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ArticleBMC neurology2018

A novel nonsense mutation in WNK1/HSN2 associated with sensory neuropathy and limb destruction in four siblings of a large Iranian pedigree.

Behrouz Rahmani, Fatemeh Fekrmandi, Keivan Ahadi, Tannaz Ahadi, Afagh Alavi, Abolhassan Ahmadiani, Sareh Asadi

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Behrouz RahmaniSection of Physiology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh FekrmandiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Keivan AhadiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Tannaz AhadiNeuromusculoskeletal Research Centre, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Afagh AlaviGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abolhassan AhmadianiNeuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sareh AsadiNeuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. sarehasadi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-5779

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Abstract

backgroundHereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2 (HSAN2) is an autosomal recessive disorder with predominant sensory dysfunction and severe complications such as limb destruction. There are different subtypes of HSAN2, including HSAN2A, which is caused by mutations in WNK1/HSN2 gene.

methodsAn Iranian family with four siblings and autosomal recessive inheritance pattern whom initially diagnosed with HSAN2 underwent whole exome sequencing (WES) followed by segregation analysis.

resultsAccording to the filtering criteria of the WES data, a novel candidate variation, c.3718C > A in WNK1/HSN2 gene that causes p.Tyr1025* was identified. This variation results in a truncated protein with 1025 amino acids instead of the wild-type product with 2645 amino acids. Sanger sequencing revealed that the mutation segregates with disease status in the pedigree.

conclusionsThe identified novel nonsense mutation in WNK1/HSN2 in an Iranian HSAN2 pedigree presents allelic heterogeneity of this gene in different populations. The result of current study expands the spectrum of mutations of the HSN2 gene as the genetic background of HSAN2A as well as further supports the hypothesis that HSN2 is a causative gene for HSAN2A. However, it seems that more research is required to determine the exact effects of this product in the nervous system.

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Codon, NonsenseFemaleHereditary Sensory and Autonomic NeuropathiesHumansIranMalePedigreeSiblingsWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Codon, NonsenseWNK1 protein, humanWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathiesHSAN2Nonsense mutationWhole exome sequencing, WNK1 gene

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