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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2020

Whole exome sequencing identifies rare biallelic ALMS1 missense and stop gain mutations in familial Alström syndrome patients.

Naglaa M Kamal, Ahmed N Sahly, Babajan Banaganapalli, Omran M Rashidi, Preetha J Shetty, Jumana Y Al-Aama, Noor A Shaik, Ramu Elango, Omar I Saadah

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Alström syndrome with a novel mutation ofWorld journal of clinical cases · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Naglaa M KamalDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hepatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed N SahlyPrincess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders & Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Babajan BanaganapalliPrincess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders & Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Omran M RashidiPrincess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders & Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Preetha J ShettyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Jumana Y Al-AamaPrincess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders & Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Noor A ShaikPrincess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders & Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ramu ElangoPrincess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders & Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Omar I SaadahPediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SACairo University · EGGulf Medical University · AE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alström syndrome (AS, OMIM ID 203800) is a rare childhood multiorgan disorder, which is widely studied in non-Arab ethnic patients. The clinical and molecular basis of AS and the mode of disease inheritance in consanguineous Arab populations is not well investigated. Therefore, to identify the molecular basis of AS in familial forms, the present study performed whole exome sequencing of 5 AS patients belonging to 2 different Bedouin families from Saudi Arabia. The present study identified the AS causative rare biallelic mutations in ALMS gene:T376S in exon 5 and S909* in exon 8 for family A and an R2721* in exon 10 (R2721*) for family B. ALMS1 targeted genetic sequencing of healthy population controls and family members has confirmed its extremely rare frequency and autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. The truncating mutations S909* and R2721* could cause the loss of CC domains and ALMS motif on C-terminal end of the protein and creates unstable protein, which eventually undergoes intracellular degradation. The premature protein truncating mutations described in our study may eventually provide further insight into the functional domains of the ALMS1 protein and contribute to the understanding of the phenotypic spectrum of AS. Whole exome sequencing based molecular diagnosis is expected to rule out ambiguity surrounding clinical diagnosis of suspected AS cases.

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ALMS1 geneAlstrom syndromeAutosomal recessiveGenetic heterogeneityWhole exome sequencing

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