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Santa María L, Faundes V, Curotto B, Morales P, Morales K, Aliaga S, Pugin Á, Alliende MA. Comparison of two subtelomeric assays for the screening of chromosomal rearrangements: analysis of 383 patients, literature review and further recommendations. J Appl Genet 2015; 57:63-9. [PMID: 26069167 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-015-0295-4] [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: 03/18/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Intellectual disability (ID) and global development delay (GDD) are caused by genetic factors such as subtelomeric rearrangements (SR) in 25 % of patients. There are several assays currently available to detect SR, but subtelomeric fluorescence in situ hybridisation (Subt-FISH) and subtelomeric multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (Subt-MLPA) have been the most frequently used. However, the diagnostic yield of each technique has not been compared. We reviewed the results of SR screening over a ten-year period in Chilean patients with ID/GDD using Subt-FISH and/or Subt-MLPA, compared the diagnostic yield of both tools and reviewed the corresponding literature. A total of 383 cases were included in this study, of which 53.8 % were males. The overall diagnostic yield was 8.9 % between both methods, but Subt-MLPA showed a higher performance than Subt-FISH (p = 0.002). A total of 4,181 patients with ID/GDD have been studied worldwide with Subt-MLPA and other subtelomeric assays, and 244 (5.84 %) had a pathogenic SR. It is estimated that Subt-MLPA may detect 92.6 % of the total cases with SR. The capacity of detecting tandem duplication and other critical regions, as well as the use of two MLPA kits, may explain the higher performance of this tool over Subt-FISH. Therefore, we recommend the use of this subtelomeric method as a cost-effective way to study ID/GDD patients.
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- Lorena Santa María
- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile.,Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Av. El Líbano 5524, Macul, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile
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Chen X, Li H, Mao Y, Xu X, Lv J, Zhou L, Lin X, Tang S. Subtelomeric multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification as a supplement for rapid prenatal detection of fetal chromosomal aberrations. Mol Cytogenet 2014; 7:96. [PMID: 25506396 PMCID: PMC4265491 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-014-0096-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Pregnant women with high-risk indications are highly suspected of fetal chromosomal aberrations. To determine whether Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) using subtelomeric probe mixes (P036-E2 and P070-B2) is a reliable method for rapid detection of fetal chromosomal aberrations. The subtelomeric MLPA probe mixes were used to evaluate 50 blood samples from healthy individuals. 168 amniocytes and 182 umbilical cord blood samples from high-risk fetuses were analyzed using the same subtelomeric MLPA probe sets. Karyotyping was also performed in all cases of high-risk pregnancies, and single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis was used to confirm submicroscopic and ambiguous results from MLPA/karyotyping. Results Subtelomeric MLPA analysis of normal samples showed normal result in all cases by use of P036-E2 probe mix, while P070-B2 probe mix gave normal results for all but one case. In one normal control case P070-B2 produced a duplicated signal of probe for 13q34. In the high-risk group, totally 44 chromosomal abnormalities were found by karyotyping and MLPA, including 23 aneuploidies and 21 rearrangements or mosaics. MLPA detected all 23 aneuploidies, 12 rearrangements and 1 mosaic. Importantly, MLPA revealed 4 chromosomal translocations, 2 small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs), and 3 subtelomeric imbalances that were not well characterized or not detectable by karyotyping. However, MLPA showed negetive results for the remaining 8 rearrangements or mosaics, including 3 low mosaic aneuploidies, 1 inherited sSMC, and 4 paracentric inversions. Conclusions Results suggest that combined use of subtelomeric MLPA and karyotyping may be an alternative method for using karyotype analyses alone in rapid detection of aneuploidies, rearrangements, and sSMCs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13039-014-0096-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Xiangnan Chen
- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Genetics, Dingli Clinical Medical School, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000 China
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- Department of Genetics, Dingli Clinical Medical School, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000 China
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- Department of Genetics, Dingli Clinical Medical School, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Genetics, Dingli Clinical Medical School, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000 China
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- Department of Genetics, Dingli Clinical Medical School, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000 China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Zhejiang, China ; Department of Genetics, Dingli Clinical Medical School, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000 China
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Vandeweyer G, Kooy RF. Detection and interpretation of genomic structural variation in health and disease. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2014; 13:61-82. [DOI: 10.1586/erm.12.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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dos Santos SR, Freire-Maia DV. Absence of subtelomeric rearrangements in selected patients with mental retardation as assessed by multiprobe T FISH. J Negat Results Biomed 2012; 11:16. [PMID: 23259705 PMCID: PMC3546875 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5751-11-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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Background Mental retardation (MR) is a heterogeneous condition that affects 2-3% of the general population and is a public health problem in developing countries. Chromosomal abnormalities are an important cause of MR and subtelomeric rearrangements (STR) have been reported in 4-35% of individuals with idiopathic MR or an unexplained developmental delay, depending on the screening tests and patient selection criteria used. Clinical checklists such as that suggested by de Vries et al. have been used to improve the predictive value of subtelomeric screening. Findings Fifteen patients (1–20 years old; five females and ten males) with moderate to severe MR from a genetics outpatient clinic of the Gaffrée and Guinle Teaching Hospital (HUGG) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO) were screened with Multiprobe T FISH after normal high resolution karyotyping. No subtelomeric rearrangements were detected even though the clinical score of the patients ranged from four to seven. Conclusion In developing countries, FISH-based techniques such as Multiprobe T FISH are still expensive. Although Multiprobe T FISH is a good tool for detecting STR, in this study it did not detect STR in patients with unexplained MR/developmental delay even though these patients had a marked chromosomal imbalance. Our findings also show that clinical scores are not reliable predictors of STR.
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- Suely Rodrigues dos Santos
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (DGBM-UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Ren CM, Liang Y, Wei F, Zhang YN, Zhong SQ, Gu H, Dong XS, Huang YY, Ke H, Son XM, Tang D, Chen Z. Balanced translocation t(3;18)(p13;q22.3) and points mutation in the ZNF407 gene detected in patients with both moderate non-syndromic intellectual disability and autism. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2012. [PMID: 23195952 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Intellectual disability (ID) is a common disease. While the etiology remains incompletely understood, genetic defects are a major contributor, which include mutations in genes encoding zinc finger proteins. These proteins modulate gene expression via binding to DNA. Consistent with this knowledge, we report here the identification of mutations in the ZNF407 gene in ID/autistic patients. In our study of an ID patient with autism, a reciprocal translocation 46,XY,t(3;18)(p13;q22.3) was detected. By using FISH and long-range PCR approaches, we have precisely mapped the breakpoints associated with this translocation in a gene-free region in chromosome 3 and in the third intron of the ZNF407 gene in chromosome18. The latter reduces ZNF407 expression. Consistent with this observation, in our subsequent investigation of 105 ID/autism patients with similar clinical presentations, two missense mutations Y460C and P1195A were identified. These mutations cause non-conservative amino acid substitutions in the linker regions between individual finger structures. In line with the linker regions being critical for the integrity of zinc finger motifs, both mutations may result in loss of ZNF407 function. Taken together, we demonstrate that mutations in the ZNF407 gene contribute to the pathogenesis of a group of ID patients with autism.
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- Cong-mian Ren
- Department of Medical Genetics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Helsmoortel C, Vandeweyer G, Kooy RF. On the spot: very local chromosomal rearrangements. F1000 BIOLOGY REPORTS 2012. [PMID: 23189093 PMCID: PMC3505860 DOI: 10.3410/b4-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Over the last decade, the detection of chromosomal abnormalities has shifted from conventional karyotyping under a light microscope to molecular detection using microarrays. The latter technology identified copy number variation as a major source of variation in the human genome; moreover, copy number variants were found responsible for 10-20% of cases of intellectual disability. Recent technological advances in microarray technology have also enabled the detection of very small local chromosomal rearrangements, sometimes affecting the function of only a single gene. Here, we illustrate how high resolution microarray analysis has led to increased insights into the contribution of specific genes in disease.
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- Céline Helsmoortel
- Cognitive Genetics, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp Prins Boudewijnlaan 43, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
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Michelson M, Ben-Sasson A, Vinkler C, Leshinsky-Silver E, Netzer I, Frumkin A, Kivity S, Lerman-Sagie T, Lev D. Delineation of the interstitial 6q25 microdeletion syndrome: refinement of the critical causative region. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:1395-9. [PMID: 22585544 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Interstitial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 6 are rare. Clinically, this is a recognizable microdeletion syndrome associated with intellectual disability (ID), acquired microcephaly, typical dysmorphic features, structural anomalies of the brain, and nonspecific multiple organ anomalies. Most of the reported cases have cytogenetically visible interstitial deletions or subtelomeric microdeletions. We report on a boy with global developmental delay, distinct dysmorphic features, dysgenesis of the corpus callosum, limb anomalies, and genital hypoplasia who has a small interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 detected by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). The deleted region spans around 1 Mb of DNA and contains only two coding genes, ARID1B and ZDHHC14. To the best of our knowledge, this case represents the typical phenotype with the smallest deletion reported so far. We discuss the possible role of these genes in the phenotypic manifestations.
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- Marina Michelson
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Jerusalem, Israel
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Verloes A, Héron D, Billette de Villemeur T, Afenjar A, Baumann C, Bahi-Buisson N, Charles P, Faudet A, Jacquette A, Mignot C, Moutard ML, Passemard S, Rio M, Robel L, Rougeot C, Ville D, Burglen L, des Portes V. Stratégie d’exploration d’une déficience intellectuelle inexpliquée. Arch Pediatr 2012; 19:194-207. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2011.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rafati M, Ghadirzadeh MR, Heshmati Y, Adibi H, Keihanidoust Z, Eshraghian MR, Dastan J, Hoseini A, Purhoseini M, Ghaffari SR. "Familial" versus "sporadic" intellectual disability: contribution of subtelomeric rearrangements. Mol Cytogenet 2012; 5:4. [PMID: 22260313 PMCID: PMC3284400 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-5-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Cryptic subtelomeric rearrangements have been proposed as a significant cause of sporadic intellectual disability (ID) but the role of such aberrations in familial ID has not yet been studied. As positive family history of ID had been proposed as an important and significant predicting factor of subtelomeric rearrangements, it was assumed that the contribution of subtelomeric aberrations in familial ID would be much more than the sporadic ones. Three hundred and twenty two patients from 102 unrelated families with more than two ID patients in the first degree relatives have been investigated. Assessment of subtelomeric rearrangements were carried out using Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) technique. Detected aberrations were then confirmed by Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) method. Results Among the families studied, 27.4% had 4-12, 36.3% had 3 and 36.3% had 2 affected individuals in the first degree relatives. One unbalanced translocation and 4 polymorphic changes were detected. The prevalence of clinically significant subtelomeric rearrangements was 0.98%. Conclusion This is the first investigation of subtelomeric aberrations in a large sample set of familial ID patients. Our results show that the contribution of subtelomeric rearrangements to familial ID is not as much as what had been determined for sporadic ones in the literature. Moreover, this study shows that the positive family history by alone, cannot be the most important and determining indicator of subtelomeric aberrations while it would be a good predicting factor when associated with dysmorphism or congenital malformations. These findings propose that other cryptic chromosomal abnormalities or even single gene disorders may be the main cause of familial ID rather than subtelomeric aberrations.
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- Maryam Rafati
- Department of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Bai Z, Yuan Y, Yue G, Li J. Molecular cloning and copy number variation of a ferritin subunit (Fth1) and its association with growth in freshwater pearl mussel Hyriopsis cumingii. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22886. [PMID: 21818403 PMCID: PMC3144951 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Iron is one of the most important minor elements in the shells of bivalves. This study was designed to investigate the involvement of ferritin, the principal protein for iron storage, in shell growth. A novel ferritin subunit (Fth1) cDNA from the freshwater pearl mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii) was isolated and characterized. The complete cDNA contained 822 bp, with an open reading frame (ORF) of 525 bp, a 153 bp 5′ untranslated region (UTR) and a 144 bp 3′ UTR. The complete genomic DNA was 4125 bp, containing four exons and three introns. The ORF encoded a protein of 174 amino acids without a signal sequence. The deduced ferritin contained a highly conserved motif for the ferroxidase center comprising seven residues of a typical vertebrate heavy-chain ferritin. It contained one conserved iron associated residue (Try27) and iron-binding region signature 1 residues. The mRNA contained a 27 bp iron-responsive element with a typical stem-loop structure in the 5′-UTR position. Copy number variants (CNVs) of Fth1 in two populations (PY and JH) were detected using quantitative real-time PCR. Associations between CNVs and growth were also analyzed. The results showed that the copy number of the ferritin gene of in the diploid genome ranged from two to 12 in PY, and from two to six in JH. The copy number variation in PY was higher than that in JH. In terms of shell length, mussels with four copies of the ferritin gene grew faster than those with three copies (P<0.05), suggesting that CNVs in the ferritin gene are associated with growth in shell length and might be a useful molecular marker in selective breeding of H. cumingii.
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- Zhiyi Bai
- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Molecular Population Genetics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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Using a combination of MLPA kits to detect chromosomal imbalances in patients with multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation is a valuable choice for developing countries. Eur J Med Genet 2011; 54:e425-32. [PMID: 21457803 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2011.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Conventional karyotyping detects anomalies in 3-15% of patients with multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation (MCA/MR). Whole-genome array screening (WGAS) has been consistently suggested as the first choice diagnostic test for this group of patients, but it is very costly for large-scale use in developing countries. We evaluated the use of a combination of Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) kits to increase the detection rate of chromosomal abnormalities in MCA/MR patients. We screened 261 MCA/MR patients with two subtelomeric and one microdeletion kits. This would theoretically detect up to 70% of all submicroscopic abnormalities. Additionally we scored the de Vries score for 209 patients in an effort to find a suitable cut-off for MLPA screening. Our results reveal that chromosomal abnormalities were present in 87 (33.3%) patients, but only 57 (21.8%) were considered causative. Karyotyping detected 15 abnormalities (6.9%), while MLPA identified 54 (20.7%). Our combined MLPA screening raised the total detection number of pathogenic imbalances more than three times when compared to conventional karyotyping. We also show that using the de Vries score as a cut-off for this screening would only be suitable under financial restrictions. A decision analytic model was constructed with three possible strategies: karyotype, karyotype + MLPA and karyotype + WGAS. Karyotype + MLPA strategy detected anomalies in 19.8% of cases which account for 76.45% of the expected yield for karyotype + WGAS. Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) of MLPA is three times lower than that of WGAS, which means that, for the same costs, we have three additional diagnoses with MLPA but only one with WGAS. We list all causative alterations found, including rare findings, such as reciprocal duplications of regions deleted in Sotos and Williams-Beuren syndromes. We also describe imbalances that were considered polymorphisms or rare variants, such as the new SNP that confounded the analysis of the 22q13.3 deletion syndrome.
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Rooms L, Vandeweyer G, Reyniers E, van Mol K, de Canck I, Van der Aa N, Rossau R, Kooy RF. Array-based MLPA to detect recurrent copy number variations in patients with idiopathic mental retardation. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:343-8. [PMID: 21271651 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/03/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Microdeletions, either subtelomeric or interstitial, are responsible for the mental handicap in approximately 10-20% of all patients. Currently, Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) is widely used to detect these small aberrations in a routine fashion. Although cost-effective, the throughput is low and the degree of multiplexing is limited to maximally 40-50 probes. Therefore, we developed an array-based MLPA method, with probes identified by unique tag sequences, allowing the simultaneous analysis of 180 probes in a single experiment thereby covering all known mental retardation loci with at least two probes. We screened 120 patients with idiopathic mental retardation. In this group we detected 6 aberrations giving a detection rate of 5%, consistent with similar studies. In addition we tested 293 patients with mental retardation who were negative for fragile X syndrome and commercially available subtelomeric MLPA. We found seven causative rearrangements in this group (detection rate of 2.4%) thereby illustrating the value of including probes for interstitial microdeletion syndromes and additional probes in the telomeric regions in targeted screening sets for mental retardation. Array-based MLPA may thus be a good candidate to develop probe sets that rapidly detect copy number changes of disease associated loci in the human genome. This method may become a valuable tool in a routine diagnostic setting as it is a fast, user-friendly and relatively low-cost technique providing straightforward results requiring only 125 ng of genomic DNA.
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- Liesbeth Rooms
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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Yang C, Zhu X, Yi L, Shi Z, Wang H, Hu Y, Wang Y. Comparative study of three PCR-based copy number variant approaches, CFMSA, M-PCR, and MLPA, in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2010; 13:803-8. [PMID: 20001582 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2009.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Small submicroscopic DNA copy number variants represent an important source of variation in the human genome, human phenotypic diversity, and disease susceptibility. Consequently, there is a pressing need for the development of methods allowing the efficient, accurate, and cheap measurement of genomic copy number polymorphisms in clinical cohorts. The PCR-based strategies, being cost-effective and sensitive, are considered important in the development of screening techniques. PCR-based techniques such as multiplex PCR; multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification; and a new single-tube assay technique, the competitive fluorescent multiplex STRP assay, have been applied to 22q11.2 detection, a typical example of deletion syndromes. In this study, we compared the reliability and application of these three techniques in a cohort of 17 patients affected with 22q11.2 deletion and 300 normal controls. All three techniques shared 100% sensitivity; however, the competitive fluorescent multiplex STRP assay had the lowest possibility of concurrent false-positive signals from two adjoining probes in a genomic region. Moreover, it is a relatively fast and low-cost procedure to detect the deletion of 22q11.2 in numerous patients with several minor symptoms of deletion syndromes. Multiplex PCR, a rapidly developing and cheap technique, allows detection of atypical deletions.
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- Chi Yang
- Department of Medical Genetics, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Hochstenbach R, van Binsbergen E, Engelen J, Nieuwint A, Polstra A, Poddighe P, Ruivenkamp C, Sikkema-Raddatz B, Smeets D, Poot M. Array analysis and karyotyping: Workflow consequences based on a retrospective study of 36,325 patients with idiopathic developmental delay in the Netherlands. Eur J Med Genet 2009; 52:161-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2009.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Vigouroux A, Chassaing N. Évolution des techniques de diagnostic en génétique. Arch Pediatr 2009; 16:915-7. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(09)74202-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Auber B, Bruemmer V, Zoll B, Burfeind P, Boehm D, Liehr T, Brockmann K, Wilichowski E, Argyriou L, Bartels I. Identification of subtelomeric genomic imbalances and breakpoint mapping with quantitative PCR in 296 individuals with congenital defects and/or mental retardation. Mol Cytogenet 2009; 2:10. [PMID: 19284615 PMCID: PMC2660352 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-2-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Submicroscopic imbalances in the subtelomeric regions of the chromosomes are considered to play an important role in the aetiology of mental retardation (MR). The aim of the study was to evaluate a quantitative PCR (qPCR) protocol established by Boehm et al. (2004) in the clinical routine of subtelomeric testing. Results 296 patients with MR and a normal karyotype (500–550 bands) were screened for subtelomeric imbalances by using qPCR combined with SYBR green detection. In total, 17 patients (5.8%) with 20 subtelomeric imbalances were identified. Six of the aberrations (2%) were classified as causative for the symptoms, because they occurred either de novo in the patients (5 cases) or the aberration were be detected in the patient and an equally affected parent (1 case). The extent of the deletions ranged from 1.8 to approximately 10 Mb, duplications were 1.8 to approximately 5 Mb in size. In 6 patients, the copy number variations (CNVs) were rated as benign polymorphisms, and the clinical relevance of these CNVs remains unclear in 5 patients (1.7%). Therefore, the overall frequency of clinically relevant imbalances ranges between 2% and 3.7% in our cohort. Conclusion This study illustrates that the qPCR/SYBR green technique represents a rapid and versatile method for the detection of subtelomeric imbalances and the option to map the breakpoint. Thus, this technique is highly suitable for genotype/phenotype studies in patients with MR/developmental delay and/or congenital defects.
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- Bernd Auber
- Institute of Human Genetics, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany.
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Molekulare Karyotypisierung bezeichnet die genomweite Analyse bezüglich genetischer Kopienzahlveränderungen mit Hilfe von Arrays, welche das Genom mehr oder weniger dicht mit molekularen Markern abdecken. Die Hauptanwendung in der klinischen Diagnostik liegt derzeit bei der Analyse von Patienten mit geistiger Behinderung und multiplen Anomalien unbekannter Ursache. Bei ihnen lassen sich nach Ausschluss von konventionell-zytogenetisch sichtbaren Aberrationen, kryptischen subtelomerischen Aberrationen und klinisch gut erkennbaren, häufigen Mikrodeletionssyndromen in rund 10% der Fälle mittels molekularer Karyotypisierung chromosomale Mikroaberrationen nachweisen. Hierdurch konnten in den letzten Jahren zahlreiche neue Mikrodeletions- und -duplikationssyndrome charakterisiert werden, jedoch wurde auch ersichtlich, dass die Interpretation von Einzelbefunden aufgrund der großen Anzahl an genomischen Kopienzahlpolymorphismen nicht trivial ist.
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- A. Rauch
- Aff1_135 grid.5330.5 0000000121073311 Humangenetisches Institut Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Schwabachanlage 10 91054 Erlangen Deutschland
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Wang JW, Kurahashi H, Ishii A, Kojima T, Ohfu M, Inoue T, Ogawa A, Yasumoto S, Oguni H, Kure S, Fujii T, Ito M, Okuno T, Shirasaka Y, Natsume J, Hasegawa A, Konagaya A, Kaneko S, Hirose S. Microchromosomal deletions involvingSCN1Aand adjacent genes in severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy. Epilepsia 2008; 49:1528-34. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01609.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Park HK, Kim HJ, Kim HJ, Han SH, Kim YJ, Kim SH. Screening of subtelomeric rearrangements in 100 Korean Pediatric patients with unexplained mental retardation and anomalies using subtelomeric FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization). J Korean Med Sci 2008; 23:573-8. [PMID: 18756040 PMCID: PMC2526410 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.4.573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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Rearrangements of the subtelomeric regions of chromosomes account for a significant proportion of the underlying genetic defects in both idiopathic mental retardation (MR) and multiple congenital anomalies. To detect the rearrangements, a set of subtelomeric fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes has been developed. The aim of this study was to reveal the frequency of subtelomeric rearrangements in Korean patients with MR or multiple anomalies. We performed a FISH study using a commercially available subtelomeric FISH probes on a series of unrelated Korean pediatric patients with MR or multiple anomalies without identifiable causes. We used a checklist to evaluate the developmental delay and/or MR. Patients who were shown to have chromosome abnormalities, metabolic disorders, or recognizable dysmorphic syndromes by clinical and laboratory findings were excluded. As a result, 100 patients were eligible for the Subtelomeric FISH study, and a total of 29 patients (29%) were suspected to have subtelomeric rearrangements on initial screening by the multiprobe FISH kit. Among theses, confirmatory FISH studies by using single locus-specific FISH probes were performed in 24 patients. One patient (a 10- yr-old girl) was confirmed to have rearrangement, deletion of the telomeric portion of the short arm of chromosome 4 (4p). Her clinical manifestation was compatible with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, which is known to be caused by 4p deletion. The frequency of subtelomeric rearrangements in this study was 1.1% (1/95), lower than those previously reported (0.5-16.3%). We suggest that subtelomeric FISH test is a useful screening tool for patients with idiopathic MR and/or dysmorphism regardless of its false positive value.
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- Hyun-Kyung Park
- Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, Seoul Medical Science Institute, Seoul Clinical Laboratories, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Mecidine, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Submicroscopic chromosome imbalance in patients with developmental delay and/or dysmorphism referred specifically for Fragile X testing and karyotype analysis. Mol Cytogenet 2008; 1:2. [PMID: 18471307 PMCID: PMC2375878 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-1-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2007] [Accepted: 03/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Microdeletion syndromes are generally identified because they usually give rise to specific phenotypic features; many of these deletions are mediated by duplicons or LCRs. The phenotypes associated with subtelomeric deletions are also becoming recognised. However, reciprocal duplication events at these loci are less easily recognised and identified, as they may give rise to milder phenotypic features, and the individuals carrying them may not therefore be referred for appropriate testing. 403 patients with developmental delay and/or dysmorphism, referred to our Genetics Centre for karyotyping and Fragile X expansion testing, were assessed for chromosome imbalance by Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA). Two MLPA kits were used, one containing probes for the subtelomere regions, and one containing probes for common microdeletion loci. 321 patients were tested with both kits, 75 with the subtelomere kit alone, and 7 with the microdeletion kit alone. RESULTS 32 patients had abnormal results; the overall abnormality detection rate was 2.5% for karyotype analysis and 7.2% for MLPA testing; 5.5% of subtelomere tests and 2.1% of microdeletion tests gave abnormal results. Of the abnormal MLPA results, 5 were in cases with cytogenetically visible abnormalities; of the remaining, submicroscopic, changes, 3 results were established as de novo and 8 were inherited; parental samples were not available for the remaining cases. None of the patients was found to have a Fragile X expansion. CONCLUSION Karyotype analysis in combination with MLPA assays for subtelomeres and microdeletion loci may be recommended for this patient group.
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Udaka T, Imoto I, Aizu Y, Torii C, Izumi K, Kosaki R, Takahashi T, Hayashi S, Inazawa J, Kosaki K. Multiplex PCR/liquid chromatography assay for screening of subtelomeric rearrangements. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 11:241-8. [PMID: 17949285 DOI: 10.1089/gte.2007.9993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In idiopathic or nonspecific mental retardation, the overall rate of cryptic subtelomeric rearrangements is estimated to be about 5%. Development of cost-effective screening for subtelomeric deletions would help clinical geneticists to make specific diagnoses in children with idiopathic mental retardation. Current screening modalities include fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using subtelomeric probes and PCR-based quantitative analyses. Reductions in the cost and turnaround time will make the complete screening of subtelomeric rearrangements more widely used in clinical settings. Recently, a versatile method, called the multiplex PCR/liquid chromatography assay (MP/LC), was developed to assess copy numbers in this assay. Multiple genomic regions are amplified using unlabeled primers, then separated by ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. In the present study, we developed an MP/LC-based subtelomeric screening system that involves 21 multiple reactions and validated the protocol by analyzing 16 publicly available cell lines with known cytogenetic abnormalities involving at least one subtelomere per patient. To confirm the validity of the MP/LC method, we analyzed these cell lines concurrently with array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH), which gives higher resolution than the conventional G-banding technique. Among those 16 samples, the results from MP/LC and array-CGH agreed with each other perfectly. In 2 of the 16 samples, MP/LC correctly revealed subtelomeric duplications that were detected by array-CGH but were undetected by conventional cytogenetics, demonstrating the sensitivity of the MP/LC assay. This system is expected to be useful for making specific diagnoses and in genetic counseling for children with idiopathic mental retardation, a sizable fraction of whom have subtelomeric rearrangements.
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- Toru Udaka
- Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Prospective screening of patients with unexplained mental retardation using subtelomeric MLPA strongly increases the detection rate of cryptic unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements. Eur J Med Genet 2007; 51:93-105. [PMID: 18032123 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2007.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2007] [Accepted: 10/08/2007] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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This study was designed to increase the diagnostic detection rate for subtelomeric unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements (UCRs) that are believed to cause 3-5% of all cases of mental retardation (MR), but often remain undetected by routine karyotyping because of limited resolution in light microscopy. Increased detection of such cryptic UCRs may be achieved by CGH- or SNP-array technology adapted for genome wide screening but these techniques are labor-intensive and expensive. We have implemented subtelomeric Multiplex Ligation-dependant Probe Amplification (MLPA), a relatively low cost and technically uncomplicated molecular approach, as a high throughput prospective screening tool for UCRs in MR patients. We prospectively studied a cohort of 466 MR patients and detected 53 aberrant MLPA signals. After exclusion of false-positives, potential familial polymorphisms and of non-cryptic UCRs also found in routine chromosome analysis, 18 cases or 3.9% of total could be confirmed as true cryptic subtelomeric UCRs. These were 6 terminal deletions, 8 unbalanced translocations, 3 Prader-Willi deletions and 1 subtelomeric interstitial deletion. This result increases our laboratory's detection rate in this patient cohort from 8.3% (without MLPA) to 12.2% (with MLPA), representing a 47% improvement. This study demonstrates that when applying MLPA in a routine cytogenetic diagnostic setting, a major increase of the diagnostic yield can be achieved.
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Zahir F, Friedman JM. The impact of array genomic hybridization on mental retardation research: a review of current technologies and their clinical utility. Clin Genet 2007; 72:271-87. [PMID: 17850622 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00847.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Our understanding of the causes of mental retardation is benefiting greatly from whole-genome scans to detect submicroscopic pathogenic copy number variants (CNVs) that are undetectable by conventional cytogenetic analysis. The current method of choice for performing whole-genome scans for CNVs is array genomic hybridization (AGH). Several platforms are available for AGH, each with its own strengths and limitations. This review discusses considerations that are relevant to the clinical use of whole-genome AGH platforms for the diagnosis of pathogenic CNVs in children with mental retardation. Whole-genome AGH studies are a maturing technology, but their high diagnostic utility assures their increasing use in clinical genetics.
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- F Zahir
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia Children's and Women's Hospital, 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Wassink TH, Losh M, Piven J, Sheffield VC, Ashley E, Westin ER, Patil SR. Systematic screening for subtelomeric anomalies in a clinical sample of autism. J Autism Dev Disord 2007; 37:703-8. [PMID: 17004120 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0196-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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High-resolution karyotyping detects cytogenetic anomalies in 5-10% of cases of autism. Karyotyping, however, may fail to detect abnormalities of chromosome subtelomeres, which are gene rich regions prone to anomalies. We assessed whether panels of FISH probes targeted for subtelomeres could detect abnormalities beyond those identified by karyotyping in 104 individuals with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs) drawn from a general clinical population. Four anomalies were detected by karyotyping, while no additional anomalies were detected by subtelomere FISH or by probes targeted for 15q11.2q13 or 22q11.2 in subgroups of our sample. We conclude that while karyotyping may be more broadly indicated for autism than previously supposed, subtelomere FISH appears less likely to be a useful screening tool for unselected PDD populations.
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- Thomas H Wassink
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Kriek M, Knijnenburg J, White SJ, Rosenberg C, den Dunnen JT, van Ommen GJB, Tanke HJ, Breuning MH, Szuhai K. Diagnosis of genetic abnormalities in developmentally delayed patients: a new strategy combining MLPA and array-CGH. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143A:610-4. [PMID: 17318845 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Marjolein Kriek
- Center for Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Rooms L, Reyniers E, Kooy RF. Diverse chromosome breakage mechanisms underlie subtelomeric rearrangements, a common cause of mental retardation. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:177-82. [PMID: 16991117 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Subtelomeric rearrangements are an important cause of both isolated and familial idiopathic mental retardation. A variety of different rearrangements such as pure truncations, unbalanced translocations, interstitial deletions, and inverted duplications have been detected throughout various screening studies. The cause of these aberrations is poorly understood as only few of the breakpoints have been determined and studied. We molecularly characterized the breakpoints of three rearrangements including a 1p subtelomeric deletion, a 1q subtelomeric deletion, and an unbalanced translocation between chromosomes 11q and 20q; we propose that diverse chromosome breakage mechanisms underlie subtelomeric rearrangements. The breakpoint sequences suggest that unusual non-B-DNA structures including triplex, tetraplex, and hairpin structures may be involved. In addition, we saw that the seemingly pure truncations of chromosomes 1p and 1q were in fact more complex rearrangements as highly repetitive sequences were joined to the chromosome end at the site of breakage.
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- Liesbeth Rooms
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Carson AR, Feuk L, Mohammed M, Scherer SW. Strategies for the detection of copy number and other structural variants in the human genome. Hum Genomics 2006; 2:403-14. [PMID: 16848978 PMCID: PMC3525157 DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-2-6-403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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Advances in genome scanning technologies are revealing that copy number variants (CNVs) and polymorphisms, ranging from a few kilobases to several megabases in size, are present in genomes at frequencies much greater than previously known. Discoveries of additional forms of genomic variation, including inversions, insertions, deletions and complex rearrangements, are also occurring at an increased rate. Along with CNVs, these sequence alterations are collectively known as structural variants, and their discovery has had an immediate impact on the interpretation of basic research and clinical diagnostic data. This paper discusses different methods, experimental strategies and technologies that are currently available to study copy number variation and other structural variants in the human genome.
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- Andrew R Carson
- The Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Chelly J, Khelfaoui M, Francis F, Chérif B, Bienvenu T. Genetics and pathophysiology of mental retardation. Eur J Hum Genet 2006; 14:701-13. [PMID: 16721406 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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Mental retardation (MR) is defined as an overall intelligence quotient lower than 70, associated with functional deficit in adaptive behavior, such as daily-living skills, social skills and communication. Affecting 1-3% of the population and resulting from extraordinary heterogeneous environmental, chromosomal and monogenic causes, MR represents one of the most difficult challenges faced today by clinician and geneticists. Detailed analysis of the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man database and literature searches revealed more than a thousand entries for MR, and more than 290 genes involved in clinical phenotypes or syndromes, metabolic or neurological disorders characterized by MR. We estimate that many more MR genes remain to be identified. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview on the remarkable progress achieved over the last decade in delineating genetic causes of MR, and to highlight the emerging biological and cellular processes and pathways underlying pathogeneses of human cognitive disorders.
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- Jamel Chelly
- Institut Cochin, Inserm-U567, CNRS-UMR 8104, Université Paris 5 René Descartes, Faculté de Médecine René Descartes, Paris, France.
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Rooms L, Reyniers E, Scheers S, van Luijk R, Wauters J, Van Aerschot L, Callaerts-Vegh Z, D'Hooge R, Mengus G, Davidson I, Courtens W, Kooy RF. TBP as a candidate gene for mental retardation in patients with subtelomeric 6q deletions. Eur J Hum Genet 2006; 14:1090-6. [PMID: 16773126 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Monozygotic twin brothers with a subtelomeric 6q deletion presented with mental retardation, microcephaly, seizures, an enlarged cisterna magna, dimpling at elbows, a high arched palate and a thin upper lip. The same subtelomeric deletion was detected in the mother of the patients, presenting with a milder phenotype. We narrowed down the breakpoint to a region of approximately 100 kb and estimated the size of the terminal deletion to be 1.2 Mb. This region contains four known and seven putative genes. Comparison of the deletion with other reported patients showed TBP was the most plausible candidate gene for the mental retardation in this syndrome. We verified that the TBP gene expression was halved in our patients using real-time PCR. Cognitive and behavioural tests performed on previously described heterozygous tbp mice suggested that TBP is potentially involved in cognitive development.
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- Liesbeth Rooms
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Northrop EL, Ren H, Bruno DL, McGhie JDR, Coffa J, Schouten J, Choo KHA, Slater HR. Detection of cryptic subtelomeric chromosome abnormalities and identification of anonymous chromatin using a quantitative multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) assay. Hum Mutat 2006; 26:477-86. [PMID: 16170807 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The need to detect clinically significant segmental aneuploidies beyond the range of light microscopy demands the development of new cost-efficient, sensitive, and robust analytical techniques. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) has already been shown to be particularly effective and flexible for measuring copy numbers in a multiplex format. Previous attempts to develop a reliable MLPA to assay all chromosome subtelomeric regions have been confounded by unforeseen copy number variation in some genes that are very close to the telomeres in healthy individuals. We addressed this shortcoming by substituting all known polymorphic probes and using two complementary multiplex assays to minimize the likelihood of false results. We developed this new quantitative MLPA strategy for two important diagnostic applications. First, in a group of cases with high clinical suspicion of a chromosome abnormality but normal, high-resolution karyotypes, MLPA detected subtelomeric abnormalities in three patients. Two were de novo terminal deletions (del(4p) and del(1p)), and one was a derivative chromosome 1 from a maternal t(1p;17p). The range of these segmental aneuploidies was 1.8-6.6 Mb, and none were visible on retrospective microscopy. Second, in a group of six patients with apparently de novo single-chromosome abnormalities containing anonymous chromatin, MLPA identified two cases with simple intrachromosomal duplications: dup(6p) and dup(8q). Three cases showed derivative chromosomes from translocations involving the distal regions of 9q and 4q, 5p and 11q, and 6q and 3p. One case showed a nonreciprocal, interchromosomal translocation of the distal region of 10p-7p. All abnormalities in both groups were confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs). This quantitative MLPA technique for subtelomeric assays is compared with previously described alternative techniques.
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- Emma L Northrop
- Genetic Health Services Victoria and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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Palomares M, Delicado A, Lapunzina P, Arjona D, Amiñoso C, Arcas J, Martinez Bermejo A, Fernández L, López Pajares I. MLPA vs multiprobe FISH: comparison of two methods for the screening of subtelomeric rearrangements in 50 patients with idiopathic mental retardation. Clin Genet 2006; 69:228-33. [PMID: 16542387 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00567.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Subtelomeric rearrangements not visible by conventional cytogenetic analysis have been reported to occur in approximately 5% of patients with unexplained mental retardation (MR). As the prevalence of MR is high, many patients need to be screened for these chromosomal abnormalities routinely. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) is a new technique for measuring sequence dosage, allowing large number of samples to be processed simultaneously and thus significantly reducing laboratory work. We have assessed its performance for the detection of subtelomeric rearrangements by comparing the results with those of our previous multiprobe fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay. We have tested 50 patients with idiopathic MR, dysmorphic features, congenital malformations, and/or familial history of MR. Our results show a high degree of concordance between the two techniques for the 50 samples tested. On the basis of these results, we conclude that MLPA is a rapid, accurate, reliable, and cost-effective alternative to FISH for the screening of subtelomeric rearrangements in patients with idiopathic MR.
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- M Palomares
- Department of Medical Genetics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
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Berger R. [Human cytogenetics. From 1956 to 2006]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 55:1-12. [PMID: 16697121 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2006.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The correct enumeration of human chromosomes, only established in 1956, has marked the starting point of the modern cytogenetics. The introduction of banding techniques, then of in situ hybridization techniques, and now of genomic microarray technology allowed a dramatic development of cytogenetics of which the main applications to basic and medical research are evoked in this review.
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- R Berger
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, EMI 0210 Inserm, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France.
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Johnson CP, Walker WO, Palomo-González SA, Curry CJ. Mental retardation: diagnosis, management, and family support. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2006; 36:126-65. [PMID: 16564466 DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2005.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gignac J, Danis K, Tihy F, Lemyre E. Prenatal detection of subtelomeric rearrangements by multi-subtelomere FISH in a cohort of fetuses with major malformations. Am J Med Genet A 2006; 140:2768-75. [PMID: 17103433 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cryptic unbalanced subtelomeric rearrangements have been identified as an important contributor ( approximately 6%) to the etiology of mental retardation and dysmorphism. Our objective was to study the role of these rearrangements in the development of fetal malformations. Multi-subtelomere FISH was performed on cells from 48 fetuses with major malformations diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound with a normal karyotype at a minimal 400 band resolution. We developed a method of performing multi-subtelomere FISH on a single slide of amniocyte metaphase spreads. We identified five subtelomeric abnormalities: two derivative chromosomes inherited from a parent carrying a balanced translocation, two known polymorphisms, and one novel familial variant. These results show a similar frequency (4%) of clinically significant subtelomeric rearrangements to that found in children with multiple malformations. This study adds to a growing number of reports of cryptic subtelomeric rearrangements associated with congenital malformations and highlights the relevance and technical feasibility of multi-subtelomere FISH screening of prenatal samples.
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- Jennifer Gignac
- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique Prénatale, Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Chen Q, Book M, Fang X, Hoeft A, Stuber F. Screening of copy number polymorphisms in human beta-defensin genes using modified real-time quantitative PCR. J Immunol Methods 2005; 308:231-40. [PMID: 16380128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2005] [Revised: 11/03/2005] [Accepted: 11/14/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides, which play an important role in host immune defense to some infectious diseases as well as immune disease and skin disease. Recent studies identified that the genes coding for human beta-defensin 2 (DEFB4), human beta-defensin 3 (DEFB103) and human beta-defensin 4 (DEFB104) showed variation in copy numbers. This variation may have an impact on gene expression levels. Here, we have demonstrated a real-time PCR-based method to measure beta-defensin gene copy number. Using this relative real-time quantitative PCR, we developed a new rapid and reliable approach, which involves amplification of the target locus (DEFB4 or DEFB103 or DEFB104) and the single-copy reference locus (human serum albumin, ALB) in a single PCR reaction. A calibrator was prepared by recombining one copy of the target gene and one copy of the reference gene into a plasmid. After correcting the PCR amplification efficiency, which differed between the defensin gene and ALB gene, and normalization by the calibrator, the ratio of the copy number of the target gene to that of the reference gene in an unknown sample was determined. This normalized ratio directly related to the gene copy number. The assay was validated using previously genotyped samples, which demonstrated high accuracy and reliability of the method. Furthermore, this method was used to screen the copy number variations of these three beta-defensin genes in healthy blood donors. This method proved to be a reliable and fast tool to genotype gene copy number variations in projects associating genomic variations with gene expression or with population phenotypes in epidemiologic studies.
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- QiXing Chen
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bonn, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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Rooms L, Reyniers E, Wuyts W, Storm K, van Luijk R, Scheers S, Wauters J, van den Ende J, Biervliet M, Eyskens F, van Goethem G, Laridon A, Ceulemans B, Courtens W, Kooy RF. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification to detect subtelomeric rearrangements in routine diagnostics. Clin Genet 2005; 69:58-64. [PMID: 16451137 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Subtelomeric rearrangements are believed to be responsible for 5-7% of idiopathic mental retardation cases. Due to the relative complexity and high cost of the screening methods used till now, only preselected patient populations including mostly the more severely affected cases have been screened. Recently, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) has been adapted for use in subtelomeric screening, and we have incorporated this technique into routine diagnostics of our laboratory. Since the evaluation of MLPA as a screening method, we tested 275 unselected patients with idiopathic mental retardation and detected 12 possible subtelomeric aberrations: a der(11)t(11;20)(qter;qter), a 19pter duplication, a der(18)t(18;10)(qter; pter), a 15qter deletion, a 8pter deletion, a 6qter deletion, a der(X)t(X;1)(pter;qter), a der(X)t(X;3)(pter;pter), a 5qter duplication, a 3pter deletion, and two 3qter duplications. The patients can be subdivided into two groups: the first containing de novo rearrangements that are likely related to the clinical presentation of the patient and the second including aberrations also present in one of the parents that may or may not be causative of the mental retardation. In our patient cohort, five (1.8%) subtelomeric rearrangements were de novo, three (1.1%) rearrangements were familial and suggestively disease causing, and four (1.5%) were possible polymorphisms. This high frequency of subtelomeric abnormalities detected in an unselected population warrants further investigation about the feasibility of routine screening for subtelomeric aberrations in mentally retarded patients.
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- L Rooms
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp and University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
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Mao R, Pevsner J. The use of genomic microarrays to study chromosomal abnormalities in mental retardation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 11:279-85. [PMID: 16240409 DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mental retardation affects 2 to 3% of the US population. It is defined by broad criteria, including significantly subaverage intelligence, onset by age 18, and impaired function in a group of adaptive skills. A myriad of genetic and environmental causes have been described, but for approximately half of individuals diagnosed with mental retardation the molecular basis remains unknown. Genomic microarrays, also called array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH), represent one of several novel technologies that allow the detection of chromosomal abnormalities, such as microdeletions and microduplications, in a rapid, high throughput fashion from genomic DNA samples. In one early application of this technology, genomic microarrays have been used to characterize the extent of chromosomal changes in a group of patients diagnosed with one particular type of disorder that causes mental retardation, such as deletion 1p36 syndrome. In another application, DNA samples from individuals with idiopathic mental retardation have been assayed to scan the entire genome in attempts to identify chromosomal changes. Genomic microarrays offer both a genome-wide perspective of chromosomal aberrations as well as higher resolution (to the level of approximately one megabase) compared to alternative available technologies.
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- Rong Mao
- Program in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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