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A rapid turnaround gene panel for severe autoinflammation: Genetic results within 48 hours

McCreary, D; Omoyinmi, E; Hong, Y; Jensen, B; Burleigh, A; Price-Kuehne, F; Gilmour, K; ... Brogan, P; + view all (2022) A rapid turnaround gene panel for severe autoinflammation: Genetic results within 48 hours. Frontiers in Immunology , 13 , Article 998967. 10.3389/fimmu.2022.998967. Green open access

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Abstract

There is an important unmet clinical need for fast turnaround next generation sequencing (NGS) to aid genetic diagnosis of patients with acute and sometimes catastrophic inflammatory presentations. This is imperative for patients who require precise and targeted treatment to prevent irreparable organ damage or even death. Acute and severe hyper- inflammation may be caused by primary immunodeficiency (PID) with immune dysregulation, or more typical autoinflammatory diseases in the absence of obvious immunodeficiency. Infectious triggers may be present in either immunodeficiency or autoinflammation. We compiled a list of 25 genes causing monogenetic immunological diseases that are notorious for their acute first presentation with fulminant inflammation and which may be amenable to specific treatment, including hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH); and autoinflammatory diseases that can present with early-onset stroke or other irreversible neurological inflammatory complications. We designed and validated a pipeline that enabled return of clinically actionable results in hours rather than weeks: the Rapid Autoinflammation Panel (RAP). We demonstrated accuracy of this new pipeline, with 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Return of results to clinicians was achieved within 48-hours from receiving the patient's blood or saliva sample. This approach demonstrates the potential significant diagnostic impact of NGS in acute medicine to facilitate precision medicine and save "life or limb" in these critical situations.

Type: Article
Title: A rapid turnaround gene panel for severe autoinflammation: Genetic results within 48 hours
Location: Switzerland
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.998967
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.998967
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2022 McCreary, Omoyinmi, Hong, Jensen, Burleigh, Price-Kuehne, Gilmour, Eleftheriou and Brogan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Keywords: genetics, autoinflammation, immunodeficiency, hyper-inflammation, turnaround time (TAT)
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157724
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