{"title":"Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) for individuals with early metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD): A therapeutics bulletin of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)","authors":"Rahaman Navaz Gangji , Qais Abu Ali , Radhika Dhamija , Andrés Morales Corado , Sandhya Kharbanda , ACMG Therapeutics Committee","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103432","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103432","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 103432"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144364411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dana Bakheet , Hana Al Alshaykh , Ghadi Askar , Sateesh Maddirevula , Samya Hagos , Nasir Hamad Alshahrani , Midrar Alhusseini , Amani Moharram , Faries Algadhi , Osama Alswailim , Moatasem Alsulaim , Bandar Alamro , Fadl Elmula Mohamed Fadl Elmula , Bahadur Khan , Ahmed Almustafa , Ahmed Alshehri , Dimpna Brotons , Fahad Alajlan , Mohammed Alnahedh , Abdullah Alsuwaidan , Ahmed Alfares
{"title":"Pharmacogenomic testing implementation: Tertiary care center experience and results of a pilot of 512 patients","authors":"Dana Bakheet , Hana Al Alshaykh , Ghadi Askar , Sateesh Maddirevula , Samya Hagos , Nasir Hamad Alshahrani , Midrar Alhusseini , Amani Moharram , Faries Algadhi , Osama Alswailim , Moatasem Alsulaim , Bandar Alamro , Fadl Elmula Mohamed Fadl Elmula , Bahadur Khan , Ahmed Almustafa , Ahmed Alshehri , Dimpna Brotons , Fahad Alajlan , Mohammed Alnahedh , Abdullah Alsuwaidan , Ahmed Alfares","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103426","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103426","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing has proven significant clinical utility in minimizing adverse drug reactions and maximizing therapeutic effects. This report is a proof of concept of the clinical implementation of PGx testing at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In collaboration with different departments, we implemented the PGx testing clinical service into our electronic health record cerner for heart and neurology centers patients. We used the PharmacoScan microarray-based test to perform genotyping.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>To date, 512 patients have been tested. 97.5% of all patients have at least 1 gene with altered function. Among those patients, <em>n</em> = 402 (78.5%) had 3 or more genes with altered function (3 genes = 197, 38.5%, 4 genes = 134, 26.2%, 5 genes = 58, 11.3%, and 6 genes = 13, 2.5%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Our work describes the successful implementation of PGx testing in clinical practice and encourages further research on improving patient outcomes. Moreover, we describe the major challenges at each step of our approach, which provides our institute and others with lessons and insights on implementing PGx testing into clinical practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 103426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Morales , Jessica Goehringer , Paige L. McDonald , Despina Sanoudou
{"title":"Implementation of genetic testing for heritable cardiac conditions: A scoping review","authors":"Ana Morales , Jessica Goehringer , Paige L. McDonald , Despina Sanoudou","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103441","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103441","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>We aimed to identify themes and knowledge gaps about the current state of cardiovascular genetic testing implementation from the nongenetics clinician’s perspective.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Cardiovascular genetics is an emerging subspecialty for which no formal training exists, and its implementation is a complex endeavor. Therefore, guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review, which involves broad inclusion criteria and is agnostic to the quality of evidence, we conducted a scoping review methodology.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>PubMed and Scopus searches identified 32 original research articles documenting limited implementation by nongenetics professionals in familial hypercholesterolemia (<em>n</em> = 10), cardiovascular pharmacogenomics (<em>n</em> = 10), cardiomyopathy/arrhythmia (<em>n</em> = 5), and congenital heart defects (<em>n</em> = 1). Common barriers included education and cost, whereas facilitators included multidisciplinary collaboration and adopting technology to assist with case identification. The perspective of payers and public policymakers was largely missing from this literature.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Cardiovascular genetics implementation by nongenetics professionals is still in its early stages. Based on our results, we recommend prioritizing implementation research on topics related to clinician education, health economics, technology, and collaborative models in consultation with payers and policymakers. Informed by barriers and facilitators, we offer suggestions to clinicians and researchers implementing genetic medicine in cardiology clinics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 103441"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144704866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vimla S. Aggarwal , Saurav Guha , Matthew S. Lebo , Kyle Retterer , Curt Scharfe , Lora J.H. Bean , ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee
{"title":"Laboratory considerations for GRCh37 to GRCh38 reference genome transition: A laboratory quality assurance bulletin of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)","authors":"Vimla S. Aggarwal , Saurav Guha , Matthew S. Lebo , Kyle Retterer , Curt Scharfe , Lora J.H. Bean , ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103433","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103433","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 103433"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144695352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ibrahim Khoja , Gisele Pino , Dawn Peck , April Studinski , Dimitar Gavrilov , Devin Oglesbee , Dietrich Matern , Matthew Schultz , Patricia Hall , Silvia Tortorelli , Amy White
{"title":"P051: Impact of prenatal fentanyl exposure on sterol analysis for Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome in newborns","authors":"Ibrahim Khoja , Gisele Pino , Dawn Peck , April Studinski , Dimitar Gavrilov , Devin Oglesbee , Dietrich Matern , Matthew Schultz , Patricia Hall , Silvia Tortorelli , Amy White","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102895","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102895","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 102895"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143636241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M.J. Hajianpour , Kate Tauber , Joaquim Pinheiro , Bailey Whitbeck , Prima Das , John Pugh
{"title":"P071: Two de novo intronic mutations of GLS gene leading to glutaminase deficiency/autosomal recessive developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 71 (AR-DEE71)","authors":"M.J. Hajianpour , Kate Tauber , Joaquim Pinheiro , Bailey Whitbeck , Prima Das , John Pugh","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102915","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102915","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 102915"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Youbao Sha , J. Bryce Ortiz , Sara L. Bristow , Kate Loranger , Linyan Meng , Xiaonan Zhao , Fan Xia , Sheetal Parmar , Adam C. ElNaggar , Wenbo Xu
{"title":"Refining the interpretation of variants of uncertain significance in hereditary cancer screening through integrated RNA sequencing","authors":"Youbao Sha , J. Bryce Ortiz , Sara L. Bristow , Kate Loranger , Linyan Meng , Xiaonan Zhao , Fan Xia , Sheetal Parmar , Adam C. ElNaggar , Wenbo Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101914","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101914","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Although up to 25% of germline variants are predicted to affect splicing, most are classified as variants of uncertain significance (VUS) because of the limited understanding of their functional consequences. Here, we investigated the impact of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data on the ability to resolve splicing-related VUS.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients with VUS predicted to alter splicing identified through commercial hereditary cancer testing between October 2021 to July 2023 were included. RNA-seq was used to compare splicing patterns between patient blood samples and normal controls. VUS reclassification rates were calculated.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In total, 411 VUS in 52 genes predicted to affect splicing were included. RNA-seq results resolved 26.3% (108/411) of the VUS: 28 (6.8%) upgraded to pathogenic/likely pathogenic, and 80 (19.5%) downgraded to not reportable. Among the 28 upgraded, 17 (60.7%) were intronic, 9 (32.1%) were exonic missense variants, and 2 (7.1%) were exonic synonymous variants. Most of the VUS downgraded to not reportable were intronic (64/80, 80%). The remaining 16 (20%) of the downgraded VUS were synonymous variants.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study underscores the utility of RNA-seq to detect variants that affect splicing and could have an impact on cancer risk assessment management and treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 101914"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11788803/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143124311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"P048: Three year safety experience in children treated with govorestat for classic galactosemia","authors":"Evan Bailey , Riccardo Perfetti , Shoshana Shendelman","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102892","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102892","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 102892"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143635822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Markey McNutt II , Ogün Sazova , Milad Karimi , Naomi Schwartz , Frank Rutsch , Ania Muntau
{"title":"P002: Improvements in blood phenylalanine and health-related quality of life outcomes among adults with PKU receiving pegvaliase in the OPAL study*","authors":"Markey McNutt II , Ogün Sazova , Milad Karimi , Naomi Schwartz , Frank Rutsch , Ania Muntau","doi":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102846","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102846","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100576,"journal":{"name":"Genetics in Medicine Open","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 102846"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143636371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}