Copy number variation (CNV) identification,interpretation, and
database from Brazilian patients |
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Authors: | Victria Cabral Silveira Monteiro de Godoy Fernanda Teixeira Bellucco Mileny Colovati Hlio Rodrigues de Oliveira-Junior Mariana Moyss-Oliveira Maria Isabel Melaragno |
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Institution: | 1.Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Morfologia e Genética, Disciplina de Genética, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
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Abstract: | Copy number variations (CNVs) constitute an important class of variation in the human genome and the interpretation of their pathogenicity considering different frequencies across populations is still a challenge for geneticists. Since the CNV databases are predominantly composed of European and non-admixed individuals, and Brazilian genetic constitution is admixed and ethnically diverse, diagnostic screenings on Brazilian variants are greatly difficulted by the lack of populational references. We analyzed a clinical sample of 268 Brazilian individuals, including patients with neurodevelopment disorders and/or congenital malformations. The pathogenicity of CNVs was classified according to their gene content and overlap with known benign and pathogenic variants. A total of 1,504 autosomal CNVs (1,207 gains and 297 losses) were classified as benign (92.9%), likely benign (1.6%), VUS (2.6%), likely pathogenic (0.2%) and pathogenic (2.7%). Some of the CNVs were recurrent and with frequency increased in our sample, when compared to populational open resources of structural variants: 14q32.33, 22q11.22, 1q21.1, and 1p36.32 gains. Thus, these highly recurrent CNVs classified as likely benign or VUS were considered non-pathogenic in our Brazilian sample. This study shows the relevance of introducing CNV data from diverse cohorts to improve on the interpretation of clinical impact of genomic variations. |
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Keywords: | CNV copy number variation database CNV classification |
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