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September 17, 2025Risk Management and Healthcare PolicyOpen Access

Optimized Homologous Sequence Alignment for the Identification of CYP21A2 Variants in 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Using Next-Generation Sequencing Technology

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YCYibo ChenUniversity of MissouriYQYu QiSouth China Agricultural UniversityGLGe Li‐ShaWenzhou Medical University

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Implication

Novel approach improves identification of cyp21a2 mutations in 21-hydroxylase deficiency, indicating enhanced diagnostic accuracy.

Key Points

  • The novel homologous sequence alignment algorithm identified 107 pathogenic mutations in cyp21a2.
  • A total of 84 carriers of cyp21a2 mutations were identified among 100 participants, revealing a significant prevalence.
  • Next-generation sequencing combined with the HSA algorithm demonstrated a remarkable positive predictive value of 96.26%.
  • The study confirms optimized mutation detection methods can address challenges in highly homologous genes like cyp21a2.

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Chen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d43c79713b0b5dfea7bd41https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s514355
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