医学
外显子组测序
兄弟姐妹
血缘关系
基因检测
儿科
家族史
肌营养不良
杜氏肌营养不良
生物信息学
遗传学
内科学
基因
突变
生物
心理学
发展心理学
作者
Amira Masri,Liyana Oweis,Abdelkarim A. Al-Qudah,Hatem El‐Shanti
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107271
摘要
Identify the genetic determinants of congenital muscle dystrophy (CMD) in Jordanian children.This prospective study included patients suspected to have CMD. Singleton whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed as the first-tier diagnostic test.44 patients were included: 27 boys and 17 girls. Consanguinity was reported in 32/44 (72.7%) patients, and a positive family history in 16/44 (36.3%) patients. WES uncovered pathogenic/ likely pathogenic variants in 19/44 (43.1%) patients, variants of uncertain significance (VUS) and negative results were identified in 15/44 (34.0%) and 10/44 (22.7%) patients respectively. Variants related to CMD were identified in 23/44 (52.2%) patients; pathogenic /likely pathogenic variants were identified in 12/23 (52.1%) and VUS in 11/23 (47.8%). The most common genes were related to basal membrane/extracellular proteins followed by genes related to alpha‑dystroglycanopathies. We have identified a rare association of one family with one sibling affected by CMD and the other sibling with Duchenne muscle dystrophy. A history suggestive of perinatal insult was found in 6/23 (26.0%) patients necessitating a high index of suspicion as CMD may present as cerebral palsy mimickers.Several strong candidate VUSs were identified and need future second tier testing for confirmation. WES identified genes related to other neuromuscular and non neuromuscular disorders in 21/44 (47.7%) patients;7/21 were pathogenic/likely pathogenic and 14/21 (66.6%) were VUS.In countries with limited resources singleton WES could be considered the first tier diagnostic test to limit costs.
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