期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
卷 20, 期 10, 页码 1096-1100出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.51
关键词
duchenne muscular dystrophy; DMD gene; large rearrangements; comparative genomic hybridization microarray; diagnostic methods
资金
- Association Francaise contre les Myopathies (AFM) [AFM-14178, AFM-15258]
We report on the effectiveness of a custom-designed oligonucleotide-based comparative genomic hybridization microarray (array-CGH) to interrogate copy number across the entire 2.2-Mb genomic region of the DMD gene and its applicability in diagnosis. The high-resolution array-CGH, we developed, successfully detected a series of 42 previously characterized large rearrangements of various size, localization and type (simple or complex deletions, duplications, triplications) and known intronic CNVs/Indels. Moreover, the technique succeeded in identifying a small duplication of only 191 bp in one patient previously negative for DMD mutation. Accurate intronic breakpoints localization by the technique enabled subsequent junction fragments identification by sequencing in 86% of cases (all deletion cases and 62.5% of duplication cases). Sequence examination of the junctions supports a role of microhomology-mediated processes in the occurrence of DMD large rearrangements. In addition, the precise knowledge of the sequence context at the breakpoints and analysis of the resulting consequences on maturation of pre-mRNA contribute to elucidating the cause of discrepancies in phenotype/genotype correlations in some patients. Thereby, the array-CGH proved to be a highly efficient and reliable diagnostic tool, and the new data it provides will have many potential implications in both, clinics and research. European Journal of Human Genetics 20, 1096-1100; doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.51; published online 18 April 2012
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