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Neuroimaging to Genotype: Delineating the Spectrum of Disorders With Deficient Myelination in the Indian Population

  • Namanpreet Kaur
  • , Michelle C do Rosario
  • , Purvi Majethia
  • , Selinda Mascarenhas
  • , Lakshmi Priya Rao
  • , Karthik Vijay Nair
  • , Bhagesh Hunakunti
  • , Adarsh Pooradan Prasannakumar
  • , Rohit Naik
  • , Dhanya Lakshmi Narayanan
  • , Shalini S Nayak
  • , Vivekananda Bhat
  • , Suvasini Sharma
  • , Y. Ramesh Bhat
  • , B. L. Yatheesha
  • , Rajesh Kulkarni
  • , Siddaramappa J Patil
  • , Sheela Nampoothiri
  • , Shahyan Siddiqui
  • , Katta Mohan Girisha
  • Stephanie Bielas, Anju Shukla*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Several genetic disorders are associated with either a permanent deficit or a delay in central nervous system myelination. We investigated 24 unrelated families (25 individuals) with deficient myelination after clinical and radiological evaluation. A combinatorial approach of targeting and/or genomic testing was employed. Molecular diagnosis was achieved in 22 out of 24 families (92%). Four families (4/9, 44%) were diagnosed with targeted testing and 18 families (18/23, 78%) were diagnosed using broad genomic testing. Overall, 14 monogenic disorders were identified. Twenty disease-causing variants were identified in 14 genes including PLP1, GJC2, POLR1C, TUBB4A, UFM1, NKX6-2, DEGS1, RNASEH2C, HEXA, ATP7A, SETBP1, GRIN2B, OCLN, and ZBTB18. Among these, nine (45%) variants are novel. Fourteen families (82%, 14/17) were diagnosed using proband-only exome sequencing (ES) complemented with deep phenotyping, thus highlighting the utility of singleton ES as a valuable diagnostic tool for identifying these disorders in resource-limited settings.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere63914
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Volume197
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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