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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Whole exome sequencing identified a homozygous novel variant in CEP290 gene causes Meckel syndrome.

Rui Zhang, Shaoyun Chen, Peng Han, Fangfang Chen, Shan Kuang, Zhuo Meng, Junnian Liu, Ruliang Sun, Zhiwei Wang, Xiaohong He and 7 more

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Rui ZhangDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Bao'an Women and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China.
Shaoyun ChenDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Bao'an Women and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China.
Peng HanBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.
Fangfang ChenDepartment of Pathology, Bao'an Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Shan KuangBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.
Zhuo MengDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Bao'an Women and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China.
Junnian LiuBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.
Ruliang SunDepartment of Pathology, Bao'an Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Zhiwei WangBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.
Xiaohong HeDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Bao'an Women and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China.
Yong LiBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.
Yuanning GuanBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.
Zhengfang YueBGI-Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Chen LiDepartment of Cell Biology and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Subrata Kumar DeyDepartment of Biotechnology, Centre for Genetic Studies, School of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (Formerly West Bengal University of Technology), Kolkata, India.
Yuanfang ZhuDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Bao'an Women and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China.
Santasree BanerjeeBGI-Qingdao, BGI-Shenzhen, Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2481-4562
China National GeneBank · CNJinan University · CNBGI Group (China) · CNMaternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Bao'an · CNAbasaheb Garware College · INZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meckel syndrome (MKS) is a pre- or perinatal multisystemic ciliopathic lethal disorder with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Meckel syndrome is usually manifested with meningo-occipital encephalocele, polycystic kidney dysplasia, postaxial polydactyly and hepatobiliary ductal plate malformation. Germline variants in CEP290 cause MKS4. In this study, we investigated a 35-years-old Chinese female who was 17+1 weeks pregnant. She had a history of adverse pregnancy of having foetus with multiple malformations. We performed ultrasonography and identified the foetus with occipital meningoencephalocele and enlarged cystic dysplastic kidneys. So, she decided to terminate her pregnancy and further genetic molecular analysis was performed. We identified the aborted foetus without postaxial polydactyly. Histological examination of foetal kidney showed cysts in kidney and thinning of the renal cortex with glomerular atrophy. Whole exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous variant (c.2144T>G; p.L715

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Exome SequencingAdultAntigens, NeoplasmAsian PeopleBase SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCiliary Motility DisordersCytoskeletal ProteinsEncephaloceleFemaleFetusHomozygoteHumansKidneyMaleMutationAntigens, NeoplasmCell Cycle ProteinsCep290 protein, humanCytoskeletal ProteinsCEP290 genehomozygousloss-of-functionMeckel syndromenovel variant

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PMID31840411
PMCPMC6991682
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