Genetic Mutation Analysis of Parkinson’s Disease Patients Using Multigene Next-Generation Sequencing Panels

Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting millions of people. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have found >25 genetic risk factors and at least 15 loci directly associated with PD. Recent advances in new next-generation DNA sequencin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecular diagnosis & therapy 2016-10, Vol.20 (5), p.481-491
Hauptverfasser: Gorostidi, Ana, Martí-Massó, José Félix, Bergareche, Alberto, Rodríguez-Oroz, Mari Cruz, López de Munain, Adolfo, Ruiz-Martínez, Javier
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Zusammenfassung:Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting millions of people. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have found >25 genetic risk factors and at least 15 loci directly associated with PD. Recent advances in new next-generation DNA sequencing technologies, such as the semiconductor-based Ion Torrent platform, make multigene sequencing cheaper, faster, and more reliable. Objectives Our objective was to test the power of this next-generation sequencing technology to analyze large samples by screening the majority of the most relevant PD-related genes known for single and compound mutations. Methods To archive a rapid, robust, and cost-effective genetic analysis of a PD cohort, we designed a multiplex, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based primer panel to amplify and sequence coding exons of 15 PD-associated genes ( SNCA , LRRK2, PARK2, PINK1 , PARK7 , GIGYF2 , ATP13A2 , UCHL1 , PLA2G6 , FBXO7 , EIF4G1 , VPS35 , ACMSD , APOE , and GBA ). We conducted parallel sequencing using the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine ® system to detect mutations in 92 blood DNA samples from PD patients. Results After bioinformatics analysis and filtering, 95.13 % coverage of the targeted region was obtained at >40-fold mean coverage. The results revealed 44 previously documented variants in these 15 genes, with five revealed as pathogenic. We also discovered six novel variants, five of which had an in silico prediction of being pathogenic. Conclusions Benchtop next-generation sequencing is a powerful method for genetic screening for PD. Our results indicated that it yielded a high frequency of discovery (66 %; n  = 92) of variants in carriers from an enriched Spanish PD sample.
ISSN:1177-1062
1179-2000
DOI:10.1007/s40291-016-0216-1