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ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2015

Recurrent benign copy number variants & issues in interpretation of variants of unknown significance identified by cytogenetic microarray in Indian patients with intellectual disability.

Vijay Raju Boggula, Meenal Agarwal, Rashmi Kumar, Shally Awasthi, Shubha R Phadke

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Vijay Raju Boggula
Meenal Agarwal
Rashmi Kumar
Shally Awasthi
Shubha R PhadkeDepartment of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

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objectivesCytogenetic microarray (CMA) is now recommended as a first-tier clinical diagnostic test in cases with idiopathic intellectual disability and/or developmental delay (ID/DD). Along with clinically relevant variants, CMA platforms also identify variants of unknown significance (VUS). This study was done to look for utility and various issues in interpretation of copy number variants (CNVs) in Indian patients with ID/DD.

methodsThe CMA was performed in 86 Indian patients with idiopathic ID/DD with or without dysmorphic features. CNV was reported if copy number gain was >400 kb in size and copy number loss was > 200 kb in size.

resultsPathogenic CNVs were found in 18 of 86 (20.9%) patients. One large (14 Mb size) de novo heterozygous copy number gain was found in one patient. VUS (total 31) were present in 17 of 86 (19.7%) patients. Five novel recurrent benign CNVs were also present in our patients. INTERPRETATION &

conclusionsOur findings highlight the difficulties in interpretation of CNVs identified by CMA. More Indian data on VUS and recurrent benign CNVs will be helpful in the interpretation of CMA in patients with ID/DD.

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DNA Copy Number VariationsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIndiaInfantIntellectual DisabilityMaleRecurrence

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