Yuan, Bo
Schulze, Katharina V.
Assia Batzir, Nurit
Sinson, Jefferson
Dai, Hongzheng
Zhu, Wenmiao
Bocanegra, Francia
Fong, Chin-To
Holder, Jimmy
Nguyen, Joanne
Schaaf, Christian P.
Yang, Yaping
Bi, Weimin
Eng, Christine
Shaw, Chad
Lupski, James R.
Liu, Pengfei http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4177-709X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Human Genome Research Institute (R35HG011311, UM1HG006542)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R35NS105078)
Article History
Received: 2 November 2021
Accepted: 2 September 2022
First Online: 30 September 2022
Declarations
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: This study has been performed in accordance with the research protocol approved by Institutional Review Boards at Baylor College of Medicine (reference #: H-41191). A waiver of informed consent has been obtained because the analysis and publication of human subject data included in this study have been de-identified and present minimal risks to the study subjects. The research activities in this study conformed to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: KS, HD, WZ, WB, CE, and PL are affiliated with Baylor Genetics (BG). Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Miraca Holdings Inc. have formed a joint venture with shared ownership and governance of BG, which performs clinical exome sequencing (cES) and chromosomal microarray (CMA) genomics assay services. The authors who are affiliated with BG are employees of BCM and derive support through a professional services agreement with the BG. JRL has stock ownership in 23andMe, is a paid consultant for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Novartis, and is a co-inventor on multiple United States and European patents related to molecular diagnostics for inherited neuropathies, eye diseases, genomic disorders, and bacterial genomic fingerprinting. JRL is a member of the BG Scientific Advisory Board. The remaining authors declare that they have no competing interests.