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    初発統合失調症および精神病ハイリスク者のガンマ帯域聴性定常反応の検討

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    学位の種別: 課程博士審査委員会委員 : (主査)東京大学教授 齊藤 延人, 東京大学教授 山岨 達也, 東京大学講師 寺尾 安生, 東京大学教授 狩野 方伸, 東京大学講師 湯本 真人University of Tokyo(東京大学

    Data from: Identification of novel variants in LTBP2 and PXDN using whole-exome sequencing in developmental and congenital glaucoma

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    Background Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is the most common form of glaucoma in children. PCG occurs due to the developmental defects in the trabecular meshwork and anterior chamber of the eye. The purpose of this study is to identify the causative genetic variants in three families with developmental and primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) with a recessive inheritance pattern. Methods DNA samples were obtained from consanguineous families of Pakistani ancestry. The CYP1B1 gene was sequenced in the affected probands by conventional Sanger DNA sequencing. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in DNA samples of four individuals belonging to three different CYP1B1-negative families. Variants identified by WES were validated by Sanger sequencing. Results WES identified potentially causative novel mutations in the latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 2 (LTBP2) gene in two PCG families. In the first family a novel missense mutation (c.4934G>A; p.Arg1645Glu) co-segregates with the disease phenotype, and in the second family a novel frameshift mutation (c.4031_4032insA; p.Asp1345Glyfs*6) was identified. In a third family with developmental glaucoma a novel mutation (c.3496G>A; p.Gly1166Arg) was identified in the PXDN gene, which segregates with the disease. Conclusions We identified three novel mutations in glaucoma families using WES; two in the LTBP2 gene and one in the PXDN gene. The results will not only enhance our current understanding of the genetic basis of glaucoma, but may also contribute to a better understanding of the diverse phenotypic consequences caused by mutations in these genes

    Identification of Novel Variants in LTBP2 and PXDN Using Whole-Exome Sequencing in Developmental and Congenital Glaucoma.

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    Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is the most common form of glaucoma in children. PCG occurs due to the developmental defects in the trabecular meshwork and anterior chamber of the eye. The purpose of this study is to identify the causative genetic variants in three families with developmental and primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) with a recessive inheritance pattern.DNA samples were obtained from consanguineous families of Pakistani ancestry. The CYP1B1 gene was sequenced in the affected probands by conventional Sanger DNA sequencing. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in DNA samples of four individuals belonging to three different CYP1B1-negative families. Variants identified by WES were validated by Sanger sequencing.WES identified potentially causative novel mutations in the latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 2 (LTBP2) gene in two PCG families. In the first family a novel missense mutation (c.4934G>A; p.Arg1645Glu) co-segregates with the disease phenotype, and in the second family a novel frameshift mutation (c.4031_4032insA; p.Asp1345Glyfs*6) was identified. In a third family with developmental glaucoma a novel mutation (c.3496G>A; p.Gly1166Arg) was identified in the PXDN gene, which segregates with the disease.We identified three novel mutations in glaucoma families using WES; two in the LTBP2 gene and one in the PXDN gene. The results will not only enhance our current understanding of the genetic basis of glaucoma, but may also contribute to a better understanding of the diverse phenotypic consequences caused by mutations in these genes

    Identification of a Novel ZNF469 Mutation in a Pakistani Family With Brittle Cornea Syndrome

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    PURPOSE: Brittle cornea syndrome (BCS) is a rare recessive disorder affecting connective tissues, most prominently in the eye. Pathogenic mutations causing BCS have been identified in PRDM5 and ZNF469 genes. This study investigates the genetic cause of BCS in a large, consanguineous Pakistani family with 4 affected and 3 unaffected individuals. METHODS: The coding region and exon-intron splice junctions of PRDM5 and ZNF469 genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, and bidirectional Sanger sequencing was performed to find the pathogenic change responsible for causing the disease in the family. RESULTS: A novel homozygous duplication c.9831dupC (p.Arg3278GlnfsX197) in the ZNF469 gene was identified, which was found to be co-segregating with the disease in the family. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of a ZNF469 homozygous mutation causing a BCS phenotype in a consanguineous Pakistani family. Our data extend the mutation spectrum of ZNF469 variants implicated in BCS

    Retinoblastoma in an adult

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