Kyung Jin Park

BACKGROUND: Most cases with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) are usually sporadic, while about 20% of the cases are caused by genetic defects. Little information is available regarding the mutation incidence and genetic heterogeneity of CH in Koreans. We aimed to determine the mutation incidence of CH in newborn screenings (NBS) and to evaluate the frequency and spectrum of mutations underlying CH. METHODS: A total of 112 newborns with thyroid dysfunction were enrolled from 256,624 consecutive NBS

BACKGROUND: A newborn screening (NBS) program has been utilized to detect asymptomatic newborns with inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs). There have been some bottlenecks such as false-positives and imprecision in the current NBS tests. To overcome these issues, we developed a multigene panel for IMD testing and investigated the utility of our integrated screening model in a routine NBS environment. We also evaluated the genetic epidemiologic characteristics of IMDs in a Korean population. METHO

The serum concentration of OHC was statistically significantly correlated with the dose of OXC and negatively correlated with comedication of EIAED. Population pharmacokinetic analysis showed that the apparent clearance of OHC increased with comedication with EIAEDs.

The response to clopidogrel was highly variable in Korean patients with ACS. The results of the present study confirmed that the genetic polymorphism of CYP2C19 could be important in clopidogrel response. However, further studies are required to investigate other likely factors involved in clopidogrel resistance.

Background: Most cases with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) are usually sporadic, while about 20% of the cases are caused by genetic defects. Little information is available regarding the mutation incidence and genetic heterogeneity of CH in Koreans. We aimed to determine the mutation incidence of CH in newborn screenings (NBS) and to evaluate the frequency and spectrum of mutations underlying CH. Methods: A total of 112 newborns with thyroid dysfunction were enrolled from 256,624 consecutive NBS

BACKGROUND: Little is known of the mutation and tumor spectrum of Korean patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). Owing to the rarity of LFS, few cases have been reported in Korea thus far. This study aimed to retrospectively review the mutations and clinical characteristics of Korean patients with LFS. METHODS: TP53 mutation was screened in 89 unrelated individuals at the Samsung Medical Center in Korea, from 2004 to 2015. Six additional mutation carriers were obtained from the literature. RES

This study demonstrated that the diagnostic performance of FM for DIC was comparable to DD. FM might be more sensitive and more specific than DD in the diagnosis of overt DIC, but not non-overt DIC.

OBJECTIVE: Discordant variant classifications among public databases is one of the well-documented limitations when interpreting the pathogenicity of variants. The aim of this study is to investigate the level of germline variant misannotation from the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD) and the annotation concordance between databases. METHODS: We used a total of 188,106 classified variants (disease-causing mutations [n = 179,454] and polymorphisms [n = 8652]) in 6466 genes from the HGMD. All v

Hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis (HGA) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease characterized by corneal lattice dystrophy, peripheral neuropathy, and cutis laxa. So far, no Korean patients with HGA have been reported. A 58-yr-old man presented with involuntary facial twitching, progressive bilateral facial weakness, and tongue atrophy. His mother, maternal uncle, two sisters, and son suffered from the same symptoms. Electrophysiological studies revealed signs of chronic denervation in the cer

BACKGROUND: The incidence and etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) vary widely according to race and geographic regions. The insertional mutagenesis of adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) has recently been considered a new viral etiology of HCC. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and clinical characteristics of AAV2 in Korean patients with HCC. METHODS: A total of 289 unrelated Korean patients with HCC, including 159 Hepatitis-B-related cases, 16 Hepatitis-C-related cases,

Background: Clopidogrel has been widely used to prevent recurrent ischemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, inter-individual variability in response to clopidogrel has been a problem in the clinical setting. The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of clopidogrel resistance and to determine the clinical, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacogenetic factors for clopidogrel resistance in Korean patients with ACS. Methods: Clinical information, such as the under

Background: Little is known of the mutation and tumor spectrum of Korean patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). Owing to the rarity of LFS, few cases have been reported in Korea thus far. This study aimed to retrospectively review the mutations and clinical characteristics of Korean patients with LFS. Methods: TP53 mutation was screened in 89 unrelated individuals at the Samsung Medical Center in Korea, from 2004 to 2015. Six additional mutation carriers were obtained from the literature. Res

Although Genome Reference Consortium Human Build 38 (GRCh38) was released with improvement over GRCh37, it has not been widely adopted. Several liftover tools have been developed as a convenient approach for GRCh38 implementation. This study aimed to investigate the accuracy of liftover tools for genome conversion. Two Variant Call Format (VCF) files aligned to GRCh37 and GRCh38 were downloaded from ClinVar (clinvar_20221217.vcf.gz). Liftover tools such as CrossMap, NCBI Remap, and UCSC liftOver

Background: A newborn screening (NBS) program has been utilized to detect asymptomatic newborns with inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs). There have been some bottlenecks such as false-positives and imprecision in the current NBS tests. To overcome these issues, we developed a multigene panel for IMD testing and investigated the utility of our integrated screening model in a routine NBS environment. We also evaluated the genetic epidemiologic characteristics of IMDs in a Korean population. Metho

BACKGROUND: Accurate nomenclature of variants is an essential element for genetic diagnosis and patient care. OBJECTIVE: To investigate annotation differences of clinical variants between annotation tools. METHODS: We analyzed 218,156 clinical variants from the Human Gene Mutation Database. Multiple nomenclatures based on RefSeq transcripts were provided using ANNOVAR and snpEff. RESULTS: The concordance rate between ANNOVAR and snpEff was approximately 85%. Based on the Human Genome Variation S