Schizophrenia-associated somatic copy-number variants from 12,834 cases reveal recurrent NRXN1 and ABCB11 disruptions

Brain Somatic Mosaicism Network, Psychiatric Genomic Consortium Schizophrenia and CNV workgroup

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Abstract

While germline copy-number variants (CNVs) contribute to schizophrenia (SCZ) risk, the contribution of somatic CNVs (sCNVs)—present in some but not all cells—remains unknown. We identified sCNVs using blood-derived genotype arrays from 12,834 SCZ cases and 11,648 controls, filtering sCNVs at loci recurrently mutated in clonal blood disorders. Likely early-developmental sCNVs were more common in cases (0.91%) than controls (0.51%, p = 2.68e−4), with recurrent somatic deletions of exons 1–5 of the NRXN1 gene in five SCZ cases. Hi-C maps revealed ectopic, allele-specific loops forming between a potential cryptic promoter and non-coding cis-regulatory elements upon 5′ deletions in NRXN1. We also observed recurrent intragenic deletions of ABCB11, encoding a transporter implicated in anti-psychotic response, in five treatment-resistant SCZ cases and showed that ABCB11 is specifically enriched in neurons forming mesocortical and mesolimbic dopaminergic projections. Our results indicate potential roles of sCNVs in SCZ risk.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100356
JournalCell Genomics
Volume3
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Aug 2023

Funding

FundersFunder number
SUHF foundationMH109501, MH113715, MH119746
National Institutes of HealthR01HG006855, R01MH104964, R01MH106056
National Institutes of Health
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
National Institute of Mental HealthR01AG070921, DP2 AG072437, K01 AG051791, U01MH106883
National Institute of Mental Health
Burroughs Wellcome FundF30AG069446-01, DP2AG058488, U01MH124602, 2017-175259
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Israel National Road Safety AuthorityF31MH124292
Israel National Road Safety Authority
Chan Zuckerberg InitiativeDP1OD031253, R01NS-114226, U01DK127405, 2020-221479, DP2 ES030554, R01MH12026
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

    Keywords

    • ABCB11
    • NRXN1
    • genomics
    • mosaicism
    • schizophrenia
    • somatic
    • structural variants
    • treatment resistance

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