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Hum Mutat ; 42(4): 392-407, 2021 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33382518

RESUMO

Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a spinal disorder affecting up to 3% of otherwise healthy children. IS has a strong familial genetic component and is believed to be genetically complex due to significant variability in phenotype and heritability. Previous studies identified putative loci and variants possibly contributing to IS susceptibility, including within extracellular matrix, cilia, and actin networks, but the genetic architecture and underlying mechanisms remain unresolved. Here, we used whole-exome sequencing from three affected individuals in a multigenerational family with IS and identified 19 uncommon variants (minor allele frequency < 0.05). Genotyping of additional family members identified a candidate heterozygous variant (H1115Q, G>C, rs142032413) within the ciliary gene KIF7, a regulator within the hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway. Resequencing of the second cohort of unrelated IS individuals and controls identified several severe mutations in KIF7 in affected individuals only. Subsequently, we generated a mutant zebrafish model of kif7 using CRISPR-Cas9. kif7co63/co63 zebrafish displayed severe scoliosis, presenting in juveniles and progressing through adulthood. We observed no deformities in the brain, Reissner fiber, or central canal cilia in kif7co63/co63 embryos, although alterations were seen in Hh pathway gene expression. This study suggests defects in KIF7-dependent Hh signaling, which may drive pathogenesis in a subset of individuals with IS.


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Cinesinas , Escoliose , Peixe-Zebra , Animais , Cílios/metabolismo , Humanos , Cinesinas/genética , Mutação , Escoliose/genética , Peixe-Zebra/genética , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra
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Spine Deform ; 10(5): 1003-1016, 2022 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35430722

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PURPOSE: Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is defined as a structural lateral spinal curvature ≥ 10° in otherwise healthy children and is the most common pediatric spinal deformity. IS is known to have a strong genetic component; however, the underlying etiology is still largely unknown. Animal models have been used historically to both understand and develop treatments for human disease, including within the context of IS. This intended audience for this review is clinicians in the fields of musculoskeletal surgery and research. METHODS: In this review article, we synthesize current literature of genetic animal models of IS and introduce considerations for researchers. RESULTS: Due to complex genetic and unique biomechanical factors (i.e., bipedalism) hypothesized to contribute to IS in humans, scoliosis is a difficult condition to replicate in model organisms. CONCLUSION: We advocate careful selection of animal models based on the scientific question and introduce gaps and limitations in the current literature. We advocate future research efforts to include animal models with multiple characterized genetic or environmental perturbations to reflect current understanding of the human condition.


Assuntos
Escoliose , Curvaturas da Coluna Vertebral , Animais , Criança , Humanos , Escoliose/cirurgia , Curvaturas da Coluna Vertebral/complicações
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Genes (Basel) ; 12(6)2021 06 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34208743

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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a lateral spinal curvature >10° with rotation that affects 2-3% of healthy children across populations. AIS is known to have a significant genetic component, and despite a handful of risk loci identified in unrelated individuals by GWAS and next-generation sequencing methods, the underlying etiology of the condition remains largely unknown. In this study, we performed exome sequencing of affected individuals within 23 multigenerational families, with the hypothesis that the occurrence of rare, low frequency, disease-causing variants will co-occur in distantly related, affected individuals. Bioinformatic filtering of uncommon, potentially damaging variants shared by all sequenced family members revealed 1448 variants in 1160 genes across the 23 families, with 132 genes shared by two or more families. Ten genes were shared by >4 families, and no genes were shared by all. Gene enrichment analysis showed an enrichment of variants in cytoskeletal and extracellular matrix related processes. These data support a model that AIS is a highly polygenic disease, with few variant-containing genes shared between affected individuals across different family lineages. This work presents a novel resource for further exploration in familial AIS genetic research.


Assuntos
Citoesqueleto/genética , Herança Multifatorial , Polimorfismo Genético , Escoliose/genética , Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Matriz Extracelular/genética , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Humanos , Linhagem , Locos de Características Quantitativas , Escoliose/metabolismo , Sequenciamento do Exoma
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