Implications of Implications of Consanguinity for Consanguinity for Routine Diagnostic Routine Diagnostic Testing and Testing and Development of Development of Specialist Specialist Services Services Teresa Lamb Teresa Lamb Clinical Scientist Clinical Scientist Leeds DNA Laboratory Leeds DNA Laboratory
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Implications of Implications of Consanguinity for Consanguinity for
Routine Diagnostic Routine Diagnostic Testing and Testing and
Development of Development of Specialist ServicesSpecialist Services
Teresa LambTeresa Lamb
Clinical ScientistClinical Scientist
Leeds DNA LaboratoryLeeds DNA Laboratory
OutlineOutline
Relevance of consanguinity to Relevance of consanguinity to diagnostic molecular genetic diagnostic molecular genetic laboratorieslaboratories
Specialist service design and provisionSpecialist service design and provision Choice of screening strategyChoice of screening strategy Problems and pitfallsProblems and pitfalls
Relevance of Relevance of ConsanguinityConsanguinity
Diverse populations served by each Diverse populations served by each lablab
Range of ethnic groups practice Range of ethnic groups practice consanguineous unionsconsanguineous unions
Consanguinity may alter testing Consanguinity may alter testing strategy and/or interpretation of strategy and/or interpretation of resultsresults
Testing for Autosomal Testing for Autosomal Recessive DisordersRecessive Disorders
Atypical, rare or private mutationAtypical, rare or private mutation Usual screening strategy may have lower Usual screening strategy may have lower
sensitivitysensitivity Negative result may not significantly Negative result may not significantly
reduce likelihood of diagnosisreduce likelihood of diagnosis Need for additional screening Need for additional screening
(availability/cost)(availability/cost) Affecteds expected to be homozygousAffecteds expected to be homozygous
Confirmation of homozygosityConfirmation of homozygosity Autozygosity analysis may be of useAutozygosity analysis may be of use
Cystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis
Complex multi-system disorder that may Complex multi-system disorder that may affect the respiratory, pancreatic, gastro-affect the respiratory, pancreatic, gastro-intestinal and reproductive organ systems.intestinal and reproductive organ systems.
Incidence 1/2,500 (Caucasians)Incidence 1/2,500 (Caucasians) Less frequent in other populationsLess frequent in other populations
Carrier FrequencyCarrier Frequency 1/20 - 1/25 (Caucasians)1/20 - 1/25 (Caucasians)
Mutations in Mutations in CFTRCFTR gene gene >1600 different mutations reported>1600 different mutations reported
Cystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Initial screening for 29-32 mutationsInitial screening for 29-32 mutations
80-90% mutations (Caucasian)80-90% mutations (Caucasian) No mutation is detectedNo mutation is detected
Reduces likelihood (~2% affected CF patients Reduces likelihood (~2% affected CF patients would give this result)would give this result)
However, if consanguineous:However, if consanguineous: % mutations detected <80% % mutations detected <80% Standard interpretation of negative result Standard interpretation of negative result
inaccurate inaccurate Potential homozygosity for rarer mutation in kitPotential homozygosity for rarer mutation in kit
Confirmation of atypical resultConfirmation of atypical result Testing of parental samplesTesting of parental samples
Interpretation of heterozygosityInterpretation of heterozygosity
Cystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Additional studies in consanguineous Additional studies in consanguineous
pedigreespedigrees Linked markersLinked markers
Autozygosity analysisAutozygosity analysis Support or exclude autozygous inheritance Support or exclude autozygous inheritance
Full sequencingFull sequencing Implications for neonatal screening Implications for neonatal screening
4 most common Caucasian mutations 4 most common Caucasian mutations
screened onlyscreened only 2nd raised IRT result for “high 2nd raised IRT result for “high
Degeneration and loss of the proximal Degeneration and loss of the proximal anterior horn cells in the spinal cordanterior horn cells in the spinal cord Muscle wasting and atrophyMuscle wasting and atrophy
First level test: screen for deletion of First level test: screen for deletion of SMN1SMN1 exon 7 and exon 8exon 7 and exon 8
If no deletion detected report as diagnosis If no deletion detected report as diagnosis “highly unlikely” or “extremely unlikely”“highly unlikely” or “extremely unlikely”
However, if consanguineousHowever, if consanguineous Possible homozygosity for point mutationPossible homozygosity for point mutation More cautious interpretationMore cautious interpretation ““reduces likelihood but cannot exclude a reduces likelihood but cannot exclude a
diagnosis”diagnosis” Linkage/autozygosity analysisLinkage/autozygosity analysis Screen for point mutations - no UK lab offering?Screen for point mutations - no UK lab offering?
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
Coefficient Inbreeding (F) - probability Coefficient Inbreeding (F) - probability that that childchild of consanguineous union will of consanguineous union will be homozygous for allele derived from be homozygous for allele derived from common ancestorcommon ancestor
Coefficient of Relationship (R) - proportion Coefficient of Relationship (R) - proportion of genes shared by related individuals of genes shared by related individuals
F = R x 1/2F = R x 1/2 If one parent transmits a particular allele If one parent transmits a particular allele
what is probability the other parent will what is probability the other parent will transmit same alleletransmit same allele
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
First Cousins:
R=1/8
First Cousins:
R=1/8
First Cousins:
R=1/8
First Cousins:
R=1/8
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
First Cousins Once Removed:
R=1/16
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
Second Cousins:
R=1/32
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
CF: No family historyNon-consanguineous = 1/22 x 1/22 x 1/4 = 1/1936
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
CF: No family historyConsanguineous = 1/22 x 1/8 x 1/4 = 1/704
R=1/8
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
Increased impact for rarer disordersIncreased impact for rarer disorders
Risk CalculationsRisk Calculations
Known carrier of CF mutation:Consanguineous = 1 x 1/8 x 1/4 = 1/32(Non-consanguineous = 1x 1/22 x 1/4 = 1/88)
R=1/8
Developing and Developing and Running a Running a
Diagnostic Service Diagnostic Service for Rare Recessive for Rare Recessive
Sequence/mutation specific – ALMS1 Sequence/mutation specific – ALMS1 exampleexample
Denature & Re-anneal
Denature & Re-anneal
?
Heteroduplex Analysis - Heteroduplex Analysis - Reduced Sensitivity for Reduced Sensitivity for Homozygous ChangesHomozygous Changes HRM analysisHRM analysis
Blind trial of 14 previously tested patientsBlind trial of 14 previously tested patients 10 different amplicons10 different amplicons
Each patient had mutation or variant in at least Each patient had mutation or variant in at least one amplicon but not variant for each ampliconone amplicon but not variant for each amplicon
3 false negatives3 false negatives All 3 were homozygous changesAll 3 were homozygous changes Other homozygous changes were detectedOther homozygous changes were detected Dependent on nature of variant and sequence Dependent on nature of variant and sequence
contextcontext
Heteroduplex Analysis for Heteroduplex Analysis for Rare Recessive DisordersRare Recessive Disorders
Spiking of PCRs with Spiking of PCRs with Wildtype DNAWildtype DNA
To enable detection of homozygote To enable detection of homozygote variants by facilitating heteroduplex variants by facilitating heteroduplex formationformation
Large number of WT controls per run Large number of WT controls per run (cost and DNA availability)(cost and DNA availability) Lack of batching (need group of WT samples Lack of batching (need group of WT samples
to give normal pattern to compare against)to give normal pattern to compare against)
Interpretation of ResultsInterpretation of Results Pathogenicity of private mutationPathogenicity of private mutation
Limited mutations publishedLimited mutations published Less functional dataLess functional data Fewer orthologuesFewer orthologues
HeterozyoteHeterozyote Possibility of two different mutations within Possibility of two different mutations within
Possibility of mutation in two different genes Possibility of mutation in two different genes giving similar phenotype in familygiving similar phenotype in family
ConclusionsConclusions
Consanguinity is likely to be encountered Consanguinity is likely to be encountered by all diagnostic laboratories.by all diagnostic laboratories.
Awareness of consanguinity important to Awareness of consanguinity important to enable provision of suitable tests and enable provision of suitable tests and accurate interpretation of results.accurate interpretation of results.
Consanguinity has effect on risk Consanguinity has effect on risk calculations.calculations.
Services for rare recessive disorders must Services for rare recessive disorders must be designed to detect homozygous be designed to detect homozygous variants with high sensitivity.variants with high sensitivity.