scholarly journals Erratum: Novel mutations in genes causing hereditary spastic paraplegia and Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy identified by an optimized protocol for homozygosity mapping based on whole-exome sequencing

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-108
Keyword(s):  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Whole Exome Sequencing ◽  
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Homozygosity Mapping ◽  
Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Novel Mutations ◽  
Charcot Marie Tooth ◽  
Whole Exome ◽  
Optimized Protocol

scholarly journals A novel SPAST gene mutation identified in a Chinese family with hereditary spastic paraplegia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Yu ◽  
Haiqiang Jin ◽  
Jianwen Deng ◽  
Ding Nan ◽  
Yining Huang
Keyword(s):  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Whole Exome Sequencing ◽  
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Dna Isolation ◽  
Tertiary Structure ◽  
Novel Mutation ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Whole Exome ◽  
And Function

Abstract Background: Hereditary spastic paraplegia is a heterogeneous group of clinically and genetically neurodegenerative diseases characterized by progressive gait disorder. Hereditary spastic paraplegia can be inherited in various ways, and all modes of inheritance are associated with multiple genes or loci. At present, more than 76 disease-causing loci have been identified in hereditary spastic paraplegia patients. Here, we report a novel mutation in SPAST gene associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia in a Chinese family, further enriching the hereditary spastic paraplegia spectrum. Methods: Whole genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of the 15 subjects from a Chinese family using DNA Isolation Kit. The Whole Exome Sequencing of the proband was analyzed and the result was identified in the rest individuals. RaptorX prediction tool and Protein Variation Effect Analyzer were used to predict the effects of the mutation on protein tertiary structure and function.Results: Spastic paraplegia has been inherited across at least four generations in this family, during which only four HSP patients were alive. The results obtained by analyzing the Whole Exome Sequencing of the proband exhibited a novel disease-associated in-frame deletion in the SPAST gene, and the this mutation also existed in the rest three HSP patients in this family. This in-frame deletion consists of three nucleotides deletion (c.1710_1712delGAA) within the exon 16, resulting in lysine deficiency at the position 570 of the protein (p.K570del). This novel mutation was also predicted to result in the synthesis of misfolded SPAST protein and have the deleterious effect on the function of SPAST protein.Conclusion: In this case, we reported a novel mutation in the known SPAST gene that segregated with HSP disease, which can be inherited in each generation. Simultaneously, this novel discovery significantly enriches the mutation spectrum, which provides an opportunity for further investigation of genetic pathogenesis of HSP.

Identification of a novel homozygous SPG7 mutation by whole exome sequencing in a Greek family with a complicated form of hereditary spastic paraplegia

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 573-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein Daoud ◽  
Eleni Merkouri Papadima ◽  
Bouchra Ouled Amar Bencheikh ◽  
Theodora Katsila ◽  
Alexandre Dionne-Laporte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Whole Exome Sequencing ◽  
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Whole Exome ◽  
Complicated Form

scholarly journals A novel SPAST gene mutation identified in a Chinese family with hereditary spastic paraplegia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Yu ◽  
Haiqiang Jin ◽  
Jianwen Deng ◽  
Ding Nan ◽  
Yining Huang
Keyword(s):  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Whole Exome Sequencing ◽  
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Dna Isolation ◽  
Tertiary Structure ◽  
Novel Mutation ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Whole Exome ◽  
And Function

Abstract Background: Hereditary spastic paraplegia is a heterogeneous group of clinically and genetically neurodegenerative diseases characterized by progressive gait disorder. Hereditary spastic paraplegia can be inherited in various ways, and all modes of inheritance are associated with multiple genes or loci. At present, more than 76 disease-causing loci have been identified in hereditary spastic paraplegia patients. Here, we report a novel mutation in SPAST gene associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia in a Chinese family, further enriching the hereditary spastic paraplegia spectrum. Methods: Whole genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of the 15 subjects from a Chinese family using DNA Isolation Kit. The Whole Exome Sequencing of the proband was analyzed and the result was identified in the rest individuals. RaptorX prediction tool and Protein Variation Effect Analyzer were used to predict the effects of the mutation on protein tertiary structure and function.Results: Spastic paraplegia has been inherited across at least four generations in this family, during which only four HSP patients were alive. The results obtained by analyzing the Whole Exome Sequencing of the proband exhibited a novel disease-associated in-frame deletion in the SPAST gene, and the this mutation also existed in the rest three HSP patients in this family. This in-frame deletion consists of three nucleotides deletion (c.1710_1712delGAA) within the exon 16, resulting in lysine deficiency at the position 570 of the protein (p.K570del). This novel mutation was also predicted to result in the synthesis of misfolded SPAST protein and have the deleterious effect on the function of SPAST protein.Conclusion: In this case, we reported a novel mutation in the known SPAST gene that segregated with HSP disease, which can be inherited in each generation. Simultaneously, this novel discovery significantly enriches the mutation spectrum, which provides an opportunity for further investigation of genetic pathogenesis of HSP.

scholarly journals Dysfunctional Homozygous VRK1-D263G Variant Impairs the Assembly of Cajal Bodies and DNA Damage Response in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. e624
Author(s):  
Patricia Morejon-Garcia ◽  
Boris Keren ◽  
Iñigo Marcos-Alcalde ◽  
Paulino Gomez-Puertas ◽  
Fanny Mochel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Whole Exome Sequencing ◽  
Dna Damage Response ◽  
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Cajal Bodies ◽  
Spastic Paraplegia ◽  
Whole Exome ◽  
Damage Response ◽  
Variant Protein

Background and ObjectivesTo conduct a genetic and molecular functional study of a family with members affected of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) of unknown origin and carrying a novel pathogenic vaccinia-related kinase 1 (VRK1) variant.MethodsWhole-exome sequencing was performed in 2 patients, and their parents diagnosed with HSP. The novel VRK1 variant was detected by whole-exome sequencing, molecularly modeled and biochemically characterized in kinase assays. Functionally, we studied the role of this VRK1 variant in DNA damage response and its effect on the assembly of Cajal bodies (CBs).ResultsWe have identified a very rare homozygous variant VRK1-D263G with a neurologic phenotype associated with HSP and moderate intellectual disability. The molecular modeling of this VRK1 variant protein predicted an alteration in the folding of a loop that interferes with the access to the kinase catalytic site. The VRK1-D263G variant is kinase inactive and does not phosphorylate histones H2AX and H3, transcription factors activating transcription factor 2 and p53, coilin needed for assembly of CBs, and p53 binding protein 1, a DNA repair protein. Functionally, this VRK1 variant protein impairs CB formation and the DNA damage response.DiscussionThis report expands the neurologic spectrum of neuromotor syndromes associated with a new and rare VRK1 variant, representing a novel pathogenic participant in complicated HSP and demonstrates that CBs and the DNA damage response are impaired in these patients.

Identification of Two Novel Mutations in PKHD1 Gene from Two Families with Polycystic Kidney Disease by Whole Exome Sequencing

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Heidari ◽  
Hamid Gharshasbi ◽  
Alireza Isazadeh ◽  
Morteza Soleyman-Nejad ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Taskhiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Polycystic Kidney Disease ◽  
Whole Exome Sequencing ◽  
Novel Mutation ◽  
Genetic Diagnosis ◽  
Genetic Alterations ◽  
Polycystic Kidney ◽  
Novel Mutations ◽  
Whole Exome

Background:: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from mutations in the PKHD1 gene on chromosome 6 (6p12), a large gene spanning 470 kb of genomic DNA. Objective: The aim of the present study was to report newly identified mutations in the PKHD1 gene in two Iranian families with PKD. Materials and Methods: Genetic alterations of a 3-month-old boy and a 27-year-old girl with PKD were evaluated using whole-exome sequencing. The PCR direct sequencing was performed to analyse the co-segregation of the variants with the disease in the family. Finally, the molecular function of the identified novel mutations was evaluated by in silico study. Results: In the 3 month-old boy, a novel homozygous frameshift mutation was detected in the PKHD1 gene, which can cause PKD. Moreover, we identified three novel heterozygous missense mutations in ATIC, VPS13B, and TP53RK genes. In the 27-year-old woman, with two recurrent abortions history and two infant mortalities at early weeks due to metabolic and/or renal disease, we detected a novel missense mutation on PKHD1 gene and a novel mutation in ETFDH gene. Conclusion: In general, we have identified two novel mutations in the PKHD1 gene. These molecular findings can help accurately correlate genotype and phenotype in families with such disease in order to reduce patient births through preoperative genetic diagnosis or better management of disorders.

scholarly journals Exome sequencing identified a novelde novo OPA1mutation in a consanguineous family presenting with optic atrophy

2016 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIOR COHEN ◽  
SHAY TZUR ◽  
NITZA GOLDENBERG-COHEN ◽  
CONCETTA BORMANS ◽  
DORON M. BEHAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exome Sequencing ◽  
Whole Exome Sequencing ◽  
Optic Neuropathy ◽  
Optic Atrophy ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Homozygosity Mapping ◽  
Visual Field Defects ◽  
Whole Exome ◽  
Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

SummaryInherited optic neuropathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by mild to severe visual loss, colour vision deficit, central or paracentral visual field defects and optic disc pallor. Optic atrophies can be classified into isolated or non-syndromic and syndromic forms. While multiple modes of inheritance have been reported, autosomal dominant optic atrophy and mitochondrial inherited Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy are the most common forms. Optic atrophy type 1, caused by mutations in theOPA1gene is believed to be the most common hereditary optic neuropathy, and most patients inherit a mutation from an affected parent. In this study we used whole-exome sequencing to investigate the genetic aetiology in a patient affected with isolated optic atrophy. Since the proband was the only affected individual in his extended family, and was a product of consanguineous marriage, homozygosity mapping followed by whole-exome sequencing were pursued. Exome results identified a novelde novo OPA1mutation in the proband. We conclude, that thoughde novo OPA1mutations are uncommon, testing of common optic atrophy-associated genes such as mitochondrial mutations andOPA1gene sequencing should be performed first in single individuals presenting with optic neuropathy, even when dominant inheritance is not apparent.

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