CHEK2 is a moderate risk cancer predisposition gene, but is currently listed as “Li-Fraumeni syndrome 2” in public resources used by medical geneticists and patients. Li-Fraumeni syndrome experts consider that TP53 is the only gene causing this multi-cancer syndrome. Our comprehensive comparison of phenotypic characteristics of CHEK2 and TP53 carriers undergoing multigene panel testing provides conclusive evidence that none of the phenotypes significantly associated with TP53, including extremely early onset […]
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Prevalence and clinical implications of germline pathogenic variants in cancer predisposing genes in young patients across sarcoma subtypes
Sarcomas are a group of rare cancers that mainly affect young people. We aimed to understand the genetic causes of sarcomas by analyzing a group of genes in 177 Brazilian children, adolescents, and young adults with sarcomas. We showed that 21.5% of these patients had harmful genetic variants that could raise the risk of developing […]
Integrating RNA-Seq into genome sequencing workflow enhances the analysis of structural variants causing neurodevelopmental disorders
Genetic testing plays a crucial role in diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). Geneticists continuously explore new methods, such as genome sequencing (GS), to improve diagnostic accuracy. However, some genetic variations detected by GS are challenging to understand. To address this, we combined GS with RNA-Seq, a technique that provides extra information about how these variations affect […]
Clinical phenotype and genetic function analysis of a rare family with hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma complicated with Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome
Hereditary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 5% of renal cancers and is mostly autosomal dominant inheritance. Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) and Birt–Hogg–Dube (BHD) syndromes are caused by mutations in the fumarate hydratase (FH) and folliculin (FLCN) genes, respectively. Over 200 families with HLRCC and over 600 families with BHD have been […]
Performance of the eHealth decision support tool, MIPOGG, for recognising children with Li-Fraumeni, DICER1, Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency and Gorlin syndromes
Cancer predisposition syndromes (CPSs) are genetic conditions that increase the risk of developing cancer throughout life. It is sometimes difficult for doctors to recognize various types of CPSs in their patients. Recently, an app called MIPOGG was created to help clinicians identify which of their pediatric cancer patients could have a CPS. In this study, […]
Exome sequencing links the SUMO protease SENP7 with fatal arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, early respiratory failure and neutropenia
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Evaluation of European-based polygenic risk score for breast cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish women in Israel
Large-scale genetic studies conducted over the last decade discovered dozens of genetic variants that are associated with increased risk for breast cancer (BC). These BC-risk variants can be used to calculate a genetic risk score (called ‘polygenic risk score’ – PRS) which has the predictive capacity to detect women with significantly elevated genetic risk for […]
Mutation in Mitral Valve Prolapse Susceptible Gene DCHS1 Causes Familial Mitral Annular Disjunction
Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is supposed to be the anatomic substrate of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and ventricular arrhythmias, whereas little is known about its molecular genesis, if any. Herein, we conducted the initial genetic screening among sporadic and familial MAD cases. Our findings supported that longitudinally extensive MAD, rather than MAD with any distance, […]
Evaluation of the clinical, biochemical, genotype and prognosis of mut-type methylmalonic acidemia in 365 Chinese cases
Methylmalonic academia is the most common inherited organic acid metabolic disease in China, which is usually considered to have a poor prognosis. We recruited a large cohort of 365 mut-type MMA patients, investigated their phenotype and genotype. Participation in tandem mass spectrometry expanded newborn screening, vitamin B12 responsive and late onset are favorable factors for […]
Congenital mirror movements are associated with defective polymerisation of RAD51
To date, only few mutations in the RAD51 gene were associated to Congenital Mirror Movements (CMM), a rare genetic disorder for which affected patients cannot perform unimanual or asymmetric bimanual movements. In our study, identification of new mutations in RAD51 allowed to confirm haploinsufficiency of RAD51 in CMM and to demonstrate that compensation at the […]