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ArticleHuman genomics2026

Compound heterozygous structural variants resulting in CNTNAP2 biallelic loss-of-function: rare mechanisms unveiled by genome sequencing.

Jade Fauqueux, Roseline Caumes, Cindy Colson, Adeline Trauffler, Pierre Cleuziou, Caroline Thuillier, Pauline Planté-Bordeneuve, Marine Tessarech, Jamal Ghoumid, Thomas Smol

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Jade FauqueuxULR7364 RADEME, Univ. Lille, FHU-G4 Génomique, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0009-0009-2205-9277
Roseline CaumesULR7364 RADEME, Univ. Lille, FHU-G4 Génomique, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7767-5087
Cindy ColsonCHU Lille, Clinique de Génétique, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0009-0007-1283-6293
Adeline TraufflerClinique de Neuropédiatrie, CHU Lille, F-59000, Lille, France.
Pierre CleuziouClinique de Neuropédiatrie, CHU Lille, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5323-911X
Caroline ThuillierCHU Lille, Institut de Génétique Médicale, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0009-0007-6854-3270
Pauline Planté-BordeneuveULR7364 RADEME, Univ. Lille, FHU-G4 Génomique, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0003-1973-2108
Marine TessarechULR7364 RADEME, Univ. Lille, FHU-G4 Génomique, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2496-005X
Jamal GhoumidULR7364 RADEME, Univ. Lille, FHU-G4 Génomique, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7111-0050
Thomas SmolULR7364 RADEME, Univ. Lille, FHU-G4 Génomique, F-59000, Lille, France. thomas.smol@chu-lille.fr.ORCID 0000-0002-0119-5896

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Abstract

The CNTNAP2 gene encodes CASPR2, a transmembrane protein essential for neuronal development and synaptic function. Biallelic pathogenic variants cause Pitt-Hopkins-like syndrome, characterized by intellectual disability, epilepsy, and autistic features. We report two patients with a Pitt-Hopkins-like phenotype carrying compound heterozygous structural variants: an intragenic deletion in trans with a paracentric inversion. Short-read genome sequencing detected both variants, and long-read sequencing refined one breakpoint. Non-reccurent deletions involved exon 3, while CNTNAP2 breakpoints for both inversions were located in intron 1. These findings broaden the mutational spectrum of CNTNAP2 and underscore the value of genome sequencing in identifying complex structural variants.

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Intellectual DisabilityLoss of Function MutationMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsAllelesEpilepsyExonsHeterozygoteHumansPhenotypeWhole Genome SequencingCNTNAP2 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsCNTNAP2Genome sequencingNeurodevelopmental disordersPitt–Hopkins–like syndromeStructural variants

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PMCPMC13196119

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