Fine Breakpoint Mapping by Genome Sequencing Reveals the First Large X Inversion Disrupting the NHS Gene in a Patient with Syndromic Cataracts

Inversions are structural variants that are generally balanced. However, they could lead to gene disruptions or have positional effects leading to diseases. Mutations in the gene cause Nance-Horan syndrome, an X-linked disorder characterised by congenital cataracts and dental anomalies. Here, we aim...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of molecular sciences 2021-11, Vol.22 (23), p.12713
Hauptverfasser: Damián, Alejandra, Ionescu, Raluca Oancea, Rodríguez de Alba, Marta, Tamayo, Alejandra, Trujillo-Tiebas, María José, Cotarelo-Pérez, María Carmen, Pérez Rodríguez, Olga, Villaverde, Cristina, de la Fuente, Lorena, Romero, Raquel, Núñez-Moreno, Gonzalo, Mínguez, Pablo, Ayuso, Carmen, Cortón, Marta
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Zusammenfassung:Inversions are structural variants that are generally balanced. However, they could lead to gene disruptions or have positional effects leading to diseases. Mutations in the gene cause Nance-Horan syndrome, an X-linked disorder characterised by congenital cataracts and dental anomalies. Here, we aimed to characterise a balanced pericentric inversion X(p22q27), maternally inherited, in a child with syndromic bilateral cataracts by breakpoint mapping using whole-genome sequencing (WGS). 30× Illumina paired-end WGS was performed in the proband, and breakpoints were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. EdU assays and FISH analysis were used to assess skewed X-inactivation patterns. RNA expression of involved genes in the breakpoint boundaries was evaluated by droplet-digital PCR. We defined the breakpoint position of the inversion at Xp22.13, with a 15 bp deletion, disrupting the unusually large intron 1 of the canonical isoform, and also perturbing topologically-associated domains (TADs). Moreover, a microhomology region of 5 bp was found on both sides. RNA analysis confirmed null and reduced expression in the proband and his unaffected mother, respectively. In conclusion, we report the first chromosomal inversion disrupting , fine-mapped by WGS. Our data expand the clinical spectrum and the pathogenic mechanisms underlying the defects.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms222312713