Genetics Division, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Genetics Unit, Instituto da Criança, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Genet Res (Camb). 2024 Mar 30;2024:5549592. doi: 10.1155/2024/5549592. eCollection 2024.
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is a microdeletion syndrome with a broad and heterogeneous phenotype, even though most of the deletions present similar sizes, involving ∼3 Mb of DNA. In a relatively large population of a Brazilian 22q11.2DS cohort (60 patients), we investigated genetic variants that could act as genetic modifiers and contribute to the phenotypic heterogeneity, using a targeted NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) with a specific Ion AmpliSeq panel to sequence nine candidate genes (, , , , , , , , and ), mapped in and outside the 22q11.2 hemizygous deleted region. prediction was performed, and the whole-genome sequencing annotation analysis package (WGSA) was used to predict the possible pathogenic effect of single nucleotide variants (SNVs). For the prediction of the indels, we used the genomic variants filtered by a deep learning model in NGS (GARFIELD-NGS). We identified six variants, 4 SNVs and 2 indels, in , , and genes with possibly synergistic deleterious effects in the context of the 22q11.2 deletion. Our results provide the opportunity for the discovery of the co-occurrence of genetic variants with 22q11.2 deletions, which may influence the patients´ phenotype.
22q11.2 缺失综合征(22q11.2DS)是一种微缺失综合征,具有广泛而多样的表型,尽管大多数缺失具有相似的大小,涉及约 3Mb 的 DNA。在一个相对较大的巴西 22q11.2DS 队列(60 例患者)中,我们使用靶向 NGS(下一代测序)和特定的 Ion AmpliSeq 面板对九个候选基因(、、、、、、、和)进行了遗传变异分析,这些候选基因位于 22q11.2 半合缺失区域内外。进行了 预测,并使用全基因组测序注释分析包(WGSA)预测单核苷酸变异(SNV)的可能致病效应。对于插入缺失的 预测,我们使用 NGS 中经过深度学习模型过滤的基因组变异(GARFIELD-NGS)。我们在 、和 基因中发现了六个可能具有协同有害影响的变体,包括 4 个 SNV 和 2 个 indel,这些变体与 22q11.2 缺失有关。我们的结果为发现与 22q11.2 缺失相关的遗传变异的共同发生提供了机会,这可能影响患者的表型。
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