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Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: novel coding variants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Craniosynostosis (CS), the premature fusion of one or more neurocranial sutures, is associated with approximately 200 syndromes; however, about 65-85% of patients present with no additional major birth defects.

Methods

We conducted targeted next-generation sequencing of 60 known syndromic and other candidate genes in patients with sagittal nonsyndromic CS (sNCS, n = 40) and coronal nonsyndromic CS (cNCS, n = 19).

Results

We identified 18 previously published and 5 novel pathogenic variants, including three de novo variants. Novel variants included a paternally inherited c.2209C>G:p.(Leu737Val) variant in BBS9 of a patient with cNCS. Common variants in BBS9, a gene required for ciliogenesis during cranial suture development, have been associated with sNCS risk in a previous genome-wide association study. We also identified c.313G>T:p.(Glu105*) variant in EFNB1 and c.435G>C:p.(Lys145Asn) variant in TWIST1, both in patients with cNCS. Mutations in EFNB1 and TWIST1 have been linked to craniofrontonasal and Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, respectively; both present with coronal CS.

Conclusions

We provide additional evidence that variants in genes implicated in syndromic CS play a role in isolated CS, supporting their inclusion in genetic panels for screening patients with NCS. We also identified a novel BBS9 variant that further shows the potential involvement of BBS9 in the pathogenesis of CS.

SUBMITTER: Sewda A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398438 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: novel coding variants.

Sewda Anshuman A White Sierra R SR Erazo Monica M Hao Ke K García-Fructuoso Gemma G Fernández-Rodriguez Ivette I Heuzé Yann Y Richtsmeier Joan T JT Romitti Paul A PA Reva Boris B Jabs Ethylin Wang EW Peter Inga I

Pediatric research 20190114 4

<h4>Background</h4>Craniosynostosis (CS), the premature fusion of one or more neurocranial sutures, is associated with approximately 200 syndromes; however, about 65-85% of patients present with no additional major birth defects.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted targeted next-generation sequencing of 60 known syndromic and other candidate genes in patients with sagittal nonsyndromic CS (sNCS, n = 40) and coronal nonsyndromic CS (cNCS, n = 19).<h4>Results</h4>We identified 18 previously published and ...[more]

PMID: 30651579

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Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: novel coding variants.

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Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: novel coding variants.

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