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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 24, 期 17, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713567
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DMD; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; whole-genome sequencing; WGS; translocation; structural variants; X-inactivation
This article presents two young girls with severe muscle weakness, muscular dystrophies, and high creatine kinase levels. Despite standard molecular diagnostics, the genetic cause of their conditions remained unknown. However, whole-genome sequencing revealed reciprocal translocations between their X chromosomes and chromosome 5 and chromosome 19, respectively. These findings underscore the importance of accurate clinical data combined with histopathological analysis in identifying genetic factors responsible for complex genetic constellations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Dystrophinopathies are the most common muscle diseases, especially in men. In women, on the other hand, a manifestation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is rare due to X-chromosomal inheritance. We present two young girls with severe muscle weakness, muscular dystrophies, and creatine kinase (CK) levels exceeding 10,000 U/L. In the skeletal muscle tissues, dystrophin staining reaction showed mosaicism. The almost entirely skewed X-inactivation in both cases supported the possibility of a dystrophinopathy. Despite standard molecular diagnostics (including multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and next generation sequencing (NGS) gene panel sequencing), the genetic cause of the girls' conditions remained unknown. However, whole-genome sequencing revealed two reciprocal translocations between their X chromosomes and chromosome 5 and chromosome 19, respectively. In both cases, the breakpoints on the X chromosomes were located directly within the DMD gene (in introns 54 and 7, respectively) and were responsible for the patients' phenotypes. Additional techniques such as Sanger sequencing, conventional karyotyping and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmed the disruption of DMD gene in both patients through translocations. These findings underscore the importance of accurate clinical data combined with histopathological analysis in pinpointing the suspected underlying genetic disorder. Moreover, our study illustrates the viability of whole-genome sequencing as a time-saving and highly effective method for identifying genetic factors responsible for complex genetic constellations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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