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A Reassessment of Copy Number Variations in Congenital Heart Defects: Picturing the Whole Genome.

Ilse Meerschaut, Sarah Vergult, Annelies Dheedene, Björn Menten, Katya De Groote, Hans De Wilde, Laura Muiño Mosquera, Joseph Panzer, Kristof Vandekerckhove, Paul J Coucke and 2 more

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Article in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ilse MeerschautCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5502-0568
Sarah VergultCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0816-6262
Annelies DheedeneCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Björn MentenCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8182-659X
Katya De GrooteDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8278-2437
Hans De WildeDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Laura Muiño MosqueraCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3094-7807
Joseph PanzerDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Kristof VandekerckhoveDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Paul J CouckeCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Daniël De WolfDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0846-8914
Bert CallewaertCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium and Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9743-4205
Ghent University Hospital · BE

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copy number variations (CNVs) can modulate phenotypes by affecting protein-coding sequences directly or through interference of gene expression. Recent studies in cancer and limb defects pinpointed the relevance of non-coding gene regulatory elements such as long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and topologically associated domain (TAD)-related gene-enhancer interactions. The contribution of such non-coding elements is largely unexplored in congenital heart defects (CHD). We performed a retrospective analysis of CNVs reported in a cohort of 270 CHD patients. We reviewed the diagnostic yield of pathogenic CNVs, and performed a comprehensive reassessment of 138 CNVs of unknown significance (CNV-US), evaluating protein-coding genes, lncRNA genes, and potential interferences with TAD-related gene-enhancer interactions. Fifty-two of the 138 CNV-US may relate to CHD, revealing three candidate CHD regions, 19 candidate CHD genes, 80 lncRNA genes of interest, and six potentially CHD-related TAD interferences. Our study thus indicates a potential relevance of non-coding gene regulatory elements in CNV-related CHD pathogenesis. Shortcomings in our current knowledge on genomic variation call for continuous reporting of CNV-US in international databases, careful patient counseling, and additional functional studies to confirm these preliminary findings.

Indexed as

Chromosome AberrationsDNA Copy Number VariationsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome, HumanChildFemaleGenetic Association StudiesHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansMalePhenotypeRetrospective Studiescongenital heart defectscopy number variationsnon-coding elementsprotein-coding genestopology associated domains

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PMID34356064
PMCPMC8304049
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