| Literature DB >> 29168297 |
Christine M Clarke1, Vincent T Fok1, Jennifer A Gustafson1, Matthew D Smyth2,3, Andrew E Timms1, Chris D Frazar4, Joshua D Smith4, Craig B Birgfeld5,6,7, Amy Lee7,8,9, Richard G Ellenbogen7,8,9, Joseph S Gruss5,6,7, Richard A Hopper5,6,7, Michael L Cunningham1,7,10.
Abstract
We report RNA-Sequencing results on a cohort of patients with single suture craniosynostosis and demonstrate significant enrichment of heterozygous, rare, and damaging variants among key craniosynostosis-related genes. Genetic burden analysis identified a significant increase in damaging variants in ATR, EFNA4, ERF, MEGF8, SCARF2, and TGFBR2. Of 391 participants, 15% were found to have damaging and potentially causal variants in 29 genes. We observed transmission in 96% of the affected individuals, and thus penetrance, epigenetics, and oligogenic factors need to be considered when recommending genetic testing in patients with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis.Entities:
Keywords: RNA sequencing; craniosynostosis; enrichment; gene burden; non syndromic; protein domains; single suture; variants
Year: 2017 PMID: 29168297 PMCID: PMC5768450 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38540
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med Genet A ISSN: 1552-4825 Impact factor: 2.802