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Analysis of exome variant data for identifying causative SNVs of infantile mitochondrial disorders

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dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-28T11:59:02Z und
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-24T12:22:22Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-28T11:59:02Z und
dc.date.available 2017-10-24T12:22:22Z
dc.date.issued 2013-05-28T11:59:02Z
dc.identifier.uri http://radr.hulib.helsinki.fi/handle/10138.1/2727 und
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10138.1/2727
dc.title Analysis of exome variant data for identifying causative SNVs of infantile mitochondrial disorders en
ethesis.department.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/61364eb4-647a-40e2-8539-11c5c0af8dc2
ethesis.department Institutionen för matematik och statistik sv
ethesis.department Department of Mathematics and Statistics en
ethesis.department Matematiikan ja tilastotieteen laitos fi
ethesis.faculty Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten sv
ethesis.faculty Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta fi
ethesis.faculty Faculty of Science en
ethesis.faculty.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/8d59209f-6614-4edd-9744-1ebdaf1d13ca
ethesis.university.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/50ae46d8-7ba9-4821-877c-c994c78b0d97
ethesis.university Helsingfors universitet sv
ethesis.university University of Helsinki en
ethesis.university Helsingin yliopisto fi
dct.creator Brilhante, Virginia
dct.issued 2013
dct.language.ISO639-2 eng
dct.abstract This thesis presents a workflow for analysis of exome sequencing data aiming at identification of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) causing recessively inherited mitochondrial disease in children. Several variant selection criteria that are consistent with such group of genetic disorders are applied along the workflow in relation to mode of inheritance, allele frequency and the Finnish ancestry of the patients. These are combined with knowledge of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins and prediction of pathogenic variants, narrowing down the total set of SNVs found in a patient to those most likely to be causative. Patient exomes are analysed individually (n=1 studies). The bioinformatic resources used for implementation include public and in-house databases of mitochondrial nuclear genes, human genetic variation and exome controls, as well as software tools for prediction of pathogenic SNVs and mitochondria-targeting proteins. Exome variant data from a cohort of 49 molecularly undiagnosed children were analysed through the workflow, leading to the identification of mitochondrial disease-causing SNVs located in nuclear genes for 10 of the patients. Therefore, a success rate of 20% was achieved. The workflow has been an important element in the use of exome sequencing as a new research tool at the Wartiovaara group of the Research Program for Molecular Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki. en
dct.language en
ethesis.language.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/languages/eng
ethesis.language English en
ethesis.language englanti fi
ethesis.language engelska sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu-avhandlingar sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu -tutkielmat fi
ethesis.thesistype master's thesis en
ethesis.thesistype.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/thesistypes/mastersthesis
ethesis.degreeprogram Bioinformatics en
dct.identifier.urn URN:NBN:fi-fe2017112251342
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