Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Clinical genomics promise to be especially suitable for the study of etiologically heterogeneous conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here we present three siblings with ASD where we evaluated the usefulness of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for the diag...

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Main Authors: Sergio I Nemirovsky, Marta Córdoba, Jonathan J Zaiat, Sabrina P Completa, Patricia A Vega, Dolores González-Morón, Nancy M Medina, Mónica Fabbro, Soledad Romero, Bianca Brun, Santiago Revale, María Florencia Ogara, Adali Pecci, Marcelo Marti, Martin Vazquez, Adrián Turjanski, Marcelo A Kauffman
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116358&type=printable
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author Sergio I Nemirovsky
Marta Córdoba
Jonathan J Zaiat
Sabrina P Completa
Patricia A Vega
Dolores González-Morón
Nancy M Medina
Mónica Fabbro
Soledad Romero
Bianca Brun
Santiago Revale
María Florencia Ogara
Adali Pecci
Marcelo Marti
Martin Vazquez
Adrián Turjanski
Marcelo A Kauffman
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Marta Córdoba
Jonathan J Zaiat
Sabrina P Completa
Patricia A Vega
Dolores González-Morón
Nancy M Medina
Mónica Fabbro
Soledad Romero
Bianca Brun
Santiago Revale
María Florencia Ogara
Adali Pecci
Marcelo Marti
Martin Vazquez
Adrián Turjanski
Marcelo A Kauffman
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description <h4>Introduction</h4>Clinical genomics promise to be especially suitable for the study of etiologically heterogeneous conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here we present three siblings with ASD where we evaluated the usefulness of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for the diagnostic approach to ASD.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified a family segregating ASD in three siblings with an unidentified cause. We performed WGS in the three probands and used a state-of-the-art comprehensive bioinformatic analysis pipeline and prioritized the identified variants located in genes likely to be related to ASD. We validated the finding by Sanger sequencing in the probands and their parents.<h4>Results</h4>Three male siblings presented a syndrome characterized by severe intellectual disability, absence of language, autism spectrum symptoms and epilepsy with negative family history for mental retardation, language disorders, ASD or other psychiatric disorders. We found germline mosaicism for a heterozygous deletion of a cytosine in the exon 21 of the SHANK3 gene, resulting in a missense sequence of 5 codons followed by a premature stop codon (NM_033517:c.3259_3259delC, p.Ser1088Profs*6).<h4>Conclusions</h4>We reported an infrequent form of familial ASD where WGS proved useful in the clinic. We identified a mutation in SHANK3 that underscores its relevance in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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spelling doaj-art-2a5d28e82d2f4c298924f9305dbc1fc32025-08-20T02:15:01ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01102e011635810.1371/journal.pone.0116358Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.Sergio I NemirovskyMarta CórdobaJonathan J ZaiatSabrina P CompletaPatricia A VegaDolores González-MorónNancy M MedinaMónica FabbroSoledad RomeroBianca BrunSantiago RevaleMaría Florencia OgaraAdali PecciMarcelo MartiMartin VazquezAdrián TurjanskiMarcelo A Kauffman<h4>Introduction</h4>Clinical genomics promise to be especially suitable for the study of etiologically heterogeneous conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here we present three siblings with ASD where we evaluated the usefulness of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for the diagnostic approach to ASD.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified a family segregating ASD in three siblings with an unidentified cause. We performed WGS in the three probands and used a state-of-the-art comprehensive bioinformatic analysis pipeline and prioritized the identified variants located in genes likely to be related to ASD. We validated the finding by Sanger sequencing in the probands and their parents.<h4>Results</h4>Three male siblings presented a syndrome characterized by severe intellectual disability, absence of language, autism spectrum symptoms and epilepsy with negative family history for mental retardation, language disorders, ASD or other psychiatric disorders. We found germline mosaicism for a heterozygous deletion of a cytosine in the exon 21 of the SHANK3 gene, resulting in a missense sequence of 5 codons followed by a premature stop codon (NM_033517:c.3259_3259delC, p.Ser1088Profs*6).<h4>Conclusions</h4>We reported an infrequent form of familial ASD where WGS proved useful in the clinic. We identified a mutation in SHANK3 that underscores its relevance in Autism Spectrum Disorder.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116358&type=printable
spellingShingle Sergio I Nemirovsky
Marta Córdoba
Jonathan J Zaiat
Sabrina P Completa
Patricia A Vega
Dolores González-Morón
Nancy M Medina
Mónica Fabbro
Soledad Romero
Bianca Brun
Santiago Revale
María Florencia Ogara
Adali Pecci
Marcelo Marti
Martin Vazquez
Adrián Turjanski
Marcelo A Kauffman
Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.
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title Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.
title_full Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.
title_fullStr Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.
title_full_unstemmed Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.
title_short Whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo SHANK3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder.
title_sort whole genome sequencing reveals a de novo shank3 mutation in familial autism spectrum disorder
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116358&type=printable
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