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Spectrum of genetic alterations in patients with peroxisome biogenesis defects in the Iranian population: a case series study.

Sheyda Khalilian·Mohadeseh Fathi·Sanaz Jamshidi·Rasoul Madannejad·Arezou Sayad·Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard·Mohammad Miryounesi
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Peroxisomal disorders are a group of hereditary metabolic disorders that happen when peroxisomes are defective. Around 80% of individuals affected by peroxisomal disorders are classified within the spectrum of Zellweger syndromes with autosomal recessive inheritance pattern that results from mutations in one of the 13 PEX genes. Clinical exome sequencing plays a vital role in the diagnosis where the symptoms are atypical. In the current study, we used this technique to find the underlying genetic cause in 14 Iranian patients with peroxisomal disorders. PEX1 variants were detected in five patients. PEX2, PEX5, PEX6 and PEX7 variants were detected in three, one, one, and two cases, respectively. Finally, ACOX1 variants were identified in two cases. All cases except two cases were homozygote for the suspected variants in Zellweger syndrome-related genes. Two cases were compound heterozygote for variants in the PEX1 gene. In total, two novel variants were identified, including c.313 C > T (p.Gln105*) and c.961 A > T (p.Ile321Phe) in the PEX1 and ACOX1 genes, respectively. The present research expands the range of genetic variations observed in Iranian individuals diagnosed with various forms of Zellweger spectrum disorders.

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Sheyda Khalilian, Mohadeseh Fathi, Sanaz Jamshidi, Rasoul Madannejad, Arezou Sayad, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard, Mohammad Miryounesi. 2025-04-09. Spectrum of genetic alterations in patients with peroxisome biogenesis defects in the Iranian population: a case series study.. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-025-02126-3

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