the hunt for the clubfoot gene
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‘The hunt for the clubfoot gene’
Mr S L Barker BSc(Hons) MD FRCSEd(Tr&Orth)
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The hunt for the clubfoot gene…
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Why bother ?
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The toolbox
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Stumbling blocks
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Where are we up to ?
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ACRG
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What next ?
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Why bother?•
Scientific curiosity
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Preventative potential•
Therapeutic potential
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Parental ‘need to know’–
Is it my fault?
–
It’s his/her fault–
It’s not my side of the family
–
Will it happen again?
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What are the tools?
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Genetic epidemiology–
Census, Birth registers, Morbidity/Mortality databases, Case note review, Questionnaires, Pedigree studies, Direct interviews.
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Molecular genetics"the analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, and certain metabolites in order to detect heritable disease-related genotypes, mutations, phenotypes, or karyotypes for clinical purposes"
(Holtzman & Watson 1997)
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Genetic epidemiology–
Census, Birth registers, Morbidity/Mortality databases, Case note review, Questionnaires, Pedigree studies, Direct interviews.
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Molecular genetics"the analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, and certain metabolites in order to detect heritable disease-related genotypes, mutations, phenotypes, or karyotypes for clinical purposes"
(Holtzman & Watson 1997)
What are the tools?
Macro-level, ‘Birds eye’ study
Micro-level, lab study
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Genetic epidemiology–
Census, Birth registers, Morbidity/Mortality databases, Case note review, Questionnaires, Pedigree studies, Direct interviews.
•
Molecular genetics"the analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, and certain metabolites in order to detect heritable disease-related genotypes, mutations, phenotypes, or karyotypes for clinical purposes"
(Holtzman & Watson 1997)
What are the tools?
Macro-level, ‘Birds eye’ study
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The case for heritability•
Twins (Idelberger, 1939)–
32% Monozygotic (Identical)
–
2.9% Dizygotic
(Non-identical)•
Relatives also affected –
Maori 1978 (Beals) 12%
–
Texans 1998 (Lochmiller) 24%–
Auckland, Polynesians 54%
–
Glasgow, 1984 (Cartlidge) 30%
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The case for heritability
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Risk to siblings (Wynne Davies, 1965)
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Population risk of 1 in 800 live births–
Risk to a second child 1 in 80.
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2 males: 1 female•
Major gene…Polygenic (Palmer, 1964, Wang, 1968)
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Single gene, 2 alleles (Rebbeck
1993)
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The case for heritability•
Dominant gene with 33% penetrance
(Chapman, 2000)
•
ECCE Pedigree Study (Cardy, 2007)
–
785 families–
26% had affected relative, 7.8% 1st
degree
–
Absolute risk to 1st
or 2nd
degree relative
•
1.2% ♂
proband•
0.8% ♀
proband
–
Greatest risk to male relatives of male proband
–
1.5%
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Models of heritability
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Dominance•
Dominance (incomplete penetrance)
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Recessive•
Sex linkage
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Chromosomal•
Polygenic
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Models of heritability
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Dominance•
Dominance (incomplete penetrance)
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Recessive•
Sex linkage
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Chromosomal•
Polygenic
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Where are we up to?•
Pressure theories–
Oligohydramnios
–
Abnormal fetal
position–
Unstretched
uterus
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Placental insufficiency•
Constriction bands
•
Toxin•
Temperature
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Infective pathogen (enterovirus)
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Drugs•
EM radiation
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Chromosomal abnormality•
Sex-linked
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Single dominant•
Single recessive
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Polygenic
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Where are we up to?•
Pressure theories–
Oligohydramnios
–
Abnormal fetal
position–
Unstretched
uterus
•
Placental insufficiency•
Constriction bands
•
Toxin•
Temperature
•
Infective pathogen (enterovirus)
•
Drugs•
EM radiation
•
Chromosomal abnormality•
Sex-linked
•
Single dominant•
Single recessive
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Polygenic
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Multifactorial inheritance
Genotype A+
Environmental factors B
Phenotype
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Genetic epidemiology–
Census, Birth registers, Morbidity/Mortality databases, Case note review, Questionnaires, Pedigree studies, Direct interviews.
•
Molecular genetics"the analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, and certain metabolites in order to detect heritable disease-related genotypes, mutations, phenotypes, or karyotypes for clinical purposes"
(Holtzman & Watson 1997)
What are the tools?
Micro-level, lab study
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Finding Clubfoot Genes
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Candidate genes•
Gene-gene interaction studies–
Biochemical pathways
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Gene-environment interaction
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Identification of associated genes
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The Human Genome Mapping Project
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Mapping of all chromosomes
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Identification of gene sequence & order
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Nothing about function
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Enables identification of disease associated genes
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Congenital Acquired
TalipesEquinovarus
Talipes Calcaneovalgus
Metatarsus Adductus
Postural/Mild
Structural/Severe
Idiopathic Syndromic
Club footClub foot
Aetiological heterogeneity
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Congenital Acquired
TalipesEquinovarus
Talipes Calcaneovalgus
Metatarsus Adductus
Postural/Mild
Structural/Severe
Idiopathic Syndromic
Club footClub foot
Aetiological heterogeneityCVA,Guillan-Barré, Intraspinal
tumours,
Poliomyelitis
Cerebral Palsy, Diastematomyelia, Downs, Arthrogryposis
Intra-uterine environment, Genotype
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…Clinical homogeneity
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Homology
‘Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’
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Homology
‘Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’
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Homology
Human ICTEV
Mouse/Chick clubfoot
Mousegenome
Humangenome
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Homology
?
Human ICTEV
Mouse/Chick clubfoot
Mousegenome
Humangenome
?structural
genetic
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DTDST –
sulphate transporter
gene (Paris, 2001)
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MTHFR gene –
C677T allele protective (Aberdeen 2007)
& Impaired homocysteine
metabolism (Turkey 2003)
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CASP10 -
apoptosis regulation, 2q31-33 (Texas 2005)
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Wnt7 –
limb dorsoventral
axis& LM07 (Iowa 2005)
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Limb development control genes –HOX D10
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Limb bud development control
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Apical ectodermal
ridge controls proximal-distal axis -
FGF4 gene
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Zone of proliferating activity controls antero-posterior axis -
SHH gene
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Dorsal ectoderm controls dorso-ventral axis -
Wnt
genes
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Homeobox
genes -
Hox
A & D via BMPs
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Limb bud development control
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Apical ectodermal
ridge controls proximal-distal axis -
FGF4 gene
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Zone of proliferating activity controls antero-posterior axis -
SHH gene
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Dorsal ectoderm controls dorso-ventral axis –
Wnt7a genes via mesodermal
LMX1B•
Homeobox
genes -
Hox A & D via
BMPs
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Aberdeen Clubfoot Research Group
• Orthopaedics: S Barker• Genetics: Z Miedzybrodzka, G Liu, D Madrigal• Epidemiology: L Sharp, A Cardy• MRI: C Tickle, S Chudek, S Duce
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ACRG strategies
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Questionnaire data, UK and Netherlands•
Candidate genes -
folate
pathway,
HoxD10, Wnt-7a•
Gene-gene and gene-environment interaction studies
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Homozygosity
mapping•
Genetic linkage in multi-case families
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Mouse clubfoot model development
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pma E18.5
CD1 E17.5
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What Makes a Foot Rotate?
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Not a lot in the literature!•
Differential growth in 3 axes, apoptosis.
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16mm (6wiu) -
90°
inward rotation•
22mm (7wiu) –
feet sagittal
•
27mm (8wiu) –
elongation of talus•
Fetus
–
differential calcaneal
growth, foot
d/flexes & pronates
to adult position.•
Which genes control the process?–
HOX C10 & 11 ?
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Where to next ?•
Mouse model –
Validation –
MRI, Histology
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Limb rotation control•
Pedigree studies
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Define the condition!•
Males > Females–
550 males (70%)
–
235 female (30%) ECCE•
Racial variability
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Acknowledgements
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Thank you