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ArticleGenetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2025

Trio exome sequencing identifies de novo variants in novel candidate genes in 19.62% of CAKUT families.

Lea Maria Merz, Caroline M Kolvenbach, Chunyan Wang, Nils David Mertens, Steve Seltzsam, Bshara Mansour, Bixia Zheng, Sophia Schneider, Luca Schierbaum, Selina Hölzel and 44 more

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Lea Maria MerzDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Caroline M KolvenbachDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Chunyan WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Nils David MertensDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Steve SeltzsamDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Bshara MansourDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Bixia ZhengDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Sophia SchneiderDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Luca SchierbaumDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Selina HölzelDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Daanya SalmanullahDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Dalia PantelDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Gina KalkarDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Dervla M ConnaughtonDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Nina MannDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Chen-Han Wilfred WuDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH; Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH.
Franziska KauseDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Makiko NakayamaDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Rufeng DaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Ronen SchneiderDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Florian BuergerDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Camille Nicolas-FrankDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Kirollos YousefDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Katharina LembergDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Ken SaidaDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Seyoung YuDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Izzeldin ElmubarakDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Gijs A C FrankenDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Kraisoon LomjansookDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Alina BraunDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Stuart B BauerDepartment of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Nancy M RodigDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Michael J G SomersDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Avram Z TraumDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Deborah R SteinDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Ankana DagaDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Michelle A BaumDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Ghaleb H DaoukDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Hazem S AwadKidney Centre of Excellence, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Loai A EidKidney Centre of Excellence, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sherif El DesokyPediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A ShalabyPediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jameela A KariPediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Said OodaPediatric Nephrology Unit, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
Hanan M FathyPediatric Nephrology Unit, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
Neveen A SolimanDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cairo, University, Egypt Center for Research and Regenerative Medicine (ECRRM), Egyptian Group for Orphan Renal Diseases, Cairo, Egypt.
Marwa NabhanDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cairo, University, Egypt Center for Research and Regenerative Medicine (ECRRM), Egyptian Group for Orphan Renal Diseases, Cairo, Egypt.
Safaa AbdelrahmanDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cairo, University, Egypt Center for Research and Regenerative Medicine (ECRRM), Egyptian Group for Orphan Renal Diseases, Cairo, Egypt.
Alina C HilgerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Research Center On Rare Kidney Diseases (RECORD), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Shrikant M ManeDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Michael A FergusonDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Velibor TasicMedical Faculty Skopje, University Children's Hospital, Skopje, Macedoni.
Shirlee ShrilDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Friedhelm HildebrandtDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: friedhelm.hildebrandt@childrens.harvard.edu.

Funding

TRAINING GRANT IN GENETICST32GM007748 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI Anne O'Donnell-Luria, Louise Wilkins-Haug · 1985 to 2026
$12.0M
Integrating large scale genomics and functional studies to accelerate FSGS/NS discoveryRC2DK122397 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI HILDEBRANDT, FRIEDHELM, POLLAK, MARTIN R. · 2020 to 2024
$7.4M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGYT32DK007726 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI BRISCOE, DAVID M. · 1994 to 2023
$5.9M
Identification and function of new genes causing childhood nephrotic syndromeR01DK076683 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HILDEBRANDT, FRIEDHELM · 2007 to 2021
$5.3M
Discovery and pathogenic characterization of novel monogenic causes of bladder dysfunction-Administrative supplementK08DK127011 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI MANN, NINA · 2021 to 2025
$901k
A comprehensive approach to understanding the genetic causes of urinary stone disease: combining monogenic and polygenic analysesK08DK135933 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Chen-Han Wilfred Wu · 2024 to 2026
$486k
NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK127011NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK135933NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK076683NIDDK NIH HHS RC2 DK122397NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007726NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007748
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Abstract

purposeCongenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) encompass heterogenous malformations arising from defective nephrogenesis. To date, approximately 50 monogenic genes are known to cause CAKUT if mutated. Recent studies show the impact of de novo variants in genetic disease etiology. Trio exome sequencing identifies de novo variants in novel candidate genes in 19.62% of CAKUT families.

methodsWe performed trio-based exome sequencing in 209 families with CAKUT to detect novel candidate disease genes.

resultsTrio analysis yielded in the identification of CAKUT candidate genes in 96 of 209 trio families (45.93%). In 41 of 209 cases, we detected strong de novo variants in 45 potential novel CAKUT candidate genes (19.62%). We developed a prioritization approach that highlights a truncating de novo variant in SOX13 (HGNC:11192) as a promising cause for CAKUT. In addition, further allele carriers for the candidate gene CHD1L (HGNC:1916) were identified, thus supporting the role of CHD1L in the pathogenesis of CAKUT.

conclusionWe conclude that de novo variants in potential novel CAKUT candidate genes contribute to the disease etiology and present SOX13 as a potential novel cause for CAKUT.

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Urogenital AbnormalitiesVesico-Ureteral RefluxDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeExome SequencingFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansKidneyMaleMutationPedigreeUrinary TractDNA-Binding ProteinsCongenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)De novoExome Sequencing (ES)Monogenic DiseaseRenal Development

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