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Targeted Next-generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Pipeline to Evaluate Genetic Determinants of Constitutional Disease
Published on: April 4, 2018
Two novel non-coding single nucleotide variants in the DNase1 hypersensitivity site of PRDM13 causing North Carolina
Yuri Seo1, Kwangsic Joo2, Junwon Lee3
1Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Purpose:
Pathogenic variants in North Carolina macular dystrophy (NCMD) have rarely been reported in the East Asian population. Herein, we reported novel variants of NCMD in 2 Korean families.
Methods:
The regions associated with NCMD were analyzed with genome sequencing, and variants were filtered based on the minor allele frequency (0.5%) and heterozygosity. Non-coding variants were functionally annotated using multiple computational tools.
Results:
We identified two rare novel variants, chr6:g.99,598,914T>C (hg38; V17) and chr6:g.99,598,926G>A (hg38; V18) upstream of PRDM13 in families A and B, respectively. In Family 1, Grade 2 NCMD and a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/25 and 20/200 in the right and left eyes, respectively, were observed. In Family B, all affected individuals had Grade 1 NCMD with characteristic confluent drusen at the fovea and a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 in both eyes. These two variants are 10-22 bp downstream of the reported V10 variant within the DNase1 hypersensitivity site. This site is associated with progressive bifocal chorioretinal atrophy and congenital posterior polar chorioretinal hypertrophy and lies in the putative enhancer site of PRDM13.
Conclusion:
We identified two novel NCMD variants in the Korean population and further validated the regulatory role of the DNase1 hypersensitivity site upstream of PRDM13.
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