Brain Regional Differences in Hexanucleotide Repeat Length in X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism Using Nanopore Sequencing

Charles Jourdan Reyes, Björn-Hergen Laabs, Susen Schaake, Theresa Lüth, Raphaela Ardicoglu, Aleksandar Rakovic, Karen Grütz, Daniel Alvarez-Fischer, Roland Dominic Jamora, Raymond L Rosales, Imke Weyers, Inke R König, Norbert Brüggemann, Christine Klein, Valerija Dobricic, Ana Westenberger, Joanne Trinh

Abstract

Objective: Our study investigated the presence of regional differences in hexanucleotide repeat number in postmortem brain tissues of 2 patients with X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP), a combined dystonia-parkinsonism syndrome modified by a (CCCTCT)n repeat within the causal SINE-VNTR-Alu retrotransposon insertion in the TAF1 gene.

Methods: Genomic DNA was extracted from blood and postmortem brain samples, including the basal ganglia and cortex from both patients and from the cerebellum, midbrain, and pituitary gland from 1 patient. Repeat sizing was performed using fragment analysis, small-pool PCR-based Southern blotting, and Oxford nanopore sequencing.

Results: The basal ganglia (p < 0.001) and cerebellum (p < 0.001) showed higher median repeat numbers and higher degrees of repeat instability compared with blood.

Conclusions: Somatic repeat instability may predominate in brain regions selectively affected in XDP, thereby hinting at its potential role in disease manifestation and modification.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftNeurology Genetics
Jahrgang7
Ausgabenummer4
Seiten (von - bis)e608
ISSN2376-7839
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 08.2021

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