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ArticleHereditas2021

IFNAR1 gene mutation may contribute to developmental stuttering in the Chinese population.

Yimin Sun, Yong Gao, Yuxi Zhou, Yulong Zhou, Ying Zhang, Dong Wang, Li-Hai Tan

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Article in Hereditas, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yimin Sun *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. ymsun@capitalbiotech.com.
Yong Gao *Beijing CapitalBio Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 101111, China.
Yuxi ZhouBeijing CapitalBio Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 101111, China.
Yulong ZhouGuangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration and Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510400, China.
Ying ZhangGuangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration and Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510400, China.
Dong WangState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China.
Li-Hai TanGuangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration and Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510400, China. tanlh@sions.cn.
Jinan University · CNShenzhen Institute of Neuroscience · CNBeijing VDJBio (China) · CNChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTsinghua University · CN

Funding

Guangdong key basic research program 2018B030332001Guangdong Pearl River Talents Plan 2016ZT06S220National Natural Science Foundation of China 31771391
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDevelopmental stuttering is the most common form of stuttering without apparent neurogenic or psychogenic impairment. Recently, whole-exome sequencing (WES) has been suggested to be a promising approach to study Mendelian disorders.

methodsHere, we describe an application of WES to identify a gene potentially responsible for persistent developmental stuttering (PDS) by sequencing DNA samples from 10 independent PDS families and 11 sporadic cases. Sanger sequencing was performed for verification with samples obtained from 73 additional patients with sporadic cases.

resultsWe first searched for cosegregating variants/candidate genes in a Chinese family (Family 0) by sequencing DNA obtained from 3 affected members and 3 controls. Next, we sequenced DNA samples obtained from 9 additional Chinese families (Families 1-9) with stuttering to verify the identified candidate genes. Intriguingly, we found that two missense variants (Leu552Pro and Lys428Gln) of interferon-alpha/beta receptor 1 (IFNAR1) cosegregated with stuttering in three independent families (Families 0, 5 and 9). Moreover, we found two additional mutations (Gly301Glu and Pro335del) in the IFNAR1 gene in 4 patients with sporadic cases by using WES or Sanger sequencing. Further receptor mutagenesis and cell signaling studies revealed that these IFNAR1 variants may impair the activity of type I IFN signaling.

conclusionOur data indicate that IFNAR1 might be a potential pathogenic gene of PDS in the Chinese population.

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StutteringAsian PeopleChinaExome SequencingHumansMutationPedigreeReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaSequence Analysis, DNAIFNAR1 protein, humanReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaDevelopmental stutteringIFNAR1Persistent developmental stuttering (PDS)Whole-exome sequencing (WES)

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PMID34794508
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