Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Three Novel Mutations in the ASPM Gene From Saudi Families Leading to Primary Microcephaly

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Muhammad Imran Naseer¹  Angham Abdulrahman Abdulkareem¹  Osama Yousef Muthaffar⁴  Sameera Sogaty⁵  Hiba Alkhatabi¹  Sarah Almaghrabi²  Adeel G. Chaudhary¹ 

[1] Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University;Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University;Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University;Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University;Department of Medical Genetics, King Fahed General Hospital;College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University;Center for Innovation in Personalized Medicine, King Abdulaziz University

关键词: ASPM;    primary microcephaly;    whole exom sequencing;    Saudi population;    MCPH;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.627122

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a neurodevelopmental defect that is characterized by reduced head circumference at birth along with non-progressive intellectual disability. Till date, 25 genes related to MCPH have been reported so far in humans. The ASPM (abnormal spindle-like, microcephaly-associated) gene is among the most frequently mutated MCPH gene. We studied three different families having primary microcephaly from different regions of Saudi Arabia. Whole exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger sequencing were done to identify the genetic defect. Collectively, three novel variants were identified in the ASPM gene from three different primary microcephaly families. Family 1, showed a deletion mutation leading to a frameshift mutation c.1003del. (p.Val335 * ) in exon 3 of the ASPM gene and family 2, also showed deletion mutation leading to frameshift mutation c.1047del (p.Gln349Hisfs * 18), while in family 3, we identified a missense mutation c.5623A>G leading to a change in protein (p.Lys1875Glu) in exon 18 of the ASPM gene underlying the disorder. The identified respective mutations were ruled out in 100 healthy control samples. In conclusion, we found three novel mutations in the ASPM gene in Saudi families that will help to establish a disease database for specified mutations in Saudi population and will further help to identify strategies to tackle primary microcephaly in the kingdom.

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