Neng-Li Wang1, Yi Lu1, Jing-Yu Gong2, Xin-Bao Xie1, Jing Lin3, Kuerbanjiang Abuduxikuer1, Mei-Hong Zhang2, Jian-She Wang4. 1. The Center for Pediatric Liver Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. 4. The Center for Pediatric Liver Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. jshwang@shmu.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Genetic defects account for a substantial proportion of pediatric cholestasis. This study explored the molecular findings in a large cohort of Chinese patients with inherited cholestasis. METHODS: Between January 2012 and June 2016, 809 Chinese pediatric patients with suspected inherited intrahepatic cholestasis were evaluated by Sanger sequencing and/or panel sequencing. RESULTS: Of the 809 patients, 273 (33.7%) obtained a genetic diagnosis. The rate of positive genetic diagnosis in patients with disease onset at 0-3 month of age was higher than that in patients with disease onset at 4 month of age or later. There were 17 distinct genetic defects diagnosed. The top 4 resulted from mutations in SLC25A13 (44.3%), JAG1 (24.5%), ABCB11 (11.0%), and ATP8B1 (5.9%). All 17 genetic disorders were diagnosed in patients with disease onset at 0-3 months of age; but only 5 were diagnosed in patients with disease onset beyond 4 months of age. A total of 217 distinct pathogenic variants, including 41 novel variants, were identified. Ten recurrent mutations were detected in SLC25A13, ATP8B1, and CYP27A1. They accounted for 48.2% of the total 477 mutant alleles. CONCLUSIONS: There were 17 distinct genetic disorders diagnosed in Chinese pediatric patients with inherited cholestasis.
BACKGROUND:Genetic defects account for a substantial proportion of pediatric cholestasis. This study explored the molecular findings in a large cohort of Chinese patients with inherited cholestasis. METHODS: Between January 2012 and June 2016, 809 Chinese pediatric patients with suspected inherited intrahepatic cholestasis were evaluated by Sanger sequencing and/or panel sequencing. RESULTS: Of the 809 patients, 273 (33.7%) obtained a genetic diagnosis. The rate of positive genetic diagnosis in patients with disease onset at 0-3 month of age was higher than that in patients with disease onset at 4 month of age or later. There were 17 distinct genetic defects diagnosed. The top 4 resulted from mutations in SLC25A13 (44.3%), JAG1 (24.5%), ABCB11 (11.0%), and ATP8B1 (5.9%). All 17 genetic disorders were diagnosed in patients with disease onset at 0-3 months of age; but only 5 were diagnosed in patients with disease onset beyond 4 months of age. A total of 217 distinct pathogenic variants, including 41 novel variants, were identified. Ten recurrent mutations were detected in SLC25A13, ATP8B1, and CYP27A1. They accounted for 48.2% of the total 477 mutant alleles. CONCLUSIONS: There were 17 distinct genetic disorders diagnosed in Chinese pediatric patients with inherited cholestasis.