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Parental Somatic Mosaicism Uncovers Inheritance of an Apparently De Novo GFAP Mutation.


ABSTRACT: Alexander disease is a leukodystrophy caused by heterozygous mutations of GFAP gene. Recurrence in siblings from healthy parents provides a confirmation to the transmission of variants through germinal mosaicism. With the use of DNA isolated from peripheral blood, next-generation sequencing (NGS) of GFAP locus was performed with deep coverage (≥500×) in 11 probands and their parents (trios) with probands heterozygous for apparently de novo GFAP mutations. Indeed, one parent had somatic mosaicism, estimated in the range of 8.9%-16%, for the mutant allele transmitted to the affected sibling. Parental germline mosaicism deserves attention, as it is critical in assessing the risk of recurrence in families with Alexander disease.

SUBMITTER: Grossi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688950 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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