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Schwartz CE, Aylsworth AS, Allanson J, Battaglia A, Carey JC, Curry CJ, Davies KE, Eichler EE, Graham JM, Hall B, Hall JG, Holmes LB, Hoyme HE, Hunter A, Innis J, Johnson J, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Leroy JG, Moore C, Nelson DL, Neri G, Opitz JM, Picketts D, Raymond FL, Shalev SA, Stevenson RE, Stumpel CTRM, Sutherland G, Viskochil DH, Weaver DD, Zackai EH. Personal journeys to and in human genetics and dysmorphology. Am J Med Genet A 2024; 194:e63514. [PMID: 38329159 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
Abstract
Genetics has become a critical component of medicine over the past five to six decades. Alongside genetics, a relatively new discipline, dysmorphology, has also begun to play an important role in providing critically important diagnoses to individuals and families. Both have become indispensable to unraveling rare diseases. Almost every medical specialty relies on individuals experienced in these specialties to provide diagnoses for patients who present themselves to other doctors. Additionally, both specialties have become reliant on molecular geneticists to identify genes associated with human disorders. Many of the medical geneticists, dysmorphologists, and molecular geneticists traveled a circuitous route before arriving at the position they occupied. The purpose of collecting the memoirs contained in this article was to convey to the reader that many of the individuals who contributed to the advancement of genetics and dysmorphology since the late 1960s/early 1970s traveled along a journey based on many chances taken, replying to the necessities they faced along the way before finding full enjoyment in the practice of medical and human genetics or dysmorphology. Additionally, and of equal importance, all exhibited an ability to evolve with their field of expertise as human genetics became human genomics with the development of novel technologies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Charles E Schwartz
- Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
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- Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Professor of Paediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Clinical Geneticist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Retired), Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Professor of Pediatrics, Emerita, UCSF, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford, Medical Director Genetic Medicine, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Centre, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Professor Emeritus, Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- University of British Columbia and Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Emeritus Chief, Medical Genetics and Metabolism Unit, Mass General for Children; Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Medical Director, Sanford Children's Genomic Medicine Consortium, Senior Advisor, Sanford Imagenetics, Sanford Health, Emeritus Professor and Past Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
- Adjunct Professor and Medical Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
- Extraordinary Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Emeritus Clinical Geneticist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Staff Physician, Pediatric Genetics, Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, USA
- Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Emeritus Clinical Geneticist, Department of Medical Genetics, Shodair Hospital, Helena, Montana, USA
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- Professor of Pediatrics Division of Genetics & Metabolism, Program Director, Medical Genetics & Genomics Residency Training Program, Co-Director of the UW NORD Center of Excellence for Rare Diseases, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Professor Emeritus, Ghent University School of Medicine, Ghent, Belgium
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Genomic Medicine, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Professor, Departments of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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- The Genetics Institute, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Emeritus Professor of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Emeritus Geneticist, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Professor Emeritus of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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van Montfort L, Gerver WJM, Kooger BLS, Plat J, Bierau J, Stumpel CTRM, Schott DA. Follow-Up Study of Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Kabuki Syndrome: Two-Year Treatment Results. Horm Res Paediatr 2022; 94:285-296. [PMID: 34607328 DOI: 10.1159/000519963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a genetic disorder with characteristic facial dysmorphisms, short stature, hypertension, and obesity later in life. The aim of this study was to evaluate catch-up growth and cardiovascular markers before and during growth hormone (rhGH) treatment in KS children. METHODS This prospective study included 18 children whose KS was genetically established. Each KS subject received rhGH for a period of 2 years. Several measurements were performed before and during treatment: anthropometry, glucose metabolism, lipid profile, markers for endothelial function, and low-grade inflammation. RESULTS This study found an increase in delta height standard deviation score (SDS) for the whole group of 1.1 SDS after 2 years of rhGH treatment. Baseline metabolic profiles showed no cardiometabolic abnormalities in these children. Although 4 out of 18 children were obese, there were no signs of the metabolic syndrome. During rhGH treatment, serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations decreased significantly (2.16-1.91 mmol/L, p = 0.04). Apolipoprotein B100 concentrations also showed a reduction after 24 months of treatment, but the other lipid and (apo)lipoprotein parameters did not change. While other endothelial function markers were stable, only vascular cell-adhesion molecule-1 concentrations increased (1,084-1,161 pg/mL, p < 0.01) during rhGH therapy. Furthermore, BMI and waist circumference improved during treatment. There were no signs of hypertension. CONCLUSIONS At baseline and during rhGH therapy, there were no signs of the metabolic syndrome. This is the first study demonstrating that rhGH treatment in KS children is a safe and effective therapy and that it positively influences linear height without exerting adverse effects on a wide array of cardiovascular risk markers.
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- Lieke van Montfort
- Department of Paediatrics Endocrinology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics Endocrinology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics Endocrinology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology and Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Stamberger H, Hammer TB, Gardella E, Vlaskamp DRM, Bertelsen B, Mandelstam S, de Lange I, Zhang J, Myers CT, Fenger C, Afawi Z, Almanza Fuerte EP, Andrade DM, Balcik Y, Ben Zeev B, Bennett MF, Berkovic SF, Isidor B, Bouman A, Brilstra E, Busk ØL, Cairns A, Caumes R, Chatron N, Dale RC, de Geus C, Edery P, Gill D, Granild-Jensen JB, Gunderson L, Gunning B, Heimer G, Helle JR, Hildebrand MS, Hollingsworth G, Kharytonov V, Klee EW, Koeleman BPC, Koolen DA, Korff C, Küry S, Lesca G, Lev D, Leventer RJ, Mackay MT, Macke EL, McEntagart M, Mohammad SS, Monin P, Montomoli M, Morava E, Moutton S, Muir AM, Parrini E, Procopis P, Ranza E, Reed L, Reif PS, Rosenow F, Rossi M, Sadleir LG, Sadoway T, Schelhaas HJ, Schneider AL, Shah K, Shalev R, Sisodiya SM, Smol T, Stumpel CTRM, Stuurman K, Symonds JD, Mau-Them FT, Verbeek N, Verhoeven JS, Wallace G, Yosovich K, Zarate YA, Zerem A, Zuberi SM, Guerrini R, Mefford HC, Patel C, Zhang YH, Møller RS, Scheffer IE. NEXMIF encephalopathy: an X-linked disorder with male and female phenotypic patterns. Genet Med 2020; 23:363-373. [PMID: 33144681 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-00988-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Pathogenic variants in the X-linked gene NEXMIF (previously KIAA2022) are associated with intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorder, and epilepsy. We aimed to delineate the female and male phenotypic spectrum of NEXMIF encephalopathy. METHODS Through an international collaboration, we analyzed the phenotypes and genotypes of 87 patients with NEXMIF encephalopathy. RESULTS Sixty-three females and 24 males (46 new patients) with NEXMIF encephalopathy were studied, with 30 novel variants. Phenotypic features included developmental delay/ID in 86/87 (99%), seizures in 71/86 (83%) and multiple comorbidities. Generalized seizures predominated including myoclonic seizures and absence seizures (both 46/70, 66%), absence with eyelid myoclonia (17/70, 24%), and atonic seizures (30/70, 43%). Males had more severe developmental impairment; females had epilepsy more frequently, and varied from unaffected to severely affected. All NEXMIF pathogenic variants led to a premature stop codon or were deleterious structural variants. Most arose de novo, although X-linked segregation occurred for both sexes. Somatic mosaicism occurred in two males and a family with suspected parental mosaicism. CONCLUSION NEXMIF encephalopathy is an X-linked, generalized developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterized by myoclonic-atonic epilepsy overlapping with eyelid myoclonia with absence. Some patients have developmental encephalopathy without epilepsy. Males have more severe developmental impairment. NEXMIF encephalopathy arises due to loss-of-function variants.
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- Hannah Stamberger
- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Applied and Translational Neurogenomics group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, and Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Epilepsy Genetics, Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark.,Clinical Genetic Department, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epilepsy Genetics, Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark.,Institute for Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Neurology, Groningen, the Netherlands.,University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Radiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Epilepsy Genetics, Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark
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- Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, and Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.,Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Section for Medical Genetics, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway
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- Department of Neurosciences, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Service de Neuropédiatrie, Pôle de Médecine et Spécialités Médicales, CHRU de Lille, Lille, France
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- Lyon University Hospitals, Departments of Genetics, Lyon, France
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- T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Lyon University Hospitals, Departments of Genetics, Lyon, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, GENDEV Team, Bron, France
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- T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.,Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Section for Medical Genetics, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Service de génétique médicale, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Lyon University Hospitals, Departments of Genetics, Lyon, France
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- Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Medical Genetics, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
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- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Medical Genetics, St George's University Hospitals NHS FT, Cranmer Tce, London, United Kingdom
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- T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Lyon University Hospitals, Departments of Genetics, Lyon, France
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- Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Child Health, Children's Hospital A. Meyer and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- CPDPN, Pôle mère enfant, Maison de Santé Protestante Bordeaux Bagatelle, Talence, France.,INSERM UMR1231 GAD, FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Child Health, Children's Hospital A. Meyer and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Medigenome, Swiss Institute of Genomic Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, and Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, and Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Lyon University Hospitals, Departments of Genetics, Lyon, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, GENDEV Team, Bron, France
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Neuropaediatric Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom and Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Bucks, UK
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- Institut de Génétique Médicale, Hopital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Paediatric Neurosciences Research Group, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK.,College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- UF Innovation en diagnostic genomique des maladies rares, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,INSERM UMR1231 GAD, Dijon, France
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Academic Center for Epileptology, Kempenhaege, Department of Neurology, Heeze, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosciences, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Molecular Genetics Lab, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
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- Section of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.,White Matter Disease Care, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Dana-Dwak Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Paediatric Neurosciences Research Group, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK.,College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Child Health, Children's Hospital A. Meyer and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Genetic Health Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epilepsy Genetics, Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia, Dianalund, Denmark.,Institute for Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Snijders Blok L, Rousseau J, Twist J, Ehresmann S, Takaku M, Venselaar H, Rodan LH, Nowak CB, Douglas J, Swoboda KJ, Steeves MA, Sahai I, Stumpel CTRM, Stegmann APA, Wheeler P, Willing M, Fiala E, Kochhar A, Gibson WT, Cohen ASA, Agbahovbe R, Innes AM, Au PYB, Rankin J, Anderson IJ, Skinner SA, Louie RJ, Warren HE, Afenjar A, Keren B, Nava C, Buratti J, Isapof A, Rodriguez D, Lewandowski R, Propst J, van Essen T, Choi M, Lee S, Chae JH, Price S, Schnur RE, Douglas G, Wentzensen IM, Zweier C, Reis A, Bialer MG, Moore C, Koopmans M, Brilstra EH, Monroe GR, van Gassen KLI, van Binsbergen E, Newbury-Ecob R, Bownass L, Bader I, Mayr JA, Wortmann SB, Jakielski KJ, Strand EA, Kloth K, Bierhals T, Roberts JD, Petrovich RM, Machida S, Kurumizaka H, Lelieveld S, Pfundt R, Jansen S, Deriziotis P, Faivre L, Thevenon J, Assoum M, Shriberg L, Kleefstra T, Brunner HG, Wade PA, Fisher SE, Campeau PM. Author Correction: CHD3 helicase domain mutations cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome with macrocephaly and impaired speech and language. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2079. [PMID: 31048695 PMCID: PMC6497626 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10161-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lot Snijders Blok
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, 6500AH, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 6202AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 6202AZ, The Netherlands
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- Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (Heavitree), Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
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- GRC ConCer-LD, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris ; Department of Medical Genetics and Centre de Référence Malformations et maladies congénitales du cervelet et déficiences intellectuelles de causes rares, Armand Trousseau Hospital, GHUEP, AP-HP, Paris, 75012, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, 75013, France.,Groupe de Recherche Clinique (GRC) 'déficience intellectuelle et autisme' UPMC, Paris, 75005, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, 75013, France.,Groupe de Recherche Clinique (GRC) 'déficience intellectuelle et autisme' UPMC, Paris, 75005, France.,INSERM, U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, 75013, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, 75013, France
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- GRC ConCer-LD, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06; Department Child Neurology and Reference Center for Neuromuscular Diseases "Nord/Est/Ile-de-France", FILNEMUS, Armand Trousseau Hospital, GHUEP, AP-HP, Paris, 75012, France
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- GRC ConCer-LD, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06; Department of Child Neurology and National Reference Center for Neurogenetic Disorders, Armand Trousseau Hospital, GHUEP, AP-HP, INSERM U1141, 75012, Paris, France
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- Clinical Genetics Division, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
| | - Jennifer Propst
- Clinical Genetics Division, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
| | - Ton van Essen
- Clinical Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, 9700RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
| | - Susan Price
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7HE, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
| | - André Reis
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
| | - Martin G Bialer
- Northwell Health, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Great Neck, NY 11021, USA
| | - Christine Moore
- Northwell Health, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Great Neck, NY 11021, USA
| | - Marije Koopmans
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Eva H Brilstra
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Glen R Monroe
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Koen L I van Gassen
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Ellen van Binsbergen
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Ruth Newbury-Ecob
- University Hospitals Bristol, Department of Clinical Genetics, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, BS2 8EG, UK
| | - Lucy Bownass
- University Hospitals Bristol, Department of Clinical Genetics, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, BS2 8EG, UK
| | - Ingrid Bader
- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Children's Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, A-5020, Austria
| | - Johannes A Mayr
- Department of Pediatrics, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, A-5020, Austria
| | - Saskia B Wortmann
- Department of Pediatrics, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, A-5020, Austria.,Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, 81675, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, 85764, Germany
| | - Kathy J Jakielski
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201, USA
| | - Edythe A Strand
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
| | - Katja Kloth
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
| | - Tatjana Bierhals
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
| | | | - John D Roberts
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
| | - Robert M Petrovich
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
| | | | | | - Stefan Lelieveld
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands
| | - Rolph Pfundt
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands
| | - Sandra Jansen
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands
| | - Pelagia Deriziotis
- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, 6500AH, The Netherlands
| | - Laurence Faivre
- Equipe Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, 21070, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21079, France
| | - Julien Thevenon
- Equipe Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, 21070, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21079, France
| | - Mirna Assoum
- Equipe Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, 21070, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21079, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands
| | - Han G Brunner
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 6202AZ, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, 6500AH, The Netherlands. .,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands.
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada. .,Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
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Blok LS, Rousseau J, Twist J, Ehresmann S, Takaku M, Venselaar H, Rodan LH, Nowak CB, Douglas J, Swoboda KJ, Steeves MA, Sahai I, Stumpel CTRM, Stegmann APA, Wheeler P, Willing M, Fiala E, Kochhar A, Gibson WT, Cohen ASA, Agbahovbe R, Innes AM, Au PYB, Rankin J, Anderson IJ, Skinner SA, Louie RJ, Warren HE, Afenjar A, Keren B, Nava C, Buratti J, Isapof A, Rodriguez D, Lewandowski R, Propst J, van Essen T, Choi M, Lee S, Chae JH, Price S, Schnur RE, Douglas G, Wentzensen IM, Zweier C, Reis A, Bialer MG, Moore C, Koopmans M, Brilstra EH, Monroe GR, van Gassen KLI, van Binsbergen E, Newbury-Ecob R, Bownass L, Bader I, Mayr JA, Wortmann SB, Jakielski KJ, Strand EA, Kloth K, Bierhals T, Roberts JD, Petrovich RM, Machida S, Kurumizaka H, Lelieveld S, Pfundt R, Jansen S, Deriziotis P, Faivre L, Thevenon J, Assoum M, Shriberg L, Kleefstra T, Brunner HG, Wade PA, Fisher SE, Campeau PM. Author Correction: CHD3 helicase domain mutations cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome with macrocephaly and impaired speech and language. Nat Commun 2019; 10:883. [PMID: 30770872 PMCID: PMC6377600 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08800-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lot Snijders Blok
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, 6500AH, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
| | - Joanna Twist
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
| | - Sophie Ehresmann
- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
| | - Motoki Takaku
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
| | - Hanka Venselaar
- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands
| | - Lance H Rodan
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
| | - Catherine B Nowak
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
| | - Jessica Douglas
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
| | - Kathryn J Swoboda
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
| | - Connie T R M Stumpel
- Department of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 6202AZ, The Netherlands
| | - Alexander P A Stegmann
- Department of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 6202AZ, The Netherlands
| | | | - Marcia Willing
- Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1, Canada
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1, Canada
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
| | - Julia Rankin
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (Heavitree), Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK
| | - Ilse J Anderson
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, 37920, USA
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- GRC ConCer-LD, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris ; Department of Medical Genetics and Centre de Référence Malformations et maladies congénitales du cervelet et déficiences intellectuelles de causes rares, Armand Trousseau Hospital, GHUEP, AP-HP, Paris, 75012, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, 75013, France.,Groupe de Recherche Clinique (GRC) 'déficience intellectuelle et autisme' UPMC, Paris, 75005, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, 75013, France.,Groupe de Recherche Clinique (GRC) 'déficience intellectuelle et autisme' UPMC, Paris, 75005, France.,INSERM, U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, 75013, Paris, France
| | - Julien Buratti
- AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, 75013, France
| | - Arnaud Isapof
- GRC ConCer-LD, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06; Department Child Neurology and Reference Center for Neuromuscular Diseases "Nord/Est/Ile-de-France", FILNEMUS, Armand Trousseau Hospital, GHUEP, AP-HP, Paris, 75012, France
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- GRC ConCer-LD, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06; Department of Child Neurology and National Reference Center for Neurogenetic Disorders, Armand Trousseau Hospital, GHUEP, AP-HP, INSERM U1141, 75012, Paris, France
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- Clinical Genetics Division, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
| | - Jennifer Propst
- Clinical Genetics Division, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
| | - Ton van Essen
- Clinical Genetics Department, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, 9700RB, The Netherlands
| | - Murim Choi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7HE, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
| | - André Reis
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
| | - Martin G Bialer
- Northwell Health, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Great Neck NY, 11021, USA
| | - Christine Moore
- Northwell Health, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Great Neck NY, 11021, USA
| | - Marije Koopmans
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Eva H Brilstra
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Glen R Monroe
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Ellen van Binsbergen
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3508AB, The Netherlands
| | - Ruth Newbury-Ecob
- University Hospitals Bristol, Department of Clinical Genetics, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, BS2 8EG, UK
| | - Lucy Bownass
- University Hospitals Bristol, Department of Clinical Genetics, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, BS2 8EG, UK
| | - Ingrid Bader
- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Children's Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, A-5020, Austria
| | - Johannes A Mayr
- Department of Pediatrics, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, A-5020, Austria
| | - Saskia B Wortmann
- Department of Pediatrics, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, A-5020, Austria.,Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, 81675, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, 85764, Germany
| | - Kathy J Jakielski
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, 61201, USA
| | - Edythe A Strand
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Katja Kloth
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
| | - Tatjana Bierhals
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
| | | | - John D Roberts
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
| | - Robert M Petrovich
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
| | | | | | - Stefan Lelieveld
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands
| | - Rolph Pfundt
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands
| | - Sandra Jansen
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands
| | - Pelagia Deriziotis
- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, 6500AH, The Netherlands
| | - Laurence Faivre
- Equipe Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne- Franche Comté, Dijon, 21070, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21079, France
| | - Julien Thevenon
- Equipe Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne- Franche Comté, Dijon, 21070, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21079, France
| | - Mirna Assoum
- Equipe Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Université de Bourgogne- Franche Comté, Dijon, 21070, France.,Centre de Génétique et Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon et Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21079, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands
| | - Han G Brunner
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6500HB, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Genetics and GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 6202AZ, The Netherlands
| | - Paul A Wade
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
| | - Simon E Fisher
- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, 6500AH, The Netherlands. .,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6500HE, The Netherlands.
| | - Philippe M Campeau
- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada. .,Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada.
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Reijnders MRF, Janowski R, Alvi M, Self JE, van Essen TJ, Vreeburg M, Rouhl RPW, Stevens SJC, Stegmann APA, Schieving J, Pfundt R, van Dijk K, Smeets E, Stumpel CTRM, Bok LA, Cobben JM, Engelen M, Mansour S, Whiteford M, Chandler KE, Douzgou S, Cooper NS, Tan EC, Foo R, Lai AHM, Rankin J, Green A, Lönnqvist T, Isohanni P, Williams S, Ruhoy I, Carvalho KS, Dowling JJ, Lev DL, Sterbova K, Lassuthova P, Neupauerová J, Waugh JL, Keros S, Clayton-Smith J, Smithson SF, Brunner HG, van Hoeckel C, Anderson M, Clowes VE, Siu VM, DDD study T, Selber P, Leventer RJ, Nellaker C, Niessing D, Hunt D, Baralle D. PURA syndrome: clinical delineation and genotype-phenotype study in 32 individuals with review of published literature. J Med Genet 2018; 55:104-113. [PMID: 29097605 PMCID: PMC5800346 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-104946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND De novo mutations in PURA have recently been described to cause PURA syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by severe intellectual disability (ID), epilepsy, feeding difficulties and neonatal hypotonia. OBJECTIVES To delineate the clinical spectrum of PURA syndrome and study genotype-phenotype correlations. METHODS Diagnostic or research-based exome or Sanger sequencing was performed in individuals with ID. We systematically collected clinical and mutation data on newly ascertained PURA syndrome individuals, evaluated data of previously reported individuals and performed a computational analysis of photographs. We classified mutations based on predicted effect using 3D in silico models of crystal structures of Drosophila-derived Pur-alpha homologues. Finally, we explored genotype-phenotype correlations by analysis of both recurrent mutations as well as mutation classes. RESULTS We report mutations in PURA (purine-rich element binding protein A) in 32 individuals, the largest cohort described so far. Evaluation of clinical data, including 22 previously published cases, revealed that all have moderate to severe ID and neonatal-onset symptoms, including hypotonia (96%), respiratory problems (57%), feeding difficulties (77%), exaggerated startle response (44%), hypersomnolence (66%) and hypothermia (35%). Epilepsy (54%) and gastrointestinal (69%), ophthalmological (51%) and endocrine problems (42%) were observed frequently. Computational analysis of facial photographs showed subtle facial dysmorphism. No strong genotype-phenotype correlation was identified by subgrouping mutations into functional classes. CONCLUSION We delineate the clinical spectrum of PURA syndrome with the identification of 32 additional individuals. The identification of one individual through targeted Sanger sequencing points towards the clinical recognisability of the syndrome. Genotype-phenotype analysis showed no significant correlation between mutation classes and disease severity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Margot R F Reijnders
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Visual Geometry Group, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Academic Center for Epileptology, Kempenhaeghe/MUMC, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
| | - Alexander P A Stegmann
- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Pediatric Neurology, Emma Children’s Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- SW Thames Regional Genetics Service, St. George’s University NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Laboratory Medicine Building, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- West Midlands Regional Clinical Genetics Service, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- KK Research Laboratory, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
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- National University Health Systems, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Departmentof Paediatrics, Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, School of Medicine and Medical Science, Our Lady’s Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Child Neurology, Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Child Neurology, Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum-Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Seattle Children’s Hospital/University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neurology, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Neurology and Program for Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Rina Mor Institute of Medical Genetics, Holon, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Sanford Children’s Hospital, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
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- Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Institute of Evolution, Systems and Genomics, University of Manchester, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- North West Thames Regional Genetics Service, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital Women’s Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Biomedical Center of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
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Koemans TS, Kleefstra T, Chubak MC, Stone MH, Reijnders MRF, de Munnik S, Willemsen MH, Fenckova M, Stumpel CTRM, Bok LA, Sifuentes Saenz M, Byerly KA, Baughn LB, Stegmann APA, Pfundt R, Zhou H, van Bokhoven H, Schenck A, Kramer JM. Functional convergence of histone methyltransferases EHMT1 and KMT2C involved in intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006864. [PMID: 29069077 PMCID: PMC5656305 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Kleefstra syndrome, caused by haploinsufficiency of euchromatin histone methyltransferase 1 (EHMT1), is characterized by intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), characteristic facial dysmorphisms, and other variable clinical features. In addition to EHMT1 mutations, de novo variants were reported in four additional genes (MBD5, SMARCB1, NR1I3, and KMT2C), in single individuals with clinical characteristics overlapping Kleefstra syndrome. Here, we present a novel cohort of five patients with de novo loss of function mutations affecting the histone methyltransferase KMT2C. Our clinical data delineates the KMT2C phenotypic spectrum and reinforces the phenotypic overlap with Kleefstra syndrome and other related ID disorders. To elucidate the common molecular basis of the neuropathology associated with mutations in KMT2C and EHMT1, we characterized the role of the Drosophila KMT2C ortholog, trithorax related (trr), in the nervous system. Similar to the Drosophila EHMT1 ortholog, G9a, trr is required in the mushroom body for short term memory. Trr ChIP-seq identified 3371 binding sites, mainly in the promoter of genes involved in neuronal processes. Transcriptional profiling of pan-neuronal trr knockdown and G9a null mutant fly heads identified 613 and 1123 misregulated genes, respectively. These gene sets show a significant overlap and are associated with nearly identical gene ontology enrichments. The majority of the observed biological convergence is derived from predicted indirect target genes. However, trr and G9a also have common direct targets, including the Drosophila ortholog of Arc (Arc1), a key regulator of synaptic plasticity. Our data highlight the clinical and molecular convergence between the KMT2 and EHMT protein families, which may contribute to a molecular network underlying a larger group of ID/ASD-related disorders. Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) like intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present an enormous challenge to affected individuals, their families, and society. Understanding the mechanisms underlying NDDs may lead to the development of targeted therapeutics, but this is complicated by the great clinical and genetic heterogeneity seen in patients. Mutations in hundreds of genes have been implicated in NDDs, giving rise to diverse clinical presentations. However, evidence suggests that many of these genes lie in common biological pathways, and mutations in genes that are involved in similar biological functions give rise to more similar clinical phenotypes. Here, we define a novel ID disorder with comorbid ASD (ID/ASD) caused by mutations in KMT2C. This disorder is defined by clinical features that overlap with a group of other disorders, including Kleefstra syndrome, which is caused by EHMT1 mutations. In the fruit fly, we show that the KMT2 and EHMT protein families regulate a highly converging set of biological processes. Both EHMT1 and KMT2C encode histone methyltransferases, which regulate gene transcription by modifying chromatin structure. Further understanding of the common gene regulatory networks associated with this group of ID- and ASD-related disorders may lead to the identification of novel therapeutic targets.
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- Tom S. Koemans
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Genetics and Development, Children’s Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology & Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology & Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Molecular Developmental Biology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Genetics and Development, Children’s Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- * E-mail: (AS); (JMK)
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Farach LS, Gibson WT, Sparagana SP, Nellist M, Stumpel CTRM, Hietala M, Friedman E, Pearson DA, Creighton SP, Wagemans A, Segel R, Ben-Shalom E, Au KS, Northrup H. TSC2 c.1864C>T variant associated with mild cases of tuberous sclerosis complex. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:771-775. [PMID: 28211972 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder with variable expressivity associated with hamartomatous tumors, abnormalities of the skin, and neurologic problems including seizures, intellectual disability, and autism. TSC is caused by pathogenic variants in either TSC1 or TSC2. In general, TSC2 pathogenic variants are associated with a more severe phenotype than TSC1 pathogenic variants. Here, we report a pathogenic TSC2 variant, c.1864C>T, p.(Arg622Trp), associated with a mild phenotype, with most carriers meeting fewer than two major clinical diagnostic criteria for TSC. This finding has significant implications for counseling patients regarding prognosis. More patient data are required before changing the surveillance recommendations for patients with the reported variant. However, consideration should be given to tailoring surveillance recommendations for all pathogenic TSC1 and TSC2 variants with documented milder clinical sequelae. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Laura S Farach
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medical Genetics, BC Children's Hospital and UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medical Genetics, BC Women's Hospital and UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Koraalgroep, Maasveld, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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Overwater E, Floor K, van Beek D, de Boer K, van Dijk T, Hilhorst-Hofstee Y, Hoogeboom AJM, van Kaam KJ, van de Kamp JM, Kempers M, Krapels IPC, Kroes HY, Loeys B, Salemink S, Stumpel CTRM, Verhoeven VJM, Wijnands-van den Berg E, Cobben JM, van Tintelen JP, Weiss MM, Houweling AC, Maugeri A. NGS panel analysis in 24 ectopia lentis patients; a clinically relevant test with a high diagnostic yield. Eur J Med Genet 2017. [PMID: 28642162 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Several genetic causes of ectopia lentis (EL), with or without systemic features, are known. The differentiation between syndromic and isolated EL is crucial for further treatment, surveillance and counseling of patients and their relatives. Next generation sequencing (NGS) is a powerful tool enabling the simultaneous, highly-sensitive analysis of multiple target genes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of our NGS panel in EL patients. Furthermore, we provide an overview of currently described mutations in ADAMTSL4, the main gene involved in isolated EL. METHODS A NGS gene panel was analysed in 24 patients with EL. RESULTS A genetic diagnosis was confirmed in 16 patients (67%). Of these, four (25%) had a heterozygous FBN1 mutation, 12 (75%) were homozygous or compound heterozygous for ADAMTSL4 mutations. The known European ADAMTSL4 founder mutation c.767_786del was most frequently detected. CONCLUSION The diagnostic yield of our NGS panel was high. Causative mutations were exclusively identified in ADAMTSL4 and FBN1. With this approach the risk of misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis can be reduced. The value and clinical implications of establishing a genetic diagnosis in patients with EL is corroborated by the description of two patients with an unexpected underlying genetic condition.
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- E Overwater
- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics and School for Oncology & Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, St George's University Hospital London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Pediatrics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Houwink EJF, Muijtjens AMM, van Teeffelen SR, Henneman L, Rethans JJ, Jacobi F, van der Jagt L, Stirbu I, van Luijk SJ, Stumpel CTRM, Meijers-Heijboer HE, van der Vleuten C, Cornel MC, Dinant GJ. Effect of comprehensive oncogenetics training interventions for general practitioners, evaluated at multiple performance levels. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122648. [PMID: 25837634 PMCID: PMC4383330 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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General practitioners (GPs) are increasingly called upon to identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers, and their genetic competencies need to be enhanced. This article gives an overview of a research project on how to build effective educational modules on genetics, assessed by randomized controlled trials (RCTs), reflecting the prioritized educational needs of primary care physicians. It also reports on an ongoing study to investigate long-term increase in genetic consultation skills (1-year follow-up) and interest in and satisfaction with a supportive website on genetics among GPs. Three oncogenetics modules were developed: an online Continuing Professional Development (G-eCPD) module, a live genetic CPD module, and a "GP and genetics" website (huisartsengenetica.nl) providing further genetics information applicable in daily practice. Three assessments to evaluate the effectiveness (1-year follow-up) of the oncogenetic modules were designed: 1.An online questionnaire on self-reported genetic competencies and changes in referral behaviour, 2.Referral rates from GPs to clinical genetics centres and 3.Satisfaction questionnaire and visitor count analytics of supportive genetics website. The setting was Primary care in the Netherlands and three groups of study participants were included in the reported studies:. Assessment 1. 168 GPs responded to an email invitation and were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group, evaluating the G-eCPD module (n = 80) or the live module (n = 88). Assessment 2. Referral rates by GPs were requested from the clinical genetics centres, in the northern and southern parts of the Netherlands (Amsterdam and Maastricht), for the two years before (2010 [n = 2510] and 2011 [n = 2940]) and the year after (2012 [n = 2875]) launch of the oncogenetics CPD modules and the website. Assessment 3. Participants of the website evaluation were all recruited online. When they visited the website during the month of February 2013, a pop-up invitation came up. Of the 1350 unique visitors that month, only 38 completed the online questionnaire. Main outcomes measure showed long-term (self-reported) genetic consultation skills (i.e. increased genetics awareness and referrals to clinical genetics centres) among GPs who participated in the oncogenetic training course, and interest in and satisfaction with the supportive website. 42 GPs (52%) who previously participated in the G-eCPD evaluation study and 50 GPs (57%) who participated in the live training programme responded to the online questionnaire on long-term effects of educational outcome. Previous RCTs showed that the genetics CPD modules achieved sustained improvement of oncogenetic knowledge and consultation skills (3-months follow-up). Participants of these RCTs reported being more aware of genetic problems long term; this was reported by 29 GPs (69%) and 46 GPs (92%) participating in the G-eCPD and live module evaluation studies, respectively (Chisquare test, p<0.005). One year later, 68% of the respondents attending the live training reported that they more frequently referred patients to the clinical genetics centres, compared to 29% of those who attended the online oncogenetics training (Chisquare test, p<0.0005). However, the clinical genetics centres reported no significant change in referral numbers one year after the training. Website visitor numbers increased, as did satisfaction, reflected in a 7.7 and 8.1 (out of 10) global rating of the website (by G-eCPD and live module participants, respectively). The page most often consulted was "family tree drawing". Self-perceived genetic consultation skills increased long-term and GPs were interested in and satisfied with the supportive website. Further studies are necessary to see whether the oncogenetics CPD modules result in more efficient referral. The results presented suggest we have provided a flexible and effective framework to meet the need for effective educational programmes for non-geneticist healthcare providers, enabling improvement of genetic medical care.
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- Elisa J. F. Houwink
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Section Community Genetics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Section Community Genetics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Section Community Genetics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Skillslab, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Dutch College of General practitioners (NHG), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Resident Training, Maastricht University Medical Centre +, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Section Community Genetics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Lee JR, Srour M, Kim D, Hamdan FF, Lim SH, Brunel-Guitton C, Décarie JC, Rossignol E, Mitchell GA, Schreiber A, Moran R, Van Haren K, Richardson R, Nicolai J, Oberndorff KMEJ, Wagner JD, Boycott KM, Rahikkala E, Junna N, Tyynismaa H, Cuppen I, Verbeek NE, Stumpel CTRM, Willemsen MA, de Munnik SA, Rouleau GA, Kim E, Kamsteeg EJ, Kleefstra T, Michaud JL. De novo mutations in the motor domain of KIF1A cause cognitive impairment, spastic paraparesis, axonal neuropathy, and cerebellar atrophy. Hum Mutat 2014; 36:69-78. [PMID: 25265257 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
KIF1A is a neuron-specific motor protein that plays important roles in cargo transport along neurites. Recessive mutations in KIF1A were previously described in families with spastic paraparesis or sensory and autonomic neuropathy type-2. Here, we report 11 heterozygous de novo missense mutations (p.S58L, p.T99M, p.G102D, p.V144F, p.R167C, p.A202P, p.S215R, p.R216P, p.L249Q, p.E253K, and p.R316W) in KIF1A in 14 individuals, including two monozygotic twins. Two mutations (p.T99M and p.E253K) were recurrent, each being found in unrelated cases. All these de novo mutations are located in the motor domain (MD) of KIF1A. Structural modeling revealed that they alter conserved residues that are critical for the structure and function of the MD. Transfection studies suggested that at least five of these mutations affect the transport of the MD along axons. Individuals with de novo mutations in KIF1A display a phenotype characterized by cognitive impairment and variable presence of cerebellar atrophy, spastic paraparesis, optic nerve atrophy, peripheral neuropathy, and epilepsy. Our findings thus indicate that de novo missense mutations in the MD of KIF1A cause a phenotype that overlaps with, while being more severe, than that associated with recessive mutations in the same gene.
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- Jae-Ran Lee
- Biomedical Proteomics Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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