Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients

Introduction Monogenic diabetes is attributed to genetic variations in a single gene. Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is the most common phenotype associated with monogenic diabetes, but is frequently misdiagnosed as either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Increasing our basic understanding of...

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Main Authors: Eu Jeong Ku, Dong-Hwa Lee, Soo-Heon Kwak, Hee Sue Park, Hyun Jeong Jeon, Tae Keun Oh
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/9/1/e002217.full
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author Eu Jeong Ku
Dong-Hwa Lee
Soo-Heon Kwak
Hee Sue Park
Hyun Jeong Jeon
Tae Keun Oh
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Dong-Hwa Lee
Soo-Heon Kwak
Hee Sue Park
Hyun Jeong Jeon
Tae Keun Oh
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description Introduction Monogenic diabetes is attributed to genetic variations in a single gene. Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is the most common phenotype associated with monogenic diabetes, but is frequently misdiagnosed as either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Increasing our basic understanding of genetic variations in MODY may help to improve the accuracy of providing the correct diagnosis and personalize subsequent treatment regimens in different racial populations. For this reason, this study was designed to identify nucleotide variants in early onset diabetes patients with clinically suspected MODY in a Korean population.Research design and methods Among 2908 Korean patients diagnosed with diabetes, we selected 40 patients who were diagnosed before 30 years old and were clinically suspected of MODY. Genetic testing was performed using a targeted gene sequencing panel that included 30 known monogenic diabetes genes. The pathogenicity of the identified variants was assessed according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and Association for Molecular Pathology (ACMG-AMP) guidelines.Results A total of six rare missense variants (p.Ala544Thr in HNF1A, p.Val601Ile and p.His103Tyr in ABCC8, p.Pro33Ala in PDX1, p.Gly18Glu in INS, and p.Arg164Gln in PAX4) in five distinct MODY genes were identified in five patients. In addition, a variant was identified in mitochondrial DNA at 3243A>G in one patient. The identified variants were either absent or detected at a rare frequency in the 1000 Genomes Project. These variants were classified as uncertain significance using the ACMG-AMP guidelines.Conclusion Using a targeted gene sequencing panel, we identified seven variants in either MODY genes or mitochondrial DNA using a Korean patient population with early onset diabetes who were clinically suspected of MODY. This genetic approach provides the ability to compare distinct populations of racial and ethnic groups to determine whether specific gene is involved in their diagnosis of MODY.
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spelling doaj.art-c0195febfb2e4d7581e62e01fcdd96912024-12-12T17:20:13ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care2052-48972021-03-019110.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002217Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patientsEu Jeong Ku0Dong-Hwa Lee1Soo-Heon Kwak2Hee Sue Park3Hyun Jeong Jeon4Tae Keun Oh5Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea (the Republic of)Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea (the Republic of)Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Jongno-gu, Korea (the Republic of)Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea (the Republic of)Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea (the Republic of)Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea (the Republic of)Introduction Monogenic diabetes is attributed to genetic variations in a single gene. Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is the most common phenotype associated with monogenic diabetes, but is frequently misdiagnosed as either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Increasing our basic understanding of genetic variations in MODY may help to improve the accuracy of providing the correct diagnosis and personalize subsequent treatment regimens in different racial populations. For this reason, this study was designed to identify nucleotide variants in early onset diabetes patients with clinically suspected MODY in a Korean population.Research design and methods Among 2908 Korean patients diagnosed with diabetes, we selected 40 patients who were diagnosed before 30 years old and were clinically suspected of MODY. Genetic testing was performed using a targeted gene sequencing panel that included 30 known monogenic diabetes genes. The pathogenicity of the identified variants was assessed according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and Association for Molecular Pathology (ACMG-AMP) guidelines.Results A total of six rare missense variants (p.Ala544Thr in HNF1A, p.Val601Ile and p.His103Tyr in ABCC8, p.Pro33Ala in PDX1, p.Gly18Glu in INS, and p.Arg164Gln in PAX4) in five distinct MODY genes were identified in five patients. In addition, a variant was identified in mitochondrial DNA at 3243A>G in one patient. The identified variants were either absent or detected at a rare frequency in the 1000 Genomes Project. These variants were classified as uncertain significance using the ACMG-AMP guidelines.Conclusion Using a targeted gene sequencing panel, we identified seven variants in either MODY genes or mitochondrial DNA using a Korean patient population with early onset diabetes who were clinically suspected of MODY. This genetic approach provides the ability to compare distinct populations of racial and ethnic groups to determine whether specific gene is involved in their diagnosis of MODY.https://drc.bmj.com/content/9/1/e002217.full
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Dong-Hwa Lee
Soo-Heon Kwak
Hee Sue Park
Hyun Jeong Jeon
Tae Keun Oh
Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
title Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients
title_full Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients
title_fullStr Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients
title_full_unstemmed Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients
title_short Identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients
title_sort identification of candidate gene variants of monogenic diabetes using targeted panel sequencing in early onset diabetes patients
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