Diagnostic Yield of Exome Sequencing in a Diverse Pediatric and Prenatal Population is not Associated with Genetic Ancestry
Mavura, Y.; Sahin-Hodoglugil, N.; Hodoglugil, U.; Kvale, M.; Martin, P.-M.; Van Ziffle, J.; Devine, W. P.; Ackerman, S. L.; Koenig, B. A.; Kwok, P.-Y.; Norton, M. E.; Slavotinek, A.; Risch, N.
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PurposeIt has been hypothesized that diagnostic yield (DY) from Exome Sequencing (ES) may be lower among patients with non-European ancestries than those with European ancestry. We examined the association of DY with estimated continental genetic ancestry in a racially/ethnically diverse pediatric and prenatal clinical cohort. MethodsCases (N=845) with suspected genetic disorders underwent ES for diagnosis. Continental genetic ancestry proportions were estimated from the ES data. We compared the distribution of genetic ancestries in positive, negative, and inconclusive cases by Kolmogorov Smirnov tests and linear associations of ancestry with DY by Cochran-Armitage trend tests. ResultsWe observed no reduction in overall DY associated with any continental genetic ancestry (Africa, America, East Asia, Europe, Middle East, South Asia). However, we observed a relative increase in proportion of autosomal recessive homozygous inheritance versus other inheritance patterns associated with Middle Eastern and South Asian ancestry, due to consanguinity. ConclusionsIn this empirical study of ES for undiagnosed pediatric and prenatal genetic conditions, genetic ancestry was not associated with the likelihood of a positive diagnosis, supporting the ethical and equitable use of ES in diagnosis of previously undiagnosed but potentially Mendelian disorders across all ancestral populations.
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