Publication year
2012Author(s)
Source
Nature Genetics, 44, 4, (2012), pp. 440-4, S1-2ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Human Genetics
Journal title
Nature Genetics
Volume
vol. 44
Issue
iss. 4
Page start
p. 440
Page end
p. 4, S1-2
Subject
IGMD 3: Genomic disorders and inherited multi-system disorders DCN MP - Plasticity and memory; NCMLS 6: Genetics and epigenetic pathways of disease DCN MP - Plasticity and memory; NCMLS 6: Genetics and epigenetic pathways of disease IGMD 3: Genomic disorders and inherited multi-system disordersAbstract
Brain malformations are individually rare but collectively common causes of developmental disabilities. Many forms of malformation occur sporadically and are associated with reduced reproductive fitness, pointing to a causative role for de novo mutations. Here, we report a study of Baraitser-Winter syndrome, a well-defined disorder characterized by distinct craniofacial features, ocular colobomata and neuronal migration defect. Using whole-exome sequencing of three proband-parent trios, we identified de novo missense changes in the cytoplasmic actin-encoding genes ACTB and ACTG1 in one and two probands, respectively. Sequencing of both genes in 15 additional affected individuals identified disease-causing mutations in all probands, including two recurrent de novo alterations (ACTB, encoding p.Arg196His, and ACTG1, encoding p.Ser155Phe). Our results confirm that trio-based exome sequencing is a powerful approach to discover genes causing sporadic developmental disorders, emphasize the overlapping roles of cytoplasmic actin proteins in development and suggest that Baraitser-Winter syndrome is the predominant phenotype associated with mutation of these two genes.
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