期刊
MOLECULAR GENETICS & GENOMIC MEDICINE
卷 7, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.666
关键词
array-CGH; bladder exstrophy; confocal microscopy; exome sequencing; fluorescence spectrometry; LZTR1; microduplication
资金
- Vetenskapsradet [K2012-64X-14506-10-5]
- Hjarnfonden
- Erik Ronnberg foundation
- Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset i Stockholm
- Karolinska Institutet
- Kommunfullmaktige, Stockholms Stad
- Harald and Greta Jansson foundation
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse [KAW 2011.0218]
BackgroundThe bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) is a congenital malformation of the bladder and urethra. The underlying causes of this malformation are still largely unknown; however, aside from environment, genetics is thought to play an essential role. The recurrent 22q11.2 microduplication is the most persistently detected genetic aberration found in BEEC cases. MethodsWe performed array comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) analysis of 76 Swedish BEEC patients. Statistical analysis was performed on current dataset pooled with previously published data on the 22q11.2 microduplication in BEEC patients. We performed massive parallel sequencing (MPS) of the 22q11.2 region in 20 BEEC patients without the 22q11.2 microduplication followed by functional studies. ResultsWe identified three additional cases with the 22q11.2 microduplication. Pooling data from this study with previously published reports showed a statistically significant enrichment of the 22q11.2 microduplication in BEEC patients (2.61% in cases vs. 0.08% in controls; OR=32.6; p=8.7x10(-4)). MPS of the 22q11.2 region in 20 BEEC patients without the 22q11.2 microduplication identified a novel variant in LZTR1 (p.Ser698Phe) in one patient. Functional evaluation of the LZTR1 p.Ser698Phe variant in live NIH 3T3 cells showed that the concentration and cytoplasmic mobility differ between the Lztr1(wt) and Lztr1(mut), indicating a potential functional effect of the LZTR1(mut). ConclusionOur study further emphasizes the involvement of the 22q11.2 region in BEEC development and highlights LZTR1 as a candidate gene underlying the urogenital malformation.
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