TY - JOUR
T1 - Co-occurrence of orofacial clefts and clubfoot phenotypes in a sub-Saharan African cohort
T2 - Whole-exome sequencing implicates multiple syndromes and genes
AU - Gowans, Lord J.J.
AU - Al Dhaheri, Noura
AU - Li, Mary
AU - Busch, Tamara
AU - Obiri-Yeboah, Solomon
AU - Oti, Alexander A.
AU - Sabbah, Daniel K.
AU - Arthur, Fareed K.N.
AU - Awotoye, Waheed O.
AU - Alade, Azeez A.
AU - Twumasi, Peter
AU - Agbenorku, Pius
AU - Plange-Rhule, Gyikua
AU - Naicker, Thirona
AU - Donkor, Peter
AU - Murray, Jeffrey C.
AU - Sobreira, Nara L.M.
AU - Butali, Azeez
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - Background: Orofacial clefts (OFCs) are congenital malformations of the face and palate, with an incidence of 1 per 700 live births. Clubfoot or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is a three-dimensional abnormality of the leg, ankle, and feet that leads to the anomalous positioning of foot and ankle joints and has an incidence of 1 per 1000 live births. OFCs and CTEV may occur together or separately in certain genetic syndromes in addition to other congenital abnormalities. Here, we sought to decipher the genetic etiology of OFC and CTEV that occurred together in six probands. Methods: At the time of recruitment, the most clinically obvious congenital anomalies in these individuals were the OFC and CTEV. We carried out whole-exome sequencing (WES) on DNA samples from probands and available parents employing the Agilent SureSelect XT kit and Illumina HiSeq2500 platform, followed by bioinformatics analyses. WES variants were validated by clinical Sanger Sequencing. Results: Of the six probands, we observed probable pathogenic genetic variants in four. In three probands with probable pathogenic genetic variants, each individual had variants in three different genes, whereas one proband had probable pathogenic variant in just one gene. In one proband, we observed variants in DIS3L2, a gene associated with Perlman syndrome. A second proband had variants in EPG5 (associated with Vici Syndrome), BARX1 and MKI67, while another proband had potentially etiologic variants in FRAS1 (associated with Fraser Syndrome 1), TCOF1 (associated with Treacher Collins Syndrome 1) and MKI67. The last proband had variants in FRAS1, PRDM16 (associated with Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1LL/Left ventricular noncompaction 8) and CHD7 (associated with CHARGE syndrome/Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 5 with or without anosmia). Conclusion: Our results suggest that clubfoot and OFCs are two congenital abnormalities that can co-occur in certain individuals with varying genetic causes and expressivity, warranting the need for deep phenotyping.
AB - Background: Orofacial clefts (OFCs) are congenital malformations of the face and palate, with an incidence of 1 per 700 live births. Clubfoot or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is a three-dimensional abnormality of the leg, ankle, and feet that leads to the anomalous positioning of foot and ankle joints and has an incidence of 1 per 1000 live births. OFCs and CTEV may occur together or separately in certain genetic syndromes in addition to other congenital abnormalities. Here, we sought to decipher the genetic etiology of OFC and CTEV that occurred together in six probands. Methods: At the time of recruitment, the most clinically obvious congenital anomalies in these individuals were the OFC and CTEV. We carried out whole-exome sequencing (WES) on DNA samples from probands and available parents employing the Agilent SureSelect XT kit and Illumina HiSeq2500 platform, followed by bioinformatics analyses. WES variants were validated by clinical Sanger Sequencing. Results: Of the six probands, we observed probable pathogenic genetic variants in four. In three probands with probable pathogenic genetic variants, each individual had variants in three different genes, whereas one proband had probable pathogenic variant in just one gene. In one proband, we observed variants in DIS3L2, a gene associated with Perlman syndrome. A second proband had variants in EPG5 (associated with Vici Syndrome), BARX1 and MKI67, while another proband had potentially etiologic variants in FRAS1 (associated with Fraser Syndrome 1), TCOF1 (associated with Treacher Collins Syndrome 1) and MKI67. The last proband had variants in FRAS1, PRDM16 (associated with Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1LL/Left ventricular noncompaction 8) and CHD7 (associated with CHARGE syndrome/Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 5 with or without anosmia). Conclusion: Our results suggest that clubfoot and OFCs are two congenital abnormalities that can co-occur in certain individuals with varying genetic causes and expressivity, warranting the need for deep phenotyping.
KW - clubfoot
KW - genetic syndromes
KW - orofacial clefts
KW - whole-exome sequencing
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U2 - 10.1002/mgg3.1655
DO - 10.1002/mgg3.1655
M3 - Article
C2 - 33719213
AN - SCOPUS:85102475116
SN - 2324-9269
VL - 9
JO - Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine
JF - Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine
IS - 4
M1 - e1655
ER -