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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2021

A Novel VPS13B Mutation Identified by Whole-Exome Sequencing in Iranian Patients with Cohen Syndrome.

Mohammad Reza Karimzadeh, Fatemeh Omidi, Afsaneh Sahebalzamani, Kolsoum Saeidi

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mohammad Reza KarimzadehDepartment of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
Fatemeh OmidiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Afsaneh SahebalzamaniGenetic Counselling Center, Welfare Organization of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Kolsoum SaeidiStudent Research Committee, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. k_saeidi@kmu.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-3775
Kerman University of Medical Sciences · IRBam University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Cohen syndrome is caused by homozygous mutation in the vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog B (VPS13B, also referred to as COH1) gene on chromosome 8q22.2. The VPS13B protein is involved in transmembrane transport, Golgi integrity, and neuritogenesis. Clinical manifestations of Cohen syndrome are mainly intellectual disability, developmental delay, facial abnormalities, and eye disorders. This study aimed to identify the causative variant in two unrelated families with Cohen syndrome. To this end, whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed to identify the pathogenic variants. A homozygous nonsense variant (NM_017890:c.10369C > T; NP_060360.3: p.Q3457X) in the VPS13B gene was identified and co-segregated with all affected individuals in both families. In silico analysis highly suggested this variant as damaging for protein function. The present study increases the mutation spectrum of the VPS13B gene and could be useful in genetic diagnosis and genetic counseling in Cohen syndrome patients.

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ChildCodon, NonsenseDevelopmental DisabilitiesExome SequencingFingersHomozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleMicrocephalyMuscle HypotoniaMyopiaObesityPhenotypeRetinal DegenerationVesicular Transport ProteinsCodon, NonsenseVesicular Transport ProteinsVPS13B protein, humanCohen syndromeMutationVPS13BWhole-exome sequencing

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