1529-7535 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2956112893
Cited by
150
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
10.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U19HD077693)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Connective tissue disorders research
Keywords
rapid whole genome sequencing, pediatric intensive care unit, critically ill children, genetic diagnosis, monogenic disorders, molecular diagnosis, pharmacogenomics, palliative care, factor substitution, clinical utility
MeSH terms
Whole Genome Sequencing, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Retrospective Studies, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Critical Illness, Genetic Diseases, Inborn, Precision Medicine

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