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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2020

A homozygote variant in the tRNA splicing endonuclease subunit 54 causes pontocerebellar hypoplasia in a consanguineous Iranian family.

Afrooz Sepahvand, Ehsan Razmara, Fatemeh Bitarafan, Mohammad Galehdari, Ali Reza Tavasoli, Navid Almadani, Masoud Garshasbi

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Afrooz SepahvandFaculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ehsan RazmaraAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9926-3975
Fatemeh BitarafanDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-4489-2923
Mohammad GalehdariDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5491-0382
Ali Reza TavasoliMyelin Disorders Clinic, Pediatric Neurology Division, Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-0440-5809
Navid AlmadaniDepartment of Genetics, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud GarshasbiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5508-7903
Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch · IRAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute · AUChildren's Medical Center · IRIslamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran · IRRoyan Institute · IRTarbiat Modares University · IR

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Abstract

backgroundHomozygous loss-of-function mutations in TSEN54 (tRNA splicing endonuclease subunit 54; OMIM: 608755) cause different types of pontocerebellar hypoplasias (PCH) including PCH2, PCH4, and PCH5. The study aimed to determine the possible genetic factors contributing to PCH phenotypes in two affected male infants in an Iranian family.

methodsWe subjected two affected individuals in a consanguineous Iranian family. To systematically investigate the susceptible gene(s), whole-exome sequencing was performed on the proband and a novel identified variant was confirmed by Sanger sequencing. We also analyzed 26 relatives in three generations using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) followed and confirmed by Sanger sequencing.

resultsPhysical and medical examinations confirmed PCH in the patients. Besides, the proband showed bilateral moderate sensorineural hearing loss and structural heart defects as the novel phenotypes. The molecular findings also verified that two affected individuals were homozygote for the novel synonymous variant, NM_207346.2: c.1170G>A; p.(Val390Val), in TSEN54. PCR-RFLP and Sanger sequencing elucidated that the parents and 16 relatives were heterozygote for the novel variant.

conclusionWe identified a novel synonymous variant, c.1170G>A, in TSEN54 associated with PCH in an Iranian family. Based on this study, we strongly suggest using "TSENopathies" to show the overlapped phenotypes among different types of PCH resulted from TSEN causative mutations.

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Silent MutationCerebellar DiseasesConsanguinityEndoribonucleasesHomozygoteHumansInfantMalePedigreePhenotypePoint MutationEndoribonucleasesTSEN54 protein, humanPCR-RFLPpontocerebellar hypoplasiassynonymous variantTSEN54whole-exome sequencing

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