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Yan S, Fu F, Zhou H, Huang R, Wang Y, Liao C. Functional analysis of a novel splice site variant in the ASAH1 gene. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2024; 12:e2317. [PMID: 37962265 PMCID: PMC10767590 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acid ceramidase (ACDase) deficiency is an ultrarare autosomal recessive lysosomal disorder caused by pathogenic N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (ASAH1) variants. It presents with either Farber disease (FD) or spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy (SMA-PME). OBJECTIVE The study aims to identify a novel splice site variant in a hydrops fetus that causes ASAH1-related disorder, aid genetic counseling, and accurate prenatal diagnosis. METHODS We report a case of hydrops fetalis with a novel homozygous mutation in ASAH1 inherited from non-consanguineous parents. We performed copy number variation sequencing (CNV-Seq) and whole exome sequencing (WES) on the fetus and family, respectively. Minigene splicing analyses were conducted to confirm the pathogenic variants. RESULTS WES data revealed a splice site variant of the ASAH1 (c.458-2A>T), which was predicted to affect RNA splicing. Minigene splicing analyses found that the c.458-2A>T variant abolished the canonical splicing of intron 6, thereby activating two cryptic splicing products (c.456_458ins56bp and c.458_503del). CONCLUSIONS Overall, we identified a novel splice site variant in the mutational spectrum of ASAH1 and its aberrant effect on splicing. These findings highlight the importance of ultrasonic manifestation and family history of fetal hydrops during ASAH1-related disorders and could also aid genetic counseling and accurate prenatal diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the shortest-lived account of ASAH1-related disorders in utero with severe hydrops fetalis.
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- Shujuan Yan
- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical CenterGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical CenterGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical CenterGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical CenterGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical CenterGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical CenterGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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Zhou K, Huang L, Feng M, Li X, Zhao Y, Liu F, Wei J, Qin D, Lu Q, Shi M, Qu S, Tang F. A novel SLC26A4 splicing mutation identified in two deaf Chinese twin sisters with enlarged vestibular aqueducts. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1447. [PMID: 32770655 PMCID: PMC7549568 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Variants in the SLC26A4 gene are correlated with nonsyndromic hearing loss with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA). This study aimed to identify the genetic causes in a Chinese family with EVA, and the pathogenicity of the detected variants. Methods We collected blood samples and clinical data from a pair of deaf twin sisters with EVA and their family members. As controls, a group of 500 normal‐hearing people were enrolled in our study. Twenty‐one exons and flanking splice sites of the SLC26A4 gene were screened for pathogenic mutations by polymerase chain reaction and bidirectional Sanger sequencing. Minigene assays were used to verify whether the novel SLC26A4 intronic mutation influenced the normal splicing of mRNA. Results Hearing loss in the twins with EVA was diagnosed using auditory tests and imaging examinations. Two pathogenic mutations, c.919‐2A>G and c.1614+5G>A were detected in SLC26A4, the latter of which has not been reported in the literature. The minigene expression in vitro confirmed that c.1614+5G>A could cause aberrant splicing, resulting in skipping over exon 14. Conclusions On the SLC26A4 gene, c.1614+5G>A is a pathogenic mutation. This finding enriches the mutational spectrum of the SLC26A4 gene and provides a basis for the genetic diagnosis of EVA.
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- Kai Zhou
- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.,Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.,Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.,Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Medical Genetics Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Medical Genetics Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Research Center of Medical Sciences, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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