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Jaffey JA, Bullock G, Guo J, Mhlanga-Mutangadura T, O’Brien DP, Coates JR, Morrissey R, Hutchison R, Donnelly KS, Cohn LA, Katz ML, Johnson GS. Novel Homozygous ADAMTS2 Variants and Associated Disease Phenotypes in Dogs with Dermatosparactic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:2158. [PMID: 36421833 PMCID: PMC9690363 DOI: 10.3390/genes13112158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Tissue fragility, skin hyperextensibility and joint hypermobility are defining characteristics of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Human EDS is subclassified into fourteen types including dermatosparactic EDS, characterized by extreme skin fragility and caused by biallelic ADAMTS2 mutations. We report two novel, ADAMTS2 variants in DNA from EDS-affected dogs. Separate whole-genome sequences from a Pit Bull Terrier and an Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog each contained a rare, homozygous variant (11:2280117delC, CanFam3.1), predicted to produce a frameshift in the transcript from the first coding ADAMTS2 exon (c.10delC) and a severely truncated protein product, p.(Pro4ArgfsTer175). The clinical features of these dogs and 4 others with the same homozygous deletion included multifocal wounds, atrophic scars, joint hypermobility, narrowed palpebral fissures, skin hyperextensibility, and joint-associated swellings. Due to severe skin fragility, the owners of all 6 dogs elected euthanasia before the dogs reached 13 weeks of age. Cross sections of collagen fibrils in post-mortem dermal tissues from 2 of these dogs showed hieroglyphic-like figures similar to those from cases of severe dermatosparaxis in other species. The whole-genome sequence from an adult Catahoula Leopard Dog contained a homozygous ADAMTS2 missense mutation, [11:2491238G>A; p.(Arg966His)]. This dog exhibited multifocal wounds, atrophic scars, and joint hypermobility, but has survived for at least 9 years. This report expands the spectrum of clinical features of the canine dermatosparactic subtype of EDS and illustrates the potential utility of subclassifying canine EDS by the identity of gene harboring the causal variant.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jared A. Jaffey
- Department of Specialty Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Animal Clinic Northview, 36400 Center Ridge Rd., North Ridgeville, OH 44039, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Steinle J, Hossain WA, Veatch OJ, Strom SP, Butler MG. Next-generation sequencing and analysis of consecutive patients referred for connective tissue disorders. Am J Med Genet A 2022; 188:3016-3023. [PMID: 35903967 PMCID: PMC9484002 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTDs) consist of a wide array of genetic disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and osteogenesis imperfecta. The diagnosis relies on clinical presentation and family history to guide genetic testing with next-generation sequencing (NGS) for identification of gene variants in HCTDs. NGS was performed on a cohort of 100 consecutive, unrelated patients referred for a connective tissue disorder at Fulgent Genetics, an accredited commercial laboratory. One hundred seventeen gene variants were found in 76 patients with 10 recognized pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants seen in nine patients. The remaining variants were grouped as unknown clinical significance with 36 meeting three out of four pathogenicity criteria, or potentially pathogenic, as defined in our study in 33 patients. They were judged as potentially pathogenic for clinical care and management with disease surveillance based on the specific gene and phenotypic presentation. Gene variants in collagen-related proteins were the most frequent with ZNF469 and ADAMTSL2 variants most often identified. Joint hypermobility was the most frequent clinical finding. Variants were found in 76% of patients who had distinct clinical features of a HCTD. The data were stratified to provide insight into frequency and types of variants, their classification, and clinical manifestations.
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- Jacob Steinle
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Fulgent Genetics, Temple City, California, USA
- Illumina, Inc., San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Butler MG, Hossain WA, Steinle J, Gao H, Cox E, Niu Y, Quach M, Veatch OJ. Connective Tissue Disorders and Fragile X Molecular Status in Females: A Case Series and Review. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169090. [PMID: 36012355 PMCID: PMC9408984 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disabilities and the second most common cause after Down syndrome. FXS is an X-linked disorder due to a full mutation of the CGG triplet repeat of the FMR1 gene which codes for a protein that is crucial in synaptogenesis and maintaining functions of extracellular matrix-related proteins, key for the development of normal neuronal and connective tissue including collagen. In addition to neuropsychiatric and behavioral problems, individuals with FXS show physical features suggestive of a connective tissue disorder including loose skin and joint laxity, flat feet, hernias and mitral valve prolapse. Disturbed collagen leads to hypermobility, hyperextensible skin and tissue fragility with musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, immune and other organ involvement as seen in hereditary disorders of connective tissue including Ehlers−Danlos syndrome. Recently, FMR1 premutation repeat expansion or carrier status has been reported in individuals with connective tissue disorder-related symptoms. We examined a cohort of females with features of a connective tissue disorder presenting for genetic services using next-generation sequencing (NGS) of a connective tissue disorder gene panel consisting of approximately 75 genes. In those females with normal NGS testing for connective tissue disorders, the FMR1 gene was then analyzed using CGG repeat expansion studies. Three of thirty-nine females were found to have gray zone or intermediate alleles at a 1:13 ratio which was significantly higher (p < 0.05) when compared with newborn females representing the general population at a 1:66 ratio. This association of connective tissue involvement in females with intermediate or gray zone alleles reported for the first time will require more studies on how the size variation may impact FMR1 gene function and protein directly or in relationship with other susceptibility genes involved in connective tissue disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Merlin G. Butler
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd. MS 4015, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(913)-588-1800; Fax: +1-(913)-588-1305
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd. MS 4015, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd. MS 4015, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Fulgent Genetics, 4978 Santa Anita Ave., Temple City, CA 91780, USA
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- Fulgent Genetics, 4978 Santa Anita Ave., Temple City, CA 91780, USA
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- Fulgent Genetics, 4978 Santa Anita Ave., Temple City, CA 91780, USA
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- Fulgent Genetics, 4978 Santa Anita Ave., Temple City, CA 91780, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd. MS 4015, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Steinle J, Hossain WA, Lovell S, Veatch OJ, Butler MG. ADAMTSL2 gene variant in patients with features of autosomal dominant connective tissue disorders. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 185:743-752. [PMID: 33369194 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62030] [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: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) consists of a heterogeneous group of genetically inherited connective tissue disorders. A family with three affected members over two generations with features of Dermatosparaxic EDS (dEDS) autosomal dominant transmission was reported by Desai et al. and having a heterozygous nonsynonymous missense variant of ADAMTSL2 (c.1261G > A; p. Gly421Ser). Variation in this gene is also reported to cause autosomal recessive geleophysic dysplasia. We report five unrelated patients with the Gly421Ser variant identified from a large series of patients presenting with features of connective tissue disorders, each with a positive family history consistent with autosomal dominant transmission. Clinical features of a connective tissue disorder included generalized joint hypermobility and pain with fragility of internal and external tissues including of skin, dura, and arteries. Overall, our analyses including bioinformatics, protein modeling, and gene-protein interactions with the cases described would add evidence for the Gly421Ser variant in ADAMTSL2 as causative for variable expressivity of autosomal dominant connective tissue disorders.
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- Jacob Steinle
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Protein Structure Laboratory, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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