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Targeted Next-generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Pipeline to Evaluate Genetic Determinants of Constitutional Disease
Published on: April 4, 2018
ATP7B Gene Variant Profile İdentified by NGS in Wilson's Disease
Orhan Gorukmez1, Taner Özgür2, Ozlem Gorukmez1
1Department of Medical Genetics, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
Abstract:
Background: Wilson's disease (WD) is a copper metabolism disorder caused by ATP7B gene mutations and shows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. We aimed to contribute to the mutation profile of ATP7B and show demographic and phenotypic differences in this study. Materials and methods: The clinical and demographic characteristics of patients who underwent ATP7B gene sequence analysis using next-generation sequencing were evaluated to improve genotype-phenotype correlation in WD. Results: An uncertain significance (D563N) and seven likely pathogenic (Y532D, Y715Y, T977K, K1028*, E1086K, A1227Pfs*103, and E1242K) variants were identified as associated with WD. Uniparental disomy was detected in one case. Conclusion: Our work expanded the ATP7B variant spectrum and pointed to clinical heterogeneity in ATP7B variants among patients with WD. All symptomatic patients had hepatic involvement and were clinically and/or genetically diagnosed with WD in the pediatric period. T977K, A1003V, H1069Q, E1086K, and N1270S variants were associated with hepatic failure.
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