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IDENTIFICATION OF A FOUNDER EFFECT INVOLVING N.197C>T VARIANT IN RMRP GENE ASSOCIATED TO CARTILAGE‑HAIR HYPOPLASIA SYNDROME IN BRAZILIAN PATIENTS
Autosomal recessive disease
Disproportionate short stature
Hypotrichosis
Anemia
Impaired spermatogenesis
Hirschsprung disease
Immunological deficiencies
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Cartilage-hair hypoplasia syndrome (CHH) is an autosomal recessive disorder frequently linked to n.72A>G (previously known as n.70A>G and n.71A>G), the most common RMRP variant worldwide. More than 130 pathogenic variants in this gene have already been described associated with CHH, and founder alterations were reported in the Finnish and Japanese populations. Our previous study in Brazilian CHH patients showed a high prevalence of n.197C>T variant (former n.195C>T and n.196C>T) when compared to other populations. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible founder effect of the n.197C>T variant in the RMRP gene in a series of CHH Brazilian patients. We have selected four TAG SNPs within chromosome 9 and genotyped the probands and their parents (23 patients previously described and nine novel). A common haplotype to the n.197C>T variant carriers was identified. Patients were also characterized for 46 autosomal Ancestry Informative Markers (AIMs). European ancestry was the most prevalent (58%), followed by African (24%) and Native American (18%). Our results strengthen the hypothesis of a founder effect for the n.197C>T variant in Brazil and indicate that this variant in the RMRP gene originated from a single event on chromosome 9 with a possible European origin.
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Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndromeAutosomal recessive disease
Disproportionate short stature
Hypotrichosis
Anemia
Impaired spermatogenesis
Hirschsprung disease
Immunological deficiencies
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