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Here we investigate the genetic basis of JBTS in 12 French\u2013Canadian (FC) individuals.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Exome sequencing in all subjects showed that six of them carried rare compound heterozygous mutations in <jats:italic>CC2D2A<\/jats:italic> or <jats:italic>C5ORF42<\/jats:italic>, known JBTS genes. In addition, three individuals (two families) were compound heterozygous for the same rare mutations in <jats:italic>TMEM231<\/jats:italic>(c.12T&gt;A[p.Tyr4*]; \nc.625G&gt;A[p.Asp209Asn]). All three subjects showed a severe neurological phenotype and variable presence of polydactyly, retinopathy and renal cysts. These mutations were not detected among 385 FC controls. TMEM231 has been previously shown to localise to the ciliary transition zone, and to interact with several JBTS gene products in a complex involved in the formation of the diffusion barrier between the cilia and plasma membrane. siRNA knockdown of TMEM231 was also shown to affect barrier integrity, resulting in a reduction of cilia formation and ciliary localisation of signalling receptors.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our data suggest that mutations in <jats:italic>TMEM231<\/jats:italic> cause JBTS, reinforcing the relationship between this condition and the disruption of the barrier at the ciliary transition zone.<\/jats:p>\n               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