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Array-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization for the Genomewide Detection of Submicroscopic Chromosomal Abnormalities

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Vissers, Lisenka E.L.M., de Vries, Bert B.A., Osoegawa, Kazutoyo, Janssen, Irene M., Feuth, Ton, Choy, Chik On, Straatman, Huub, van der Vliet, Walter +11 more·2003·The American Journal of Human Genetics

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Microdeletions and microduplications, not visible by routine chromosome analysis, are a major cause of human malformation and mental retardation. Novel high-resolution, whole-genome technologies can improve the diagnostic detection rate of these small chromosomal abnormalities. Array-based comparative genomic hybridization allows such a high-resolution screening by hybridizing differentially labeled test and reference DNAs to arrays consisting of thousands of genomic clones. In this study, we tested the diagnostic capacity of this technology using approximately 3,500 flourescent in situ hybridization-verified clones selected to cover the genome with an average of 1 clone per megabase (Mb). The sensitivity and specificity of the technology were tested in normal-versus-normal control experiments and through the screening of patients with known microdeletion syndromes. Subsequently, a series of 20 cytogenetically normal patients with mental retardation and dysmorphisms suggestive of a chromosomal abnormality were analyzed. In this series, three microdeletions and two microduplications were identified and validated. Two of these genomic changes were identified also in one of the parents, indicating that these are large-scale genomic polymorphisms. Deletions and duplications as small as 1 Mb could be reliably detected by our approach. The percentage of false-positive results was reduced to a minimum by use of a dye-swap-replicate analysis, all but eliminating the need for laborious validation experiments and facilitating implementation in a routine diagnostic setting. This high-resolution assay will facilitate the identification of novel genes involved in human mental retardation and/or malformation syndromes and will provide insight into the flexibility and plasticity of the human genome.

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  • Microarray-based detection of structural variation and exome- and genome-wide sequencing have been pivotal for rare disease gene discovery, supported by in silico analysis and variant prioritization.

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  1. Anderson G, Schroer RJ, Stevenson RE (1996) Mental retardation in South Carolina. II. Causation. In: Saul RA, Phelan MC (eds) Proceedings of the Greenwood Genetic Center. Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, SC, pp 32-44

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Vissers, L. E. L. M., de Vries, B. B. A., Osoegawa, K., Janssen, I. M., Feuth, T., Choy, C. O., Straatman, H., van der Vliet, W., Huys, E. H. L. P. G., van Rijk, A., Smeets, D., van Ravenswaaij-Arts, C. M. A., Knoers, N. V., van der Burgt, I., de Jong, P. J., Brunner, H. G., van Kessel, A. G., Schoenmakers, E. F. P. M., & Veltman, J. A.
Corresponding author
Veltman, Joris A.
Venue
The American Journal of Human Genetics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-12
Volume
73
Issue
6
Pages
1261-1270
ISSN
0002-9297 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2063739474
Cited by
469
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
22.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genome Rearrangement Algorithms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomics and Rare Diseases
Keywords
array comparative genomic hybridization, microdeletion syndromes, microduplication, submicroscopic chromosomal abnormalities, intellectual disability, dysmorphology, sensitivity and specificity, genomic clones
MeSH terms
Chromosome Aberrations, Humans, Intellectual Disability, Polymorphism, Genetic, Sensitivity and Specificity, Genome, Human, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence

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