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Vos N, Haghshenas S, van der Laan L, Russel PKM, Rooney K, Levy MA, Relator R, Kerkhof J, McConkey H, Maas SM, Vissers LELM, de Vries BBA, Pfundt R, Elting MW, van Hagen JM, Verbeek NE, Jongmans MCJ, Lakeman P, Rumping L, Bosch DGM, Vitobello A, Thauvin-Robinet C, Faivre L, Nambot S, Garde A, Willems M, Genevieve D, Nicolas G, Busa T, Toutain A, Gérard M, Bizaoui V, Isidor B, Merla G, Accadia M, Schwartz CE, Ounap K, Hoffer MJV, Nezarati MM, van den Boogaard MJH, Tedder ML, Rogers C, Brusco A, Ferrero GB, Spodenkiewicz M, Sidlow R, Mussa A, Trajkova S, McCann E, Mroczkowski HJ, Jansen S, Donker-Kaat L, Duijkers FAM, Stuurman KE, Mannens MMAM, Alders M, Henneman P, White SM, Sadikovic B, van Haelst MM. The detection of a strong episignature for Chung-Jansen syndrome, partially overlapping with Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann and White-Kernohan syndromes. Hum Genet 2024; 143:761-773. [PMID: 38787418 PMCID: PMC11186873 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-024-02679-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Chung-Jansen syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by intellectual disability, behavioral problems, obesity and dysmorphic features. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the PHIP gene that encodes for the Pleckstrin homology domain-interacting protein, which is part of an epigenetic modifier protein complex. Therefore, we hypothesized that PHIP haploinsufficiency may impact genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm). We assessed the DNAm profiles of affected individuals with pathogenic and likely pathogenic PHIP variants with Infinium Methylation EPIC arrays and report a specific and sensitive DNAm episignature biomarker for Chung-Jansen syndrome. In addition, we observed similarities between the methylation profile of Chung-Jansen syndrome and that of functionally related and clinically partially overlapping genetic disorders, White-Kernohan syndrome (caused by variants in DDB1 gene) and Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome (caused by variants in PHF6 gene). Based on these observations we also proceeded to develop a common episignature biomarker for these disorders. These newly defined episignatures can be used as part of a multiclass episignature classifier for screening of affected individuals with rare disorders and interpretation of genetic variants of unknown clinical significance, and provide further insights into the common molecular pathophysiology of the clinically-related Chung-Jansen, Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann and White-Kernohan syndromes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Niels Vos
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Université de Bourgogne, Inserm U1231, Equipe GAD, Dijon, France
- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, FHU-TRANSLAD, Unité Fonctionnelle Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique Des Maladies Rares, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, Inserm U1231, Equipe GAD, Dijon, France
- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, FHU-TRANSLAD, Unité Fonctionnelle Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique Des Maladies Rares, 21000, Dijon, France
- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Centre de Génétique, Centre de Référence Maladies Rares «Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares», FHU-TRANSLAD, Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, Inserm U1231, Equipe GAD, Dijon, France
- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Centre de Génétique, Centre de Référence Maladies Rares «Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs», FHU-TRANSLAD, Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, Inserm U1231, Equipe GAD, Dijon, France
- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, FHU-TRANSLAD, Unité Fonctionnelle Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique Des Maladies Rares, 21000, Dijon, France
- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Centre de Génétique, Centre de Référence Maladies Rares «Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs», FHU-TRANSLAD, Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, Inserm U1231, Equipe GAD, Dijon, France
- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Centre de Génétique, Centre de Référence Maladies Rares «Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares», FHU-TRANSLAD, Dijon, France
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- INserm U1183, Department of Clinical Genetics, Montpellier University, 34090 CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- INserm U1183, Department of Clinical Genetics, Montpellier University, 34090 CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Inserm U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and Reference Center for Developmental Disorders, Univ Rouen Normandie, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Genetics Department, University Hospital, UMR 1253, iBrain, University of Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- APHP, Department of Genetics, Robert Debré Hospital, 75019, Paris, France
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- Clinical Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Centre Hospitalier de L'Estran, 50170, Pontorson, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Laboratory of Regulatory and Functional Genomics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Servizio di Genetica Medica, Ospedale Cardinale G. Panico, Tricase, LE, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Genetic and Personalized Medicine Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Genetics Program, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, M2K 1E1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Via Santena 19, 10126, Turin, Italy
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Science, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, CA, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Pediatric Clinical Genetics Unit, Regina Margherita Childrens' Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Via Santena 19, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Liverpool Center for Genomic Medicine, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada.
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Human Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Paediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Amsterdam UMC, Emma Center for Personalized Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Kerkhof J, Rastin C, Levy MA, Relator R, McConkey H, Demain L, Dominguez-Garrido E, Kaat LD, Houge SD, DuPont BR, Fee T, Fletcher RS, Gokhale D, Haukanes BI, Henneman P, Hilton S, Hilton BA, Jenkinson S, Lee JA, Louie RJ, Motazacker MM, Rzasa J, Stevenson RE, Plomp A, van der Laan L, van der Smagt J, Walden KK, Banka S, Mannens M, Skinner SA, Friez MJ, Campbell C, Tedder ML, Alders M, Sadikovic B. Diagnostic utility and reporting recommendations for clinical DNA methylation episignature testing in genetically undiagnosed rare diseases. Genet Med 2024; 26:101075. [PMID: 38251460 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101075] [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: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study aims to assess the diagnostic utility and provide reporting recommendations for clinical DNA methylation episignature testing based on the cohort of patients tested through the EpiSign Clinical Testing Network. METHODS The EpiSign assay utilized unsupervised clustering techniques and a support vector machine-based classification algorithm to compare each patient's genome-wide DNA methylation profile with the EpiSign Knowledge Database, yielding the result that was reported. An international working group, representing distinct EpiSign Clinical Testing Network health jurisdictions, collaborated to establish recommendations for interpretation and reporting of episignature testing. RESULTS Among 2399 cases analyzed, 1667 cases underwent a comprehensive screen of validated episignatures, imprinting, and promoter regions, resulting in 18.7% (312/1667) positive reports. The remaining 732 referrals underwent targeted episignature analysis for assessment of sequence or copy-number variants (CNVs) of uncertain significance or for assessment of clinical diagnoses without confirmed molecular findings, and 32.4% (237/732) were positive. Cases with detailed clinical information were highlighted to describe various utility scenarios for episignature testing. CONCLUSION Clinical DNA methylation testing including episignatures, imprinting, and promoter analysis provided by an integrated network of clinical laboratories enables test standardization and demonstrates significant diagnostic yield and clinical utility beyond DNA sequence analysis in rare diseases.
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- Jennifer Kerkhof
- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Haukeland University Hospital, Centre for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Bergen, Norway
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Haukeland University Hospital, Centre for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Bergen, Norway
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
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van der Laan L, Karimi K, Rooney K, Lauffer P, McConkey H, Caro P, Relator R, Levy MA, Bhai P, Mignot C, Keren B, Briuglia S, Sobering AK, Li D, Vissers LELM, Dingemans AJM, Valenzuela I, Verberne EA, Misra-Isrie M, Zwijnenburg PJG, Waisfisz Q, Alders M, Sailer S, Schaaf CP, Mannens MMAM, Sadikovic B, van Haelst MM, Henneman P. DNA methylation episignature, extension of the clinical features, and comparative epigenomic profiling of Hao-Fountain syndrome caused by variants in USP7. Genet Med 2024; 26:101050. [PMID: 38126281 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.101050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Hao-Fountain syndrome (HAFOUS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by pathogenic variants in USP7. HAFOUS is characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, speech delay, behavioral abnormalities, autism spectrum disorder, seizures, hypogonadism, and mild dysmorphic features. We investigated the phenotype of 18 participants with HAFOUS and performed DNA methylation (DNAm) analysis, aiming to generate a diagnostic biomarker. Furthermore, we performed comparative analysis with known episignatures to gain more insight into the molecular pathophysiology of HAFOUS. METHODS We assessed genomic DNAm profiles of 18 individuals with pathogenic variants and variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in USP7 to map and validate a specific episignature. The comparison between the USP7 cohort and 56 rare genetic disorders with earlier reported DNAm episignatures was performed with statistical and functional correlation. RESULTS We mapped a sensitive and specific DNAm episignature for pathogenic variants in USP7 and utilized this to reclassify the VUS. Comparative epigenomic analysis showed evidence of HAFOUS similarity to a number of other rare genetic episignature disorders. CONCLUSION We discovered a sensitive and specific DNAm episignature as a robust diagnostic biomarker for HAFOUS that enables VUS reclassification in USP7. We also expand the phenotypic spectrum of 9 new and 5 previously reported individuals with HAFOUS.
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- Liselot van der Laan
- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- APHP Sorbonne Université, Département de Génétique, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris, France AND Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Paris, France
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- APHP Sorbonne Université, Département de Génétique, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- AU/UGA Medical Partnership Campus of the Medical College of Georgia, Athens, Georgia; Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation, True Blue, St. George's, Grenada; St. George's University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Grenada
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman school of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Àrea de Genètica Clínica i Malalties Minoritàries, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Yang H, Zhang C, Chao X, Zhao J, Liu M, Chen J, Liu S, Wang T, Muhammad A, Schinckel AP, Zhou B. A Functional Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the 3' Untranslated Region of the Porcine JARID2 Gene Is Associated with Aggressive Behavior of Weaned Pigs after Mixing. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:27. [PMID: 38203196 PMCID: PMC10779117 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010027] [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: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
In pig production, pigs often show more aggressive behavior after mixing, which adversely affects animal welfare and growth performance. The Jumonji and structural domain-rich AT interaction domain 2 (JARID2) gene plays an important role in neurodevelopment in mice and various psychiatric disorders in humans. The JARID2 gene may impact the aggressive behavior of pigs. By observing the behavior of 500 weaned pigs during the first 72 h after mixing, the ear tissue samples of the 12 most aggressive and 12 least aggressive pigs were selected for DNA resequencing based on the intensity of their aggressive behavior. Large group correlation analysis indicated that the rs3262221458 site located in the 3'-UTR region of the porcine JARID2 gene has a strong relationship with the aggressive behavior of weaned pigs. Pigs with the mutant TT genotype of rs3262221458 have more aggressive behavior than those pigs with the GG and GT genotypes. The dual luciferase assay indicated that the luciferase activity of the plasmids containing the G allele of rs326221458 was significantly less than that of plasmids containing the T allele of rs326221458 and control groups. The binding ability of miR-9828-3p to sequences containing the T allele was less than that of sequences containing the G allele. The overexpression of miR-9828-3p in porcine neuroglial cells (PNGCs) and PK15 cells significantly decreased the mRNA and protein levels of the JARID2 gene. In addition, miR-9828-3p inhibited the proliferation of PNGCs. After inhibiting miR-9828-3p, the mRNA and protein expression levels of JARID2 increased, and the proliferation of PNGCs showed an opposite trend to the cells that forced the expression of miR-9828-3p. In addition, interference with the JARID2 gene by siRNA can effectively inhibit the proliferation of PNGCs. In summary, we found that the rs326221458 locus regulates the expression of the JARID2 gene by affecting the binding of miR-9828-3p and the JARID2 gene, thereby affecting the aggressive behavior of weaned pigs after mixing.
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- Huan Yang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (H.Y.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (J.Z.); (M.L.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (T.W.); (A.M.)
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Giuili E, Grolaux R, Macedo CZNM, Desmyter L, Pichon B, Neuens S, Vilain C, Olsen C, Van Dooren S, Smits G, Defrance M. Comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of episignatures for diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Hum Genet 2023; 142:1721-1735. [PMID: 37889307 PMCID: PMC10676303 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-023-02609-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
Episignatures are popular tools for the diagnosis of rare neurodevelopmental disorders. They are commonly based on a set of differentially methylated CpGs used in combination with a support vector machine model. DNA methylation (DNAm) data often include missing values due to changes in data generation technology and batch effects. While many normalization methods exist for DNAm data, their impact on episignature performance have never been assessed. In addition, technologies to quantify DNAm evolve quickly and this may lead to poor transposition of existing episignatures generated on deprecated array versions to new ones. Indeed, probe removal between array versions, technologies or during preprocessing leads to missing values. Thus, the effect of missing data on episignature performance must also be carefully evaluated and addressed through imputation or an innovative approach to episignatures design. In this paper, we used data from patients suffering from Kabuki and Sotos syndrome to evaluate the influence of normalization methods, classification models and missing data on the prediction performances of two existing episignatures. We compare how six popular normalization methods for methylarray data affect episignature classification performances in Kabuki and Sotos syndromes and provide best practice suggestions when building new episignatures. In this setting, we show that Illumina, Noob or Funnorm normalization methods achieved higher classification performances on the testing sets compared to Quantile, Raw and Swan normalization methods. We further show that penalized logistic regression and support vector machines perform best in the classification of Kabuki and Sotos syndrome patients. Then, we describe a new paradigm to build episignatures based on the detection of differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and evaluate their performance compared to classical differentially methylated cytosines (DMCs)-based episignatures in the presence of missing data. We show that the performance of classical DMC-based episignatures suffers from the presence of missing data more than the DMR-based approach. We present a comprehensive evaluation of how the normalization of DNA methylation data affects episignature performance, using three popular classification models. We further evaluate how missing data affect those models' predictions. Finally, we propose a novel methodology to develop episignatures based on differentially methylated regions identification and show how this method slightly outperforms classical episignatures in the presence of missing data.
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- Edoardo Giuili
- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, Hôpital Erasme, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, Hôpital Erasme, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, Hôpital Erasme, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, Hôpital Erasme, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Clinical Sciences, Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Brussels Interuniversity Genomics High Throughput Core (BRIGHTcore), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
- Clinical Sciences, Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Centre for Medical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Clinical Sciences, Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Brussels Interuniversity Genomics High Throughput Core (BRIGHTcore), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
- Clinical Sciences, Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Centre for Medical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Center for Human Genetics, Hôpital Erasme, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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van der Laan L, Rooney K, Haghshenas S, Silva A, McConkey H, Relator R, Levy MA, Valenzuela I, Trujillano L, Lasa-Aranzasti A, Campos B, Castells N, Verberne EA, Maas S, Alders M, Mannens MMAM, van Haelst MM, Sadikovic B, Henneman P. Functional Insight into and Refinement of the Genomic Boundaries of the JARID2-Neurodevelopmental Disorder Episignature. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14240. [PMID: 37762546 PMCID: PMC10531903 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814240] [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: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
JARID2 (Jumonji, AT-rich interactive domain 2) haploinsufficiency is associated with a clinically distinct neurodevelopmental syndrome. It is characterized by intellectual disability, developmental delay, autistic features, behavior abnormalities, cognitive impairment, hypotonia, and dysmorphic features. JARID2 acts as a transcriptional repressor protein that is involved in the regulation of histone methyltransferase complexes. JARID2 plays a role in the epigenetic machinery, and the associated syndrome has an identified DNA methylation episignature derived from sequence variants and intragenic deletions involving JARID2. For this study, our aim was to determine whether patients with larger deletions spanning beyond JARID2 present a similar DNA methylation episignature and to define the critical region involved in aberrant DNA methylation in 6p22-p24 microdeletions. We examined the DNA methylation profiles of peripheral blood from 56 control subjects, 13 patients with (likely) pathogenic JARID2 variants or patients carrying copy number variants, and three patients with JARID2 VUS variants. The analysis showed a distinct and strong differentiation between patients with (likely) pathogenic variants, both sequence and copy number, and controls. Using the identified episignature, we developed a binary model to classify patients with the JARID2-neurodevelopmental syndrome. DNA methylation analysis indicated that JARID2 is the driver gene for aberrant DNA methylation observed in 6p22-p24 microdeletions. In addition, we performed analysis of functional correlation of the JARID2 genome-wide methylation profile with the DNA methylation profiles of 56 additional neurodevelopmental disorders. To conclude, we refined the critical region for the presence of the JARID2 episignature in 6p22-p24 microdeletions and provide insight into the functional changes in the epigenome observed when regulation by JARID2 is lost.
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- Liselot van der Laan
- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada (R.R.)
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada (R.R.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada (R.R.)
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada (R.R.)
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada (R.R.)
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- Medicine Genetics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicine Genetics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicine Genetics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicine Genetics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicine Genetics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, 129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada (R.R.)
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Smirnov D, Konstantinovskiy N, Prokisch H. Integrative omics approaches to advance rare disease diagnostics. J Inherit Metab Dis 2023; 46:824-838. [PMID: 37553850 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12663] [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: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
Abstract
Over the past decade high-throughput DNA sequencing approaches, namely whole exome and whole genome sequencing became a standard procedure in Mendelian disease diagnostics. Implementation of these technologies greatly facilitated diagnostics and shifted the analysis paradigm from variant identification to prioritisation and evaluation. The diagnostic rates vary widely depending on the cohort size, heterogeneity and disease and range from around 30% to 50% leaving the majority of patients undiagnosed. Advances in omics technologies and computational analysis provide an opportunity to increase these unfavourable rates by providing evidence for disease-causing variant validation and prioritisation. This review aims to provide an overview of the current application of several omics technologies including RNA-sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics and DNA-methylation profiling for diagnostics of rare genetic diseases in general and inborn errors of metabolism in particular.
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- Dmitrii Smirnov
- School of Medicine, Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Neurogenomics, Computational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Neurogenomics, Computational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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van der Laan L, Rooney K, Alders M, Relator R, McConkey H, Kerkhof J, Levy MA, Lauffer P, Aerden M, Theunis M, Legius E, Tedder ML, Vissers LELM, Koene S, Ruivenkamp C, Hoffer MJV, Wieczorek D, Bramswig NC, Herget T, González VL, Santos-Simarro F, Tørring PM, Denomme-Pichon AS, Isidor B, Keren B, Julia S, Schaefer E, Francannet C, Maillard PY, Misra-Isrie M, Van Esch H, Mannens MMAM, Sadikovic B, van Haelst MM, Henneman P. Episignature Mapping of TRIP12 Provides Functional Insight into Clark-Baraitser Syndrome. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232213664. [PMID: 36430143 PMCID: PMC9690904 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232213664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Clark-Baraitser syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant intellectual disability syndrome caused by pathogenic variants in the TRIP12 (Thyroid Hormone Receptor Interactor 12) gene. TRIP12 encodes an E3 ligase in the ubiquitin pathway. The ubiquitin pathway includes activating E1, conjugating E2 and ligating E3 enzymes which regulate the breakdown and sorting of proteins. This enzymatic pathway is crucial for physiological processes. A significant proportion of TRIP12 variants are currently classified as variants of unknown significance (VUS). Episignatures have been shown to represent a powerful diagnostic tool to resolve inconclusive genetic findings for Mendelian disorders and to re-classify VUSs. Here, we show the results of DNA methylation episignature analysis in 32 individuals with pathogenic, likely pathogenic and VUS variants in TRIP12. We identified a specific and sensitive DNA methylation (DNAm) episignature associated with pathogenic TRIP12 variants, establishing its utility as a clinical biomarker for Clark-Baraitser syndrome. In addition, we performed analysis of differentially methylated regions as well as functional correlation of the TRIP12 genome-wide methylation profile with the profiles of 56 additional neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Liselot van der Laan
- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N5A 3K7, Canada
- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N5A 3K7, Canada
- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N5A 3K7, Canada
- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Sección Genética Médica, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERER, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, CIBERER, ISCIII, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- UF6254 Innovation en Diagnostic Genomique des Maladies Rares, 21070 Dijon, France
- Équipe Génétique des Anomalies du Développement (GAD), CHU Dijon-Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, CHU Toulouse, 31300 Toulouse, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, CHU Toulouse, 31300 Toulouse, France
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- Service de Genetique Medicale, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, ON N5A 3K7, Canada
- Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Science Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
- Correspondence: (B.S.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: (B.S.); (P.H.)
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