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However, the pathogenicity of most of these variants has not been verified, which may lead to incorrect interpretation of the functional consequence of these variants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using high\u2010throughput DNA sequencing and Sanger sequencing, we detected variants in a female with clinically suspected PS. A minigene splicing assay was performed to assess the effect of <jats:italic>LAMB2<\/jats:italic> intron 20 c.2885\u20109C&gt;A on RNA splicing. We also performed the immunohistochemical analysis of laminin beta\u20102 in kidney tissues.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two novel <jats:italic>LAMB2<\/jats:italic> heteroallelic variants were found: a paternally inherited variant c.2885\u20109C&gt;A in intron 20 and a maternally inherited variant c. 3658C&gt;T (p. (Gln1220Ter)). In vitro minigene assay showed that the variant c.2885\u20109C&gt;A caused erroneous integration of a 7\u00a0bp sequence into intron 20. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed the absence of glomerular expression of laminin beta\u20102, the protein encoded by <jats:italic>LAMB2<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We demonstrated the impact of a novel <jats:italic>LAMB2<\/jats:italic> intronic variant on RNA splicing using the minigene assay firstly. 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