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Wortmann SB, Oud MM, Alders M, Coene KLM, van der Crabben SN, Feichtinger RG, Garanto A, Hoischen A, Langeveld M, Lefeber D, Mayr JA, Ockeloen CW, Prokisch H, Rodenburg R, Waterham HR, Wevers RA, van de Warrenburg BPC, Willemsen MAAP, Wolf NI, Vissers LELM, van Karnebeek CDM. How to proceed after "negative" exome: A review on genetic diagnostics, limitations, challenges, and emerging new multiomics techniques. J Inherit Metab Dis 2022; 45:663-681. [PMID: 35506430 PMCID: PMC9539960 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Exome sequencing (ES) in the clinical setting of inborn metabolic diseases (IMDs) has created tremendous improvement in achieving an accurate and timely molecular diagnosis for a greater number of patients, but it still leaves the majority of patients without a diagnosis. In parallel, (personalized) treatment strategies are increasingly available, but this requires the availability of a molecular diagnosis. IMDs comprise an expanding field with the ongoing identification of novel disease genes and the recognition of multiple inheritance patterns, mosaicism, variable penetrance, and expressivity for known disease genes. The analysis of trio ES is preferred over singleton ES as information on the allelic origin (paternal, maternal, "de novo") reduces the number of variants that require interpretation. All ES data and interpretation strategies should be exploited including CNV and mitochondrial DNA analysis. The constant advancements in available techniques and knowledge necessitate the close exchange of clinicians and molecular geneticists about genotypes and phenotypes, as well as knowledge of the challenges and pitfalls of ES to initiate proper further diagnostic steps. Functional analyses (transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) can be applied to characterize and validate the impact of identified variants, or to guide the genomic search for a diagnosis in unsolved cases. Future diagnostic techniques (genome sequencing [GS], optical genome mapping, long-read sequencing, and epigenetic profiling) will further enhance the diagnostic yield. We provide an overview of the challenges and limitations inherent to ES followed by an outline of solutions and a clinical checklist, focused on establishing a diagnosis to eventually achieve (personalized) treatment.
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- Saskia B. Wortmann
- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial and Metabolic Medicine, Department of PediatricsAmalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- University Children's Hospital, Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburgAustria
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- United for Metabolic DiseasesAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Human GeneticsDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Human GeneticsAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- United for Metabolic DiseasesAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Human GeneticsAmsterdam University Medical Centers, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- University Children's Hospital, Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburgAustria
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- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial and Metabolic Medicine, Department of PediatricsAmalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of PediatricsAmalia Children's Hospital, Radboud Institute for Molecular LifesciencesNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud Institute for Molecular LifesciencesNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious DiseasesRadboud Institute of Medical Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismAmsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- United for Metabolic DiseasesAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for BrainCognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- University Children's Hospital, Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburgAustria
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- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud Institute for Molecular LifesciencesNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- School of MedicineInstitute of Human Genetics, Technical University Munich and Institute of NeurogenomicsNeuherbergGermany
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- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial and Metabolic MedicineTranslational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- United for Metabolic DiseasesAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical ChemistryAmsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- United for Metabolic DiseasesAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for BrainCognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Departments of Pediatric Neurology and PediatricsAmalia Children's Hospital, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Leukodystrophy Center, Department of Child NeurologyEmma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Human GeneticsDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial and Metabolic Medicine, Department of PediatricsAmalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
- United for Metabolic DiseasesAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Human GeneticsAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Emma Center for Personalized MedicineAmsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Genetics Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, University of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Li M, Tao Z, Zhao Y, Li L, Zheng J, Li Z, Chen X. 5-methylcytosine RNA methyltransferases and their potential roles in cancer. J Transl Med 2022; 20:214. [PMID: 35562754 PMCID: PMC9102922 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03427-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
In recent years, 5-methylcytosine (m5C) RNA modification has emerged as a key player in regulating RNA metabolism and function through coding as well as non-coding RNAs. Accumulating evidence has shown that m5C modulates the stability, translation, transcription, nuclear export, and cleavage of RNAs to mediate cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, stress responses, and other biological functions. In humans, m5C RNA modification is catalyzed by the NOL1/NOP2/sun (NSUN) family and DNA methyltransferase 2 (DNMT2). These RNA modifiers regulate the expression of multiple oncogenes such as fizzy-related-1, forkhead box protein C2, Grb associated-binding protein 2, and TEA domain transcription factor 1, facilitating the pathogenesis and progression of cancers. Furthermore, the aberrant expression of methyltransferases have been identified in various cancers and used to predict the prognosis of patients. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of m5C RNA methyltransferases. We specifically highlight the potential mechanism of action of m5C in cancer. Finally, we discuss the prospect of m5C-relative studies.
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- Mingyang Li
- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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Agrawal S, Kulshrestha A, Das D, Bajaj MS, Modaboyina S. Recurrent Ptosis in a Case of Dubowitz Syndrome. Cureus 2021; 13:e16436. [PMID: 34422468 PMCID: PMC8369977 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Dubowitz syndrome is a relatively rare genetic and developmental disorder. An eight-year-old female presented with a complaint of drooping in her left eye since birth. She had undergone ptosis surgery two years back. There was a history of delayed speech and delayed dentition. She was of moderate built appropriate to her age. There was microcephaly, sparse hair, flat bridge of the nose with a prominent rounded tip, short stature, low-set ears, and micrognathia with subsequent protrusion of upper two incisors. Based on the clinical features a diagnosis of Dubowitz syndrome with left recurrent ptosis was made. She underwent frontalis sling surgery and had a satisfactory outcome.
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- Sahil Agrawal
- Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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Innes AM, Lynch DC. Fifty years of recognizable patterns of human malformation: Insights and opportunities. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:2653-2669. [PMID: 33951288 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Now in its 7th edition, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation was first published in 1970. This 1st edition comprised 135 "dysmorphic syndromes of multiple primary defects" and 12 "single syndromic malformations resulting in secondary defects." Of the former, other than a few chromosomal and environmental disorders, most were heritable conditions of then unknown etiology. In 2021, the majority of these conditions are now "solved," a notable exception is Hallermann-Streiff syndrome. The "solved" conditions were typically clinically delineated decades prior to understanding the underlying etiology, which rarely required recent technologies such as exome sequencing (ES) to elucidate. The 7th edition includes nearly 300 syndromes, sequences, and associations. An increasing number of conditions first appearing in the latest editions are sporadic, with many solved using either array CGH or ES. We have reviewed all syndromes that have appeared in "Smith's" with a focus on inheritance, heterogeneity, and year and method of etiologic discovery. Several themes emerge. Genetic heterogeneity and pleiotropy of genes are frequent. Several of the currently "unresolved" syndromes are clinically diverse such as Dubowitz syndrome. Multiple recurrent constellations of embryonic malformations, with VACTERL association as a paradigm, are increasingly likely to have a shared pathogenesis requiring further study.
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- A Micheil Innes
- Department of Medical Genetics, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Landau Prat D, Nguyen BJ, Strong A, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA. "Blepharophimosis-plus" syndromes: Frequency of systemic genetic disorders that also include blepharophimosis. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021; 49:448-453. [PMID: 33882191 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.13933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND To determine the frequency of isolated blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) versus systemic genetic disorders in patients presenting with blepharophimosis. METHODS Retrospective clinical records review. The records of all patients with blepharophimosis seen in the Division of Ophthalmology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia during a 12-year-period (2009-2020) were reviewed for medical history, clinical examination findings and results of genetic analyses. RESULTS The 135 patients identified with blepharophimosis included 72 females (53%) and 63 males (47%) whose mean ± standard deviation age at first visit was 3.5 ± 6.4 years (range 0-39.8 years). Sixty-seven of the patients (50%) had undergone genetic testing for FOXL2 gene mutation. Fifty-four (81%) harboured FOXL2 gene mutations and 13 (19%) did not. Altogether, 126 patients (93%) had a final diagnosis of isolated BPES. The remaining nine (7%) had syndromic diagnoses ("blepharophimosis-plus"), including Dubowitz syndrome (n = 2), Ohdo syndrome (n = 1), 22q11.2 duplication (n = 1) and 3q22 deletion (n = 2). Three patients with multiple congenital anomalies remain undiagnosed. CONCLUSIONS Blepharophimosis is an eyelid feature occurring most commonly in isolation due to FOXL2 gene mutation, but can also be a harbinger of multisystem disease not exclusive to isolated BPES, as observed in 7% of cases in this series. The ophthalmologist is often the first to recognise these unique features, and must consider and rule out non-BPES syndromes before establishing a diagnosed classic BPES. A comprehensive genetic evaluation is, therefore, indicated in all cases.
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- Daphna Landau Prat
- Division of Ophthalmology, Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Service, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall, Center for Human Appearance, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Service, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall, Center for Human Appearance, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Service, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall, Center for Human Appearance, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Service, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall, Center for Human Appearance, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nulens K, Kempenaers R, Baekelandt J. Hysterectomy via vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery in virgin patients: a first feasibility study. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2021; 42:116-121. [PMID: 33892619 DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1867972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) is a minimally invasive, scar-free technique that uses a vaginal colpotomy to access the peritoneal cavity. Hysterectomy via vNOTES has shown to be technically feasible and safe, with shorter hospital stay and lower postoperative pain scores. Moreover, vNOTES adds the advantages of endoscopy to those of vaginal surgery and thereby broadens the indications of a conventional vaginal hysterectomy. Virginity has been contraindicated for vNOTES so far, as vaginal accessibility can be severely reduced in virgin women. Therefore, cases of vNOTES hysterectomy in virgin patients have never been reported in the literature. The objective of this study is to assess the technical feasibility and safety of hysterectomy in virgin women. We performed a retrospective analysis of patient files of all vNOTES hysterectomies performed on virgin women in our centre (Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium) from July 2016 until June 2020 (N = 9). Despite limited vaginal accessibility, vNOTES hysterectomy was successfully performed in all nine patients, without conversion to laparoscopy or laparotomy and without clinically relevant complications. In this first IDEAL stage 1 study, vaginal NOTES hysterectomy appears to be technically feasible and safe in virgin women.Impact statementWhat is already known on this subject? Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) is an emerging, minimally invasive technique that offers a safe alternative to laparoscopy and open surgery. Besides better cosmetics (scar-free technique), advantages of vNOTES hysterectomy include shorter hospital stay and less postoperative pain compared to laparoscopic hysterectomy. Moreover, vNOTES adds the benefits of endoscopy (visualisation of anatomy) to conventional vaginal hysterectomy. Virginity has been contraindicated for vNOTES so far, because the absence of uterine descent and narrow vagina in virgins is thought to complicate the vaginal approach. Therefore, vNOTES hysterectomy has never been reported in virgin patients.What do the results of this study add? In this study, we are the first to report the feasibility of performing a vNOTES hysterectomy in virgin patients. The results show that, in experienced hands, indications for vNOTES can be broadened and include virgin women.What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? This first report of vNOTES hysterectomy in virgin patients is only a small but important step in the evaluation of safety and efficacy of this emerging technique. Further research is needed to assess reproducibility of the findings and to carefully determine indications and contraindications of vNOTES.
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- Katrien Nulens
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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Willbanks A, Wood S, Cheng JX. RNA Epigenetics: Fine-Tuning Chromatin Plasticity and Transcriptional Regulation, and the Implications in Human Diseases. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12050627. [PMID: 33922187 PMCID: PMC8145807 DOI: 10.3390/genes12050627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Chromatin structure plays an essential role in eukaryotic gene expression and cell identity. Traditionally, DNA and histone modifications have been the focus of chromatin regulation; however, recent molecular and imaging studies have revealed an intimate connection between RNA epigenetics and chromatin structure. Accumulating evidence suggests that RNA serves as the interplay between chromatin and the transcription and splicing machineries within the cell. Additionally, epigenetic modifications of nascent RNAs fine-tune these interactions to regulate gene expression at the co- and post-transcriptional levels in normal cell development and human diseases. This review will provide an overview of recent advances in the emerging field of RNA epigenetics, specifically the role of RNA modifications and RNA modifying proteins in chromatin remodeling, transcription activation and RNA processing, as well as translational implications in human diseases.
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Amodeo ME, Inzaghi E, Deodati A, Cianfarani S. Endocrinological features of a patient with 14q microdeletion and Dubowitz phenotype. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2021; 9:e1644. [PMID: 33788412 PMCID: PMC8172207 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Dubowitz syndrome (DS) is a complex and rare condition characterized by postnatal growth retardation, microcephaly, short stature, mild developmental delay, facial dysmorphism, skin eruption and bone marrow failure. Though approximately 200 cases have been described so far, no specific genetic analysis, laboratory tests or radiological exams are available to confirm the diagnosis which is still based on clinical and facial features. Although short stature is a major feature of the syndrome, no endocrine alterations have been reported so far and scant data are available about the efficacy and safety of GH treatment in these patients. Methods A 13‐year‐old male patient was referred to our attention for short stature. Endocrinological evaluation including GH axis, adrenal and gonadal functions were assessed. aCGH was performed. Results 14q terminal microdeletion associated with Dubowitz phenotype was found. Endocrinological investigations revealed the presence of hypopituitarism which showed a satisfactory response to short‐term growth hormone therapy. The subject also started glucocorticoid replacement therapy. Disorders in pubertal progression and gonadal function were noted. Conclusions Dubowitz syndrome (DS) includes different clinical findings variably occurring. Subjects with a Dubowitz phenotype should be carefully monitored for endocrinological anomalies. The prompt recognition of potential life‐threatening endocrinological condition for example adrenal insufficiency is mandatory in order to start an adequate and early treatment.
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- Maria Elisa Amodeo
- Dipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero, IRCCS "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero, IRCCS "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero, IRCCS "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero, IRCCS "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sheppard SE, Campbell IM, Harr MH, Gold N, Li D, Bjornsson HT, Cohen JS, Fahrner JA, Fatemi A, Harris JR, Nowak C, Stevens CA, Grand K, Au M, Graham JM, Sanchez-Lara PA, Campo MD, Jones MC, Abdul-Rahman O, Alkuraya FS, Bassetti JA, Bergstrom K, Bhoj E, Dugan S, Kaplan JD, Derar N, Gripp KW, Hauser N, Innes AM, Keena B, Kodra N, Miller R, Nelson B, Nowaczyk MJ, Rahbeeni Z, Ben-Shachar S, Shieh JT, Slavotinek A, Sobering AK, Abbott MA, Allain DC, Amlie-Wolf L, Au PYB, Bedoukian E, Beek G, Barry J, Berg J, Bernstein JA, Cytrynbaum C, Chung BHY, Donoghue S, Dorrani N, Eaton A, Flores-Daboub JA, Dubbs H, Felix CA, Fong CT, Fung JLF, Gangaram B, Goldstein A, Greenberg R, Ha TK, Hersh J, Izumi K, Kallish S, Kravets E, Kwok PY, Jobling RK, Knight Johnson AE, Kushner J, Lee BH, Levin B, Lindstrom K, Manickam K, Mardach R, McCormick E, McLeod DR, Mentch FD, Minks K, Muraresku C, Nelson SF, Porazzi P, Pichurin PN, Powell-Hamilton NN, Powis Z, Ritter A, Rogers C, Rohena L, Ronspies C, Schroeder A, Stark Z, Starr L, Stoler J, Suwannarat P, Velinov M, Weksberg R, Wilnai Y, Zadeh N, Zand DJ, Falk MJ, Hakonarson H, Zackai EH, Quintero-Rivera F. Expanding the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum in a diverse cohort of 104 individuals with Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:1649-1665. [PMID: 33783954 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome (WSS) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by monoallelic variants in KMT2A and characterized by intellectual disability and hypertrichosis. We performed a retrospective, multicenter, observational study of 104 individuals with WSS from five continents to characterize the clinical and molecular spectrum of WSS in diverse populations, to identify physical features that may be more prevalent in White versus Black Indigenous People of Color individuals, to delineate genotype-phenotype correlations, to define developmental milestones, to describe the syndrome through adulthood, and to examine clinicians' differential diagnoses. Sixty-nine of the 82 variants (84%) observed in the study were not previously reported in the literature. Common clinical features identified in the cohort included: developmental delay or intellectual disability (97%), constipation (63.8%), failure to thrive (67.7%), feeding difficulties (66.3%), hypertrichosis cubiti (57%), short stature (57.8%), and vertebral anomalies (46.9%). The median ages at walking and first words were 20 months and 18 months, respectively. Hypotonia was associated with loss of function (LoF) variants, and seizures were associated with non-LoF variants. This study identifies genotype-phenotype correlations as well as race-facial feature associations in an ethnically diverse cohort, and accurately defines developmental trajectories, medical comorbidities, and long-term outcomes in individuals with WSS.
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- Sarah E Sheppard
- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Mass General Hospital for Children, Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolism and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Hugo W. Moser Research Institute, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Hugo W. Moser Research Institute, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Hugo W. Moser Research Institute, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, The Feingold Center for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Medical Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Division of Medical Genomics, Inova Translational Medicine Institute, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Medical Genomics, Inova Translational Medicine Institute, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Medical Genomics, Inova Translational Medicine Institute, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Clinical Skills, St. George's University, True Blue, Grenada
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- Department of Medical Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Genetic Institute, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, St. George's University, True Blue, Grenada
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Long School of Medicine-UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Long School of Medicine-UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics and Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, USA.,UCLA Clinical Genomics Center, University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
| | - Jasmine Lee Fong Fung
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Genetic Institute, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Weisskopf Child Evaluation Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics and Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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- MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
| | - Rebecca Mardach
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
| | - Elizabeth McCormick
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - D Ross McLeod
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- UCLA Clinical Genomics Center, University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, USA.,Department of Human Genetics, Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Clinical Genomics Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Quest Diagnostics Kalamzoo, Kalamzoo, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Caleb Rogers
- Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
| | - Luis Rohena
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Long School of Medicine-UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
| | - Zornitza Stark
- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Lois Starr
- Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| | - Joan Stoler
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- NYS Institute for Basic Research in developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics and Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
| | - Yael Wilnai
- Genetic Institute, Sourasky Medical Center, Te-Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Genetics Center and CHOC Children's Hospital, Orange, California, USA
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- Rare Disease Institute, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, USA
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Dyment DA, O'Donnell-Luria A, Agrawal PB, Coban Akdemir Z, Aleck KA, Antaki D, Al Sharhan H, Au PYB, Aydin H, Beggs AH, Bilguvar K, Boerwinkle E, Brand H, Brownstein CA, Buyske S, Chodirker B, Choi J, Chudley AE, Clericuzio CL, Cox GF, Curry C, de Boer E, de Vries BBA, Dunn K, Dutmer CM, England EM, Fahrner JA, Geckinli BB, Genetti CA, Gezdirici A, Gibson WT, Gleeson JG, Greenberg CR, Hall A, Hamosh A, Hartley T, Jhangiani SN, Karaca E, Kernohan K, Lauzon JL, Lewis MES, Lowry RB, López-Giráldez F, Matise TC, McEvoy-Venneri J, McInnes B, Mhanni A, Garcia Minaur S, Moilanen J, Nguyen A, Nowaczyk MJM, Posey JE, Õunap K, Pehlivan D, Pajusalu S, Penney LS, Poterba T, Prontera P, Doriqui MJR, Sawyer SL, Sobreira N, Stanley V, Torun D, Wargowski D, Witmer PD, Wong I, Xing J, Zaki MS, Zhang Y, Boycott KM, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Blue EE, Innes AM. Alternative genomic diagnoses for individuals with a clinical diagnosis of Dubowitz syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:119-133. [PMID: 33098347 PMCID: PMC8197629 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Dubowitz syndrome (DubS) is considered a recognizable syndrome characterized by a distinctive facial appearance and deficits in growth and development. There have been over 200 individuals reported with Dubowitz or a "Dubowitz-like" condition, although no single gene has been implicated as responsible for its cause. We have performed exome (ES) or genome sequencing (GS) for 31 individuals clinically diagnosed with DubS. After genome-wide sequencing, rare variant filtering and computational and Mendelian genomic analyses, a presumptive molecular diagnosis was made in 13/27 (48%) families. The molecular diagnoses included biallelic variants in SKIV2L, SLC35C1, BRCA1, NSUN2; de novo variants in ARID1B, ARID1A, CREBBP, POGZ, TAF1, HDAC8, and copy-number variation at1p36.11(ARID1A), 8q22.2(VPS13B), Xp22, and Xq13(HDAC8). Variants of unknown significance in known disease genes, and also in genes of uncertain significance, were observed in 7/27 (26%) additional families. Only one gene, HDAC8, could explain the phenotype in more than one family (N = 2). All but two of the genomic diagnoses were for genes discovered, or for conditions recognized, since the introduction of next-generation sequencing. Overall, the DubS-like clinical phenotype is associated with extensive locus heterogeneity and the molecular diagnoses made are for emerging clinical conditions sharing characteristic features that overlap the DubS phenotype.
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- David A Dyment
- Department of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Zeynep Coban Akdemir
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Metabolism, Phoenix Children's Medical Group, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre of Genetics Diagnosis, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Yale Center for Genome Analysis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Waco, Texas, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
| | - Bernard Chodirker
- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Genetic Medicine, University Pediatric Specialists, Fresno, California, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Raboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Raboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Raboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics and British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Waisman Center Clinical Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Yale Center for Genome Analysis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| | - Aziz Mhanni
- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Sección de Genética Clínica, INGEMM (Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Oulu University Hospital, Medical Research Center Oulu and PEDEGO Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- United Laboratories, Department of Clinical Genetics, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Clinical Genetics, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- Section of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- United Laboratories, Department of Clinical Genetics, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Clinical Genetics, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Timothy Poterba
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Analytical and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia and University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Brotman-Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Brotman-Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Sun S, Chen L, Wang Y, Wang J, Li N, Wang X. Further delineation of autosomal recessive intellectual disability syndrome caused by homozygous variant of the NSUN2 gene in a chinese pedigree. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1518. [PMID: 33002343 PMCID: PMC7767538 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The enzyme NOP2/Sun RNA methyltransferase 2 (NSUN2) catalyzes the methylation of cytosine to 5‐methylcytosine (m5C) at position 34 of tRNA(Leu; CAA) precursors containing introns that play a vital role in spindle assembly during mitosis and chromosome segregation. Biallelic variants in the NSUN2 gene cause a rare intellectual disability that has been identified only in a few Middle Eastern patients. Affected individuals usually have other deformities, including developmental delay, short stature, microcephaly, and facial dysmorphism. The aim of this study was to identify the genetic cause of three female patients from a Chinese pedigree, who presented with similar phenotype consisting of the above clinical features. Methods Whole‐exome sequencing (WES) was used to screen for causal variants in the genome, and the candidate variants were subsequently verified using Sanger sequencing. Results WES revealed a previously unreported homozygous nonsense variant (NM_017755.5: c.1004T>A, p.Leu335*) in exon 9 of NSUN2, which was consistent with the clinical phenotype of the patients and co‐segregated with the disease in their family. A comparison of this phenotype with that of patients in published reports uncovered several novel clinical features related to NSUN2 variations, including feeding difficulties, slender hands and fingers, severely restricted finger mobility, hallux valgus, varus foot, and elevated α‐hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBDH). Conclusions These are the first findings of a non‐consanguineous Chinese pedigree with a homozygous NSUN2 variant. We expanded the phenotypic spectrum associated with NSUN2 variations.
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- Department of Pediatric, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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Hartley T, Lemire G, Kernohan KD, Howley HE, Adams DR, Boycott KM. New Diagnostic Approaches for Undiagnosed Rare Genetic Diseases. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2020; 21:351-372. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-083118-015345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Accurate diagnosis is the cornerstone of medicine; it is essential for informed care and promoting patient and family well-being. However, families with a rare genetic disease (RGD) often spend more than five years on a diagnostic odyssey of specialist visits and invasive testing that is lengthy, costly, and often futile, as 50% of patients do not receive a molecular diagnosis. The current diagnostic paradigm is not well designed for RGDs, especially for patients who remain undiagnosed after the initial set of investigations, and thus requires an expansion of approaches in the clinic. Leveraging opportunities to participate in research programs that utilize new technologies to understand RGDs is an important path forward for patients seeking a diagnosis. Given recent advancements in such technologies and international initiatives, the prospect of identifying a molecular diagnosis for all patients with RGDs has never been so attainable, but achieving this goal will require global cooperation at an unprecedented scale.
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- Taila Hartley
- CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada;, , , ,
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- CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada;, , , ,
- Department of Genetics, CHEO, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada
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- CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada;, , , ,
- Newborn Screening Ontario, CHEO, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 9M8, Canada
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- CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada;, , , ,
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- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute and Undiagnosed Diseases Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
| | - Kym M. Boycott
- CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada;, , , ,
- Department of Genetics, CHEO, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada
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Boycott KM, Dyment DA, Innes AM. Unsolved recognizable patterns of human malformation: Challenges and opportunities. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2019; 178:382-386. [PMID: 30580485 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Due to the efforts of the clinical and scientific communities and boosted by recent advances in genetic technologies, we now understand the molecular mechanisms underlying most of the frequent and recognizable human malformation syndromes. However, some well-established human malformation syndromes remain without a molecular diagnosis despite intensive investigation. This issue of Seminars mines the phenotypic entries in OMIM and estimates that of the documented 2,034 unsolved entries likely to represent a rare genetic disease, only 160 are well-established and possibly amenable to investigation. This issue also reviews well-characterized and extensively investigated human malformation syndromes and associations that remain unsolved, including the following: Dubowitz syndrome (MIM 223370%), Hallermann-Streiff syndrome (MIM 234100%), PHACE syndrome (MIM 606519), Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome (MIM 164180), Aicardi syndrome (MIM 304050%), Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome and Rhombencephalosynapsis (MIM 601853%), VACTERL (MIM 192350%), and Nablus syndrome (MIM #608156). Possible explanations for their intractability to molecular diagnosis are explored, including genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity, mosaicism, epigenetics, gene-environment interactions, and other non-Mendelian contributions. Finally, this issue of Seminars presents a path forward for these unsolved rare conditions and suggests a renewed focus on solving amendable OMIM disorders. It is clear that the way forward will require new technologies, global cooperation, and data sharing; these will also be necessary to help reach the vision of the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC), that is to enable all people living with a rare disease to receive an accurate diagnosis, care and available therapy within 1 year of coming to medical attention.
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- Kym M Boycott
- CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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