Deletion of first noncoding exon in ANKRD11 leads to KBG syndrome.

Am J Med Genet A

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.

Published: April 2023

Phenotypic features of KBG syndrome include craniofacial anomalies, short stature, cognitive disability and behavioral findings. The syndrome is caused by heterozygous pathogenic single nucleotide variants and indels in ANKRD11, or a heterozygous deletion of 16q24.3 that includes ANKRD11. We performed genome sequencing on a patient with clinical manifestations of KBG syndrome including distinct craniofacial features as well as a history of mild intellectual disability and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. This led to the identification of a 43 kb intragenic deletion of ANKRD11 affecting the first noncoding exon while leaving the coding regions intact. Review of the literature shows that this is the smallest 5' deletion affecting only the noncoding exons of ANKRD11. Real-time polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that the copy number variant was not present in either of the proband's parents, suggesting it occurred de novo. RNA expression analysis demonstrated significantly decreased transcript abundance compared to controls. This provides new evidence for haploinsufficiency as a mechanism of disease in KBG syndrome.

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