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Whole exome sequencing in childhood-onset lupus frequently detects single gene etiologies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) comprise a diverse range of clinical manifestations. To date, more than 30 single gene causes of lupus/lupus like syndromes in humans have been identified. In the clinical setting, identifying the underlying molecular diagnosis is challenging due to phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity.

Methods

We employed whole exome sequencing (WES) in patients presenting with childhood-onset lupus with severe and/or atypical presentations to identify cases that are explained by a single-gene (monogenic) cause.

Results

From January 2015 to June 2018 15 new cases of childhood-onset SLE were diagnosed in Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital. By WES we identified causative mutations in four subjects in five different genes: C1QC, SLC7A7, MAN2B1, PTEN and STAT1. No molecular diagnoses were established on clinical grounds prior to genetic testing.

Conclusions

We identified a significant fraction of monogenic SLE etiologies using WES and confirm the genetic locus heterogeneity in childhood-onset lupus. These results highlight the importance of establishing a genetic diagnosis for children with severe or atypical lupus by providing accurate and early etiology-based diagnoses and improving subsequent clinical management.

SUBMITTER: Tirosh I

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6668194 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Whole exome sequencing in childhood-onset lupus frequently detects single gene etiologies.

Tirosh Irit I Spielman Shiri S Barel Ortal O Ram Reut R Stauber Tali T Paret Gideon G Rubinsthein Marina M Pessach Itai M IM Gerstein Maya M Anikster Yair Y Shukrun Rachel R Dagan Adi A Adler Katerina K Pode-Shakked Ben B Volkov Alexander A Perelman Marina M Greenberger Shoshana S Somech Raz R Lahav Einat E Majmundar Amar J AJ Padeh Shai S Hildebrandt Friedhelm F Vivante Asaf A

Pediatric rheumatology online journal 20190730 1

<h4>Background</h4>Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) comprise a diverse range of clinical manifestations. To date, more than 30 single gene causes of lupus/lupus like syndromes in humans have been identified. In the clinical setting, identifying the underlying molecular diagnosis is challenging due to phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity.<h4>Methods</h4>We employed whole exome sequencing (WES) in patients presenting with childhood-onset lupus with severe and/or atypical presentations to identif ...[more]

PMID: 31362757

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Whole exome sequencing in childhood-onset lupus frequently detects single gene etiologies.

Background

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Whole exome sequencing in childhood-onset lupus frequently detects single gene etiologies.

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