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      Risk assessment models in genetics clinic for array comparative genomic hybridization: Clinical information can be used to predict the likelihood of an abnormal result in patients.

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          Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) testing can diagnose chromosomal microdeletions and duplications too small to be detected by conventional cytogenetic techniques. We need to consider which patients are more likely to receive a diagnosis from aCGH testing versus patients that have lower likelihood and may benefit from broader genome wide scanning. We retrospectively reviewed charts of a population of 200 patients, 117 boys and 83 girls, who underwent aCGH testing in Genetics Clinic at Rhode Island hospital between 1 January/2008 and 31 December 2010. Data collected included sex, age at initial clinical presentation, aCGH result, history of seizures, autism, dysmorphic features, global developmental delay/intellectual disability, hypotonia and failure to thrive. aCGH analysis revealed abnormal results in 34 (17%) and variants of unknown significance in 24 (12%). Patients with three or more clinical diagnoses had a 25.0% incidence of abnormal aCGH findings, while patients with two or fewer clinical diagnoses had a 12.5% incidence of abnormal aCGH findings. Currently, we provide families with a range of 10-30% of a diagnosis with aCGH testing. With increased clinical complexity, patients have an increased probability of having an abnormal aCGH result. With this, we can provide individualized risk estimates for each patient.

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          Journal
          J Pediatr Genet
          Journal of pediatric genetics
          IOS Press
          2146-4596
          2146-460X
          Mar 2013
          : 2
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
          [2 ] Division of Human Genetics, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
          [3 ] Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Department of Family Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
          [4 ] Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry (MCB), Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
          Article
          PGE044
          10.3233/PGE-13044
          5020955
          27625836
          51e804c3-7f4c-43f7-b81a-9148817f2727
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          aCGH testing,genetic diagnosis,genetic testing,medical management,micro-array

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