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A rare deep intronic mutation of PKHD1 gene, c.8798-459 C > A, causes autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease by pseudoexon activation.

Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), is a rare hepatorenal fibrocystic disorder primarily associated with progressive growth of multiple cysts in the kidneys causing progressive loss of renal function. The disease is linked to mutations in the PKHD1 gene. In this study, we describe the gene diagnosis and prenatal diagnosis for a consanguineous family with two fetuses diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease by fetal sonography during the pregnancy. Sequence analysis of cDNA synthesized from the PKHD1 mRNA of the second induced fetus identified a 111-nucleotide insert at the junction of exon 56 and 57 that originated from intervening sequence (IVS) 56. Further genomic sequencing of IVS 56 of the PKHD1 gene identified a rare homozygous deep intronic mutation (c.8798-459 C > A), which was inherited from the parents and not detectable in 100 unrelated control subjects. Moreover, we explored the pathogenicity of this deep intronic mutation by conducting a minigene splicing assay experiment, which demonstrated that the mutation causes a pseudoexon insertion, which results in a frameshift followed by a premature termination codon in exon 57. Eventually, the parents had a healthy baby by undergoing prenatal genetic diagnosis based on the targeted detection of the intron mutation. The newly identified deep intronic mutation is associated with a rare mechanism of abnormal splicing that expands the spectrum of known PKHD1 gene mutations. It can be used in evidence-based genetic and reproductive counseling for families with ARPKD.

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