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ArticleHuman mutation2025

Likely Pathogenic/Pathogenic Variants in the Spliceosome Complex Genes SNRNP200, SF3B1, SF3B2, and SF3B4 Implicated in Nonsyndromic Orofacial Cleft.

Peyman Ranji, Eleonore Pairet, Raphael Helaers, Pascal Brouillard, Bénédicte Bayet, Alexander Gerdom, Nicole Revencu, Miikka Vikkula

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Peyman RanjiHuman Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, deduveinstitute.be.ORCID 0000-0002-8842-1592
Eleonore PairetHuman Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, deduveinstitute.be.ORCID 0000-0003-0929-9101
Raphael HelaersHuman Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, deduveinstitute.be.ORCID 0000-0002-7046-7867
Pascal BrouillardHuman Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, deduveinstitute.be.ORCID 0000-0001-9548-8229
Bénédicte BayetCentre Labio-Palatin, Division of Plastic Surgery, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, saintluc.be.ORCID 0000-0002-2427-4909
Alexander GerdomCentre Labio-Palatin, Division of Plastic Surgery, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, saintluc.be.ORCID 0000-0001-7006-1296
Nicole RevencuCenter for Human Genetics, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, saintluc.be.ORCID 0000-0002-7120-4903
Miikka VikkulaHuman Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium, deduveinstitute.be.ORCID 0000-0002-6236-338X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genetic basis of nonsyndromic orofacial cleft (NsOFC) remains elusive, although associations have been identified with various genetic loci. NsOFC has a less pronounced genetic background than syndromic orofacial cleft (SyOFC), albeit Mendelian inheritance has been identified. Our hypothesis was that genes related to spliceosome function may contribute to NsOFC pathophysiology, as they do for some syndromic cases. Exome sequencing was conducted on 224 unrelated NsOFC probands. We performed filtering and analyses of predicted pathogenicity of rare variants using Highlander. We focused on 26 genes encoding spliceosome proteins. Subsequently, bioinformatic tools, such as AlphaFold, and PyMol, were applied to generate three-dimensional structures to interpret the effects of the identified variants on protein structure and interaction domains. We found six likely damaging variants: three heterozygous missense variants in small nuclear ribonucleoprotein U5 200 kDa subunit (

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Cleft LipCleft PalatePhosphoproteinsRibonucleoprotein, U5 Small NuclearRNA Splicing FactorsSpliceosomesExome SequencingFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMutationPedigreePhosphoproteinsRibonucleoprotein, U5 Small NuclearRNA Splicing FactorsSF3B1 protein, humanSF3B4 protein, humangenemutationnonsyndromic CLPSF3B1SF3B2SF3B4SNRNP200spliceosome

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PMCPMC12714162

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