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Szymańska H, Dzika E, Zabolewicz TJ, Życzko K. The Relationship between Complement Components C1R and C5 Gene Polymorphism and the Values of Blood Indices in Suckling Piglets. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2015. [PMID: 38002958 PMCID: PMC10671359 DOI: 10.3390/genes14112015] [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: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The main mechanism of innate immunity is the complement system. Its components include the protein products of the C1R and C5 genes, which are involved in the classical activation pathway as well as the inflammatory and cytolytic immune responses, respectively. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism in C1R (726T > C) and C5 (1044A > C) genes, and the values of hematological and biochemical blood indices in suckling crossbred (Polish Large White × Polish Landrace × Duroc × Pietrain) piglets (n = 473), considering their age (younger, 21 ± 3 days, n = 274; older, 35 ± 3 days, n = 199) and health status. The frequencies of the C5 genotypes deviated from the Hardy-Weinberg expectations. Younger piglets, healthy piglets, piglets that deviated from physiological norms and older piglets with the C1R TT genotype all had lower white and red blood cell indices. In piglets with the C5 CC genotype, younger piglets, piglets that deviated from physiological norms and older piglets, a greater number and/or percentage of monocytes were recorded in the blood. Older piglets also showed an increase in the number of leukocytes and granulocytes, along with a tendency for a decrease in the percentage of lymphocytes in their blood. We concluded that a polymorphism in the C1R gene may exhibit a functional association or genetic linkage with other genes involved in the process of erythropoiesis. Furthermore the relationship between the C5 gene polymorphism and the number and/or percentage of monocytes in the blood may modify the body's defense abilities. Piglets with the CC genotype, having an increased number/proportion of these cells in their blood, probably display a weakened immune response to pathogens or a chronic stimulation of the immune system.
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- Hanna Szymańska
- Department of Medical Biology, School of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Żołnierska 14C, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Żołnierska 14C, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Doolan BJ, Lavallee M, Hausser I, Pope FM, Seneviratne SL, Winship IM, Burrows NP. Dermatologic manifestations and diagnostic assessments of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: A clinical review. J Am Acad Dermatol 2023; 89:551-559. [PMID: 36764582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDSs) comprise a group of connective tissue disorders that manifest with skin hyperextensibility, easy bruising, joint hypermobility and fragility of skin, soft tissues, and some organs. A correct assessment of cutaneous features along with the use of adjunct technologies can improve diagnostic accuracy. OBJECTIVES To systematically review the cutaneous features and adjunct investigations of EDS. METHODS A search of PubMed and Web of Science for EDS-related cutaneous features and additional investigations was undertaken from publication of the 2017 International Classification of EDS until January 15, 2022. RESULTS One-hundred-and-forty studies involved 839 patients with EDS. The EDS female-to-male ratio was 1.36:1 (P < .001). A high prevalence of skin hyperextensibility, bruising, and soft skin were noted. Most patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome showed venous visibility, skin fragility, and acrogeria. Classical EDS showed subcutaneous spheroids and molluscoid pseudotumours. In patients that underwent skin biopsies, only 30.3% and 71.4% showed features suggestive of EDS using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. LIMITATIONS Retrospective study and small cases numbers for some EDS-subtypes. CONCLUSIONS An accurate clinical diagnosis increases the chances of a molecular diagnosis, particularly for rarer EDS subtypes, whilst decreasing the need for genetic testing where there is a low clinical suspicion for a monogenic EDS-subtype.
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- Brent J Doolan
- St John's Institute of Dermatology, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, London, UK; St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center of Central PA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex University Hospital), London, UK
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- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, Royal Free Hospital and University College London, London, UK; Nawaloka Hospital Research and Education Foundation, Nawaloka Hospitals, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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Angwin C, Zschocke J, Kammin T, Björck E, Bowen J, Brady AF, Burns H, Cummings C, Gardner R, Ghali N, Gröbner R, Harris J, Higgins M, Johnson D, Lepperdinger U, Milnes D, Pope FM, Sehra R, Kapferer-Seebacher I, Sobey G, Van Dijk FS. Non-oral manifestations in adults with a clinical and molecularly confirmed diagnosis of periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Front Genet 2023; 14:1136339. [PMID: 37323685 PMCID: PMC10264792 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1136339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Introduction: Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (pEDS) is a rare autosomal dominant type of EDS characterised by severe early-onset periodontitis, lack of attached gingiva, pretibial plaques, joint hypermobility and skin hyperextensibility as per the 2017 International EDS Classification. In 2016, deleterious pathogenic heterozygous variants were identified in C1R and C1S, which encode components of the complement system. Materials and Methods: Individuals with a clinical suspicion of pEDS were clinically and molecularly assessed through the National EDS Service in London and Sheffield and in genetic services in Austria, Sweden and Australia. Transmission electron microscopy and fibroblast studies were performed in a small subset of patients. Results: A total of 21 adults from 12 families were clinically and molecularly diagnosed with pEDS, with C1R variants in all families. The age at molecular diagnosis ranged from 21-73 years (mean 45 years), male: female ratio 5:16. Features of easy bruising (90%), pretibial plaques (81%), skin fragility (71%), joint hypermobility (24%) and vocal changes (38%) were identified as well as leukodystrophy in 89% of those imaged. Discussion: This cohort highlights the clinical features of pEDS in adults and contributes several important additional clinical features as well as novel deleterious variants to current knowledge. Hypothetical pathogenic mechanisms which may help to progress understanding and management of pEDS are also discussed.
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- C. Angwin
- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- National EDS Diagnostic Service, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- National EDS Diagnostic Service, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Children’s Health QLD, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Genetics, Genetic Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Genetics, Genetic Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- National EDS Diagnostic Service, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Operative and Restorative Dentistry, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Clinical Genetics, Genetic Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Dermatology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Operative and Restorative Dentistry, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- National EDS Diagnostic Service, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- National EDS Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Lorvellec M, Chouquet A, Koch J, Bally I, Signor L, Vigne J, Dalonneau F, Thielens NM, Rabilloud T, Dalzon B, Rossi V, Gaboriaud C. HMGB1 cleavage by complement C1s and its potent anti-inflammatory product. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1151731. [PMID: 37180096 PMCID: PMC10169756 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1151731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Complement C1s association with the pathogenesis of several diseases cannot be simply explained only by considering its main role in activating the classical complement pathway. This suggests that non-canonical functions are to be deciphered for this protease. Here the focus is on C1s cleavage of HMGB1 as an auxiliary target. HMGB1 is a chromatin non-histone nuclear protein, which exerts in fact multiple functions depending on its location and its post-translational modifications. In the extracellular compartment, HMGB1 can amplify immune and inflammatory responses to danger associated molecular patterns, in health and disease. Among possible regulatory mechanisms, proteolytic processing could be highly relevant for HMGB1 functional modulation. The unique properties of HMGB1 cleavage by C1s are analyzed in details. For example, C1s cannot cleave the HMGB1 A-box fragment, which has been described in the literature as an inhibitor/antagonist of HMGB1. By mass spectrometry, C1s cleavage was experimentally identified to occur after lysine on position 65, 128 and 172 in HMGB1. Compared to previously identified C1s cleavage sites, the ones identified here are uncommon, and their analysis suggests that local conformational changes are required before cleavage at certain positions. This is in line with the observation that HMGB1 cleavage by C1s is far slower when compared to human neutrophil elastase. Recombinant expression of cleavage fragments and site-directed mutagenesis were used to confirm these results and to explore how the output of C1s cleavage on HMGB1 is finely modulated by the molecular environment. Furthermore, knowing the antagonist effect of the isolated recombinant A-box subdomain in several pathophysiological contexts, we wondered if C1s cleavage could generate natural antagonist fragments. As a functional readout, IL-6 secretion following moderate LPS activation of RAW264.7 macrophage was investigated, using LPS alone or in complex with HMGB1 or some recombinant fragments. This study revealed that a N-terminal fragment released by C1s cleavage bears stronger antagonist properties as compared to the A-box, which was not expected. We discuss how this fragment could provide a potent brake for the inflammatory process, opening the way to dampen inflammation.
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- Marie Lorvellec
- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Chemistry and Biology of Metals, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249, CEA, IRIG-LCBM, Grenoble, France
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- Chemistry and Biology of Metals, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249, CEA, IRIG-LCBM, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Structural Biology (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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Mendelian inheritance revisited: dominance and recessiveness in medical genetics. Nat Rev Genet 2023:10.1038/s41576-023-00574-0. [PMID: 36806206 DOI: 10.1038/s41576-023-00574-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Understanding the consequences of genotype for phenotype (which ranges from molecule-level effects to whole-organism traits) is at the core of genetic diagnostics in medicine. Many measures of the deleteriousness of individual alleles exist, but these have limitations for predicting the clinical consequences. Various mechanisms can protect the organism from the adverse effects of functional variants, especially when the variant is paired with a wild type allele. Understanding why some alleles are harmful in the heterozygous state - representing dominant inheritance - but others only with the biallelic presence of pathogenic variants - representing recessive inheritance - is particularly important when faced with the deluge of rare genetic alterations identified by high throughput DNA sequencing. Both awareness of the specific quantitative and/or qualitative effects of individual variants and the elucidation of allelic and non-allelic interactions are essential to optimize genetic diagnosis and counselling.
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Zhou K, Li YJ, Soderblom EJ, Reed A, Jain V, Sun S, Moseley MA, Kraus VB. A "best-in-class" systemic biomarker predictor of clinically relevant knee osteoarthritis structural and pain progression. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eabq5095. [PMID: 36696492 PMCID: PMC9876540 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq5095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We aimed to identify markers in blood (serum) to predict clinically relevant knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression defined as the combination of both joint structure and pain worsening over 48 months. A set of 15 serum proteomic markers corresponding to 13 total proteins reached an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 73% for distinguishing progressors from nonprogressors in a cohort of 596 individuals with knee OA. Prediction based on these blood markers was far better than traditional prediction based on baseline structural OA and pain severity (59%) or the current "best-in-class" biomarker for predicting OA progression, urinary carboxyl-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type II collagen (58%). The generalizability of the marker set was confirmed in a second cohort of 86 individuals that yielded an AUC of 70% for distinguishing joint structural progressors. Blood is a readily accessible biospecimen whose analysis for these biomarkers could facilitate identification of individuals for clinical trial enrollment and those most in need of treatment.
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- Kaile Zhou
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Amberger A, Pertoll J, Traunfellner P, Kapferer-Seebacher I, Stoiber H, Klimaschewski L, Thielens N, Gaboriaud C, Zschocke J. Degradation of collagen I by activated C1s in periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1157421. [PMID: 36960056 PMCID: PMC10028100 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1157421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (pEDS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by early-onset periodontitis leading to premature loss of teeth, lack of attached gingiva and thin and fragile gums leading to gingival recession. Connective tissue abnormalities of pEDS typically include easy bruising, pretibial plaques, distal joint hypermobility, hoarse voice, and less commonly manifestations such as organ or vessel rupture. pEDS is caused by heterozygous missense mutations in C1R and C1S genes of the classical complement C1 complex. Previously we showed that pEDS pathogenic variants trigger intracellular activation of C1r and/or C1s, leading to extracellular presence of activated C1s. However, the molecular link relating activated C1r and C1s proteases to the dysregulated connective tissue homeostasis in pEDS is unknown. Using cell- and molecular-biological assays, we identified activated C1s (aC1s) as an enzyme which degrades collagen I in cell culture and in in vitro assays. Matrix collagen turnover in cell culture was assessed using labelled hybridizing peptides, which revealed fast and comprehensive collagen protein remodeling in patient fibroblasts. Furthermore, collagen I was completely degraded by aC1s when assays were performed at 40°C, indicating that even moderate elevated temperature has a tremendous impact on collagen I integrity. This high turnover is expected to interfere with the formation of a stable ECM and result in tissues with loose compaction a hallmark of the EDS phenotype. Our results indicate that pathogenesis in pEDS is not solely mediated by activation of the complement cascade but by inadequate C1s-mediated degradation of matrix proteins, confirming pEDS as a primary connective tissue disorder.
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- Albert Amberger
- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- *Correspondence: Albert Amberger, ; Johannes Zschocke,
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Med. Univ. Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- *Correspondence: Albert Amberger, ; Johannes Zschocke,
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Lepperdinger U, Angwin C, Milnes D, Sobey G, Ghali N, Johnson D, Brady AF, Kammin T, Bowen JM, Gröbner R, Lundberg P, Scott J, Zschocke J, van Dijk FS, Kapferer‐Seebacher I. Oral characteristics in adult individuals with periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. J Clin Periodontol 2022; 49:1244-1252. [PMID: 35833531 PMCID: PMC9796896 DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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AIM Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (pEDS) is a monogenic type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome characterized by periodontal destruction at a young age. The present study aimed to document the oral phenotype of pEDS based on prospective clinical investigations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-five adult individuals from 13 families with a clinically and genetically confirmed diagnosis of pEDS underwent a systematic oral assessment. RESULTS Periodontitis stage 3 or 4 or edentulism due to periodontal destruction were diagnosed in 94% of the individuals. First permanent tooth loss was reported at the age of 21.5 years (median; range 13-43 years). Deep periodontal pockets were infrequent, with 94% measuring <4 mm. However, there was increased clinical attachment loss (CAL) averaging 8 mm (range 4-13 mm), and the probability of being edentate between the age of 35 and 44 years was 28-47% compared with less than 0.25% of the general population. Radiographic anomalous findings were only found in a portion of subjects and consisted of fused roots of maxillary second molars (81%), root hypoplasia (57%), taurodontism (26%) and tooth rotation of premolars (67%). As such, radiographic findings are not considered common characteristics of pEDS. CONCLUSIONS Characteristic oral traits of pEDS in adults are severe CAL with shallow probing depths and marked gingival recession. This is complemented by a lack of attached gingiva. These indications need to be paralleled by genetic analyses to diagnose pEDS unambiguously.
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- Ulrike Lepperdinger
- Department of Operative and Restorative DentistryMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- National Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ServiceLondon North West University Healthcare NHS TrustLondonUK,Department of Metabolism, Digestion and ReproductionSection of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Genetic Health QueenslandRoyal Brisbane and Women's HospitalHerstonQueenslandAustralia
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- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome National Diagnostic ServiceSheffield Children's HospitalSheffieldUK
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- National Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ServiceLondon North West University Healthcare NHS TrustLondonUK,Department of Metabolism, Digestion and ReproductionSection of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome National Diagnostic ServiceSheffield Children's HospitalSheffieldUK
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- National Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ServiceLondon North West University Healthcare NHS TrustLondonUK,Department of Metabolism, Digestion and ReproductionSection of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome National Diagnostic ServiceSheffield Children's HospitalSheffieldUK
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- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome National Diagnostic ServiceSheffield Children's HospitalSheffieldUK
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- Institute of Human GeneticsMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Academic Unit of Restorative DentistrySheffield UniversitySheffieldUK
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- Institute of Human GeneticsMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- National Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ServiceLondon North West University Healthcare NHS TrustLondonUK,Department of Metabolism, Digestion and ReproductionSection of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Operative and Restorative DentistryMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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Gaboriaud C, Lorvellec M, Rossi V, Dumestre-Pérard C, Thielens NM. Complement System and Alarmin HMGB1 Crosstalk: For Better or Worse. Front Immunol 2022; 13:869720. [PMID: 35572583 PMCID: PMC9095977 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.869720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Our immune system responds to infectious (PAMPs) and tissue damage (DAMPs) signals. The complement system and alarmin High-Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) are two powerful soluble actors of human host defense and immune surveillance. These systems involve molecular cascades and amplification loops for their signaling or activation. Initially activated as alarm raising systems, their function can be finally switched towards inflammation resolution, where they sustain immune maturation and orchestrate repair mechanisms, opening the way back to homeostasis. However, when getting out of control, these defense systems can become deleterious and trigger serious cellular and tissue damage. Therefore, they can be considered as double-edged swords. The close interaction between the complement and HMGB1 pathways is described here, as well as their traditional and non-canonical roles, their functioning at different locations and their independent and collective impact in different systems both in health and disease. Starting from these systems and interplay at the molecular level (when elucidated), we then provide disease examples to better illustrate the signs and consequences of their roles and interaction, highlighting their importance and possible vicious circles in alarm raising and inflammation, both individually or in combination. Although this integrated view may open new therapeutic strategies, future challenges have to be faced because of the remaining unknowns regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying the fragile molecular balance which can drift towards disease or return to homeostasis, as briefly discussed at the end.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, Grenoble, France.,Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Pôle de Biologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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Liao Z, Zhao T, Wang N, Chen J, Sun W, Wu J. Transcriptome Analysis of Monocytes and Fibroblasts Provides Insights Into the Molecular Features of Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Front Genet 2022; 13:834928. [PMID: 35571048 PMCID: PMC9095904 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.834928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Periodontal Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (pEDS) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by severe early-onset periodontitis with premature tooth loss, pretibial hyperpigmentation, and skin fragility. It is caused by mutant variants in the C1R and C1S genes that result in C4 cleavage and local complement cascade activation, as well as other possible consequences. However, the exact functional consequences of this activation remain unclear. To shed light on molecular mechanisms underlying pEDS and to identify novel molecular targets that may expand treatment strategies, we performed transcriptome profiling by RNA sequencing of monocytes and gingival fibroblasts from two patients with pEDS. Compared to normal controls, differential expression of genes was found only in monocytes but not gingival fibroblasts. Most of the significant genes were enriched in biological processes such as neutrophil-mediated immunity, response to bacterium, TNF-α and IL-17 pathway which are related to inflammation response and immune response. In disease ontology enrichment analysis, genes related to periodontal host defense, inflammatory response, skin disease, and vascular development, including MMP9, VEGFA, IL10, IL1A, IL1B, IL2RA, and IL6, were significantly enriched and also validated by qPCR and ELISA. Overall, the present study provides the transcriptomic data of pEDS for the first time and the distinct molecular features in monocytes of pEDS might serve as a tool to better understand the disease.
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- Zhuoyi Liao
- Department of Periodontology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Stomatology, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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The Ehlers–Danlos Syndromes against the Backdrop of Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13020265. [PMID: 35205310 PMCID: PMC8872221 DOI: 10.3390/genes13020265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The Ehlers–Danlos syndromes are a group of multisystemic heritable connective tissue disorders with clinical presentations that range from multiple congenital malformations, over adolescent-onset debilitating or even life-threatening complications of connective tissue fragility, to mild conditions that remain undiagnosed in adulthood. To date, thirteen different EDS types have been recognized, stemming from genetic defects in 20 different genes. While initial biochemical and molecular analyses mainly discovered defects in genes coding for the fibrillar collagens type I, III and V or their modifying enzymes, recent discoveries have linked EDS to defects in non-collagenous matrix glycoproteins, in proteoglycan biosynthesis and in the complement pathway. This genetic heterogeneity explains the important clinical heterogeneity among and within the different EDS types. Generalized joint hypermobility and skin hyperextensibility with cutaneous fragility, atrophic scarring and easy bruising are defining manifestations of EDS; however, other signs and symptoms of connective tissue fragility, such as complications of vascular and internal organ fragility, orocraniofacial abnormalities, neuromuscular involvement and ophthalmological complications are variably present in the different types of EDS. These features may help to differentiate between the different EDS types but also evoke a wide differential diagnosis, including different inborn errors of metabolism. In this narrative review, we will discuss the clinical presentation of EDS within the context of inborn errors of metabolism, give a brief overview of their underlying genetic defects and pathophysiological mechanisms and provide a guide for the diagnostic approach.
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C1r Upregulates Production of Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 and Promotes Invasion of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Invest Dermatol 2021; 142:1478-1488.e9. [PMID: 34756877 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the most common metastatic skin cancer with increasing incidence worldwide. Previous studies have demonstrated the role of complement system in cSCC progression. In this study we have investigated the mechanistic role of serine protease C1r, a component of the classical pathway of complement system, in cSCC. Knockout of C1r in cSCC cells using CRISPR/Cas9 resulted in significant decrease in their proliferation, migration, and invasion through collagen type I compared to wild type cSCC cells. Knockout of C1r suppressed growth and vascularization of cSCC xenograft tumors, and promoted apoptosis of tumor cells in vivo. mRNA-seq analysis after C1r knockdown revealed significantly regulated GO terms Cell-matrix adhesion, Extracellular matrix component, Basement membrane, Metalloendopeptidase activity and KEGG pathway Extracellular matrix-receptor interaction. Among the significantly regulated genes were invasion-associated matrix metalloproteinases MMP1, MMP13, MMP10, and MMP12. Knockout of C1r resulted in decreased production of MMP-1, MMP-13, MMP-10, and MMP-12 by cSCC cells in culture. Knockout of C1r inhibited expression of MMP-13 by tumor cells, suppressed invasion, and reduced the amount of degraded collagen in vivo in xenografts. These results provide evidence for the role of C1r in promoting the invasion of cSCC cells by increasing MMP production.
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Prepubertal Periodontitis in a Patient with Combined Classical and Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11020149. [PMID: 33498938 PMCID: PMC7912441 DOI: 10.3390/biom11020149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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We report an extremely rare case of combined classical and periodontal Ehlers−Danlos syndrome (EDS) with early severe periodontitis and a generalized lack of attached gingiva. A German family with classical EDS was investigated by physical and dental evaluation and exome and Sanger sequencing. Due to the specific periodontal phenotype in the affected child, an additional diagnosis of periodontal EDS was suspected. Physical and genetic examination of two affected and three unaffected family members revealed a family diagnosis of classical EDS with a heterozygous mutation in COL5A1 (c.1502del; p.Pro501Leufs*57). Additional to the major clinical criteria for classical EDS—generalized joint hypermobility, hyperelastic skin, and atrophic scarring —the child aged four years presented with generalized alveolar bone loss up to 80%, early loss of two lower incisors, severe gingival recession, and generalized lack of attached gingiva. Due to these clinical findings, an additional diagnosis of periodontal EDS was suspected. Further genetic analysis revealed the novel missense mutation c.658T>G (p.Cys220Gly) in C1R in a heterozygous state. Early severe periodontitis in association with generalized lack of attached gingiva is pathognomonic for periodontal EDS and led to the right clinical and genetic diagnosis in the present case.
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Casanova EL, Baeza-Velasco C, Buchanan CB, Casanova MF. The Relationship between Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. J Pers Med 2020; 10:E260. [PMID: 33271870 PMCID: PMC7711487 DOI: 10.3390/jpm10040260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Considerable interest has arisen concerning the relationship between hereditary connective tissue disorders such as the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and autism, both in terms of their comorbidity as well as co-occurrence within the same families. This paper reviews our current state of knowledge, as well as highlighting unanswered questions concerning this remarkable patient group, which we hope will attract further scientific interest in coming years. In particular, patients themselves are demanding more research into this growing area of interest, although science has been slow to answer that call. Here, we address the overlap between these two spectrum conditions, including neurobehavioral, psychiatric, and neurological commonalities, shared peripheral neuropathies and neuropathologies, and similar autonomic and immune dysregulation. Together, these data highlight the potential relatedness of these two conditions and suggest that EDS/HSD may represent a subtype of autism.
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- Emily L. Casanova
- School of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC 29615, USA;
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- Laboratory of Psychopathology and Health Processes, University of Paris, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France;
- Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- School of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC 29615, USA;
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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Prospective clinical investigations of children with periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome identify generalized lack of attached gingiva as a pathognomonic feature. Genet Med 2020; 23:316-322. [PMID: 33005042 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-00985-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We report prospective clinical investigations of children affected with periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (pEDS). The main clinical features of pEDS in adults are early severe periodontitis, generalized lack of attached gingiva, and pretibial hemosiderin plaques due to dominant pathogenic variants in the C1R or C1S genes. METHODS Nineteen children with a parent diagnosed with molecularly confirmed pEDS underwent physical examination including oral and radiological investigations followed by genetic testing. RESULTS The only consistent manifestation of pEDS in childhood was a characteristic gingival phenotype: generalized lack of attached gingiva. All children with this gingival phenotype had inherited the familial pathogenic variant (n = 12) whereas the gingival phenotype was absent in children without the familial pathogenic variant (n = 7). Easy bruising was reported in eight affected and zero unaffected children. Other manifestations of pEDS were rarely present in children. Only 2/12 affected children aged 8 and 13 years fulfilled the clinical criteria for pEDS. CONCLUSION Generalized lack of attached gingiva is a pathognomonic feature of pEDS and the only clinical finding that is consistently present in affected adults and children. This is important because an early diagnosis may facilitate better dental hygiene in childhood, which may be essential to prevent early dental loss.
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Malfait F, Castori M, Francomano CA, Giunta C, Kosho T, Byers PH. The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020; 6:64. [PMID: 32732924 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-020-0194-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a heterogeneous group of hereditary disorders of connective tissue, with common features including joint hypermobility, soft and hyperextensible skin, abnormal wound healing and easy bruising. Fourteen different types of EDS are recognized, of which the molecular cause is known for 13 types. These types are caused by variants in 20 different genes, the majority of which encode the fibrillar collagen types I, III and V, modifying or processing enzymes for those proteins, and enzymes that can modify glycosaminoglycan chains of proteoglycans. For the hypermobile type of EDS, the molecular underpinnings remain unknown. As connective tissue is ubiquitously distributed throughout the body, manifestations of the different types of EDS are present, to varying degrees, in virtually every organ system. This can make these disorders particularly challenging to diagnose and manage. Management consists of a care team responsible for surveillance of major and organ-specific complications (for example, arterial aneurysm and dissection), integrated physical medicine and rehabilitation. No specific medical or genetic therapies are available for any type of EDS.
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- Fransiska Malfait
- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS-Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Connective Tissue Unit, Division of Metabolism and Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Bally I, Dalonneau F, Chouquet A, Gröbner R, Amberger A, Kapferer-Seebacher I, Stoiber H, Zschocke J, Thielens NM, Rossi V, Gaboriaud C. Two Different Missense C1S Mutations, Associated to Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Lead to Identical Molecular Outcomes. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2962. [PMID: 31921203 PMCID: PMC6930149 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders characterized by soft connective tissue alteration like joint hypermobility and skin hyper-extensibility. We previously identified heterozygous missense mutations in the C1R and C1S genes, coding for the complement C1 proteases, in patients affected by periodontal EDS, a specific EDS subtype hallmarked by early severe periodontitis leading to premature loss of teeth and connective tissue alterations. Up to now, there is no clear molecular link relating the nominal role of the C1r and C1s proteases, which is to activate the classical complement pathway, to these heterogeneous symptoms of periodontal EDS syndrome. We aim therefore to elucidate the functional effect of these mutations, at the molecular and enzymatic levels. To explore the molecular consequences, a set of cell transfection experiments, recombinant protein purification, mass spectroscopy and N-terminal analyses have been performed. Focusing on the results obtained on two different C1S variants, namely p.Val316del and p.Cys294Arg, we show that HEK293-F cells stably transfected with the corresponding C1s variant plasmids, unexpectedly, do not secrete the full-length mutated C1s, but only a truncated Fg40 fragment of 40 kDa, produced at very low levels. Detailed analyses of the Fg40 fragments purified for the two C1s variants show that they are identical, which was also unexpected. This suggests that local misfolding of the CCP1 module containing the patient mutation exposes a novel cleavage site, between Lys353 and Cys354, which is not normally accessible. The mutation-induced Fg40 fragment contains the intact C-terminal serine protease domain but not the N-terminal domain mediating C1s interaction with the other C1 subunits, C1r, and C1q. Thus, Fg40 enzymatic activity escapes the normal physiological control of C1s activity within C1, potentially providing a loss-of-control. Comparative enzymatic analyses show that Fg40 retains the native esterolytic activity of C1s, as well as its cleavage efficiency toward the ancillary alarmin HMGB1 substrate, for example, whereas the nominal complement C4 activation cleavage is impaired. These new results open the way to further molecular explorations possibly involving subsidiary C1s targets.
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- Isabelle Bally
- University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, Grenoble, France
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- Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department for Operative and Restorative Dentistry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Virology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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