PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the array comparative genomic hybridization technique for the genetic analysis of patients with congenital ocular malformations. DESIGN: Laboratory investigation. METHODS: This was a multicenter study. Samples were collected from 37 patients with negative results for the routine diagnostic work-up, including normal karyotype and mutation analysis of appropriate genes. Samples from both parents also were tested. High-resolution genome-wide Agilent 244K oligoarray (Agilent Technologies) was applied. Confirmation of the results was obtained with independent techniques. RESULTS: Causal deletions were identified in 5 (13%) patients, affecting OTX2, FOXC1 and VPS13B (COH1), the downstream regulatory region of PAX6, and a 1,5 Megabases de novo deletion on chromosome 16. CONCLUSIONS: This high frequency of causal submicroscopic chromosomal aberrations in patients with congenital ocular malformation warrants implementation of array comparative genomic hybridization in the diagnostic work-up of these patients. Moreover, this screening technique broadens the phenotypic and mutational spectrum associated with genes known to cause congenital ocular malformation.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the array comparative genomic hybridization technique for the genetic analysis of patients with congenital ocular malformations. DESIGN: Laboratory investigation. METHODS: This was a multicenter study. Samples were collected from 37 patients with negative results for the routine diagnostic work-up, including normal karyotype and mutation analysis of appropriate genes. Samples from both parents also were tested. High-resolution genome-wide Agilent 244K oligoarray (Agilent Technologies) was applied. Confirmation of the results was obtained with independent techniques. RESULTS: Causal deletions were identified in 5 (13%) patients, affecting OTX2, FOXC1 and VPS13B (COH1), the downstream regulatory region of PAX6, and a 1,5 Megabases de novo deletion on chromosome 16. CONCLUSIONS: This high frequency of causal submicroscopic chromosomal aberrations in patients with congenital ocular malformation warrants implementation of array comparative genomic hybridization in the diagnostic work-up of these patients. Moreover, this screening technique broadens the phenotypic and mutational spectrum associated with genes known to cause congenital ocular malformation.
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