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Whole exome sequencing reveals genetic predisposition in a large family with retinitis pigmentosa.

ABSTRACT: Next-generation sequencing has become more widely used to reveal genetic defect in monogenic disorders. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the leading cause of hereditary blindness worldwide, has been attributed to more than 67 disease-causing genes. Due to the extreme genetic heterogeneity, using general molecular screening alone is inadequate for identifying genetic predispositions in susceptible individuals. In order to identify underlying mutation rapidly, we utilized next-generation sequencing in a four-generation Chinese family with RP. Two affected patients and an unaffected sibling were subjected to whole exome sequencing. Through bioinformatics analysis and direct sequencing confirmation, we identified p.R135W transition in the rhodopsin gene. The mutation was subsequently confirmed to cosegregate with the disease in the family. In this study, our results suggest that whole exome sequencing is a robust method in diagnosing familial hereditary disease.

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4102027 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Whole exome sequencing reveals genetic predisposition in a large family with retinitis pigmentosa.

Wu Juan J   Chen Lijia L   Tam Oi Sin OS   Huang Xiu-Feng XF   Pang Chi-Pui CP   Jin Zi-Bing ZB  

BioMed research international 20140630

Next-generation sequencing has become more widely used to reveal genetic defect in monogenic disorders. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the leading cause of hereditary blindness worldwide, has been attributed to more than 67 disease-causing genes. Due to the extreme genetic heterogeneity, using general molecular screening alone is inadequate for identifying genetic predispositions in susceptible individuals. In order to identify underlying mutation rapidly, we utilized next-generation sequencing in a  ...[more]

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