Pathogenic variants detected by RNA sequencing in Cornelia de Lange syndrome.

Recent studies suggest that transcript isoforms significantly overlap (approximately 60%) between brain tissue and Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). Interestingly, 14 cohesion-related genes with variants that cause Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) are highly expressed in the brain and LCLs. In this context, we first performed RNA sequencing of LCLs from 22 solved (with pathogenic variants) and 19 unsolved (with no confirmed variants) CdLS cases.

Comprehensive genetic analysis of 57 families with clinically suspected Cornelia de Lange syndrome.

Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rare multisystem disorder with specific dysmorphic features. Pathogenic genetic variants encoding cohesion complex subunits and interacting proteins (e.g.