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Rymen D, Winter J, Van Hasselt PM, Jaeken J, Kasapkara C, Gokçay G, Haijes H, Goyens P, Tokatli A, Thiel C, Bartsch O, Hecht J, Krawitz P, Prinsen HCMT, Mildenberger E, Matthijs G, Kornak U. Key features and clinical variability of COG6-CDG. Mol Genet Metab 2015; 116:163-70. [PMID: 26260076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The conserved oligomeric Golgi (COG) complex consists of eight subunits and plays a crucial role in Golgi trafficking and positioning of glycosylation enzymes. Mutations in all COG subunits, except subunit 3, have been detected in patients with congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) of variable severity. So far, 3 families with a total of 10 individuals with biallelic COG6 mutations have been described, showing a broad clinical spectrum. Here we present 7 additional patients with 4 novel COG6 mutations. In spite of clinical variability, we delineate the core features of COG6-CDG i.e. liver involvement (9/10), microcephaly (8/10), developmental disability (8/10), recurrent infections (7/10), early lethality (6/10), and hypohidrosis predisposing for hyperthermia (6/10) and hyperkeratosis (4/10) as ectodermal signs. Regarding all COG6-related disorders a genotype-phenotype correlation can be discerned ranging from deep intronic mutations found in Shaheen syndrome as the mildest form to loss-of-function mutations leading to early lethal CDG phenotypes. A comparison with other COG deficiencies suggests ectodermal changes to be a hallmark of COG6-related disorders. Our findings aid clinical differentiation of this complex group of disorders and imply subtle functional differences between the COG complex subunits.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daisy Rymen
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Center for Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neonatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nutrition and Metabolism, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- University Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, UMC Utrecht, Section Metabolic Diagnostics, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Neonatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Institute of Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany.
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