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American journal of medical genetics. Part AMar 2022 DOI:
10.1002/ajmg.a.62715

Exome and RNA-Seq analyses of an incomplete penetrance variant in USP9X in female-specific syndromic intellectual disability

Li, Dong; March, Michael E; Wang, Tiancheng; Merengwa, Victoria; Sertori Finoti, Livia; Schrier Vergano, Samantha A; Hakonarson, Hakon; Bhoj, Elizabeth J
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Abstract
Pathogenic variants in USP9X, on X chromosome, have been implicated in syndromic intellectual disability (ID) in both males and females with distinct craniofacial features. We report a truncating variant, c.885_889delAAAAG, p.(Lys296Serfs*4), in the USP9X gene with incomplete penetrance in two nontwin female siblings with phenotypic resemblance to female-specific syndromic ID (MIM 300969, also known as MRX99F). To investigate the possible genetic etiology of the reduced penetrance, X-inactivation, RNA-Seq, and full quad exome analyses were attempted, but failed to identify a promising candidate modifier. While the penetrance of pathogenic variants in USP9X in female appears to be high (95%) and the variants frequently occur de novo, incomplete penetrance should be considered.
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