Nanopore Long-read Sequencing Analysis Reveals ZIC1 Dysregulation Caused by a De Novo 3q Inversion with a Breakpoint Located 7 kb Downstream of ZIC1

Overview

Journal J Hum Genet

Specialty Genetics

Date 2023 Nov 10

PMID 37950019

Authors

Hiroaki Murakami

Yumi Enomoto

Tatsuro Kumaki

Noriko Aida

Kenji Kurosawa

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Abstract

Zic family member 1 (ZIC1), a gene located on chromosome 3q24, encodes a transcription factor with zinc finger domains that is essential for the normal development of the cerebellum. Heterozygous loss-of-function of ZIC1 causes Dandy-Walker malformation, while heterozygous gain-of-function leads to a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis, brain abnormalities, facial features, and learning disability. In this study, we present the results of genetic analysis of a male patient with clinically suspected Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome. The patient displayed multiple congenital abnormalities, including bicoronal craniosynostosis, characteristic facial features, cerebellar malformation with rhombencephalosynapsis, and temporal alopecia, and a de novo inversion of chromosome 3q. Breakpoint analysis using a Nanopore long-read sequencer revealed a breakpoint in the distal centromere of 3q24 located 7 kb downstream of the 3' untranslated region of ZIC1. On the basis of the clinical similarities, we concluded that the abnormalities in this patient were caused by the transcriptional dysregulation of ZIC1. We hypothesize the underlying molecular mechanisms of transcriptional dysregulation of ZIC1 such as the abnormalities in topologically associated domains encompassing ZIC1. This study highlights the usefulness of long-read sequencing in the analysis of de novo balanced chromosomal abnormalities.

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