期刊
MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM
卷 124, 期 1, 页码 94-100出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2018.03.005
关键词
Digenic variants; Neural tube defects; PCP pathway
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81472987, 81773441]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [7162094]
- National Key Research and Development Program, Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R. China [2016YFC1000501]
- NIH [HD081216, HD083809, HD067244]
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [P01HD067244, R01HD081216, R01HD083809] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are considered to be a complex genetic disorder, although the identity of the genetic factors remains largely unknown. Mouse model studies suggest a multifactorial oligogenic pattern of inheritance for NTDs, yet evidence from published human studies is surprisingly absent. In the present study, targeted next-generation sequencing was performed to screen for DNA variants in the entire coding regions and intron-exon boundaries of targeted genes using DNA samples from 510 NTD cases. These candidate genes were PCP genes, including VANGL1, VANGL2, CELSR1, SCRIB, DVL2, DVL3 and PTK7. Candidate variants were validated using Sanger sequencing. A total of 397 single nucleotide variants(SNVs) were identified with a mean depth of approximately 570 x. Of these identified SNVs, 74 were predicted to affect protein function and had a minor allele frequency of < 0.01 or unknown. Among these 74 missense SNVs, 10 were identified from six NTD cases that carried two mutated genes. Of the six NTD cases, three spina bifida cases and one anencephaly case carried digenic variants in the CELSR1 and SCRIB gene; one anencephaly case carried variants in the CELSR1 and DVL3 gene; and one spina bifida case carried variants in the PTK7 and SCRIB genes. Three cases that parental samples were available were confirmed to be compound heterozygous. None of the digenic variants were found in the 1000 genome database. The findings imply that genetic variation might interact in a digenic fashion to generate the visible NTD phenotypes and emphasize the importance of these genetic interactions in the development of NTDs in humans.
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