Abstract:
:The increasing use of whole-genome array screening has revealed the important role of DNA copy-number variations in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders and several recurrent genomic disorders have been defined during recent years. However, some variants considered to be pathogenic have also been observed in phenotypically normal individuals. This underlines the importance of further characterization of genomic variants with potentially variable expressivity in both patient and general population cohorts to clarify their phenotypic consequence. In this study whole-genome SNP arrays were used to investigate genomic rearrangements in 77 Estonian families with idiopathic mental retardation. In addition to this family-based approach, phenotype and genotype data from a cohort of 1000 individuals in the general population were used for accurate interpretation of aberrations found in mental retardation patients. Relevant structural aberrations were detected in 18 of the families analyzed (23%). Fifteen of those were in genomic regions where clinical significance has previously been established. In 3 families, 4 novel aberrations associated with intellectual disability were detected in chromosome regions 2p25.1-p24.3, 3p12.1-p11.2, 7p21.2-p21.1 and Xq28. Carriers of imbalances in 15q13.3, 16p11.2 and Xp22.31 were identified among reference individuals, affirming the variable phenotypic consequence of rare variants in some genomic regions considered as pathogenic.
journal_name
Eur J Med Genetjournal_title
European journal of medical geneticsauthors
Männik K,Parkel S,Palta P,Zilina O,Puusepp H,Esko T,Mägi R,Nõukas M,Veidenberg A,Nelis M,Metspalu A,Remm M,Ounap K,Kurg Adoi
10.1016/j.ejmg.2010.11.005subject
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2011-03-01 00:00:00pages
136-43issue
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1769-7212issn
1878-0849pii
S1769-7212(10)00137-0journal_volume
54pub_type
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