Abstract
Familial clustering of classic Kaposi sarcoma (CKS) is rare with, approximately 100 families reported to date. We studied 2 consanguineous families, 1 Iranian and 1 Israeli, with multiple cases of adult CKS and without overt underlying immunodeficiency. We performed genome-wide linkage analysis and whole-genome sequencing to discover the putative genetic cause for predisposition. A 9-kb homozygous intronic deletion in RP11-259O2.1 in the Iranian family and 2 homozygous variants, 1 in SCUBE2 and the other in CDHR5, in the Israeli family were identified as possible candidates. The presented variants provide a robust starting point for validation in independent samples.
Original language | English |
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Article number | ofz337 |
Journal | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 30 Sep 2019 |
Keywords
- CDHR5
- RP11-259O2.1
- SCUBE2
- classic Kaposi sarcoma
- genetic linkage
- genetic predisposition
- whole-genome sequencing