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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2021

RB1CC1 duplication and aberrant overexpression in a patient with schizophrenia: further phenotype delineation and proposal of a pathogenetic mechanism.

Edoardo Errichiello, Roberto Giorda, Antonella Gambale, Achille Iolascon, Orsetta Zuffardi, Sabrina Giglio

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2021. 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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Edoardo ErrichielloUnit of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6346-1988
Roberto GiordaLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8175-9606
Antonella GambaleDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6293-3234
Achille IolasconDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9558-0356
Orsetta ZuffardiUnit of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1466-4559
Sabrina GiglioUnit of Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3954-326X
Federico II University Hospital · ITUniversity of Pavia · ITIRCCS Eugenio Medea · ITUniversity of Cagliari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCopy number variants in coding and noncoding genomic regions have been implicated as risk factor for schizophrenia (SCZ). Rare duplications of the RB1CC1 gene were found enriched in SCZ patients. Considering that the effect of such duplications on RB1CC1 expression has never been evaluated and partial gene duplications of RB1CC1 have also been reported in SCZ patients, it is unclear whether the pathogenesis is mediated by haploinsufficiency rather than genuine overexpression of the gene. METHODS AND

resultsWe studied a patient with schizophrenia, suicidality, and obesity, who carried a de novo RB1CC1 complete duplication, as assessed by high-resolution array-CGH. Molecular breakpoint cloning allowed to identify nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) as driving mechanism in this rearrangement. On the contrary, trio-based whole-exome sequencing excluded other potential causative variants related to the phenotype. Functional assays showed significant overexpression of RB1CC1 in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of the proband compared to control subjects, suggesting overdosage as leading mechanism in SCZ pathophysiology.

conclusionWe hypothesized a pathogenetic model that might explain the correlation between RB1CC1 overexpression and schizophrenia by altering different cell signaling pathways, including autophagy, a promising therapeutic target for schizophrenic patients.

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PhenotypeAutophagyAutophagy-Related ProteinsCells, CulturedGene DuplicationHumansLymphocytesMaleSchizophreniaYoung AdultAutophagy-Related ProteinsRB1CC1 protein, humanautophagycopy number variations (CNVs)RB1CC1schizophrenia (SCZ)suicidality

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