Journal
GENETICS IN MEDICINE
Volume 19, Issue 8, Pages 875-882Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2016.204
Keywords
ciliopathy; clinical and molecular diagnosis; Joubert syndrome; next-generation sequencing
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- Intramural Research Program of the National Human Genome Research Intsitute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- University of Washington Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
- [R01NS064077]
- [U54HD083091]
- [6845]
- [6849]
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Purpose: Joubert syndrome (JS) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous ciliopathy characterized by distinct cerebellar and brain-stem malformations resulting in the diagnostic molar tooth sign on brain imaging. To date, more than 30 JS genes have been identified, but these do not account for all patients. Methods: In our cohort of 100 patients with JS from 86 families, we prospectively performed extensive clinical evaluation and provided molecular diagnosis using a targeted 27-gene Molecular Inversion Probes panel followed by whole-exome sequencing (WES). Results: We identified the causative gene in 94% of the families; 126 (27 novel) unique potentially pathogenic variants were found in 20 genes, including KIAA0753 and CELSR2, which had not previously been associated with JS. Genotype-phenotype correlation revealed the absence of retinal degeneration in patients with TMEM67, C5orf52, or KIAA0586 variants. Chorioretinal coloboma was associated with a decreased risk for retinal degeneration and increased risk for liver disease. TMEM67 was frequently associated with kidney disease. Conclusion: In JS, WES significantly increases the yield for molecular diagnosis, which is essential for reproductive counseling and the option of preimplantation and prenatal diagnosis as well as medical management and prognostic counseling for the age-dependent and progressive organ-specific manifestations, including retinal, liver, and kidney disease.
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