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Levy T, Pichardo T, Silver H, Lerman B, Zweifach J, Halpern D, Siper PM, Kolevzon A, Buxbaum JD. Prospective phenotyping of CHAMP1 disorder indicates that coding mutations may not act through haploinsufficiency. Hum Genet 2023; 142:1385-1394. [PMID: 37454340 PMCID: PMC10449971 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-023-02578-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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CHAMP1 disorder is a genetic neurodevelopmental condition caused by mutations in the CHAMP1 gene that result in premature termination codons. The disorder is associated with intellectual disability, medical comorbidities, and dysmorphic features. Deletions of the CHAMP1 gene, as part of 13q34 deletion syndrome, have been briefly described with the suggestion of a milder clinical phenotype. To date, no studies have directly assessed differences between individuals with mutations in CHAMP1 to those with deletions of the gene. We completed prospective clinical evaluations of 16 individuals with mutations and eight with deletions in CHAMP1. Analyses revealed significantly lower adaptive functioning across all domains assessed (i.e., communication, daily living skills, socialization, and motor skills) in the mutation group. Developmental milestones and medical features further showed difference between groups. The phenotypes associated with mutations, as compared to deletions, indicate likely difference in pathogenesis between groups, where deletions are acting through CHAMP1 haploinsufficiency and mutations are acting through dominant negative or gain of function mechanisms, leading to a more severe clinical phenotype. Understanding this pathogenesis is important to the future of novel therapies for CHAMP1 disorder and illustrates that mechanistic understanding of mutations must be carefully considered prior to treatment development.
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- Tess Levy
- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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Burssed B, Zamariolli M, Favilla BP, Meloni VA, Goloni-Bertollo EM, Bellucco FT, Melaragno MI. Fold-back mechanism originating inv-dup-del rearrangements in chromosomes 13 and 15. Chromosome Res 2023; 31:10. [PMID: 36826604 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-023-09720-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Intrachromosomal rearrangements involve a single chromosome and can be formed by several proposed mechanisms. We reported two patients with intrachromosomal duplications and deletions, whose rearrangements and breakpoints were characterized through karyotyping, chromosomal microarray, fluorescence in situ hybridization, whole-genome sequencing, and Sanger sequencing. Inverted duplications associated with terminal deletions, known as inv-dup-del rearrangements, were found in 13q and 15q in these patients. The presence of microhomology at the junction points led to the proposal of the Fold-back mechanism for their formation. The use of different high-resolution techniques allowed for a better characterization of the rearrangements, with Sanger sequencing of the junction points being essential to infer the mechanisms of formation as it revealed microhomologies that were missed by the previous techniques. A karyotype-phenotype correlation was also performed for the characterized rearrangements.
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- Bruna Burssed
- Genetics Division, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Genetics Division, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Genetics Division, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Genetics Division, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Molecular Biology, São José Do Rio Preto Medical School, São José Do Rio Preto, Brazil
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- Genetics Division, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Genetics Division, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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The role of basement membranes in cardiac biology and disease. Biosci Rep 2021; 41:229516. [PMID: 34382650 PMCID: PMC8390786 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20204185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Basement membranes are highly specialised extracellular matrix structures that within the heart underlie endothelial cells and surround cardiomyocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells. They generate a dynamic and structurally supportive environment throughout cardiac development and maturation by providing physical anchorage to the underlying interstitium, structural support to the tissue, and by influencing cell behaviour and signalling. While this provides a strong link between basement membrane dysfunction and cardiac disease, the role of the basement membrane in cardiac biology remains under-researched and our understanding regarding the mechanistic interplay between basement membrane defects and their morphological and functional consequences remain important knowledge-gaps. In this review we bring together emerging understanding of basement membrane defects within the heart including in common cardiovascular pathologies such as contractile dysfunction and highlight some key questions that are now ready to be addressed.
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The role of DNA methylation in syndromic and non-syndromic congenital heart disease. Clin Epigenetics 2021; 13:93. [PMID: 33902696 PMCID: PMC8077695 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-021-01077-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a common structural birth defect worldwide, and defects typically occur in the walls and valves of the heart or enlarged blood vessels. Chromosomal abnormalities and genetic mutations only account for a small portion of the pathogenic mechanisms of CHD, and the etiology of most cases remains unknown. The role of epigenetics in various diseases, including CHD, has attracted increased attention. The contributions of DNA methylation, one of the most important epigenetic modifications, to CHD have not been illuminated. Increasing evidence suggests that aberrant DNA methylation is related to CHD. Here, we briefly introduce DNA methylation and CHD and then review the DNA methylation profiles during cardiac development and in CHD, abnormalities in maternal genome-wide DNA methylation patterns are also described. Whole genome methylation profile and important differentially methylated genes identified in recent years are summarized and clustered according to the sample type and methodologies. Finally, we discuss the novel technology for and prospects of CHD-related DNA methylation.
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He X, Shen H, Fu H, Feng C, Liu Z, Jin Y, Mao J. Reduced anogenital distance, hematuria and left renal hypoplasia in a patient with 13q33.1-34 deletion: case report and literature review. BMC Pediatr 2020; 20:327. [PMID: 32616040 PMCID: PMC7330938 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background 13q33–q34 microdeletions are rare chromosomal aberrations associated with a high risk of developmental disability, facial dysmorphism, cardiac defects and other malformation of organs. It is necessary to collect and report evidence of this rare chromosome mutation to improve the prognosis of this rare disease. Case presentation We report a patient harboring an 11.56 Mb microdeletion at 13q33.1–34 region, which contains about 30 OMIM genes. Besides the common clinical manifestations such as facial dysmorphism, developmental delay, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and congenital heart disease, she also suffered from a reduced anogenital distance, hematuria and left renal hypoplasia. Most related cases were characterized by facial deformity and heart defects, but there were few reports on renal malformation, especially regarding renal hypoplasia with hematuria. Conclusion We have reported a patient suffering from a reduced anogenital distance, hematuria and left renal hypoplasia. A de novo 11.56 Mb deletion ranging from 13q33.1 to 13q34 (Chr13:103542220–115,106,996) was found by SNP-array analysis. It might be the first time for hematuria and renal hypoplasia to be reported as symptoms of 13q33-q34 deletion syndrome Neurodevelopmental disability, heart defects and urogenital/anorectal anomalies may be resulted from common or overlapping regions of deletion in chromosome bands 13q33.1-q34 and may share a common molecular mechanism.
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- Xue He
- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center For Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, #57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center For Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, #57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center For Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, #57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center For Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, #57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center For Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, #57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center For Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, #57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center For Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, #57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, P.R. China.
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Reissig LF, Herdina AN, Rose J, Maurer-Gesek B, Lane JL, Prin F, Wilson R, Hardman E, Galli A, Tudor C, Tuck E, Icoresi-Mazzeo C, White JK, Ryder E, Gleeson D, Adams DJ, Geyer SH, Mohun TJ, Weninger WJ. The Col4a2em1(IMPC)Wtsi mouse line: lessons from the Deciphering the Mechanisms of Developmental Disorders program. Biol Open 2019; 8:bio.042895. [PMID: 31331924 PMCID: PMC6737985 DOI: 10.1242/bio.042895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The Deciphering the Mechanisms of Developmental Disorders (DMDD) program uses a systematic and standardised approach to characterise the phenotype of embryos stemming from mouse lines, which produce embryonically lethal offspring. Our study aims to provide detailed phenotype descriptions of homozygous Col4a2em1(IMPC)Wtsi mutants produced in DMDD and harvested at embryonic day 14.5. This shall provide new information on the role Col4a2 plays in organogenesis and demonstrate the capacity of the DMDD database for identifying models for researching inherited disorders. The DMDD Col4a2em1(IMPC)Wtsi mutants survived organogenesis and thus revealed the full spectrum of organs and tissues, the development of which depends on Col4a2 encoded proteins. They showed defects in the brain, cranial nerves, visual system, lungs, endocrine glands, skeleton, subepithelial tissues and mild to severe cardiovascular malformations. Together, this makes the DMDD Col4a2em1(IMPC)Wtsi line a useful model for identifying the spectrum of defects and for researching the mechanisms underlying autosomal dominant porencephaly 2 (OMIM # 614483), a rare human disease. Thus we demonstrate the general capacity of the DMDD approach and webpage as a valuable source for identifying mouse models for rare diseases. Summary: We define the spectrum of phenotypic abnormalities linked with Col4a2 disruption and demonstrate the opportunities the Deciphering the Mechanisms of Developmental Disorders (DMDD) program offers for exploring rare human diseases.
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- Lukas F Reissig
- Division of Anatomy, MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Division of Anatomy, MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Division of Anatomy, MIC, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Sagi-Dain L, Goldberg Y, Peleg A, Sukenik-Halevy R, Sofrin-Drucker E, Appelman Z, Josefsberg BYS, Ben-Shachar S, Vinkler C, Basel-Salmon L, Maya I. The rare 13q33-q34 microdeletions: eight new patients and review of the literature. Hum Genet 2019; 138:1145-1153. [PMID: 31321490 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-019-02048-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The objective of this study is to shed light on the phenotype and inheritance pattern of rare 13q33-q34 microdeletions. Appropriate cases were retrieved using local databases of two largest Israeli centers performing CMA analysis. In addition, literature search in PubMed, DECIPHER and ClinVar databases was performed. Local database search yielded eight new patients with 13q33.1-q34 microdeletions (three of which had additional copy number variants). Combined with 15 cases detected by literature search, an additional 23 cases were reported in DECIPHER database, and 17 cases from ClinVar, so overall 60 patients with isolated 13q33.1-q34 microdeletions were described. Developmental delay and/or intellectual disability were noted in the vast majority of affected individuals (81.7% = 49/60). Of the 23 deletions involving the 13q34 cytoband only, in 3 cases, developmental delay and/or intellectual disability was not reported. Interestingly, in two of these cases (66.7%), the deletions did not involve the terminal CHAMP1 gene, as opposed to 3/20 (15%) of patients with 13q34 deletions and neurocognitive disability. Facial dysmorphism and microcephaly were reported in about half of the overall cases, convulsions were noted in one-fifth of the patients, while heart anomalies, short stature and hypotonia each involved about 10-30% of the cases. None of the 13q33-q34 deletions were inherited from a reported healthy parent. 13q33-q34 microdeletions are rare chromosomal aberrations, associated with high risk for neurodevelopmental disability. The rarity of this chromosomal aberration necessitates continuous reporting and collection of available evidence, to improve the ability to provide accurate genetic counseling, especially in the context of prenatal setting.
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- Lena Sagi-Dain
- Genetics Institute, Carmel Medical Center, Affiliated to the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 7 Michal St, Haifa, Israel.
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- Recanati Genetics Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Genetics Institute, Carmel Medical Center, Affiliated to the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 7 Michal St, Haifa, Israel
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- Recanati Genetics Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Genetics Institute, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center Rehovot (Affiliated with Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Rehovot, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Genetics Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
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- Recanati Genetics Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Recanati Genetics Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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Xie H, Hong N, Zhang E, Li F, Sun K, Yu Y. Identification of Rare Copy Number Variants Associated With Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect. Front Genet 2019; 10:15. [PMID: 30745907 PMCID: PMC6360179 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Copy number variants (CNVs) are major variations contributing to the gene heterogeneity of congenital heart diseases (CHD). pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD) is a rare form of cyanotic CHD characterized by complex manifestations and the genetic determinants underlying PA-VSD are still largely unknown. We investigated rare CNVs in a recruited cohort of 100 unrelated patients with PA-VSD, PA-IVS, or TOF and a population-matched control cohort of 100 healthy children using whole-exome sequencing. Comparing rare CNVs in PA-VSD cases and that in PA-IVS or TOF positive controls, we observed twenty-two rare CNVs only in PA-VSD, five rare CNVs only in PA-VSD and TOF as well as thirteen rare CNVs only in PA-VSD and PA-IVS. Six of these CNVs were considered pathogenic or potentially pathogenic to PA-VSD: 16p11.2 del (PPP4C and TBX6), 5q35.3 del (FLT4), 5p13.1 del (RICTOR), 6p21.33 dup (TNXB), 7p15.2 del (HNRNPA2B1), and 19p13.3 dup (FGF22). The gene networks showed that four putative candidate genes for PA-VSD, PPP4C, FLT4, RICTOR, and FGF22 had strong interaction with well-known cardiac genes relevant to heart or blood vessel development. Meanwhile, the analysis of transcriptome array revealed that PPP4C and RICTOR were also significantly expressed in human embryonic heart. In conclusion, three rare novel CNVs were identified only in PA-VSD: 16p11.2 del (PPP4C), 5q35.3 del (FLT4) and 5p13.1 del (RICTOR), implicating novel candidate genes of interest for PA-VSD. Our study provided new insights into understanding for the pathogenesis of PA-VSD and helped elucidate critical genes for PA-VSD.
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- Huilin Xie
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Lyu G, Zhang C, Ling T, Liu R, Zong L, Guan Y, Huang X, Sun L, Zhang L, Li C, Nie Y, Tao W. Genome and epigenome analysis of monozygotic twins discordant for congenital heart disease. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:428. [PMID: 29866040 PMCID: PMC5987557 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4814-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the leading non-infectious cause of death in infants. Monozygotic (MZ) twins share nearly all of their genetic variants before and after birth. Nevertheless, MZ twins are sometimes discordant for common complex diseases. The goal of this study is to identify genomic and epigenomic differences between a pair of twins discordant for a form of congenital heart disease, double outlet right ventricle (DORV). RESULTS A monoamniotic monozygotic (MZ) twin pair discordant for DORV were subjected to genome-wide sequencing and methylation analysis. We identified few genomic differences but 1566 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) between the MZ twins. Twenty percent (312/1566) of the DMRs are located within 2 kb upstream of transcription start sites (TSS), containing 121 binding sites of transcription factors. Particularly, ZIC3 and NR2F2 are found to have hypermethylated promoters in both the diseased twin and additional patients suffering from DORV. CONCLUSIONS The results showed a high correlation between hypermethylated promoters at ZIC3 and NR2F2 and down-regulated gene expression levels of these two genes in patients with DORV compared to normal controls, providing new insight into the potential mechanism of this rare form of CHD.
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- Guoliang Lyu
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
- Center for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Center for Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Center for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Center for Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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Lévy J, Haye D, Marziliano N, Casu G, Guimiot F, Dupont C, Teissier N, Benzacken B, Gressens P, Pipiras E, Verloes A, Tabet AC. EFNB2haploinsufficiency causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder. Clin Genet 2018; 93:1141-1147. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.13234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- J. Lévy
- Genetics Department, AP-HP; Robert-Debré University Hospital; Paris France
- Sorbonne Paris-Cité University; Denis Diderot Medical School; Paris France
- INSERM UMR1141, Robert-Debré Hospital; Paris Diderot University, AP-HP; Paris France
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- Genetics Department, AP-HP; Robert-Debré University Hospital; Paris France
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- Unità Operatica Complessa di Cardiologia; ASSL3 Nuoro-ATS Sardegna; Italy
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- Unità Operatica Complessa di Cardiologia; ASSL3 Nuoro-ATS Sardegna; Italy
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- Genetics Department, AP-HP; Robert-Debré University Hospital; Paris France
- Department of Developmental Biology, AP-HP Robert-Debré University Hospital; Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris-Cité University; Paris France
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- Genetics Department, AP-HP; Robert-Debré University Hospital; Paris France
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- Sorbonne Paris-Cité University; Denis Diderot Medical School; Paris France
- INSERM UMR1141, Robert-Debré Hospital; Paris Diderot University, AP-HP; Paris France
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- INSERM UMR1141, Robert-Debré Hospital; Paris Diderot University, AP-HP; Paris France
- Department of Cytogenetics, University Hospital Jean-Verdier; Embryology and Histology; Bondy France
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- INSERM UMR1141, Robert-Debré Hospital; Paris Diderot University, AP-HP; Paris France
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- INSERM UMR1141, Robert-Debré Hospital; Paris Diderot University, AP-HP; Paris France
- Department of Cytogenetics, University Hospital Jean-Verdier; Embryology and Histology; Bondy France
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- Genetics Department, AP-HP; Robert-Debré University Hospital; Paris France
- Sorbonne Paris-Cité University; Denis Diderot Medical School; Paris France
- INSERM UMR1141, Robert-Debré Hospital; Paris Diderot University, AP-HP; Paris France
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- Genetics Department, AP-HP; Robert-Debré University Hospital; Paris France
- Neuroscience Department, Human Genetics et Cognitive Function Unit; Pasteur Institute; Paris France
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Peterson JF, Geddes GC, Basel DG, Schippman D, Grignon JW, vanTuinen P, Kappes UP. Inheritance of a Balanced t(12;20)(q24.33;p12.2) and Unbalanced der(13)t(7;13)(p21.3;q33.2) from a Maternally Derived Double Balanced Translocation Carrier. J Pediatr Genet 2017; 7:35-39. [PMID: 29441220 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1605592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
We report a 4-month-old male proband with a history of prominent forehead, hypertelorism, ear abnormalities, micrognathia, hypospadias, and multiple cardiac abnormalities. Initial microarray analysis detected a concurrent 7p21.3-p22.3 duplication and 13q33.2-q34 deletion indicating an unbalanced rearrangement. However, subsequent conventional cytogenetic studies only revealed what appeared to be a balanced t(12;20)(q24.33;p12.2). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using chromosome-specific subtelomere probes confirmed the presence of an unbalanced der(13)t(7;13)(p21.3;q33.2) and balanced t(12;20)(q24.33;p12.2), both of maternal origin. In addition to our unique clinical findings, this case highlights the benefits and limitations of both conventional cytogenetic studies and microarray analysis and how FISH complements each methodology.
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- Jess F Peterson
- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.,Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.,The Advanced Genomics Laboratory at Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Wang YP, Wang DJ, Niu ZB, Cui WT. Chromosome 13q deletion syndrome involving 13q31‑qter: A case report. Mol Med Rep 2017; 15:3658-3664. [PMID: 28393221 PMCID: PMC5436299 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Partial deletions on the long arm of chromosome 13 lead to a number of different phenotypes depending on the size and position of the deleted region. The present study investigated 2 patients with 13q terminal (13qter) deletion syndrome, which manifested as anal atresia with rectoperineal fistula, complex type congenital heart disease, esophageal hiatus hernia with gastroesophageal reflux, facial anomalies and developmental and mental retardation. Array comparative genomic hybridization identified 2 regions of deletion on chromosome 13q31‑qter; 20.38 Mb in 13q31.3‑qter and 12.99 Mb in 13q33.1‑qter in patients 1 and 2, respectively. Comparisons between the results observed in the present study and those obtained from patients in previous studies indicate that the gene encoding ephrin B2 (EFNB2) located in the 13q33.3‑q34 region, and the gene coding for endothelin receptor type B, in the 13q22.1‑31.3 region, may be suitable candidate genes for the observed urogenital/anorectal anomalies. In addition, the microRNA‑17‑92a‑1 cluster host gene and the glypican 6 gene in the 13q31.3 region, as well as EFNB2 and the collagen type IV a1 chain (COL4A1) and COL4A2 genes in the 13q33.1‑q34 region may together contribute to cardiovascular disease development. It is therefore possible that these genes may be involved in the pathogenesis of complex type congenital heart disease in patients with 13q deletion syndrome.
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- Yue-Ping Wang
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Heping, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Heping, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Heping, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Heping, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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Mak CCY, Chow PC, Liu APY, Chan KYK, Chu YWY, Mok GTK, Leung GKC, Yeung KS, Chau AKT, Lowther C, Scherer SW, Marshall CR, Bassett AS, Chung BHY. De novo large rare copy-number variations contribute to conotruncal heart disease in Chinese patients. NPJ Genom Med 2016; 1:16033. [PMID: 29263819 PMCID: PMC5685312 DOI: 10.1038/npjgenmed.2016.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Conotruncal heart anomalies (CTDs) are particularly prevalent congenital heart diseases (CHD) in Hong Kong. We surveyed large (>500 kb), rare (<1% frequency in controls) copy-number variations (CNVs) in Chinese patients with CTDs to identify potentially disease-causing variations. Adults who tested negative for 22q11.2 deletions were recruited from the adult CHD clinic in Hong Kong. Using a stringent calling criteria, high-confidence CNV calls were obtained, and a large control set comprising 3,987 Caucasian and 1,945 Singapore Chinese subjects was used to identify rare CNVs. Ten large rare CNVs were identified, and 3 in 108 individuals were confirmed to harbour de novo CNVs. All three patients were syndromic with a more complex phenotype, and each of these CNVs overlapped regions likely to be important in CHD. One was a 611 kb deletion at 17p13.3, telomeric to the Miller-Dieker syndrome (MDS) critical region, overlapping the NXN gene. Another was a 5 Mb deletion at 13q33.3, within a previously described critical region for CHD. A third CNV, previously unreported, was a large duplication at 2q22.3 overlapping the ZEB2 gene. The commonly reported 1q21.1 recurrent duplication was not observed in this Chinese cohort. We provide detailed phenotypic and genotypic descriptions of large rare genic CNVs that may represent CHD loci in the East Asian population. Larger samples of Chinese origin will be required to determine whether the genome-wide distribution differs from that found in predominantly European CHD cohorts.
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- Christopher C Y Mak
- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- The Clinical Genetics Research Program at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, The Dalglish Family 22q Clinic at The University Health Network, and The Department of Psychiatry at The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- The Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Clinical Genetics Research Program at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, The Dalglish Family 22q Clinic at The University Health Network, and The Department of Psychiatry at The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Tanaka AJ, Cho MT, Retterer K, Jones JR, Nowak C, Douglas J, Jiang YH, McConkie-Rosell A, Schaefer GB, Kaylor J, Rahman OA, Telegrafi A, Friedman B, Douglas G, Monaghan KG, Chung WK. De novo pathogenic variants in CHAMP1 are associated with global developmental delay, intellectual disability, and dysmorphic facial features. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2016; 2:a000661. [PMID: 27148580 PMCID: PMC4849844 DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a000661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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We identified five unrelated individuals with significant global developmental delay and intellectual disability (ID), dysmorphic facial features and frequent microcephaly, and de novo predicted loss-of-function variants in chromosome alignment maintaining phosphoprotein 1 (CHAMP1). Our findings are consistent with recently reported de novo mutations in CHAMP1 in five other individuals with similar features. CHAMP1 is a zinc finger protein involved in kinetochore–microtubule attachment and is required for regulating the proper alignment of chromosomes during metaphase in mitosis. Mutations in CHAMP1 may affect cell division and hence brain development and function, resulting in developmental delay and ID.
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- Akemi J Tanaka
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina 29646, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, USA
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- Divisions of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA;; Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
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