scholarly journals Whole-exome sequencing of a patient with severe and complex hemostatic abnormalities reveals a possible contributing frameshift mutation in C3AR1

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. a000828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Leinøe ◽  
Ove Juul Nielsen ◽  
Lars Jønson ◽  
Maria Rossing
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imran Naseer ◽  
Angham Abdulrahman Abdulkareem ◽  
Osama Yousef Muthaffar ◽  
Sameera Sogaty ◽  
Hiba Alkhatabi ◽  
...  

Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a neurodevelopmental defect that is characterized by reduced head circumference at birth along with non-progressive intellectual disability. Till date, 25 genes related to MCPH have been reported so far in humans. The ASPM (abnormal spindle-like, microcephaly-associated) gene is among the most frequently mutated MCPH gene. We studied three different families having primary microcephaly from different regions of Saudi Arabia. Whole exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger sequencing were done to identify the genetic defect. Collectively, three novel variants were identified in the ASPM gene from three different primary microcephaly families. Family 1, showed a deletion mutation leading to a frameshift mutation c.1003del. (p.Val335*) in exon 3 of the ASPM gene and family 2, also showed deletion mutation leading to frameshift mutation c.1047del (p.Gln349Hisfs*18), while in family 3, we identified a missense mutation c.5623A>G leading to a change in protein (p.Lys1875Glu) in exon 18 of the ASPM gene underlying the disorder. The identified respective mutations were ruled out in 100 healthy control samples. In conclusion, we found three novel mutations in the ASPM gene in Saudi families that will help to establish a disease database for specified mutations in Saudi population and will further help to identify strategies to tackle primary microcephaly in the kingdom.


2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 010-014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa Alazaizeh ◽  
Asem Alkhateeb

AbstractIntellectual disability is a common condition with multiple etiologies. The number of monogenic causes has increased steadily in recent years due to the implementation of next generation sequencing. Here, we describe a 2-year-old boy with global developmental delay and intellectual disability. The child had feeding difficulties since birth. He had delayed motor skills and muscular hypotonia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse white matter loss and thinning of the corpus callosum. Banded karyotype and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) array were normal. Whole exome sequencing revealed a novel de novo frameshift mutation c.3390delA (p.Lys1130Asnfs*4) in KAT6A gene (NM_006766.4). The heterozygous mutation was confirmed by Sanger sequencing in the patient and its absence in his parents. KAT6A that encodes a histone acetyltransferase has been recently found to be associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder autosomal dominant mental retardation 32 (OMIM: no. 616268). Features of this disorder are nonspecific, which makes it difficult to characterize the condition based on the clinical symptoms alone. Therefore, our findings confirm the utility of whole exome sequencing to quickly and reliably identify the etiology of such conditions.


Author(s):  
Ambroise Wonkam ◽  
Kamogelo Lebeko ◽  
Shaheen Mowla ◽  
Jean Jacques Noubiap ◽  
Mike Chong ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Zhao-Xia Wang ◽  
Yi-Hui Liu ◽  
Yi Dong ◽  
Ya-Li Li ◽  
Tie-Yu Tang ◽  
...  

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare genetic disorder with an autosomal recessive inherited pattern. It is mainly characterized by deficiencies in lysosome-related organelles, such as melanosomes and platelet-dense granules, and leads to albinism, visual impairment, nystagmus, and bleeding diathesis. A small number of patients will present with granulomatous colitis or fatal pulmonary fibrosis. At present, mutations in ten known genetic loci (HPS1–11) have been identified to be the genetic cause of HPS. In this study, we enrolled a consanguineous family who presented with typical HPS phenotypes, such as albinism, visual impairment, nystagmus, and bleeding diathesis. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were applied to explore the genetic lesions of the patient. A novel homozygous frameshift mutation (NM_032383.5, c.1231dupG/p.Aps411GlyfsTer32) of HPS3 was identified and cosegregated in the family members. Furthermore, real-time PCR confirmed that the mutation decreased the expression of HPS3, which has been identified as the disease-causing gene of HPS type 3. According to ACMG guidelines, the novel mutation, resulting in a premature stop codon at amino acid 442, is a pathogenic variant. In summary, we identified a novel mutation (NM_032383.5, c.1231dupG/p.Aps411GlyfsTer32) of HPS3 in a family with HPS. Our study expanded the variant spectrum of the HPS3 gene and contributed to genetic counseling and prenatal genetic diagnosis of the family.


Author(s):  
Fady P. Marji ◽  
Jennifer A. Hall ◽  
Erin Anstadt ◽  
Suneeta Madan-Khetarpal ◽  
Jesse A. Goldstein ◽  
...  

AbstractDe novo heterozygous mutations in the KAT6A gene give rise to a distinct intellectual disability syndrome, with features including speech delay, cardiac anomalies, craniofacial dysmorphisms, and craniosynostosis. Here, we reported a 16-year-old girl with a novel pathogenic variant of the KAT6A gene. She is the first case to possess pancraniosynostosis, a rare suture fusion pattern, affecting all her major cranial sutures. The diagnosis of KAT6A syndrome is established via recognition of its inherent phenotypic features and the utilization of whole exome sequencing. Thorough craniofacial evaluation is imperative, craniosynostosis may require operative intervention, the delay of which may be detrimental.


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