Precise definition of the breakpoints of an apparently balanced translocation between chromosome 3q26 and chromosome 7q36: Role of KMT2C disruption

Abstract

When a de novo balanced reciprocal translocation is identified in the patient, the cause of phenotype of the patient can be explained by detecting the breakpoints of the genes. Here, we report a 3-year-old patient with developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, and distinctive facial features who had an apparently balanced translocation between chromosome 3q26 and chromosome 7q36. Nanopore long-read sequencing revealed that balanced translocation disrupted the KMT2C gene, the haploinsufficiency of which leads to Kleefstra syndrome 2 characterized by delayed psychomotor development, variable intellectual disability and mild dysmorphism. Nanopore long-read sequencing was shown to be useful in elucidating the exact genetic etiology of patients with nonspecific clinical findings.