TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of TCTE3 as a gene responsible for congenital diaphragmatic hernia using a high-resolution single-nucleotide polymorphism array
AU - Teshiba, Risa
AU - Masumoto, Kouji
AU - Esumi, Genshiro
AU - Nagata, Kouji
AU - Kinoshita, Yoshiaki
AU - Tajiri, Tatsuro
AU - Taguchi, Tomoaki
AU - Yamamoto, Ken
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - Purpose: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm associated with pulmonary hypoplasia. Although genetic factors have been suggested to play a role, the etiology of CDH is still largely unknown. In this study, we analyzed copy number variants (CNVs) using a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array to examine whether microdeletions contribute to the pathogenesis of this disease. Methods: A total of 28 CDH patients, including 24 isolated and 4 non-isolated cases, were available. We performed CNV analysis using high-resolution SNP arrays (370K, 550K, 660K; Illumina Inc.) and CNstream software. Deletions in loci that have been suggested in previous studies to contain candidate genes affecting CDH were analyzed. Results: We detected 335, 6 and 133 deletions specific for patients in 14 (350K array), 3 (550K) and 11 (660K) cases, respectively. Among these deletions, no segments included the previously suggested candidate genes with the exception of an 18-kb deletion observed in the candidate locus 6q27 in two non-isolated patients. This deleted region contains exon 4 of the t-complex-associated-testis-expressed 3 (TCTE3) gene. Conclusion: Because TCTE3 encodes a putative light chain of the outer dynein arm of cilia and human diseases caused by ciliary dysfunction show various phenotypes including skeletal defect, TCTE3 may be a genetic candidate influencing CDH.
AB - Purpose: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm associated with pulmonary hypoplasia. Although genetic factors have been suggested to play a role, the etiology of CDH is still largely unknown. In this study, we analyzed copy number variants (CNVs) using a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array to examine whether microdeletions contribute to the pathogenesis of this disease. Methods: A total of 28 CDH patients, including 24 isolated and 4 non-isolated cases, were available. We performed CNV analysis using high-resolution SNP arrays (370K, 550K, 660K; Illumina Inc.) and CNstream software. Deletions in loci that have been suggested in previous studies to contain candidate genes affecting CDH were analyzed. Results: We detected 335, 6 and 133 deletions specific for patients in 14 (350K array), 3 (550K) and 11 (660K) cases, respectively. Among these deletions, no segments included the previously suggested candidate genes with the exception of an 18-kb deletion observed in the candidate locus 6q27 in two non-isolated patients. This deleted region contains exon 4 of the t-complex-associated-testis-expressed 3 (TCTE3) gene. Conclusion: Because TCTE3 encodes a putative light chain of the outer dynein arm of cilia and human diseases caused by ciliary dysfunction show various phenotypes including skeletal defect, TCTE3 may be a genetic candidate influencing CDH.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00383-010-2778-z
DO - 10.1007/s00383-010-2778-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 21085971
AN - SCOPUS:78751646170
VL - 27
SP - 193
EP - 198
JO - Pediatric Surgery International
JF - Pediatric Surgery International
SN - 0179-0358
IS - 2
ER -