Identification of Structural Variants Relevant to Autism by Pacific Biosciences HiFi Whole-Genome Sequencing

The purpose of this research study was to perform long-read whole-genome sequencing on a family with autism. This family had no known genetic cause based on clinical array and whole-exome sequencing analysis. Utilizing PacBio HiFi long-read whole-genome sequencing, we identified a relevant missense variant in the KCNC2 gene. This variant was likely to be a germline mosaic in the paternal germline.]]> One family was the focus of this study due to the amount of grant funding.]]>