Variants in SKP1, PROB1, and IL17B genes at keratoconus 5q31.1-q35.3 susceptibility locus identified by whole-exome sequencing.

TitleVariants in SKP1, PROB1, and IL17B genes at keratoconus 5q31.1-q35.3 susceptibility locus identified by whole-exome sequencing.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsKarolak, JA, Gambin, T, Pitarque, JA, Molinari, A, Jhangiani, S, Stankiewicz, P, Lupski, JR, Gajecka, M
JournalEur J Hum Genet
Volume25
Issue1
Pagination73-78
Date Published2017 Jan
ISSN1476-5438
KeywordsChromosomes, Human, Pair 5, Exome, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Linkage, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome, Human, Hexokinase, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Humans, Interleukin-17, Keratoconus, Male, Pedigree, Phenotype, Proteins, S-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteins
Abstract

Keratoconus (KTCN) is a protrusion and thinning of the cornea, resulting in impairment of visual function. The extreme genetic heterogeneity makes it difficult to discover factors unambiguously influencing the KTCN phenotype. In this study, we used whole-exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger sequencing to reduce the number of candidate genes at the 5q31.1-q35.3 locus and to prioritize other potentially relevant variants in an Ecuadorian family with KTCN. We applied WES in two affected KTCN individuals from the Ecuadorian family that showed a suggestive linkage between the KTCN phenotype and the 5q31.1-q35.3 locus. Putative variants identified by WES were further evaluated in this family using Sanger sequencing. Exome capture discovered a total of 173 rare (minor allele frequency <0.001 in control population) nonsynonymous variants in both affected individuals. Among them, 16 SNVs were selected for further evaluation. Segregation analysis revealed that variants c.475T>G in SKP1, c.671G>A in PROB1, and c.527G>A in IL17B in the 5q31.1-q35.3 linkage region, and c.850G>A in HKDC1 in the 10q22 locus completely segregated with the phenotype in the studied KTCN family. We demonstrate that a combination of various techniques significantly narrowed the studied genomic region and reduced the list of the putative exonic variants. Moreover, since this locus overlapped two other chromosomal regions previously recognized in distinct KTCN studies, our findings suggest that this 5q31.1-q35.3 locus might be linked with KTCN.

DOI10.1038/ejhg.2016.130
Alternate JournalEur J Hum Genet
PubMed ID27703147
PubMed Central IDPMC5159765
Grant ListU54 HG006542 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
UM1 HG006542 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States

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