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Copy number detection in discordant monozygotic twins of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) and Esophageal Atresia (EA) cohorts.

Abstract
The occurrence of phenotypic differences between monozygotic (MZ) twins is commonly attributed to environmental factors, assuming that MZ twins have a complete identical genetic make-up. Yet, recently several lines of evidence showed that both genetic and epigenetic factors could have a role in phenotypic discordance after all. A high occurrence of copy number variation (CNV) differences was observed within MZ twin pairs discordant for Parkinson's disease, thereby stressing on the importance of post-zygotic mutations as disease-predisposing events. In this study, the prevalence of discrepant CNVs was analyzed in discordant MZ twins of the Esophageal Atresia (EA) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) cohort in the Netherlands. Blood-derived DNA from 11 pairs (7 EA and 4 CDH) was screened using high-resolution SNP arrays. Results showed an identical copy number profile in each twin pair. Mosaic chromosome gain or losses could not be detected either with a detection threshold of 20%. Some of the germ-line structural events demonstrated in five out of eleven twin pairs could function as a susceptible genetic background. For example, the 177-Kb loss of chromosome 10q26 in CDH pair-3 harbors the TCF7L2 gene (Tcf4 protein), which is implicated in the regulation of muscle fiber type development and maturation. In conclusion, discrepant CNVs are not a common cause of twin discordancy in these investigated congenital anomaly cohorts.
AuthorsDanielle Veenma, Erwin Brosens, Elisabeth de Jong, Cees van de Ven, Connie Meeussen, Titia Cohen-Overbeek, Marjan Boter, Hubertus Eussen, Hannie Douben, Dick Tibboel, Annelies de Klein
JournalEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG (Eur J Hum Genet) Vol. 20 Issue 3 Pg. 298-304 (Mar 2012) ISSN: 1476-5438 [Electronic] England
PMID22071887 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Twin Study)
Topics
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22
  • Cohort Studies
  • DNA Copy Number Variations
  • Diseases in Twins (genetics)
  • Esophageal Atresia (genetics)
  • Genotype
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic (genetics)
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
  • Humans
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Twins, Monozygotic (genetics)

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