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Sun L, Dai J, Zhang Y, Zhou L, Ren Y, Wang H. A novel NTRK1 splice site variant causing congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis in a Chinese family. Front Genet 2024; 15:1345081. [PMID: 38798698 PMCID: PMC11116696 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1345081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Background Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA, OMIM #256800), also known as hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type Ⅳ (HSAN-IV), is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent episodic fevers, anhidrosis, insensitivity to noxious stimuli, self-mutilating behavior and intellectual disability. CIPA can be caused by the variants in NTRK1 gene, which encodes a high-affinity tyrosine kinase receptor for nerve growth factor. To ascertain the hereditary cause of a patient with CIPA accompanied by the additional symptoms of mild growth retardation, prone to fracture, underdeveloped nails of fingers and toes, irregular tooth alignment, enamel hypoplasia, postoperative wound healing difficulty, hand and limb deformity, and dislocation of hip joint, whole exome sequencing was used and revealed a compound heterozygous variant in NTRK1. Methods DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples of pediatric patients and their parents, and subjected to comprehensive analysis using whole-exome sequencing (WES), followed by verification of variant sites in the NTRK1 gene through Sanger sequencing. To elucidate the functional impact of the newly discovered variants, an in vitro experimental system was established. Splicing analysis was conducted using PCR and Sanger sequencing, while expression levels were assessed through qPCR and Western blot techniques. Results One hotspot variant c.851-33T>A(ClinVar ID: 21308) and a novel variant c.850 + 5G>A(ClinVar ID:3069176) was inherited from her father and mother, respectively, identified in the affected individuals. The c.850 + 5G>A variant in NTRK1 resulted in two forms of aberrant mRNA splicing: 13bp deletion (c.838_850del13, p. Val280Ser fs180) and 25bp deletion (826_850del25, p. Val276Ser fs180) in exon 7, both leading to a translational termination at a premature stop codon and forming a C-terminal truncated protein. The expression of two abnormal splicing isoforms was decreased both in the level of mRNA and protein. Conclusion In conclusion, this study elucidated the genetic cause of a patient with CIPA and identified a novel variant c.850 + 5G>A in NTRK1, which broadened the and enriched the NTRK1 mutation spectrum.
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- Ling Sun
- Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Laboratory of Pediatric Research, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Laboratory of Pediatric Research, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Laboratory of Pediatric Research, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Laboratory of Pediatric Research, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Cho JH, Hwang S, Kwak YH, Yum M, Seo GH, Koh J, Ju YS, Yoon J, Kang M, Do H, Kim S, Kim G, Bae H, Lee BH. Clinical and genetic characteristics of three patients with congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis: Case reports and a review of the literature. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2024; 12:e2430. [PMID: 38581121 PMCID: PMC10997844 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2430] [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: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations of the NTRK1 gene, affecting the autonomic and sensory nervous system. Clinical manifestation is varied and includes recurrent fever, pain insensitivity, anhidrosis, self-mutilating behavior, and intellectual disability. METHODS Clinical and genetic features were assessed in two males and one female with genetically confirmed CIPA using exome or genome sequencing. RESULTS CIPA symptoms including recurrent fever, pain insensitivity, and anhidrosis manifested at the age of 1 year (age range: 0.3-8 years). Two patients exhibited self-mutilation tendencies, intellectual disability, and developmental delay. Four NTRK1 (NM_002529.3) mutations, c.851-33T>A (p.?), c.2020G>T (p.Asp674Tyr), c.2303C>T (p.Pro768Leu), and c.574-156_850+1113del (exons 5-7 del) were identified. Two patients exhibited early onset and severe phenotype, being homozygous for c.851-33T>A (p.?) mutations and compound heterozygous for c.851-33T>A (p.?) and c.2020G>T (p.Asp674Tyr) mutation of NTRK1. The third patient with compound heterozygous mutations of c.2303C>T (p.Pro768Leu) and c.574-156_850+1113del (exons 5-7 del) displayed a late onset and milder clinical manifestation. CONCLUSION All three patients exhibited variable phenotypes and disease severity. This research enriches our understanding of clinical and genetic aspects of CIPA, highlighting variable phenotypes and disease severity.
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- Jun Hee Cho
- Medical Genetics Center, Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's HospitalUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Medical Genetics Center, Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's HospitalUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center Children's HospitalUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatric NeurologyAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Division of Medical Genetics, 3billion, Inc.SeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Medical Genetics Center, Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's HospitalUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Asan Medical CenterAsan Institute for Life SciencesSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Asan Medical CenterAsan Institute for Life SciencesSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Asan Medical CenterAsan Institute for Life SciencesSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Medical Genetics Center, Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Medical Genetics Center, Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's HospitalUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Medical Genetics Center, Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's HospitalUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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Xu Q, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Zhang L, Xiang X, Xie Y, Lu J, Li L, Zhu Y, Zhang Z, Zhang T, Li L. Phenotypes of a toddler with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV: comparing with normal: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e36955. [PMID: 38241559 PMCID: PMC10798782 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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RATIONALE Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV (HSAN IV) may be misdiagnosed because of low awareness among clinical professionals and overlap with other subtypes of congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP). PATIENT The patient was a 1-year-and-5-months-old boy whose main symptoms were delayed psychomotor development and recurrent fever. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) revealed a compound heterozygous mutation (c. 1927C > T, c. 851-33T > A) in the NTRK1 gene of the child. Pathological analysis showed decreased autonomic small nerve fibers, sparse hair follicles, and atrophy of the sweat glands. Sweat glands lack innervating nerve fibers. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the patient showed delayed myelination in the brain, slightly enlarged bilateral lateral ventricles, and patchy abnormal signals in the brain. DIAGNOSIS hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV (HSAN IV). INTERVENTION Inform parents about the illness and take good care of the child. OUTCOMES The children had less self-harming behavior and no painless fractures during follow-up at 2 years. LESSONS This report describes the pathological and imaging features and clinical manifestations of a child with HSAN IV in early life to provide a reference for the early diagnosis of the disease. Early diagnosis can help avoid self-mutilation and painless injury and reduce wound infection.
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- Qinghua Xu
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Children’s Major Disease Research, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of 2nd Infections, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Children’s Major Disease Research, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Children’s Major Disease Research, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Children’s Major Disease Research, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of Pathology, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of Electroencephalogram, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of 2nd Infections, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Children’s Major Disease Research, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Children’s Major Disease Research, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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Lischka A, Eggermann K, Record CJ, Dohrn MF, Laššuthová P, Kraft F, Begemann M, Dey D, Eggermann T, Beijer D, Šoukalová J, Laura M, Rossor AM, Mazanec R, Van Lent J, Tomaselli PJ, Ungelenk M, Debus KY, Feely SME, Gläser D, Jagadeesh S, Martin M, Govindaraj GM, Singhi P, Baineni R, Biswal N, Ibarra-Ramírez M, Bonduelle M, Gess B, Romero Sánchez J, Suthar R, Udani V, Nalini A, Unnikrishnan G, Marques W, Mercier S, Procaccio V, Bris C, Suresh B, Reddy V, Skorupinska M, Bonello-Palot N, Mochel F, Dahl G, Sasidharan K, Devassikutty FM, Nampoothiri S, Rodovalho Doriqui MJ, Müller-Felber W, Vill K, Haack TB, Dufke A, Abele M, Stucka R, Siddiqi S, Ullah N, Spranger S, Chiabrando D, Bolgül BS, Parman Y, Seeman P, Lampert A, Schulz JB, Wood JN, Cox JJ, Auer-Grumbach M, Timmerman V, de Winter J, Themistocleous AC, Shy M, Bennett DL, Baets J, Hübner CA, Leipold E, Züchner S, Elbracht M, Çakar A, Senderek J, Hornemann T, Woods CG, Reilly MM, Kurth I. Genetic landscape of congenital insensitivity to pain and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies. Brain 2023; 146:4880-4890. [PMID: 37769650 PMCID: PMC10689924 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad328] [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: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies (HSAN) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders exclusively or predominantly affecting the sensory and autonomic neurons. Due to the rarity of the diseases and findings based mainly on single case reports or small case series, knowledge about these disorders is limited. Here, we describe the molecular workup of a large international cohort of CIP/HSAN patients including patients from normally under-represented countries. We identify 80 previously unreported pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in a total of 73 families in the >20 known CIP/HSAN-associated genes. The data expand the spectrum of disease-relevant alterations in CIP/HSAN, including novel variants in previously rarely recognized entities such as ATL3-, FLVCR1- and NGF-associated neuropathies and previously under-recognized mutation types such as larger deletions. In silico predictions, heterologous expression studies, segregation analyses and metabolic tests helped to overcome limitations of current variant classification schemes that often fail to categorize a variant as disease-related or benign. The study sheds light on the genetic causes and disease-relevant changes within individual genes in CIP/HSAN. This is becoming increasingly important with emerging clinical trials investigating subtype or gene-specific treatment strategies.
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- Annette Lischka
- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, 150 06 Praha, Czechia
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- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Brno, 625 00 Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, 150 06 Prague, Czechia
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, 2160 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behaviour Sciences, Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14015-130, Brazil
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Jena, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biomedicine Institute for Biophysics, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Human Genetics, Genetikum®, 89231 Neu-Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling, Mediscan Systems, Chennai 600032, Tamilnadu, India
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- Davis and Davis Children's Hospital, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala 673 008, India
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- Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana 122 001, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605 006, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605 006, India
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- Genetics Department, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 64460 Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Centre for Medical Genetics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Jette, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, University of Bielefeld, 33617 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Child Neurology, PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 016, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru 560 029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru 560 029, India
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behaviour Sciences, Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14015-130, Brazil
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- CHU Nantes, Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre de Référence des Maladies Neuromusculaires AOC, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, MitoVasc Institute, UMR CNRS 6015- INSERM U1083, CHU Angers, 49055 Angers, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, MitoVasc Institute, UMR CNRS 6015- INSERM U1083, CHU Angers, 49055 Angers, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling, Mediscan Systems, Chennai 600032, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling, Mediscan Systems, Chennai 600032, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Genetics Department, Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute, APHP, INSERM, CNRS, 75013 Paris, France
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- Pediatric Neurology, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala 673 008, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala 673 008, India
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Cochin, Kerala 682 041, India
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- Department of Genetics, Hospital Infantil Doutor Juvêncio Mattos, São Luis, Maranhão 65015-460, Brazil
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Developmental Neurology and Social Pediatrics, LMU Campus Innenstadt, University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Neurologie, Praxis für Neurologie und Schlafmedizin, 53359 Rheinbach, Germany
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- Friedrich Baur Institute at the Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Genomics Group, Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Institute for Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, KPK 25100, Pakistan
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center ‘Guido Tarone’, University of Torino, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, 21200 Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Neuromuscular Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, 150 06 Praha, Czechia
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- Institute of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- JARA-BRAIN Institute Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Research Centre Jülich GmbH, and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Molecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Molecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute Born Bunge, University of Antwerp, 2160 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Translational Neurosciences and Institute Born Bunge, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
- Neuromuscular Reference Centre, Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Translational Neurosciences and Institute Born Bunge, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
- Neuromuscular Reference Centre, Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Jena, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care and CBBM—Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Luebeck, 23562 Luebeck, Germany
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Neuromuscular Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Friedrich Baur Institute at the Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Institute for Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Zhu R, Zhu Y, Xu M, Gu Z. Ophthalmic findings of congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis with a novel neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1 gene mutation: A case report. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:955929. [PMID: 36160132 PMCID: PMC9489851 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.955929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We report a case of congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) with a novel neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1 (NTRK1) gene mutation. The patient suffered from recurrent corneal ulcer. A slit-lamp examination revealed ciliary hyperemia, bulbar conjunctival edema, epithelial defect, and ulcer lesion in the inferior part of the cornea, local corneal stromal edema accompanied by new vascular growth in his affected eye. In addition, the corneal sensitivity and nerve fiber density decreased significantly in both eyes. Tear film break-up time and Schirmer’s I test were below lower limit. Moreover, the patient exhibited typical systemic features, including no normal response to pain stimuli, anhidrosis and self-injurious behavior. Gene sequencing revealed a compound-heterozygous mutations in NTRK1 gene: a missense mutation inherited from his mother (c.1750G > A, P.E584K) and a new splicing mutation inherited from his father (c.2187 + 5G > C). After 8 weeks of medication, the corneal ulcer basically healed. This study expands the spectrum of NTRK1 gene mutation associated with CIPA and provides a feasible approach for clinicians to treat patients with CIPA-related keratopathy.
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Wang WQ, Gao X, Huang SS, Kang DY, Xu JC, Yang K, Han MY, Zhang X, Yang SY, Yuan YY, Dai P. Genetic Analysis of the LOXHD1 Gene in Chinese Patients With Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss. Front Genet 2022; 13:825082. [PMID: 35711932 PMCID: PMC9196635 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.825082] [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: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) is a common neurosensory disease with an extreme genetic heterogeneity which has been linked to variants in over 120 genes. The LOXHD1 gene (DFNB77), encoding lipoxygenase homology domain 1, is a rare hearing loss gene found in several populations. To evaluate the importance of LOXHD1 variants in Chinese patients with NSHL, we performed genetic analysis on LOXHD1 in 2,901 sporadic Chinese patients to identify the aspect and frequency of LOXHD1 causative variants. Next-generation sequencing using a custom gene panel of HL was conducted on 2,641 unrelated patients and whole-exome sequencing on the remaining 260 patients. A total of 33 likely causative variants were identified in 21 patients, including 20 novel variants and 13 previously reported pathogenic variants. Each of the 20 novel variants was evaluated according to ACMG criteria. These findings showed that causative variants in LOXHD1 were found in about 0.72% (21/2,901) of Chinese NSHL patients. This study is by far the largest number of novel variants identified in this gene expanding the range of pathogenic variants in LOXHD1, and suggests that variants in this gene occur relatively commonly in Chinese NSHL patients. This extensive investigation of LOXHD1 in Chinese NSHL patients proposed six recurrent LOXHD1 variants. These findings may assist in both molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling.
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- Wei-Qian Wang
- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic DiseasesState Key Lab of Hearing Science, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Ministry of Education, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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Lischka A, Lassuthova P, Çakar A, Record CJ, Van Lent J, Baets J, Dohrn MF, Senderek J, Lampert A, Bennett DL, Wood JN, Timmerman V, Hornemann T, Auer-Grumbach M, Parman Y, Hübner CA, Elbracht M, Eggermann K, Geoffrey Woods C, Cox JJ, Reilly MM, Kurth I. Genetic pain loss disorders. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022; 8:41. [PMID: 35710757 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-022-00365-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Genetic pain loss includes congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP), hereditary sensory neuropathies and, if autonomic nerves are involved, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN). This heterogeneous group of disorders highlights the essential role of nociception in protecting against tissue damage. Patients with genetic pain loss have recurrent injuries, burns and poorly healing wounds as disease hallmarks. CIP and HSAN are caused by pathogenic genetic variants in >20 genes that lead to developmental defects, neurodegeneration or altered neuronal excitability of peripheral damage-sensing neurons. These genetic variants lead to hyperactivity of sodium channels, disturbed haem metabolism, altered clathrin-mediated transport and impaired gene regulatory mechanisms affecting epigenetic marks, long non-coding RNAs and repetitive elements. Therapies for pain loss disorders are mainly symptomatic but the first targeted therapies are being tested. Conversely, chronic pain remains one of the greatest unresolved medical challenges, and the genes and mechanisms associated with pain loss offer new targets for analgesics. Given the progress that has been made, the coming years are promising both in terms of targeted treatments for pain loss disorders and the development of innovative pain medicines based on knowledge of these genetic diseases.
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- Annette Lischka
- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Neuromuscular Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neuromuscular Pathology, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neuromuscular Pathology, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerp, Belgium.,Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Neuromuscular Reference Centre, Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Molecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neuromuscular Pathology, Institute Born Bunge, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Neuromuscular Unit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Molecular Nociception Group, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
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Yang K, Xu YC, Hu HY, Li YZ, Li Q, Luan YY, Liu Y, Sun YQ, Feng ZK, Yan YS, Yin CH. Investigation of a Novel NTRK1 Variation Causing Congenital Insensitivity to Pain With Anhidrosis. Front Genet 2021; 12:763467. [PMID: 34938316 PMCID: PMC8686761 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.763467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA), a rare autosomal recessive sensory neuropathy, was caused mainly by biallelic mutations in the NTRK1 gene. The pathogenesis of CIPA still needs further elucidation. Methods: Here, we recruited a CIPA case and introduced whole-exome sequencing (WES) to identify the causative variation. Subsequently, an in silico molecular dynamic (MD) analysis was performed to explore the intramolecular impact of the novel missense variant. Meanwhile, in vitro functional study on the novel variant from a metabolomic perspective was conducted via the liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) approach, of which the result was verified by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Results: A novel compound heterozygous variation in NTRK1 gene was detected, consisting of the c.851–33T > A and c.2242C > T (p.Arg748Trp) variants. MD result suggested that p.Arg748Trp could affect the intramolecular structure stability. The results of the LC-MS and metabolic pathway clustering indicated that the NTRK1Arg748Trp variant would significantly affect the purine metabolism in vitro. Further analysis showed that it induced the elevation of NT5C2 mRNA level. Conclusion: The findings in this study extended the variation spectrum of NTRK1, provided evidence for counseling to the affected family, and offered potential clues and biomarkers to the pathogenesis of CIPA.
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- Kai Yang
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Jiaen Genetics Laboratory, Beijing Jiaen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Jiaen Genetics Laboratory, Beijing Jiaen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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