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Marucci A, Menzaghi C, Dodesini AR, Albizzi M, Acquafredda A, Fini G, Trischitta V, Paola RD. Rare forms of monogenic diabetes in non-European individuals. First reports of CEL and RFX6 mutations from the Indian subcontinent. Acta Diabetol 2024:10.1007/s00592-024-02357-3. [PMID: 39190183 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-024-02357-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
Abstract
AIMS Monogenic diabetes is one of the few examples in metabolic diseases in which a real precision medicine approach can be implemented in daily clinical work. Unfortunately, most of what is known today comes from studies in Whites, thus leaving much uncertainty about the genetics and the clinical presentation of monogenic diabetes in non-Europeans. To fill this gap, we report here two pedigrees from Bangladesh with CEL- and RFX6- diabetes, two rare types of monogenic diabetes which have never been described so far in individuals of the Indian subcontinent. METHODS Next generation, Sanger sequencing and Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) were performed. Variants' interpretation was according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines. RESULTS In the pedigree with CEL-diabetes, a large and never described deletion of exon 2-11 of CEL (confirmed by MLPA) affecting the entire catalytic domain and being likely pathogenic (LP) was observed in both the proband (who had diabetes at 16) and his mother (diabetes at 31), but not in relatives with normoglycemia. In the pedigree with RFX6-diabetes, a LP protein truncation variant (PTV, p.Tyr192*) in RFX6 was found in both the proband (diabetes at 9) and his mother (diabetes at 30), thus suggesting high heterogeneity in disease onset. Normoglycemic relatives were not available for genetic testing. CONCLUSIONS We report genetic features and clinical presentation of the first two cases of CEL- and RFX6-diabetes from the Indian subcontinent, thus contributing to fill the gap of knowledge on monogenic diabetes in non-Europeans.
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- Antonella Marucci
- Research Unit of Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Foggia, 71013, Italy
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- Research Unit of Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Foggia, 71013, Italy
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- Endocrine and Diabetology Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, 24127, Italy
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- Endocrine and Diabetology Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, 24127, Italy
- Research Foundation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatrics and Neonatology, "G. Tatarella" Hospital, Cerignola, Foggia, Italy
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- Research Unit of Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Foggia, 71013, Italy
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- Research Unit of Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Foggia, 71013, Italy.
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- Research Unit of Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Foggia, 71013, Italy.
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Asgarian S, Lanjanian H, Rahimipour Anaraki S, Hadaegh F, Moazzam-Jazi M, Najd-Hassan-Bonab L, Masjoudi S, Zahedi AS, Zarkesh M, Shalbafan B, Akbarzadeh M, Tehrani Fateh S, Khalili D, Momenan A, Sarbazi N, Hedayati M, Azizi F, Daneshpour MS. Examining the clinical and genetic spectrum of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) in Iran. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19860. [PMID: 39191897 PMCID: PMC11349921 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-70864-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is an uncommon monogenic type of diabetes mellitus. Detecting genetic variants for MODY is a necessity for precise diagnosis and treatment. The majority of MODY genetic predisposition has been documented in European populations and a lack of information is present in Iranians which leads to misdiagnosis as a consequence of defects in unknown variants. In this study, using genetic variant information of 20,002 participants from the family-based TCGS (Tehran Cardiometabolic Genetic Study) cohort, we evaluated the genetic spectrum of MODY in Iran. We concentrated on previously discovered MODY-causing genes. Genetic variants were evaluated for their pathogenicity. We discovered 6 variants that were previously reported in the ClinVar as pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) for MODY in 45 participants from 24 families (INS in 21 cases, GCK in 13, HNF1B in 8, HNF4A, HNF1A, and CEL in 1 case). One potential MODY variant with Uncertain Risk Allele in ClinVar classification was also identified, which showed complete disease penetrance (100%) in four subjects from one family. This is the first family-based study to define the genetic spectrum and estimate the prevalence of MODY in Iran. The discovered variants need to be investigated by additional studies.
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- Sara Asgarian
- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran.
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- Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Center of Labbafinejad Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19195-4763, Tehran, Iran.
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Butnariu LI, Bizim DA, Oltean C, Rusu C, Pânzaru MC, Păduraru G, Gimiga N, Ghiga G, Moisă ȘM, Țarcă E, Starcea IM, Popa S, Trandafir LM. The Importance of Molecular Genetic Testing for Precision Diagnostics, Management, and Genetic Counseling in MODY Patients. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6318. [PMID: 38928025 PMCID: PMC11204182 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is part of the heterogeneous group of monogenic diabetes (MD) characterized by the non-immune dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells. The diagnosis of MODY still remains a challenge for clinicians, with many cases being misdiagnosed as type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T1DM/T2DM), and over 80% of cases remaining undiagnosed. With the introduction of modern technologies, important progress has been made in deciphering the molecular mechanisms and heterogeneous etiology of MD, including MODY. The aim of our study was to identify genetic variants associated with MODY in a group of patients with early-onset diabetes/prediabetes in whom a form of MD was clinically suspected. Genetic testing, based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, was carried out either in a targeted manner, using gene panels for monogenic diabetes, or by analyzing the entire exome (whole-exome sequencing). GKC-MODY 2 was the most frequently detected variant, but rare forms of KCNJ11-MODY 13, specifically, HNF4A-MODY 1, were also identified. We have emphasized the importance of genetic testing for early diagnosis, MODY subtype differentiation, and genetic counseling. We presented the genotype-phenotype correlations, especially related to the clinical evolution and personalized therapy, also emphasizing the particularities of each patient in the family context.
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- Lăcrămioara Ionela Butnariu
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (C.R.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Diabetes, Saint Mary’s Emergency Children Hospital, 700309 Iasi, Romania; (D.A.B.); (C.O.)
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- Department of Diabetes, Saint Mary’s Emergency Children Hospital, 700309 Iasi, Romania; (D.A.B.); (C.O.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (C.R.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (C.R.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (G.P.); (N.G.); (G.G.); (Ș.M.M.); (I.M.S.); (L.M.T.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (G.P.); (N.G.); (G.G.); (Ș.M.M.); (I.M.S.); (L.M.T.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (G.P.); (N.G.); (G.G.); (Ș.M.M.); (I.M.S.); (L.M.T.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (G.P.); (N.G.); (G.G.); (Ș.M.M.); (I.M.S.); (L.M.T.)
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- Department of Surgery II—Pediatric Surgery, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (G.P.); (N.G.); (G.G.); (Ș.M.M.); (I.M.S.); (L.M.T.)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (C.R.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (G.P.); (N.G.); (G.G.); (Ș.M.M.); (I.M.S.); (L.M.T.)
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Rafique I, Mir A, Siddiqui S, Saqib MAN, Fawwad A, Marchand L, Adnan M, Naeem M, Basit A, Polychronakos C. Comprehensive genetic screening reveals wide spectrum of genetic variants in monogenic forms of diabetes among Pakistani population. World J Diabetes 2021; 12:1957-1966. [PMID: 34888019 PMCID: PMC8613659 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i11.1957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Monogenic forms of diabetes (MFD) are single gene disorders. Their diagnosis is challenging, and symptoms overlap with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
AIM To identify the genetic variants responsible for MFD in the Pakistani population and their frequencies.
METHODS A total of 184 patients suspected of having MFD were enrolled. The inclusion criterion was diabetes with onset below 25 years of age. Brief demographic and clinical information were taken from the participants. The maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) probability score was calculated, and glutamate decarboxylase ELISA was performed. Antibody negative patients and features resembling MODY were selected (n = 28) for exome sequencing to identify the pathogenic variants.
RESULTS A total of eight missense novel or very low-frequency variants were identified in 7 patients. Three variants were found in genes for MODY, i.e. HNF1A (c.169C>A, p.Leu57Met), KLF11 (c.401G>C, p.Gly134Ala), and HNF1B (c.1058C>T, p.Ser353Leu). Five variants were found in genes other than the 14 known MODY genes, i.e. RFX6 (c.919G>A, p.Glu307Lys), WFS1 (c.478G>A, p.Glu160Lys) and WFS1 (c.517G>A, p.Glu173Lys), RFX6 (c.1212T>A, p.His404Gln) and ZBTB20 (c.1049G>A, p.Arg350His).
CONCLUSION The study showed wide spectrum of genetic variants potentially causing MFD in the Pakistani population. The MODY genes prevalent in European population (GCK, HNF1A, and HNF4a) were not found to be common in our population. Identification of novel variants will further help to understand the role of different genes causing the pathogenicity in MODY patient and their proper management and diagnosis.
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- Ibrar Rafique
- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
- Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal H4A 3J1, Canada
- Research Development and Coordination, Pakistan Health Research Council, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi 74600, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal H4A 3J1, Canada
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- PHRC Research Centre, FJMU, Pakistan Health Research Council, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi 74600, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal H4A 3J1, Canada
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Rafique I, Mir A, Saqib MAN, Naeem M, Marchand L, Polychronakos C. Causal variants in Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) - A systematic review. BMC Endocr Disord 2021; 21:223. [PMID: 34763692 PMCID: PMC8582101 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-021-00891-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is an autosomal dominant type of diabetes. Pathogenic variants in fourteen genes are reported as causes of MODY. Its symptoms overlap with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Reviews for clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatments are available but a comprehensive list of genetic variants, is lacking. Therefore this study was designed to collect all the causal variants involved in MODY, reported to date. METHODS We searched PubMed from its date of inception to December 2019. The search terms we used included disease names and name of all the known genes involved. The ClinVar database was also searched for causal variants in the known 14 MODY genes. RESULTS The record revealed 1647 studies and among them, 326 studies were accessed for full-text. Finally, 239 studies were included, as per our inclusion criteria. A total of 1017 variants were identified through literature review and 74 unpublished variants from Clinvar database. The gene most commonly affected was GCK, followed by HNF1a. The traditional Sanger sequencing was used in 76 % of the cases and 65 % of the studies were conducted in last 10 years. Variants from countries like Jordan, Oman and Tunisia reported that the MODY types prevalent worldwide were not common in their countries. CONCLUSIONS We expect that this paper will help clinicians interpret MODY genetics results with greater confidence. Discrepancies in certain middle-eastern countries need to be investigated as other genes or factors, like consanguinity may be involved in developing diabetes.
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- Ibrar Rafique
- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Graduate Research Trainee, Department of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
- Research Officer, Pakistan Health Research Council, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Identification of Maturity-Onset-Diabetes of the Young (MODY) mutations in a country where diabetes is endemic. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16060. [PMID: 34373539 PMCID: PMC8352960 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95552-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Genetic variants responsible for Maturity-Onset-Diabetes of the Young (MODY) in Kuwait were investigated. A newly established a National Referral Clinic, the Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI-NRC), assessed forty-five members from 31 suspected MODY families by whole exome sequencing. Thirty-three of the 45 samples were independently sequenced at the DDI-NRI, Exeter University, UK (https://www.diabetesgenes.org/) using targeted 21-gene panel approach. Pathogenic mutations in GCK, HNF1A, HNF1B, HNF4A, and PDX1 confirmed MODY in 7 families, giving an overall positivity rate of 22.6% in this cohort. Novel variants were identified in three families in PDX1, HNF1B, and HNF1B. In this cohort, Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification assay did not add any value to MODY variant detection rate in sequencing negative cases. In highly selected familial autoantibody negative diabetes, known MODY genes represent a minority and 77.3% of the familial cases have yet to have a causal variant described.
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Rafique I, Saqib MAN, Fawwad A, Zubaida B, Naeem M, Mir A, Basit A. Genetic characterization of suspected MODY patients in Pakistan by next generation sequencing—a pilot study. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-021-00926-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Moalla M, Safi W, Babiker Mansour M, Hadj Kacem M, Mahfood M, Abid M, Kammoun T, Hachicha M, Mnif-Feki M, Hadj Kacem F, Hadj Kacem H. Tunisian Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young: A Short Review and a New Molecular and Clinical Investigation. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:684018. [PMID: 34393998 PMCID: PMC8358796 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.684018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION/AIMS Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is a monogenic non-autoimmune diabetes with 14 different genetic forms. MODY-related mutations are rarely found in the Tunisian population. Here, we explored MODY related genes sequences among seventeen unrelated Tunisian probands qualifying the MODY clinical criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The GCK and HNF1A genes were systematically analyzed by direct sequencing in all probands. Then, clinical exome sequencing of 4,813 genes was performed on three unrelated patients. Among them, 130 genes have been reported to be involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism, β-cell development, differentiation and function. All identified variants were analyzed according to their frequencies in the GnomAD database and validated by direct sequencing. RESULTS We identified the previously reported GCK mutation (rs1085307455) in one patient. The clinical features of the MODY2 proband were similar to previous reports. In this study, we revealed rare and novel alterations in GCK (rs780806456) and ABCC8 (rs201499958) genes with uncertain significance. We also found two likely benign alterations in HNF1A (rs1800574) and KLF11 (rs35927125) genes with minor allele frequencies similar to those depicted in public databases. No pathogenic variants have been identified through clinical exome analysis. CONCLUSIONS The most appropriate patients were selected, following a strict clinical screening approach, for genetic testing. However, the known MODY1-13 genes could not explain most of the Tunisian MODY cases, suggesting the involvement of unidentified genes in the majority of Tunisian affected families.
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- Mariam Moalla
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Endocrinology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- *Correspondence: Hassen Hadj Kacem,
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Vaxillaire M, Bonnefond A, Liatis S, Ben Salem Hachmi L, Jotic A, Boissel M, Gaget S, Durand E, Vaillant E, Derhourhi M, Canouil M, Larcher N, Allegaert F, Medlej R, Chadli A, Belhadj A, Chaieb M, Raposo JF, Ilkova H, Loizou D, Lalic N, Vassallo J, Marre M, Froguel P. Monogenic diabetes characteristics in a transnational multicenter study from Mediterranean countries. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2021; 171:108553. [PMID: 33242514 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diagnosis of monogenic diabetes has important clinical implications for treatment and health expenditure. However, its prevalence remains to be specified in many countries, particularly from South Europe, North Africa and Middle-East, where non-autoimmune diabetes in young adults is increasing dramatically. AIMS To identify cases of monogenic diabetes in young adults from Mediterranean countries and assess the specificities between countries. METHODS We conducted a transnational multicenter study based on exome sequencing in 204 unrelated patients with diabetes (age-at-diagnosis: 26.1 ± 9.1 years). Rare coding variants in 35 targeted genes were evaluated for pathogenicity. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, chi-squared test and factor analysis of mixed data. RESULTS Forty pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants, 14 of which novel, were identified in 36 patients yielding a genetic diagnosis rate of 17.6%. The majority of cases were due to GCK, HNF1A, ABCC8 and HNF4A variants. We observed highly variable diagnosis rates according to countries, with association to genetic ancestry. Lower body mass index and HbA1c at study inclusion, and less frequent insulin treatment were hallmarks of pathogenic variant carriers. Treatment changes following genetic diagnosis have been made in several patients. CONCLUSIONS Our data from patients in several Mediterranean countries highlight a broad clinical and genetic spectrum of diabetes, showing the relevance of wide genetic testing for personalized care of early-onset diabetes.
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- Martine Vaxillaire
- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France.
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France; Department of Metabolism, Section of Genomics of Common Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Diabetes Center, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, National Institut of Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Dr Ben Badis University Hospital, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Endocrinology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Endocrinology and University of Malta Medical School, Mater Dei Hospital; Centre of Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Malta
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- Department of Diabetology-Endocrinology-Nutrition, Hôpital Bichat, DHU FIRE, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Inserm U1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France; UFR de Médecine, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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- Inserm UMR1283, CNRS UMR8199, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Institut Pasteur Lille, Univ. Lille, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France; Department of Metabolism, Section of Genomics of Common Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sekiya M, Matsuda T, Yamamoto Y, Furuta Y, Ohyama M, Murayama Y, Sugano Y, Ohsaki Y, Iwasaki H, Yahagi N, Yatoh S, Suzuki H, Shimano H. Deciphering genetic signatures by whole exome sequencing in a case of co-prevalence of severe renal hypouricemia and diabetes with impaired insulin secretion. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2020; 21:91. [PMID: 32375679 PMCID: PMC7201978 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-020-01031-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Background Renal hypouricemia (RHUC) is a hereditary disorder where mutations in SLC22A12 gene and SLC2A9 gene cause RHUC type 1 (RHUC1) and RHUC type 2 (RHUC2), respectively. These genes regulate renal tubular reabsorption of urates while there exist other genes counterbalancing the net excretion of urates including ABCG2 and SLC17A1. Urate metabolism is tightly interconnected with glucose metabolism, and SLC2A9 gene may be involved in insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. On the other hand, a myriad of genes are responsible for the impaired insulin secretion independently of urate metabolism. Case presentation We describe a 67 year-old Japanese man who manifested severe hypouricemia (0.7 mg/dl (3.8–7.0 mg/dl), 41.6 μmol/l (226–416 μmol/l)) and diabetes with impaired insulin secretion. His high urinary fractional excretion of urate (65.5%) and low urinary C-peptide excretion (25.7 μg/day) were compatible with the diagnosis of RHUC and impaired insulin secretion, respectively. Considering the fact that metabolic pathways regulating urates and glucose are closely interconnected, we attempted to delineate the genetic basis of the hypouricemia and the insulin secretion defect observed in this patient using whole exome sequencing. Intriguingly, we found homozygous Trp258* mutations in SLC22A12 gene causing RHUC1 while concurrent mutations reported to be associated with hyperuricemia were also discovered including ABCG2 (Gln141Lys) and SLC17A1 (Thr269Ile). SLC2A9, that also facilitates glucose transport, has been implicated to enhance insulin secretion, however, the non-synonymous mutations found in SLC2A9 gene of this patient were not dysfunctional variants. Therefore, we embarked on a search for causal mutations for his impaired insulin secretion, resulting in identification of multiple mutations in HNF1A gene (MODY3) as well as other genes that play roles in pancreatic β-cells. Among them, the Leu80fs in the homeobox gene NKX6.1 was an unreported mutation. Conclusion We found a case of RHUC1 carrying mutations in SLC22A12 gene accompanied with compensatory mutations associated with hyperuricemia, representing the first report showing coexistence of the mutations with opposed potential to regulate urate concentrations. On the other hand, independent gene mutations may be responsible for his impaired insulin secretion, which contains novel mutations in key genes in the pancreatic β-cell functions that deserve further scrutiny.
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- Motohiro Sekiya
- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
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Baldacchino I, Pace NP, Vassallo J. Screening for monogenic diabetes in primary care. Prim Care Diabetes 2020; 14:1-11. [PMID: 31253563 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIMS Updates on the latest diagnostic methods and features of MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young) and promotion of education and awareness on the subject are discussed. METHOD Previous recommendations were identified using PubMed and using combinations of terms including "MODY" "monogenic diabetes" "mature onset diabetes" "MODY case review". The diabetesgenes.org website and the US Monogenic Diabetes Registry (University of Colorado) were directly referenced. The remaining referenced papers were taken from peer-reviewed journals. The initial literature search occurred in January 2017 and the final search occurred in September 2018. RESULTS A diagnosis of MODY has implications for treatment, quality of life, management in pregnancy and research. The threshold for referral and testing varies among different ethnic groups, and depends on body mass index, family history of diabetes and associated syndromes. Novel causative genetic variations are still being discovered however testing is currently limited by low referral rates. Educational material is currently being promoted in the UK in an effort to raise awareness. CONCLUSIONS The benefits and implications of life altering treatment such as termination of insulin administration are significant but little can be done without appropriate identification and referral.
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- Ian Baldacchino
- Specialist Training Programme in Family Medicine, Birkirkara Health Centre, Birkirkara, Malta.
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- Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Malta Medical School, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
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Dallali H, Pezzilli S, Hechmi M, Sallem OK, Elouej S, Jmel H, Ben Halima Y, Chargui M, Gharbi M, Mercuri L, Alberico F, Mazza T, Bahlous A, Ben Ahmed M, Jamoussi H, Abid A, Trischitta V, Abdelhak S, Prudente S, Kefi R. Genetic characterization of suspected MODY patients in Tunisia by targeted next-generation sequencing. Acta Diabetol 2019; 56:515-523. [PMID: 30656436 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-018-01283-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIMS Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is a monogenic form of diabetes with autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. The diagnosis of MODY and its subtypes is based on genetic testing. Our aim was investigating MODY by means of next-generation sequencing in the Tunisian population. METHODS We performed a targeted sequencing of 27 genes known to cause monogenic diabetes in 11 phenotypically suspected Tunisian patients. We retained genetic variants passing filters of frequency in public databases as well as their probable effects on protein structures and functions evaluated by bioinformatics prediction tools. RESULTS Five heterozygous variants were found in four patients. They include two mutations in HNF1A and GCK that are the causative genes of the two most prevalent MODY subtypes described in the literature. Other possible mutations, including novel frameshift and splice-site variants were identified in ABCC8 gene. CONCLUSIONS Our study is the first to investigate the clinical application of targeted next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of MODY in Africa. The combination of this approach with a filtering/prioritization strategy made a step towards the identification of MODY mutations in the Tunisian population.
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- Hamza Dallali
- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine La Timone, INSERM, GMGF, Aix Marseille University, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille, France
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- University of Tunis El Manar, El Manar I, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Unit of Bioinformatics, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Central Laboratory of Medical Biology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- Research Unit on Obesity, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, 11 rue Jebel Lakhdar, Bab Saadoun, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- Research Unit on Obesity, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, 11 rue Jebel Lakhdar, Bab Saadoun, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
- University of Tunis El Manar, El Manar I, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia.
- University of Tunis El Manar, El Manar I, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Bouldjennet F, Hireche A, Kechout N, Bouaziz-Terrachet S, Azzouz M, Mihoubi E, Aissou A, Touil-Boukoffa C, Attal N, Raache R. Clinical characteristics of Algerian subjects with MODY p.R85W glucokinase mutation- in silico assessment of p.R85W effect on glucokinase structure and function. Meta Gene 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Molecular genetic diagnosis of Tunisian Glanzmann thrombasthenia patients reveals a common nonsense mutation in the ITGA2B gene that seems to be specific for the studied population. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2018; 29:689-696. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0000000000000779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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