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Novel mutations in BBS genes and clinical characterization of Chinese families with Bardet-Biedl syndrome

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 714-722

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/11206721221136324

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Bardet-Biedl syndrome; ocular features; mutation spectrum; phenotypic heterogeneity; ciliopathy

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This study detected and analyzed pathogenic variants in four Chinese families with BBS. Four novel gene mutations were identified, expanding the genotypic spectrum of BBS.
Purpose Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal-recessive inherited disorder characterized by multisystem anomalies. The objective of this study was to detect and analyse pathogenic variants in four Chinese families with BBS. Methods Comprehensive clinical examinations were performed to investigate and evaluate the phenotypes of the affected individuals from four families. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed for four families, and the presence of pathogenic variants was confirmed via Sanger sequencing. Results There were two males and three females with a mean age of 16.00 years. All probands displayed the primary clinical features of BBS. Mutation screening demonstrated four novel mutations: c.613C>T; p.Q205* in the BBS5 gene, c.1391C>G; p.S464* in the BBS10 gene, and c.155delC; p.S52* and c.1584T>G; p.Y528* in the BBS12 gene. Two previously reported mutations were also identified, including c.534 + 1G>T in the BBS2 gene and c.539G>A; p.G180E in the BBS10 gene. The bioinformatic analysis revealed that all the detected mutations in BBS genes were disease causing. Conclusions This study identified four novel BBS gene mutations in these Chinese families and further expanded the genotypic spectrum of BBS, thus contributing to the literature and understanding of this multisystem disease.

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