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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
Little is known about genes that underlie isolated single-suture craniosynostosis. In this study, we hypothesize that rare copy number variants (CNV) in patients with isolated single-suture craniosynostosis contain genes important for cranial development. Using whole genome array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), we evaluated DNA from 186 individuals with single-suture craniosynostosis for submicroscopic deletions and duplications. We identified a 1.1 Mb duplication encompassing RUNX2 in two affected cousins with metopic synostosis and hypodontia. Given that RUNX2 is required as a master switch for osteoblast differentiation and interacts with TWIST1, mutations in which also cause craniosynostosis, we conclude that the duplication in this family is pathogenic, albeit with reduced penetrance. In addition, we find that a total of 7.5% of individuals with single-suture synostosis in our series have at least one rare deletion or duplication that contains genes and that has not been previously reported in unaffected individuals. The genes within and disrupted by CNVs in this cohort are potential novel candidate genes for craniosynostosis.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1552-4833
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
152A
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2203-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Copy number variation analysis in single-suture craniosynostosis: multiple rare variants including RUNX2 duplication in two cousins with metopic craniosynostosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. hmefford@uw.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural