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Final ID: NBT201

Genetically Barcoded Multiplex Single Cell Analysis of Variants in Congenital Heart Disease

Abstract Body: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect, affecting ~ 1% of all live births. However, the genetic causes of ~56% of cases remain unknown. Coding and non-coding variants of unknown significance (VUSs) may contribute to a substantial fraction of these cases without clearly identified etiology. Current methods for testing the functional significance of VUSs are resource-intensive, creating a barrier to testing this hypothesis. Here, we developed a platform that combines genome editing with genetically barcoded iPSCs to enhance the throughput and accuracy of VUS functional assessment. First, we generated a genetically barcoded iPSC pool by introducing 12-bp random barcode within the 3’UTR of GAPDH, which can be detected by 10x GEX 3’ single-cell RNA-seq. Then we introduced the genetic variants of CHD into the barcoded iPSCs. The barcoded iPSC lines were pooled, differentiated to cardiomyocytes (CM), and analyzed by single-cell RNA-seq. To test this platform, we assessed 16 iPSC lines including 10 WT, 2 GATA4+/-, 2 GATA4-/-, and 2 WAC+/- in a pool. The 10 WT lines displayed very consistent iPSC-CM cell state distributions, whereas GATA4 Hom and Het altered the distribution of iPSC-CM cell states. Heterozygous inactivation of WAC, a CHD candidate gene, also changed CM cluster and state proportions. We deployed this platform to interrogate RBFOX2 missense VUS and CHD de novo non-coding variants (ncDNVs). A subset of these VUS altered cardiac differentiation, suggesting that they are pathogenic. Collectively, we established a scalable and reliable platform to dissect the CHD VUS impact on cardiac differentiation. The approaches that we develop will have broad applicability to deciphering variant impact in cardiovascular and other human diseases.
  • Xiao, Feng  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Seidman, Christine  ( Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Morton, Sarah  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Pu, William  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Thu, Tracy  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • He, Li  ( West China Hospital , Chengdu , China )
  • Zhang, Xiaoran  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Trembley, Michael  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Wei, Feng-xiang  ( Longgang District Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital , Shenzhen , China )
  • Chen, Jiehui  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Sweat, Mason  ( Boston Children's Hospital , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Seidman, Jonathan  ( Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts , United States )
  • Author Disclosures:
    Feng Xiao: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Christine Seidman: DO have relevant financial relationships ; Research Funding (PI or named investigator):British Heart Foundation:Active (exists now) ; Other (please indicate in the box next to the company name):Merck Board Of Directors:Active (exists now) ; Consultant:Maze:Active (exists now) ; Research Funding (PI or named investigator):National Institutes of Health:Active (exists now) | Sarah Morton: No Answer | William Pu: No Answer | Tracy Thu: No Answer | Li He: No Answer | Xiaoran Zhang: No Answer | Michael Trembley: No Answer | Feng-Xiang Wei: No Answer | Jiehui Chen: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Mason Sweat: No Answer | Jonathan Seidman: No Answer
Meeting Info:

Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2025

2025

Baltimore, Maryland

Session Info:

Early Career Pre-Conference Session 2: Next Best Thing

Wednesday, 07/23/2025 , 10:45AM - 11:45AM

Early Career Session

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