Mutational Screening of GLI3, SHH, and SHH ZRS in 78 Chinese Children with Nonsyndromic Polydactyly

Background: Polydactyly is one of the most common congenital limb abnormalities. Our objective was to identify the genetic causes of non-syndromic polydactyly in 78 Chinese children. Materials and Methods: Genomic DNA was isolated from 78 independent nonsyndromic polydactyly patients, of whom 71 had preaxial polydactyly (PPD), six had postaxial polydactyly (PAP), and one showed combined PPD1 and PAP-A/B. The coding areas and exon/intron boundaries of the GLI3 and SHH genes and the genomic region of SHH ZRS were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and sequenced. Results: The patient with combined PPD1 and PAP-A/B (subject DUO36) exhibited a heterozygous nonsense mutation in chr7: 42004164G>A (ENST00000395925, c.4507C>T, p.Gln1503Stop) of the GLI3 gene that has not been previously recorded. We did not detect any mutations in GLI3, SHH, or SHH ZRS in the other 77 nonsyndromic polydactyly patients. Conclusion: The novel mutation in GLI3 c.4507C>T is likely one of the causes of the PAP and PPD1 of subject DUO36. This important finding should facilitate the optimization of genetic testing for nonsyndromic polydactyly.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

• Publication date

  2018-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0096PMID 30235038
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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