Large heterozygous deletion and uniparental disomy masquerading as homozygosity inCHKBgene

Author:

Wu Tenghui12,Zhang Ciliu12,He Fang12,Yang Li12ORCID,Yin Fei12,Peng Jing12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatrics Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha China

2. Clinical Research Center for Children Neurodevelopmental disabilities of Hunan Province Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha China

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundCHKBmutations have been described in 49 patients with megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy, which is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, of which 40 patients showed homozygosity.MethodsPeripheral blood genomic DNA samples were extracted from patients and their parents and were tested by whole exome sequencing. Quantitative PCR was performed to detect deletion. Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis was performed to identify uniparental disomy. Quantitative PCR and western blot were used to measure the expression level ofCHKBin patient 1‐derived immortalized lymphocytes. Mitochondria were observed in lymphocytes by electron microscopy.ResultsTwo unrelated cases born to non‐consanguineous parents were diagnosed with megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy due to apparently homozygous mutations (patient 1: c.225‐2A>T; patient 2: c.701C>T) in theCHKBgene using whole exome sequencing. Quantitative PCR revealed that patient 1 had a large deletion encompassing theCHKBgene, inherited from the mother. Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis revealed patient 2 had paternal uniparental isodisomy containing theCHKBgene. In the immortalized lymphocytes from patient 1, decreased expression ofCHKBwas revealed by quantitative PCR and western blot, and giant mitochondria were observed using electron microscopy.ConclusionWe provide a possibility to detect giant mitochondria in other cells when muscle was not available. Moreover, clinicians should be aware that homozygous variants can be masqueraded by uniparental disomy or large deletions in offspring of non‐consanguineous parents, and excessive homozygosity may be misdiagnosed.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Genetics (clinical),Genetics,Molecular Biology

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