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<p>Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is an autosomal recessive condition of reduced head circumference due to a small cerebral cortex. Genetic studies have reported 30 MCPH genes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the genetic mapping of the MCPH gene mutation is involved in primary microcephaly. For genetic mapping, whole exome and Sanger sequencing were performed. In this study, we identified a homozygous missense mutation, NM_001259.8:c.589G&gt;A, p.(Ala197Thr) of <i>CDK6</i> in a consanguineous MCPH family. Since the identification of <i>CDK6</i> as a candidate gene for MCPH, this is the first report of an additional family mapping to the MCPH12 locus. Molecular-genetic analysis of both families revealed an overlapping homozygous region harbouring the causal mutation in <i>CDK6</i> and a common haplotype, which led to a significant reduction of the critical MCPH12 locus. Our results suggest a founder effect of c.589G&gt;A, p.(Ala197Thr) in the Pakistani population.</p>

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Genetic analysis in a consanguineous MCPH family revealed a refinement of the MCPH12 locus and a founder effect of the recurrent CDK6 variant [c.589G>A, p.(Ala197Thr)] in the Pakistani population

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    2025年8月1日

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  • Muzammil Ahmad Khan,
  • Jasmin Blatterer,
  • Markus Kuster,
  • Lukas Kaufmann,
  • Peter M. Kroisel,
  • John B. Vincent,
  • Muhammad Zubair,
  • Muhammad Muzammal,
  • Nisar Ahmad,
  • Shakil Abbas,
  • Wasim Shah,
  • Muhammad Zeeshan Ali,
  • Muhammad Sajid Hussain,
  • Holger Thiele,
  • Peter Nürnberg,
  • Klaus Wagner,
  • Christian Windpassinger

摘要

Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is an autosomal recessive condition of reduced head circumference due to a small cerebral cortex. Genetic studies have reported 30 MCPH genes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the genetic mapping of the MCPH gene mutation is involved in primary microcephaly. For genetic mapping, whole exome and Sanger sequencing were performed. In this study, we identified a homozygous missense mutation, NM_001259.8:c.589G>A, p.(Ala197Thr) of CDK6 in a consanguineous MCPH family. Since the identification of CDK6 as a candidate gene for MCPH, this is the first report of an additional family mapping to the MCPH12 locus. Molecular-genetic analysis of both families revealed an overlapping homozygous region harbouring the causal mutation in CDK6 and a common haplotype, which led to a significant reduction of the critical MCPH12 locus. Our results suggest a founder effect of c.589G>A, p.(Ala197Thr) in the Pakistani population.