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Prenatal diagnosis of Walker-Warburg syndrome due to compound mutations in the B3GALNT2 gene.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Congenital hydrocephalus is one of the symptoms of Walker-Warburg syndrome that is attributed to the disruptions of the genes, among which the B3GALNT2 gene is rarely reported. A diagnosis of the Walker-Warburg syndrome depends on the clinical manifestations and the whole-exome sequencing after birth, which is unfavorable for an early diagnosis.Methods
Walker-Warburg Syndrome was suspected in two families with severe fetal congenital hydrocephalus. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were performed on the affected fetuses.Results
The compound heterozygous variants c.1A>G p.(Met1Val) and c.1151+1G>A, and c.1068dupT p.(D357*) and c.1052 T>A p.(L351*) in the B3GALNT2 gene were identified, which were predicted to be pathogenic and likely pathogenic, respectively. Walker-Warburg syndrome was prenatally diagnosed on the basis of fetal imaging and whole-exome sequencing.Conclusions
Our findings expand the spectrum of pathogenic mutations in Walker-Warburg syndrome and provide new insights into the prenatal diagnosis of the disease.
SUBMITTER: Wang P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9286840 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Prenatal diagnosis of Walker-Warburg syndrome due to compound mutations in the B3GALNT2 gene.
The journal of gene medicine 20220406 5
<h4>Background</h4>Congenital hydrocephalus is one of the symptoms of Walker-Warburg syndrome that is attributed to the disruptions of the genes, among which the B3GALNT2 gene is rarely reported. A diagnosis of the Walker-Warburg syndrome depends on the clinical manifestations and the whole-exome sequencing after birth, which is unfavorable for an early diagnosis.<h4>Methods</h4>Walker-Warburg Syndrome was suspected in two families with severe fetal congenital hydrocephalus. Whole-exome sequenci ...[more]