期刊
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LIPIDOLOGY
卷 16, 期 2, 页码 167-172出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2022.01.007
关键词
Familial hypercholesterolemia; LDLR; Copy number variation; Whole-genome sequencing; Bioinformatics; Genetic analysis
资金
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan [H26-nanji-ippan-056, H30-nanji-ippan-003]
- JSPS KAKENHI [JP17K08681]
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development [16ek0210075h0001]
- Intramural Research Fund for Cardiovascular Diseases of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [28-2-2, 29-6-11]
- Takeda Science Foundation
- Kanae Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Science
- Novartis Research Grants
- Kawano Masanori Memorial Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for Promotion of Pediatrics
- Hoansha Foundation
- Japanese Circulation Society
In this study, a novel exon2_6dup variant was identified in the LDLR gene through whole-genome sequencing. The variant was found to be associated with nonallelic homologous recombination with Alu sequences.
Background: We found a large family with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) that included 7 siblings who all developed myocardial infarction. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the pathogenic gene underlying FH in the family. Methods: Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed in 12 affected and 10 unaffected individuals in the family. Results: WGS identified a novel large duplication: copy number variation (CNV) in the LDLR gene, exon2_6dup (c.68-499_940+252dup), that was present in the 12 affected family members but not in any of the 10 unaffected family members. The exact extent and genomic breakpoint sequence of the duplication caused by nonallelic homologous recombination between Alu sequences were identified based on bioinformatic analysis of WGS data for the LDLR gene. Conclusions: A novel c.68-499_940+252dup variant in the LDLR gene was identified based on bioinformatic analysis of WGS data. WGS is a powerful tool that can be used to precisely identify CNVs in addition to small-scale variations in FH-related genes. (c) 2022 National Lipid Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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