Shuhei Sako, Kimihiko Oishi, Hiroyuki Ida, Eri Imagawa
{"title":"Allele frequency of pathogenic variants causing acid sphingomyelinase deficiency and Gaucher disease in the general Japanese population.","authors":"Shuhei Sako, Kimihiko Oishi, Hiroyuki Ida, Eri Imagawa","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00282-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41439-024-00282-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) and Gaucher disease (GD) are lysosomal storage disorders associated with hepatosplenomegaly and thrombocytopenia. The incidences of ASMD and GD are known to be particularly high in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Conversely, the number of reported patients with these diseases has been limited in Asian countries, including Japan. Here, we reviewed the allele frequencies of pathogenic variants causing ASMD and GD in the Japanese population and populations with various ancestry backgrounds using the Japanese Multi-Omics Reference Panel 54KJPN and the Genome Aggregation Database v4.0.0. The estimated carrier frequencies of ASMD- and GD-related variants were 1/180 and 1/154 in Japanese individuals, equivalent to disease occurrence frequencies of 1/128,191 and 1/94,791 individuals, respectively. These frequencies are much higher than previously expected. Our data also suggest that there are more patients with a milder form of ASMD and nonspecific clinical findings who have not yet been diagnosed.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"11 1","pages":"24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11169237/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141311849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating mobile element variations by statistical genetics.","authors":"Shohei Kojima","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00280-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41439-024-00280-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The integration of structural variations (SVs) in statistical genetics provides an opportunity to understand the genetic factors influencing complex human traits and disease. Recent advances in long-read technology and variant calling methods for short reads have improved the accurate discovery and genotyping of SVs, enabling their use in expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis and genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Mobile elements are DNA sequences that insert themselves into various genome locations. Insertional polymorphisms of mobile elements between humans, called mobile element variations (MEVs), contribute to approximately 25% of human SVs. We recently developed a variant caller that can accurately identify and genotype MEVs from biobank-scale short-read whole-genome sequencing (WGS) datasets and integrate them into statistical genetics. The use of MEVs in eQTL analysis and GWAS has a minimal impact on the discovery of genome loci associated with gene expression and disease; most disease-associated haplotypes can be identified by single nucleotide variations (SNVs). On the other hand, it helps make hypotheses about causal variants or effector variants. Focusing on MEVs, we identified multiple MEVs that contribute to differential gene expression and one of them is a potential cause of skin disease, emphasizing the importance of the integration of MEVs in medical genetics. Here, I will provide an overview of MEVs, MEV calling from WGS, and the integration of MEVs in statistical genetics. Finally, I will discuss the unanswered questions about MEVs, such as rare variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"11 1","pages":"23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11140006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141180068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characteristic craniofacial defects associated with a novel USP9X truncation mutation.","authors":"Namiki Nagata, Hiroshi Kurosaka, Kotaro Higashi, Masaya Yamaguchi, Sayuri Yamamoto, Toshihiro Inubushi, Miho Nagata, Yasuki Ishihara, Ayumi Yonei, Yohei Miyashita, Yoshihiro Asano, Norio Sakai, Yasushi Sakata, Shigetada Kawabata, Takashi Yamashiro","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00277-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41439-024-00277-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Germline loss-of-function mutations in USP9X have been reported to cause a wide spectrum of congenital anomalies. Here, we report a Japanese girl with a novel heterozygous nonsense mutation in USP9X who exhibited intellectual disability with characteristic craniofacial abnormalities, including hypotelorism, brachycephaly, hypodontia, micrognathia, severe dental crowding, and an isolated submucous cleft palate. Our findings provide further evidence that disruptions in USP9X contribute to a broad range of congenital craniofacial abnormalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"11 1","pages":"21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11099082/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140959939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NF1 with 47,XYY mosaicism diagnosed by mandibular neurofibromas.","authors":"Erina Tonouchi, Kei-Ichi Morita, Yosuke Harazono, Kyoko Hoshino, Tetsuya Yoda","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00279-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41439-024-00279-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant nevus disease characterized by multiple manifestations, primarily café-au-lait macules and neurofibromas. Here, we present the case of an NF1 patient with 47,XYY mosaicism whose diagnosis was prompted by café-au-lait macules on the skin and mandibular neurofibromas. Targeted next-generation sequencing of the patient's blood sample revealed a novel frameshift mutation in NF1 (NM_000267.3:c.6832dupA:p.Thr2278Asnfs*8) that is considered a pathogenic variant.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"11 1","pages":"22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11099053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140959882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Xq22 deletion involving TCEAL1 in a female patient with early-onset neurological disease trait.","authors":"Keiko Shimojima Yamamoto, Yusuke Itagaki, Kazuki Tanaka, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Toshiyuki Yamamoto","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00278-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41439-024-00278-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 3.5-Mb microdeletion in Xq22 was identified in a female patient with early-onset neurological disease trait (EONDT). The patient exhibited developmental delay but no hypomyelination despite PLP1 involvement in the deletion. However, the clinical features of the patient were consistent with those of TCEAL1 loss-of-function syndrome. The breakpoint junction was analyzed using long-read sequencing, and blunt-end fusion was confirmed.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"11 1","pages":"20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11096163/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative evaluation of SNVs, indels, and structural variations detected with short- and long-read sequencing data","authors":"Shunichi Kosugi, Chikashi Terao","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00276-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41439-024-00276-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Short- and long-read sequencing technologies are routinely used to detect DNA variants, including SNVs, indels, and structural variations (SVs). However, the differences in the quality and quantity of variants detected between short- and long-read data are not fully understood. In this study, we comprehensively evaluated the variant calling performance of short- and long-read-based SNV, indel, and SV detection algorithms (6 for SNVs, 12 for indels, and 13 for SVs) using a novel evaluation framework incorporating manual visual inspection. The results showed that indel-insertion calls greater than 10 bp were poorly detected by short-read-based detection algorithms compared to long-read-based algorithms; however, the recall and precision of SNV and indel-deletion detection were similar between short- and long-read data. The recall of SV detection with short-read-based algorithms was significantly lower in repetitive regions, especially for small- to intermediate-sized SVs, than that detected with long-read-based algorithms. In contrast, the recall and precision of SV detection in nonrepetitive regions were similar between short- and long-read data. These findings suggest the need for refined strategies, such as incorporating multiple variant detection algorithms, to generate a more complete set of variants using short-read data.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140617487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by a novel TNNI3 variant.","authors":"Natsuko Inagaki, Tomoya Okano, Masatake Kobayashi, Masatsune Fujii, Yoshinao Yazaki, Yasuyoshi Takei, Hisanori Kosuge, Shinji Suzuki, Takeharu Hayashi, Masahiko Kuroda, Kazuhiro Satomi","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00272-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41439-024-00272-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>TNNI3 is a gene that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). A 14-year-old girl who was diagnosed with nonobstructive HCM presented with cardiopulmonary arrest due to ventricular fibrillation. Genetic testing revealed a novel de novo heterozygous missense variant in TNNI3, NM_000363.5:c.583A>T (p.Ile195Phe), which was determined to be the pathogenic variant. The patient exhibited progressive myocardial fibrosis, left ventricular remodeling, and life-threatening arrhythmias. Genetic testing within families is useful for risk stratification in pediatric HCM patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"11 1","pages":"14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10978967/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140319417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genomic insights into familial adenomatous polyposis: unraveling a rare case with whole APC gene deletion and intellectual disability.","authors":"Hiroki Tanabe, Masami Ijiri, Kenji Takahashi, Honoka Sasagawa, Tomomi Kamanaka, Shohei Kuroda, Hiroki Sato, Takeo Sarashina, Yusuke Mizukami, Yoshio Makita, Toshikatsu Okumura","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00270-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41439-024-00270-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A young patient diagnosed with advanced colon cancer and liver metastasis was found to have familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) through comprehensive genomic analysis. Whole-genome array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) revealed germline deletions at chromosome 5q22.1-22.2 encompassing the entire APC gene. The patient and her son exhibited mild intellectual disability without developmental delay. This case highlights the need for further exploration of the characteristics associated with whole APC deletions. aCGH is a valuable tool for studying FAP and provides a detailed analysis of large deletions.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"11 1","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10978947/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140319416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hiroaki Hanafusa, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Naoya Morisada, Ming Juan YE, Riki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Nagase, Kandai Nozu
{"title":"End-stage ADPKD with a low-frequency PKD1 mosaic variant accelerated by chemoradiotherapy","authors":"Hiroaki Hanafusa, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Naoya Morisada, Ming Juan YE, Riki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Nagase, Kandai Nozu","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00273-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41439-024-00273-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is commonly caused by <i>PKD1</i>, and mosaic <i>PKD1</i> variants result in milder phenotypes. We present the case of a 32 year-old male with chronic active Epstein–Barr virus who underwent bone marrow transplantation with chemoradiotherapy at age 9. Despite a low-frequency mosaic splicing <i>PKD1</i> variant, he developed severe renal cysts and end-stage renal disease in his 30 s. This case highlights how environmental factors may contribute to the genetic predisposition to ADPKD.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140316233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ventriculosubgaleal shunt placement for hydrocephalus in osteogenesis imperfecta with novel compound heterozygous CRTAP variants","authors":"Shintaro Nakamura, Kyosuke Ibi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hirokazu Takami, Keita Okada, Nao Takasugi, Motohiro Kato, Naoto Takahashi, Takanobu Inoue","doi":"10.1038/s41439-024-00274-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41439-024-00274-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Osteogenesis imperfecta is characterized by frequent fractures, bone deformities, and other systemic symptoms. Severe osteogenesis imperfecta may progress to hydrocephalus; however, treatment strategies for this complication remain unclear. Here, we describe severe osteogenesis imperfecta in an infant with symptomatic hydrocephalus treated with ventriculosubgaleal shunt placement. Targeted next-generation sequencing revealed novel compound heterozygous <i>CRTAP</i> variants, i.e., NM_006371.5, c.241 G > T, p.(Glu81*) and NM_006371.5, c.923-2_932del. We suggest that ventriculosubgaleal shunt placement is an effective and safe treatment for hydrocephalus in patients with severe osteogenesis imperfecta.</p>","PeriodicalId":36861,"journal":{"name":"Human Genome Variation","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140316242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}