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Chang CH, Chen TY, Tang TK. Using in vivo cerebellar electroporation to study neuronal cell proliferation and differentiation in a Joubert syndrome mouse model. Methods Cell Biol 2022; 175:235-249. [PMID: 36967143 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2022.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Joubert syndrome (JS) is an autosomal recessive ciliopathy that mainly affects the morphogenesis of the cerebellum and brain stem. To date, mutations in at least 39 genes have been identified in JS; all these gene-encoding proteins are involved in the biogenesis of the primary cilium and centrioles. Recent studies using the mouse model carrying deleted or mutated JS-related genes exhibited cerebellar hypoplasia with a reduction in neurogenesis; however, investigating specific neuronal behaviors during their development in vivo remains challenging. Here, we describe an in vivo cerebellar electroporation technique that can be used to deliver plasmids carrying GFP and/or shRNAs into the major cerebellar cell type, granule neurons, from their progenitor state to their maturation in a spatiotemporal-specific manner. By combining this method with cerebellar immunostaining and EdU incorporation, these approaches enable the investigation of the cell-autonomous effect of JS-related genes in granule neuron progenitors, including the pathogenesis of ectopic neurons and the defects in neuronal differentiation. This approach provides information toward understanding the multifaceted roles of JS-related genes during cerebellar development in vivo.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Devlin LA, Ramsbottom SA, Overman LM, Lisgo SN, Clowry G, Molinari E, Powell L, Miles CG, Sayer JA. Embryonic and foetal expression patterns of the ciliopathy gene CEP164. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0221914. [PMID: 31990917 PMCID: PMC6986751 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies (NPHP-RC) are a group of inherited genetic disorders that share a defect in the formation, maintenance or functioning of the primary cilium complex, causing progressive cystic kidney disease and other clinical manifestations. Mutations in centrosomal protein 164 kDa (CEP164), also known as NPHP15, have been identified as a cause of NPHP-RC. Here we have utilised the MRC-Wellcome Trust Human Developmental Biology Resource (HDBR) to perform immunohistochemistry studies on human embryonic and foetal tissues to determine the expression patterns of CEP164 during development. Notably expression is widespread, yet defined, in multiple organs including the kidney, retina and cerebellum. Murine studies demonstrated an almost identical Cep164 expression pattern. Taken together, these data support a conserved role for CEP164 throughout the development of numerous organs, which, we suggest, accounts for the multi-system disease phenotype of CEP164-mediated NPHP-RC.
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- L. A. Devlin
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- MRC-Wellcome Trust Human Developmental Biology Resource, Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- MRC-Wellcome Trust Human Developmental Biology Resource, Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health Research Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Weihbrecht K, Goar WA, Pak T, Garrison JE, DeLuca AP, Stone EM, Scheetz TE, Sheffield VC. Keeping an Eye on Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of the Role of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Genes in the Eye. MEDICAL RESEARCH ARCHIVES 2017; 5. [PMID: 29457131 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v5i9.1526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Upwards of 90% of individuals with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) display rod-cone dystrophy with early macular involvement. BBS is an autosomal recessive, genetically heterogeneous, pleiotropic ciliopathy for which 21 causative genes have been discovered to date. In addition to retinal degeneration, the cardinal features of BBS include obesity, cognitive impairment, renal anomalies, polydactyly, and hypogonadism. Here, we review the genes, proteins, and protein complexes involved in BBS and the BBS model organisms available for the study of retinal degeneration. We include comprehensive lists for all known BBS genes, their known phenotypes, and the model organisms available. We also review the molecular mechanisms believed to lead to retinal degeneration. We provide an overview of the mode of inheritance and describe the relationships between BBS genes and Joubert syndrome, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Senior-Løken syndrome, and non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa. Finally, we propose ways that new advances in technology will allow us to better understand the role of different BBS genes in retinal formation and function.
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- Katie Weihbrecht
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.,Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Cheng YZ, Eley L, Hynes AM, Overman LM, Simms RJ, Barker A, Dawe HR, Lindsay S, Sayer JA. Investigating embryonic expression patterns and evolution of AHI1 and CEP290 genes, implicated in Joubert syndrome. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44975. [PMID: 23028714 PMCID: PMC3454386 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Joubert syndrome and related diseases (JSRD) are developmental cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes with phenotypes including cerebellar hypoplasia, retinal dystrophy and nephronophthisis (a cystic kidney disease). We have utilised the MRC-Wellcome Trust Human Developmental Biology Resource (HDBR), to perform in-situ hybridisation studies on embryonic tissues, revealing an early onset neuronal, retinal and renal expression pattern for AHI1. An almost identical pattern of expression is seen with CEP290 in human embryonic and fetal tissue. A novel finding is that both AHI1 and CEP290 demonstrate strong expression within the developing choroid plexus, a ciliated structure important for central nervous system development. To test if AHI1 and CEP290 may have co-evolved, we carried out a genomic survey of a large group of organisms across eukaryotic evolution. We found that, in animals, ahi1 and cep290 are almost always found together; however in other organisms either one may be found independent of the other. Finally, we tested in murine epithelial cells if Ahi1 was required for recruitment of Cep290 to the centrosome. We found no obvious differences in Cep290 localisation in the presence or absence of Ahi1, suggesting that, while Ahi1 and Cep290 may function together in the whole organism, they are not interdependent for localisation within a single cell. Taken together these data support a role for AHI1 and CEP290 in multiple organs throughout development and we suggest that this accounts for the wide phenotypic spectrum of AHI1 and CEP290 mutations in man.
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- Yu-Zhu Cheng
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Biosciences: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Biosciences: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Joubert syndrome: brain and spinal cord malformations in genotyped cases and implications for neurodevelopmental functions of primary cilia. Acta Neuropathol 2012; 123:695-709. [PMID: 22331178 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-012-0951-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Joubert syndrome (JS) is an autosomal recessive ciliopathy characterized by hypotonia, ataxia, abnormal eye movements, and intellectual disability. The brain is malformed, with severe vermian hypoplasia, fourth ventriculomegaly, and "molar tooth" appearance of the cerebral and superior cerebellar peduncles visible as consistent features on neuroimaging. Neuropathological studies, though few, suggest that several other brain and spinal cord structures, such as the dorsal cervicomedullary junction, may also be affected in at least some patients. Genetically, JS is heterogeneous, with mutations in 13 genes accounting for approximately 50% of patients. Here, we compare neuropathologic findings in five subjects with JS, including four with defined mutations in OFD1 (2 siblings), RPGRIP1L, or TCTN2. Characteristic findings in all JS genotypes included vermian hypoplasia, fragmented dentate and spinal trigeminal nuclei, hypoplastic pontine and inferior olivary nuclei, and nondecussation of corticospinal tracts. Other common findings, seen in multiple genotypes but not all subjects, were dorsal cervicomedullary heterotopia, nondecussation of superior cerebellar peduncles, enlarged arcuate nuclei, hypoplastic reticular formation, hypoplastic medial lemnisci, and dorsal spinal cord disorganization. Thus, while JS exhibits significant neuropathologic as well as genetic heterogeneity, no genotype-phenotype correlations are apparent as yet. Our findings suggest that primary cilia are important for neural patterning, progenitor proliferation, cell migration, and axon guidance in the developing human brain and spinal cord.
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Brancati F, Dallapiccola B, Valente EM. Joubert Syndrome and related disorders. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2010; 5:20. [PMID: 20615230 PMCID: PMC2913941 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-5-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Joubert syndrome (JS) and related disorders (JSRD) are a group of developmental delay/multiple congenital anomalies syndromes in which the obligatory hallmark is the molar tooth sign (MTS), a complex midbrain-hindbrain malformation visible on brain imaging, first recognized in JS. Estimates of the incidence of JSRD range between 1/80,000 and 1/100,000 live births, although these figures may represent an underestimate. The neurological features of JSRD include hypotonia, ataxia, developmental delay, intellectual disability, abnormal eye movements, and neonatal breathing dysregulation. These may be associated with multiorgan involvement, mainly retinal dystrophy, nephronophthisis, hepatic fibrosis and polydactyly, with both inter- and intra-familial variability. JSRD are classified in six phenotypic subgroups: Pure JS; JS with ocular defect; JS with renal defect; JS with oculorenal defects; JS with hepatic defect; JS with orofaciodigital defects. With the exception of rare X-linked recessive cases, JSRD follow autosomal recessive inheritance and are genetically heterogeneous. Ten causative genes have been identified to date, all encoding for proteins of the primary cilium or the centrosome, making JSRD part of an expanding group of diseases called "ciliopathies". Mutational analysis of causative genes is available in few laboratories worldwide on a diagnostic or research basis. Differential diagnosis must consider in particular the other ciliopathies (such as nephronophthisis and Senior-Loken syndrome), distinct cerebellar and brainstem congenital defects and disorders with cerebro-oculo-renal manifestations. Recurrence risk is 25% in most families, although X-linked inheritance should also be considered. The identification of the molecular defect in couples at risk allows early prenatal genetic testing, whereas fetal brain neuroimaging may remain uninformative until the end of the second trimester of pregnancy. Detection of the MTS should be followed by a diagnostic protocol to assess multiorgan involvement. Optimal management requires a multidisciplinary approach, with particular attention to respiratory and feeding problems in neonates and infants. Cognitive and behavioral assessments are also recommended to provide young patients with adequate neuropsychological support and rehabilitation. After the first months of life, global prognosis varies considerably among JSRD subgroups, depending on the extent and severity of organ involvement.
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- Francesco Brancati
- Mendel Laboratory, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Chen CP, Su YN, Huang JK, Liu YP, Tsai FJ, Yang CK, Huang JP, Chen CY, Wu PC, Wang W. Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Demonstration Of Central Nervous System Abnormalities and Polydactyly Associated With Joubert Syndrome. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 49:243-6. [DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(10)60055-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Saleem SN, Zaki MS. Role of MR imaging in prenatal diagnosis of pregnancies at risk for Joubert syndrome and related cerebellar disorders. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:424-9. [PMID: 19942698 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE JSRD are rare autosomal recessive brain malformations. We hypothesized that MR imaging can assess fetuses at risk for JSRD and might influence their diagnoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively performed cranial MR imaging for 12 fetuses (mean GA, 23 weeks; SD, 3.7) at 25% recurrence risk for JSRD. We correlated prenatal MR imaging findings with postnatal MR imaging and clinical outcome. Retrospectively, we compared posterior fossa measurements of the cases with those of 24 age-matched fetuses with proved normal brain MR imaging. Institutional review board approval and consents were obtained. Statistical methods included a t test and ANCOVA tests. RESULTS Fetal MR imaging correctly diagnosed 3 cases at 22, 28, and 29 weeks of gestation as JSRD, and 9 cases as normal. In JSRD-affected fetuses, prenatal MR imaging detected narrow pontomesencephalic junction (isthmus) with deepening of the interpeduncular fossa and thick horizontally placed superior cerebellar peduncles (MTS), deformed anteriorly convex floor of the fourth ventricle, and midline cerebellar cleft in place of the hypoplastic vermis. Measurements on axial fetal MR imaging at pontomesencephalic junction, ratio of AP diameters of interpeduncular fossa to midbrain/isthmus, and ratio of the AP to transverse diameters of the fourth ventricle were significantly higher in JSRD-affected fetuses than in nonaffected cases and the control group. CONCLUSIONS MR imaging can diagnose JSRD in at-risk pregnancies by detecting posterior fossa signs. Measurements at the pontomesencephalic junction may enhance fetal MR imaging accuracy in diagnosing JSRD.
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- S N Saleem
- Radiology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Doherty D. Joubert syndrome: insights into brain development, cilium biology, and complex disease. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2009; 16:143-54. [PMID: 19778711 PMCID: PMC2804071 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2009.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Joubert syndrome (JS) is a primarily autosomal recessive condition characterized by hypotonia, ataxia, abnormal eye movements, and intellectual disability with a distinctive mid-hindbrain malformation (the "molar tooth sign"). Variable features include retinal dystrophy, cystic kidney disease, liver fibrosis and polydactyly. Recently, substantial progress has been made in our understanding of the genetic basis of JS, including identification of seven causal genes (NPHP1, AHI1, CEP290, RPGRIP1L, TMEM67/MKS3, ARL13B and CC2D2A). Despite this progress, the known genes account for <50% of cases and few strong genotype-phenotype correlations exist in JS; however, genetic testing can be prioritized based on clinical features. While all seven JS genes have been implicated in the function of the primary cilium/basal body organelle (PC/BB), little is known about how the PC/BB is required for brain, kidney, retina and liver development/function, nor how disruption of PC/BB function leads to diseases of these organs. Recent work on the function of the PC/BB indicates that the organelle is required for multiple signaling pathways including sonic hedgehog, WNT and platelet derived growth factor. Due to shared clinical features and underlying molecular pathophysiology, JS is included in the rapidly expanding group of disorders called ciliopathies. The ciliopathies are emerging as models for more complex diseases, where sequence variants in multiple genes contribute to the phenotype expressed in any given patient.
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- Dan Doherty
- University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Doering JE, Kane K, Hsiao YC, Yao C, Shi B, Slowik AD, Dhagat B, Scott DD, Ault JG, Page-McCaw PS, Ferland RJ. Species differences in the expression of Ahi1, a protein implicated in the neurodevelopmental disorder Joubert syndrome, with preferential accumulation to stigmoid bodies. J Comp Neurol 2008; 511:238-56. [PMID: 18785627 DOI: 10.1002/cne.21824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Joubert syndrome (JBTS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by cerebellum and brainstem malformations. Individuals with JBTS have abnormal breathing and eye movements, ataxia, hypotonia, and cognitive difficulty, and they display mirror movements. Mutations in the Abelson-helper integration site-1 gene (AHI1) cause JBTS in humans, suggesting that AHI1 is required for hindbrain development; however AHI1 may also be required for neuronal function. Support for this idea comes from studies demonstrating that the AHI1 locus is associated with schizophrenia. To gain further insight into the function of AHI1 in both the developing and mature central nervous system, we determined the spatial and temporal expression patterns of the gene products of AHI1 orthologs throughout development, in human, mouse, and zebrafish. Murine Ahi1 was distributed throughout the cytoplasm, dendrites, and axons of neurons, but was absent in glial cells. Ahi1 expression in the mouse brain was observed as early as embryonic day 10.5 and persisted into adulthood, with peak expression during the first postnatal week. Murine Ahi1 was observed in neurons of the hindbrain, midbrain, and ventral forebrain. Generally, the AHI1/Ahi1/ahi1 orthologs had a conserved distribution pattern in human, mouse, and zebrafish, but mouse Ahi1 was not present in the developing and mature cerebellum. Ahi1 was also observed consistently in the stigmoid body, a poorly characterized cytoplasmic organelle found in neurons. Overall, these results suggest roles for AHI1 in neurodevelopmental processes that underlie most of the neuroanatomical defects in JBTS, and perhaps in neuronal functions that contribute to schizophrenia.
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- Jennifer E Doering
- Department of Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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Aslan H, Gungorduk K, Yildirim G, Olgac Y, Ceylan Y. Prenatal ultrasonographic features of Joubert syndrome. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2008; 36:576-580. [PMID: 18454479 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We describe the prenatal imaging of 2 fetuses at risk for Joubert syndrome (JS). In the first case, the mother, who had previously given birth to a child with JS, was referred to our hospital at 17 weeks' gestation. The prenatal diagnosis of JS complicated with an encephalocele was made. In the second case, the mother had previously given birth to 2 children with JS. A diagnosis of JS complicated with postaxial polydactyly of the right foot was made. In both cases, the pregnancy was terminated following genetic counseling. Postmortem examinations confirmed the diagnosis of JS.
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- Halil Aslan
- Istanbul Bakirkoy Maternity and Children Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yenimahalle, Istanbul 34720, Turkey
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Valente EM, Brancati F, Dallapiccola B. Genotypes and phenotypes of Joubert syndrome and related disorders. Eur J Med Genet 2008; 51:1-23. [PMID: 18164675 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2007.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2007] [Accepted: 11/07/2007] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Coexistence of rhombencephalosynapsis and Dandy-Walker malformation has previously been documented in a fetus by autopsy. In addition, there are three cases in the imaging literature suggesting this combination. This paper reports an 8-month-old girl with clear MR imaging evidence of association of these two anomalies. The vermis was absent, and there was fusion of the cerebellar hemispheres, characteristic for rhombencephalosynapsis. The fourth ventricle showed cystic dilatation associated with an enlarged posterior fossa, characteristic for Dandy-Walker malformation. These findings suggest that rhombencephalosynapsis and Dandy-Walker malformation can coexist.
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- R Nuri Sener
- Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
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Baala L, Romano S, Khaddour R, Saunier S, Smith UM, Audollent S, Ozilou C, Faivre L, Laurent N, Foliguet B, Munnich A, Lyonnet S, Salomon R, Encha-Razavi F, Gubler MC, Boddaert N, de Lonlay P, Johnson CA, Vekemans M, Antignac C, Attie-Bitach T. The Meckel-Gruber syndrome gene, MKS3, is mutated in Joubert syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 2007; 80:186-94. [PMID: 17160906 PMCID: PMC1785313 DOI: 10.1086/510499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 10/27/2006] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Joubert syndrome (JS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by cerebellar vermis hypoplasia associated with hypotonia, developmental delay, abnormal respiratory patterns, and abnormal eye movements. The association of retinal dystrophy and renal anomalies defines JS type B. JS is a genetically heterogeneous condition with mutations in two genes, AHI1 and CEP290, identified to date. In addition, NPHP1 deletions identical to those that cause juvenile nephronophthisis have been identified in a subset of patients with a mild form of cerebellar and brainstem anomaly. Occipital encephalocele and/or polydactyly have occasionally been reported in some patients with JS, and these phenotypic features can also be observed in Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS). MKS is a rare, autosomal recessive lethal condition characterized by central nervous system malformations (typically, occipital meningoencephalocele), postaxial polydactyly, multicystic kidney dysplasia, and ductal proliferation in the portal area of the liver. Since there is obvious phenotypic overlap between JS and MKS, we hypothesized that mutations in the recently identified MKS genes, MKS1 on chromosome 17q and MKS3 on 8q, may be a cause of JS. After mutation analysis of MKS1 and MKS3 in a series of patients with JS (n=22), we identified MKS3 mutations in four patients with JS, thus defining MKS3 as the sixth JS locus (JBTS6). No MKS1 mutations were identified in this series, suggesting that the allelism is restricted to MKS3.
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- Lekbir Baala
- INSERM U-781, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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Doherty D, Glass IA, Siebert JR, Strouse PJ, Parisi MA, Shaw DWW, Chance PF, Barr M, Nyberg D. Prenatal diagnosis in pregnancies at risk for Joubert syndrome by ultrasound and MRI. Prenat Diagn 2005; 25:442-7. [PMID: 15966043 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the prenatal imaging findings in fetuses at risk for Joubert syndrome (JS), review the literature and propose a protocol for prenatal diagnosis of JS using ultrasound and MRI. METHODS We reviewed prenatal ultrasound and fetal MRI studies in two pregnancies at 25% recurrence risk for JS and correlated these findings with gross neuropathology in one affected fetus. RESULTS While abnormalities such as occipital encephalocele or enlarged cisterna magna have been identified before mid-trimester, the definitive diagnosis of JS, based on core cerebellar findings, has only been possible after 17 weeks' gestation. CONCLUSIONS With longitudinal monitoring, it is possible to diagnose JS in at-risk pregnancies before 24 weeks' gestation. On the basis of our data and review of the literature, we propose a protocol for monitoring pregnancies at risk for JS, utilizing serial ultrasounds combined with fetal MRI at 20-22 weeks' gestation to maximize the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis.
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- Dan Doherty
- University of Washington/Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Kroes HY, Nievelstein RJAJ, Barth PG, Nikkels PGJ, Bergmann C, Gooskens RHJM, Visser G, van Amstel HKP, Beemer FA. Cerebral, cerebellar, and colobomatous anomalies in three related males: Sex-linked inheritance in a newly recognized syndrome with features overlapping with Joubert syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2005; 135:297-301. [PMID: 15887274 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We present a so far unrecognized X-linked mental retardation syndrome with features overlapping with Joubert syndrome (JBS). Two brothers showed hypotonia, mental retardation, ocular abnormalities with impaired vision and colobomas and a breathing pattern compatible with JBS. Neuroimaging revealed cerebellar vermis hypoplasia and ventriculomegaly. A tentative diagnosis of JBS was made, and autosomal recessive inheritance considered most likely. In a subsequent pregnancy that occurred after artificial donor insemination, ultrasound in the 22nd week revealed a Dandy-Walker malformation and hydrocephaly. At autopsy at 34 weeks of gestation, the male infant showed cerebellar vermis aplasia and abnormalities of the brainstem and cerebral cortex. He was considered to have the same disorder as his two half-brothers. This renders the pedigree highly suggestive of X-linked inheritance. The clinical symptoms of this syndrome resemble JBS. However, the absence of the molar tooth sign and the X-linked inheritance do not support JBS. We propose the name X-linked cerebral-cerebellar-coloboma syndrome to distinguish the two disorders. Differentiation of the two disorders is especially important in genetic counseling, where artificial donor insemination may be considered as a means of reducing the recurrence risk, or when female relatives of the patient are concerned.
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- Hester Y Kroes
- Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Richards LJ, Plachez C, Ren T. Mechanisms regulating the development of the corpus callosum and its agenesis in mouse and human. Clin Genet 2005; 66:276-89. [PMID: 15355427 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00354.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The development of the corpus callosum depends on a large number of different cellular and molecular mechanisms. These include the formation of midline glial populations, and the expression of specific molecules required to guide callosal axons as they cross the midline. An additional mechanism used by callosal axons from neurons in the neocortex is to grow within the pathway formed by pioneering axons derived from neurons in the cingulate cortex. Data in humans and in mice suggest the possibility that different mechanisms may regulate the development of the corpus callosum across its rostrocaudal and dorsoventral axes. The complex developmental processes required for formation of the corpus callosum may provide some insight into why such a large number of human congenital syndromes are associated with agenesis of this structure.
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- L J Richards
- The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Programs in Neuroscience and Membrane Biology, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Ferland RJ, Eyaid W, Collura RV, Tully LD, Hill RS, Al-Nouri D, Al-Rumayyan A, Topcu M, Gascon G, Bodell A, Shugart YY, Ruvolo M, Walsh CA. Abnormal cerebellar development and axonal decussation due to mutations in AHI1 in Joubert syndrome. Nat Genet 2004; 36:1008-13. [PMID: 15322546 DOI: 10.1038/ng1419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2004] [Accepted: 08/04/2004] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Joubert syndrome is a congenital brain malformation of the cerebellar vermis and brainstem with abnormalities of axonal decussation (crossing in the brain) affecting the corticospinal tract and superior cerebellar peduncles. Individuals with Joubert syndrome have motor and behavioral abnormalities, including an inability to walk due to severe clumsiness and 'mirror' movements, and cognitive and behavioral disturbances. Here we identified a locus associated with Joubert syndrome, JBTS3, on chromosome 6q23.2-q23.3 and found three deleterious mutations in AHI1, the first gene to be associated with Joubert syndrome. AHI1 is most highly expressed in brain, particularly in neurons that give rise to the crossing axons of the corticospinal tract and superior cerebellar peduncles. Comparative genetic analysis of AHI1 indicates that it has undergone positive evolutionary selection along the human lineage. Therefore, changes in AHI1 may have been important in the evolution of human-specific motor behaviors.
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- Russell J Ferland
- Division of Neurogenetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, NRB 266, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Dahlstrom JE, Cookman J, Jain S. Joubert syndrome: an affected female with bilateral colobomata. Pathology 2000. [DOI: 10.1080/pat.32.4.283.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Satran D, Pierpont MEM, Dobyns WB. Cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes including Arima, Senior-L�ken and COACH syndromes: More than just variants of Joubert syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19991029)86:5<459::aid-ajmg12>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Raynes HR, Shanske A, Goldberg S, Burde R, Rapin I. Joubert syndrome: monozygotic twins with discordant phenotypes. J Child Neurol 1999; 14:649-54; discussion 669-72 discussio. [PMID: 10511337 DOI: 10.1177/088307389901401005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We describe three sisters with Joubert syndrome, two of whom are monozygotic twins with highly discordant phenotypes. The twins were born at 34 weeks' gestation with discordant birthweights. Their anatomic, neurologic, and developmental status differs greatly: Twin B is able to walk, run, and is verbal, unlike Twin A who is wheelchair-bound, severely retarded, nonverbal, and autistic. Abnormal eye movements and retinal dysplasia are striking features in all three girls, but none has renal cysts seen by ultrasonography. Magnetic resonance images show the "molar tooth sign," the radiologic hallmark of Joubert syndrome, although only one twin, the most severely handicapped, has severe hypoplasia of the cerebellar hemispheres. Phenotypic differences between the twins could be attributable to postzygotic unequal division of the inner cell mass, unequal sharing of the venous return from a monochorionic placenta, mosaicism, or a mutation of a modifying gene.
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- H R Raynes
- Department of Neurology, Jacobi and Montefiore Medical Centers, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
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A number of oculomotor defects have been described in Joubert syndrome. This study systematically examined the oculomotor systems of 13 individuals previously diagnosed with Joubert syndrome. Twelve had the characteristic "molar tooth sign" seen on magnetic resonance imaging scan. In all individuals, smooth pursuit gain and vestibulo-ocular reflex cancellation were decreased in the horizontal and vertical directions and volitional saccades, when generated, were hypometric. We believe that these defects arise from a disorder in the posterior cerebellar vermis. All individuals also had partial to complete oculomotor apraxia in which initiation of saccades was prolonged or impaired. The oculomotor apraxia in Joubert syndrome differs from congenital idiopathic oculomotor apraxia in that both volitional saccades and quick phases of nystagmus were impaired both in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the defects did not resolve with time. We believe that the oculomotor apraxia arises from a disorder involving the projections from the superior colliculus to the parapontine reticular formation and rostral interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculus. A subset of individuals also had severe visual loss, pendular nystagmus, pigmentary changes in the fundus, and decreased vestibulo-ocular reflexes. We believe that this is a form of Leber's amaurosis occasionally associated with Joubert syndrome. In summary, key oculomotor features of Joubert syndrome are decreased smooth pursuit and vestibulo-ocular reflex cancellation, partial to complete oculomotor apraxia both in the horizontal and vertical directions, and hypometric saccades if oculomotor apraxia is not complete.
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- R J Tusa
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, FL 33101, USA.
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Maria BL, Quisling RG, Rosainz LC, Yachnis AT, Gitten J, Dede D, Fennell E. Molar tooth sign in Joubert syndrome: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic significance. J Child Neurol 1999; 14:368-76. [PMID: 10385844 DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Joubert syndrome is a rare autosomal-recessive condition characterized by early hyperpnea and apnea, developmental delay, and truncal ataxia. We previously described key ocular motor signs in Joubert syndrome and the molar tooth sign resulting from dysplasia of the isthmic segment of the brain stem, superior cerebellar peduncles, and vermis. In this study, we obtained clinical and developmental data in 61 cases, and radiologic data in 46 of these, to determine the prevalence of the molar tooth sign in a large sample, and to ensure that magnetic resonance images obtained for study were representative of the Joubert syndrome population at large. We studied the morphology of the isthmic segment of the pontomesencephalic junction, the segment of the brain stem derived from the primitive isthmus. Portions of the cerebellum analyzed included the superior cerebellar peduncles, the anterior and posterior lobes of the vermis, and the flocculonodular lobe. In one case, autopsy of the brain was performed. The average age at diagnosis was 33 months. All patients were hypotonic and developmentally delayed. The molar tooth sign was present in 85% of cases with 13% of these showing additional malformations. All patients without the molar tooth sign had other mimicking conditions such as neocerebellar dysgenesis, isolated vermian atrophy, cerebellar aplasia, and cystic dilation of the cisterna magna. Autopsy showed aplasia of the cerebellar vermis with dysplasia of the dentate nucleus, elongated locus coeruleus, and marked dysplasia of the caudal medulla. A better understanding of the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features of Joubert syndrome should help uncover the genetic basis for the syndrome.
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- B L Maria
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
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Pellegrino JE, Lensch MW, Muenke M, Chance PF. Clinical and molecular analysis in Joubert syndrome. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1997; 72:59-62. [PMID: 9295076 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19971003)72:1<59::aid-ajmg12>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Joubert syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder comprising cerebellar hypoplasia, hypotonia, developmental delay, abnormal respiratory patterns, and abnormal eye movements. The biochemical basis of the Joubert syndrome is unknown. We ascertained a cohort of 50 patients with the Joubert syndrome to evaluate the presence of associated malformations, and to initiate studies leading to the identification of the Joubert syndrome gene. Only 8% of patients had polydactyly, 4% colobomas, 2% renal cysts, and 2% had soft tissue tumors of the tongue. In addition, we evaluated the WNT1 gene as a candidate gene for the Joubert syndrome based on its expression in the developing cerebellum and an associated mutation in the swaying mouse. We searched for mutations in WNT1 in a series of Joubert syndrome patients and no mutations were detected. Our analysis suggests that mutations in WNT1 do not cause the Joubert syndrome.
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- J E Pellegrino
- Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 19104, USA
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Maria BL, Hoang KB, Tusa RJ, Mancuso AA, Hamed LM, Quisling RG, Hove MT, Fennell EB, Booth-Jones M, Ringdahl DM, Yachnis AT, Creel G, Frerking B. "Joubert syndrome" revisited: key ocular motor signs with magnetic resonance imaging correlation. J Child Neurol 1997; 12:423-30. [PMID: 9373798 DOI: 10.1177/088307389701200703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Joubert syndrome is characterized by episodic hyperpnea and apnea, developmental delay, hypotonia, truncal ataxia, ophthalmologic abnormalities, and vermian dysgenesis. We studied 15 patients with the diagnosis of Joubert syndrome to (1) more fully define the syndrome's clinical features, and (2) correlate the clinical features with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. Eight of 15 patients had a history of episodic hyperpnea and apnea. All patients had developmental delay and hypotonia. Of the 13 patients receiving detailed neuro-ophthalmologic evaluations, three had optic nerve dysplasia, pendular nystagmus, and gaze-holding nystagmus. All 13 patients had a normal vestibulo-ocular reflex based on head thrust, but had absent to poor ability to cancel the vestibulo-ocular reflex horizontally and vertically. Twelve of 13 patients had impaired smooth pursuit. Twelve of 13 patients had defects in initiation of saccades and quick phases. Two of the most consistent radiologic features were absent or hypoplastic posterior cerebellar vermis, and deformed midbrain and pontomesencephalic junction, which based on ocular motor physiology correlate with the vestibulo-ocular reflex cancellation/ pursuit defect and saccade initiation defect, respectively. As a result of midbrain, vermian, and superior cerebellar peduncle abnormalities, axial neuroimaging showed a unique "molar tooth" appearance of these structures. These results indicate that Joubert syndrome results from maldevelopment of the midbrain and cerebellar vermis, producing a pathognomonic sign on MRI.
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- B L Maria
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0296, USA
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Marles SL, Chodirker BN, Greenberg CR, Chudley AE. Evidence for Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome in Canadian Native Indians. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1995; 56:343-50. [PMID: 7604842 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320560402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We report on 8 (3 male, 5 female) native Canadian children with distinctive facial appearance and variable combinations of ocular colobomas, hypertelorism, macrocephaly, hand anomalies, congenital heart defects, structural CNS posterior fossa malformations, and mental retardation. These 8 children belong to 7 families; 3 of the families are related. The parents and other sibs are clinically unaffected. We think these manifestations provide evidence for Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome in native Canadian children, and we have confirmed that ocular colobomas are a common occurrence in this disorder.
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- S L Marles
- Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Kher AS, Chattopadhyay A, Divekar A, Khambekar K, Bharucha BA. Joubert syndrome with polydactyly and optic coloboma in two sibs. Indian J Pediatr 1994; 61:729-32. [PMID: 7721382 DOI: 10.1007/bf02751991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- A S Kher
- Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay
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