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ArticlePloS one2017

Nonsense variant in COL7A1 causes recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in Central Asian Shepherd dogs.

Julia Niskanen, Kati Dillard, Meharji Arumilli, Elina Salmela, Marjukka Anttila, Hannes Lohi, Marjo K Hytönen

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julia NiskanenDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kati DillardPathology Unit, Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira, Helsinki, Finland.
Meharji ArumilliDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Elina SalmelaDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Marjukka AnttilaPathology Unit, Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira, Helsinki, Finland.
Hannes LohiDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-5532
Marjo K HytönenDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIFinnish Food Authority · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A rare hereditary mechanobullous disorder called epidermolysis bullosa (EB) causes blistering in the skin and the mucosal membranes. To date, nineteen EB-related genes have been discovered in human and other species. We describe here a novel EB variant in dogs. Two newborn littermates of Central Asian Shepherd dogs with severe signs of skin blistering were brought to a veterinary clinic and euthanized due to poor prognosis. In post-mortem examination, the puppies were shown to have findings in the skin and the mucosal membranes characteristic of EB. A whole-genome sequencing of one of the affected puppies was performed to identify the genetic cause. The resequencing data were filtered under a recessive model against variants from 31 other dog genomes, revealing a homozygous case-specific nonsense variant in one of the known EB-causing genes, COL7A1 (c.4579C>T, p.R1527*). The variant results in a premature stop codon and likely absence of the functional protein in the basement membrane of the skin in the affected dogs. This was confirmed by immunohistochemistry using a COL7A1 antibody. Additional screening of the variant indicated full penetrance and breed specificity at ~28% carrier frequency. In summary, this study reveals a novel COL7A1 variant causing recessive dystrophic EB and provides a genetic test for the eradication of the disease from the breed.

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AnimalsAsiaBase SequenceCase-Control StudiesCodon, NonsenseCohort StudiesCollagen Type VIIDogsEpidermolysis Bullosa DystrophicaFemaleGenomeImmunohistochemistryMalePedigreeCodon, NonsenseCollagen Type VII

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PMID28493971
PMCPMC5426755
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