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ArticleAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A2025

WDR44 Loss-of-Function Promoter Deletion in a Male Newborn With a Ciliopathy Phenotype.

Tam P Sneddon, Kelly L Gilmore, Mai Xiong, Karen E Weck, Bradford C Powell, Neeta L Vora

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Article in American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Tam P SneddonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1137-8992
Kelly L GilmoreDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Mai XiongDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Karen E WeckDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Bradford C PowellDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Neeta L VoraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

Funding

Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis by Genomic Sequencing: A Prospective EvaluationR01HD055651 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Wendy K Chung, Vaidehi Jobanputra · 2007 to 2026
$16.5M
Unmet Needs: Achieving Equity and Support for Parents Pursuing Prenatal Diagnosis in the Genomic EraR01HD105868 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI VORA, NEETA L · 2021 to 2025
$3.4M
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD105868NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD055651NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD105868
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gain-of-function variants in the WDR44 gene have recently been associated with an X-linked ciliopathy-related neurodevelopmental phenotype. Here, we report on a WDR44 loss-of-function (LOF) variant identified in the genome sequence from a male fetus enrolled in the Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis by Genomic Sequencing (PrenatalSEQ) multicenter study. The phenotype is consistent with the described X-linked ciliopathy that includes developmental delay, microcephaly, congenital heart defects, kidney abnormalities, cryptorchidism, musculoskeletal abnormalities, craniofacial dysmorphism, and effusions. This is the first report of a WDR44 LOF variant in an affected individual with a prenatal presentation and supports LOF as a mechanism for the X-linked WDR44 ciliopathy-related phenotype.

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CiliopathiesGTP-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMalePhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticSequence DeletionGTP-Binding ProteinsWDR44 protein, human5′UTRciliopathyloss‐of‐functionprenatalpromoterWDR44X‐linked

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PMID39235309
PMCPMC11637934

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