hrp0089fc15.1 | Growth and Syndromes | ESPE2018

The Diagnostic Yield of a Targeted Next Generation Sequencing Panel in Children with Short Stature of Undefined Aetiology

Perchard Reena , Murray Philip G , Highton Georgina L , Whatmore Andrew J , Clayton Peter E

Background: Currently, data on the diagnostic yield of targeted gene panels using next generation sequencing (NGS) in children with short stature of undefined aetiology (SSUA) are limited. EPIGROW (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT00710307) was a prospective European epidemio-genetic study in which a targeted NGS panel including 69 genes associated with short stature (e.g. primordial growth disorders and skeletal dysplasias) was performed in 263 patients and 263 controls. In these pat...