Revealing hidden genetic diagnoses in the ocular anterior segment disorders

PURPOSE: Ocular anterior segment disorders (ASDs) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous, and genetic diagnosis often remains elusive. In this study, we demonstrate the value of a combined analysis protocol using phenotypic, genomic, and pedigree structure data to achieve a genetic conclusion.

METHODS: We utilized a combination of chromosome microarray, exome sequencing, and genome sequencing with structural variant and trio analysis to investigate a cohort of 41 predominantly sporadic cases.

RESULTS: We identified likely causative variants in 54% (22/41) of cases, including 51% (19/37) of sporadic cases and 75% (3/4) of cases initially referred as familial ASD. Two-thirds of sporadic cases were found to have heterozygous variants, which in most cases were de novo. Approximately one-third (7/22) of genetic diagnoses were found in rarely reported or recently identified ASD genes including PXDN, GJA8, COL4A1, ITPR1, CPAMD8, as well as the new phenotypic association of Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly with a homozygous ADAMTS17 variant. The remainder of the variants were in key ASD genes including FOXC1, PITX2, CYP1B1, FOXE3, and PAX6.

CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate the benefit of detailed phenotypic, genomic, variant, and segregation analysis to uncover some of the previously "hidden" heritable answers in several rarely reported and newly identified ocular ASD-related disease genes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 22(2020), 10 vom: 04. Okt., Seite 1623-1632

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Alan [VerfasserIn]
Yousoof, Saira [VerfasserIn]
Grigg, John R [VerfasserIn]
Flaherty, Maree [VerfasserIn]
Minoche, Andre E [VerfasserIn]
Cowley, Mark J [VerfasserIn]
Nash, Benjamin M [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Gladys [VerfasserIn]
Gayagay, Thet [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Tiffany [VerfasserIn]
Farnsworth, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Hackett, Emma L [VerfasserIn]
Fisk, Katrina [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Holman, Katherine J [VerfasserIn]
Jenkins, Gemma [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Anson [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Karaconji, Tanya [VerfasserIn]
Elder, James E [VerfasserIn]
Enriquez, Annabelle [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Meredith [VerfasserIn]
Amor, David J [VerfasserIn]
Stutterd, Chloe A [VerfasserIn]
Kamien, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Nelson, John [VerfasserIn]
Dinger, Marcel E [VerfasserIn]
Bennetts, Bruce [VerfasserIn]
Jamieson, Robyn V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADAMTS Proteins
ADAMTS17 protein, human
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1
EC 1.14.14.1
EC 3.4.24.-
Exome and genome sequencing
Eye
FOXE3 protein, human
Forkhead Transcription Factors
Genomic medicine
Journal Article
Ocular anterior segment dysgenesis
Ophthalmology
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.04.2021

Date Revised 10.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41436-020-0854-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310791782