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ABSTRACT: Rationale
Hereditary multiple exostoses (HMEs) is an autosomal dominant skeletal disorder.Patient concerns
Six probands of the 6 unrelated Han Chinese families were identified as having HME. These patients had exostoses at multiple sites and significantly affected joints malformation and movement.Diagnoses
Hereditary multiple exostoses.Interventions
To detect the genetic mechanism of HME in 6 unrelated Chinese families, whole-exome sequencing (WES) and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) were used after genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood leucocytes. Point mutations identified by these methods were verified by Sanger sequencing after PCR amplification.Outcomes
Six mutations in the EXT1 and EXT2 genes were identified, including a heterozygous deletion mutation from exon 2 to exon 8 (Family 1), a c.448C>T, p.(Gln150X) heterozygous nonsense mutation (Family 4), a c.1057-2A>T heterozygous splicing substitution (Family 5), and a c.1468dupC, p.(Leu490fs519X) (Family 6) heterozygous duplication mutation in the EXT1 gene in addition to a heterozygous deletion mutation from exon 2 to exon 3 (Family 2) and a c.1197C>G, p.(Tyr399X) heterozygous nonsense mutation (Family 3) in the EXT2 gene.Lessons
Overall, we identified 5 novel mutations and 1 recurrent mutation in the EXT1 and EXT2 genes in 6 Chinese families with HME. Our findings expand the mutational spectrum of the EXT1 and EXT2 genes and are useful for genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis.
SUBMITTER: Long X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6531242 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Long Xigui X Li Zhuo Z Huang Yanru Y Zhang Li L Lv Weigang W Teng Yanling Y Linpeng Siyuan S Liang Desheng D Wu Lingqian L
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<h4>Rationale</h4>Hereditary multiple exostoses (HMEs) is an autosomal dominant skeletal disorder.<h4>Patient concerns</h4>Six probands of the 6 unrelated Han Chinese families were identified as having HME. These patients had exostoses at multiple sites and significantly affected joints malformation and movement.<h4>Diagnoses</h4>Hereditary multiple exostoses.<h4>Interventions</h4>To detect the genetic mechanism of HME in 6 unrelated Chinese families, whole-exome sequencing (WES) and multiplex l ...[more]