2012-04-01
De novo mutations in the actin genes ACTB and ACTG1 cause Baraitser-Winter syndrome
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Nature Genetics , Volume 44 - Issue 4 p. 440- 444
Brain malformations are individually rare but collectively common causes of developmental disabilities. Many forms of malformation occur sporadically and are associated with reduced reproductive fitness, pointing to a causative role for de novo mutations. Here, we report a study of Baraitser-Winter syndrome, a well-defined disorder characterized by distinct craniofacial features, ocular colobomata and neuronal migration defect. Using whole-exome sequencing of three proband-parent trios, we identified de novo missense changes in the cytoplasmic acting-encoding genes ACTB and ACTG1 in one and two probands, respectively. Sequencing of both genes in 15 additional affected individuals identified disease-causing mutations in all probands, including two recurrent de novo alterations (ACTB, encoding p.Arg196His, and ACTG1, encoding p.Ser155Phe). Our results confirm that trio-based exome sequencing is a powerful approach to discover genes causing sporadic developmental disorders, emphasize the overlapping roles of cytoplasmic actin proteins in development and suggest that Baraitser-Winter syndrome is the predominant phenotype associated with mutation of these two genes.
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| doi.org/10.1038/ng.1091, hdl.handle.net/1765/57986 | |
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| Organisation | Department of Clinical Genetics |
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Riviere, J.-B., van Bon, B., Hoischen, A., Kholmanskikh, S., O'Roak, B., Gilissen, C., … Dobyns, W. (2012). De novo mutations in the actin genes ACTB and ACTG1 cause Baraitser-Winter syndrome. Nature Genetics, 44(4), 440–444. doi:10.1038/ng.1091 |
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