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ArticleHuman genetics2018

Genome-wide investigation of an ID cohort reveals de novo 3'UTR variants affecting gene expression.

Paolo Devanna, Maartje van de Vorst, Rolph Pfundt, Christian Gilissen, Sonja C Vernes

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Article in Human genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paolo DevannaNeurogenetics of Vocal Communication Group, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Maartje van de VorstDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Rolph PfundtDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Christian GilissenDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Sonja C VernesNeurogenetics of Vocal Communication Group, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Wundtlaan 1, 6525 XD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. sonja.vernes@mpi.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0305-4584
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLMax Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics · NL

Funding

Marie Curie Career Integration Grant PCIG12-GA-2012-333978Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Max Planck Research Group
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intellectual disability (ID) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with genetically heterogeneous causes. Large-scale sequencing has led to the identification of many gene-disrupting mutations; however, a substantial proportion of cases lack a molecular diagnosis. As such, there remains much to uncover for a complete understanding of the genetic underpinnings of ID. Genetic variants present in non-coding regions of the genome have been highlighted as potential contributors to neurodevelopmental disorders given their role in regulating gene expression. Nevertheless the functional characterization of non-coding variants remains challenging. We describe the identification and characterization of de novo non-coding variation in 3'UTR regulatory regions within an ID cohort of 50 patients. This cohort was previously screened for structural and coding pathogenic variants via CNV, whole exome and whole genome analysis. We identified 44 high-confidence single nucleotide non-coding variants within the 3'UTR regions of these 50 genomes. Four of these variants were located within predicted miRNA binding sites and were thus hypothesised to have regulatory consequences. Functional testing showed that two of the variants interfered with miRNA-mediated regulation of their target genes, AMD1 and FAIM. Both these variants were found in the same individual and their functional consequences may point to a potential role for such variants in intellectual disability.

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Gene Expression RegulationGenetic VariationGenome, Human3' Untranslated RegionsCohort StudiesHumansIntellectual DisabilityMicroRNAsSequence Analysis, DNA3' Untranslated RegionsMicroRNAs

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PMID30097719
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