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PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
Volume 43, Issue 10, Pages 1374-1377Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pd.6426
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A Jewish couple received genetic counseling after terminating a pregnancy due to fetal ventriculomegaly. Trio exome sequencing identified a loss-of-function variant in the SMARCC1 gene inherited from the mother. The SMARCC1 gene was found to be associated with embryonic neurodevelopmental processes and is now considered a susceptibility gene for hydrocephalus.
A Jewish couple of mixed origin was referred for genetic counseling following termination of pregnancy at 18 weeks of gestation due to severe ventriculomegaly with aqueduct stenosis. Trio exome sequencing revealed a loss-of-function heterozygous variant in the SMARCC1 gene inherited from an unaffected mother. The SMARCC1 gene is associated with embryonic neurodevelopmental processes. Recent studies have linked perturbations of the gene with autosomal dominant congenital hydrocephalus, albeit with reduced penetrance. However, these studies were not referenced in the SMARCC1 OMIM record (*601732) and the gene was not considered, at the time, an OMIM morbid gene. Following our case and appeal, SMARCC1 is now considered a susceptibility gene for hydrocephalus. This allowed us to reclassify the variant as likely pathogenic and empowered the couple to make informed reproductive choices.
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