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Expanding the phenome and variome of the ROBO-SLIT pathway in congenital heart defects: toward improving the genetic testing yield of CHD

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Jaouadi, Hager | Jopling, Chris | Bajolle, Fanny | Théron, Alexis | Faucherre, Adèle | Gerard, Hilla | Al Dybiat, Sarab | Ovaert, Caroline | Bonnet, Damien | Avierinos, Jean-François | Zaffran, Stéphane

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International audience. Background Recent studies have shown the implication of the ROBO-SLIT pathway in heart development. Within this study, we aimed to further assess the implication of the ROBO and SLIT genes mainly in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and other human congenital heart defects (CHD). Methods We have analyzed a cohort of singleton exome sequencing data comprising 40 adult BAV patients, 20 pediatric BAV patients generated by the Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium, 10 pediatric cases with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), and one case with coarctation of the aorta. A gene-centered analysis of data was performed. To further advance the interpretation of the variants, we intended to combine more than 5 prediction tools comprising the assessment of protein structure and stability. Results A total of 24 variants were identified. Only 4 adult BAV patients (10%) had missense variants in the ROBO and SLIT genes. In contrast, 19 pediatric cases carried variants in ROBO or SLIT genes (61%). Three BAV patients with a severe phenotype were digenic. Segregation analysis was possible for two BAV patients. For the homozygous ROBO4 : p.(Arg776Cys) variant, family segregation was consistent with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. The ROBO4 : c.3001 + 3G > A variant segregates with the affected family members. Interestingly, these variants were also found in two unrelated patients with ToF highlighting that the same variant in the ROBO4 gene may underlie different cardiac phenotypes affecting the outflow tract development. Conclusion Our results further reinforce the implication of the ROBO4 gene not only in BAV but also in ToF hence the importance of its inclusion in clinical genetic testing. The remaining ROBO and SLIT genes may be screened in patients with negative or inconclusive genetic tests.

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