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Tolezano GC, Bastos GC, da Costa SS, Scliar MDO, de Souza CFM, Van Der Linden H, Fernandes WLM, Otto PA, Vianna-Morgante AM, Haddad LA, Honjo RS, Yamamoto GL, Kim CA, Rosenberg C, Jorge AADL, Bertola DR, Krepischi ACV. Clinical Characterization and Underlying Genetic Findings in Brazilian Patients with Syndromic Microcephaly Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Mol Neurobiol 2024; 61:5230-5247. [PMID: 38180615 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03894-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
Microcephaly is characterized by an occipitofrontal circumference at least two standard deviations below the mean for age and sex. Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are commonly associated with microcephaly, due to perturbations in brain development and functioning. Given the extensive genetic heterogeneity of microcephaly, managing patients is hindered by the broad spectrum of diagnostic possibilities that exist before conducting molecular testing. We investigated the genetic basis of syndromic microcephaly accompanied by NDD in a Brazilian cohort of 45 individuals and characterized associated clinical features, as well as evaluated the effectiveness of whole-exome sequencing (WES) as a diagnostic tool for this condition. Patients previously negative for pathogenic copy number variants underwent WES, which was performed using a trio approach for isolated index cases (n = 31), only the index in isolated cases with parental consanguinity (n = 8) or affected siblings in familial cases (n = 3). Pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants were identified in 19 families (18 genes) with a diagnostic yield of approximately 45%. Nearly 86% of the individuals had global developmental delay/intellectual disability and 51% presented with behavioral disturbances. Additional frequent clinical features included facial dysmorphisms (80%), brain malformations (67%), musculoskeletal (71%) or cardiovascular (47%) defects, and short stature (54%). Our findings unraveled the underlying genetic basis of microcephaly in half of the patients, demonstrating a high diagnostic yield of WES for microcephaly and reinforcing its genetic heterogeneity. We expanded the phenotypic spectrum associated with the condition and identified a potentially novel gene (CCDC17) for congenital microcephaly.
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- Giovanna Cantini Tolezano
- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Unidade de Genética do Instituto da Criança, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
- Unidade de Genética do Instituto da Criança, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Unidade de Genética do Instituto da Criança, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Unidade de Endocrinologia Genética (LIM25), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
- Unidade de Genética do Instituto da Criança, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, 277 Rua do Matão, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil.
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Srivastava P, Swaroop S, Diwakar K, Jaiswal A, Singh M. Gamma-Tubulin 1 (TUBG1) Mutation-Associated Lissencephaly and Microcephaly in an Indian Child: A Rare Case. Cureus 2024; 16:e62749. [PMID: 38912084 PMCID: PMC11191386 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are a group of disorders affecting the normal development of the human cortex and are significant causes of delay in psychomotor development and epilepsy in children. Lissencephaly (smooth brain) forms a major group of brain malformations. Microtubules help in the migration of neuronal cells. Defect in tubulin gene alpha-tubulin (TUBA), beta-tubulin (TUBB), and gamma-tubulin (TUBG) leads to defective neuronal migration. This group of disorders is termed as "tubulinopathies." The important genes implicated in causing lissencephaly are LIS1, XLIS, and TUBA1A gene. Recently, a mutation in the TUBG1 gene is associated with it. Here, we report a one-and-a-half-year-old girl with global developmental delay, microcephaly, infantile-onset epilepsy, epileptic spasms, dysmorphism, and motor signs. There was no significant birth history. Neuroimaging (MRI) showed a broad thick gyri and a decreased number of sulci suggestive of lissencephaly/pachygyria spectrum. There was dilatation of the ventricles, and no grey matter heterotopia was noted. Sleep EEG showed multifocal epileptiform discharges. The child was treated with multiple anti-seizure medicines (ASMs). A genetic test, whole exome sequencing, was done to determine the etiology of MCD. A heterozygous missense variation in exon 6 of the TUBG1 gene was identified and reported as a "variant of unknown significance." Still, because the genotype matched with the clinical phenotype of the patient, it was considered clinically significant. Therefore, a complete diagnosis of TUBG1 mutation-associated cortical malformation (lissencephaly/pachygyria) with microcephaly and early-onset epilepsy was established. TUBG1 mutation is de novo in most cases, but parental testing is recommended. The parents of such patients need to be counseled about the need for prenatal testing and the risk of the disease to siblings. The overall prognosis in such cases is poor because of refractory seizures, physical limitations, and intellectual disability.
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- Preeti Srivastava
- Department of Paediatrics, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND
- Department of Paediatrics, Manipal Tata Medical College, Manipal Institute of Higher Education (MAHE), Jamshedpur, IND
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- Department of Paediatrics, Manipal Tata Medical College, Manipal Institute of Higher Education (MAHE), Jamshedpur, IND
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- Department of Paediatrics, Manipal Tata Medical College, Manipal Institute of Higher Education (MAHE), Jamshedpur, IND
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- Department of Radiology, Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND
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Wang L, Pan P, Ma H, He C, Qin Z, He W, Huang J, Tan S, Meng D, Wei H, Yin A. Malformations of cortical development: Fetal imaging and genetics. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2024; 12:e2440. [PMID: 38634212 PMCID: PMC11024634 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are a group of congenital disorders characterized by structural abnormalities in the brain cortex. The clinical manifestations include refractory epilepsy, mental retardation, and cognitive impairment. Genetic factors play a key role in the etiology of MCD. Currently, there is no curative treatment for MCD. Phenotypes such as epilepsy and cerebral palsy cannot be observed in the fetus. Therefore, the diagnosis of MCD is typically based on fetal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, or genetic testing. The recent advances in neuroimaging have enabled the in-utero diagnosis of MCD using fetal ultrasound or MRI. METHODS The present study retrospectively reviewed 32 cases of fetal MCD diagnosed by ultrasound or MRI. Then, the chromosome karyotype analysis, single nucleotide polymorphism array or copy number variation sequencing, and whole-exome sequencing (WES) findings were presented. RESULTS Pathogenic copy number variants (CNVs) or single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) were detected in 22 fetuses (three pathogenic CNVs [9.4%, 3/32] and 19 SNVs [59.4%, 19/32]), corresponding to a total detection rate of 68.8% (22/32). CONCLUSION The results suggest that genetic testing, especially WES, should be performed for fetal MCD, in order to evaluate the outcomes and prognosis, and predict the risk of recurrence in future pregnancies.
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- Lin‐Lin Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Prenatal Diagnosis CenterMaternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningGuangxiChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Medical Genetic CenterGuangdong Women and Children HospitalGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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Blayney GV, Laffan E, Jacob PA, Baptiste CD, Gabriel H, Sparks TN, Yaron Y, Norton ME, Diderich K, Wang Y, Chong K, Chitayat D, Saini N, Aggarwal S, Pauta M, Borrell A, Gilmore K, Chandler NJ, Allen S, Vora N, Noor A, Monaghan C, Kilby MD, Wapner RJ, Chitty LS, Mone F. Monogenic conditions and central nervous system anomalies: A prospective study, systematic review and meta-analysis. Prenat Diagn 2024; 44:422-431. [PMID: 38054560 PMCID: PMC11044826 DOI: 10.1002/pd.6466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Determine the incremental diagnostic yield of prenatal exome sequencing (pES) over chromosome microarray (CMA) or G-banding karyotype in fetuses with central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities. METHODS Data were collected via electronic searches from January 2010 to April 2022 in MEDLINE, Cochrane, Web of Science and EMBASE. The NHS England prenatal exome cohort was also included. Incremental yield was calculated as a pooled value using a random-effects model. RESULTS Thirty studies were included (n = 1583 cases). The incremental yield with pES for any CNS anomaly was 32% [95%CI 27%-36%; I2 = 72%]. Subgroup analysis revealed apparent incremental yields in; (a) isolated CNS anomalies; 27% [95%CI 19%-34%; I2 = 74%]; (b) single CNS anomaly; 16% [95% CI 10%-23%; I2 = 41%]; (c) more than one CNS anomaly; 31% [95% Cl 21%-40%; I2 = 56%]; and (d) the anatomical subtype with the most optimal yield was Type 1 malformation of cortical development, related to abnormal cell proliferation or apoptosis, incorporating microcephalies, megalencephalies and dysplasia; 40% (22%-57%; I2 = 68%). The commonest syndromes in isolated cases were Lissencephaly 3 and X-linked hydrocephalus. CONCLUSIONS Prenatal exome sequencing provides a high incremental diagnostic yield in fetuses with CNS abnormalities with optimal yields in cases with multiple CNS anomalies, particularly those affecting the midline, posterior fossa and cortex.
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- Gillian V. Blayney
- Fetal Medicine Department, Royal Jubilee Maternity Service, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Children’ Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis Unit, Genetic Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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- Insitut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Insitut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, South and Central Genomic Laboratory Hub, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Diagnostic Medical Genetics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Fetal Medicine Department, Royal Jubilee Maternity Service, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Fetal Medicine Centre, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Scala M, Severino M. CT Scan Data Analysis in Malformations of Cortical Development. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2794:271-280. [PMID: 38630236 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3810-1_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Malformations of cortical development (MCDs) are a diverse group of disorders that result from abnormal neuronal migration, proliferation, and differentiation during brain development. Head computed tomography (CT) has limited use in the diagnosis of MCDs and should be reserved for selected cases with specific indications or when magnetic resonance imaging is not available or contraindicated. CT can detect brain calcifications associated with MCDs, thus helping in the differential diagnosis between acquired and genetic MCDs or in the identification of different genetic patterns. Moreover, CT can provide high-resolution images of the skull and bones, thus identifying associated malformations, such as craniosynostosis, inner and middle ear malformations, and vertebral anomalies. In this chapter, we review the CT scan technique, data analysis, and indications in the investigation of MCDs.
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- Marcello Scala
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- UOC Genetica Medica, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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Ben Jdila M, Kammoun F, Abdelmaksoud-Dammak R, Triki C, Fakhfakh F. Mutation in the β-tubulin gene TUBB4A results in epileptic encephalopathy associated with hypomyelinated leucodystrophy: Unexpected findings reveal genetic mosaicism. Int J Dev Neurosci 2023; 83:532-545. [PMID: 37529938 DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Epileptic encephalopathies (EEs) are a group of heterogeneous epileptic syndromes characterized by early-onset refractory seizures, specific EEG abnormalities, developmental delay or regression and intellectual disability. The genetic spectrum of EE is very wide with mutations in a number of genes having various functions, such as those encoding AMPA ionotropic and glutamate receptors as well as voltage-gated ion channels. However, the list of EE-responsible genes could certainly be enlarged by next-generation sequencing. PATIENTS AND METHODS The present study reports a clinical investigation and a molecular analysis by the whole exome sequencing (WES) and pyrosequencing of a patient's family affected by epileptic spasms and severe psychomotor delay. RESULTS Clinical and radiological investigations revealed that the patient presented clinical features of severe and drug-resistant EE-type infantile epileptic spasm syndrome that evolved to Lennox Gastaut syndrome with radiological findings of hypomyelinated leukodystrophy. The results of WES revealed the presence of a novel heterozygous c.466C>T mutation in exon 4 of the TUBB4A gene in the patient. This transition led to the replacement of arginine by cysteine at position 156 (p.R156C) of the conserved helix 4 among the N-terminal domain of the TUBB4A protein. Bioinformatic tools predicted its deleterious effects on the structural arrangement and stability of the protein. The presence of the mutation in the asymptomatic father suggested the hypothesis of somatic mosaicism that was tested by pyrosequencing of DNA from two tissues of the patient and her father. The obtained results showed a lower rate of mutated alleles in the asymptomatic father compared with the affected daughter in both lymphocytes and buccal mucosa cells, confirming the occurrence of paternal mosaicism. The phenotypic features of the patient were also compared with those of previously described patients presenting TUBB4A mutations. CONCLUSIONS Our study is the first to report a disease-causing variant in the TUBB4A gene in a patient with EE associated with hypomyelinated leucodystrophy. In addition, we expanded the phenotypic spectrum associated with the TUBB4A gene.
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- Marwa Ben Jdila
- Research Laboratory 'NeuroPédiatrie' (LR19ES15), Sfax Medical School, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
- Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Genetics, Faculty of Science of Sfax, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Research Laboratory 'NeuroPédiatrie' (LR19ES15), Sfax Medical School, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
- Child Neurology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Eucaryotes Molecular Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Research Laboratory 'NeuroPédiatrie' (LR19ES15), Sfax Medical School, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
- Child Neurology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Genetics, Faculty of Science of Sfax, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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Matsuzawa N, Poon LC, Machida M, Nakamura T, Uenishi K, Wah YM, Moungmaithong S, Itakura A, Chiyo H, Pooh RK. Cat-Ear-Line: A Sonographic Sign of Cortical Development? JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2023; 42:1445-1457. [PMID: 36534508 DOI: 10.1002/jum.16153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Diagonal echogenic lines outside the lateral ventricle have often been observed in the anterior coronal planes of the normal fetal brain by neurosonography. We have observed abnormal shapes of these echogenic lines in cases of malformation of cortical development (MCD). We named the ultrasound finding "cat-ear-line" (CEL). This study aimed to examine how and when CEL develops in normal cases compared with MCD cases. METHODS We retrospectively examined the fetal brain volume dataset acquired through transvaginal 3D neurosonography of 575 control cases and 39 MCD cases from 2014 to 2020. We defined CEL as the hyperechogenic continuous lines through subplate (SP) and intermediate zone (IZ), pre-CEL as the lines that existed only within the SP, and abnormal CEL as a mass-like or mosaic shadow-like structure that existed across the SP and IZ. All fetuses in the MCD group had some neurosonographic abnormalities and were ultimately diagnosed with MCD. RESULTS The CEL was detected in 97.9% (369/377) of the control group from 19 to 30 weeks. The CEL visualization rate of the MCD group in the same period was 40.0% (14/35) which was significantly lower than that of the control group (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS From this study, it appears that the CEL is an ultrasound finding observed at and beyond 19 weeks in a normally developing fetus. In some MCD cases, pre-CEL at and beyond 19 weeks or abnormal CEL was observed. Maldeveloped CEL at mid-trimester may help identify cases at-risk of subsequent MCD.
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- Nana Matsuzawa
- Fetal Brain Center, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Fetal Brain Center, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic, Osaka, Japan
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- Fetal Brain Center, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic, Osaka, Japan
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- Fetal Brain Center, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Fetal Brain Center, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic, Osaka, Japan
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- Fetal Brain Center, CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic, Osaka, Japan
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Kim SH, Kwon SS, Park MR, Lee HA, Kim JH, Cha J, Kim S, Baek ST, Kim SH, Lee JS, Kim HD, Choi JR, Lee ST, Kang HC. Detecting low-variant allele frequency mosaic pathogenic variants of NF1, TSC2, and AKT3 genes from blood in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders. J Mol Diagn 2023:S1525-1578(23)00080-6. [PMID: 37088138 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Growing evidence indicates that early, and late postzygotic mosaicism can cause neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), but detection of low variant allele frequency (VAF) mosaic variants from blood remains a challenge. We reviewed data of 2,162 patients with NDDs who underwent conventional genetic tests and performed a deep sequencing using specifically designed mosaic NGS panel in the patients with negative genetic test results. Forty-four patents with neurocutaneous syndrome, malformation of cortical development or nonlesional epileptic encephalopathies were included. In total, mosaic variants were detected from blood in 1.2% (25/2,162) of the patients. Using conventional NGS panels, 22 mosaic variants (VAF 8.8-29.8%) were identified in 18 different genes including TSC2, DCX, SLC2A1, PCDH19, DNM1, STXBP1, SCN2A, SCN1A, PURA, POGZ, PAFAH1B1, NF1, KIF21A, KCNQ2, GABRA1, EEF1A2, CDKL5, and ARID1B. Using a specifically designed mosaicism NGS panel, three mosaic variants of the NF1, TSC2, and AKT3 genes were identified (VAF 2.0-11.2%). Mosaic variants were found frequently in the patients who had neurocutaneous syndrome (2/7, 28.6%) whereas only one or no mosaic variant was detected for patients who had malformations of cortical development (1/20, 5%) or nonlesional epileptic encephalopathies (0%, 0/17). In summary, mosaic variants contribute to spectrum of NDDs can be detected from blood via the conventional NGS and specifically designed mosaicism NGS panels, and detection of mosaic variants using blood will increase diagnostic yield.
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- Se Hee Kim
- Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dxome, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dxome, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Liu PC, Chen HH, Chou CC, Chen CJ, Chen YH, Lin CF, Chen C, Yu HY, Lee CC. Stereo-EEG for Epileptogenic Focus Localization in Schizencephaly: A Single-center Experience in Four Patients. World Neurosurg 2023; 172:e319-e325. [PMID: 36632895 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Schizencephaly is a congenital cerebral malformation characterized by clefts in the hemispheres of the brain, where variations in semiology often make it difficult to localize epileptogenic focus. Here, we report on a series of patients who underwent stereo-encephalography (SEEG) for epileptogenic focus localization and subsequent SEEG-guided surgical intervention. METHODS Four patients (ages 27, 33, 27, 25 years) with a mean seizure history of 16 years (range 8-22 years) were analyzed. Data pertaining to semiology, video encephalography (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and invasive EEG studies, surgical intervention and post-surgery outcome were collected and analyzed. RESULTS All seizure onset zones were within the extent of schizencephaly; however, the limbic system (including the hippocampus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, or insula) was involved in early spreading. Two patients underwent SEEG-guided radiofrequency thermo-ablation (RFTA) in the seizure onset zone, 1 patient underwent lesionectomy via craniotomy, and 1 underwent neither RFTA nor lesionectomy. At 2 years post-surgery, the outcomes were as follows: Engel grade Ia (n = 2), Ib (n = 1), and III (n = 1). CONCLUSIONS This article reports on a precise approach to treating patients with schizencephaly dependent of seizure onset zone and functional cortex mapping. Subsequent SEEG-guided surgical interventions (radiofrequency thermo-ablation and lesionectomy) were shown to reduce seizure frequency, while preserving the neurologic functions in drug-resistant epilepsy patients with schizencephaly.
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- Ping-Chuan Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Janakiraman V, Sudhan M, Alzahrani KJ, Alshammeri S, Ahmed SSSJ, Patil S. Dynamics of TUBB protein with five majorly occurring natural variants: a risk of cortical dysplasia. J Mol Model 2023; 29:100. [PMID: 36928665 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05506-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Beta-tubulin (TUBB) protein is one of the components of the microtubule cytoskeleton that plays a critical role in the central nervous system. Genetic variants of TUBB cause cortical dysplasia, a developmental brain defect implicated in axonal guidance and the neuron migration. In this study, we assess pathogenic variants (Q15K, Y222F, M299V, V353I, and E401K) of TUBB protein and compared with non-pathogenic variant G235S to determine their impact on protein dynamic to cause cortical dysplasia. Among the analyzed variants, Q15K, Y222F, M299V, and E401K were noticed to have deleterious effect. Then, variant structures were modeled and their affinity with their known cofactor Guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP) was assessed which showed diverse binding energies ranged between (-7.436 to -6.950 kcal/mol) for the variants compared to wild-type (-7.428 kcal/mol). Finally, the molecular dynamics simulation of each variant was investigated which showed difference in trajectory between the pathogenic and non-pathogenic variant. Our analysis suggests change in amino acid residue of TUBB structure has notably affects the protein flexibility and their interactions with known cofactor. Overall, our findings provide insight on the relationship between TUBB variants and their structural dynamics that may cause diverse effects leading to cortical dysplasia.
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- V Janakiraman
- Drug Discovery and Multi-Omics Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Drug Discovery and Multi-Omics Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Drug Discovery and Multi-Omics Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- College of Dental Medicine, Roseman University of Health Sciences, South Jordan, UT, USA
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Luhmann HJ. Malformations-related neocortical circuits in focal seizures. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 178:106018. [PMID: 36706927 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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This review article gives an overview on the molecular, cellular and network mechanisms underlying focal seizures in neocortical networks with developmental malformations. Neocortical malformations comprise a large variety of structural abnormalities associated with epilepsy and other neurological and psychiatric disorders. Genetic or acquired disorders of neocortical cell proliferation, neuronal migration and/or programmed cell death may cause pathologies ranging from the expression of dysmorphic neurons and heterotopic cell clusters to abnormal layering and cortical misfolding. After providing a brief overview on the pathogenesis and structure of neocortical malformations in humans, animal models are discussed and how they contributed to our understanding on the mechanisms of neocortical hyperexcitability associated with developmental disorders. State-of-the-art molecular biological and electrophysiological techniques have been also used in humans and on resectioned neocortical tissue of epileptic patients and provide deep insights into the subcellular, cellular and network mechanisms contributing to focal seizures. Finally, a brief outlook is given how novel models and methods can shape translational research in the near future.
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- Heiko J Luhmann
- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, Mainz, Germany.
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Santos MV, Garcia CAB, Hamad APA, Costa UT, Sakamoto AC, Dos Santos AC, Machado HR. Clinical and Surgical Approach for Cerebral Cortical Dysplasia. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2023; 48:327-354. [PMID: 37770690 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36785-4_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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The present article describes pathophysiological and clinical aspects of congenital malformations of the cerebral tissue (cortex and white matter) that cause epilepsy and very frequently require surgical treatment. A particular emphasis is given to focal cortical dysplasias, the most common pathology among these epilepsy-related malformations. Specific radiological and surgical features are also highlighted, so a thorough overview of cortical dysplasias is provided.
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- Marcelo Volpon Santos
- Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
- Department of Surgery and Anantomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Durica SR, Caruso JP, Podkorytova I, Ding K, Hays R, Lega B, Perven G. Stereo-EEG Evaluation and Surgical Treatment in Patients With Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy Associated With Nodular Heterotopia. J Clin Neurophysiol 2023; 40:17-26. [PMID: 34009845 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Nodular heterotopia (NH) is a common cause of drug-resistant epilepsy. Only limited studies detail the treatment of NH with laser interstitial thermal therapy and none analyze the relation between epileptogenicity and NH location. METHODS We retrospectively studied nine patients with drug-resistant epilepsy and NH who underwent stereoelectroencephalography and subsequent epilepsy surgery. Nodular heterotopia in the frontal lobes or along the bodies of the lateral ventricles was classified as anterior NH. Nodular heterotopia in the trigones, temporal or occipital horns, or temporal lobes was classified as posterior NH. Nodular heterotopia in both anterior and posterior locations was classified as diffuse NH. Interictal and ictal stereoelectroencephalography were analyzed, and patients were followed postoperatively to assess outcomes. RESULTS Of the six patients who underwent nine laser interstitial thermal therapy procedures either in isolation or in combination with other surgical therapies, four patients were Engel Ia, one was Engel IIb, and one was Engel IIIa, with an average follow-up of 22.8 months. All patients with posterior NH had interictal epileptiform abnormalities and seizures originating from the posterior NH. None of the patients with anterior NH had epileptiform activity recorded from their NH. CONCLUSION Laser interstitial thermal therapy alone or in combination with other surgical therapies is an effective treatment in those with drug-resistant epilepsy because of NH, even in those with extensive NH and broad seizure onset. We observed a trend suggesting that posterior NH are more likely to be epileptogenic compared with anterior NH and recommend that in patients with anterior NH, alternative epilepsy etiologies and stereoelectroencephalography implantation strategies be considered.
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- Sarah R Durica
- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, U.S.A
- Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.; and
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, U.S.A
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Khalaf-Nazzal R, Fasham J, Inskeep KA, Blizzard LE, Leslie JS, Wakeling MN, Ubeyratna N, Mitani T, Griffith JL, Baker W, Al-Hijawi F, Keough KC, Gezdirici A, Pena L, Spaeth CG, Turnpenny PD, Walsh JR, Ray R, Neilson A, Kouranova E, Cui X, Curiel DT, Pehlivan D, Akdemir ZC, Posey JE, Lupski JR, Dobyns WB, Stottmann RW, Crosby AH, Baple EL. Bi-allelic CAMSAP1 variants cause a clinically recognizable neuronal migration disorder. Am J Hum Genet 2022; 109:2068-2079. [PMID: 36283405 PMCID: PMC9674946 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Non-centrosomal microtubules are essential cytoskeletal filaments that are important for neurite formation, axonal transport, and neuronal migration. They require stabilization by microtubule minus-end-targeting proteins including the CAMSAP family of molecules. Using exome sequencing on samples from five unrelated families, we show that bi-allelic CAMSAP1 loss-of-function variants cause a clinically recognizable, syndromic neuronal migration disorder. The cardinal clinical features of the syndrome include a characteristic craniofacial appearance, primary microcephaly, severe neurodevelopmental delay, cortical visual impairment, and seizures. The neuroradiological phenotype comprises a highly recognizable combination of classic lissencephaly with a posterior more severe than anterior gradient similar to PAFAH1B1(LIS1)-related lissencephaly and severe hypoplasia or absence of the corpus callosum; dysplasia of the basal ganglia, hippocampus, and midbrain; and cerebellar hypodysplasia, similar to the tubulinopathies, a group of monogenic tubulin-associated disorders of cortical dysgenesis. Neural cell rosette lineages derived from affected individuals displayed findings consistent with these phenotypes, including abnormal morphology, decreased cell proliferation, and neuronal differentiation. Camsap1-null mice displayed increased perinatal mortality, and RNAScope studies identified high expression levels in the brain throughout neurogenesis and in facial structures, consistent with the mouse and human neurodevelopmental and craniofacial phenotypes. Together our findings confirm a fundamental role of CAMSAP1 in neuronal migration and brain development and define bi-allelic variants as a cause of a clinically distinct neurodevelopmental disorder in humans and mice.
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- Reham Khalaf-Nazzal
- Biomedical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine, Arab American University of Palestine, Jenin P227, Palestine
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- Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Science, RILD building, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK; Peninsula Clinical Genetics Service, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Heavitree Hospital), Gladstone Road, Exeter EX1 2ED, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7016, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7016, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Science, RILD building, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Science, RILD building, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Science, RILD building, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Paediatrics Department, Dr. Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital, Jenin, Palestine
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- Paediatrics Community Outpatient Clinics, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Jenin, Palestine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, 1400 Barbara Jordan Boulevard, Austin, TX 78723, USA; Child Neurology Consultants of Austin, 7940 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78757, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, 34480 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7016, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7016, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Science, RILD building, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK; Peninsula Clinical Genetics Service, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Heavitree Hospital), Gladstone Road, Exeter EX1 2ED, UK
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Genome Engineering & Stem Cell Center, Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Genome Engineering & Stem Cell Center, Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Genome Engineering & Stem Cell Center, Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA; Division of Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Biologic Therapeutics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Division of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7016, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7016, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Science, RILD building, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Science, RILD building, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK; Peninsula Clinical Genetics Service, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Heavitree Hospital), Gladstone Road, Exeter EX1 2ED, UK.
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Damianidou E, Mouratidou L, Kyrousi C. Research models of neurodevelopmental disorders: The right model in the right place. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1031075. [PMID: 36340790 PMCID: PMC9630472 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1031075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a heterogeneous group of impairments that affect the development of the central nervous system leading to abnormal brain function. NDDs affect a great percentage of the population worldwide, imposing a high societal and economic burden and thus, interest in this field has widely grown in recent years. Nevertheless, the complexity of human brain development and function as well as the limitations regarding human tissue usage make their modeling challenging. Animal models play a central role in the investigation of the implicated molecular and cellular mechanisms, however many of them display key differences regarding human phenotype and in many cases, they partially or completely fail to recapitulate them. Although in vitro two-dimensional (2D) human-specific models have been highly used to address some of these limitations, they lack crucial features such as complexity and heterogeneity. In this review, we will discuss the advantages, limitations and future applications of in vivo and in vitro models that are used today to model NDDs. Additionally, we will describe the recent development of 3-dimensional brain (3D) organoids which offer a promising approach as human-specific in vitro models to decipher these complex disorders.
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- Eleni Damianidou
- University Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine Research Institute “Costas Stefanis”, Athens, Greece
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- University Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine Research Institute “Costas Stefanis”, Athens, Greece
- First Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Eginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- University Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine Research Institute “Costas Stefanis”, Athens, Greece
- First Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Eginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- *Correspondence: Christina Kyrousi,
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Apolot D, Erem G, Nassanga R, Kiggundu D, Tumusiime CM, Teu A, Mugisha AM, Sebunya R. Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings among children with epilepsy in two urban hospital settings, Kampala-Uganda: a descriptive study. BMC Med Imaging 2022; 22:175. [PMID: 36203127 PMCID: PMC9541090 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-022-00901-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions in children worldwide. Its presentation is heterogeneous, with diverse underlying aetiology, clinical presentation, and prognosis. Structural brain abnormalities are among the recognized causes of epilepsy. Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the imaging modality of choice for epilepsy workup. We aimed to determine the prevalence and describe the structural abnormalities identified in the brain MRI studies performed on children with epilepsy from two urban hospitals in Kampala, Uganda. Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive study performed at two urban hospital MRI centres. The study population was 147 children aged 1 day to 17 years with confirmed epilepsy. Brain MRI was performed for each child and a questionnaire was used to collect clinical data. Results The prevalence of structural abnormalities among children with epilepsy was 74.15% (109 out of 147). Of these, 68.81% were male, and the rest were female. Among these, the majority, 40.14% (59 of 144) were aged 1 month to 4 years. Acquired structural brain abnormalities were the commonest at 69.22% with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) leading while disorders of cortical development were the most common congenital causes. An abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) was significant for brain MRI abnormalities among children with epilepsy with 95% of participants with an abnormal EEG study having epileptogenic structural abnormalities detected in their brain MRI studies. Conclusion and recommendation Two-thirds of children with epilepsy had structural brain abnormalities. Abnormal activity in the EEG study was found to positively correlate with abnormal brain MRI findings. As such, EEG study should be considered where possible before MRI studies as a determinant for children with epilepsy who will be having imaging studies done in the Ugandan setting.
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- Denise Apolot
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Radiology, Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School, Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda.,St.Francis hospital, Nsambya, Uganda
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School, Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda.,St.Francis hospital, Nsambya, Uganda
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Seizures and EEG characteristics in a cohort of pediatric patients with dystroglycanopathies. Seizure 2022; 101:39-47. [PMID: 35863218 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To delineate the seizure type, phenotype and V-EEG patterns of dystroglycanopathy (DGP) and correlate them with the neuroradiological and genetic results. METHODS Patients with seizures were screened from our dystroglycanopathy database from January 2010 to March 2021. Detailed clinical information, including seizure type, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), EEG and genetic analysis, was collected. RESULTS Thirteen patients (15.1%, 13/86) had seizures. Most patients had a severe phenotype. The mean age at first seizure onset was 2 years and 8 months. The most common seizure type was generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS), with 92.3% (12/13) induced by fever. Three patients were diagnosed with epilepsy. Most patients did not take any medicine. A few patients had irregular use of antiseizure medications (ASMs). Of the 13 patients, seven patients were diagnosed with MEB, four patients with POMGNT1 mutations, two with ISPD mutations, and one with POMT1 mutation. Three patients were diagnosed with FCMD with FKTN mutations. Two patients were diagnosed with CMD-MR, one patient with ISPD mutation, and one with POMT1 mutation. One patient was diagnosed with LGMD with FKRP mutation. Nine patients underwent EEG examination, and eight patients had abnormal EEG results, including abnormal background activities in three patients, abnormal background activities combined with paroxysmal discharges in three patients, pure paroxysmal discharges in one patient and positive phase sharp waves in the occipital region in one patient. For radiology, brain MRI was available for 12 patients. The brain MRI of nine patients showed type II lissencephaly. Two patients showed cerebellar hypoplasia and brainstem hypoplasia. One patient had a normal brain MRI result. Patients with type II lissencephaly usually had abnormal background activities and paroxysmal discharges. CONCLUSION The seizure phenotype of dystroglycanopathy (DGP) is characterized by GTCS, which was the most common seizure type, while focal seizures and epileptic spasms could also occur in DGP patients. Most seizures were induced by fever. Seizures were relatively more frequent in severe phenotypes of DGP, such as FCMD and MEB. Abnormal background activities were the most common EEG patterns, which were closely related to type II lissencephaly.
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Leibovitz Z, Lerman-Sagie T, Haddad L. Fetal Brain Development: Regulating Processes and Related Malformations. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12060809. [PMID: 35743840 PMCID: PMC9224903 DOI: 10.3390/life12060809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This paper describes the contemporary state of knowledge regarding processes that regulate normal development of the embryonic–fetal central nervous system (CNS). The processes are described according to the developmental timetable: dorsal induction, ventral induction, neurogenesis, neuronal migration, post-migration neuronal development, and cortical organization. We review the current literature on CNS malformations associated with these regulating processes. We specifically address neural tube defects, holoprosencephaly, malformations of cortical development (including microcephaly, megalencephaly, lissencephaly, cobblestone malformations, gray matter heterotopia, and polymicrogyria), disorders of the corpus callosum, and posterior fossa malformations. Fetal ventriculomegaly, which frequently accompanies these disorders, is also reviewed. Each malformation is described with reference to the etiology, genetic causes, prenatal sonographic imaging, associated anomalies, differential diagnosis, complimentary diagnostic studies, clinical interventions, neurodevelopmental outcome, and life quality.
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- Zvi Leibovitz
- Obstetrics-Gynecology Ultrasound Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Neurology Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 5822012, Israel;
- Obstetrics-Gynecology Ultrasound Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa 31048, Israel;
- Correspondence:
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- Obstetrics-Gynecology Ultrasound Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Neurology Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 5822012, Israel;
- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 5822012, Israel
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- Obstetrics-Gynecology Ultrasound Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa 31048, Israel;
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Ossola C, Kalebic N. Roots of the Malformations of Cortical Development in the Cell Biology of Neural Progenitor Cells. Front Neurosci 2022; 15:817218. [PMID: 35069108 PMCID: PMC8766818 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.817218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The cerebral cortex is a structure that underlies various brain functions, including cognition and language. Mammalian cerebral cortex starts developing during the embryonic period with the neural progenitor cells generating neurons. Newborn neurons migrate along progenitors’ radial processes from the site of their origin in the germinal zones to the cortical plate, where they mature and integrate in the forming circuitry. Cell biological features of neural progenitors, such as the location and timing of their mitoses, together with their characteristic morphologies, can directly or indirectly regulate the abundance and the identity of their neuronal progeny. Alterations in the complex and delicate process of cerebral cortex development can lead to malformations of cortical development (MCDs). They include various structural abnormalities that affect the size, thickness and/or folding pattern of the developing cortex. Their clinical manifestations can entail a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as epilepsy, developmental delay, intellectual disability, or autism spectrum disorder. The recent advancements of molecular and neuroimaging techniques, along with the development of appropriate in vitro and in vivo model systems, have enabled the assessment of the genetic and environmental causes of MCDs. Here we broadly review the cell biological characteristics of neural progenitor cells and focus on those features whose perturbations have been linked to MCDs.
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Structural brain anomalies are relatively common and may be detected either prenatally or postnatally. Brain malformations can be characterized based on the developmental processes that have been perturbed, either by environmental, infectious, disruptive or genetic causes. Fetuses and neonates with brain malformations should be thoroughly surveilled for potential other anomalies, and depending on the nature of the brain malformation, may require additional investigations such as genetic testing, ophthalmological examinations, cardiorespiratory monitoring, and screening laboratory studies.
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In-depth characterization of neuroradiological findings in a large sample of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and controls. NEUROIMAGE: CLINICAL 2022; 35:103118. [PMID: 35868222 PMCID: PMC9421485 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Batschelett M, Gibbs S, Holder CM, Holcombe B, Wheless JW, Narayana S. Plasticity in the developing brain: neurophysiological basis for lesion-induced motor reorganization. Brain Commun 2021; 4:fcab300. [PMID: 35174326 PMCID: PMC8842689 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The plasticity of the developing brain can be observed following injury to the
motor cortex and/or corticospinal tracts, the most commonly injured brain area
in the pre- or peri-natal period. Factors such as the timing of injury, lesion
size and lesion location may affect a single hemisphere’s ability to
acquire bilateral motor representation. Bilateral motor representation of single
hemisphere origin is most likely to occur if brain injury occurs before the age
of 2 years; however, the link between injury aetiology, reorganization type and
functional outcome is largely understudied. We performed a retrospective review
to examine reorganized cortical motor maps identified through transcranial
magnetic stimulation in a cohort of 52 patients. Subsequent clinical,
anthropometric and demographic information was recorded for each patient. Each
patient’s primary hand motor cortex centre of gravity, along with the
Euclidian distance between reorganized and normally located motor cortices, was
also calculated. The patients were classified into broad groups including
reorganization type (inter- and intrahemispheric motor reorganization), age at
the time of injury (before 2 years and after 2 years) and injury aetiology
(developmental disorders and acquired injuries). All measures were analysed to
find commonalities between motor reorganization type and injury aetiology,
function and centre of gravity distance. There was a significant effect of
injury aetiology on type of motor reorganization
(P < 0.01), with 60.7% of patients
with acquired injuries and 15.8% of patients with developmental disorders
demonstrating interhemispheric motor reorganization. Within the interhemispheric
motor reorganization group, ipsilaterally and contralaterally projecting hand
motor cortex centres of gravity overlapped, indicating shared cortical motor
representation. Furthermore, the data suggest significantly higher prevalence of
bilateral motor representation from a single hemisphere in cases of acquired
injuries compared to those of developmental origin. Functional outcome was found
to be negatively affected by acquired injuries and interhemispheric motor
reorganization relative to their respective counterparts with developmental
lesions and intrahemispheric motor reorganization. These results provide novel
information regarding motor reorganization in the developing brain via an
unprecedented cohort sample size and transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is uniquely suited for use in understanding
the principles of motor reorganization, thereby aiding in the development of
more efficacious therapeutic techniques to improve functional recovery following
motor cortex injury.
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- Mitchell Batschelett
- Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Khandelwal A, Aggarwal A, Sharma A, Malik A, Bose A. MRI of Malformations of Cortical Development- A Comprehensive Review. World Neurosurg 2021; 159:70-79. [PMID: 34896352 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.12.011] [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: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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MCDs (malformations of cortical development) are structural anomalies that disrupt the normal process of the cortical development. These include microcephaly with simplified gyral pattern/microlissencephaly, hemimegalencephaly, focal cortical dysplasia, lissencephaly, heterotopia, polymicrogyria and schizencephaly. They can present with intractable epilepsy, developmental delay, neurological deficits or cognitive impairment. Though the definitive diagnosis of MCD depends on histopathology, the pathological tissue is rarely available hence diagnosis begins with neuroimaging. This article shall briefly review the embryology followed by specific MRI imaging features of MCD in an attempt to simplify the process of diagnosing these disorders with clinical and genetic correlation.A table has been included to highlight the embryological, clinical and genetic findings associated with various MCDs.
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- Ayush Khandelwal
- Senior Resident, Department of Radiology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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- Professor, Department of Radiology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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- Senior Resident, Department of Radiology, UCMS and GTB Hospital,Delhi
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Aly MAA, Saleh TM, Elfatatry AMA, Montasser MM. The value of double inversion recovery MRI sequence in assessment of epilepsy patients. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s43055-021-00604-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
The double inversion recovery (DIR) pulse sequence was introduced several years ago and since that it grew important value in clinical neuroimaging. We aimed to assess the added value of double inversion recovery in evaluation of epileptic patients.
Results
In mesial temporal sclerosis, the measured contrast parameters (SNR, CR, CNR and AI) were found to be significantly higher in DIR than in FLAIR and T2 sequences. In cases of focal cortical dysplasia, significantly higher CNR and AI in DIR than in T2 and FLAIR. Also DIR showed higher detection of the increased cortical thickness and cortical signal intensity than the T2 and FLAIR sequences. In tuberous sclerosis cases, the DIR showed higher visibility of the lesions than the T2 and FLAIR. Also DIR showed higher ability to detected grey-white matters junction blurring.
Conclusions
Our study concluded that the greatest value of the double inversion recovery sequence is its higher ability in detecting multiple characteristics of the lesions in a one sequence.
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Mancini GMS, Smits DJ, Dekker J, Schot R, de Wit MCY, Lequin MH, Dremmen M, Brooks AS, van Ham T, Verheijen FW, Fornerod M, Dobyns WB, Wilke M. Multidisciplinary interaction and MCD gene discovery. The perspective of the clinical geneticist. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2021; 35:27-34. [PMID: 34592643 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2021.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The increasing pace of gene discovery in the last decade has brought a major change in the way the genetic causes of brain malformations are being diagnosed. Unbiased genomic screening has gained the first place in the diagnostic protocol of a child with congenital (brain) anomalies and the detected variants are matched with the phenotypic presentation afterwards. This process is defined as "reverse phenotyping". Screening of DNA, through copy number variant analysis of microarrays and analysis of exome data on different platforms, obtained from the index patient and both parents has become a routine approach in many centers worldwide. Clinicians are used to multidisciplinary team interaction in patient care and disease management and this explains why the majority of research that has led to the discovery of new genetic disorders nowadays proceeds from clinical observations to genomic analysis and to data exchange facilitated by open access sharing databases. However, the relevance of multidisciplinary team interaction has not been object of systematic research in the field of brain malformations. This review will illustrate some examples of how diagnostically driven questions through multidisciplinary interaction, among clinical and preclinical disciplines, can be successful in the discovery of new genes related to brain malformations. The first example illustrates the setting of interaction among neurologists, geneticists and neuro-radiologists. The second illustrates the importance of interaction among clinical dysmorphologists for pattern recognition of syndromes with multiple congenital anomalies. The third example shows how fruitful it can be to step out of the "clinical comfort zone", and interact with basic scientists in applying emerging technologies to solve the diagnostic puzzles.
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- Grazia M S Mancini
- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; ENCORE Expertise Center for Genetic Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders, Erasmus, MC, Rotterdam.
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; ENCORE Expertise Center for Genetic Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders, Erasmus, MC, Rotterdam
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- Department of Child Neurology, Sophia Children's Hospital, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL, the Netherlands; ENCORE Expertise Center for Genetic Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders, Erasmus, MC, Rotterdam
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Sophia Children's Hospital, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; ENCORE Expertise Center for Genetic Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders, Erasmus, MC, Rotterdam
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; ENCORE Expertise Center for Genetic Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders, Erasmus, MC, Rotterdam
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- Department of Cell Biology, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics (Genetics), University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC75, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, ErasmusMC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; ENCORE Expertise Center for Genetic Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders, Erasmus, MC, Rotterdam
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Penisson M, Jin M, Wang S, Hirotsune S, Francis F, Belvindrah R. Lis1 mutation prevents basal radial glia-like cell production in the mouse. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 31:942-957. [PMID: 34635911 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Human cerebral cortical malformations are associated with progenitor proliferation and neuronal migration abnormalities. Progenitor cells include apical radial glia, intermediate progenitors and basal (or outer) radial glia (bRGs or oRGs). bRGs are few in number in lissencephalic species (e.g. the mouse) but abundant in gyrencephalic brains. The LIS1 gene coding for a dynein regulator, is mutated in human lissencephaly, associated also in some cases with microcephaly. LIS1 was shown to be important during cell division and neuronal migration. Here, we generated bRG-like cells in the mouse embryonic brain, investigating the role of Lis1 in their formation. This was achieved by in utero electroporation of a hominoid-specific gene TBC1D3 (coding for a RAB-GAP protein) at mouse embryonic day (E) 14.5. We first confirmed that TBC1D3 expression in wild-type (WT) brain generates numerous Pax6+ bRG-like cells that are basally localized. Second, using the same approach, we assessed the formation of these cells in heterozygote Lis1 mutant brains. Our novel results show that Lis1 depletion in the forebrain from E9.5 prevented subsequent TBC1D3-induced bRG-like cell amplification. Indeed, we observe perturbation of the ventricular zone (VZ) in the mutant. Lis1 depletion altered adhesion proteins and mitotic spindle orientations at the ventricular surface and increased the proportion of abventricular mitoses. Progenitor outcome could not be further altered by TBC1D3. We conclude that disruption of Lis1/LIS1 dosage is likely to be detrimental for appropriate progenitor number and position, contributing to lissencephaly pathogenesis.
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- Maxime Penisson
- INSERM U 1270, Paris, France.,Sorbonne University, UMR-S 1270, F-75005 Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France
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- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Genetic Disease Research, Asahi-machi 1-4-3, Osaka, JP 545-8585
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- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Genetic Disease Research, Asahi-machi 1-4-3, Osaka, JP 545-8585
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- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Genetic Disease Research, Asahi-machi 1-4-3, Osaka, JP 545-8585
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- INSERM U 1270, Paris, France.,Sorbonne University, UMR-S 1270, F-75005 Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France
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- INSERM U 1270, Paris, France.,Sorbonne University, UMR-S 1270, F-75005 Paris, France.,Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France
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Libé-Philippot B, Vanderhaeghen P. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Linking Human Cortical Development and Evolution. Annu Rev Genet 2021; 55:555-581. [PMID: 34535062 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-071719-020705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The cerebral cortex is at the core of brain functions that are thought to be particularly developed in the human species. Human cortex specificities stem from divergent features of corticogenesis, leading to increased cortical size and complexity. Underlying cellular mechanisms include prolonged patterns of neuronal generation and maturation, as well as the amplification of specific types of stem/progenitor cells. While the gene regulatory networks of corticogenesis appear to be largely conserved among all mammals including humans, they have evolved in primates, particularly in the human species, through the emergence of rapidly divergent transcriptional regulatory elements, as well as recently duplicated novel genes. These human-specific molecular features together control key cellular milestones of human corticogenesis and are often affected in neurodevelopmental disorders, thus linking human neural development, evolution, and diseases. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Genetics, Volume 55 is November 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Baptiste Libé-Philippot
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, KU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; .,Institut de Recherches Interdisciplinaires en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM) and ULB Neuroscience Institute (UNI), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, KU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; .,Institut de Recherches Interdisciplinaires en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM) and ULB Neuroscience Institute (UNI), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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Modeling Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Epilepsy Caused by Loss of Function of kif2a in Zebrafish. eNeuro 2021; 8:ENEURO.0055-21.2021. [PMID: 34404749 PMCID: PMC8425962 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0055-21.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In recent years there has been extensive research on malformations of cortical development (MCDs) that result in clinical features like developmental delay, intellectual disability, and drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Various studies highlighted the contribution of microtubule-associated genes (including tubulin and kinesin encoding genes) in MCD development. It has been reported that de novo mutations in KIF2A, a member of the kinesin-13 family, are linked to brain malformations and DRE. Although it is known that KIF2A functions by regulating microtubule depolymerization via an ATP-driven process, in vivo implications of KIF2A loss of function remain partly unclear. Here, we present a novel kif2a knock-out zebrafish model, showing hypoactivity, habituation deficits, pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure susceptibility and microcephaly, as well as neuronal cell proliferation defects and increased apoptosis. Interestingly, kif2a−/− larvae survived until adulthood and were fertile. Notably, our kif2a zebrafish knock-out model demonstrated many phenotypic similarities to KIF2A mouse models. This study provides valuable insights into the functional importance of kif2a in zebrafish and phenotypical hallmarks related to KIF2A mutations. Ultimately, this model could be used in a future search for more effective therapies that alleviate the clinical symptoms typically associated with MCDs.
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Wallmeier J, Bracht D, Alsaif HS, Dougherty GW, Olbrich H, Cindric S, Dzietko M, Heyer C, Teig N, Thiels C, Faqeih E, Al-Hashim A, Khan S, Mogarri I, Almannai M, Al Otaibi W, Alkuraya FS, Koerner-Rettberg C, Omran H. Mutations in TP73 cause impaired mucociliary clearance and lissencephaly. Am J Hum Genet 2021; 108:1318-1329. [PMID: 34077761 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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TP73 belongs to the TP53 family of transcription factors and has therefore been well studied in cancer research. Studies in mice, however, have revealed non-oncogenic activities related to multiciliogenesis. Utilizing whole-exome sequencing analysis in a cohort of individuals with a mucociliary clearance disorder and cortical malformation, we identified homozygous loss-of-function variants in TP73 in seven individuals from five unrelated families. All affected individuals exhibit a chronic airway disease as well as a brain malformation consistent with lissencephaly. We performed high-speed video microscopy, immunofluorescence analyses, and transmission electron microscopy in respiratory epithelial cells after spheroid or air liquid interface culture to analyze ciliary function, ciliary length, and number of multiciliated cells (MCCs). The respiratory epithelial cells studied display reduced ciliary length and basal bodies mislocalized within the cytoplasm. The number of MCCs is severely reduced, consistent with a reduced number of cells expressing the transcription factors crucial for multiciliogenesis (FOXJ1, RFX2). Our data demonstrate that autosomal-recessive deleterious variants in the TP53 family member TP73 cause a mucociliary clearance disorder due to a defect in MCC differentiation.
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Convolutional neural networks to identify malformations of cortical development: A feasibility study. Seizure 2021; 91:81-90. [PMID: 34130195 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop and test a deep learning model to automatically detect malformations of cortical development (MCD). METHODS We trained a deep learning model to distinguish between diffuse cortical malformation (CM), periventricular nodular heterotopia (PVNH), and normal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We trained 4 different convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures. We used batch normalization, global average pooling, dropout layers, transfer learning, and data augmentation to minimize overfitting. RESULTS There were 45 subjects (866 images) with a normal MRI, 52 subjects (790 images) with CM, and 32 subjects (750 images) with PVNH. There was no subject overlap between the training, validation, and test sets. The InceptionResNetV2 architecture performed best in the validation set in all models and was evaluated in the test set with the following results: 1) the model distinguishing between CM and normal MRI yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.89 and accuracy of 0.81; 2) the model distinguishing between PVNH and normal MRI yielded an AUC of 0.90 and accuracy of 0.84; 3) the model distinguishing between the three classes (CM, PVNH, and normal MRI) yielded an AUC of 0.88 and accuracy of 0.74. Visualization with gradient-weighted class activation maps and saliency maps showed that the deep learning models classified images based on relevant areas within each image. SIGNIFICANCE This study showed that CNNs can detect MCD at a clinically useful performance level with a fully automated workflow without image feature selection.
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Sorrells SF, Paredes MF, Zhang Z, Kang G, Pastor-Alonso O, Biagiotti S, Page CE, Sandoval K, Knox A, Connolly A, Huang EJ, Garcia-Verdugo JM, Oldham MC, Yang Z, Alvarez-Buylla A. Positive Controls in Adults and Children Support That Very Few, If Any, New Neurons Are Born in the Adult Human Hippocampus. J Neurosci 2021; 41:2554-2565. [PMID: 33762407 PMCID: PMC8018729 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0676-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Adult hippocampal neurogenesis was originally discovered in rodents. Subsequent studies identified the adult neural stem cells and found important links between adult neurogenesis and plasticity, behavior, and disease. However, whether new neurons are produced in the human dentate gyrus (DG) during healthy aging is still debated. We and others readily observe proliferating neural progenitors in the infant hippocampus near immature cells expressing doublecortin (DCX), but the number of such cells decreases in children and few, if any, are present in adults. Recent investigations using dual antigen retrieval find many cells stained by DCX antibodies in adult human DG. This has been interpreted as evidence for high rates of adult neurogenesis, even at older ages. However, most of these DCX-labeled cells have mature morphology. Furthermore, studies in the adult human DG have not found a germinal region containing dividing progenitor cells. In this Dual Perspectives article, we show that dual antigen retrieval is not required for the detection of DCX in multiple human brain regions of infants or adults. We review prior studies and present new data showing that DCX is not uniquely expressed by newly born neurons: DCX is present in adult amygdala, entorhinal and parahippocampal cortex neurons despite being absent in the neighboring DG. Analysis of available RNA-sequencing datasets supports the view that DG neurogenesis is rare or absent in the adult human brain. To resolve the conflicting interpretations in humans, it is necessary to identify and visualize dividing neuronal precursors or develop new methods to evaluate the age of a neuron at the single-cell level.
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- Shawn F Sorrells
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. 200032 China
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología Comparada, Instituto Cavanilles, Universidad de Valencia, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Valencia 46980, Spain
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. 200032 China
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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Adamczyk B, Węgrzyn K, Wilczyński T, Maciarz J, Morawiec N, Adamczyk-Sowa M. The Most Common Lesions Detected by Neuroimaging as Causes of Epilepsy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57030294. [PMID: 33809843 PMCID: PMC8004256 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57030294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by chronic, unprovoked and recurrent seizures, which are the result of rapid and excessive bioelectric discharges in nerve cells. Neuroimaging is used to detect underlying structural abnormalities which may be associated with epilepsy. This paper reviews the most common abnormalities, such as hippocampal sclerosis, malformations of cortical development and vascular malformation, detected by neuroimaging in patients with epilepsy to help understand the correlation between these changes and the course, treatment and prognosis of epilepsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals structural changes in the brain which are described in this review. Recent studies indicate the usefulness of additional imaging techniques. The use of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) improves surgical outcomes in MRI-negative cases of focal cortical dysplasia. Some techniques, such as quantitative image analysis, magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), functional MRI (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fibre tract reconstruction, can detect small malformations—which means that some of the epilepsies can be treated surgically. Quantitative susceptibility mapping may become the method of choice in vascular malformations. Neuroimaging determines appropriate diagnosis and treatment and helps to predict prognosis.
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A novel TUBG1 mutation with neurodevelopmental disorder caused by malformations of cortical development. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:6644274. [PMID: 33728335 PMCID: PMC7935588 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6644274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neurodevelopmental disorder caused by malformations of cortical development is a rare neurological disease. Heterozygous missense variants in the TUBG1 gene lead to malformations of human cortical development, which further result in intellectual disability, developmental retardation, and epilepsy. To the best of our knowledge, only thirteen patients and a total of nine pathogenic TUBG1 variants have been described in the published literature. This study reports the case details and genetic data analysis of a girl (aged 8 years, 9 months) with developmental delay, psychomotor regression, epilepsy, and left external ear deformity. A novel TUBG1 mutation was identified by whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing, confirming that this mutation may be the cause of the neurodevelopmental disorders. This case report characterizes the phenotypic spectrum, molecular genetic findings, and functional consequences of novel pathogenic TUBG1 variants in neurodevelopmental disorders caused by cortical development malformations.
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Assadsangabi R, Ozturk A, Kantamneni T, Azizi N, Asaikar SM, Hacein-Bey L. Neuroimaging of Childhood Epilepsy: Focal versus Generalized Epilepsy. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AbstractNeuroimaging plays an increasingly crucial role in delineating the pathophysiology, and guiding the evaluation, management and monitoring of epilepsy. Imaging contributes to adequately categorizing seizure/epilepsy types in complex clinical situations by demonstrating anatomical and functional changes associated with seizure activity. This article reviews the current status of multimodality neuroimaging in the pediatric population, including focal lesions which may result in focal epileptic findings, focal structural abnormalities that may manifest as generalized epileptiform discharges, and generalized epilepsy without evidence of detectable focal abnormalities.
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- Reza Assadsangabi
- Department of Neuroradiology, Radiology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Radiology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Radiology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States
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- Child & Adolescent Neurology Consultants, Sacramento, California, United States
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Radiology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, United States
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Chiang SY, Wu HC, Lin SY, Chen HY, Wang CF, Yeh NH, Shih JH, Huang YS, Kuo HC, Chou SJ, Chen RH. Usp11 controls cortical neurogenesis and neuronal migration through Sox11 stabilization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/7/eabc6093. [PMID: 33579706 PMCID: PMC7880594 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc6093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The role of protein stabilization in cortical development remains poorly understood. A recessive mutation in the USP11 gene is found in a rare neurodevelopmental disorder with intellectual disability, but its pathogenicity and molecular mechanism are unknown. Here, we show that mouse Usp11 is expressed highly in embryonic cerebral cortex, and Usp11 deficiency impairs layer 6 neuron production, delays late-born neuronal migration, and disturbs cognition and anxiety behaviors. Mechanistically, these functions are mediated by a previously unidentified Usp11 substrate, Sox11. Usp11 ablation compromises Sox11 protein accumulation in the developing cortex, despite the induction of Sox11 mRNA. The disease-associated Usp11 mutant fails to stabilize Sox11 and is unable to support cortical neurogenesis and neuronal migration. Our findings define a critical function of Usp11 in cortical development and highlight the importance of orchestrating protein stabilization mechanisms into transcription regulatory programs for a robust induction of cell fate determinants during early brain development.
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- Shang-Yin Chiang
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Insititute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Insititute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Insititute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Liu W, Yue Q, Tian Y, Gong Q, Zhou D, Wu X. Neural functional connectivity in patients with periventricular nodular heterotopia-mediated epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2021; 170:106548. [PMID: 33454660 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) is characterized by disabled neural migration and is usually associated with epilepsy. Despite awareness of PNH-related epilepsy, little is known about the brain-level underlying functional neural bases. Thus, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the neurobiology of 42 subjects with PNH-related epilepsy and 42 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. Measurements of functional connectivity (FC) and whole-brain graph theory analysis of data in the resting state were performed to assess neurological organization and topology. PNH patients exhibited significantly higher FC in the parietal lobe, cingulum and thalamus, as well as significantly lower FC in frontoparietal, hippocampal, and precentral regions. Graph theory analysis identified no significant differences between patients and controls, while patients showed lower network global efficiency in the limbic and cerebellum network and occipital cortex. Seed-based FC analysis confirmed disruption of activities and interregional connectivity in remote epileptic networks of patients, which may point to underlying pathological mechanisms. The cerebellum and limbic system of patients showed altered topology, suggesting that these regions or hubs may contribute to whole-brain circuits in PNH and epilepsy.
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- Wenyu Liu
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 GuoXue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 GuoXue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Sleep and NeuroImaging Center, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (Ministry of Education), Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 GuoXue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 GuoXue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 GuoXue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Sidira C, Vargiami E, Dragoumi P, Zafeiriou DI. Hemimegalencephaly and tuberous sclerosis complex: A rare yet challenging association. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2021; 30:58-65. [PMID: 33387903 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hemimegalencephaly is a rare malformation of cortical development characterised by enlargement of one cerebral hemisphere. The association between hemimegalencephaly and tuberous sclerosis complex, an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, is uncommon and has so far been reported only in a few cases. Intractable epilepsy and severe developmental delay are typical clinical manifestations. Aberrant activation of the mTOR signalling pathway is considered to be the hallmark of the pathogenesis of these two disorders. Thus, mTOR inhibitors such as everolimus represent a promising therapeutic approach to mTOR-associated manifestations. We present a thorough literature review of the association between hemimegaloencephaly and tuberous sclerosis complex.
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- Christina Sidira
- 1st Paediatric Department, Developmental Centre "A. Fokas", Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Paediatric Department, Developmental Centre "A. Fokas", Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Paediatric Department, Developmental Centre "A. Fokas", Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Paediatric Department, Developmental Centre "A. Fokas", Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Imaging phenotype correlation with molecular and molecular pathway defects in malformations of cortical development. Pediatr Radiol 2020; 50:1974-1987. [PMID: 33252763 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04674-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The increase in understanding of molecular biology and recent advances in genetic testing have caused rapid growth in knowledge of genetic causes of malformations of cortical development. Imaging diagnosis of malformations of cortical development can be made prenatally in a large subset of fetuses based on the presence of specific deviations from the normal pattern of development, characteristic imaging features, and associated non-central-nervous-system (CNS) abnormalities. In this review the authors discuss the role of four key cell molecules/molecular pathways in corticogenesis that are frequently implicated in complex prenatally diagnosed malformations of cortical development. The authors also list the currently described genes causing defects in these molecules/molecular pathways when mutated, and the constellation of imaging findings resultant of such defects.
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Prem S, Millonig JH, DiCicco-Bloom E. Dysregulation of Neurite Outgrowth and Cell Migration in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. ADVANCES IN NEUROBIOLOGY 2020; 25:109-153. [PMID: 32578146 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45493-7_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Despite decades of study, elucidation of the underlying etiology of complex developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), schizophrenia (SCZ), intellectual disability (ID), and bipolar disorder (BPD) has been hampered by the inability to study human neurons, the heterogeneity of these disorders, and the relevance of animal model systems. Moreover, a majority of these developmental disorders have multifactorial or idiopathic (unknown) causes making them difficult to model using traditional methods of genetic alteration. Examination of the brains of individuals with ASD and other developmental disorders in both post-mortem and MRI studies shows defects that are suggestive of dysregulation of embryonic and early postnatal development. For ASD, more recent genetic studies have also suggested that risk genes largely converge upon the developing human cerebral cortex between weeks 8 and 24 in utero. Yet, an overwhelming majority of studies in autism rodent models have focused on postnatal development or adult synaptic transmission defects in autism related circuits. Thus, studies looking at early developmental processes such as proliferation, cell migration, and early differentiation, which are essential to build the brain, are largely lacking. Yet, interestingly, a few studies that did assess early neurodevelopment found that alterations in brain structure and function associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) begin as early as the initial formation and patterning of the neural tube. By the early to mid-2000s, the derivation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and later induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) allowed us to study living human neural cells in culture for the first time. Specifically, iPSCs gave us the unprecedented ability to study cells derived from individuals with idiopathic disorders. Studies indicate that iPSC-derived neural cells, whether precursors or "matured" neurons, largely resemble cortical cells of embryonic humans from weeks 8 to 24. Thus, these cells are an excellent model to study early human neurodevelopment, particularly in the context of genetically complex diseases. Indeed, since 2011, numerous studies have assessed developmental phenotypes in neurons derived from individuals with both genetic and idiopathic forms of ASD and other NDDs. However, while iPSC-derived neurons are fetal in nature, they are post-mitotic and thus cannot be used to study developmental processes that occur before terminal differentiation. Moreover, it is important to note that during the 8-24-week window of human neurodevelopment, neural precursor cells are actively undergoing proliferation, migration, and early differentiation to form the basic cytoarchitecture of the brain. Thus, by studying NPCs specifically, we could gain insight into how early neurodevelopmental processes contribute to the pathogenesis of NDDs. Indeed, a few studies have explored NPC phenotypes in NDDs and have uncovered dysregulations in cell proliferation. Yet, few studies have explored migration and early differentiation phenotypes of NPCs in NDDs. In this chapter, we will discuss cell migration and neurite outgrowth and the role of these processes in neurodevelopment and NDDs. We will begin by reviewing the processes that are important in early neurodevelopment and early cortical development. We will then delve into the roles of neurite outgrowth and cell migration in the formation of the brain and how errors in these processes affect brain development. We also provide review of a few key molecules that are involved in the regulation of neurite outgrowth and migration while discussing how dysregulations in these molecules can lead to abnormalities in brain structure and function thereby highlighting their contribution to pathogenesis of NDDs. Then we will discuss whether neurite outgrowth, migration, and the molecules that regulate these processes are associated with ASD. Lastly, we will review the utility of iPSCs in modeling NDDs and discuss future goals for the study of NDDs using this technology.
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology/Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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Setkowicz Z, Kiełbinski M, Gzieło K, Węglarz W, Janeczko K. Changes of EEG spectra in rat brains with different patterns of dysplasia in response to pilocarpine-induced seizures. Epilepsy Behav 2020; 111:107288. [PMID: 32702654 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Disorders of neurogenesis at early developmental stages lead to irreversible structural and functional impairments of the brain. As further their consequences, increases in brain excitability and the development of drug-resistant epilepsy can frequently be observed in clinical cases. Mechanisms underlying these phenomena can also be examined on animal models of brain dysplasia. This study was conducted on rats with four degrees of brain dysplasia following exposure to gamma radiation on days 13, 15, 17, or 19 of prenatal development. When reached adulthood, the rats received electroencephalographic (EEG) transmitter implantation. Thereafter, pilocarpine was administered, and significant differences in susceptibility to seizures were detected depending on the degree of brain dysplasia. Before, during, and after the seizures, EEG was recorded in free moving animals. Additionally, the intensity of seizure behavioral symptoms was assessed. Strong and moderate correlations were found between the intensity of seizure behavioral symptoms, the power of particular EEG bands, and volumes of dysplastic brains and their regions. The data drew particular attention to correlations between variations in EEG spectra and changes in the midbrain and pons volumes. The results point to possible significant roles of these regions in the observed changes of susceptibility to seizures. Consequently, the frequently used experimental model was considered here not only as representing cases of cortical dysplasia but also of generalized, diffuse dysplasia of the whole brain.
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- Zuzanna Setkowicz
- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
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Ilves N, Ilves P, Õunap K, Laugesaar R, Loorits D, Lintrop M, Männamaa M, Metsvaht T. Periventricular Venous Infarction in an Extremely Premature Infant as the Cause of Schizencephaly. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1697040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AbstractSchizencephaly is a disorder of neuronal migration which has been hypothesized to arise from vascular ischemic lesion during the early phase of neuroembryogenesis. We describe a case of a premature boy born at 23 weeks of gestation with neonatal stroke. On the first day of life cranial ultrasonography detected a grade II intraventricular hemorrhage and on day 12 periventricular venous infarction. At the postconceptional age of 40 weeks, magnetic resonance imaging revealed a gray matter–lined cleft, suggesting schizencephaly. We have evidence of the pathogenesis of schizencephaly following vascular ischemic stroke early in neurodevelopment before neuronal migration is completed.
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- Norman Ilves
- Radiology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Radiology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, United Laboratories, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Children's Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Radiology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Radiology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Children's Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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Severino M, Geraldo AF, Utz N, Tortora D, Pogledic I, Klonowski W, Triulzi F, Arrigoni F, Mankad K, Leventer RJ, Mancini GMS, Barkovich JA, Lequin MH, Rossi A. Definitions and classification of malformations of cortical development: practical guidelines. Brain 2020; 143:2874-2894. [PMID: 32779696 PMCID: PMC7586092 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Malformations of cortical development are a group of rare disorders commonly manifesting with developmental delay, cerebral palsy or seizures. The neurological outcome is extremely variable depending on the type, extent and severity of the malformation and the involved genetic pathways of brain development. Neuroimaging plays an essential role in the diagnosis of these malformations, but several issues regarding malformations of cortical development definitions and classification remain unclear. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide standardized malformations of cortical development terminology and classification for neuroradiological pattern interpretation. A committee of international experts in paediatric neuroradiology prepared systematic literature reviews and formulated neuroimaging recommendations in collaboration with geneticists, paediatric neurologists and pathologists during consensus meetings in the context of the European Network Neuro-MIG initiative on Brain Malformations (https://www.neuro-mig.org/). Malformations of cortical development neuroimaging features and practical recommendations are provided to aid both expert and non-expert radiologists and neurologists who may encounter patients with malformations of cortical development in their practice, with the aim of improving malformations of cortical development diagnosis and imaging interpretation worldwide.
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- Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
- Neuroradiology Unit, Imaging Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho (CHVNG/E), Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Germany
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- Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi Milano, Italy
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- Department of Neuroimaging Lab, Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and University of Melbourne Department of Pediatrics, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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Chen SD, Pan HY, Huang JB, Liu XP, Li JH, Ho CJ, Tsai MH, Yang JL, Chen SF, Chen NC, Chuang YC. Circulating MicroRNAs from Serum Exosomes May Serve as a Putative Biomarker in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Focal Cortical Dysplasia. Cells 2020; 9:cells9081867. [PMID: 32785072 PMCID: PMC7465068 DOI: 10.3390/cells9081867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a congenital malformation of cortical development where the cortical neurons located in the brain area fail to migrate in the proper formation. Epilepsy, particularly medically refractory epilepsy, is the most common clinical presentation for all types of FCD. This study aimed to explore the expression change of circulating miRNAs in patients with FCD from serum exosomes. A total of nine patients with FCD and four healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. The serum exosomes were isolated from the peripheral blood of the subjects. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to identify the exosomes. Both exosomal markers and neuronal markers were detected by Western blotting analysis to prove that we could obtain central nervous system-derived exosomes from the circulation. The expression profiles of circulating exosomal miRNAs were assessed using next-generation sequencing analysis (NGS). We obtained a total of 107 miRNAs with dominant fold change (>2-fold) from both the annotated 5p-arm and 3p-arm of 2780 mature miRNAs. Based on the integrated platform of HMDD v3.2, miRway DB and DIANA-miRPath v3.0 online tools, and confirmed by MiRBase analysis, four potentially predicted miRNAs from serum exosomes in patients with FCD were identified, including miR194-2-5p, miR15a-5p, miR-132-3p, and miR-145-5p. All four miRNAs presented upregulated expression in patients with FCD compared with controls. Through Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis and pathway category of four target miRNAs, we found eight possible signaling pathways that may be related to FCD. Among them, we suggest that the mTOR signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, p53 signaling pathway, and cell cycle regulation and TGF-beta signaling pathway are high-risk pathways that play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of FCD and refractory epilepsy. Our results suggest that the circulating miRNAs from exosomes may provide a potential biomarker for diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic adjuncts in patients with FCD and refractory epilepsy.
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- Shang-Der Chen
- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (S.-D.C.); (C.-J.H.); (M.-H.T.); (S.-F.C.); (N.-C.C.)
- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (X.-P.L.); (J.-H.L.); (J.-L.Y.)
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (H.-Y.P.); (J.-B.H.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (H.-Y.P.); (J.-B.H.)
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- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (X.-P.L.); (J.-H.L.); (J.-L.Y.)
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- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (X.-P.L.); (J.-H.L.); (J.-L.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (S.-D.C.); (C.-J.H.); (M.-H.T.); (S.-F.C.); (N.-C.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (S.-D.C.); (C.-J.H.); (M.-H.T.); (S.-F.C.); (N.-C.C.)
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (X.-P.L.); (J.-H.L.); (J.-L.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (S.-D.C.); (C.-J.H.); (M.-H.T.); (S.-F.C.); (N.-C.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (S.-D.C.); (C.-J.H.); (M.-H.T.); (S.-F.C.); (N.-C.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (S.-D.C.); (C.-J.H.); (M.-H.T.); (S.-F.C.); (N.-C.C.)
- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (X.-P.L.); (J.-H.L.); (J.-L.Y.)
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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Krefft O, Koch P, Ladewig J. Cerebral organoids to unravel the mechanisms underlying malformations of human cortical development. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2020; 111:15-22. [PMID: 32741653 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.06.001] [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: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Genetic studies identified multiple mutations associated with malformations of cortical development (MCD) in humans. When analyzing the underlying mechanisms in non-human experimental models it became increasingly evident, that these mutations accumulate in genes, which functions evolutionary progressed from rodents to humans resulting in an incomplete reflection of the molecular and cellular alterations in these models. Human brain organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells resemble early aspects of human brain development to a remarkable extent making them an attractive model to investigate MCD. Here we review how human brain organoids enable the generation of fundamental new insight about the underlying pathomechanisms of MCD. We show how phenotypic features of these diseases are reflected in human brain organoids and discuss challenges and future considerations but also limitations for the use of human brain organoids to model human brain development and associated disorders.
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- Olivia Krefft
- Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg/Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR gGmbH), Mannheim, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg/Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR gGmbH), Mannheim, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg/Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR gGmbH), Mannheim, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Accogli A, Severino M, Riva A, Madia F, Balagura G, Iacomino M, Carlini B, Baldassari S, Giacomini T, Croci C, Pisciotta L, Messana T, Boni A, Russo A, Bilo L, Tonziello R, Coppola A, Filla A, Mecarelli O, Casalone R, Pisani F, Falsaperla R, Marino S, Parisi P, Ferretti A, Elia M, Luchetti A, Milani D, Vanadia F, Silvestri L, Rebessi E, Parente E, Vatti G, Mancardi MM, Nobili L, Capra V, Salpietro V, Striano P, Zara F. Targeted re-sequencing in malformations of cortical development: genotype-phenotype correlations. Seizure 2020; 80:145-152. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Tsai MH, Cheng HY, Nian FS, Liu C, Chao NH, Chiang KL, Chen SF, Tsai JW. Impairment in dynein-mediated nuclear translocation by BICD2 C-terminal truncation leads to neuronal migration defect and human brain malformation. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020; 8:106. [PMID: 32665036 PMCID: PMC7362644 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-020-00971-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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During brain development, the nucleus of migrating neurons follows the centrosome and translocates into the leading process. Defects in these migratory events, which affect neuronal migration, cause lissencephaly and other neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the mechanism of nuclear translocation remains elusive. Using whole exome sequencing (WES), we identified a novel nonsense BICD2 variant p.(Lys775Ter) (K775X) from a lissencephaly patient. Interestingly, most BICD2 missense variants have been associated with human spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) without obvious brain malformations. By in utero electroporation, we showed that BicD2 knockdown in mouse embryos inhibited neuronal migration. Surprisingly, we observed severe blockage of neuronal migration in cells overexpressing K775X but not in those expressing wild-type BicD2 or SMA-associated missense variants. The centrosome of the mutant was, on average, positioned farther away from the nucleus, indicating a failure in nuclear translocation without affecting the centrosome movement. Furthermore, BicD2 localized at the nuclear envelope (NE) through its interaction with NE protein Nesprin-2. K775X variant disrupted this interaction and further interrupted the NE recruitment of BicD2 and dynein. Remarkably, fusion of BicD2-K775X with NE-localizing domain KASH resumed neuronal migration. Our results underscore impaired nuclear translocation during neuronal migration as an important pathomechanism of lissencephaly.
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Lee TY, Cho IS, Bashyal N, Naya FJ, Tsai MJ, Yoon JS, Choi JM, Park CH, Kim SS, Suh-Kim H. ERK Regulates NeuroD1-mediated Neurite Outgrowth via Proteasomal Degradation. Exp Neurobiol 2020; 29:189-206. [PMID: 32606250 PMCID: PMC7344372 DOI: 10.5607/en20021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Neurogenic differentiation 1 (NeuroD1) is a class B basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor and regulates differentiation and survival of neuronal and endocrine cells by means of several protein kinases, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). However, the effect of phosphorylation on the functions of NeuroD1 by ERK has sparked controversy based on context-dependent differences across diverse species and cell types. Here, we evidenced that ERK-dependent phosphorylation controlled the stability of NeuroD1 and consequently, regulated proneural activity in neuronal cells. A null mutation at the ERK-dependent phosphorylation site, S274A, increased the half-life of NeuroD1 by blocking its ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation. The S274A mutation did not interfere with either the nuclear translocation of NeuroD1 or its heterodimerization with E47, its ubiquitous partner and class A bHLH transcription factor. However, the S274A mutant increased transactivation of the E-box-mediated gene and neurite outgrowth in F11 neuroblastoma cells, compared to the wild-type NeuroD1. Transcriptome and Gene Ontology enrichment analyses indicated that genes involved in axonogenesis and dendrite development were downregulated in NeuroD1 knockout (KO) mice. Overexpression of the S274A mutant salvaged neurite outgrowth in NeuroD1-deficient mice, whereas neurite outgrowth was minimal with S274D, a phosphomimicking mutant. Our data indicated that a longer protein half-life enhanced the overall activity of NeuroD1 in stimulating downstream genes and neuronal differentiation. We propose that blocking ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation may serve as a strategy to promote neuronal activity by stimulating the expression of neuron-specific genes in differentiating neurons.
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- Tae-Young Lee
- Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.,Research Center, CelleBrain Ltd., Jeonju 54871, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Life Science and Engineering Building, Boston University, Boston, MA 00215, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.,Research Center, CelleBrain Ltd., Jeonju 54871, Korea
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Lin BD, Colas F, Nijman IJ, Medic J, Brands W, Parr JR, van Eijk KR, Klauck SM, Chiocchetti AG, Freitag CM, Maestrini E, Bacchelli E, Coon H, Vicente A, Oliveira G, Pagnamenta AT, Gallagher L, Ennis S, Anney R, Bourgeron T, Luykx JJ, Vorstman J. The role of rare compound heterozygous events in autism spectrum disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2020; 10:204. [PMID: 32572023 PMCID: PMC7308334 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-00866-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The identification of genetic variants underlying autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) may contribute to a better understanding of their underlying biology. To examine the possible role of a specific type of compound heterozygosity in ASD, namely, the occurrence of a deletion together with a functional nucleotide variant on the remaining allele, we sequenced 550 genes in 149 individuals with ASD and their deletion-transmitting parents. This approach allowed us to identify additional sequence variants occurring in the remaining allele of the deletion. Our main goal was to compare the rate of sequence variants in remaining alleles of deleted regions between probands and the deletion-transmitting parents. We also examined the predicted functional effect of the identified variants using Combined Annotation-Dependent Depletion (CADD) scores. The single nucleotide variant-deletion co-occurrence was observed in 13.4% of probands, compared with 8.1% of parents. The cumulative burden of sequence variants (n = 68) in pooled proband sequences was higher than the burden in pooled sequences from the deletion-transmitting parents (n = 41, X2 = 6.69, p = 0.0097). After filtering for those variants predicted to be most deleterious, we observed 21 of such variants in probands versus 8 in their deletion-transmitting parents (X2 = 5.82, p = 0.016). Finally, cumulative CADD scores conferred by these variants were significantly higher in probands than in deletion-transmitting parents (burden test, β = 0.13; p = 1.0 × 10-5). Our findings suggest that the compound heterozygosity described in the current study may be one of several mechanisms explaining variable penetrance of CNVs with known pathogenicity for ASD.
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- Bochao Danae Lin
- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Genome Analysis and Division of Cancer Genome Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, JW Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, JW Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Avenida Padre Cruz, Lisboa, Portugal
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- NIHR Oxford BRC, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Neuropsychiatric Genetics Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Academic Centre on Rare Diseases, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions, Institut Pasteur, UMR3571 CNRS, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- GGNet Mental Health, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, Research Institute, and Department of Psychiatry, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Tarkowski B, Kuchcinska K, Blazejczyk M, Jaworski J. Pathological mTOR mutations impact cortical development. Hum Mol Genet 2020; 28:2107-2119. [PMID: 30789219 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Several mosaic mutations of the mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) have recently been found in patients with cortical malformations, such as hemimegalencephaly (HME) and focal cortical dysplasia (FCD). Although all of them should activate mTOR signaling, comparisons of the impact of different mTOR mutations on brain development have been lacking. Also it remains unknown if any potential differences these mutations may have on cortical development are directly related to a degree of mTOR signaling increase. The present study assessed levels of mTORC1 pathway activity in cell lines and rat primary neurons overexpressing several mTOR mutants that were previously found in HME, FCD, cancer patients and in vitro mutagenesis screens. Next we introduced the mutants, enhancing mTORC1 signaling most potently, into developing mouse brains and assessed electroporated cell morphology and migratory phenotype using immunofluorescent staining. We observed the differential inhibition of neuronal progenitor cortical migration, which partly corresponded with a degree of mTORC1 signaling enhancement these mutants induced in cultured cells. The most potent quadruple mutant prevented most of the progenitors from entering the cortical plate. Cells that expressed less potent, single-point, mTOR mutants entered the cortical plate but failed to reach its upper layers and had enlarged soma. Our findings suggest a correlation between the potency of mTOR mutation to activate mTORC1 pathway and disruption of cortical migration.
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- Bartosz Tarkowski
- International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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Shchugareva L, Poteshkina O, Shumeeva A, Galaktionova S. Resistant epileptic encephalopathy in a child with microcephalic capillary malformation syndrome. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2020; 120:110-116. [DOI: 10.17116/jnevro2020120081110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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