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Read JL, Davies KC, Thompson GC, Delatycki MB, Lockhart PJ. Challenges facing repeat expansion identification, characterisation, and the pathway to discovery. Emerg Top Life Sci 2023; 7:339-348. [PMID: 37888797 PMCID: PMC10754332 DOI: 10.1042/etls20230019] [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: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
Tandem repeat DNA sequences constitute a significant proportion of the human genome. While previously considered to be functionally inert, these sequences are now broadly accepted as important contributors to genetic diversity. However, the polymorphic nature of these sequences can lead to expansion beyond a gene-specific threshold, causing disease. More than 50 pathogenic repeat expansions have been identified to date, many of which have been discovered in the last decade as a result of advances in sequencing technologies and associated bioinformatic tools. Commonly utilised diagnostic platforms including Sanger sequencing, capillary array electrophoresis, and Southern blot are generally low throughput and are often unable to accurately determine repeat size, composition, and epigenetic signature, which are important when characterising repeat expansions. The rapid advances in bioinformatic tools designed specifically to interrogate short-read sequencing and the development of long-read single molecule sequencing is enabling a new generation of high throughput testing for repeat expansion disorders. In this review, we discuss some of the challenges surrounding the identification and characterisation of disease-causing repeat expansions and the technological advances that are poised to translate the promise of genomic medicine to individuals and families affected by these disorders.
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- Justin L Read
- Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Jagota P, Ugawa Y, Aldaajani Z, Ibrahim NM, Ishiura H, Nomura Y, Tsuji S, Diesta C, Hattori N, Onodera O, Bohlega S, Al-Din A, Lim SY, Lee JY, Jeon B, Pal PK, Shang H, Fujioka S, Kukkle PL, Phokaewvarangkul O, Lin CH, Shambetova C, Bhidayasiri R. Nine Hereditary Movement Disorders First Described in Asia: Their History and Evolution. J Mov Disord 2023; 16:231-247. [PMID: 37309109 PMCID: PMC10548072 DOI: 10.14802/jmd.23065] [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: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical case studies and reporting are important to the discovery of new disorders and the advancement of medical sciences. Both clinicians and basic scientists play equally important roles leading to treatment discoveries for both cures and symptoms. In the field of movement disorders, exceptional observation of patients from clinicians is imperative, not just for phenomenology but also for the variable occurrences of these disorders, along with other signs and symptoms, throughout the day and the disease course. The Movement Disorders in Asia Task Force (TF) was formed to help enhance and promote collaboration and research on movement disorders within the region. As a start, the TF has reviewed the original studies of the movement disorders that were preliminarily described in the region. These include nine disorders that were first described in Asia: Segawa disease, PARK-Parkin, X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism, dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy, Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome, benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy, Kufor-Rakeb disease, tremulous dystonia associated with mutation of the calmodulin-binding transcription activator 2 gene, and paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia. We hope that the information provided will honor the original researchers and help us learn and understand how earlier neurologists and basic scientists together discovered new disorders and made advances in the field, which impact us all to this day.
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- Priya Jagota
- Chulalongkorn Centre of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Human Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Neurology Unit, King Fahad Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Yoshiko Nomura Neurological Clinic for Children, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Genomics, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Chiba, Japan
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Makati Medical Center, NCR, Makati City, Philippines
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyad, Saudi Arabia
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- Mid Yorkshire Hospitals National Health Services Trust, Wakefield, UK
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- The Mah Pooi Soo & Tan Chin Nam Centre for Parkinson’s & Related Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center & Seoul National University Medical College, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Movement Disorder Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Rare Diseases Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India
- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic, Bangalore, India
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- Chulalongkorn Centre of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Chulalongkorn Centre of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- The Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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Cuccurullo C, Striano P, Coppola A. Familial Adult Myoclonus Epilepsy: A Non-Coding Repeat Expansion Disorder of Cerebellar-Thalamic-Cortical Loop. Cells 2023; 12:1617. [PMID: 37371086 DOI: 10.3390/cells12121617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Familial adult myoclonus Epilepsy (FAME) is a non-coding repeat expansion disorder that has been reported under different acronyms and initially linked to four main loci: FAME1 (8q23.3-q24.1), FAME 2 (2p11.1-q12.1), FAME3 (5p15.31-p15.1), and FAME4 (3q26.32-3q28). To date, it is known that the genetic mechanism underlying FAME consists of the expansion of similar non-coding pentanucleotide repeats, TTTCA and TTTTA, in different genes. FAME is characterized by cortical tremor and myoclonus usually manifesting within the second decade of life, and infrequent seizures by the third or fourth decade. Cortical tremor is the core feature of FAME and is considered part of a spectrum of cortical myoclonus. Neurophysiological investigations as jerk-locked back averaging (JLBA) and corticomuscular coherence analysis, giant somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), and the presence of long-latency reflex I (or C reflex) at rest support cortical tremor as the result of the sensorimotor cortex hyperexcitability. Furthermore, the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) protocols in FAME patients has recently shown that inhibitory circuits are also altered within the primary somatosensory cortex and the concomitant involvement of subcortical networks. Moreover, neuroimaging studies and postmortem autoptic studies indicate cerebellar alterations and abnormal functional connectivity between the cerebellum and cerebrum in FAME. Accordingly, the pathophysiological mechanism underlying FAME has been hypothesized to reside in decreased sensorimotor cortical inhibition through dysfunction of the cerebellar-thalamic-cortical loop, secondary to primary cerebellar pathology. In this context, the non-coding pentameric expansions have been proposed to cause cerebellar damage through an RNA-mediated toxicity mechanism. The elucidation of the underlying pathological mechanisms of FAME paves the way to novel therapeutic possibilities, such as RNA-targeting treatments, possibly applicable to other neurodegenerative non-coding disorders.
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- Claudia Cuccurullo
- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, 16126 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Berkovic SF, Striano P, Tsuji S. History of familial adult myoclonus epilepsy/benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy around the world. Epilepsia 2023; 64 Suppl 1:S3-S8. [PMID: 36707971 PMCID: PMC10952646 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Familial adult myoclonus epilepsy/benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy (FAME/BAFME) has emerged as a specific and recognizable epilepsy syndrome with autosomal dominant inheritance found around the world. Here, we trace the history of this syndrome. Initially, it was likely conflated with other familial myoclonus epilepsies, especially the progressive myoclonus epilepsies. As the progressive myoclonus epilepsies became better understood clinically and genetically, this group began to stand out and was first recognized as such in Japan. Subsequently, families were recognized around the world and there was debate as to whether they represented one or multiple disorders. Clarification came with the identification of pentanucleotide repeats in Japanese families, and FAME/BAFME was quickly shown to be due to pentanucleotide expansions in at least six genes. These have geographic predilections and appear to have been caused by historically ancient initial mutations. Within and between families, there is some variation in the phenotype, explained in large part by expansion size, but whether there are features specific to individual genes remains uncertain.
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- Samuel F. Berkovic
- Department of Medicine, Epilepsy Research CentreUniversity of MelbourneHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases UnitGiannina Gaslini Institute, Scientific Institute for Research and Health CareGenoaItaly
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child HealthUniversity of GenoaGenoaItaly
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
- Institute of Medical GenomicsInternational University of Health and WelfareChibaJapan
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Corbett MA, Depienne C, Veneziano L, Klein KM, Brancati F, Guerrini R, Zara F, Tsuji S, Gecz J. Genetics of familial adult myoclonus epilepsy: From linkage studies to noncoding repeat expansions. Epilepsia 2023; 64 Suppl 1:S14-S21. [PMID: 37021642 PMCID: PMC10952679 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17610] [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: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
Abstract
Familial adult myoclonus epilepsy (FAME) is a genetic epilepsy syndrome that for many years has resisted understanding of its underlying molecular cause. This review covers the history of FAME genetic studies worldwide, starting with linkage and culminating in the discovery of noncoding TTTTA and inserted TTTCA pentanucleotide repeat expansions within six different genes to date (SAMD12, STARD7, MARCHF6, YEATS2, TNRC6A, and RAPGEF2). FAME occurs worldwide; however, repeat expansions in particular genes have regional geographical distributions. FAME repeat expansions are dynamic in nature, changing in length and structure within germline and somatic tissues. This variation poses challenges for molecular diagnosis such that molecular methods used to identify FAME repeat expansions typically require a trade-off between cost and efficiency. A rigorous evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of each molecular approach remains to be performed. The origin of FAME repeat expansions and the genetic and environmental factors that modulate repeat variability are not well defined. Longer repeats and particular arrangements of the TTTTA and TTTCA motifs within an expansion are correlated with earlier onset and increased severity of disease. Other factors such as maternal or paternal inheritance, parental age, and repeat length alone have been suggested to influence repeat variation; however, further research is required to confirm this. The history of FAME genetics to the present is a chronicle of perseverance and predominantly collaborative efforts that yielded a successful outcome. The discovery of FAME repeats will spark progress toward a deeper understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of FAME, discovery of new loci, and development of cell and animal models.
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- Mark A. Corbett
- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Institute of Human GeneticsUniversity Hospital Essen, University Duisburg–EssenEssenGermany
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- Institute of Translational PharmacologyNational Research CouncilRomeItaly
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics, and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's HospitalResearch Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine–Main, Department of Neurology, Center of Neurology and NeurosurgeryCenter for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research, University Hospital, Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Institute of Translational PharmacologyNational Research CouncilRomeItaly
- Medical Genetics, Department of Life, Health, and Environmental SciencesUniversity of L'AquilaL'AquilaItaly
- Laboratory of Human Functional GenomicsIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) San RaffaeleRomeItaly
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- Neuroscience and Neurogenetics DepartmentMeyer Children's HospitalFlorenceItaly
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- Laboratory of NeurogeneticsIRCCS Institute "G. Gaslini"GenoaItaly
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of MedicineUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
- Institute of Medical GenomicsInternational University of Health and WelfareChibaJapan
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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Dubbioso R, Suppa A, Tijssen MAJ, Ikeda A. Familial adult myoclonus epilepsy: Neurophysiological investigations. Epilepsia 2023. [PMID: 36806000 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17553] [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: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
Abstract
Familial adult myoclonus epilepsy (FAME) also described as benign adult familial myoclonus epilepsy (BAFME) is a high-penetrant autosomal dominant condition featuring cortical myoclonus of varying frequency and occasional/rare convulsive seizures. In this update we provide a detailed overview of the main neurophysiological findings so far reported in patients with FAME/BAFME. After reviewing the diagnostic contribution of each neurophysiological technique, we discuss the possible mechanisms underlying cortical hyperexcitability and suggest the involvement of more complex circuits engaging cortical and subcortical structures, such as the cerebellum. We, thus, propose that FAME/BAFME clinical features should arise from an "abnormal neuronal network activity," where the cerebellum represents a possible common denominator. In the last part of the article, we suggest that future neurophysiological studies using more advanced transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) protocols could be used to evaluate the functional connectivity between the cerebellum and cortical structures. Finally, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as repetitive TMS or transcranial direct current stimulation could be assessed as potential therapeutic tools to ameliorate cortical excitability.
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- Raffaele Dubbioso
- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Federico II University of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands.,Expertise Centre Movement Disorders Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Physiology Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Shogoin, Kyoto, Japan
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Loureiro JR, Castro AF, Figueiredo AS, Silveira I. Molecular Mechanisms in Pentanucleotide Repeat Diseases. Cells 2022; 11:cells11020205. [PMID: 35053321 PMCID: PMC8773600 DOI: 10.3390/cells11020205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The number of neurodegenerative diseases resulting from repeat expansion has increased extraordinarily in recent years. In several of these pathologies, the repeat can be transcribed in RNA from both DNA strands producing, at least, one toxic RNA repeat that causes neurodegeneration by a complex mechanism. Recently, seven diseases have been found caused by a novel intronic pentanucleotide repeat in distinct genes encoding proteins highly expressed in the cerebellum. These disorders are clinically heterogeneous being characterized by impaired motor function, resulting from ataxia or epilepsy. The role that apparently normal proteins from these mutant genes play in these pathologies is not known. However, recent advances in previously known spinocerebellar ataxias originated by abnormal non-coding pentanucleotide repeats point to a gain of a toxic function by the pathogenic repeat-containing RNA that abnormally forms nuclear foci with RNA-binding proteins. In cells, RNA foci have been shown to be formed by phase separation. Moreover, the field of repeat expansions has lately achieved an extraordinary progress with the discovery that RNA repeats, polyglutamine, and polyalanine proteins are crucial for the formation of nuclear membraneless organelles by phase separation, which is perturbed when they are expanded. This review will cover the amazing advances on repeat diseases.
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- Joana R. Loureiro
- Genetics of Cognitive Dysfunction Laboratory, i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.R.L.); (A.F.C.); (A.S.F.)
- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Genetics of Cognitive Dysfunction Laboratory, i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.R.L.); (A.F.C.); (A.S.F.)
- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Genetics of Cognitive Dysfunction Laboratory, i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.R.L.); (A.F.C.); (A.S.F.)
- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Genetics of Cognitive Dysfunction Laboratory, i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (J.R.L.); (A.F.C.); (A.S.F.)
- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-2240-8800
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Su Y, Fan L, Shi C, Wang T, Zheng H, Luo H, Zhang S, Hu Z, Fan Y, Dong Y, Yang J, Mao C, Xu Y. Deciphering Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Long-Read Sequencing. Neurology 2021; 97:423-433. [PMID: 34389649 PMCID: PMC8408508 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases exhibit chronic progressive lesions in the central and peripheral nervous systems with unclear causes. The search for pathogenic mutations in human neurodegenerative diseases has benefited from massively parallel short-read sequencers. However, genomic regions, including repetitive elements, especially with high/low GC content, are far beyond the capability of conventional approaches. Recently, long-read single-molecule DNA sequencing technologies have emerged and enabled researchers to study genomes, transcriptomes, and metagenomes at unprecedented resolutions. The identification of novel mutations in unresolved neurodegenerative disorders, the characterization of causative repeat expansions, and the direct detection of epigenetic modifications on naive DNA by virtue of long-read sequencers will further expand our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases. In this article, we review and compare 2 prevailing long-read sequencing technologies, Pacific Biosciences and Oxford Nanopore Technologies, and discuss their applications in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Yun Su
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Sino-British Research Centre for Molecular Oncology, National Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene Therapy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,The Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Sino-British Research Centre for Molecular Oncology, National Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene Therapy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China .,Henan Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China
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Mizuguchi T, Toyota T, Miyatake S, Mitsuhashi S, Doi H, Kudo Y, Kishida H, Hayashi N, Tsuburaya RS, Kinoshita M, Fukuyama T, Fukuda H, Koshimizu E, Tsuchida N, Uchiyama Y, Fujita A, Takata A, Miyake N, Kato M, Tanaka F, Adachi H, Matsumoto N. Complete sequencing of expanded SAMD12 repeats by long-read sequencing and Cas9-mediated enrichment. Brain 2021; 144:1103-1117. [PMID: 33791773 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
A pentanucleotide TTTCA repeat insertion into a polymorphic TTTTA repeat element in SAMD12 causes benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy. Although the precise determination of the entire SAMD12 repeat sequence is important for molecular diagnosis and research, obtaining this sequence remains challenging when using conventional genomic/genetic methods, and even short-read and long-read next-generation sequencing technologies have been insufficient. Incomplete information regarding expanded repeat sequences may hamper our understanding of the pathogenic roles played by varying numbers of repeat units, genotype-phenotype correlations, and mutational mechanisms. Here, we report a new approach for the precise determination of the entire expanded repeat sequence and present a workflow designed to improve the diagnostic rates in various repeat expansion diseases. We examined 34 clinically diagnosed benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy patients, from 29 families using repeat-primed PCR, Southern blot, and long-read sequencing with Cas9-mediated enrichment. Two cases with questionable results from repeat-primed PCR and/or Southern blot were confirmed as pathogenic using long-read sequencing with Cas9-mediated enrichment, resulting in the identification of pathogenic SAMD12 repeat expansions in 76% of examined families (22/29). Importantly, long-read sequencing with Cas9-mediated enrichment was able to provide detailed information regarding the sizes, configurations, and compositions of the expanded repeats. The inserted TTTCA repeat size and the proportion of TTTCA sequences among the overall repeat sequences were highly variable, and a novel repeat configuration was identified. A genotype-phenotype correlation study suggested that the insertion of even short (TTTCA)14 repeats contributed to the development of benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy. However, the sizes of the overall TTTTA and TTTCA repeat units are also likely to be involved in the pathology of benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy. Seven unsolved SAMD12-negative cases were investigated using whole-genome long-read sequencing, and infrequent, disease-associated, repeat expansions were identified in two cases. The strategic workflow resolved two questionable SAMD12-positive cases and two previously SAMD12-negative cases, increasing the diagnostic yield from 69% (20/29 families) to 83% (24/29 families). This study indicates the significant utility of long-read sequencing technologies to explore the pathogenic contributions made by various repeat units in complex repeat expansions and to improve the overall diagnostic rate.
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- Takeshi Mizuguchi
- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.,Clinical Genetics Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Function and Diversity, Medical Research Institute Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Yokohama Brain and Spine Center, Yokohama 235-0012, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Yamato Municipal Hospital, Yamato 242-8602, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, National Hospital Organization Utano National Hospital, Kyoto 616-8255, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Utano National Hospital, Kyoto 616-8255, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.,Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Pan S, Li X, Li L, Lin H, Wang D, Zhang X, Zhao X, Ye J, Huang Z, Lin Y, Duan Y, Ma R, Gao L, Wang C, Wang Y. Comprehensive genetic, clinical and electrophysiological studies of familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy 1 highlight the role of gene configurations. Seizure 2021; 87:69-74. [PMID: 33721773 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Two configurations of TTTTA/TTTCA expansion in SAMD12 have been identified in familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy type 1 (FCMTE1). This study investigated the clinical and neurophysiological features of FCMTE1 and their association with TTTTA/TTTCA expansion patterns. METHODS In total, 76 patients from 20 Chinese pedigrees were enrolled. Genetic (TTTTA/TTTCA configuration), clinical (e.g., onset, medication, prognosis, and anticipation) and neurophysiological examination (e.g., electroencephalogram and magnetoencephalography) data were evaluated, and associations between these parameters were analyzed. RESULTS All patients carried the TTTTA/TTTCA expansion mutation, 19 displayed the (TTTTA)exp(TTTCA)exp (type I) configuration and 1 displayed the (TTTTA)exp (TTTCA)exp(TTTTA)exp (type II) configuration. All patients manifested as progressive tremor, but symptoms of patients carrying type II expansion were more severe. The onset of tremor but not generalized tonic and clonic seizures displayed clinical anticipation between generations of 7 pedigrees, but the pedigree carrying the type II mutation did not show anticipation. Nanopore sequencing showed that the repeats expanded during maternal/offspring transmission (pedigree #7) but shrank during paternal/offspring transmission (pedigree #9). Magnetoencephalographic dipoles were localized in the right frontal lobe near the central sulcus in 4 patients carrying the type I mutation and on the left side in one patient carrying the type II mutation. SIGNIFICANCE We confirmed the causative roles played by TTTTA/TTTCA repeat expansion in the SAMD12 gene in FCTME1. Both the length and the configuration of the repeats contribute to the clinical and neurophysiological characteristics of the disease.
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- Sipei Pan
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hosptial, Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, 100053, China.
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Latorre A, Rocchi L, Magrinelli F, Mulroy E, Berardelli A, Rothwell JC, Bhatia KP. Unravelling the enigma of cortical tremor and other forms of cortical myoclonus. Brain 2021; 143:2653-2663. [PMID: 32417917 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Cortical tremor is a fine rhythmic oscillation involving distal upper limbs, linked to increased sensorimotor cortex excitability, as seen in cortical myoclonus. Cortical tremor is the hallmark feature of autosomal dominant familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy (FCMTE), a syndrome not yet officially recognized and characterized by clinical and genetic heterogeneity. Non-coding repeat expansions in different genes have been recently recognized to play an essential role in its pathogenesis. Cortical tremor is considered a rhythmic variant of cortical myoclonus and is part of the 'spectrum of cortical myoclonus', i.e. a wide range of clinical motor phenomena, from reflex myoclonus to myoclonic epilepsy, caused by abnormal sensorimotor cortical discharges. The aim of this update is to provide a detailed analysis of the mechanisms defining cortical tremor, as seen in FCMTE. After reviewing the clinical and genetic features of FCMTE, we discuss the possible mechanisms generating the distinct elements of the cortical myoclonus spectrum, and how cortical tremor fits into it. We propose that the spectrum is due to the evolution from a spatially limited focus of excitability to recruitment of more complex mechanisms capable of sustaining repetitive activity, overcoming inhibitory mechanisms that restrict excitatory bursts, and engaging wide areas of cortex. Finally, we provide evidence for a possible common denominator of the elements of the spectrum, i.e. the cerebellum, and discuss its role in FCMTE, according to recent genetic findings.
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- Anna Latorre
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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DNA analysis of benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy reveals associations between the pathogenic TTTCA repeat insertion in SAMD12 and the nonpathogenic TTTTA repeat expansion in TNRC6A. J Hum Genet 2020; 66:419-429. [PMID: 33040085 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-00855-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy (BAFME) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by adult-onset tremulous hand movement, myoclonus, and infrequent epileptic seizures. Recently, intronic expansion of unstable TTTCA/TTTTA pentanucleotide repeats in SAMD12, TNRC6A, or RAPGEF2 was identified as pathological mutations in Japanese BAFME pedigrees. To confirm these mutations, we performed a genetic analysis on 12 Japanese BAFME pedigrees. A total of 143 participants, including 43 familial patients, 5 suspected patients, 3 sporadic nonfamilial patients, 22 unaffected familial members, and 70 unrelated controls, were screened for expanded abnormal pentanucleotide repeats in SAMD12, TNRC6A, RAPGEF2, YEAT2, MARCH6, and STARD7. DNA samples were analyzed using Southern blotting, long-range polymerase chain reaction (PCR), repeat-primed PCR, and long-range PCR followed by Southern blotting. Of the 51 individuals with clinically diagnosed or suspected BAFME, 49 carried a SAMD12 allele with an expanded TTTCA/TTTTA pentanucleotide repeat. Genetic and clinical anticipation was observed. As in previous reports, the one patient with homozygous mutant alleles showed more severe symptoms than the heterozygous carriers. In addition, screening for expanded pentanucleotide repeats in TNRC6A revealed that the frequency of expanded TTTTA repeat alleles in the BAFME group was significantly higher than in the control group. All patients who were clinically diagnosed with BAFME, including those in the original family reported by Yasuda, carried abnormally expanded TTTCA/TTTTA repeat alleles of SAMD12. Patients with BAFME also frequently carried a TTTTA repeat expansion in TNRC6A, suggesting that there may be unknown factors in the ancestry of patients with BAFME that make pentanucleotide repeats unstable.
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Yeetong P, Chunharas C, Pongpanich M, Bennett MF, Srichomthong C, Pasutharnchat N, Suphapeetiporn K, Bahlo M, Shotelersuk V. Founder effect of the TTTCA repeat insertions in SAMD12 causing BAFME1. Eur J Hum Genet 2020; 29:343-348. [PMID: 32973343 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-00729-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy type 1 (BAFME1) in several Japanese and Chinese families has recently been found to be caused by pentanucleotide repeat expansions in SAMD12. We identified a Thai family with six members affected with BAFME. Microsatellite studies suggested a linkage to the BAFME1 region on chromosome 8q24. Subsequently, long-read whole-genome sequencing showed the (TTTTA)446(TTTCA)149 in intron 4 of SAMD12 in an affected member. Repeat-primed PCR and long-range PCR revealed that the pentanucleotide repeat expansions segregated with the disease status. Our Thai family is the first non-Japanese and non-Chinese family with BAFME1. SNP array showed that the aberrant repeats had the same haplotype as those previously determined in Japanese and Chinese patients suggesting a common ancestry. The variant is estimated to arise ~12,000 years ago.
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- Patra Yeetong
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Chulalongkorn Cognitive, Clinical & Computational Neuroscience, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Medical Genomics Cluster, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Medical Genomics Cluster, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Medical Genomics Cluster, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. .,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Khan MI, Hariprasad G. Human Secretary Phospholipase A2 Mutations and Their Clinical Implications. J Inflamm Res 2020; 13:551-561. [PMID: 32982370 PMCID: PMC7502393 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s269557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) belong to a superfamily of enzymes responsible for hydrolysis of the sn-2 fatty acids of membrane phospholipids to release arachidonic acid. PLA2s are the rate limiting enzyme for the downstream synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes that are the main mediators of inflammation. The extracellular forms of this enzyme are also called the secretary phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) and are distributed extensively in most of the tissues in the human body. Their integral role in inflammatory pathways has been the primary reason for the extensive research on this molecule. The catalytic mechanism of sPLA2 is initiated by a histidine/aspartic acid/calcium complex within the active site. Though they are known to have certain housekeeping functions, certain mutations of sPLA2 are known to be implicated in causation of certain pathologies leading to diseases such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, benign fleck retina, neurodegeneration, and asthma. We present an overview of human sPLA2 and a comprehensive compilation of the mutations that result in various disease phenotypes. The study not only helps to have a holistic understanding of human sPLA2 mutations and their clinical implications, but is also a useful platform to initiate research pertaining to structure–function relationship of the mutations to develop effective therapies for management of these diseases.
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- Mohd Imran Khan
- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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Advances in repeat expansion diseases and a new concept of repeat motif-phenotype correlation. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2020; 65:176-185. [PMID: 32777681 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2020.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recently repeat expansions have been found in more than 10 diseases in the past two years. Because the same repeat motifs are found in similar disease (as exemplified by benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy) or in diseases with overlapping phenotype (as exemplified by fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome, neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease, oculopharyngeal myopathy with leukoencephalopathy, and oculopharyngodistal myopathy), we propose a new concept of 'repeat motif-phenotype correlation', which argue for toxic gain-of-function mechanism caused by expanded repeats, rather than altered functions of genes harboring expanded repeats. The concept is expected to help identify repeat expansions taking the similar or overlapping clinical presentations as the clues. Although repeat expansions have been identified predominantly in autosomal dominant diseases, recent progresses have demonstrated that they are also observed in autosomal recessive diseases. Furthermore, repeat expansions are not infrequently observed in patients without family histories, which urges us to pay attention to sporadic diseases. We should expand our views toward repeat expansion diseases to accelerate discovery of diseases caused by repeat expansions, better understanding the disease mechanisms, and development of therapeutic measures.
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Yeetong P, Pongpanich M, Srichomthong C, Assawapitaksakul A, Shotelersuk V, Tantirukdham N, Chunharas C, Suphapeetiporn K, Shotelersuk V. TTTCA repeat insertions in an intron of YEATS2 in benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy type 4. Brain 2020; 142:3360-3366. [PMID: 31539032 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder and identification of its causes is important for a better understanding of its pathogenesis. We previously studied a Thai family with a type of epilepsy, benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy type 4 (BAFME4), and localized its gene to chromosome 3q26.32-q28. Here, we used single-molecule real-time sequencing and found expansions of TTTTA and insertions of TTTCA repeats in intron 1 of YEATS2 in one affected member of the family. Of all the available members in the family-comprising 13 affected and eight unaffected-repeat-primed PCR and long-range PCR revealed the co-segregation of the TTTCA repeat insertions with the TTTTA repeat expansions and the disease status. For 1116 Thai control subjects, none were found to harbour the TTTCA repeats while four had the TTTTA repeat expansions. Therefore, our findings suggest that BAFME4 is caused by the insertions of the intronic TTTCA repeats in YEATS2. Interestingly, all four types of BAFMEs for which underlying genes have been found (BAFMEs 1, 4, 6 and 7) are caused by the same molecular pathology, suggesting that the insertions of non-coding TTTCA repeats are involved in their pathogenesis.
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- Patra Yeetong
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Omics Sciences and Bioinformatics Center, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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Bennett MF, Oliver KL, Regan BM, Bellows ST, Schneider AL, Rafehi H, Sikta N, Crompton DE, Coleman M, Hildebrand MS, Corbett MA, Kroes T, Gecz J, Scheffer IE, Berkovic SF, Bahlo M. Familial adult myoclonic epilepsy type 1 SAMD12 TTTCA repeat expansion arose 17,000 years ago and is present in Sri Lankan and Indian families. Eur J Hum Genet 2020; 28:973-978. [PMID: 32203200 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-0606-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Familial adult myoclonic epilepsy 1 (FAME1), first recognised in Japanese families, was recently shown to be caused by a TTTCA repeat insertion in intron 4 of SAMD12 on chromosome 8. We performed whole genome sequencing on two families with FAME, one of Sri Lankan origin and the other of Indian origin, and identified a TTTCA repeat insertion in SAMD12 in both families. Haplotype analysis revealed that both families shared the same core ancestral haplotype reported in Japanese and Chinese families with FAME1. Mutation dating, based on the length of shared haplotypes, estimated the age of the ancestral haplotype to be ~670 generations, or 17,000 years old. Our data extend the geographic range of this repeat expansion to Southern Asia and potentially implicate an even broader regional distribution given the age of the variant. This finding suggests patients of Asian ancestry with suspected FAME should be screened for the SAMD12 TTTCA expansion.
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- Mark F Bennett
- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia.,Neurology Department, Northern Health, Melbourne, VIC, 3076, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute & Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute & Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute & Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,The Florey Institute, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia. .,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
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Corbett MA, Kroes T, Veneziano L, Bennett MF, Florian R, Schneider AL, Coppola A, Licchetta L, Franceschetti S, Suppa A, Wenger A, Mei D, Pendziwiat M, Kaya S, Delledonne M, Straussberg R, Xumerle L, Regan B, Crompton D, van Rootselaar AF, Correll A, Catford R, Bisulli F, Chakraborty S, Baldassari S, Tinuper P, Barton K, Carswell S, Smith M, Berardelli A, Carroll R, Gardner A, Friend KL, Blatt I, Iacomino M, Di Bonaventura C, Striano S, Buratti J, Keren B, Nava C, Forlani S, Rudolf G, Hirsch E, Leguern E, Labauge P, Balestrini S, Sander JW, Afawi Z, Helbig I, Ishiura H, Tsuji S, Sisodiya SM, Casari G, Sadleir LG, van Coller R, Tijssen MAJ, Klein KM, van den Maagdenberg AMJM, Zara F, Guerrini R, Berkovic SF, Pippucci T, Canafoglia L, Bahlo M, Striano P, Scheffer IE, Brancati F, Depienne C, Gecz J. Intronic ATTTC repeat expansions in STARD7 in familial adult myoclonic epilepsy linked to chromosome 2. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4920. [PMID: 31664034 PMCID: PMC6820779 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12671-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Familial Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy (FAME) is characterised by cortical myoclonic tremor usually from the second decade of life and overt myoclonic or generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Four independent loci have been implicated in FAME on chromosomes (chr) 2, 3, 5 and 8. Using whole genome sequencing and repeat primed PCR, we provide evidence that chr2-linked FAME (FAME2) is caused by an expansion of an ATTTC pentamer within the first intron of STARD7. The ATTTC expansions segregate in 158/158 individuals typically affected by FAME from 22 pedigrees including 16 previously reported families recruited worldwide. RNA sequencing from patient derived fibroblasts shows no accumulation of the AUUUU or AUUUC repeat sequences and STARD7 gene expression is not affected. These data, in combination with other genes bearing similar mutations that have been implicated in FAME, suggest ATTTC expansions may cause this disorder, irrespective of the genomic locus involved.
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- Mark A Corbett
- Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, VIC, Australia
- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
- Member of the European Reference Network on Rare and Complex epilepsies, ERN EpiCARE, London, UK
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Neuroscience and Neurogenetics Department, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Pediatric Neurology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Tel Aviv University Medical School, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Personal Genomics, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Northern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Genetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute for Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute for Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute for Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia
- St-Vincent's Clinical School, Faulty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- Genetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, IRCCS Istituto "G. Gaslini", Genova, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, F-75013, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, F-75013, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, F-75013, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
- Department of Neurology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, U7104, Illkirch, France
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- Department of Neurology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, F-75013, Paris, France
- INSERM, U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, F-75013, Paris, France
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- MS Unit, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
- Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, SL9 0RJ, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
- Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, SL9 0RJ, UK
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- Tel Aviv University Medical School, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
- Division of Neurology Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, the University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, the University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Medical Genome Center, the University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
- Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, SL9 0RJ, UK
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- TIGEM - Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, and San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center Hessen, Philipps University, Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute & Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, IRCCS Istituto "G. Gaslini", Genova, Italy
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- Neuroscience and Neurogenetics Department, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
- Member of the European Reference Network on Rare and Complex epilepsies, ERN EpiCARE, London, UK
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, VIC, Australia
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto "G. Gaslini", Genova, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
- Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Florey Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
- Medical Genetics, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, U7104, Illkirch, France
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- Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia.
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, 5000, SA, Australia.
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Florian RT, Kraft F, Leitão E, Kaya S, Klebe S, Magnin E, van Rootselaar AF, Buratti J, Kühnel T, Schröder C, Giesselmann S, Tschernoster N, Altmueller J, Lamiral A, Keren B, Nava C, Bouteiller D, Forlani S, Jornea L, Kubica R, Ye T, Plassard D, Jost B, Meyer V, Deleuze JF, Delpu Y, Avarello MDM, Vijfhuizen LS, Rudolf G, Hirsch E, Kroes T, Reif PS, Rosenow F, Ganos C, Vidailhet M, Thivard L, Mathieu A, Bourgeron T, Kurth I, Rafehi H, Steenpass L, Horsthemke B, LeGuern E, Klein KM, Labauge P, Bennett MF, Bahlo M, Gecz J, Corbett MA, Tijssen MAJ, van den Maagdenberg AMJM, Depienne C. Unstable TTTTA/TTTCA expansions in MARCH6 are associated with Familial Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy type 3. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4919. [PMID: 31664039 PMCID: PMC6820781 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12763-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Familial Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy (FAME) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by cortical tremor and seizures. Intronic TTTTA/TTTCA repeat expansions in SAMD12 (FAME1) are the main cause of FAME in Asia. Using genome sequencing and repeat-primed PCR, we identify another site of this repeat expansion, in MARCH6 (FAME3) in four European families. Analysis of single DNA molecules with nanopore sequencing and molecular combing show that expansions range from 3.3 to 14 kb on average. However, we observe considerable variability in expansion length and structure, supporting the existence of multiple expansion configurations in blood cells and fibroblasts of the same individual. Moreover, the largest expansions are associated with micro-rearrangements occurring near the expansion in 20% of cells. This study provides further evidence that FAME is caused by intronic TTTTA/TTTCA expansions in distinct genes and reveals that expansions exhibit an unexpectedly high somatic instability that can ultimately result in genomic rearrangements.
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- Rahel T Florian
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52062, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, CHU Jean Minjoz, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, 75013, Paris, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52062, Aachen, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Weyertal 115b, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Weyertal 115b, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, CHU Jean Minjoz, 25000, Besançon, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, 75013, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, 75013, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), Sorbonne Université, UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), Sorbonne Université, UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), Sorbonne Université, UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), Sorbonne Université, UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U1258/Université de Strasbourg, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U1258/Université de Strasbourg, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U1258/Université de Strasbourg, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine (CNRGH), Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91057, Evry, France
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- Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine (CNRGH), Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91057, Evry, France
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- Genomic Vision, 80 Rue des Meuniers, 92220, Bagneux, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U1258/Université de Strasbourg, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
- Department of Neurology-centre de référence des epilepsies rares, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 1 Avenue Molière, 67200, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Neurology-centre de référence des epilepsies rares, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 1 Avenue Molière, 67200, Strasbourg, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe University and LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), 60323, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center Hessen, Philipps University, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe University and LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), 60323, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center Hessen, Philipps University, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), Sorbonne Université, UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, F-75013, Paris, France
- APHP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Neurologie, 75013, Paris, France
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- APHP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Neurologie, 75013, Paris, France
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- Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions, Pasteur Institute, UMR3571 CNRS, Université de Paris, 75015, Paris, France
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- Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions, Pasteur Institute, UMR3571 CNRS, Université de Paris, 75015, Paris, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52062, Aachen, Germany
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, VIC, Australia
- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, 75013, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), Sorbonne Université, UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe University and LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), 60323, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center Hessen, Philipps University, 35037, Marburg, Germany
- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute & Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Gui de Chauliac University Hospital, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, VIC, Australia
- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, 3084, VIC, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700, AB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), Sorbonne Université, UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, F-75013, Paris, France.
- IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U1258/Université de Strasbourg, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.
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Cen Z, Chen Y, Yang D, Zhu Q, Chen S, Chen X, Wang B, Xie F, Ouyang Z, Jiang Z, Fu A, Hu B, Yin H, Qiu X, Yu F, Du X, Hao W, Liu Y, Wang H, Wang L, Yu X, Xiao Y, Liu C, Xiao J, Zhou Y, Yang W, Zhang B, Luo W. Intronic (TTTGA)
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- Zhidong Cen
- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
- Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
- Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
- Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tissue Microenvironment and Tumor, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
- Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
- Department of Neurology Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Genesky Diagnostics Inc, Biobay, SIP Suzhou Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Ministry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Genesky Diagnostics Inc, Biobay, SIP Suzhou Jiangsu China
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurosurgery Humanity Hospital Xiamen Fujian China
- Department of Neurology, West District The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- Department of Neurology, West District The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- Institute of Epilepsy Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
- Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Neuroscience, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tissue Microenvironment and Tumor, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China
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- Department of Psychiatry SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse New York USA
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- Department of Neurology University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis Tennessee USA
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- Department of Neurology MedStar St Mary's Hospital/Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Medical Group Leonardtown Maryland USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Neuroscience, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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Familial adult myoclonic epilepsy: A new expansion repeats disorder. Seizure 2019; 67:73-77. [PMID: 30928698 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Familial adult myoclonic epilepsy (FAME), also described with different acronyms (ADCME, BAFME, FEME, FCTE and others), is a high-penetrant autosomal dominant condition featuring cortical hand tremors, myoclonic jerks, and occasional/rare convulsive seizures. Prevalence is unknown since this condition is often under-recognized, but it is estimated to be less than 1/35,000. The disease usually starts in the second decade of life and has been genetically associated with at least 4 different loci (8q24, 2p11.1-q12.2, 5p15.31-p15 and 3q26.32-3q28). Recently, the expansion of non coding TTTTA and TTTCA repeats has been identified as the causative mutation in Japanese families linked to the 8q24. The diagnosis is supported by clinical features and electrophysiological investigations as jerk-locked back averaging, C-reflex, and somatosensory-evoked potential. Photic stimulation, emotional stress, and sleep deprivation may trigger both tonic-clonic and myoclonic seizures. FAME has a slow but progressive clinical course occurring with intellectual disability and worsening of both tremor and myoclonus although with a less severe decline compared to other progressive myoclonic epilepsies. Valproate, levetiracetam, and benzodiazepines are considered the first-line treatments.
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Detecting a long insertion variant in SAMD12 by SMRT sequencing: implications of long-read whole-genome sequencing for repeat expansion diseases. J Hum Genet 2018; 64:191-197. [DOI: 10.1038/s10038-018-0551-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Lin H, Hu N, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Macdonald RL. Whole exome sequencing reveals novel NOV and DCAF13 variants in a Chinese pedigree with familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy. Neurosci Lett 2018; 684:115-120. [PMID: 30003937 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We report a large new family of familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy(FCMTE) from China and identify the possible causative gene(s) for the family. METHOD Whole exome sequencing of blood genomic DNA from 4 patients and 2 unaffected family members were performed. Detected variants and their cosegregation were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS We identified c.20 G > C variant in the DCAF13 gene and c.983 T > C variant in the NOV gene cosegregating in the family. There was no additional cross-over in the family to narrow to one gene. The two DCAF13 and NOV gene variants are located on 8q23.3 and 8q24.12, which is consistent with the location 8q23.3-q24.13 reported previously for a group of Japanese families. The DCAF13 variant is located in alternative transcription start site(TSS) and the function of alternative TSS is unknown. The missense NOV variant is near the C terminus in a site that is highly conserved across species. It was predicted to be deleterious on protein function. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we identify two novel variants in the DCAF13 and NOV genes associated with FCMTE in Asian populations. The interval between two variants is 15.6Mb, which is very close to each other. Future studies of additional families with this phenotype are warranted to confirm whether it is rare bigenic or monogenic inheritance.
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- Hua Lin
- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Departments of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Departments of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN USA; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL USA
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Departments of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA; Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA.
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van Blitterswijk M, Rademakers R. Repeat expansions in myoclonic epilepsy. Nat Genet 2018; 50:477-478. [DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0093-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Expansions of intronic TTTCA and TTTTA repeats in benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy. Nat Genet 2018; 50:581-590. [PMID: 29507423 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0067-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder, and mutations in genes encoding ion channels or neurotransmitter receptors are frequent causes of monogenic forms of epilepsy. Here we show that abnormal expansions of TTTCA and TTTTA repeats in intron 4 of SAMD12 cause benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy (BAFME). Single-molecule, real-time sequencing of BAC clones and nanopore sequencing of genomic DNA identified two repeat configurations in SAMD12. Intriguingly, in two families with a clinical diagnosis of BAFME in which no repeat expansions in SAMD12 were observed, we identified similar expansions of TTTCA and TTTTA repeats in introns of TNRC6A and RAPGEF2, indicating that expansions of the same repeat motifs are involved in the pathogenesis of BAFME regardless of the genes in which the expanded repeats are located. This discovery that expansions of noncoding repeats lead to neuronal dysfunction responsible for myoclonic tremor and epilepsy extends the understanding of diseases with such repeat expansion.
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van den Ende T, Sharifi S, van der Salm SMA, van Rootselaar AF. Familial Cortical Myoclonic Tremor and Epilepsy, an Enigmatic Disorder: From Phenotypes to Pathophysiology and Genetics. A Systematic Review. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2018; 8:503. [PMID: 29416935 PMCID: PMC5801339 DOI: 10.7916/d85155wj] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Autosomal dominant familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy (FCMTE) is characterized by distal tremulous myoclonus, generalized seizures, and signs of cortical reflex myoclonus. FCMTE has been described in over 100 pedigrees worldwide, under several different names and acronyms. Pathological changes have been located in the cerebellum. This systematic review discusses the clinical spectrum, treatment, pathophysiology, and genetic findings. Methods We carried out a PubMed search, using a combination of the following search terms: cortical tremor, myoclonus, epilepsy, benign course, adult onset, familial, and autosomal dominant; this resulted in a total of 77 studies (761 patients; 126 pedigrees) fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results Phenotypic differences across pedigrees exist, possibly related to underlying genetic differences. A "benign" phenotype has been described in several Japanese families and pedigrees linked to 8q (FCMTE1). French patients (5p linkage; FCMTE3) exhibit more severe progression, and in Japanese/Chinese pedigrees (with unknown linkage) anticipation has been suggested. Preferred treatment is with valproate (mind teratogenicity), levetiracetam, and/or clonazepam. Several genes have been identified, which differ in potential pathogenicity. Discussion Based on the core features (above), the syndrome can be considered a distinct clinical entity. Clinical features may also include proximal myoclonus and mild progression with aging. Valproate or levetiracetam, with or without clonazepam, reduces symptoms. FCMTE is a heterogeneous disorder, and likely to include a variety of different conditions with mutations of different genes. Distinct phenotypic traits might reflect different genetic mutations. Genes involved in Purkinje cell outgrowth or those encoding for ion channels or neurotransmitters seem good candidate genes.
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- Tom van den Ende
- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van Rootselaar AF, Groffen AJ, de Vries B, Callenbach PMC, Santen GWE, Koelewijn S, Vijfhuizen LS, Buijink A, Tijssen MAJ, van den Maagdenberg AMJM. δ-Catenin ( CTNND2) missense mutation in familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy. Neurology 2017; 89:2341-2350. [PMID: 29127138 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify the causative gene in a large Dutch family with familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy (FCMTE). METHODS We performed exome sequencing for 3 patients of our FCMTE family. Next, we performed knock-down (shRNA) and rescue experiments by overexpressing wild-type and mutant human δ-catenin (CTNND2) proteins in cortical mouse neurons and compared the results with morphologic abnormalities in the postmortem FCMTE brain. RESULTS We identified a missense mutation, p.Glu1044Lys, in the CTNND2 gene that cosegregated with the FCMTE phenotype. The knock-down of Ctnnd2 in cultured cortical mouse neurons revealed increased neurite outgrowth that was rescued by overexpression of wild-type, but not mutant, CTNND2 and was reminiscent of the morphologic abnormalities observed in cerebellar Purkinje cells from patients with FCMTE. CONCLUSIONS We propose CTNND2 as the causal gene in FCMTE3. Functional testing of the mutant protein revealed abnormal neuronal sprouting, consistent with the abnormal cerebellar Purkinje cell morphology in patients with FCMTE.
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- Anne-Fleur van Rootselaar
- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- From the Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (A.-F.v.R., A.B., M.A.J.T.), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam; Departments of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics (A.J.G.), CNCR, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University and VU Medical Centre; Departments of Human Genetics (B.d.V., S.K., L.S.V., A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Clinical Genetics (G.W.E.S.), and Neurology (A.M.J.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre; and Department of Neurology (P.M.C.C., M.A.J.T.), University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Cerebellar Atrophy in Cortical Myoclonic Tremor and Not in Hereditary Essential Tremor-a Voxel-Based Morphometry Study. THE CEREBELLUM 2017; 15:696-704. [PMID: 26519379 PMCID: PMC5097101 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-015-0734-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Essential tremor (ET) presumably has a cerebellar origin. Imaging studies showed various cerebellar and also cortical structural changes. A number of pathology studies indicated cerebellar Purkinje cell pathology. ET is a heterogeneous disorder, possibly indicating different underlying disease mechanisms. Familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy (FCMTE), with evident Purkinje cell degeneration, can be an ET mimic. Here, we investigate whole brain and, more specifically, cerebellar morphological changes in hereditary ET, FCMTE, and healthy controls. Anatomical magnetic resonance images were preprocessed using voxel-based morphometry. Study 1 included voxel-wise comparisons of 36 familial, propranolol-sensitive ET patients, with subgroup analysis on age at onset and head tremor, and 30 healthy controls. Study 2 included voxel-wise comparisons in another nine ET patients, eight FCMTE patients, and nine healthy controls. Study 3 compared total cerebellar volume between 45 ET patients, 8 FCTME patients, and 39 controls. In our large sample of selected hereditary ET patients and ET subgroups, no local atrophy was observed compared to healthy controls or FCMTE. In ET patients with head tremor, a volume increase in cortical motor regions was observed. In FCMTE, a decrease in total cerebellar volume and in local cerebellar gray matter was observed compared to healthy controls and ET patients. The current study did not find local atrophy, specifically not in the cerebellum in hereditary ET, contrary to FCMTE. Volume increase of cortical motor areas in ET patients with head tremor might suggest cortical plasticity changes due to continuous involuntary head movements.
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van Coller R, van Rootselaar AF, Schutte C, van der Meyden CH. Familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy: Description of a new South African pedigree with 30 year follow up. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2017; 38:35-40. [PMID: 28237853 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AIM The aims of this study were to report the index case of a South African family with cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy, to describe the pedigree with the clinical findings and results of additional investigations, and to report the unique follow-up evaluation of affected and unaffected family members after 30 years. METHODS The index case led to evaluation of the clinical files of patients from 1978/1979 and clinical assessment and investigation of patients from this cohort as well as newly identified family members. Patients were examined clinically; cortical myoclonic tremor severity was scored by using the Fahn-Tolosa- Marin-Tremor Rating Scale and the Myoclonus Rating Scale. Cortical origin of myoclonus was proven. Statistical analyses were done to assess the impact of cortical myoclonic tremor on quality of life. CONCLUSION Clinical data was available for 23 patients. Increase in cortical myoclonic tremor and age showed a statistically significant correlation with worsening of the sub-score for Quality of Life (FTMTRS) and myoclonus rating scale. After 30 years eleven of fourteen patients could be followed up. Progression of cortical myoclonic tremor severity was noted but epilepsy control was adequate with all patients reporting less than two seizures per year. No clinical features of neurodegeneration were found. DISCUSSION We describe the initial presentation and 30 year follow-up of a four generation South African family with FCMTE. The unique long term follow up of this pedigree supports previous findings that the condition does not cause additional progressive neurological deterioration and quality of life is mostly influenced by worsening of the cortical myoclonic tremor with age.
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- Riaan van Coller
- Department of Neurology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
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- Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Cen Z, Huang C, Yin H, Ding X, Xie F, Lu X, Ouyang Z, Lou Y, Qiu X, Wang Z, Xiao J, Ding M, Luo W. Clinical and neurophysiological features of familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy. Mov Disord 2016; 31:1704-1710. [PMID: 27613677 DOI: 10.1002/mds.26756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Revised: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy is a rare epilepsy syndrome. Herein, we report on nine Chinese familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy pedigrees to delineate its clinical and neurophysiological features. METHODS Detailed clinical and neurophysiological data were obtained. Somatosensory evoked potential amplitudes and clinical profile were analyzed using multilevel statistical models. Age-at-onset anticipation was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. RESULTS Fifty-five patients were interviewed directly, whose mean age at onset of cortical tremor and generalized tonic-clonic seizures were 31.0 ± 8.3 and 36.0 ± 7.9 years. Giant somatosensory evoked potential was detected in 87.5% (28 of 32) of patients, and long-latency cortical reflex was detected in 93.5% (29 of 31). Cortical tremor severity was significantly higher in patients with longer disease duration of cortical tremor (P = 0.0061). Somatosensory evoked potential amplitudes were significant higher in patients with higher level of cortical tremor severity (P = 0.0003) and those using antiepileptic drugs (P = 0.0150). Age-at-onset anticipation of cortical tremor with paternal transmission was found with statistical significance (P = 0.022). CONCLUSION We provided the clinical and neurophysiological features of familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy patients. This study is reported for the presentation of this rare disease in a Chinese population with the largest single report on familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy worldwide. Age-at-onset anticipation of cortical tremor with paternal transmission was statistically significant, which further confirmed a possibility of unstable expanding repeat in the genetic mechanism of familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy. © 2016 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Zhidong Cen
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Pediatrics, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Neurology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Pediatrics, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Gao L, Li L, Ye J, Zhu X, Shen N, Zhang X, Wang D, Gao Y, Lin H, Wang Y, Liu Y. Identification of a novel mutation in PLA2G6 gene in a Chinese pedigree with familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy. Seizure 2016; 41:81-5. [PMID: 27513994 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy (FCMTE) is an epileptic syndrome with autosomal dominant inheritance, of which four genetic subtypes (FCMTE1-4) have been reported. In the present study, we described the clinical and neurophysiologic features of a newly diagnosed Chinese FCMTE family, and investigated the genetic cause for this disease. METHODS Clinical information was obtained from affected and normal individuals of an FCMTE family comprising 41 members. Electroencephalographies were analyzed in five of six affected members (including the proband). Brain magnetic resonance imaging, somatosensory evoked potential with C-reflex analysis and magnetoencephalography was performed in the proband. Genomic DNA of three affected and two unaffected individuals was analyzed to detect the genetic mutations by using whole-exome sequencing. RESULTS The inheritance pattern of the pedigree was autosomal dominant. A novel missense mutation c.475C>T (p.Ala159Thr) of PLA2G6 were identified in this family. The mutated locus is highly conserved among other species. The mutation is predicted to have a functional impact, and completely co-segregated with the phenotype. CONCLUSION This study identifies a novel PLA2G6 mutation that is the possible genetic cause of FCMTE in this family. This mutation and associated clinical features expand the spectrum and phenotypes of PLA2G6-related disorders including neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Lehong Gao
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, The Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing 100053, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100101, China.
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Henden L, Freytag S, Afawi Z, Baldassari S, Berkovic SF, Bisulli F, Canafoglia L, Casari G, Crompton DE, Depienne C, Gecz J, Guerrini R, Helbig I, Hirsch E, Keren B, Klein KM, Labauge P, LeGuern E, Licchetta L, Mei D, Nava C, Pippucci T, Rudolf G, Scheffer IE, Striano P, Tinuper P, Zara F, Corbett M, Bahlo M. Identity by descent fine mapping of familial adult myoclonus epilepsy (FAME) to 2p11.2-2q11.2. Hum Genet 2016; 135:1117-25. [PMID: 27368338 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-016-1700-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Familial adult myoclonus epilepsy (FAME) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by adult onset, involuntary muscle jerks, cortical myoclonus and occasional seizures. FAME is genetically heterogeneous with more than 70 families reported worldwide and five potential disease loci. The efforts to identify potential causal variants have been unsuccessful in all but three families. To date, linkage analysis has been the main approach to find and narrow FAME critical regions. We propose an alternative method, pedigree free identity-by-descent (IBD) mapping, that infers regions of the genome between individuals that have been inherited from a common ancestor. IBD mapping provides an alternative to linkage analysis in the presence of allelic and locus heterogeneity by detecting clusters of individuals who share a common allele. Succeeding IBD mapping, gene prioritization based on gene co-expression analysis can be used to identify the most promising candidate genes. We performed an IBD analysis using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array data followed by gene prioritization on a FAME cohort of ten European families and one Australian/New Zealander family; eight of which had known disease loci. By identifying IBD regions common to multiple families, we were able to narrow the FAME2 locus to a 9.78 megabase interval within 2p11.2-q11.2. We provide additional evidence of a founder effect in four Italian families and allelic heterogeneity with at least four distinct founders responsible for FAME at the FAME2 locus. In addition, we suggest candidate disease genes using gene prioritization based on gene co-expression analysis.
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- Lyndal Henden
- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Tel Aviv University Medical School, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Polyclinic Sant'Orsola-Malpighi-Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, 3084, Australia
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology and Epilepsy Center, IRCCS Foundation C. Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Département de Médicine translationnelle et Neurogénétique, IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U964/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.,Laboratoire de diagnostic génétique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Robinson Institute and School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.,School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Medical Center, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.,Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Physiology and Cell Biology, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Negev, Israel.,Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
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- Medical and Surgical Epilepsy Unit, Hautepierre Hospital, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06,UMR S 1127, ICM, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center Hessen, University Hospitals Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Montpellier University, Gui de Chauliac, 34295, Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06,UMR S 1127, ICM, 75013, Paris, France.,INSERM, U 1127; CNRS, UMR 7225; INSERM UMR 975; Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière; and Département de Génétique et de Cytogénétique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux De Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.,Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6) (UPMC), UMRS 975, Paris, France
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06,UMR S 1127, ICM, 75013, Paris, France
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Polyclinic Sant'Orsola-Malpighi-Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Département de Médicine translationnelle et Neurogénétique, IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U964/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.,Department of Neurology, Hautepierre Hospital, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, 3084, Australia.,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, VIC, 3084, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Department of Neurosciences, Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
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- Robinson Institute and School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia. .,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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Bocksteins E. Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9 subunits: No simple silent bystanders. J Gen Physiol 2016; 147:105-25. [PMID: 26755771 PMCID: PMC4727947 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201511507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Members of the electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) subfamilies (Kv5, Kv6, Kv8, and Kv9, collectively identified as electrically silent voltage-gated K(+) channel [KvS] subunits) do not form functional homotetrameric channels but assemble with Kv2 subunits into heterotetrameric Kv2/KvS channels with unique biophysical properties. Unlike the ubiquitously expressed Kv2 subunits, KvS subunits show a more restricted expression. This raises the possibility that Kv2/KvS heterotetramers have tissue-specific functions, making them potential targets for the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Here, I provide an overview of the expression of KvS subunits in different tissues and discuss their proposed role in various physiological and pathophysiological processes. This overview demonstrates the importance of KvS subunits and Kv2/KvS heterotetramers in vivo and the importance of considering KvS subunits and Kv2/KvS heterotetramers in the development of novel treatments.
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- Elke Bocksteins
- Laboratory for Molecular Biophysics, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Department for Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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Mahadevan R, Viswanathan N, Shanmugam G, Sankaralingam S, Essaki B, Chelladurai RP. Autosomal dominant cortical tremor, myoclonus, and epilepsy (ADCME) in a unique south Indian community. Epilepsia 2016; 57:e56-9. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.13303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Radha Mahadevan
- Department of Neurology; Tirunelveli Medical College; Tirunelveli Tamilnadu India
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- Department of Neurology; Tirunelveli Medical College; Tirunelveli Tamilnadu India
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- Department of Neurology; Tirunelveli Medical College; Tirunelveli Tamilnadu India
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Cen ZD, Xie F, Xiao JF, Luo W. Rational search for genes in familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy, clues from recent advances. Seizure 2016; 34:83-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cen ZD, Xie F, Lou DN, Lu XJ, Ouyang ZY, Liu L, Cao J, Li D, Yin HM, Wang ZJ, Xiao JF, Luo W. Fine mapping and whole-exome sequencing of a familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy family. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2015; 168:595-9. [PMID: 26130016 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy (FCMTE) is an autosomal dominant epilepsy syndrome. Four loci, including 8q24 (FCMTE1), 2p11.1-q12.2 (FCMTE2), 5p15.31-p15.1 (FCMTE3), and 3q26.32-3q28 (FCMTE4) were previously reported. Herein, we report a new FCMTE1 pedigree from Chinese population with its clinical and genetic study results. Whole genome scan was performed to identify the causative gene region and copy number variants. Whole-exome sequencing was used to identify the causative gene. There were twelve affected members alive in this FCMTE1 pedigree. Nine affected members had both cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy, while three affected members had only cortical myoclonic tremor. Electrophysiologic examinations manifested giant somatosensory evoked potentials and long-latency cortical reflex in some affected members. Whole genome scan identified a 20.4 Mb causative gene region at 8q22.3-q24.13. No copy number variants were identified as the causative mutation. Whole-exome sequencing identified a co-segregated mutation (c.206A>T; p.Y69F) in the SLC30A8 gene. However, the evidence supporting this gene as the causative gene of FCMTE1 is not enough. We report the first Chinese FCMTE1 pedigree. No copy number variants, point mutation or small insertion/deletion were detected in the identified region that showed an association with FCMTE1. Further studies could focus on other possible genetic mechanisms while the association between the SLC30A8 and FCMTE1 needs further evidence.
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- Zhi-Dong Cen
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Pediatrics, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng du, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Altered intrinsic brain activity in patients with familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy: An amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation study. J Neurol Sci 2015; 351:133-139. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hu G, Liu C, Sun W, Chen Q, Li J. Genetic analysis of a Chinese family provides further evidence for linkage of familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy to 5p15.31-p15. Neurol India 2015; 63:215-9. [PMID: 25947986 DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.156283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIM In this study, we genotyped eight microsatellite markers on chromosome 5 and performed linkage analyses. We aimed to establish the pathogenic gene loci in this familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy (FCMTE) pedigree. MATERIALS AND METHODS Reliable clinical information was obtained on the Chinese family members. Our study performed linkage analysis across these loci to identify and further characterize the pathogenic gene locus underlying FCMTE in Chinese patients. RESULTS Positive signals (>1) were only obtained for 5p15.31-p15 (Logarithm of Odds (LOD) values 2.16 and 1.34 for D5S1957 and D5S2095, respectively; θ =0.0), supporting involvement of this region in the FCTME pedigree analyzed. CONCLUSION Genetic analysis of a Chinese family provides further evidence for linkage of FCMTE to 5p15.31-p15.
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Li J, Hu X, Chen Q, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Hu G. A Chinese Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy Pedigree Suggesting Linkage to Chromosome 5p15.31–p15.1. Cell Biochem Biophys 2014; 69:627-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-9843-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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De Fusco M, Vago R, Striano P, Di Bonaventura C, Zara F, Mei D, Kim MS, Muallem S, Chen Y, Wang Q, Guerrini R, Casari G. The α2B-adrenergic receptor is mutant in cortical myoclonus and epilepsy. Ann Neurol 2014; 75:77-87. [PMID: 24114805 PMCID: PMC3932827 DOI: 10.1002/ana.24028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2012] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Autosomal dominant cortical myoclonus and epilepsy (ADCME) is characterized by distal, fairly rhythmic myoclonus and epilepsy with variable severity. We have previously mapped the disease locus on chromosome 2p11.1-q12.2 by genome-wide linkage analysis. Additional pedigrees affected by similar forms of epilepsy have been associated with chromosomes 8q, 5p, and 3q, but none of the causing genes has been identified. We aim to identify the mutant gene responsible for this form of epilepsy. METHODS Genes included in the ADCME critical region were directly sequenced. Coimmunoprecipitation, immunofluorescent, and electrophysiologic approaches to transfected human cells have been utilized for testing the functional significance of the identified mutation. RESULTS Here we show that mutation in the α2 -adrenergic receptor subtype B (α2B -AR) is associated with ADCME by identifying a novel in-frame insertion/deletion in 2 Italian families. The mutation alters several conserved residues of the third intracellular loop, hampering neither the α2B -AR plasma membrane localization nor the arrestin-mediated internalization capacity, but altering the binding with the scaffolding protein spinophilin upon neurotransmitter activation. Spinophilin, in turn, regulates interaction of G protein coupled receptors with regulator of G protein signaling proteins. Accordingly, the mutant α2B -AR increases the epinephrine-stimulated calcium signaling. INTERPRETATION The identified mutation is responsible for ADCME, as the loss of α2B -AR/spinophilin interaction causes a gain of function effect. This work implicates for the first time the α-adrenergic system in human epilepsy and opens new ways of understanding the molecular pathway of epileptogenesis, widening the spectrum of possible therapeutic targets.
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- Maurizio De Fusco
- Center for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophtalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, “G. Gaslini” Institute, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Department of Neurosciences, “G. Gaslini” Institute, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Children's Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence
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- Department of Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Health, Bethesda MD, 20892
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Children's Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence
- IRCCS Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy
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- Center for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Dauber A, Golzio C, Guenot C, Jodelka FM, Kibaek M, Kjaergaard S, Leheup B, Martinet D, Nowaczyk MJM, Rosenfeld JA, Zeesman S, Zunich J, Beckmann JS, Hirschhorn JN, Hastings ML, Jacquemont S, Katsanis N. SCRIB and PUF60 are primary drivers of the multisystemic phenotypes of the 8q24.3 copy-number variant. Am J Hum Genet 2013; 93:798-811. [PMID: 24140112 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Revised: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Copy-number variants (CNVs) represent a significant interpretative challenge, given that each CNV typically affects the dosage of multiple genes. Here we report on five individuals with coloboma, microcephaly, developmental delay, short stature, and craniofacial, cardiac, and renal defects who harbor overlapping microdeletions on 8q24.3. Fine mapping localized a commonly deleted 78 kb region that contains three genes: SCRIB, NRBP2, and PUF60. In vivo dissection of the CNV showed discrete contributions of the planar cell polarity effector SCRIB and the splicing factor PUF60 to the syndromic phenotype, and the combinatorial suppression of both genes exacerbated some, but not all, phenotypic components. Consistent with these findings, we identified an individual with microcephaly, short stature, intellectual disability, and heart defects with a de novo c.505C>T variant leading to a p.His169Tyr change in PUF60. Functional testing of this allele in vivo and in vitro showed that the mutation perturbs the relative dosage of two PUF60 isoforms and, subsequently, the splicing efficiency of downstream PUF60 targets. These data inform the functions of two genes not associated previously with human genetic disease and demonstrate how CNVs can exhibit complex genetic architecture, with the phenotype being the amalgam of both discrete dosage dysfunction of single transcripts and also of binary genetic interactions.
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- Andrew Dauber
- Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02115, USA
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Striano P, Louis ED, Manto M. Autosomal dominant cortical tremor, myoclonus, and epilepsy: is the origin in the cerebellum? Editorial. THE CEREBELLUM 2013; 12:145-6. [PMID: 23055083 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-012-0419-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Martí-Massó JF, Bergareche A, Makarov V, Ruiz-Martinez J, Gorostidi A, López de Munain A, Poza JJ, Striano P, Buxbaum JD, Paisán-Ruiz C. The ACMSD gene, involved in tryptophan metabolism, is mutated in a family with cortical myoclonus, epilepsy, and parkinsonism. J Mol Med (Berl) 2013; 91:1399-406. [PMID: 23955123 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-013-1075-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED Familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the presence of cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy that is often accompanied by additional neurological features. Despite the numerous familial studies performed and the number of loci identified, there is no gene associated with this syndrome. It is expected that through the application of novel genomic technologies, such as whole exome sequencing and whole genome sequencing, a substantial number of novel genes will come to light in the coming years. In this study, we describe the identification of two disease-segregating mutations in a large family featuring cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy and parkinsonism. Due to the previous association of ACMSD deficiency with the development of epileptic seizures, we concluded that the identified nonsense mutation in the ACMSD gene, which encodes for a critical enzyme of the kynurenine pathway of the tryptophan metabolism, is the disease-segregating mutation most likely to be responsible for the phenotype described in our family. This finding not only reveals the identification of the first gene associated with familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy but also discloses the kynurenine pathway as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of this devastating syndrome. KEY MESSAGE ACMSD is mutated in a family with cortical myoclonus, epilepsy, and parkinsonism. ACMSD mutation contributes to the development of FCMTE QA accumulation is likely to play an important role in the pathogenesis of FCMTE. The kynurenine pathway as a potential drug target for the treatment of epilepsy.
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- Jose Felix Martí-Massó
- Biodonostia Research Institute, Neurosciences area, University of the Basque Country, EHU-UPV, San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, Spain,
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Licchetta L, Pippucci T, Bisulli F, Cantalupo G, Magini P, Alvisi L, Baldassari S, Martinelli P, Naldi I, Vanni N, Liguori R, Seri M, Tinuper P. A novel pedigree with familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy (FCMTE): clinical characterization, refinement of the FCMTE2 locus, and confirmation of a founder haplotype. Epilepsia 2013; 54:1298-306. [PMID: 23663087 DOI: 10.1111/epi.12216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE We describe the clinical, neurophysiologic, and genetic features of a new, large family with familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy (FCMTE). METHODS Reliable clinical information was obtained on the 127 members. Thirty-one collaborative individuals were assessed by a detailed clinical interview and a complete neurologic examination. A polygraphic study was conducted in 15 patients, back-averaging analysis and somatosensory evoked potentials with C-reflex study in four. The genetic study investigated 30 subjects with microsatellite markers at three loci on chromosomes 8q (FCMTE1), 2p (FCMTE2), and 5p (FCMTE3). KEY FINDINGS The pedigree included 25 affected members (M/F: 9/16). We studied 16 of the 19 living affected members (M/F: 5/11; mean age 47.8 years). Cortical myoclonic tremor (CMT) was associated with generalized seizures in 10 patients (62.5%). The mean age at onset of CMT and seizures was 28.1 and 33.8 years, respectively. Four patients (25%) reported a slow progression of CMT, with severe gait impairment in one. Psychiatric disorders of variable severity recurred in 37.5% of cases. Rhythmic bursts at 7-15 Hz were recorded in all 11 affected members tested. Additional neurophysiologic investigations disclosed a cortical origin of myoclonus in all patients tested. Generalized epileptiform discharges were recorded in 25% of cases, and a photoparoxysmal response in 31%. Genetic analysis established linkage to the FCMTE2 locus on chromosome 2p11.1-2q12.2 (OMIM 607876) and narrowed the critical interval to a 10.4 Mb segment. Haplotype analysis in the present family identified a founder haplotype identical to that previously observed in families from the same geographic area. SIGNIFICANCE This study confirms evidence of a founder effect in Italian families and reduces the number of positional candidate genes in the FCMTE2 locus to 59, thereby contributing to future gene identification by Next Generation Sequencing approaches.
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- Laura Licchetta
- IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Stogmann E, Reinthaler E, ElTawil S, El Etribi MA, Hemeda M, El Nahhas N, Gaber AM, Fouad A, Edris S, Benet-Pages A, Eck SH, Pataraia E, Mei D, Brice A, Lesage S, Guerrini R, Zimprich F, Strom TM, Zimprich A. Autosomal recessive cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy: association with a mutation in the potassium channel associated gene CNTN2. Brain 2013; 136:1155-60. [DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Epileptic myoclonus can be defined as an elementary electroclinical manifestation of epilepsy involving descending neurons, whose spatial (spread) or temporal (self-sustained repetition) amplification can trigger overt epileptic activity and can be classified as cortical (positive and negative), secondarily generalized, thalamo-cortical, and reticular. Cortical epileptic myoclonus represents a fragment of partial or symptomatic generalized epilepsy; thalamo-cortical epileptic myoclonus is a fragment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Reflex reticular myoclonus represents the clinical counterpart of fragments of hypersynchronous epileptic activity of neurons in the brainstem reticular formation. Epileptic myoclonus, in the setting of an epilepsy syndrome, can be only one component of a seizure, the only seizure manifestations, one of the multiple seizure types or a more stable condition that is manifested in a nonparoxysmal fashion and mimics a movement disorder. This complex correlation is more obvious in patients with epilepsia partialis continua in which cortical myoclonus and overt focal motor seizures usually start in the same somatic (and cortical) region. In patients with cortical tremor this correlation is less obvious and requires neurophysiological studies to be demonstrated.
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- Renzo Guerrini
- Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Children's Hospital A. Meyer - University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Kato T, Tamiya G, Koyama S, Nakamura T, Makino S, Arawaka S, Kawanami T, Tooyama I. UBR5 Gene Mutation Is Associated with Familial Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy in a Japanese Family. ISRN NEUROLOGY 2012; 2012:508308. [PMID: 23029623 PMCID: PMC3458293 DOI: 10.5402/2012/508308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The causal gene(s) for familial adult myoclonic epilepsy (FAME) remains undetermined. To identify it, an exome analysis was performed for the proband in a Japanese FAME family. Of the 383 missense/nonsense variants examined, only c.5720G>A mutation (p.Arg1907His) in the UBR5 gene was found in all of the affected individuals in the family, but not in the nonaffected members. Such mutation was not found in any of the 85 healthy individuals in the same community nor in any of the 24 individuals of various ethnicities. The present study demonstrated an FAME-associated mutation in the UBR5 gene, which is located close to the reported locus linked to Japanese FAME families.
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- Takeo Kato
- Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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Gourfinkel-An I, Baulac S, Brice A, Leguern E, Baulac M. Genetics of inherited human epilepsies. DIALOGUES IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE 2012. [PMID: 22034131 PMCID: PMC3181638 DOI: 10.31887/dcns.2001.3.1/igourfinkelan] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Major advances have recently been made in our understanding of the genetic basis of monogenic inherited epilepsies. Progress has been particularly spectacular with respect to idiopathic epilepsies, with the discovery that mutations in ion channel subunits are implicated. However, important advances have also been made in many inherited symptomatic epilepsies, for which direct molecular diagnosis is now possible, simplifying previously complex investigations, it is expected that identification of the genes implicated in familial forms of epilepsies will lead to a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of these disorders and to the development of experimental models and new therapeutic strategies, in this article, we review the clinical and genetic data concerning most of the inherited human epilepsies.
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- I Gourfinkel-An
- Unité d'Epileptologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Service d'Electrophysiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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