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ArticleAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A2021

Whole genome sequencing identifies a cryptic SOX9 regulatory element duplication underlying a case of 46,XX ovotesticular difference of sexual development.

Zhiyu Qian, Katheryn Grand, Andrew Freedman, Maria C Nieto, Andrea Behlmann, Bahareh M Schweiger, Pedro A Sanchez-Lara

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Article in American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhiyu QianDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Katheryn GrandDepartment of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9411-2913
Andrew FreedmanDepartment of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Maria C NietoDepartment of Biological Sciences, California State University, Hayward, California, USA.
Andrea BehlmannPerkinElmer Genomics, Duluth, Georgia, USA.
Bahareh M SchweigerDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pedro A Sanchez-LaraDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1181-7828
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · USCalifornia State University System · USPerkinElmer (Ireland) · IEUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ovotesticular differences of sexual development (OT-DSD) are rare genetic variances defined by the coexistence of both testicular and ovarian tissues. Various molecular etiologies including SRY translocation or SOX9 pathogenic variants with different modes of inheritance have been associated with 46,XX OT-DSD. Here we describe a child diagnosed with SRY-negative 46,XX OT-DSD after completing a series of complex clinical genetic analyses, including chromosomal microarray, DSD gene panel (sequencing and deletion/duplication analysis), whole exome sequencing, and whole genome sequencing. Of these, only whole genome sequencing reported a pathogenic duplication in a non-coding region that contains the RevSex regulatory element, which modifies SOX9 expression and is associated with 46,XX OT-DSD and complete sex reversal. This is the first clinical RevSex duplication detected by clinical whole genome sequencing. We highlight the utility of whole genome sequencing in shortening the diagnostic odyssey and the importance of optimal counseling through a team-based multi-specialty approach for patients with DSDs.

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Gene Duplication46, XX Disorders of Sex DevelopmentHumansInfant, NewbornMaleOvotesticular Disorders of Sex DevelopmentPrognosisSOX9 Transcription FactorWhole Genome SequencingSOX9 protein, humanSOX9 Transcription Factordifference of sexual developmentOT-DSDovotesticular DSDSOX9 duplicationwhole genome sequencing

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