scholarly journals Classification of Uniparental Isodisomy Patterns That Cause Autosomal Recessive Disorders: Proposed Mechanisms of Different Proportions and Parental Origin in Each Pattern

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yo Niida ◽  
Mamoru Ozaki ◽  
Masaki Shimizu ◽  
Kazuyuki Ueno ◽  
Tomomi Tanaka

Patients with autosomal recessive (AR) disorders are usually born to parents both of whom are heterozygous carriers of the disease. However, in some instances only one of the parents is a carrier and a mutation is segregated to the patient through uniparental isodisomy (UPiD). Recently, an increasing number of such case reports has been published, and it has become clear that there are several different UPiD patterns that cause AR disorders. In this article, we report 3 remarkable patients with different patterns of UPiD. We then review 85 cases collected in the literature. We realized that they can be classified into 3 patterns: UPiD of the whole chromosome, segmental UPiD with uniparental heterodisomy (UPhD), and segmental UPiD caused by post-zygotic mitotic recombination (MiRe). Whole chromosomal UPiD accounted for the majority of cases, with paternal origin accounting for approximately twice as many cases as maternal origin. Most cases of segmental UPiD with UPhD were of maternal origin, with a dominancy of nondisjunction in meiosis I, while segmental UPiD through MiRe is the smallest pattern with equal parental origin. These differences in proportion and parental origin in each pattern can be explained by considering nondisjunction during oogenesis as the starting point and UPiD as subsequent events.

1995 ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Jaakko Ignatius

The frequency of marriages contracted between individuals with close consanguinity has traditionally been low in Finland. In the 19th and early 20th centuries only 0.1-0.3% of all marriages were contracted between first-cousins (average kinship coefficient 0.0001-0.0002). In genealogical search, however, a remote consanguinity (often beyond 3rd cousins) is frequently found especially in the rural areas and the true level of inbreeding is higher. In Finland, several autosomal recessive diseases are known to be enriched in the population. This unique spectrum of genetic diseases is sometimes called »the Finnish Disease Heritage». To study the implication of close consanguinity for these disorders, information on consanguineous marriages closer than second-cousins was collected from 808 families representing 24 different »Finnish» autosomal recessive disorders. The mean rate of first-cousin marriages was 1.6% (0-20%). Consanguinity (parents second-cousins or closer) was found in 4.2% of the families. For comparison, in 160 families representing three »non-Finnish» autosomal disorders the corresponding figures were 1.9% and 2.5%, respectively. Although these figures are high when compared to the general Finnish population, it can be concluded that close consanguinity is not a significant factor of Finnish genetic diseases.


Author(s):  
Nilesh J. Samani ◽  
Maciej Tomaszewski

Several mendelian disorders with hypertension as the predominant manifestation have been characterized at the molecular level. Features that may suggest one of these very rare conditions include a young age of onset, moderate to severe hypertension, strong family history, consanguinity (for the autosomal recessive disorders), and electrolyte abnormalities, particularly of potassium (although this is not invariable)....


Author(s):  
Maria Laura Iezzi ◽  
Gaia Varriale ◽  
Luca Zagaroli ◽  
Stefania Lasorella ◽  
Marco Greco ◽  
...  

AbstractCongenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency represents a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol production due to altered upstream steroid conversions, subclassified as classic and nonclassic forms. The genotype–phenotype correlation is possible in the most frequent case but not in all. Despite in literature many mutations are known, there is the possibility of finding a new genetic pattern in patients with CAH.


2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (06) ◽  
pp. 718-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
WIDED KELMEMI ◽  
IMENE CHELLY ◽  
MAHER KHARRAT ◽  
HABIBA CHAABOUNI-BOUHAMED

SummaryConsanguineous unions are a deeply rooted social practice among traditional societies. Despite their presumed social advantages, they can result in several health conditions. The aim of this study was: i) to compare consanguinity levels between Tunisian patients affected with autosomal recessive disorders (ARDs) and those with a chromosomal abnormality; and ii) to gain more insight into the mutational status of patients affected with ARDs. Data were collected from 290 files of patients affected by one of five ARDs confirmed by molecular analysis and 248 files of patients with confirmed Down syndrome. Information on the disease, mutation defining the disease, parents' relatedness and geographical origin was gathered. Consanguinity was found among 58% of the ARD patients and among 22% of Down syndrome patients, and a homozygous status was found in 90% of the patients born to related parents and in 70% of patients born to unrelated parents. Also, children from unrelated parents from the same geographical background were found to be more frequently affected by homozygous mutations than those from unrelated parents from different geographical backgrounds. The present study shows how marriage practices affect patterns of genetic variations and how they can lead to homogenization in the genetic pool.


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