1. Molecular Analyses in a Rabbit Model of Craniosynostosis: Likely Exclusion of Known Candidate Genes as the Loci of Origin.
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Gilbert JR, Taylor GM, Losee JE, Mooney MP, and Cooper GM
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- Animals, Cranial Sutures, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Rabbits, Craniosynostoses
- Abstract
Objective: Craniosynostosis (CS) involves the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures. We work with a naturally occurring rabbit model of CS with an undefined etiology. Known causes of coronal CS were evaluated to identify potential associations with CS in the rabbit., Design: Candidate genes were sequenced in control New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits (n = 4) and synostotic NZW rabbits (n = 4). Variants were identified by alignment using Clustal Omega., Outcome Measures: Single nucleotide variants (SNVs) were classified according to phenotypic associations and predicted impact on protein structure. Human correlates were identified in the database of single nucleotide polymorphisms (dbSNP)., Results: A total of 21 SNVs were identified in the 10 genes examined. Variant classification and inheritance patterns are inconsistent with causality., Conclusions: The genetic basis for disease in the CS rabbit likely involves novel loci and is not associated with known causes of coronal synostosis.
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- 2019
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