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<p>Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a rare congenital disorder that affects facial symmetry, ear development, and other congenital anomalies. However, known causal genes account for only approximately 6% of patients, indicating the need to discover more pathogenic genes. Association tests demonstrated an association between common variants in <i>SHROOM3</i> and HFM (<i>P</i> = 1.02E-4 for the lead SNP), while gene burden analysis revealed a significant enrichment of rare variants in HFM patients compared to healthy controls (<i>P</i> = 2.78E-5). We then evaluated the expression patterns of <i>SHROOM3</i> and the consequences of its deleterious variants. Our study identified 7 deleterious variants in <i>SHROOM3</i> among the 320 Chinese HFM patients and 2 deleterious variants in two HFM trios, respectively, suggesting a model of dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance. These variants were predicted to significantly impact SHROOM3 function. Furthermore, the gene expression pattern of <i>SHROOM3</i> in the pharyngeal arches and the presence of facial abnormalities in gene-edited mice suggest that <i>SHROOM3</i> plays important roles in facial development. Our findings suggest that <i>SHROOM3</i> is a likely pathogenic gene for HFM.</p>

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Pathogenic variants in SHROOM3 associated with hemifacial microsomia

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    2025年1月28日

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  • Qin Li,
  • Bing-Hua Zhang,
  • Qi Chen,
  • Yaoyao Fu,
  • Xiang Zuo,
  • Peng Lu,
  • Weiwei Zhang,
  • Bingqing Wang

摘要

Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a rare congenital disorder that affects facial symmetry, ear development, and other congenital anomalies. However, known causal genes account for only approximately 6% of patients, indicating the need to discover more pathogenic genes. Association tests demonstrated an association between common variants in SHROOM3 and HFM (P = 1.02E-4 for the lead SNP), while gene burden analysis revealed a significant enrichment of rare variants in HFM patients compared to healthy controls (P = 2.78E-5). We then evaluated the expression patterns of SHROOM3 and the consequences of its deleterious variants. Our study identified 7 deleterious variants in SHROOM3 among the 320 Chinese HFM patients and 2 deleterious variants in two HFM trios, respectively, suggesting a model of dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance. These variants were predicted to significantly impact SHROOM3 function. Furthermore, the gene expression pattern of SHROOM3 in the pharyngeal arches and the presence of facial abnormalities in gene-edited mice suggest that SHROOM3 plays important roles in facial development. Our findings suggest that SHROOM3 is a likely pathogenic gene for HFM.