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Engwerda A, Kerstjens-Frederikse WS, Corsten-Janssen N, Dijkhuizen T, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA. The phenotypic spectrum of terminal 6q deletions based on a large cohort derived from social media and literature: a prominent role for DLL1. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2023; 18:59. [PMID: 36935482 PMCID: PMC10024851 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-023-02658-w] [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: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Terminal 6q deletions are rare, and the number of well-defined published cases is limited. Since parents of children with these aberrations often search the internet and unite via international social media platforms, these dedicated platforms may hold valuable knowledge about additional cases. The Chromosome 6 Project is a collaboration between researchers and clinicians at the University Medical Center Groningen and members of a Chromosome 6 support group on Facebook. The aim of the project is to improve the surveillance of patients with chromosome 6 aberrations and the support for their families by increasing the available information about these rare aberrations. This parent-driven research project makes use of information collected directly from parents via a multilingual online questionnaire. Here, we report our findings on 93 individuals with terminal 6q deletions and 11 individuals with interstitial 6q26q27 deletions, a cohort that includes 38 newly identified individuals. RESULTS Using this cohort, we can identify a common terminal 6q deletion phenotype that includes microcephaly, dysplastic outer ears, hypertelorism, vision problems, abnormal eye movements, dental abnormalities, feeding problems, recurrent infections, respiratory problems, spinal cord abnormalities, abnormal vertebrae, scoliosis, joint hypermobility, brain abnormalities (ventriculomegaly/hydrocephaly, corpus callosum abnormality and cortical dysplasia), seizures, hypotonia, ataxia, torticollis, balance problems, developmental delay, sleeping problems and hyperactivity. Other frequently reported clinical characteristics are congenital heart defects, kidney problems, abnormalities of the female genitalia, spina bifida, anal abnormalities, positional foot deformities, hypertonia and self-harming behaviour. The phenotypes were comparable up to a deletion size of 7.1 Mb, and most features could be attributed to the terminally located gene DLL1. Larger deletions that include QKI (> 7.1 Mb) lead to a more severe phenotype that includes additional clinical characteristics. CONCLUSIONS Terminal 6q deletions cause a common but highly variable phenotype. Most clinical characteristics can be linked to the smallest terminal 6q deletions that include the gene DLL1 (> 500 kb). Based on our findings, we provide recommendations for clinical follow-up and surveillance of individuals with terminal 6q deletions.
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- Aafke Engwerda
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- ATN/Jonx, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Szczałuba K, Jakubiuk-Tomaszuk A, Kędzior M, Bernaciak J, Zdrodowska J, Kurzątkowski W, Radkowski M, Demkow U. Cytogenomic Evaluation of Children with Congenital Anomalies: Critical Implications for Diagnostic Testing and Genetic Counseling. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 912:11-9. [PMID: 26987321 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2016_234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Identification of submicroscopic chromosomal aberrations, as a cause of structural malformations, is currently performed by MLPA (multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification) or array CGH (array comparative genomic hybridization) techniques. The aim of this study was the evaluation of diagnostic usefulness of MLPA and array CGH in patients with congenital malformations or abnormalities (at least one major or minor birth defect, including dysmorphism) with or without intellectual disability or developmental delay and the optimization of genetic counseling in the context of the results obtained. The MLPA and array CGH were performed in 91 patients diagnosed with developmental disorders and major or minor congenital anomalies. A total of 49 MLPA tests toward common microdeletion syndromes, 42 MLPA tests for subtelomeric regions of chromosomes, two tests for common aberrations in autism, and five array CGH tests were performed. Eight (9 %) patients were diagnosed with microdeletion MLPA, four (4 %) patients with subtelomeric MLPA, one (1 %) patient with autism MLPA. Further three (3 %) individuals had rearrangements diagnosed by array CGH. Altogether, chromosomal microaberrations were found in 16 patients (17 %). All the MLPA-detected rearrangements were found to be pathogenic, but none detected with array CGH could unequivocally be interpreted as pathogenic. In patients with congenital anomalies, the application of MLPA and array CGH techniques is efficient in detecting syndromic and unique microrearrangements. Consistent pre-MLPA test phenotyping leads to better post-test genetic counseling. Incomplete penetrance and unknown inheritance of detected variants are major issues in clinical interpretation of array CGH data.
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- Krzysztof Szczałuba
- MedGen Medical Center, Warsaw, Poland.
- Medical Genetics Unit, Mastermed Medical Center, Białystok, Poland.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunopathology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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Dworschak GC, Crétolle C, Hilger A, Engels H, Korsch E, Reutter H, Ludwig M. Comprehensive review of the duplication 3q syndrome and report of a patient with Currarino syndrome and de novo duplication 3q26.32-q27.2. Clin Genet 2016; 91:661-671. [PMID: 27549440 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Partial duplications of the long arm of chromosome 3, dup(3q), are a rare but well-described condition, sharing features of Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Around two thirds of cases are derived from unbalanced translocations, whereas pure dup(3q) have rarely been reported. Here, we provide an extensive review of the literature on dup(3q). This search revealed several patients with caudal malformations and anomalies, suggesting that caudal malformations or anomalies represent an inherent phenotypic feature of dup(3q). In this context, we report a patient with a pure de novo duplication 3q26.32-q27.2. The patient had the clinical diagnosis of Currarino syndrome (CS) (characterized by the triad of sacral anomalies, anorectal malformations and a presacral mass) and additional features, frequently detected in patients with a dup(3q). Mutations within the MNX1 gene were found to be causative in CS but no MNX1 mutation could be detected in our patient. Our comprehensive search for candidate genes located in the critical region of the duplication 3q syndrome, 3q26.3-q27, revealed a so far neglected phenotypic overlap of dup(3q) and the Pierpont syndrome, associated with a mutation of the TBL1XR1 gene on 3q26.32.
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- G C Dworschak
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.,National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases on Anorectal Malformations and Rare Pelvic Anomalies, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatric Diseases, Kliniken der Stadt Köln GmbH, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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The First Case Report in Italy of Di George Syndrome Detected by Noninvasive Prenatal Testing. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2015; 2015:813104. [PMID: 26346617 PMCID: PMC4540993 DOI: 10.1155/2015/813104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Panorama Plus (Natera), a single-nucleotide polymorphism- (SNP-) based approach that relies on the identification of maternal and fetal allele distributions, allows the detection of common aneuploidies and also incorporates a panel of 5 microdeletions including Di George syndrome. We report here the first case of Di George syndrome detected by NIPT in Italy; blood was drawn at 12 weeks' gestation. The patient had an amniocentesis to confirm the diagnosis by MLPA (multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification) and an ultrasound aimed to detect the features associated with the syndrome. A right aortic arch and suspect of thymus atrophy were detected, but not other severe malformations typical of the disease. The patient terminated the pregnancy at 17 weeks. NIPT allowed an early screening of Di George syndrome. As the patient was at low risk, it is likely that an ultrasound would have missed the condition.
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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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Guida V, Sinibaldi L, Pagnoni M, Bernardini L, Loddo S, Margiotti K, Digilio MC, Fadda MT, Dallapiccola B, Iannetti G, Alessandro DL. A de novo proximal 3q29 chromosome microduplication in a patient with oculo auriculo vertebral spectrum. Am J Med Genet A 2015; 167A:797-801. [PMID: 25735547 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Oculo auriculo vertebral spectrum (OAVS; OMIM 164210) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder originating from an abnormal development of the first and second branchial arches. Main clinical characteristics include defects of the aural, oral, mandibular, and vertebral development. Anomalies of the cardiac, pulmonary, renal, skeletal, and central nervous systems have also been described. We report on a 25-year-old male showing a spectrum of clinical manifestations fitting the OAVS diagnosis: hemifacial microsomia, asymmetric mandibular hypoplasia, preauricular pits and tags, unilateral absence of the auditory meatus, dysgenesis of the inner ear and unilateral microphthalmia. A SNP-array analysis identified a de novo previously unreported microduplication spanning 723 Kb on chromosome 3q29. This rearrangement was proximal to the 3q29 microdeletion/microduplication syndrome region, and encompassed nine genes including ATP13A3 and XXYLT1, which are involved in the organogenesis and regulation of the Notch pathway, respectively. The present observation further expands the spectrum of genomic rearrangements associated to OAVS, underlying the value of array-based studies in patients manifesting OAVS features.
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- Valentina Guida
- IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Mendel Institute, Rome, Italy
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Fernández-Jaén A, Castellanos MDC, Fernández-Perrone AL, Fernández-Mayoralas DM, de la Vega AG, Calleja-Pérez B, Fernández EC, Albert J, Hombre MCS. Cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe intellectual disability in a patient with 3q29 microduplication syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2014; 164A:2043-7. [PMID: 24838842 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Interstitial microduplication of 3q29 has been recently described. Individuals with this syndrome have widely variable phenotypes. We describe the first clinical case with a 1.607 Mb duplication at 3q29 (chr3: 195,731,956-197,339,329), accompanied by severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy. This duplication involves 22 genes; PAK2, DLG1, BDH1, and FBXO45 are implicated in neuronal development and synaptic function and could play an important role in this syndrome. We propose considering genetic studies, particularly array comparative genomic hybridization, in patients with epilepsy and/or cerebral palsy of unknown etiology when dysmorphic features are present.
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Behjati F, Ghasemi Firouzabadi S, Sajedi F, Kahrizi K, Najafi M, Ebrahimizade Ghasemlou B, Shafeghati Y, Behnia F, Mohammadi Arya AR, Karimi H, Hadipour F, Hadipour Z, Jamali P, Kariminejad R, Darvish H, Bahman I, Bagherizadeh E, Najmabadi H, Vameghi R. Identification of Chromosome Abnormalities in Subtelomeric Regions Using Multiplex Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) Technique in 100 Iranian Patients With Idiopathic Mental Retardation. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL 2014; 15:e8221. [PMID: 24693374 PMCID: PMC3950786 DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.8221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background Mental retardation/Developmental delay (MR/DD) is present in 1 - 3% of the general
population (1, 2). MR is defined as a significant impairment of both cognitive (IQ <
70) and social adaptive functions, with onset before 18 years of age. Objectives The purpose was to determine the results of subtelomeric screening by the Multiplex
Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) Technique in 100 selected patients with
idiopathic mental retardation (IMR) in Iran. Materials and Methods A number of 100 patients with IMR, normal karyotypes and negative fragile-X and
metabolic tests were screened for subtelomeric abnormalities using MLPA technique. Results Nine of 100 patients showed subtelomeric abnormalities with at least one of the two
MLPA kits. Deletion in a single region was found in 3 patients, and in two different
subtelomeric regions in 1 patient. Duplication was only single and was present in 2
patients. Three patients were found to have both a deletion and duplication.MLPA testing
in the parental samples of 7 patients which was accessible showed that 4 patients were
de novo, 2 patients had inherited from a clinically normal mother, and one had inherited
from a clinically normal father. Screening with the two MLPA kits (SALSA P036 and SALSA
P070) proved abnormality in only five of the 9 patients. Conclusions So, the prevalence rate of abnormal subtelomeres using MLPA technique in patients with
idiopathic MR in our study was 5 - 9%, the higher limit referring to the positive
results of one of the two MLPA kits, and the lower limit representing the results of
positive double-checking with the two MLPA kits.
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- Farkhondeh Behjati
- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University
of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Sarem Cell Research Center, Sarem Hospital, Tehran, IR
Iran
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Social
Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Sarem Cell Research Center, Sarem Hospital, Tehran, IR
Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University
of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University
of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Roshanak Vameghi, Pediatric
Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation
Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel/Fax: +9821-22180099, E-mail:
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Detection of chromosomal imbalances using combined MLPA kits in patients with syndromic intellectual disability. REV ROMANA MED LAB 2014. [DOI: 10.2478/rrlm-2014-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification workflow for the detection of submicroscopic chromosomal abnormalities in patients with developmental delay/intellectual disability. Mol Cytogenet 2013; 6:7. [PMID: 23383958 PMCID: PMC3599182 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-6-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 12/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Array based comparative genomic hybridization (arrayCGH) has been increasingly used as the method of choice for diagnosis of patients with unexplained developmental delay/intellectual disability (DD/ID) but is not universally available for the high throughput use in routine practice. The next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques, emerging as a new tool in clinical diagnostics, are at present quite labour-intensive and expensive. Since multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) is relatively fast, easily interpreted and cost-effective, it is still a method of choice for screening large cohorts of patients with DD/ID. Results We prospectively studied a cohort of 150 patients with DD/ID with or without dysmorphic features or additional congenital abnormalities. We used two distinct MLPA kits, SALSA P036 and P070, for subtelomere screening and MLPA kit SALSA P245 for the 21 common microdeletion syndromes. Subtelomere analysis was performed by both kits in all patients. All imbalances were verified by follow-up MLPA kits. The MLPA analysis revealed chromosome aberrations in 21 (14%) cases: 11 subtelomeric rearrangements and 10 microdeletions. Conclusions We have presented the results of the investigation of patients with DD/ID obtained by using a combination of the MLPA sets for subtelomere aberrations and microdeletion syndromes followed by the confirmation of the aberrant results by the region-specific MLPA kits. The use of two subtelomeric kits per patient and investigation of all aberrations by follow-up sets has reduced the rate of false positive and negative results and improved the diagnostic yield. The relatively low cost, simplicity and reliability makes MLPA an effective first-tier cytogenetic diagnostic test for screening large cohorts of DD/ID patients.
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Madrigal I, Martinez M, Rodriguez-Revenga L, Carrió A, Milà M. 12p13 rearrangements: 6 Mb deletion responsible for ID/MCA and reciprocal duplication without clinical responsibility. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:1071-6. [PMID: 22488686 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Congenital balanced reciprocal translocations are one of the most frequent structural chromosomal aberrations in the population. We report a familial translocation t(12;22)(p13.3;pter) responsible for intellectual disabilities and congenital anomalies characterized by FISH and array CGH. Two patients carried a der(12)t(12;22)(p13.3;pter), resulting in a 6 Mb 12pter deletion. Patients presented with intellectual disabilities, pre- and post-natal growth retardation, ponderal development delay, global hypotonia, feeding problems and dysmorphic features. Two relatives presented with the reciprocal 12pter duplication, which had no clinical manifestations associated. For this translocation, we propose a mechanism based on a non-allelic recombination model, in which recombination of direct oriented segmental duplications between non-homologous chromatids leads to the reciprocal translocation. The characterization of this translocation has been critical for the family. Translocation carriers have a risk of 40% of having offspring carrying unbalanced products. 12p13.3 deletion carriers present with a recognizable syndrome and on the contrary, 12p13.3 duplication carriers present without clinical manifestations. Other published cases of 12p13.3 duplication show that this syndrome has a variable phenotype. It is advisable to delineate the duplication size and to discard other genetic aberrations, in order to give an accurate genetic counseling in patients carrying 12pter duplications.
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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
Abstract
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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Lee JY, Cho YH, Hallford G. Delineation of subtelomeric deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6. Ann Hum Genet 2011; 75:755-64. [PMID: 21950800 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2011.00675.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Pure subtelomeric deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 is rare. The frequency of this deletion accounts for approximately 0.05% of subjects with intellectual disability and developmental delay with or without dysmorphic features. Common phenotypes associated with this deletion include intellectual disability, developmental delay, dysmorphic features, seizure, hypotonia, microcephaly and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum. The smallest overlapped region is approximately 0.4 Mb, and contains three known genes. Of these genes, TBP has been considered as a plausible candidate gene for the phenotype in patients with a subtelomeric 6q deletion. Analysis of the breakpoints in 14 cases revealed a potential common breakpoint interval 8.0-9.0 Mb from the chromosome 6q terminus where the FRA6E fragile site exists and the PARK2 gene is located. This suggests that breakage at the FRA6E fragile site may be the mechanism behind chromosome 6q subtelomeric deletion in some of the cases.
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- Ji-Yun Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
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Hirschfeldova K, Baxova A, Kebrdlova V, Solc R, Mihalova R, Lnenicka P, Vesela K, Stekrova J. Cryptic Chromosomal Rearrangements in Children with Idiopathic Mental Retardation in the Czech Population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2011; 15:607-11. [DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Katerina Hirschfeldova
- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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Verdú Pérez A, García Murillo PL, García Campos O, López Grondona F, Arriola Pereda G, Alcaraz Rousselet MA, Vicente Lago Y, Suela J. [Subtelomeric rearrangements in cryptogenic mental retardation]. An Pediatr (Barc) 2011; 75:365-71. [PMID: 21798831 DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2011.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2011] [Revised: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Mental retardation affects 3% of the population, the origin of which cannot be established in 50% of cases. Subtelomeric rearrangements, not detected by routine cytogenetic studies, might explain some cases of unknown cause. PATIENTS AND METHODS A study was conducted on 200 subjects with unexplained mental retardations using multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Abnormal findings were confirmed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and/or comparative genomic hybridization technology (CGH-array). RESULTS A subtelomeric aberration was identified in 9 patients. Eight were «de novo»; one was inherited from a phenotypically normal parent. There was a statistically significant association with the presence of more than one dysmorphic feature or with intrauterine growth retardation, but not with the severity of retardation or epilepsy. CONCLUSIONS Subtelomeric rearrangements explained 4.5% of cases of mental retardation in our series. The presence of more than one dysmorphic feature or intrauterine uterine growth retardation increases the probability of this type of chromosomal aberration.
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- A Verdú Pérez
- Unidad de Neurología Pediátrica, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, España.
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D'Amours G, Kibar Z, Mathonnet G, Fetni R, Tihy F, Désilets V, Nizard S, Michaud JL, Lemyre E. Whole-genome array CGH identifies pathogenic copy number variations in fetuses with major malformations and a normal karyotype. Clin Genet 2011; 81:128-41. [PMID: 21496010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2011.01687.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Despite a wide range of clinical tools, the etiology of mental retardation and multiple congenital malformations remains unknown for many patients. Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) has proven to be a valuable tool in these cases, as its pangenomic coverage allows the identification of chromosomal aberrations that are undetectable by other genetic methods targeting specific genomic regions. Therefore, aCGH is increasingly used in clinical genetics, both in the postnatal and the prenatal settings. While the diagnostic yield in the postnatal population has been established at 10-12%, studies investigating fetuses have reported variable results. We used whole-genome aCGH to investigate fetuses presenting at least one major malformation detected on ultrasound, but for whom standard genetic analyses (including karyotype) failed to provide a diagnosis. We identified a clinically significant chromosomal aberration in 8.2% of tested fetuses (4/49), and a result of unclear clinical significance in 12.2% of tested fetuses (6/49). Our results document the value of whole-genome aCGH as a prenatal diagnostic tool and highlight the interpretation difficulties associated with copy number variations of unclear significance.
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- G D'Amours
- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Lincoln-de-Carvalho CR, Vicente FMP, Vieira TAP, de Mello MP, Marques-de-Faria AP. A de novo cryptic 5p deletion and 9p duplication detected by subtelomeric MLPA in a boy with cri du chat syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:450-4. [PMID: 21271672 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Carolina R Lincoln-de-Carvalho
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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A three-step workflow procedure for the interpretation of array-based comparative genome hybridization results in patients with idiopathic mental retardation and congenital anomalies. Genet Med 2010; 12:478-85. [PMID: 20734469 DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e3181e3914a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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One of the aims of clinical genetics is to identify gene mutations or genomic rearrangements that may underlie complex presentations of phenotypic features, such as multiple congenital malformations and mental retardation. During the decade after publication of the first article on array-based comparative genome hybridization, this technique has supplemented karyotyping as the prime genome-wide screening method in patients with idiopathic multiple congenital malformations and mental retardation. The use of this novel, discovery-based, approach has dramatically increased the detection rate of genomic imbalances. Array-based comparative genome hybridization detects copy number changes in the genome of patients and healthy subjects, some of which may represent phenotypically neutral copy number variations. This prompts the need for properly distinguishing between those copy number changes that may contribute to the clinical phenotype amid a pool of neutral copy number variations. We briefly review the characteristics of copy number changes in relation to their clinical relevance. Second, we discuss several published workflow schemes to identify copy number changes putatively contributing to the phenotype, and third, we propose a three-step procedure aiming to rapidly evaluate copy number changes on a case-by-case basis as to their potential contribution to the phenotype of patients with idiopathic multiple congenital malformations and mental retardation. This workflow is gene-centered and should aid in identification of disease-related candidate genes and in estimating the recurrence risk for the disorder in the family.
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Ohnuki Y, Torii C, Kosaki R, Yagihashi T, Sago H, Hayashi K, Yasukawa K, Takahashi T, Kosaki K. Cri-du-Chat Syndrome Cytogenetically Cryptic Recombination Aneusomy of Chromosome 5: Implications in Recurrence Risk Estimation. Mol Syndromol 2010; 1:95-98. [PMID: 21045963 DOI: 10.1159/000319321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cri-du-chat syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the genes on the distal part of the short arm of chromosome 5, and characteristic features include microcephaly, developmental delays, and a distinctive high-pitched mewing cry. Most cri-du-chat syndrome cases result from a sporadic de novo deletion that is associated with a low recurrence risk. On rare occasions, however, cri-du-chat syndrome with 5p monosomy can be accompanied by 5q trisomy. This combination is virtually always associated with parental large pericentric inversions. Among previously reported cri-du-chat syndrome cases with 5p monosomy accompanied by 5q trisomy, the aneusomy of chromosome 5 in all but one case was cytogenetically visible using G-banding. When an accompanying 5q trisomy is detected, a significant recurrence risk is expected. We here report on a patient with cri-du-chat syndrome phenotype who initially exhibited a normal karyotype on G-banding but in whom molecular analysis using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and array comparative genomic hybridization revealed a 5p deletion accompanied by a 5q duplication. Parental chromosomal testing led to the identification of a very large pericentric inversion, of which breakpoints resided at the terminal regions of 5p15.31 and 5q35.1. This information was vital for counseling the family regarding the significantly high recurrence risk.
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- Y Ohnuki
- Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kjaergaard S, Sundberg K, Jørgensen FS, Rohde MD, Lind AM, Gerdes T, Tabor A, Kirchhoff M. Diagnostic yield by supplementing prenatal metaphase karyotyping with MLPA for microdeletion syndromes and subtelomere imbalances. Prenat Diagn 2010; 30:995-9. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.2604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hila L, Tébourbi H, Abeid L, Rejeb I, Chaabouni H. Subtelomeric microduplications in three sisters with moderate mental retardation. Biochem Genet 2010; 48:909-14. [PMID: 20811773 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-010-9371-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Copy number changes of subtelomeric regions are a common cause of mental retardation, occurring in approximately 5% of mentally retarded patients. New molecular techniques allow the identification of subtelomeric microduplications. We report a Tunisian family of three sisters with moderate mental retardation, facial dysmorphism, cardiopathy, and bilateral clinodactyly of the third and fourth toes, explored by MLPA, showing the same associated microduplications, 15q and Xq, without a concurrent deletion.
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- Lamia Hila
- Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Laboratoire de Génétique Humaine, Tunisia.
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Prenatal detection of cryptic rearrangements by multiplex ligation probe amplification in fetuses with ultrasound abnormalities. Genet Med 2010; 12:376-80. [DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e3181e074c6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Backx L, Fryns JP, Marcelis C, Devriendt K, Vermeesch J, Van Esch H. Haploinsufficiency of the gene Quaking (QKI) is associated with the 6q terminal deletion syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2010; 152A:319-26. [PMID: 20082458 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Subtelomeric rearrangements involving chromosome 6q have been reported in a limited number of studies. Although the sizes are very variable, ranging from cytogenetically visible deletions to small submicroscopic deletions, a common recognizable phenotype associated with a 6q deletion could be distilled. The main characteristics are intellectual disabilities, hypotonia, seizures, brain anomalies, and specific dysmorphic features including short neck, broad nose with bulbous tip, large and low-set ears and downturned corners of the mouth. In this article we report on a female patient, carrying a reciprocal balanced translocation t(5;6)(q23.1;q26), presenting with a clinical phenotype highly similar to the common 6q- phenotype. Breakpoint analysis using array painting revealed that the Quaking (QKI) gene that maps in 6q26 is disrupted, suggesting that haploinsufficiency of this gene plays a role in the 6q- clinical phenotype.
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- Liesbeth Backx
- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Fujita H, Yanagi T, Kosaki R, Torii C, Bamba M, Takahashi T, Kosaki K. Transverse limb defect in a patient with Jacobsen syndrome: Concurrence of malformation and disruption. Am J Med Genet A 2010; 152A:1033-5. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Grossmann V, Müller D, Müller W, Fresser F, Erdel M, Janecke AR, Zschocke J, Utermann G, Kotzot D. “Essentially” pure trisomy 3q27 → qter: Further delineation of the partial trisomy 3q phenotype. Am J Med Genet A 2009; 149A:2522-6. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Use of Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) in screening of subtelomeric regions in children with idiopathic mental retardation. Indian J Pediatr 2009; 76:1027-31. [PMID: 19907935 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0218-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To detect subtelomeric copy number variations (deletions and duplications) using Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) technique in children with idiopathic mental retardation. METHODS All children presenting to the genetics out-patient department for evaluation of mental retardation or developmental delay over a period of two years, for whom no identifiable cause could be found by clinical evaluation, karyotyping, neuroimaging and other relevant investigations. RESULTS In the present study, two cases deletions and one case of duplication were detected amongst 65 cases with idiopathic mental retardation/ global developmental delay. The overall detection rate is 4.6%. The detection rate is higher (13%) in children with facial dysmorphism. CONCLUSION MLPA for subtelomeric regions is recommended for evaluation of children with idiopathic mental retardation/ global developmental delay were included in the study.
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Sørensen KM, Andersen PS, Larsen LA, Schwartz M, Schouten JP, Nygren AOH. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification technique for copy number analysis on small amounts of DNA material. Anal Chem 2009; 80:9363-8. [PMID: 19551952 DOI: 10.1021/ac801688c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) technique is a sensitive technique for relative quantification of up to 50 different nucleic acid sequences in a single reaction, and the technique is routinely used for copy number analysis in various syndromes and diseases. The aim of the study was to exploit the potential of MLPA when the DNA material is limited. The DNA concentration required in standard MLPA analysis is not attainable from dried blood spot samples (DBSS) often used in neonatal screening programs. A novel design of MLPA probes has been developed to permit for MLPA analysis on small amounts of DNA. Six patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) were used in this study. DNA was extracted from both whole blood and DBSS and subjected to MLPA analysis using normal and modified probes. Results were analyzed using GeneMarker and manual Excel analysis. A total number of 792 ligation events were analyzed. In DNA extracted from dried blood spot samples, 99.1% of the results were accurate compared to 99.9% of the results obtained in DNA from whole blood samples. This study clearly demonstrates that MLPA reactions with modified probes are successful and reliable with DNA concentrations down to 0.3 ng/microL (1.6 ng total). This broadens the diagnostic perspectives of samples of DBSS allowing for copy number variation analysis in general and particularly testing for CAH.
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- Karina Meden Sørensen
- National Center for Antimicrobials and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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MLPA subtelomere analysis in Tunisian mentally retarded patients. Biochem Genet 2009; 47:727-33. [PMID: 19590834 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-009-9271-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Subtelomeric rearrangements significantly contribute to idiopathic mental retardation and result in several mental retardation syndromes; however, most subtelomeric defects lack a characteristic phenotype. Thirty patients with unexplained mental retardation, a normal R banded karyotype at the 550 band, and no clinically recognizable syndrome were screened by Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Four anomalies were identified: deletion 17q, duplications (4q), and associated duplications 15q and Xq. This duplication was found in two sisters of the proband. Anomalies were unidentified by the conventional technique. The prevalence of subtelomeric imbalances in our cohort of moderate to severe mental retardation is around 13% and is consistent with the literature. The sensitivity of the MLPA technique was characterized on cytogenetically verified positive and negative controls. MLPA is a fast, reliable, and relatively inexpensive technique to detect subtelomeric rearrangement in comparison with the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique.
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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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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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Kozlowski P, Jasinska AJ, Kwiatkowski DJ. New applications and developments in the use of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. Electrophoresis 2009; 29:4627-36. [PMID: 19053154 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) is a commonly used technique for determining relative DNA sequence dosage (or copy number) in a complex DNA sample. Originally MLPA was designed as a copy number analysis tool for detecting disease-causing genomic mutations and has been successfully applied in the testing and identification of hundreds of genomic mutations in numerous genes including DMD, BRCA1, NF1, and TSC2. More recently, several modifications of the original technique have been implemented. Arguably the most important enhancement of MLPA has been probe generation by chemical synthesis, enabling the facile creation of novel probe sets for any desired application. Other newer applications of MLPA include methylation status determination, copy number analysis in segmentally duplicated regions, expression profiling, and transgene genotyping. MLPA has a potential major role in the analysis of common copy number variation in genome-wide association analyses, which may be enhanced by future improvements to increase throughput and lower costs, such as array-MLPA.
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- Piotr Kozlowski
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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Kooper AJA, Faas BHW, Kater-Baats E, Feuth T, Janssen JCJA, van der Burgt I, Lotgering FK, Geurts van Kessel A, Smits APT. Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) as a stand-alone test for rapid aneuploidy detection in amniotic fluid cells. Prenat Diagn 2008; 28:1004-10. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.2111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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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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Queralt R, Madrigal I, Vallecillos MA, Morales C, Ballescá JL, Oliva R, Soler A, Sánchez A, Margarit E. Atypical XX male with the SRY gene located at the long arm of chromosome 1 and a 1qter microdeletion. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1335-40. [PMID: 18412126 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Male individuals with a 46,XX karyotype have been designated as XX males. In 80% of the cases, the presence of Yp sequences, including the male sex-determining gene, SRY, has been demonstrated by molecular and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analyses. In most cases, Yp sequences are located on the short arm of the X chromosome, resulting from unequal recombination between Yp and Xp during paternal meiosis. Much less frequent in XX males is the localization of the SRY gene to an autosome. Here we report on the genetic investigation of an atypical XX male in which the SRY gene was located at the end of the long arm of chromosome 1. The patient, with a normal male phenotype, was referred for azoospermia. Conventional cytogenetic analysis showed a 46,XX karyotype. Molecular-cytogenetics (FISH) and molecular (PCR and MLPA) studies identified not only Yp-specific sequences located on the distal long arm of chromosome 1 but also the deletion of the subtelomeric 1qter region. A specific phenotype has been reported for a deletion of the 1qter region associated with mental retardation. The molecular investigation of the 1qter region showed that in our patient the microdeletion is more telomeric than in patients reported with mental retardation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a XX male with the Yp region transferred to the terminal long arm of chromosome 1. This is also the first microdeletion of the subtelomeric 1qter region not associated with mental retardation.
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- Rosa Queralt
- Servei de Bioquímica i Genètica Molecular, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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DeScipio C, Spinner NB, Kaur M, Yaeger D, Conlin LK, Ambrosini A, Hu S, Shan S, Krantz ID, Riethman H. Fine-mapping subtelomeric deletions and duplications by comparative genomic hybridization in 42 individuals. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:730-9. [PMID: 18257100 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human subtelomere regions contain numerous gene-rich segments and are susceptible to germline rearrangements. The availability of diagnostic test kits to detect subtelomeric rearrangements has resulted in the diagnosis of numerous abnormalities with clinical implications including congenital heart abnormalities and mental retardation. Several of these have been described as clinically recognizable syndromes (e.g., deletion of 1p, 3p, 5q, 6p, 9q, and 22q). Given this, fine-mapping of subtelomeric breakpoints is of increasing importance to the assessment of genotype-phenotype correlations in these recognized syndromes as well as to the identification of additional syndromes. We developed a BAC and cosmid-based DNA array (TEL array) with high-resolution coverage of 10 Mb-sized subtelomeric regions, and used it to analyze 42 samples from unrelated patients with subtelomeric rearrangements whose breakpoints were previously either unmapped or mapped at a lower resolution than that achievable with the TEL array. Six apparently recurrent subtelomeric breakpoint loci were localized to genomic regions containing segmental duplication, copy number variation, and sequence gaps. Small (1 Mb or less) candidate gene regions for clinical phenotypes in separate patients were identified for 3p, 6q, 9q, and 10p deletions as well as for a 19q duplication. In addition to fine-mapping nearly all of the expected breakpoints, several previously unidentified rearrangements were detected.
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- Cheryl DeScipio
- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lisi EC, Hamosh A, Doheny KF, Squibb E, Jackson B, Galczynski R, Thomas GH, Batista DA. 3q29 interstitial microduplication: A new syndrome in a three-generation family. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:601-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Screening for subtelomeric chromosome alteration in a consecutive series of newborns with congenital defects. Clin Dysmorphol 2008; 17:5-12. [DOI: 10.1097/mcd.0b013e3282efef43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Peppink D, Douma-Kloppenburg DD, de Rooij-Askes ESP, van Zoest IM, Evenhuis HM, Gille JJP, van Hagen JM. Feasibility and outcomes of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification on buccal smears as a screening method for microdeletions and duplications among 300 adults with an intellectual disability of unknown aetiology. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH : JIDR 2008; 52:59-67. [PMID: 18173573 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.00980.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Determining the aetiology of intellectual disability (ID) enables anticipation of specific comorbidity and can thus be beneficial. Blood sampling, however, is considered stressful for people with ID. Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of a non-invasive screening technique of nine microdeletions/duplications among adults with ID of unknown aetiology. METHODS In a random sample of 300 adult clients of Dutch ID services without an aetiological diagnosis, DNA was collected on site using oral swabs. Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification was applied to screen for nine microdeletions/duplications related to ID syndromes (Williams 22q11-deletion, 1p-deletion, Miller-Dieker, Smith-Magenis, Prader-Willi, Alagille, Saethre-Chotzen and Sotos syndrome). RESULTS Feasibility: prior to the consent procedure, for 2.1% (10/471 eligible participants), the method was considered undesirable. In 0.7% (2/300 participants) oral swabs failed because of resistant behaviour, while in 16.1% (48/298 swabs) analysis was unsuccessful because of insufficient amounts of DNA. A repeated attempt yielded an equal success rate. Outcome Microdeletions were diagnosed in four participants: 22q11 deletion (n = 2), 5q35 deletion (Sotos syndrome) (n = 1) and 1p deletion (n = 1). One participant had a duplication of the Prader-Willi Region (15q11-13) owing to mosaicism of a supernumerary marker chromosome (15). CONCLUSIONS Oral swabs are a feasible method for DNA sampling in adults with IDs. A diagnosis could be made in five out of 275 people with ID of unknown aetiology. After screening, in the total population sample (n = 620), the prevalence of syndromes associated with the microdeletions/duplications studied was at least 2.3% (95% confidence interval 1.1-3.4%).
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- D Peppink
- Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Ruiter EM, Koolen DA, Kleefstra T, Nillesen WM, Pfundt R, de Leeuw N, Hamel BCJ, Brunner HG, Sistermans EA, de Vries BBA. Pure subtelomeric microduplications as a cause of mental retardation. Clin Genet 2007; 72:362-8. [PMID: 17850634 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00874.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Submicroscopic subtelomeric aberrations are a common cause of mental retardation (MR). New molecular techniques allow the identification of subtelomeric microduplications, but their frequency and significance are largely unknown. We determined the frequency of subtelomeric, pure microduplications in a cohort of 624 patients with MR and/or multiple congenital anomalies using multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and delineated the identified microduplications using array based comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH). In 11 patients, MLPA revealed a subtelomeric duplication without a concurrent deletion. Additional fluorescence in situ hybridization studies and parental analyses showed that three had occurred de novo: one duplication 5q34qter (12.7 Mb), one duplication 9q34.13qter (7.2 Mb) and one duplication 9p24.2pter (4.1 Mb). Five microduplications (9p, 11q, 12q, 15q and 16p) appeared to be inherited from an unaffected parent, while in three cases (9p, 12p and 17p) the parents were not available for testing. Based on our findings and data from the literature, the three de novo duplications were the only ones likely to be disease-causing, leading to a frequency of pathogenic subtelomeric, pure microduplications of 0.5%. Our study shows that subtelomeric microduplications are an infrequent cause of MR and that additional clinical and family studies are required to assess their clinical significance.
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- E M Ruiter
- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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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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White SJ, Vissers LELM, Geurts van Kessel A, de Menezes RX, Kalay E, Lehesjoki AE, Giordano PC, van de Vosse E, Breuning MH, Brunner HG, den Dunnen JT, Veltman JA. Variation of CNV distribution in five different ethnic populations. Cytogenet Genome Res 2007; 118:19-30. [PMID: 17901696 DOI: 10.1159/000106437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 03/12/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Recent studies have revealed a new type of variation in the human genome encompassing relatively large genomic segments ( approximately 100 kb-2.5 Mb), commonly referred to as copy number variation (CNV). The full nature and extent of CNV and its frequency in different ethnic populations is still largely unknown. In this study we surveyed a set of 12 CNVs previously detected by array-CGH. More than 300 individuals from five different ethnic populations, including three distinct European, one Asian and one African population, were tested for the occurrence of CNV using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Seven of these loci indeed showed CNV, i.e., showed copy numbers that deviated from the population median. More precise estimations of the actual genomic copy numbers for (part of) the NSF gene locus, revealed copy numbers ranging from two to at least seven. Additionally, significant inter-population differences in the distribution of these copy numbers were observed. These data suggest that insight into absolute DNA copy numbers for loci exhibiting CNV is required to determine their potential contribution to normal phenotypic variation and, in addition, disease susceptibility.
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- S J White
- Center for Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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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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Ahn JW, Mackie Ogilvie C, Welch A, Thomas H, Madula R, Hills A, Donaghue C, Mann K. Detection of subtelomere imbalance using MLPA: validation, development of an analysis protocol, and application in a diagnostic centre. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2007; 8:9. [PMID: 17338807 PMCID: PMC1831468 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-8-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2006] [Accepted: 03/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Commercial MLPA kits (MRC-Holland) are available for detecting imbalance at the subtelomere regions of chromosomes; each kit consists of one probe for each subtelomere. METHODS For validation of the kits, 208 patients were tested, of which 128 were known to be abnormal, corresponding to 8528 genomic regions overall. Validation samples included those with trisomy 13, 18 and 21, microscopically visible terminal deletions and duplications, sex chromosome abnormalities and submicroscopic abnormalities identified by multiprobe FISH. A robust and sensitive analysis system was developed to allow accurate interpretation of single probe results, which is essential as breakpoints may occur between MLPA probes. RESULTS The validation results showed that MLPA is a highly efficient technique for medium-throughput screening for subtelomere imbalance, with 95% confidence intervals for positive and negative predictive accuracies of 0.951-0.996 and 0.9996-1 respectively. A diagnostic testing strategy was established for subtelomere MLPA and any subsequent follow-up tests that may be required. The efficacy of this approach was demonstrated during 15 months of diagnostic testing when 455 patients were tested and 27 (5.9%) abnormal cases were detected. CONCLUSION The development of a robust, medium-throughput analysis system for the interpretation of results from subtelomere assays will be of benefit to other Centres wishing to implement such an MLPA-based service.
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- Joo Wook Ahn
- Cytogenetics Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cytogenetics Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cytogenetics Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London School of Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
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- Cytogenetics Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cytogenetics Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cytogenetics Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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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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Balikova I, Menten B, de Ravel T, Le Caignec C, Thienpont B, Urbina M, Doco-Fenzy M, de Rademaeker M, Mortier G, Kooy F, van den Ende J, Devriendt K, Fryns JP, Speleman F, Vermeesch JR. Subtelomeric imbalances in phenotypically normal individuals. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:958-67. [PMID: 17492636 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Subtelomeric imbalances are identified in approximately 5% of patients with idiopathic mental retardation (MR) and multiple congenital anomalies (MCA). Because of this high incidence, screening for subtelomeric anomalies became part of the routine genetic evaluation of MCA/MR patients. In contrast to the general view that subtelomeric imbalances cause MCA/MR, we report here 15 subtelomeric copy-number changes in 12 families in which the imbalance is inherited from a phenotypically normal parent. We detected inherited deletions at subtelomeres 2q, 3p, 4p, 4q, 6q, 10q, 17p, 17q, Xp, and Yq and duplications at 1q, 4q, 10q, and 11q. Interestingly, in addition to small deletions (<1 Mb) also unexpected large deletions and duplications up to 7.8 Mb were detected. Taken together with previous reports, a total of 16 subtelomeric duplications and 18 deletions inherited from a phenotypically normal parent have now been reported. Clearly, more extensive genotype-phenotype correlations are needed to better understand the phenotypic consequences of these subtelomeric copy number variations and to resolve the current uncertainty for genetic counseling in postnatal and prenatal diagnosis.
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- Irina Balikova
- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Lugtenberg D, JC Hamel B, van Bokhoven H, PM de Brouwer A. Strategies for present and future mental retardation diagnosis. FUTURE NEUROLOGY 2006. [DOI: 10.2217/14796708.1.6.775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mental retardation (MR) is a highly heterogeneous condition with a prevalence of 1–3% in the general population. The psychosocial burden on families with mentally handicapped children is extensive. In addition, the accompanying expenses with mental handicaps are considerable. In this review a comprehensive strategy to systematically identify the causative genetic defect in patients with mental retardation is proposed. This strategy is a combination of routinely used and recently developed approaches, such as direct DNA sequencing, single nucleotide polymorphism arrays and expression profiling, to establish a molecular diagnosis in MR patients. Finally, it will be described how these mutations can be studied in different model systems, which can eventually be used to elucidate the neurobiological basis of MR and to facilitate possible therapeutic intervention.
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- Dorien Lugtenberg
- Radboud University, Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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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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