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Novel VPS13B Mutations in Three Large Pakistani Cohen Syndrome Families Suggests a Baloch Variant with Autistic-Like Features

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Title
Novel VPS13B Mutations in Three Large Pakistani Cohen Syndrome Families Suggests a Baloch Variant with Autistic-Like Features
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BMC Medical Genomics, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12881-015-0183-0
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Muhammad Arshad Rafiq, Claire S Leblond, Muhammad Arif Nadeem Saqib, Akshita K. Vincent, Amirthagowri Ambalavanan, Falak Sher Khan, Muhammad Ayaz, Naseema Shaheen, Dan Spiegelman, Ghazanfar Ali, Muhammad Amin-ud-din, Sandra Laurent, Huda Mahmood, Mehtab Christian, Nadir Ali, Alanna Fennell, Zohair Nanjiani, Gerald Egger, Chantal Caron, Ahmed Waqas, Muhammad Ayub, Saima Rasheed, Baudouin Forgeot d’Arc, Amelie Johnson, Joyce So, Muhammad Qasim Brohi, Laurent Mottron, Muhammad Ansar, John B Vincent, Lan Xiong

Abstract

Cohen Syndrome (COH1) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, principally identified by ocular, neural and muscular deficits. We identified three large consanguineous Pakistani families with intellectual disability and in some cases with autistic traits. Clinical assessments were performed in order to allow comparison of clinical features with other VPS13B mutations. Homozygosity mapping followed by whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing strategies were used to identify disease-related mutations. We identified two novel homozygous deletion mutations in VPS13B, firstly a 1 bp deletion, NM_017890.4:c.6879delT; p.Phe2293Leufs*24, and secondly a deletion of exons 37-40, which co-segregate with affected status. In addition to COH1-related traits, autistic features were reported in a number of family members, contrasting with the "friendly" demeanour often associated with COH1. The c.6879delT mutation is present in two families from different regions of the country, but both from the Baloch sub-ethnic group, and with a shared haplotype, indicating a founder effect among the Baloch population. We suspect that the c.6879delT mutation may be a common cause of COH1 and similar phenotypes among the Baloch population. Additionally, most of the individuals with the c.6879delT mutation in these two families also present with autistic like traits, and suggests that this variant may lead to a distinct autistic-like COH1 subgroup.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 11 14%
Student > Bachelor 9 11%
Researcher 9 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 9%
Other 19 23%
Unknown 17 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 20 25%
Psychology 9 11%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 6%
Other 13 16%
Unknown 19 23%
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