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Short Communication

Volume 12, Number 6, December 2022, pages 188-197


Identification of Two Rare Homozygote Missense Variants in the IRS1 Gene in a Patient With Early Gestational Diabetes: A Case Study

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Summary of the followed research design.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Pedigree and electropherograms of the index patient. (a) Pedigree of the family of the studied patient with GDM. Arrow is the index patient. (b) Electropherograms of the homozygous mutant index patient with c.2843C>T variant. (c) The IRS1 homozygous wild type individual missing the c.2843C>T variant. (d) The homozygous mutant index patient with c.3661C>T variant. (e) IRS1 homozygous wild type individual missing the c.3661C>T variant. Arrow is the position of the variants.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Multiple sequence alignment of human IRS1 protein sequence (NP_005535.1) with its mammalian homologs. Black arrows indicate residue positions Pro948 and Arg1221.

Tables

Table 1. Description of HNF1A Variants Detected in the Index Patient
 
RefSNP numberPosition in genomic DNAPosition in CDSPosition in proteinGlobal MAFClinVardReferences
aMAF of the global population from 1000 Genomes Study. bMAF of the global population from gnomAD. cThe positions are in the transcript ENST00000400024.6. dClinVar interpretation and clinical significance for the phenotype of maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3. CDS: coding DNA sequence; MAF: minor allele frequency.
rs1169289Chr12:g.121416622C>Gc.51C>Gp.Leu17=G = 0.4285a
G = 0.4645b
Benign[28]
rs2259820Chr12:g.121435342C>Tc.1375C>Tp.Leu459=T = 0.3167a
T = 0.3302b
Benign[28, 29]
rs2259816Chr12:g.121435587G>Tc.1620G>Tcp.Val540=cT = 0.3588a
T = 0.3845b
Benign[30, 31]
rs1169288Chr12:g.121416650A>Cc.79A>Cp.Ile27LeuC = 0.2985a
C = 0.3479b
Benign[32-34]
rs2464196Chr12:g.121435427G>Ac.1460G>Ap.Ser487AsnA = 0.3177a
A = 0.3296b
Benign[28, 35]
rs2464195Chr12:g.121435475G>Ac.1508G>Acp.Arg503HiscA = 0.3596a
A = 0.3800b
Benign[36]

 

Table 2. The Co-Occurrence of the Two Variants p.Pro948Leu (rs370373307) and p.Arg1221Cys (rs754239320) in the Same Haplotype
 
rs370373307 G>A
MAF = 0.00007569
GA
The estimated probability that these two variants occur together among the same individual is equal to 0%. Adapted from gnomAD v2.1.1. MAF: minor allele frequency.
rs754239320 4G>A
MAF = 0.00005627
G248,81319
A140