To investigate the utility of whole-exome sequencing (WES) to define a molecular diagnosis for patients clinically diagnosed with congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT).
WES was performed in 62 families with CAKUT. WES data were analyzed for single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) in 35 known CAKUT genes, putatively deleterious sequence changes in new candidate genes, and potentially disease-associated copy-number variants (CNVs).
In approximately 5% of families, pathogenic SNVs were identified in PAX2, HNF1B, and EYA1. Observed phenotypes in these families expand the current understanding about the role of these genes in CAKUT. Four pathogenic CNVs were also identified using two CNV detection tools. In addition, we found one deleterious de novo SNV in FOXP1 among the 62 families with CAKUT. The clinical database of the Baylor Miraca Genetics laboratory was queried and seven additional unrelated individuals with novel de novo SNVs in FOXP1 were identified. Six of these eight individuals with FOXP1 SNVs have syndromic urinary tract defects, implicating this gene in urinary tract development.
We conclude that WES can be used to identify molecular etiology (SNVs, CNVs) in a subset of individuals with CAKUT. WES can also help identify novel CAKUT genes.Genet Med advance online publication 22 September 2016Genetics in Medicine (2016); doi:10.1038/gim.2016.131.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics. 2016 Sep 22 [Epub ahead of print]
Mir Reza Bekheirnia, Nasim Bekheirnia, Matthew N Bainbridge, Shen Gu, Zeynep Hande Coban Akdemir, Tomek Gambin, Nicolette K Janzen, Shalini N Jhangiani, Donna M Muzny, Mini Michael, Eileen D Brewer, Ewa Elenberg, Arundhati S Kale, Alyssa A Riley, Sarah J Swartz, Daryl A Scott, Yaping Yang, Poyyapakkam R Srivaths, Scott E Wenderfer, Joann Bodurtha, Carolyn D Applegate, Milen Velinov, Angela Myers, Lior Borovik, William J Craigen, Neil A Hanchard, Jill A Rosenfeld, Richard Alan Lewis, Edmond T Gonzales, Richard A Gibbs, John W Belmont, David R Roth, Christine Eng, Michael C Braun, James R Lupski, Dolores J Lamb
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA., Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA., Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA., Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA., Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA., Sanford Children's Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA., Center for Reproductive Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.