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The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMDApr 2023 DOI:
10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.04.003

Detecting Low-Variant Allele Frequency Mosaic Pathogenic Variants of NF1, TSC2, and AKT3 Genes from Blood in Patients with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Kim, Se Hee; Kwon, Soon Sung; Park, Mi Ri; Lee, Hyeon Ah; Kim, Ji Hun; Cha, JiHoon; Kim, Sangwoo; Baek, Seung Tae; Kim, Se Hoon; Lee, Joon Soo; Kim, Heung Dong; Choi, Jong Rak; Lee, Seung-Tae; Kang, Hoon-Chul
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Abstract
Growing evidence indicates that early and late postzygotic mosaicism can cause neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), but detection of low variant allele frequency (VAF) mosaic variants from blood remains a challenge. We reviewed data of 2162 patients with NDDs who underwent conventional genetic tests and performed a deep sequencing using a specifically designed mosaic next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel in the patients with negative genetic test results. Forty-four patents with neurocutaneous syndrome, malformation of cortical development, or nonlesional epileptic encephalopathies were included. In total, mosaic variants were detected from blood in 1.2% (25/2162) of the patients. Using conventional NGS panels, 22 mosaic variants (VAF, 8.8% to 29.8%) were identified in 18 different genes, including TSC2, DCX, SLC2A1, PCDH19, DNM1, STXBP1, SCN2A, SCN1A, PURA, POGZ, PAFAH1B1, NF1, KIF21A, KCNQ2, GABRA1, EEF1A2, CDKL5, and ARID1B. Using a specifically designed mosaicism NGS panel, three mosaic variants of the NF1, TSC2, and AKT3 genes were identified (VAF, 2.0% to 11.2%). Mosaic variants were found frequently in the patients who had neurocutaneous syndrome (2/7, 28.6%), whereas only one or no mosaic variant was detected for patients who had malformations of cortical development (1/20, 5%) or nonlesional epileptic encephalopathies (0%, 0/17). In summary, mosaic variants that contribute to the spectrum of NDDs can be detected from blood via conventional NGS and specifically designed mosaicism NGS panels, and detection of mosaic variants using blood will increase diagnostic yield.
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