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ArticleJournal of human genetics2026

A new integrated genetic and transcriptomic approach for investigating DUX4 and DUX4C.

Zhaohui Zhuang, Mahoko Takahashi Ueda, Kensuke Yamaguchi, Yuta Kochi

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Zhaohui ZhuangDepartment of Genomic Function and Diversity, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Mahoko Takahashi UedaDepartment of Genomic Function and Diversity, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kensuke YamaguchiBiomedical Engineering Research Innovation Center, Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8288-1240
Yuta KochiDepartment of Genomic Function and Diversity, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. y-kochi.gfd@mri.tmd.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-5078

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MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 22H02597MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 24K10050
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Abstract

The double homeobox 4 gene (DUX4) and its centromeric paralogue, DUX4C, reside in the subtelomeric region of chromosome 4 and have been implicated in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and cancers. However, the high sequence similarity between these genes, together with the widespread presence of DUX4-like paralogues across the human genome, has hindered accurate genotyping and expression profiling using short-read sequencing. To elucidate the genetic architecture and potential disease-associated functions of DUX4 and DUX4C, we first identified two distinct DUX4C haplotypes with expression quantitative trait effects-DUX4C-4qα and DUX4C-4qβ. We then integrated them with known DUX4 haplotypes to generate a reference genome, D4Ref-T2T, using long-read sequencing. Haplotype analysis indicated strong linkage disequilibrium between DUX4C and DUX4 haplotypes (r

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Breast NeoplasmsHomeodomain ProteinsMuscular Dystrophy, FacioscapulohumeralTranscriptomeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumDUX4L1 protein, humanHomeodomain Proteins

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