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Exploring the Genetic Causality of Discordant Phenotypes in Familial Apparently Balanced Translocation Cases Using Whole Exome Sequencing. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:genes14010082. [PMID: 36672823 PMCID: PMC9859009 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Familial apparently balanced translocations (ABTs) are usually not associated with a phenotype; however, rarely, ABTs segregate with discordant phenotypes in family members carrying identical rearrangements. The current study was a follow-up investigation of four familial ABTs, where whole exome sequencing (WES) was implemented as a diagnostic tool to identify the underlying genetic aetiology of the patients' phenotypes. Data were analysed using an in-house bioinformatics pipeline alongside VarSome Clinical. WES findings were validated with Sanger sequencing, while the impact of splicing and missense variants was assessed by reverse-transcription PCR and in silico tools, respectively. Novel candidate variants were identified in three families. In family 1, it was shown that the de novo pathogenic STXBP1 variant (NM_003165.6:c.1110+2T>G) affected splicing and segregated with the patient's phenotype. In family 2, a likely pathogenic TUBA1A variant (NM_006009.4:c.875C>T, NP_006000.2:p.(Thr292Ile)) could explain the patient's symptoms. In family 3, an SCN1A variant of uncertain significance (NM_006920.6:c.5060A>G, NP_008851.3:p.(Glu1687Gly)) required additional evidence to sufficiently support causality. This first report of WES application in familial ABT carriers with discordant phenotypes supported our previous findings describing such rearrangements as coincidental. Thus, WES can be recommended as a complementary test to find the monogenic cause of aberrant phenotypes in familial ABT carriers.
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Campos AE, Rosenberg C, Krepischi A, França M, Lopes V, Nakano V, Vertemati T, Cochak M, Migliavacca M, Milanezi F, Sousa AC, Silva J, Vieira L, Monfredini P, Palumbo AC, Fernandes J, Perrone E. An Apparently Balanced Complex Chromosome Rearrangement Involving Seven Breaks and Four Chromosomes in a Healthy Female and Segregation/Recombination in Her Affected Son. Mol Syndromol 2021; 12:312-320. [PMID: 34602959 DOI: 10.1159/000516323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Duplication of the distal 1q and 4p segments are both characterized by the presence of intellectual disability/neurodevelopmental delay and dysmorphisms. Here, we describe a male with a complex chromosome rearrangement (CCR) presenting with overlapping clinical findings between these 2 syndromes. In order to better characterize this CCR, classical karyotyping, FISH, and chromosomal microarray analysis were performed on material from the patient and his parents, which revealed an unbalanced karyotype with duplications at 1q41q43 and 4p15.2p14 in the proband. The rearrangements, which were derived from a maternal balanced karyotype, included an insertion of a segment from the long to the short arm of chromosome 1, a balanced translocation involving chromosomes 14 and 18, and an insertion of a segment from the short arm of chromosome 4 into the derived chromosome 14. This study aimed to better define the clinical history and prognosis of a patient with this rare category of chromosomal aberration. Our results suggest that the frequency of CCR in the general population may be underestimated; when balanced, they may not have a phenotypic effect. Moreover, they emphasize the need for cytogenetic techniques complementary to chromosomal microarray for proper genetic counseling.
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- Ana Eduarda Campos
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- GeneOne, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,GeneOne, São Paulo, Brazil
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Aristidou C, Theodosiou A, Bak M, Mehrjouy MM, Constantinou E, Alexandrou A, Papaevripidou I, Christophidou-Anastasiadou V, Skordis N, Kitsiou-Tzeli S, Tommerup N, Sismani C. Position effect, cryptic complexity, and direct gene disruption as disease mechanisms in de novo apparently balanced translocation cases. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205298. [PMID: 30289920 PMCID: PMC6173455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The majority of apparently balanced translocation (ABT) carriers are phenotypically normal. However, several mechanisms were proposed to underlie phenotypes in affected ABT cases. In the current study, whole-genome mate-pair sequencing (WG-MPS) followed by Sanger sequencing was applied to further characterize de novo ABTs in three affected individuals. WG-MPS precisely mapped all ABT breakpoints and revealed three possible underlying molecular mechanisms. Firstly, in a t(X;1) carrier with hearing loss, a highly skewed X-inactivation pattern was observed and the der(X) breakpoint mapped ~87kb upstream an X-linked deafness gene namely POU3F4, thus suggesting an underlying long-range position effect mechanism. Secondly, cryptic complexity and a chromothripsis rearrangement was identified in a t(6;7;8;12) carrier with intellectual disability. Two translocations and a heterozygous deletion disrupted SOX5; a dominant nervous system development gene previously reported in similar patients. Finally, a direct gene disruption mechanism was proposed in a t(4;9) carrier with dysmorphic facial features and speech delay. In this case, the der(9) breakpoint directly disrupted NFIB, a gene involved in lung maturation and development of the pons with important functions in main speech processes. To conclude, in contrast to familial ABT cases with identical rearrangements and discordant phenotypes, where translocations are considered coincidental, translocations seem to be associated with phenotype presentation in affected de novo ABT cases. In addition, this study highlights the importance of investigating both coding and non-coding regions to decipher the underlying pathogenic mechanisms in these patients, and supports the potential introduction of low coverage WG-MPS in the clinical investigation of de novo ABTs.
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- Constantia Aristidou
- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N., Denmark
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- Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N., Denmark
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Paedi Center for Specialized Pediatrics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- St George’s University of London Medical School at the University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N., Denmark
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- Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Aristidou C, Theodosiou A, Ketoni A, Bak M, Mehrjouy MM, Tommerup N, Sismani C. Cryptic breakpoint identified by whole-genome mate-pair sequencing in a rare paternally inherited complex chromosomal rearrangement. Mol Cytogenet 2018; 11:34. [PMID: 29930709 PMCID: PMC5991433 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-018-0384-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Precise characterization of apparently balanced complex chromosomal rearrangements in non-affected individuals is crucial as they may result in reproductive failure, recurrent miscarriages or affected offspring. Case presentation We present a family, where the non-affected father and daughter were found, using FISH and karyotyping, to be carriers of a three-way complex chromosomal rearrangement [t(6;7;10)(q16.2;q34;q26.1), de novo in the father]. The family suffered from two stillbirths, one miscarriage, and has a son with severe intellectual disability. In the present study, the family was revisited using whole-genome mate-pair sequencing. Interestingly, whole-genome mate-pair sequencing revealed a cryptic breakpoint on derivative (der) chromosome 6 rendering the rearrangement even more complex. FISH using a chromosome (chr) 6 custom-designed probe and a chr10 control probe confirmed that the interstitial chr6 segment, created by the two chr6 breakpoints, was translocated onto der(10). Breakpoints were successfully validated with Sanger sequencing, and small imbalances as well as microhomology were identified. Finally, the complex chromosomal rearrangement breakpoints disrupted the SIM1, GRIK2, CNTNAP2, and PTPRE genes without causing any phenotype development. Conclusions In contrast to the majority of maternally transmitted complex chromosomal rearrangement cases, our study investigated a rare case where a complex chromosomal rearrangement, which most probably resulted from a Type IV hexavalent during the pachytene stage of meiosis I, was stably transmitted from a fertile father to his non-affected daughter. Whole-genome mate-pair sequencing proved highly successful in identifying cryptic complexity, which consequently provided further insight into the meiotic segregation of chromosomes and the increased reproductive risk in individuals carrying the specific complex chromosomal rearrangement. We propose that such complex rearrangements should be characterized in detail using a combination of conventional cytogenetic and NGS-based approaches to aid in better prenatal preimplantation genetic diagnosis and counseling in couples with reproductive problems.
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- Constantia Aristidou
- 1Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.,2The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- 1Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- 1Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- 3Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 3Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 3Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 1Department of Cytogenetics and Genomics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.,2The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Accurate Breakpoint Mapping in Apparently Balanced Translocation Families with Discordant Phenotypes Using Whole Genome Mate-Pair Sequencing. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169935. [PMID: 28072833 PMCID: PMC5225008 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Familial apparently balanced translocations (ABTs) segregating with discordant phenotypes are extremely challenging for interpretation and counseling due to the scarcity of publications and lack of routine techniques for quick investigation. Recently, next generation sequencing has emerged as an efficacious methodology for precise detection of translocation breakpoints. However, studies so far have mainly focused on de novo translocations. The present study focuses specifically on familial cases in order to shed some light to this diagnostic dilemma. Whole-genome mate-pair sequencing (WG-MPS) was applied to map the breakpoints in nine two-way ABT carriers from four families. Translocation breakpoints and patient-specific structural variants were validated by Sanger sequencing and quantitative Real Time PCR, respectively. Identical sequencing patterns and breakpoints were identified in affected and non-affected members carrying the same translocations. PTCD1, ATP5J2-PTCD1, CADPS2, and STPG1 were disrupted by the translocations in three families, rendering them initially as possible disease candidate genes. However, subsequent mutation screening and structural variant analysis did not reveal any pathogenic mutations or unique variants in the affected individuals that could explain the phenotypic differences between carriers of the same translocations. In conclusion, we suggest that NGS-based methods, such as WG-MPS, can be successfully used for detailed mapping of translocation breakpoints, which can also be used in routine clinical investigation of ABT cases. Unlike de novo translocations, no associations were determined here between familial two-way ABTs and the phenotype of the affected members, in which the presence of cryptic imbalances and complex chromosomal rearrangements has been excluded. Future whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing will potentially reveal unidentified mutations in the patients underlying the discordant phenotypes within each family. In addition, larger studies are needed to determine the exact percentage for phenotypic risk in families with ABTs.
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Exceptional complex chromosomal rearrangements in three generations. Case Rep Genet 2015; 2015:321014. [PMID: 25722897 PMCID: PMC4333187 DOI: 10.1155/2015/321014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We report an exceptional complex chromosomal rearrangement (CCR) found in three individuals in a family that involves 4 chromosomes with 5 breakpoints. The CCR was ascertained in a phenotypically abnormal newborn with additional chromosomal material on the short arm of chromosome 4. Maternal karyotyping indicated that the mother carried an apparently balanced CCR involving chromosomes 4, 6, 11, and 18. Maternal transmission of the derivative chromosome 4 resulted in partial trisomy for chromosomes 6q and 18q and a partial monosomy of chromosome 4p in the proband. Further family studies found that the maternal grandmother carried the same apparently balanced CCR as the proband's mother, which was confirmed using the whole chromosome painting (WCP) FISH. High resolution whole genome microarray analysis of DNA from the proband's mother found no evidence for copy number imbalance in the vicinity of the CCR translocation breakpoints, or elsewhere in the genome, providing evidence that the mother's and grandmother's CCRs were balanced at a molecular level. This structural rearrangement can be categorized as an exceptional CCR due to its complexity and is a rare example of an exceptional CCR being transmitted in balanced and/or unbalanced form across three generations.
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Nguyen MH, Morel F, Pennamen P, Parent P, Douet-Guilbert N, Le Bris MJ, Basinko A, Roche S, De Braekeleer M, Perrin A. Balanced complex chromosome rearrangement in male infertility: case report and literature review. Andrologia 2014; 47:178-85. [DOI: 10.1111/and.12245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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- M. H. Nguyen
- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Embryologie et Cytogénétique; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Brest France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078; Brest France
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- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Embryologie et Cytogénétique; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Brest France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078; Brest France
- Service de Cytogénétique, Cytologie et Biologie de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Embryologie et Cytogénétique; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Brest France
- Service de Cytogénétique, Cytologie et Biologie de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Département de Pédiatrie et de Génétique Médicale; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Embryologie et Cytogénétique; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Brest France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078; Brest France
- Service de Cytogénétique, Cytologie et Biologie de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Service de Cytogénétique, Cytologie et Biologie de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Service de Cytogénétique, Cytologie et Biologie de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique - Médecine de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Embryologie et Cytogénétique; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Brest France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078; Brest France
- Service de Cytogénétique, Cytologie et Biologie de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Embryologie et Cytogénétique; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Brest France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1078; Brest France
- Service de Cytogénétique, Cytologie et Biologie de la Reproduction; Hôpital Morvan; CHRU Brest; Brest France
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Madan K. What is a complex chromosome rearrangement? Am J Med Genet A 2013; 161A:1181-4. [PMID: 23532917 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kamlesh Madan
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Kloosterman WP, Cuppen E. Chromothripsis in congenital disorders and cancer: similarities and differences. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2013; 25:341-8. [PMID: 23478216 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2013.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Genomic rearrangements may give rise to congenital disease and contribute to cancer development. Recent evidence has shown that very complex genomic rearrangements in cancer cells can result from a single catastrophic event of massive DNA breakage and repair, termed chromothripsis. This results in heavily rearranged chromosomes comprising frequent sequence losses. A very similar process of chromosome shattering is found for complex chromosome rearrangements in the germline of patients with congenital disorders. Here, we review the literature on chromothripsis in cancer and congenital disease. We describe differences and similarities for chromothripsis rearrangements in somatic tissue and the germ line and we discuss the cellular origin and molecular mechanisms of chromothripsis.
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- Wigard P Kloosterman
- Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Implementation of high resolution whole genome array CGH in the prenatal clinical setting: advantages, challenges, and review of the literature. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:346762. [PMID: 23555083 PMCID: PMC3603644 DOI: 10.1155/2013/346762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization analysis is replacing postnatal chromosomal analysis in cases of intellectual disabilities, and it has been postulated that it might also become the first-tier test in prenatal diagnosis.
In this study, array CGH was applied in 64 prenatal samples with whole genome oligonucleotide arrays (BlueGnome, Ltd.) on DNA extracted from chorionic villi, amniotic fluid, foetal blood, and skin samples. Results were confirmed with Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization or Real-Time PCR. Fifty-three cases had normal karyotype and abnormal ultrasound findings, and seven samples had balanced rearrangements, five of which also had ultrasound findings. The value of array CGH in the characterization of previously known aberrations in five samples is also presented. Seventeen out of 64 samples carried copy number alterations giving a detection rate of 26.5%. Ten of these represent benign or variables of unknown significance, giving a diagnostic capacity of the method to be 10.9%. If karyotype is performed the additional diagnostic capacity of the method is 5.1% (3/59). This study indicates the ability of array CGH to identify chromosomal abnormalities which cannot be detected during routine prenatal cytogenetic analysis, therefore increasing the overall detection rate. In addition a thorough review of the literature is presented.
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van Binsbergen E, Hochstenbach R, Giltay J, Swinkels M. Unstable transmission of a familial complex chromosome rearrangement. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:2888-93. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Characterization of a complex rearrangement involving chromosomes 1, 4 and 8 by fish and array-CGH. J Appl Genet 2012; 53:285-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s13353-012-0097-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Madan K. Balanced complex chromosome rearrangements: Reproductive aspects. A review. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:947-63. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ceulemans S, van der Ven K, Del-Favero J. Targeted screening and validation of copy number variations. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 838:311-28. [PMID: 22228019 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-507-7_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The accessibility of genome-wide screening technologies considerably facilitated the identification and characterization of copy number variations (CNVs). The increasing amount of available data describing these variants, clearly demonstrates their abundance in the human genome. This observation shows that not only SNPs, but also CNVs and other structural variants strongly contribute to genetic variation. Even though not all structural variants have an obvious phenotypic effect, there is evidence that CNVs influence gene dosage and hence can have profound effects on human disease susceptibility, disease manifestation, and disease severity. Therefore, CNV screening and analysis methodologies, specifically focusing on disease-related CNVs are actively progressing. This chapter specifically describes different techniques currently available for the targeted screening and validation of CNVs. We not only provide an overview of all these CNV analysis methods, but also address their strong and weak points. Methods covered include fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), paralogue ratio test (PRT), molecular copy-number counting (MCC), and multiplex PCR-based approaches, such as multiplex amplifiable probe hybridization (MAPH), multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), multiplex PCR-based real-time invader assay (mPCR-RETINA), quantitative multiplex PCR of short fluorescent fragments (QMPSF), and multiplex amplicon quantification (MAQ). We end with some general remarks and conclusions, furthermore briefly addressing the future perspectives.
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- Shana Ceulemans
- Applied Molecular Genomics Unit, VIB, Department of Molecular Genetics, Flanders, Belgium
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South ST. Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements: Detection and Elucidation of Mechanisms Using Cytogenomic Technologies. Clin Lab Med 2011; 31:513-24, vii. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Pellestor F, Anahory T, Lefort G, Puechberty J, Liehr T, Hedon B, Sarda P. Complex chromosomal rearrangements: origin and meiotic behavior. Hum Reprod Update 2011; 17:476-94. [DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmr010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Clinical application of whole-genome array CGH during prenatal diagnosis: Study of 25 selected pregnancies with abnormal ultrasound findings or apparently balanced structural aberrations. Mol Cytogenet 2010; 3:24. [PMID: 21110858 PMCID: PMC3002366 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-3-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background The purpose of the study was the application and evaluation of array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (array CGH) in selected cases during prenatal diagnosis. Array CGH was applied in 25 fetal samples out of which 15 had normal karyotypes and abnormal ultrasound findings and 10 had apparently balanced structural aberrations with or without abnormal ultrasound findings. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood, chorionic villi samples (CV) and amniotic fluid. Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) array CGH (Cytochip, BlueGnome Ltd.) of 1 Mb was applied and results were confirmed with either Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH), Multiplex Ligation-dependant Probe Amplification (MLPA) or Real-Time PCR. Results Three out of 25 samples (12%), referred for prenatal array CGH, were found to carry copy number alterations. The number of cases with clinically significant alterations was 2/25 (8%), while one (4%) was of uncertain clinical significance. Two benign Copy Number Variations (CNVs) were also found in 1/25 cases (4%). Conclusions The outcome of this study indicates the ability of array CGH to identify chromosomal abnormalities which cannot be detected during routine prenatal cytogenetic analysis, therefore increasing the overall detection rate.
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Basinko A, Perrin A, Nguyen HA, Morel F, Le Bris MJ, Saliou AH, Collet M, Parent P, Benech C, Quemener S, Ferec C, Douet-Guilbert N, De Braekeleer M. Balanced transmission of a paternal complex chromosomal rearrangement involving chromosomes 2, 3, and 18. Am J Med Genet A 2010; 152A:2646-50. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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South ST, Rector L, Aston E, Rowe L, Yang SP. Large clinically consequential imbalances detected at the breakpoints of apparently balanced and inherited chromosome rearrangements. J Mol Diagn 2010; 12:725-9. [PMID: 20595628 DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2010.090234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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When a chromosome abnormality is identified in a child with a developmental delay and/or multiple congenital anomalies and the chromosome rearrangement appears balanced, follow-up studies often examine both parents for this rearrangement. If either clinically unaffected parent has a chromosome abnormality with a banding pattern identical to the affected child's study, then it is assumed that the chromosome rearrangement is balanced and directly inherited from the normal carrier parent. It is therefore unlikely that the chromosome rearrangement is responsible for the child's clinical presentation. We present two unrelated cases in which an identical and apparently balanced abnormal chromosome banding pattern was identified in both an affected child and an unaffected parent of that child. Despite the identical banding patterns, molecular characterization through genomic microarray and fluorescence in situ hybridization showed the parent to be balanced whereas the affected child was significantly unbalanced. These two cases emphasize the utility of genomic microarray for further characterization of apparently balanced inherited chromosome rearrangements and caution against the assumption that identical banding patterns between a child and parent represent identical genomic rearrangements.
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- Sarah T South
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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Additional cryptic CNVs in mentally retarded patients with apparently balanced karyotypes. Eur J Med Genet 2010; 53:227-33. [PMID: 20542150 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2009] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Apparently balanced chromosome abnormalities are occasionally associated with mental retardation (MR). These balanced rearrangements may disrupt genes. However, the phenotype may also be caused by small abnormalities present at the breakpoints or elsewhere in the genome. Conventional karyotyping is not instrumental for detecting small abnormalities because it only identifies genomic imbalances larger than 5-10 Mb. In contrast, high-resolution whole-genome arrays enable the detection of submicroscopic abnormalities in patients with apparently balanced rearrangements. Here, we report on the whole-genome analysis of 13 MR patients with previously detected balanced chromosomal abnormalities, five de novo, four inherited, and four of unknown inheritance, using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) arrays. In all the cases, the patient had an abnormal phenotype. In one familial case and one unknown inheritance case, one of the parents had a phenotype which appeared identical to the patient's phenotype. Additional copy number variants (CNVs) were identified in eight patients. Three patients contained CNVs adjacent to one or either breakpoints. One of these patients showed four and two deletions near the breakpoints of a de novo pericentric inversion. In five patients we identified CNVs on chromosomes unrelated to the previously observed genomic imbalance. These data demonstrate that high-resolution array screening and conventional karyotyping is necessary to tie complex karyotypes to phenotypes of MR patients.
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Loup V, Bernicot I, Janssens P, Hedon B, Hamamah S, Pellestor F, Anahory T. Combined FISH and PRINS sperm analysis of complex chromosome rearrangement t(1;19;13): an approach facilitating PGD. Mol Hum Reprod 2009; 16:111-6. [DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cryptic genomic imbalances in de novo and inherited apparently balanced chromosomal rearrangements: Array CGH study of 47 unrelated cases. Eur J Med Genet 2009; 52:291-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2009.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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de Vree PJ, Simon ME, van Dooren MF, Stoevelaar GH, Hilkmann JT, Rongen MA, Huijbregts GC, Verkerk AJ, Poddighe PJ. Application of molecular cytogenetic techniques to clarify apparently balanced complex chromosomal rearrangements in two patients with an abnormal phenotype: case report. Mol Cytogenet 2009; 2:15. [PMID: 19594915 PMCID: PMC2723125 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-2-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCR) are rare cytogenetic findings that are difficult to karyotype by conventional cytogenetic analysis partially because of the relative low resolution of this technique. High resolution genotyping is necessary in order to identify cryptic imbalances, for instance near the multiple breakpoints, to explain the abnormal phenotype in these patients. We applied several molecular techniques to elucidate the complexity of the CCRs of two adult patients with abnormal phenotypes. RESULTS Multicolour fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH) showed that in patient 1 the chromosomes 1, 10, 15 and 18 were involved in the rearrangement whereas for patient 2 the chromosomes 5, 9, 11 and 13 were involved. A 250 k Nsp1 SNP-array analysis uncovered a deletion in chromosome region 10p13 for patient 1, harbouring 17 genes, while patient 2 showed no pathogenic gains or losses. Additional FISH analysis with locus specific BAC-probes was performed, leading to the identification of cryptic interstitial structural rearrangements in both patients. CONCLUSION Application of M-FISH and SNP-array analysis to apparently balanced CCRs is useful to delineate the complex chromosomal rearrangement in detail. However, it does not always identify cryptic imbalances as an explanation for the abnormal phenotype in patients with a CCR.
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- Paula Jp de Vree
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Ergul E, Liehr T, Mrasek K, Sazci A. A de novo complex chromosome rearrangement involving three chromosomes (2, 13, and 18) in an oligospermic male. Fertil Steril 2009; 92:391.e9-391.e12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2009] [Revised: 02/12/2009] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ballarati L, Recalcati MP, Bedeschi MF, Lalatta F, Valtorta C, Bellini M, Finelli P, Larizza L, Giardino D. Cytogenetic, FISH and array-CGH characterization of a complex chromosomal rearrangement carried by a mentally and language impaired patient. Eur J Med Genet 2009; 52:218-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2009.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lindstrand A, Malmgren H, Sahlén S, Xin H, Schoumans J, Blennow E. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of a constitutional, highly complex intrachromosomal rearrangement of chromosome 1, with 14 breakpoints and a 0.5 Mb submicroscopic deletion. Am J Med Genet A 2009; 146A:3217-22. [PMID: 19006217 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- A Lindstrand
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Genetics Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Edelmann L, Hirschhorn K. Clinical Utility of Array CGH for the Detection of Chromosomal Imbalances Associated with Mental Retardation and Multiple Congenital Anomalies. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1151:157-66. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03610.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lebbar A, Callier P, Baverel F, Marle N, Patrat C, Le Tessier D, Mugneret F, Dupont JM. Two cases of mosaicism for complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRM) associated with secondary infertility. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:2651-6. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Escudero T, Estop A, Fischer J, Munne S. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for complex chromosome rearrangements. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1662-9. [PMID: 18536046 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Complex chromosome rearrangements (CCR) are structural rearrangements that involve more than two breakpoints. The most common ones involve three chromosomes and three breakpoints, but double translocations can also occur. Theoretically, the potential for chromosome imbalance in the gametes of CCR carriers is higher than for simple translocations, and thus they are at an even higher risk of recurrent miscarriage. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of repeated pregnancy loss in translocation carriers, and thus it is well indicated for CCR. Here we describe different approaches for PGD of CCRs. After PGD of five couples carriers of CCR, only 6.4% of embryos were found normal or balanced, but the transfer of these six embryos into four couples, resulted in two pregnancies, one with normal non-identical twins, and the other with a balanced karyotype. Thus the implantation rate was 50%, and the pregnancy per retrieval was 40%, with 0% spontaneous abortions and 0% unbalanced offspring. This compares favorably with a prior history of spontaneous abortions, unbalanced offspring, and low fertility.
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- T Escudero
- Reprogenetics, LLC, South San Francisco, California, USA
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Jiang YH, Martinez JE, Ou Z, Cooper ML, Kang SHL, Pursley A, Cheung SW. De novo and complex imbalanced chromosomal rearrangements revealed by array CGH in a patient with an abnormal phenotype and apparently "balanced" paracentric inversion of 14(q21q23). Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1986-93. [PMID: 18627051 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Paracentric inversions are one of the common chromosomal rearrangements typically associated with a normal phenotype. However, if dosage-sensitive genes are disrupted by the breakpoints, an abnormal phenotype could result. Detection of paracentric inversions often relies on careful high resolution banding, which has limited sensitivity. We report here cytogenetic studies performed on a 4-year-old female patient with global developmental delay, hypotonia, and dysmorphic features. The initial cytogenetic evaluation by G-banding revealed a de novo inversion of chromosome 14. Subsequent array CGH analysis using both a targeted BAC array and a high-resolution oligonucleotide array revealed microdeletions at the breakpoints of 14q21.1 (0.8 Mb) and 14q23.1 (0.9 Mb). Unexpectedly, a microdeletion in the region of 16q23.1 (1.3 Mb) was also identified, which overlaps with the common fragile site FRA16D. Parental chromosome and FISH analyses were normal, supporting the conclusion that these microdeletions were de novo in the patient and likely contributed to her abnormal phenotype. The case report presented illustrates the value of using high-resolution microarray analysis for phenotypically abnormal individuals with apparently balanced chromosomal rearrangements, including inversions.
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- Yong-Hui Jiang
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas TX 77030, USA
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Sismani C, Kitsiou-Tzeli S, Ioannides M, Christodoulou C, Anastasiadou V, Stylianidou G, Papadopoulou E, Kanavakis E, Kosmaidou-Aravidou Z, Patsalis PC. Cryptic genomic imbalances in patients with de novo or familial apparently balanced translocations and abnormal phenotype. Mol Cytogenet 2008; 1:15. [PMID: 18644119 PMCID: PMC2516517 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-1-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Carriers of apparently balanced translocations are usually phenotypically normal; however in about 6% of de novo cases, an abnormal phenotype is present. In the current study we investigated 12 patients, six de novo and six familial, with apparently balanced translocations and mental retardation and/or congenital malformations by applying 1 Mb resolution array-CGH. In all de novo cases, only the patient was a carrier of the translocation and had abnormal phenotype. In five out of the six familial cases, the phenotype of the patient was abnormal, although the karyotype appeared identical to other phenotypically normal carriers of the family. In the sixth familial case, all carriers of the translocations had an abnormal phenotype. Results Chromosomal and FISH analyses suggested that the rearrangements were "truly balanced" in all patients. However, array-CGH, revealed cryptic imbalances in three cases (3/12, 25%), two de novo (2/12, 33.3%) and one familial (1/12, 16.6%). The nature and type of abnormalities differed among the cases. In the first case, what was identified as a de novo t(9;15)(q31;q26.1), a complex rearrangement was revealed involving a ~6.1 Mb duplication on the long arm of chromosome 9, an ~10 Mb deletion and an inversion both on the long arm of chromosome 15. These imbalances were located near the translocation breakpoints. In the second case of a de novo t(4;9)(q25;q21.2), an ~6.6 Mb deletion was identified on the short arm of chromosome 7 which is unrelated to the translocation. In the third case, of a familial, t(4;7)(q13.3;p15.3), two deletions of ~4.3 Mb and ~2.3 Mb were found, each at one of the two translocation breakpoints. In the remaining cases the translocations appeared balanced at 1 Mb resolution. Conclusion This study investigated both de novo and familial apparently balanced translocations unlike other relatively large studies which are mainly focused on de novo cases. This study provides additional evidence that cryptic genomic imbalances are common in patients with abnormal phenotype and "apparently balanced" translocations not only in de novo but can also occur in familial cases. The use of microarrays with higher resolution such as oligo-arrays may reveal that the frequency of cryptic genomic imbalances among these patients is higher.
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- Carolina Sismani
- Department of Cytogenetics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Baptista J, Mercer C, Prigmore E, Gribble SM, Carter NP, Maloney V, Thomas NS, Jacobs PA, Crolla JA. Breakpoint mapping and array CGH in translocations: comparison of a phenotypically normal and an abnormal cohort. Am J Hum Genet 2008; 82:927-36. [PMID: 18371933 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Revised: 02/13/2008] [Accepted: 02/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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We report the analyses of breakpoints in 31 phenotypically normal and 14 abnormal carriers of balanced translocations. Our study assesses the differences between balanced translocations in normal carriers and those in abnormal carriers, focusing on the presence of genomic imbalances at the breakpoints or elsewhere in the genome, presence of cryptic chromosome rearrangements, and gene disruption. Our hypothesis is that all four features will be associated with phenotypic abnormalities and absent or much less frequent in a normal population. In the normal cohort, we identified neither genomic imbalances at the breakpoints or elsewhere in the genome nor cryptic chromosome rearrangements. In contrast, we identified candidate disease-causing imbalances in 4/14 abnormal patients. These were three breakpoint associated deletions and three deletions unrelated to the breakpoints. All six de novo deletions originated on the paternally inherited chromosome. Additional complexity was also present in one of these cases. Gene disruption by the breakpoints was present in 16/31 phenotypically normal individuals and in 5/14 phenotypically abnormal patients. Our results show that translocations in phenotypically abnormal patients are molecularly distinct from those in normal individuals: the former are more likely to be associated with genomic imbalances at the breakpoints or elsewhere and with chromosomal complexity, whereas the frequency of gene disruption is similar in both normal and abnormal translocation carriers.
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Lim CK, Cho JW, Kim JY, Kang IS, Shim SH, Jun JH. A healthy live birth after successful preimplantation genetic diagnosis for carriers of complex chromosome rearrangements. Fertil Steril 2008; 90:1680-4. [PMID: 18076880 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Revised: 08/07/2007] [Accepted: 08/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To report a live birth after successful preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for carriers of complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) with translocation and deletion. DESIGN Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was applied to PGD for CCR carriers. SETTING University-based centers for reproductive medicine. PATIENT(S) Three CCR carriers, patient A with 46,XX,t(6;10;8)(q25.1;q21.1;q21.1), patient B with 46,X,del(X)(p22.3),t(2;18)(q14.1;q21)[48]/45,X, t(2;18)(q14.1;q21)[12], and patient C with 46,XY,t(5;13;8)(q21.2;q14.3;q24.3). INTERVENTION(S) Balanced or normal embryos were diagnosed by PGD and transferred. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Diagnosis rate of FISH, pregnancy outcome, and karyotype of amniocentesis. RESULT(S) Blastomeres were biopsied from 56 embryos in four PGD cycles, and 54 embryos (96.4%) were successfully diagnosed by FISH. Among them, four embryos were diagnosed as transferable in two cycles of patient B and one cycle of patient C. After three cycles of embryo transfer, a pregnancy was achieved in the second PGD cycle of patient B, and the karyotype of amniocentesis was 46,XY,t(2;18)(q14.1;q21). A healthy baby was delivered at 40 weeks of gestation by cesarean section. CONCLUSION(S) This is the first report for a live birth after PGD in the CCR carriers associated with translocation and deletion, 46,X,del(X)(p22.3),t(2;18)(q14.1;q21)[48]/45,X,t(2;18)(q14.1;q21)[12]. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for CCRs needs more consideration and advanced techniques for full karyotyping.
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- Chun Kyu Lim
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology and Infertility, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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De Gregori M, Ciccone R, Magini P, Pramparo T, Gimelli S, Messa J, Novara F, Vetro A, Rossi E, Maraschio P, Bonaglia MC, Anichini C, Ferrero GB, Silengo M, Fazzi E, Zatterale A, Fischetto R, Previderé C, Belli S, Turci A, Calabrese G, Bernardi F, Meneghelli E, Riegel M, Rocchi M, Guerneri S, Lalatta F, Zelante L, Romano C, Fichera M, Mattina T, Arrigo G, Zollino M, Giglio S, Lonardo F, Bonfante A, Ferlini A, Cifuentes F, Van Esch H, Backx L, Schinzel A, Vermeesch JR, Zuffardi O. Cryptic deletions are a common finding in "balanced" reciprocal and complex chromosome rearrangements: a study of 59 patients. J Med Genet 2007; 44:750-62. [PMID: 17766364 PMCID: PMC2652810 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.052787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2007] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Using array comparative genome hybridisation (CGH) 41 de novo reciprocal translocations and 18 de novo complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRs) were screened. All cases had been interpreted as "balanced" by conventional cytogenetics. In all, 27 cases of reciprocal translocations were detected in patients with an abnormal phenotype, and after array CGH analysis, 11 were found to be unbalanced. Thus 40% (11 of 27) of patients with a "chromosomal phenotype" and an apparently balanced translocation were in fact unbalanced, and 18% (5 of 27) of the reciprocal translocations were instead complex rearrangements with >3 breakpoints. Fourteen fetuses with de novo, apparently balanced translocations, all but two with normal ultrasound findings, were also analysed and all were found to be normal using array CGH. Thirteen CCRs were detected in patients with abnormal phenotypes, two in women who had experienced repeated spontaneous abortions and three in fetuses. Sixteen patients were found to have unbalanced mutations, with up to 4 deletions. These results suggest that genome-wide array CGH may be advisable in all carriers of "balanced" CCRs. The parental origin of the deletions was investigated in 5 reciprocal translocations and 11 CCRs; all were found to be paternal. Using customized platforms in seven cases of CCRs, the deletion breakpoints were narrowed down to regions of a few hundred base pairs in length. No susceptibility motifs were associated with the imbalances. These results show that the phenotypic abnormalities of apparently balanced de novo CCRs are mainly due to cryptic deletions and that spermatogenesis is more prone to generate multiple chaotic chromosome imbalances and reciprocal translocations than oogenesis.
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- M De Gregori
- Biologia Generale e Genetica Medica, Universitè di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Vissers LELM, Stankiewicz P, Yatsenko SA, Crawford E, Creswick H, Proud VK, de Vries BBA, Pfundt R, Marcelis CLM, Zackowski J, Bi W, van Kessel AG, Lupski JR, Veltman JA. Complex chromosome 17p rearrangements associated with low-copy repeats in two patients with congenital anomalies. Hum Genet 2007; 121:697-709. [PMID: 17457615 PMCID: PMC1914245 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-007-0359-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Accepted: 03/19/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Recent molecular cytogenetic data have shown that the constitution of complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRs) may be more complicated than previously thought. The complicated nature of these rearrangements challenges the accurate delineation of the chromosomal breakpoints and mechanisms involved. Here, we report a molecular cytogenetic analysis of two patients with congenital anomalies and unbalanced de novo CCRs involving chromosome 17p using high-resolution array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). In the first patient, a 4-month-old boy with developmental delay, hypotonia, growth retardation, coronal synostosis, mild hypertelorism, and bilateral club feet, we found a duplication of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A and Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) chromosome regions, inverted insertion of the Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndrome region into the SMS region, and two microdeletions including a terminal deletion of 17p. The latter, together with a duplication of 21q22.3-qter detected by array CGH, are likely the unbalanced product of a translocation t(17;21)(p13.3;q22.3). In the second patient, an 8-year-old girl with mental retardation, short stature, microcephaly and mild dysmorphic features, we identified four submicroscopic interspersed 17p duplications. All 17 breakpoints were examined in detail by FISH analysis. We found that four of the breakpoints mapped within known low-copy repeats (LCRs), including LCR17pA, middle SMS-REP/LCR17pB block, and LCR17pC. Our findings suggest that the LCR burden in proximal 17p may have stimulated the formation of these CCRs and, thus, that genome architectural features such as LCRs may have been instrumental in the generation of these CCRs.
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- L. E. L. M. Vissers
- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Sentara Hospital Laboratories, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Patsalis PC, Kousoulidou L, Männik K, Sismani C, Zilina O, Parkel S, Puusepp H, Tõnisson N, Palta P, Remm M, Kurg A. Detection of small genomic imbalances using microarray-based multiplex amplifiable probe hybridization. Eur J Hum Genet 2006; 15:162-72. [PMID: 17119536 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Array-based genome-wide screening methods were recently introduced to clinical practice in order to detect small genomic imbalances that may cause severe genetic disorders. The continuous advancement of such methods plays an extremely important role in diagnostic genetics and medical genomics. We have modified and adapted the original multiplex amplifiable probe hybridization (MAPH) to a novel microarray format providing an important new diagnostic tool for detection of small size copy-number changes in any locus of human genome. Here, we describe the new array-MAPH diagnostic method and show proof of concept through fabrication, interrogation and validation of a human chromosome X-specific array. We have developed new bioinformatic tools and methodology for designing and producing amplifiable hybridization probes (200-600 bp) for array-MAPH. We designed 558 chromosome X-specific probes with median spacing 238 kb and 107 autosomal probes, which were spotted onto microarrays. DNA samples from normal individuals and patients with known and unknown chromosome X aberrations were analyzed for validation. Array-MAPH detected exactly the same deletions and duplications in blind studies, as well as other unknown small size deletions showing its accuracy and sensitivity. All results were confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization and probe-specific PCR. Array-MAPH is a new microarray-based diagnostic tool for the detection of small-scale copy-number changes in complex genomes, which may be useful for genotype-phenotype correlations, identification of new genes, studying genetic variation and provision of genetic services.
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- Philippos C Patsalis
- Department of Cytogenetics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Schwarzbraun T, Ullmann R, Schubert M, Ledinegg M, Ofner L, Windpassinger C, Wagner K, Kroisel PM, Petek E. Characterization of a de novo complex chromosome rearrangement (CCR) involving chromosomes 2 and 12, associated with mental retardation and impaired speech development. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 115:84-9. [PMID: 16974087 DOI: 10.1159/000094804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2005] [Accepted: 03/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We report on a currently six-year-old patient with a de novo complex chromosome rearrangement (CCR) involving chromosomes 2 and 12. A translocation 2;12 that appeared to be reciprocal after standard banding turned out to be a complex event with seven breaks after molecular cytogenetic analyses. Array CGH analysis showed no imbalances at the breakpoints but revealed an additional microdeletion of about 80 kb on chromosome 11. The same deletion was also present in the phenotypically normal father. The patient showed relatively mild mental retardation, defined mainly as impaired speech development (orofacial dyspraxia) and psychomotor retardation. In addition, mild dysmorphic facial features like hypertelorism, a prominent philtrum and down-turned corners of the mouth were observed. We narrowed down all breakpoint regions to about 100 kb, using a panel of mapped bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). BACs spanning or flanking all seven breakpoints were identified and no chromosomal imbalances were found consistent with the array CGH results. Our investigations resulted in the following karyotype: 46,XY,t(2;12)(2pter-->2p25.3::2p23.3-->2p25.2::2p23.3-->2p14::2q14.3-->2p14::2q14.3-->2q14.3::12q 12-->12qter;12pter-->12q12::2p25.3-->2p25.2::2q14.3-->2qter).
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- T Schwarzbraun
- Institute of Medical Biology and Human Genetics, Medical University Graz, Austria
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Thienpont B, Gewillig M, Fryns JP, Devriendt K, Vermeesch J. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of a constitutional complex intrachromosomal 4q rearrangement in a patient with multiple congenital anomalies. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 114:338-41. [PMID: 16954676 DOI: 10.1159/000094223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 01/09/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Constitutional Complex Chromosomal Rearrangements (CCRs) are very rare. While the vast majority of CCRs involve more than one chromosome, only seven cases describe CCRs with four or more breakpoints within a single chromosome. Here, we present a patient with multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation. Array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (array CGH), FISH and Multicolour Banding FISH revealed a de novo complex rearrangement with two deletions, a duplication and an inversion of 4q. This CCR involving at least seven breakpoints is one of the most complex rearrangements of a single chromosome reported thus far. Potential mechanisms generating such complex rearrangements are discussed.
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- B Thienpont
- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Karmous-Benailly H, Giuliano F, Massol C, Bloch C, De Ricaud D, Lambert JC, Perelman S. Unbalanced inherited complex chromosome rearrangement involving chromosome 8, 10, 11 and 16 in a patient with congenital malformations and delayed development. Eur J Med Genet 2006; 49:431-8. [PMID: 16497571 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2006.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Complex chromosome rearrangements (CCR) are rare structural chromosome aberrations that can be found in patients with phenotypic abnormalities or in phenotypically normal patients presenting, however, recurrent miscarriages or infertility. Conventional karyotype generally allows their identification. However, molecular cytogenetic methods can reveal subtle rearrangements. We report, here, the identification of an unbalanced maternally inherited CCR in a boy with multiple congenital malformations and delayed development. High-resolution karyotype completed by molecular cytogenetic prompted us to precise the rearrangements. The healthy mother was found to carry a balanced de novo CCR that implicates four chromosomes (8, 10, 11 and 16), six breakpoints, three translocations and an insertion. The malsegregation of this CCR had led, in her son, to partial 10p12.3 to 10p14 deletion, a chromosomal region associated with the DiGeorge like phenotype.
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MESH Headings
- Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8/genetics
- Developmental Disabilities/genetics
- DiGeorge Syndrome/genetics
- Female
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Infant
- Karyotyping
- Male
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Translocation, Genetic
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- Houda Karmous-Benailly
- Service de génétique médicale, hôpital l'Archet 2, CHU de Nice, 151, route de Saint-Antoine-de-Ginestière, 06202 Nice cedex 03, France.
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Goumy C, Mihaescu M, Tchirkov A, Giollant M, Bonnet-Dupeyron MN, Jaffray JY, Geneix A, Perissel B, Francannet C, Boespflug-Tanguy O, Vago P. An unusual familial chromosome 9 "variant" with variable phenotype: characterization by CGH analysis. Morphologie 2005; 89:71-5. [PMID: 16110742 DOI: 10.1016/s1286-0115(05)83241-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Heterochromatin confined to pericentromeric and secondary constriction regions plays a major role in morphological variation of chromosome 9, because of its size and affinity for pericentric inversion. We report on a 6-year-old boy with growth and language delay, minor facial anomalies and unusual chromosome 9 variant with an extra-band in the centromeric region on the conventional karyotype. Subsequent analysis by FISH and CGH identified this variant as a dicentric chromosome 9 with a duplication of the 9p12-q21 region. An identical chromosome 9 variant was found in the mild language retarded brother and in the phenotypically normal father and grandfather. The presumed mechanism accounting for the phenotypic discordance observed in this family and the usefulness of CGH in characterization of such variants are discussed. To our knowledge, this is the first investigation of an unusual chromosome 9 variant by CGH.
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- C Goumy
- Cytogénétique Médicale, CHU et Faculté de Médecine, BP 38, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex
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Borg K, Stankiewicz P, Bocian E, Kruczek A, Obersztyn E, Lupski JR, Mazurczak T. Molecular analysis of a constitutional complex genome rearrangement with 11 breakpoints involving chromosomes 3, 11, 12, and 21 and a ∼0.5-Mb submicroscopic deletion in a patient with mild mental retardation. Hum Genet 2005; 118:267-75. [PMID: 16160854 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-0021-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2005] [Accepted: 06/03/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRs) are extremely rare but often associated with mental retardation, congenital anomalies, or recurrent spontaneous abortions. We report a de novo apparently balanced CCR involving chromosomes 3 and 12 and a two-way translocation between chromosomes 11 and 21 in a woman with mild intellectual disability, obesity, coarse facies, and apparent synophrys without other distinctive dysmorphia or congenital anomalies. Molecular analysis of breakpoints using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with region-specific BAC clones revealed a more complex character for the CCR. The rearrangement is a result of nine breaks and involves reciprocal translocation of terminal chromosome fragments 3p24.1-->pter and 12q23.1-->qter, insertion of four fragments of the long arm of chromosome 12: q14.1-->q21?, q21?-->q22, q22-->q23.1, and q23.1-->q23.1 and a region 3p22.3-->p24.1 into chromosome 3q26.31. In addition, we detected a approximately 0.5-Mb submicroscopic deletion at 3q26.31. The deletion involves the chromosome region that has been previously associated with Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) in which a novel gene NAALADL2 has been mapped recently. Other potential genes responsible for intellectual deficiency disrupted as a result of patient's chromosomal rearrangement map at 12q14.1 (TAFA2), 12q23.1 (METAP2), and 11p14.1 (BDNF).
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- Katarzyna Borg
- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17A, 01-211, Warsaw, Poland
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Ciccone R, Giorda R, Gregato G, Guerrini R, Giglio S, Carrozzo R, Bonaglia MC, Priolo E, Laganà C, Tenconi R, Rocchi M, Pramparo T, Zuffardi O, Rossi E. Reciprocal translocations: a trap for cytogenetists? Hum Genet 2005; 117:571-82. [PMID: 16041583 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-1324-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2005] [Accepted: 04/08/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We report four cases of subjects with phenotypic abnormalities and mental retardation associated with apparently balanced translocations, two inherited and two de novo, which showed, by molecular analysis, a hidden complexity. All the cases have been analyzed with different molecular techniques, including array-CGH, and in two of them the translocation breakpoints have been defined at the level of base pairs via studies in somatic hybrids containing single derivative chromosomes. We demonstrated that all the translocations were in fact complex rearrangements and that an imbalance was present in three of them, thus accounting for the phenotypic abnormalities. In one case, a Prader-Willi subject, we were not able to determine the molecular cause of his phenotype. This study, while confirming previous data showing unexpected complexity in translocations, further underscores the need for molecular investigations before taking for granted an apparently simple cytogenetic interpretation.
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- Roberto Ciccone
- Biologia Generale e Genetica Medica, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Patsalis PC, Kousoulidou L, Sismani C, Männik K, Kurg A. MAPH: from gels to microarrays. Eur J Med Genet 2005; 48:241-9. [PMID: 16179220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2005.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2005] [Revised: 03/18/2005] [Accepted: 04/07/2005] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The development of accurate and sensitive methodologies to detect small chromosomal imbalances (<3 Mb) is extremely important in clinical diagnostics and research in human genetics. The technique of array-comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) using BAC and PAC clones is very sensitive methodology and is rapidly becoming the method of choice for high-resolution screening of genomic copy-number changes. An alternative methodology to CGH is the multiplex amplifiable probe hybridization (MAPH) methodology, a DNA based method that allows the accurate and reliable determination of changes in copy number in "known" or "unknown locations" in the human genome. MAPH uses probes of 100-500 bp in size, that can be specifically designed for any gene or locus in the genome and cover any gene exons, the subtelomeric or subcentromeric regions, any chromosomal segment, a whole chromosome or the total human genome. MAPH can provide extremely high resolution and enable the sensitive detection of loss or gain of genomic DNA sequences as small as 150 bp. Very recently we succeeded in the advancement of MAPH from gel and capillary analyses to microarrays. The array-MAPH methodology offers an alternative methodology to array-CGH and provides a new sensitive microarray-based method including several advantages for the detection of copy number changes in the human genome.
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- Philippos C Patsalis
- Department of Cytogenetics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Soler A, Sánchez A, Carrió A, Badenas C, Milà M, Margarit E, Borrell A. Recombination in a male carrier of two reciprocal translocations involving chromosomes 14, 14', 15, and 21 leading to balanced and unbalanced rearrangements in offspring. Am J Med Genet A 2005; 134:309-14. [PMID: 15732062 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We report an unusual case of a familial complex chromosome rearrangement (CCR), ascertained through prenatal diagnosis. The fetus carried an apparently balanced CCR with a recombinant 3-segment chromosome derived from two paternal reciprocal translocations involving both homologs of chromosome 14 and chromosomes 15 and 21, respectively. A probably normal phenotype was predicted and confirmed after birth. His older sister carried an unbalanced karyotype with partial trisomy 14 and partial monosomy 21, and displayed an apparently normal, paternally derived chromosome 14 that resulted from recombination between two derivative chromosomes. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and molecular studies were essential for the characterization of the rearrangement. The "rebuilding," through recombination, of a chromosome involved in two different translocations in a progenitor, was demonstrated for the first time by molecular analysis. Our family is another good example of how balanced familial complex translocations are in a state of flux and can change from one generation to the next.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21/genetics
- Family Health
- Female
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Infant
- Karyotyping
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Recombination, Genetic
- Translocation, Genetic
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- Anna Soler
- Unitat de Diagnòstic Prenatal, Servei de Genètica, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
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