Mutation frequency heat map of spontaneous PTPN11 variants show spatial clustering in the testis due to germline selection explaining the high birth incidence of Noonan syndrome. Some somatic PTPN11 cancer mutations are similarly clustered in testis. Abstract Some spontaneous germline gain-of-function mutations promote spermatogonial stem cell...

Abstract KBTBD13 variants cause nemaline myopathy type 6 (NEM6). The majority of NEM6 patients harbors the Dutch founder variant, c.1222C>T, p.Arg408Cys (KBTBD13 p.R408C). Although KBTBD13 is expressed in cardiac muscle, cardiac involvement in NEM6 is unknown. Here, we constructed pedigrees of three families with the KBTBD13 p.R408C variant. In...

TBCK exon 23 deletion seen in 8 families (A) and its consequences on mRNA (B,C). Abstract Advanced bioinformatics algorithms allow detection of multiple-exon copy-number variations (CNVs) from exome sequencing (ES) data, while detection of single-exon CNVs remains challenging. A retrospective review of Baylor Genetics' clinical ES patient cohort...