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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2019

Rare Genetic Variation in 135 Families With Family History Suggestive of X-Linked Intellectual Disability.

Alba Sanchis-Juan, Christina Bitsara, Kay Yi Low, Keren J Carss, Courtney E French, Olivera Spasic-Boskovic, Joanna Jarvis, Michael Field, F Lucy Raymond, Detelina Grozeva

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Alba Sanchis-JuanDepartment of Haematology, NHS Blood and Transplant Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Christina BitsaraDepartment of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Kay Yi LowDepartment of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Keren J CarssDepartment of Haematology, NHS Blood and Transplant Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Courtney E FrenchCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR BioResource, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Olivera Spasic-BoskovicEast Anglian Medical Genetics Service, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Joanna JarvisClinical Genetics Unit, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Michael FieldGenetics of Learning Disability Service (Hunter Genetics), Waratah, NSW, Australia.
F Lucy RaymondCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR BioResource, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Detelina GrozevaDepartment of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
University of Cambridge · GBNHS Blood and Transplant · GBBirmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust · GBHunter Genetics · AU

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Abstract

Families with multiple male children with intellectual disability (ID) are usually suspected of having disease due to a X-linked mode of inheritance and genetic studies focus on analysis of segregating variants in X-linked genes. However, the genetic cause of ID remains elusive in approximately 50% of affected individuals. Here, we report the analysis of next-generation sequencing data in 274 affected individuals from 135 families with a family history suggestive of X-linked ID. Genetic diagnoses were obtained for 19% (25/135) of the families, and 24% (33/135) had a variant of uncertain significance. In 12% of cases (16/135), the variants were not shared within the family, suggesting genetic heterogeneity and phenocopies are frequent. Of all the families with reportable variants (43%, 58/135), we observed that 55% (32/58) were in X-linked genes, but 38% (22/58) were in autosomal genes, while the remaining 7% (4/58) had multiple variants in genes with different modes on inheritance. This study highlights that in families with multiple affected males, X linkage should not be assumed, and both individuals should be considered, as different genetic etiologies are common in apparent familial cases.

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autosomal dominantintellectual disabilityMendelian diseasemosaicismnext-generation sequencingX-linked

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