颜林林 (2022-06-29 22:30):
#paper doi:10.1002/humu.24424 Human Mutation, 2022, Screening of potential novel candidate genes in schwannomatosis patients. 这篇论文研究的是神经鞘瘤病(Schwannomatosis),是一种由周围神经的神经鞘所形成的肿瘤,该疾病与遗传有很大关系,通常会筛查NF2、SMARCB1和LZTR1这三个基因的胚系突变。然而,仍有相当大比例的患者并不携带这三个基因的突变,提示存在其他致病基因,本文则为寻找这样的基因。研究纳入了来自75个家庭的散发患者,这些患者均经筛查未携带上述三个基因的致病突变,于是采用NGS、MLPA、PCR+Sanger等方法,扩展筛查范围,找到DGCR8、COQ6、CDKN2A和CDKN2B等基因携带致病突变,结合既往文献研究,推断它们与该疾病发生相关,为后续研究该疾病的发病机制提供了证据提示。本文的研究逻辑和方法,也是拓展遗传病致病基因的常规研究套路。
IF:3.300Q2 Human mutation, 2022-10. DOI: 10.1002/humu.24424 PMID: 35723634
Screening of potential novel candidate genes in schwannomatosis patients
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Abstract:
Schwannomatosis comprises a group of hereditary tumor predisposition syndromes characterized by, usually benign, multiple nerve sheath tumors, which frequently cause severe pain that does not typically respond to drug treatments. The most common schwannomatosis-associated gene is NF2, but SMARCB1 and LZTR1 are also associated. There are still many cases in which no pathogenic variants (PVs) have been identified, suggesting the existence of as yet unidentified genetic risk factors. In this study, we performed extended genetic screening of 75 unrelated schwannomatosis patients without identified germline PVs in NF2, LZTR1, or SMARCB1. Screening of the coding region of DGCR8, COQ6, CDKN2A, and CDKN2B was carried out, based on previous reports that point to these genes as potential candidate genes for schwannomatosis. Deletions or duplications in CDKN2A, CDKN2B, and adjacent chromosome 9 region were assessed by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis. Sequencing analysis of a patient with multiple schwannomas and melanomas identified a novel duplication in the coding region of CDKN2A, disrupting both p14ARF and p16INK4a. Our results suggest that none of these genes are major contributors to schwannomatosis risk but the possibility remains that they may have a role in more complex mechanisms for tumor predisposition.
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