Paving the Path Towards a Clinical-Grade HGVS Nomenclature -OnDemand

Recorded on Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Date of Release: May 1, 2020

CME, General CEU's, P.A.C.E.® Expiration Date: May 1, 2023

NSGC Credits Expiration Date: May 01, 2022

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This session is designed to engage the molecular diagnostic community in a new initiative to improve alignment of the Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS) nomenclature system with laboratory and healthcare provider needs. This effort is driven by CAP’s Genomics Medicine Resource Committee. A brief overview of the history and current operations of HGVS will be provided and speakers will describe variability of the HGVS nomenclature system derived from proficiency testing data sources (Sanger sequencing and NGS challenges). These data clearly demonstrate a need for optimization and a controlled, standardized implementation across clinical laboratories as well as vendors/developers of variant annotation software. The main focus of this session is to collect interactive feedback from the audience on proposed improvements and strategic paths towards widespread global implementation.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Review the current variability in the usage of HGVS nomenclature system among clinical laboratories.
2. Recognize the variability in software tools which generate HGVS nomenclature.
3. Discuss the need for a version-controlled and optimized HGVS nomenclature for clinical usage.
4. Outline the CAP proficiency testing challenges (Sanger and NGS) with regard to HGVS nomenclature
5. Explain potential challenges of health practitioners in understanding HGVS nomenclature

Agenda

Birgit Funke, PhD, FACMG            Overview

Johan Den Dunnen, PhD               Historic Perspective and Overview of Current HGVS Operations

Ryan J. Schmidt, MD, PhD             Defining the Variability in HGVS Nomenclature Usage in Practice: Results from CAP Proficiency Testing Responses

Somak Roy, MD                            Variant Annotation Software Demonstrate Variability in the HGVS Output

Panelists                                        Walkthrough Improvement Options and Gather Interactive Audience Feedback

Target Audience
Molecular Laboratory Directors, Molecular Pathologists, Trainees, Medical Technologists, Software Developers, Bioinformaticians, Genetic Counselors, Medical Geneticists

Presenters

Birgit Funke, PhD, FACMG

Associate Professor of Pathology (Part-Time), Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital

Johan Den Dunnen, PhD

Leiden University Medical Center

Somak Roy, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology, and Director of Molecular Informatics and genetics Services at the Division of Molecular and Genomic Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Ryan Schmidt, MD, PhD

Assistant Director of the Clinical Genomics Laboratory in the Center for Personalized Medicine in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

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Johan Den Dunnen, PhD
Has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Birgit Funke, PhD, FACMG
Has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Somak Roy, MD
Dr. Roy has disclosed that he is a consultant for Roche Sequencing Solutions.

Ryan Schmidt, MD, PhD, MS
Has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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