After whole exome sequencing, around half of mitochondrial disease patients remain without genetic diagnosis. Focusing on them, I described two novel disease genes, MDH2 and UQCRFS1, encoding for a Krebs cycle enzyme and subunit of mitochondrial complex III, respectively. In addition, I performed RNA-sequencing as a complementary tool to whole exome sequencing, increasing the diagnostic yield and improving variant annotation. This expanded the genetic spectrum of mitochondrial disease and encourages implementation of RNA-sequencing in future diagnostics.
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After whole exome sequencing, around half of mitochondrial disease patients remain without genetic diagnosis. Focusing on them, I described two novel disease genes, MDH2 and UQCRFS1, encoding for a Krebs cycle enzyme and subunit of mitochondrial complex III, respectively. In addition, I performed RNA-sequencing as a complementary tool to whole exome sequencing, increasing the diagnostic yield and improving variant annotation. This expanded the genetic spectrum of mitochondrial disease and encour...
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