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ArticlePloS one2017

Identification of a novel GJA3 mutation in a large Chinese family with congenital cataract using targeted exome sequencing.

Yihua Yao, Xuedong Zheng, Xianglian Ge, Yanghui Xiu, Liu Zhang, Weifang Fang, Junzhao Zhao, Feng Gu, Yihua Zhu

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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 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yihua YaoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Xuedong ZhengThe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Xianglian GeSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yanghui XiuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Liu ZhangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Weifang FangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Junzhao ZhaoThe Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Feng GuSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yihua ZhuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2491-669X
Fujian Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous ocular disease in children that results in serious visual impairments or even blindness. Targeted exome sequencing (TES) is an efficient method used for genetic diagnoses of inherited diseases. In the present study, we used a custom-made TES panel to identify the genetic defect of a four-generation Chinese family with bilateral pulverulent nuclear cataracts. A novel heterozygous missense mutation c.443C>T (p. T148I) in GJA3 was identified. The results of the bioinformatic analysis showed that the mutation was deleterious to the structure and hemichannel function of Cx46 encoded by GJA3. Plasmids expressing wild-type and mutant human Cx46 were constructed and ectopically expressed in human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) or human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells. Fluorescent images indicated aggregated signals of mutant protein in the cytoplasm, and a higher protein level was also detected in T148I stable cell lines. In summary, we identified a novel mutation in GJA3 for ADCC, which provided molecular insights into the pathogenic mechanism of ADCC.

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AdolescentAdultCataractChildChinaComputational BiologyConnexinsEpithelial CellsExomeFemaleHEK293 CellsHeterozygoteHumansMaleMicroscopy, FluorescenceMiddle AgedConnexinsGJA3 protein, human

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