Exome sequencing identifies a novel nonsense mutation of HOXD13 in a Chinese family with synpolydactyly

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Niu Li ◽  
Juan Geng ◽  
Zhigang Wang ◽  
Qihua Fu ◽  
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BMC Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Jiang ◽  
Chunmiao Guo ◽  
Jie Xie ◽  
Jingxin Pan ◽  
Ying Huang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Due to large genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity, the conventional workup for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) diagnosis is often underpowered, leading to diagnostic delay or even lack of diagnosis. In the present study, we explored how bioinformatics analysis on whole-exome sequencing (WES) data can be used to diagnose patients with CMT disease efficiently. Case presentation The proband is a 29-year-old female presented with a severe amyotrophy and distal skeletal deformity that plagued her family for over 20 years since she was 5-year-old. No other aberrant symptoms were detected in her speaking, hearing, vision, and intelligence. Similar symptoms manifested in her younger brother, while her parents and her older brother showed normal. To uncover the genetic causes of this disease, we performed exome sequencing for the proband and her parents. Subsequent bioinformatics analysis on the KGGSeq platform and further Sanger sequencing identified a novel homozygous GDAP1 nonsense mutation (c.218C > G, p.Ser73*) that responsible for the family. This genetic finding then led to a quick diagnosis of CMT type 4A (CMT4A), confirmed by nerve conduction velocity and electromyography examination of the patients. Conclusions The patients with severe muscle atrophy and distal skeletal deformity were caused by a novel homozygous nonsense mutation in GDAP1 (c.218C > G, p.Ser73*), and were diagnosed as CMT4A finally. This study expanded the mutation spectrum of CMT disease and demonstrated how affordable WES could be effectively employed for the clinical diagnosis of unexplained phenotypes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang-Liang Fan ◽  
Ya-Qin Chen ◽  
Hao Huang ◽  
Zhuang-Zhuang Yuan ◽  
Jie-Yuan Jin ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (10) ◽  
pp. 907-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Xiang ◽  
Zhigang Wang ◽  
Jingxia Bian ◽  
Yunlan Xu ◽  
Qihua Fu

Author(s):  
Qing Li ◽  
Chengfeng Wang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Zaiqiang Zhang ◽  
Shanshan Wang ◽  
...  

AbstractPontine autosomal dominant microangiopathy and leukoencephalopathy (PADMAL) is a rare hereditary cerebral small vessel disease. We report a novel collagen type IV alpha 1 (COL4A1) gene mutation in a Chinese family with PADMAL. The index case was followed up for 6 years. Neuroimaging, whole-exome sequencing, skin biopsy, and pedigree analysis were performed. She initially presented with minor head injury at age 38. MRI brain showed chronic lacunar infarcts in the pons, left thalamus, and right centrum semiovale. Extensive workup was unremarkable except for a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Despite anticoagulation, PFO closure, and antiplatelet therapy, the patient had recurrent lacunar infarcts in the pons and deep white matter, as well as subcortical microhemorrhages. Whole-exome sequencing demonstrated a novel c.*34G > T mutation in the 3′ untranslated region of COL4A1 gene. Skin biopsy subsequently demonstrated thickening of vascular basement membrane, proliferation of endothelial cells, and stenosis of vascular lumen. Three additional family members had gene testing and 2 of them were found to have the same heterozygous mutation. Of the 18 individuals in the pedigree of 3 generations, 12 had clinical and MRI evidence of PADMAL. The mechanisms of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke are likely the overexpression of COLT4A1 in the basement membrane and frugality of the vessel walls. Our findings suggest that the novel c.*34G > T mutation appears to have the same functional consequences as the previously reported COL4A1 gene mutations in patients with PADMAL and multi-infarct dementia of Swedish type.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e109178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Qing ◽  
Denise Yan ◽  
Yuan Zhou ◽  
Qiong Liu ◽  
Weijing Wu ◽  
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Gene ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 558 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yang ◽  
Meng Zhu ◽  
Yao Wang ◽  
Xiaofeng Hou ◽  
Hongping Wu ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Tu ◽  
Hairui Sun ◽  
Xiaohang Zhang ◽  
Qian Ran ◽  
suzhen Ran ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is a rare congenital heart defect (CHD), genetics defects have been found in patients with LVNC and their family members; and MYH7 is the most common genetic associated with LVNC. Methods: A trio (fetus and the parents) whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed when the fetus was found with Ebstein's anomaly (EA), heart dilatation, perimembranous ventricular septal defects (VSD), mild seroperitoneum and single umbilical artery (SUA).Results: Whole-exome sequencing identified a maternal inherited heterozygous splice site mutation in MYH7 (NM_000257.3:c.732+1G>A). Subsequent Sanger sequencing confirmed that the mutation was heterozygous in the fetus, the old sister, the grandmother, and the mother. QPCR experiment using RNA from blood lymphocytes but were unable to amplify any product.Conclusion: This familial case underlines that the striking cardiac phenotypic of MYH7 mutation (the c.732+1G>A spice site variant) may be highly variable. The mechanistic studies which could uncover candidate genes modulating cardiac phenotype associated with LVNC/EA should be proceed.


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