Publication
Title
Applying massive parallel sequencing to molecular diagnosis of Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes
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Abstract
The Marfan (MFS) and Loeys-Dietz (LDS) syndromes are caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) and Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 1 and 2 (TGFBR1 and TGFBR2) genes, respectively. With the current conventional mutation screening technologies, analysis of this set of genes is time consuming and expensive. We have tailored a cost-effective and reliable mutation discovery strategy using multiplex PCR followed by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). In a first stage, genomic DNA from five MFS or LDS patient samples with previously identified mutations and/or polymorphisms in FBN1 and TGFBR1 and 2 were analyzed and revealed all expected variants. In a second stage, we validated the technique on 87 samples from MFS patients fulfilling the Ghent criteria. This resulted in the identification of 75 FBN1 mutations, of which 67 were unique. Subsequent Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) analysis of the remaining negative samples identified four large deletions/insertions. Finally, Sanger sequencing identified a missense mutation in FBN1 exon 1 that was not included in the NGS workflow. In total, there was an overall mutation identification rate of 92%, which is in agreement with data published previously. We conclude that multiplex PCR of all coding exons of FBN1 and TGFBR1/2 followed by NGS analysis and MLPA is a robust strategy for time- and cost-effective identification of mutations.
Language
Dutch
Source (journal)
Human mutation. - New York, N.Y.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : 2011
ISSN
1059-7794
DOI
10.1002/HUMU.21525
Volume/pages
32 :9 (2011) , p. 1053-1062
ISI
000294183500010
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
FAD: Fighting Aneurysmal Diseases
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 15.11.2022
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