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Live Birth of a Healthy Child in a Couple with Identical mtDNA Carrying a Pathogenic c.471_477delTTTAAAAinsG Variant in the MOCS2 Gene

Tofilo, Maria
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Voronova, Natalia
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Nigmatullina, Leila
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March 1, 2023
Genes

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency type B (MOCODB; #252160) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that has only been described in 37 affected patients. In this report, we describe the presence of an in-frame homozygous variant (c.471_477delTTTAAAAinsG) in the MOCS2 gene in an affected child, diagnosed with Ohtahara syndrome according to the clinical manifestations. The analysis of the three-dimensional structure of the protein and the amino acid substitutions suggested the pathogenicity of this mutation. To prevent transmitting this mutation to the next generation, we used preimplantation genetic testing for the monogenic disorders (PGT-M) protocol to select MOCS2 gene mutant-free embryos for transfer in an in vitro fertilization (IVF) program. As a result, a healthy child was born. Interestingly, both parents of the proband shared an identical mitochondrial (mt) DNA control region, assuming their close relationship and thus suggesting that both copies of the nuclear rare variant c.471_477delTTTAAAAinsG may have been transmitted from the same female ancestor. Our estimation of the a priori probability of meeting individuals with the same mtDNA haplotype confirms the assumption of a possible distant maternal relationship among the proband's direct relatives.

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research article
DOI
10.3390/genes14030720
Web of Science ID

WOS:000956416200001

Author(s)
Tofilo, Maria
Voronova, Natalia
Nigmatullina, Leila
Kuznetsova, Elena
Timonina, Valeria
Efimenko, Bogdan
Turgunkhujaev, Oybek
Avdeichik, Svetlana
Ansar, Muhammad
Popadin, Konstantin  
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Date Issued

2023-03-01

Publisher

MDPI

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Genes
Volume

14

Issue

3

Start page

720

Subjects

Genetics & Heredity

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mocs2 gene

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ohtahara syndrome

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pgt-m

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mtdna relatives

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consanguinity

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maternal ancestry

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April 10, 2023
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