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ArticleIranian journal of child neurology2021

Novel Homozygous Pathogenic Mutations of LAMA 2 Gene in Patients with Congen ital Muscular Dystrophy.

Negar Khodaenia, Zahra Farjami, Amir Hosein Ashnaei, Neshat Ebrahimi, Navid Chelvarforoosh, Andoni Urtizberea, Ehsan Razmara, Massoud Houshmand

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Article in Iranian journal of child neurology, 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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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Negar KhodaeniaNational Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra FarjamiNational Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Hosein AshnaeiDepartment of Modern Sciences& Technologies, Medicine Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Neshat EbrahimiLaboratory of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Navid ChelvarforooshDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, Science Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Andoni UrtizbereaInstitut de Myologie, Hopital de la Salpetriere, Paris, France.
Ehsan RazmaraDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran.
Massoud HoushmandNational Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.
National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · IRInstitut de Myologie · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The laminin α2 subunit is a protein encoded by the laminin α2 gene(LAMA2) which has the role of adhesion (attachment of cells to one another). Genetics consideration showed that mutation in LAMA2 caused a collection of muscle-wasting conditions called muscular dystrophy. This disorder causes disconnection of muscular cells and degeneration of the musculoskeletal system. In this study, we defined the molecular consideration of three patients with laminin α2 deficiency by clinical presentations of congenital muscular dystrophy. In this regard, 65 exons of the LAMA2 gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction. Moreover, multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification and next generation sequencing (NGS) were carried out for all the patients. Because of NGS negativity, gene sequencing was performed. Results of searching for rearrangements of the LAMA2 gene enabled us to recognize homozygous pathogenic mutations c.2049_c.2050del, c.7156-2A>G, and c,1303C>T. These mutations produce an out-of-frame transcript that will be degraded by nonsense mediated decay. Therefore, we think these changes are pathogenic ones.

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