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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Recurrence risk of epilepsy and mental retardation in females due to parental mosaicism of PCDH19 mutations |
Author: | Dibbens, L. Kneen, R. Bayly, M. Heron, S. Arsov, T. Damiano, J. Desai, T. Gibbs, J. McKenzie, F. Mulley, J. Ronan, A. Scheffer, I. |
Citation: | Neurology, 2011; 76(17):1514-1519 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 0028-3878 1526-632X |
Statement of Responsibility: | L.M. Dibbens, R. Kneen, M.A. Bayly, S.E. Heron, T. Arsov, J.A. Damiano, T. Desai, J. Gibbs, F. McKenzie, J.C. Mulley, A. Ronan, I.E. Scheffer |
Abstract: | <h4>Objective</h4>Two unrelated families were ascertained in which sisters had infantile onset of epilepsy and developmental delay. Mutations in the protocadherin 19 (PCDH19) gene cause epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females (EFMR). Despite both sister pairs having a PCDH19 mutation, neither parent in each family was a heterozygous carrier of the mutation. The possibility of parental mosaicism of PCDH19 mutations was investigated.<h4>Methods</h4>Genomic DNA from peripheral blood was obtained and sequenced for PCDH19 mutations. Parentage was confirmed by markers.<h4>Results</h4>Both sister pairs have a mutation in PCDH19. Sister pair 1 has a missense mutation, c.74T>C, L25P, while sequence analysis indicates both of their parents are negative for the mutation. Diagnostic restriction enzyme analysis detected low-level mosaicism of the mutation in their mother. Sister pair 2 are half-sisters who share a mother and each has the missense PCDH19 mutation c.1019 A>G, N340S. The sequence chromatograph of their mother shows reduced signal for the same mutation. These data indicate maternal somatic and gonadal mosaicism of the PCDH19 mutation in both sister pairs. Phenotyping is suggestive of, and PCDH19 mutation detection is diagnostic for, the disorder EFMR in the affected girls.<h4>Conclusions</h4>We show that gonadal mosaicism of a PCDH19 mutation in a parent is an important molecular mechanism associated with the inheritance of EFMR. This should be considered when providing genetic counseling for couples who have one affected daughter as they may risk recurrence of affected daughters and having sons at risk of transmitting EFMR. |
Keywords: | Humans Epilepsy Recurrence Cadherins DNA Mutational Analysis Parents Mosaicism Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Adolescent Family Health Female Male Young Adult Intellectual Disability Protocadherins |
Rights: | Copyright © 2011 American Academy of Neurology |
DOI: | 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318217e7b6 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0b013e318217e7b6 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Genetics publications |
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