Abstract
Objective To detect the copy number variations(CNVs)in a family with congenital narrowing of the ascending aorta,and to explore the underlying genetic causes of the disease.Methods Peripheral blood samples were collected from an affected boy,his affected father and his apparently normal mother.Genomic DNA Was extracted and genotyped using Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0.CNVs were confirmed by real-time quantitative PCR(qPCR).Results Our SNP Array 6.0analysis showed in the boy an about 80kb heterozygous deletion affecting part of the elastin gene(ELN).Further qPCR assays for four confirmed the presence of the deletion in the boy and his father,and indieated that the deletion involved at least the first 22 ELN exons.Conclusion A heterozygous deletion affecting part of the ELN gene has been identified in the boy and his father, A diagnosis of supravalvular aortic stenosis(SVAS)could he made based on the molecular finding. Key words: Supravalvular aortic stenosis; Elastin; Copy number variation
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