A review on the challenges in Indian genomics research for variant identification and interpretation

SK Pemmasani, R Raman, R Mohapatra… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Today, genomic data holds great potential to improve healthcare strategies across various
dimensions–be it disease prevention, enhanced diagnosis, or optimized treatment. The …

Aqueous humor as a surrogate biomarker for retinoblastoma tumor tissue

V Raval, H Racher, J Wrenn, AD Singh - Journal of American Association …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To demonstrate the feasibility of identifying a germline RB1 pathogenic variant in
retinoblastoma (RB) from an aqueous humor (AH) sample. Methods In this pilot case series …

Retinoblastoma genetics screening and clinical management

H Gupta, S Malaichamy, A Mallipatna, S Murugan… - BMC Medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background India accounts for 20% of the global retinoblastoma (RB) burden. However, the
existing data on RB1 gene germline mutations and its influence on clinical decisions is …

Multi-gene testing in neurological disorders showed an improved diagnostic yield: data from over 1000 Indian patients

A Ganapathy, A Mishra, MR Soni, P Kumar… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Neurological disorders are clinically heterogeneous group of disorders and are
major causes of disability and death. Several of these disorders are caused due to genetic …

The combination of whole‐exome sequencing and clinical analysis allows better diagnosis of rare syndromic retinal dystrophies

A Abu Diab, A AlTalbishi, B Rosin… - Acta …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To identify the accurate clinical diagnosis of rare syndromic inherited retinal
diseases (IRDs) based on the combination of clinical and genetic analyses. Methods Four …

CERKL mutation causing retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in Indian population–a genotype and phenotype correlation study

P Sen, P Maitra, S Natarajan, S Sripriya… - Ophthalmic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Mutations in CERKL gene has been reported to cause Retinitis pigmentosa
(RP) and clinically appears discrete from other commonly encountered phenotypes. We …

Clinical characteristics and germline mutation spectrum of RB1 in Chinese patients with retinoblastoma: A dual-center study of 145 patients

P Chai, Y Luo, J Yu, Y Li, J Yang, A Zhuang… - Experimental Eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
Retinoblastoma (Rb) is the most common primary intraocular childhood malignancy and one
of the main causes of blindness in children. In China, most tumors are diagnosed at an …

Next-generation sequencing-based genetic testing and phenotype correlation in retinitis pigmentosa patients from India

P Sen, N Srikrupa, P Maitra, S Srilekha… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD) are a heterogeneous group of retinal diseases
leading to progressive loss of photoreceptors through apoptosis. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) …

Mutational analysis of the RB1 gene in patients with unilateral retinoblastoma

YA Yousef, M Mohammad, L Baqain… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Retinoblastoma, a childhood cancer originating in the retina, is primarily attributed
to pathogenic RB1 mutations The aim of this study is to conduct a mutational analysis of the …

Targeted sequencing of the DMD locus: A comprehensive diagnostic tool for all mutations

S Aravind, B Ashley, A Mannan… - Indian Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The study included 20 unrelated families and 22 patients from an Indian
population who were screened for DMD based on phenotypes such as scoliosis, toe walking …