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Montiel M, Fasano A. Dystonia and parkinsonism: Not an easy combo. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2024; 123:106009. [PMID: 38233325 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Marcela Montiel
- Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Krembil Brain Institute, Neuroscience, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Lyu Y, Wang T, Lin M, Qi F. A rare inherited homozygous missense variant in PLA2G6 influences susceptibility to infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy: a case report. Transl Pediatr 2024; 13:484-491. [PMID: 38590380 PMCID: PMC10998992 DOI: 10.21037/tp-23-568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Background Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) is an ultra-rare early-onset autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder due to PLA2G6 variants. The clinical symptoms of INAD patients display considerable diversity, and many PLA2G6 variants are still not thoroughly investigated in relation to their associated clinical presentations. Case Description A 16-month-old boy was admitted to our hospital due to regression of acquired motor and speech abilities that had persisted for 4 months. The patient was born to a healthy consanguineous couple after 41 weeks of pregnancy and natural delivery. Before 12 months old, he had normal motor development milestones. On admission, he also showed astasia-abasia, weakness of distal muscles, and diminished patellar tendon reflex. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed cerebellar atrophy. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) indicated moderately severe hearing loss. With chromosome microarray analysis (CMA), we identified several copy number-neutral regions of runs of homozygosity (ROH) in the patient. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) further revealed that the patient harbored a homozygous missense variant NM_003560.2: c.1778C>T, p.Pro593Leu (rs1451486649) in the PLA2G6 gene. In the patient's asymptomatic parents and brother, the PLA2G6 c.1778C>T variant stayed in heterozygous status as confirmed by Sanger sequencing. The patient was finally diagnosed with INAD. Conclusions We report an INAD child with a rare PLA2G6 c.1778C>T homozygous missense variant and associated clinical symptoms. The family-based cosegregation analysis reveals that the PLA2G6 c.1778C>T homozygous variant contributes to the pathogenesis of INAD.
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- Yongxue Lyu
- Department of Pediatric Health Care, Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Technology in Medical Diagnostics of Zhejiang Province, Dian Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Health Care, Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Health Care, Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou, China
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Kalampokini S, Xiromerisiou G, Bargiotas P, Anastasiadou VC, Costeas P, Hadjigeorgiou GM. PDE10A Mutation as an Emerging Cause of Childhood-Onset Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: A Review of All Published Cases. Neuropediatrics 2024. [PMID: 38442915 DOI: 10.1055/a-2281-1822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzymes catalyze the breakdown of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), which act as intracellular second messengers for signal transduction pathways and modulate various processes in the central nervous system. Recent discoveries that mutations in genes encoding different PDEs, including PDE10A, are responsible for rare forms of chorea in children led to the recognition of an emerging role of PDEs in the field of pediatric movement disorders. A comprehensive literature review of all reported cases of PDE10A mutations in PubMed and Web of Science was performed in English. We included eight studies, describing 31 patients harboring a PDE10A mutation and exhibiting a hyperkinetic movement disorder with onset in infancy or childhood. Mutations in both GAF-A, GAF-B regulatory domains and outside the GAF domains of the PDE10A gene have been reported to cause hyperkinetic movement disorders. In general, patients with homozygous mutations in either GAF-A domain of PDE10A present with a more severe phenotype and at an earlier age but without any extensive abnormalities of the striata compared with patients with dominant variants in GAF-B domain, indicating that dominant and recessive mutations have different pathogenic mechanisms. PDE10A plays a key role in regulating control of striato-cortical movement. Comprehension of the molecular mechanisms within the cAMP and cGMP signaling systems caused by PDE10A mutations may inform novel therapeutic strategies that could alleviate symptoms in young patients affected by these rare movement disorders.
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- Stefania Kalampokini
- Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Department of Neurology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Department of Neurology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Department of Neurology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Saft C, Burgunder JM, Dose M, Jung HH, Katzenschlager R, Priller J, Nguyen HP, Reetz K, Reilmann R, Seppi K, Landwehrmeyer GB. Differential diagnosis of chorea (guidelines of the German Neurological Society). Neurol Res Pract 2023; 5:63. [PMID: 37993913 PMCID: PMC10666412 DOI: 10.1186/s42466-023-00292-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Choreiform movement disorders are characterized by involuntary, rapid, irregular, and unpredictable movements of the limbs, face, neck, and trunk. These movements often initially go unnoticed by the affected individuals and may blend together with seemingly intended, random motions. Choreiform movements can occur both at rest and during voluntary movements. They typically increase in intensity with stress and physical activity and essentially cease during deep sleep stages. In particularly in advanced stages of Huntington disease (HD), choreiform hyperkinesia occurs alongside with dystonic postures of the limbs or trunk before they typically decrease in intensity. The differential diagnosis of HD can be complex. Here, the authors aim to provide guidance for the diagnostic process. This guidance was prepared for the German Neurological Society (DGN) for German-speaking countries. RECOMMENDATIONS Hereditary (inherited) and non-hereditary (non-inherited) forms of chorea can be distinguished. Therefore, the family history is crucial. However, even in conditions with autosomal-dominant transmission such as HD, unremarkable family histories do not necessarily rule out a hereditary form (e.g., in cases of early deceased or unknown parents, uncertainties in familial relationships, as well as in offspring of parents with CAG repeats in the expandable range (27-35 CAG repeats) which may display expansions into the pathogenic range). CONCLUSIONS The differential diagnosis of chorea can be challenging. This guidance prepared for the German Neurological Society (DGN) reflects the state of the art as of 2023.
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- Carsten Saft
- Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Huntington-Zentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Schweizerisches Huntington-Zentrum, Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
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- Kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum Taufkirchen/München-Ost, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Klinik Donaustadt, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Neuropsychiatry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Huntington-Zentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Euregional Huntington Centre Aachen, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- George-Huntington-Institute, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Radiology, Universitaetsklinikum Muenster (UKM), Westfaelische Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Siemes D, Vancamp P, Markova B, Spangenberg P, Shevchuk O, Siebels B, Schlüter H, Mayerl S, Heuer H, Engel DR. Proteome Analysis of Thyroid Hormone Transporter Mct8/Oatp1c1-Deficient Mice Reveals Novel Dysregulated Target Molecules Involved in Locomotor Function. Cells 2023; 12:2487. [PMID: 37887331 PMCID: PMC10605308 DOI: 10.3390/cells12202487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Thyroid hormone (TH) transporter MCT8 deficiency causes severe locomotor disabilities likely due to insufficient TH transport across brain barriers and, consequently, compromised neural TH action. As an established animal model for this disease, Mct8/Oatp1c1 double knockout (DKO) mice exhibit strong central TH deprivation, locomotor impairments and similar histo-morphological features as seen in MCT8 patients. The pathways that cause these neuro-motor symptoms are poorly understood. In this paper, we performed proteome analysis of brain sections comprising cortical and striatal areas of 21-day-old WT and DKO mice. We detected over 2900 proteins by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, 67 of which were significantly different between the genotypes. The comparison of the proteomic and published RNA-sequencing data showed a significant overlap between alterations in both datasets. In line with previous observations, DKO animals exhibited decreased myelin-associated protein expression and altered protein levels of well-established neuronal TH-regulated targets. As one intriguing new candidate, we unraveled and confirmed the reduced protein and mRNA expression of Pde10a, a striatal enzyme critically involved in dopamine receptor signaling, in DKO mice. As altered PDE10A activities are linked to dystonia, reduced basal ganglia PDE10A expression may represent a key pathogenic pathway underlying human MCT8 deficiency.
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- Devon Siemes
- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany; (D.S.); (P.S.); (O.S.); (D.R.E.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany; (P.V.); (B.M.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany; (P.V.); (B.M.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany; (D.S.); (P.S.); (O.S.); (D.R.E.)
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- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany; (D.S.); (P.S.); (O.S.); (D.R.E.)
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- Section Mass Spectrometric Proteomics, Diagnostic Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (B.S.); (H.S.)
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- Section Mass Spectrometric Proteomics, Diagnostic Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (B.S.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany; (P.V.); (B.M.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany; (P.V.); (B.M.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany; (D.S.); (P.S.); (O.S.); (D.R.E.)
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Gracia-Diaz C, Zhou Y, Yang Q, Maroofian R, Espana-Bonilla P, Lee CH, Zhang S, Padilla N, Fueyo R, Waxman EA, Lei S, Otrimski G, Li D, Sheppard SE, Mark P, Harr MH, Hakonarson H, Rodan L, Jackson A, Vasudevan P, Powel C, Mohammed S, Maddirevula S, Alzaidan H, Faqeih EA, Efthymiou S, Turchetti V, Rahman F, Maqbool S, Salpietro V, Ibrahim SH, di Rosa G, Houlden H, Alharbi MN, Al-Sannaa NA, Bauer P, Zifarelli G, Estaras C, Hurst ACE, Thompson ML, Chassevent A, Smith-Hicks CL, de la Cruz X, Holtz AM, Elloumi HZ, Hajianpour MJ, Rieubland C, Braun D, Banka S, French DL, Heller EA, Saade M, Song H, Ming GL, Alkuraya FS, Agrawal PB, Reinberg D, Bhoj EJ, Martínez-Balbás MA, Akizu N. Gain and loss of function variants in EZH1 disrupt neurogenesis and cause dominant and recessive neurodevelopmental disorders. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4109. [PMID: 37433783 PMCID: PMC10336078 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39645-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Genetic variants in chromatin regulators are frequently found in neurodevelopmental disorders, but their effect in disease etiology is rarely determined. Here, we uncover and functionally define pathogenic variants in the chromatin modifier EZH1 as the cause of dominant and recessive neurodevelopmental disorders in 19 individuals. EZH1 encodes one of the two alternative histone H3 lysine 27 methyltransferases of the PRC2 complex. Unlike the other PRC2 subunits, which are involved in cancers and developmental syndromes, the implication of EZH1 in human development and disease is largely unknown. Using cellular and biochemical studies, we demonstrate that recessive variants impair EZH1 expression causing loss of function effects, while dominant variants are missense mutations that affect evolutionarily conserved aminoacids, likely impacting EZH1 structure or function. Accordingly, we found increased methyltransferase activity leading to gain of function of two EZH1 missense variants. Furthermore, we show that EZH1 is necessary and sufficient for differentiation of neural progenitor cells in the developing chick embryo neural tube. Finally, using human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural cultures and forebrain organoids, we demonstrate that EZH1 variants perturb cortical neuron differentiation. Overall, our work reveals a critical role of EZH1 in neurogenesis regulation and provides molecular diagnosis for previously undefined neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Carolina Gracia-Diaz
- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Research Unit in Clinical and Translational Bioinformatics, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Genetics & Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Health Innovation Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Leicestershire Clinical Genetics Service, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
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- Leicestershire Clinical Genetics Service, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Section of Medical Genetics, Children's Specialist Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Child Health Sciences & The Children's Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Child Health Sciences & The Children's Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Messina, Messina, 98100, Italy
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Maternity and Children Hospital Buraidah, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Neurogenetics, Neurology and Developmental Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurogenetics, Neurology and Developmental Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Research Unit in Clinical and Translational Bioinformatics, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Genetics & Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Human Genetics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Health Innovation Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Genetics & Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine and Holtz Children's Hospital, Jackson Heath System, Miami, FL, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Steensma MJ, Lee YL, Bouwman AC, Pita Barros C, Derks MFL, Bink MCAM, Harlizius B, Huisman AE, Crooijmans RPMA, Groenen MAM, Mulder HA, Rochus CM. Identification and characterisation of de novo germline structural variants in two commercial pig lines using trio-based whole genome sequencing. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:208. [PMID: 37072725 PMCID: PMC10114323 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09296-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND De novo mutations arising in the germline are a source of genetic variation and their discovery broadens our understanding of genetic disorders and evolutionary patterns. Although the number of de novo single nucleotide variants (dnSNVs) has been studied in a number of species, relatively little is known about the occurrence of de novo structural variants (dnSVs). In this study, we investigated 37 deeply sequenced pig trios from two commercial lines to identify dnSVs present in the offspring. The identified dnSVs were characterised by identifying their parent of origin, their functional annotations and characterizing sequence homology at the breakpoints. RESULTS We identified four swine germline dnSVs, all located in intronic regions of protein-coding genes. Our conservative, first estimate of the swine germline dnSV rate is 0.108 (95% CI 0.038-0.255) per generation (one dnSV per nine offspring), detected using short-read sequencing. Two detected dnSVs are clusters of mutations. Mutation cluster 1 contains a de novo duplication, a dnSNV and a de novo deletion. Mutation cluster 2 contains a de novo deletion and three de novo duplications, of which one is inverted. Mutation cluster 2 is 25 kb in size, whereas mutation cluster 1 (197 bp) and the other two individual dnSVs (64 and 573 bp) are smaller. Only mutation cluster 2 could be phased and is located on the paternal haplotype. Mutation cluster 2 originates from both micro-homology as well as non-homology mutation mechanisms, where mutation cluster 1 and the other two dnSVs are caused by mutation mechanisms lacking sequence homology. The 64 bp deletion and mutation cluster 1 were validated through PCR. Lastly, the 64 bp deletion and the 573 bp duplication were validated in sequenced offspring of probands with three generations of sequence data. CONCLUSIONS Our estimate of 0.108 dnSVs per generation in the swine germline is conservative, due to our small sample size and restricted possibilities of dnSV detection from short-read sequencing. The current study highlights the complexity of dnSVs and shows the potential of breeding programs for pigs and livestock species in general, to provide a suitable population structure for identification and characterisation of dnSVs.
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- Marije J Steensma
- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands.
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands
- Topigs Norsvin Research Center, Schoenaker 6, Beuningen, 6641 SZ, the Netherlands
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- Hendrix Genetics, P.O. Box 114, Boxmeer, 5830 AC, the Netherlands
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- Topigs Norsvin Research Center, Schoenaker 6, Beuningen, 6641 SZ, the Netherlands
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- Hendrix Genetics, P.O. Box 114, Boxmeer, 5830 AC, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands
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- University of Guelph, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, O N, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Guedj F, Kane E, Bishop LA, Pennings JLA, Herault Y, Bianchi DW. The Impact of Mmu17 Non-Hsa21 Orthologous Genes in the Ts65Dn Mouse Model of Down Syndrome: The Gold Standard Refuted. Biol Psychiatry 2023:S0006-3223(23)00086-0. [PMID: 37074246 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite successful preclinical treatment studies to improve neurocognition in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome, translation to humans has failed. This raises questions about the appropriateness of the Ts65Dn mouse as the gold standard. We used the novel Ts66Yah mouse that carries an extra chromosome and the identical segmental Mmu16 trisomy as Ts65Dn without the Mmu17 non-Hsa21 orthologous region. METHODS Forebrains from embryonic day 18.5 Ts66Yah and Ts65Dn mice, along with euploid littermate controls, were used for gene expression and pathway analyses. Behavioral experiments were performed in neonatal and adult mice. Because male Ts66Yah mice are fertile, parent-of-origin transmission of the extra chromosome was studied. RESULTS Forty-five protein-coding genes mapped to the Ts65Dn Mmu17 non-Hsa21 orthologous region; 71%-82% are expressed during forebrain development. Several of these genes are uniquely overexpressed in Ts65Dn embryonic forebrain, producing major differences in dysregulated genes and pathways. Despite these differences, the primary Mmu16 trisomic effects were highly conserved in both models, resulting in commonly dysregulated disomic genes and pathways. Delays in motor development, communication, and olfactory spatial memory were present in Ts66Yah but more pronounced in Ts65Dn neonates. Adult Ts66Yah mice showed milder working memory deficits and sex-specific effects in exploratory behavior and spatial hippocampal memory, while long-term memory was preserved. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that triplication of the non-Hsa21 orthologous Mmu17 genes significantly contributes to the phenotype of the Ts65Dn mouse and may explain why preclinical trials that used this model have unsuccessfully translated to human therapies.
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- Faycal Guedj
- Prenatal Genomics and Fetal Therapy Section, Center for Precision Health Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Prenatal Genomics and Fetal Therapy Section, Center for Precision Health Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Prenatal Genomics and Fetal Therapy Section, Center for Precision Health Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Université de Strasbourg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Translational Medicine and Neurogenetics, Strasbourg, France
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- Prenatal Genomics and Fetal Therapy Section, Center for Precision Health Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Bohlega S, Abusrair AH, Al-Qahtani Z, Guzmán-Vega FJ, Ramakrishnan R, Aldosari H, Aldakheel A, Al-Qahtani S, Monies D, Arold ST. Expanding the genotype-phenotype landscape of PDE10A-associated movement disorders. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2023; 108:105323. [PMID: 36805523 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) controls body movements by regulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling in the basal ganglia. Two classes of PDE10A variants are reported with distinctive genotype-phenotype correlation. The autosomal recessive mutations in the GAF-A and catalytic domains are associated with compromised membrane localization, and manifest with infantile onset chorea, developmental, and cognition delay with normal brain MRI. Conversely, autosomal dominant mutations in the GAF-B domain cause protein aggregates which results in childhood onset chorea in the context of normal cognition and development, with striatal lesions. METHODS Phenotypic characteristics of affected individuals with PDE10A mutations belonging to a single family were recorded. In addition, Sanger sequencing and in silico analysis were used to identify the mutations. Homozygosity mapping was applied together with whole exome sequencing. RESULTS Four individuals from a consanguineous family affected with PDE10A mutations were observed for up to 40 years. Although these individuals displayed a clinical phenotype attributed to the recessive GAF-A mutations, they revealed a bi-allelic GAF-B mutation (c.883G > A:p. D295 N; p.Asp295Asn) that was segregated with all affected individuals. In addition to chorea, we observed peculiar foot deformities and pronounced social phobia, with normal brain MRI. In silico structural analysis suggested that the GAF-B mutation blocked allosteric PDE10A activation. The resulting lack of PDE10A activity likely phenocopies GAF-A mutations, and this is achieved through a distinct mechanism. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, our findings demonstrate the association of recessive and dominant phenotypes of known variants, and further expands the genotype-phenotype landscape of PDE10A-associated movement disorders.
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- Saeed Bohlega
- Movement Disorders Program, Neuroscience Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Movement Disorders Program, Neuroscience Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Movement Disorders Program, Neuroscience Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Bioscience Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Computational Biology Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Bioscience Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Computational Biology Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Movement Disorders Program, Neuroscience Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Movement Disorders Program, Neuroscience Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Bioscience Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Computational Biology Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Centre de Biologie Structurale (CBS), INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, F-34090, Montpellier, France
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Garg D, Mohammad S, Shukla A, Sharma S. Genetic Links to Episodic Movement Disorders: Current Insights. Appl Clin Genet 2023; 16:11-30. [PMID: 36883047 PMCID: PMC9985884 DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s363485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Episodic or paroxysmal movement disorders (PxMD) are conditions, which occur episodically, are transient, usually have normal interictal periods, and are characterized by hyperkinetic disorders, including ataxia, chorea, dystonia, and ballism. Broadly, these comprise paroxysmal dyskinesias (paroxysmal kinesigenic and non-kinesigenic dyskinesia [PKD/PNKD], paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesias [PED]) and episodic ataxias (EA) types 1-9. Classification of paroxysmal dyskinesias has traditionally been clinical. However, with advancement in genetics and the discovery of the molecular basis of several of these disorders, it is becoming clear that phenotypic pleiotropy exists, that is, the same variant may give rise to a variety of phenotypes, and the classical understanding of these disorders requires a new paradigm. Based on molecular pathogenesis, paroxysmal disorders are now categorized as synaptopathies, transportopathies, channelopathies, second-messenger related disorders, mitochondrial or others. A genetic paradigm also has an advantage of identifying potentially treatable disorders, such as glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndromes, which necessitates a ketogenic diet, and ADCY5-related disorders, which may respond to caffeine. Clues for a primary etiology include age at onset below 18 years, presence of family history and fixed triggers and attack duration. Paroxysmal movement disorder is a network disorder, with both the basal ganglia and the cerebellum implicated in pathogenesis. Abnormalities in the striatal cAMP turnover pathway may also be contributory. Although next-generation sequencing has restructured the approach to paroxysmal movement disorders, the genetic underpinnings of several entities remain undiscovered. As more genes and variants continue to be reported, these will lead to enhanced understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms and precise treatment.
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- Divyani Garg
- Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Kids Neuroscience Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,TY Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India
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- Department of Pediatrics (Neurology Division), Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Magrinelli F, Bhatia KP, Beiraghi Toosi M, Arab F, Karimiani EG, Sedighzadeh S, Ansari B, Neshatdoust M, Rocca C, Houlden H, Maroofian R. Childhood-Onset Choreo-Dystonia Due to a Recurrent Novel Homozygous Nonsense HPCA Variant: Case Series and Literature Review. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2023; 10:101-108. [PMID: 36698997 PMCID: PMC9847280 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Biallelic variants in HPCA were linked to isolated dystonia (formerly DYT2) in 2015. Since then, the clinical spectrum of HPCA-related disorder has expanded up to including a complex syndrome encompassing neurodevelopmental delay, generalized dystonia with bulbar involvement, and infantile seizures. Cases We report four individuals with a new phenotype of childhood-onset choreo-dystonia belonging to two unrelated Iranian pedigrees and harboring a novel homozygous nonsense pathogenic variant NM_002143.3:c.49C>T p.(Arg17*) in HPCA. Although the families are both Iranian, haplotype analysis of the exome data did not reveal a founder effect of the variant. Literature Review A systematic review of articles on HPCA and dystonia published since the disease gene discovery (PubMed; search on July 09, 2022; search strategy "HPCA AND dystonia", "HPCA AND movement disorder", "hippocalcin AND dystonia", and "hippocalcin AND movement disorder"; no language restriction) resulted in 18 references reporting 10 cases from six families. HPCA-related dystonia was isolated or in various combinations with neurodevelopmental delay, intellectual disability, seizures, cognitive decline, and psychiatric comorbidity. Onset of dystonia ranged from infancy to early adulthood. Dystonia started in the limbs or neck and became generalized in most cases. Brain MRI was unremarkable in nearly all cases where performed. There was poor or no response to common antidystonic medications in most cases. Conclusions Our case series expands the pheno-genotypic spectrum of HPCA-related disorder by describing childhood-onset choreo-dystonia as a new phenotype, reporting on a recurrent novel pathogenic nonsense variant in HPCA, and suggesting that exon 2 of HPCA might be a mutational hotspot.
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- Francesca Magrinelli
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of MedicineMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
- Neuroscience Research CenterMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of MedicineTehran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences InstituteSt. George's University of LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
- Department of Medical GeneticsNext Generation Genetic PolyclinicMashhadIran
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of ScienceShahid Chamran University of AhvazAhvazIran
- KaryoGen Medical Genetics LaboratoryIsfahanIran
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Neurosciences Research Centre, Al‐Zahra HospitalIsfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahanIran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and TechnologyUniversity of IsfahanIsfahanIran
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- Department of Neuromuscular DiseasesUCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Neuromuscular DiseasesUCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Neuromuscular DiseasesUCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyLondonUnited Kingdom
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Salayev K, Rocca C, Kaiyrzhanov R, Guliyeva U, Guliyeva S, Mursalova A, Rahman F, Anwar N, Zafar F, Jan F, Rana N, Maqbool S, Efthymiou S, Houlden H. AP4B1-associated hereditary spastic paraplegia: Expansion of clinico-genetic phenotype and geographic range. Eur J Med Genet 2022; 65:104620. [PMID: 36122674 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are a group of neurodegenerative diseases that present with weakness and stiffness in the lower limb muscles and lead to progressive neurological decline. Bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in genes that encode subunits of the adaptor protein complex 4 (AP-4) lead to complex HSP. This study aimed to identify causative genetic variants in consanguineous families with HSP from Azerbaijan and Pakistan. METHODS We performed a thorough clinical and neuroradiological characterization followed by exome sequencing in 7 patients from 3 unrelated families. Segregation analysis was subsequently performed by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS We describe 7 patients (4 males, 2-31 years of age) with developmental delay and spasticity. Similar to the previously reported cases with AP4B1-associated HSP, cases in the present report besides spasticity in the lower limbs had additional features including microcephaly, facial dysmorphism, infantile hypotonia, and epilepsy. The imaging findings included thin corpus callosum, white matter loss, and ventriculomegaly. CONCLUSION In this study, we report 7 novel cases of HSP caused by bi-allelic variants in AP4B1 in Azerbaijani and Pakistani families. Our observations will help clinicians observe and compare common and unique clinical features of AP4B1-associated HSP patients, further improving our current understanding of HSP.
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- Kamran Salayev
- Azerbaijan Medical University, Department of Neurology, Baku, AZ, 1010, Azerbaijan
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- University College London, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
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- University College London, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
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- MediClub Hospital, 45, Uzeyir Hajibeyli Str., Baku, AZ, 1010, Azerbaijan
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- MediClub Hospital, 45, Uzeyir Hajibeyli Str., Baku, AZ, 1010, Azerbaijan
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- Baku City Gerontologic Centre, Azadliq Ave., Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and the Children Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and the Children Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, Pakistan
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- Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and the Children Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- University College London, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
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- University College London, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK.
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Trieschmann G, Wach K, Abel M, Tilgner E, Berweck S, Zech M. A Novel Homozygous PDE 10A Variant Leading to Infantile-Onset Hyperkinesia. Neuropediatrics 2022; 53:386-387. [PMID: 35790203 DOI: 10.1055/a-1892-1547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Gesa Trieschmann
- Specialist Centre for Paediatric Neurology, Neurorehabilitation and Epileptology, Schoen Clinic Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Bayern, Germany
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- Specialist Centre for Paediatric Neurology, Neurorehabilitation and Epileptology, Schoen Clinic Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Bayern, Germany.,Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Specialist Centre for Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery, Vogtareuth, Bayern, Germany
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- Social Paediatric Centre, DONAUISAR Klinikum Deggendorf, Deggendorf, Germany
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- Specialist Centre for Paediatric Neurology, Neurorehabilitation and Epileptology, Schoen Clinic Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Bayern, Germany.,LMU Hospital, Department of Pediatrics-Dr. von Hauner Childrens's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.,Institute of Neurogenomics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, München, Neuherberg, Germany
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Wirth T. Disruption of striatal dopaminergic pathway: A new plot twist in dystonia genetic story. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022; 178:751-753. [PMID: 36153254 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2022.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- T Wirth
- Service de neurologie, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France; Institut de génétique et de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire, Inserm-U964/CNRS-UMR7104/université de Strasbourg, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France; Fédération de médecine translationnelle de Strasbourg, université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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Galosi S, Pollini L, Novelli M, Bernardi K, Di Rocco M, Martinelli S, Leuzzi V. Motor, epileptic, and developmental phenotypes in genetic disorders affecting G protein coupled receptors-cAMP signaling. Front Neurol 2022; 13:886751. [PMID: 36003298 PMCID: PMC9393484 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.886751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Over the last years, a constantly increasing number of genetic diseases associated with epilepsy and movement disorders have been recognized. An emerging group of conditions in this field is represented by genetic disorders affecting G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)–cAMP signaling. This group of postsynaptic disorders includes genes encoding for proteins highly expressed in the central nervous system and involved in GPCR signal transduction and cAMP production (e.g., GNAO1, GNB1, ADCY5, GNAL, PDE2A, PDE10A, and HPCA genes). While the clinical phenotype associated with ADCY5 and GNAL is characterized by movement disorder in the absence of epilepsy, GNAO1, GNB1, PDE2A, PDE10A, and HPCA have a broader clinical phenotype, encompassing movement disorder, epilepsy, and neurodevelopmental disorders. We aimed to provide a comprehensive phenotypical characterization of genetic disorders affecting the cAMP signaling pathway, presenting with both movement disorders and epilepsy. Thus, we reviewed clinical features and genetic data of 203 patients from the literature with GNAO1, GNB1, PDE2A, PDE10A, and HPCA deficiencies. Furthermore, we delineated genotype–phenotype correlation in GNAO1 and GNB1 deficiency. This group of disorders presents with a highly recognizable clinical phenotype combining distinctive motor, epileptic, and neurodevelopmental features. A severe hyperkinetic movement disorder with potential life-threatening exacerbations and high susceptibility to a wide range of triggers is the clinical signature of the whole group of disorders. The existence of a distinctive clinical phenotype prompting diagnostic suspicion and early detection has relevant implications for clinical and therapeutic management. Studies are ongoing to clarify the pathophysiology of these rare postsynaptic disorders and start to design disease-specific treatments.
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- Serena Galosi
- Department Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- *Correspondence: Serena Galosi
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- Department Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Martí-Martínez S, Valor LM. A Glimpse of Molecular Biomarkers in Huntington's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105411. [PMID: 35628221 PMCID: PMC9142992 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by an abnormal expansion of CAG repeats in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene. Although the main symptomatology is explained by alterations at the level of the central nervous system, predominantly affecting the basal ganglia, a peripheral component of the disease is being increasingly acknowledged. Therefore, the manifestation of the disease is complex and variable among CAG expansion carriers, introducing uncertainty in the appearance of specific signs, age of onset and severity of disease. The monogenic nature of the disorder allows a precise diagnosis, but the use of biomarkers with prognostic value is still needed to achieve clinical management of the patients in an individual manner. In addition, we need tools to evaluate the patient's response to potential therapeutic approaches. In this review, we provide a succinct summary of the most interesting molecular biomarkers that have been assessed in patients, mostly obtained from body fluids such as cerebrospinal fluid, peripheral blood and saliva.
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- Silvia Martí-Martínez
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain;
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- Laboratorio de Apoyo a la Investigación, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), 03010 Alicante, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-965-913-988
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Lange LM, Gonzalez-Latapi P, Rajalingam R, Tijssen MAJ, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Gabbert C, Ganos C, Ghosh R, Kumar KR, Lang AE, Rossi M, van der Veen S, van de Warrenburg B, Warner T, Lohmann K, Klein C, Marras C. Nomenclature of Genetic Movement Disorders: Recommendations of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Task Force - An Update. Mov Disord 2022; 37:905-935. [PMID: 35481685 DOI: 10.1002/mds.28982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In 2016, the Movement Disorder Society Task Force for the Nomenclature of Genetic Movement Disorders presented a new system for naming genetically determined movement disorders and provided a criterion-based list of confirmed monogenic movement disorders. Since then, a substantial number of novel disease-causing genes have been described, which warrant classification using this system. In addition, with this update, we further refined the system and propose dissolving the imaging-based categories of Primary Familial Brain Calcification and Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation and reclassifying these genetic conditions according to their predominant phenotype. We also introduce the novel category of Mixed Movement Disorders (MxMD), which includes conditions linked to multiple equally prominent movement disorder phenotypes. In this article, we present updated lists of newly confirmed monogenic causes of movement disorders. We found a total of 89 different newly identified genes that warrant a prefix based on our criteria; 6 genes for parkinsonism, 21 for dystonia, 38 for dominant and recessive ataxia, 5 for chorea, 7 for myoclonus, 13 for spastic paraplegia, 3 for paroxysmal movement disorders, and 6 for mixed movement disorder phenotypes; 10 genes were linked to combined phenotypes and have been assigned two new prefixes. The updated lists represent a resource for clinicians and researchers alike and they have also been published on the website of the Task Force for the Nomenclature of Genetic Movement Disorders on the homepage of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (https://www.movementdisorders.org/MDS/About/Committees--Other-Groups/MDS-Task-Forces/Task-Force-on-Nomenclature-in-Movement-Disorders.htm). © 2022 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson Movement Disorder Society.
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- Lara M Lange
- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- The Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease and The Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorder Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- The Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease and The Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorder Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- UMCG Expertise Centre Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease and The Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorder Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department, Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- UMCG Expertise Centre Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Center of Expertise for Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical & Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- The Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease and The Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorder Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Altered pituitary morphology as a sign of benign hereditary chorea caused by TITF1/NKX2.1 mutations. Neurogenetics 2022; 23:91-102. [PMID: 35079915 PMCID: PMC8960566 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-021-00680-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Benign hereditary chorea (BHC) is a rare genetically heterogeneous movement disorder, in which conventional neuroimaging has been reported as normal in most cases. Cystic pituitary abnormalities and features of empty sella have been described in only 7 patients with BHC to date. We present 4 patients from 2 families with a BHC phenotype, 3 of whom underwent targeted pituitary MR imaging and genetic testing. All four patients in the two families displayed a classic BHC phenotype. The targeted pituitary MR imaging demonstrated abnormal pituitary sella morphology. Genetic testing was performed in three patients, and showed mutations causing BHC in three of the patients, as well as identifying a novel nonsense mutation of the TITF1/NKX2-1 gene in one of the patients. The presence of the abnormal pituitary sella in two affected members of the same family supports the hypothesis that this sign is a distinct feature of the BHC phenotype spectrum due to mutations in the TITF1 gene. Interestingly, these abnormalities seem to develop in adult life and are progressive. They occur in at least 26% of patients affected with Brain-lung-thyroid syndrome. As a part of the management of these patients we recommend to perform follow-up MRI brain with dedicated pituitary imaging also in adult life as the abnormality can occur years after the onset of chorea.
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Scarduzio M, Hess EJ, Standaert DG, Eskow Jaunarajs KL. Striatal synaptic dysfunction in dystonia and levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Neurobiol Dis 2022; 166:105650. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Yap ZY, Efthymiou S, Seiffert S, Vargas Parra K, Lee S, Nasca A, Maroofian R, Schrauwen I, Pendziwiat M, Jung S, Bhoj E, Striano P, Mankad K, Vona B, Cuddapah S, Wagner A, Alvi JR, Davoudi-Dehaghani E, Fallah MS, Gannavarapu S, Lamperti C, Legati A, Murtaza BN, Nadeem MS, Rehman MU, Saeidi K, Salpietro V, von Spiczak S, Sandoval A, Zeinali S, Zeviani M, Reich A, Jang C, Helbig I, Barakat TS, Ghezzi D, Leal SM, Weber Y, Houlden H, Yoon WH, Houlden H, Yoon WH. Bi-allelic variants in OGDHL cause a neurodevelopmental spectrum disease featuring epilepsy, hearing loss, visual impairment, and ataxia. Am J Hum Genet 2021; 108:2368-2384. [PMID: 34800363 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase-like (OGDHL) protein is a rate-limiting enzyme in the Krebs cycle that plays a pivotal role in mitochondrial metabolism. OGDHL expression is restricted mainly to the brain in humans. Here, we report nine individuals from eight unrelated families carrying bi-allelic variants in OGDHL with a range of neurological and neurodevelopmental phenotypes including epilepsy, hearing loss, visual impairment, gait ataxia, microcephaly, and hypoplastic corpus callosum. The variants include three homozygous missense variants (p.Pro852Ala, p.Arg244Trp, and p.Arg299Gly), three compound heterozygous single-nucleotide variants (p.Arg673Gln/p.Val488Val, p.Phe734Ser/p.Ala327Val, and p.Trp220Cys/p.Asp491Val), one homozygous frameshift variant (p.Cys553Leufs∗16), and one homozygous stop-gain variant (p.Arg440Ter). To support the pathogenicity of the variants, we developed a novel CRISPR-Cas9-mediated tissue-specific knockout with cDNA rescue system for dOgdh, the Drosophila ortholog of human OGDHL. Pan-neuronal knockout of dOgdh led to developmental lethality as well as defects in Krebs cycle metabolism, which was fully rescued by expression of wild-type dOgdh. Studies using the Drosophila system indicate that p.Arg673Gln, p.Phe734Ser, and p.Arg299Gly are severe loss-of-function alleles, leading to developmental lethality, whereas p.Pro852Ala, p.Ala327Val, p.Trp220Cys, p.Asp491Val, and p.Arg244Trp are hypomorphic alleles, causing behavioral defects. Transcript analysis from fibroblasts obtained from the individual carrying the synonymous variant (c.1464T>C [p.Val488Val]) in family 2 showed that the synonymous variant affects splicing of exon 11 in OGDHL. Human neuronal cells with OGDHL knockout exhibited defects in mitochondrial respiration, indicating the essential role of OGDHL in mitochondrial metabolism in humans. Together, our data establish that the bi-allelic variants in OGDHL are pathogenic, leading to a Mendelian neurodevelopmental disease in humans.
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
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De Nittis P, Efthymiou S, Sarre A, Guex N, Chrast J, Putoux A, Sultan T, Raza Alvi J, Ur Rahman Z, Zafar F, Rana N, Rahman F, Anwar N, Maqbool S, Zaki MS, Gleeson JG, Murphy D, Galehdari H, Shariati G, Mazaheri N, Sedaghat A, Lesca G, Chatron N, Salpietro V, Christoforou M, Houlden H, Simonds WF, Pedrazzini T, Maroofian R, Reymond A. Inhibition of G-protein signalling in cardiac dysfunction of intellectual developmental disorder with cardiac arrhythmia (IDDCA) syndrome. J Med Genet 2021; 58:815-831. [PMID: 33172956 PMCID: PMC8639930 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-107015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pathogenic variants of GNB5 encoding the β5 subunit of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein cause IDDCA syndrome, an autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder associated with cognitive disability and cardiac arrhythmia, particularly severe bradycardia. METHODS We used echocardiography and telemetric ECG recordings to investigate consequences of Gnb5 loss in mouse. RESULTS We delineated a key role of Gnb5 in heart sinus conduction and showed that Gnb5-inhibitory signalling is essential for parasympathetic control of heart rate (HR) and maintenance of the sympathovagal balance. Gnb5-/- mice were smaller and had a smaller heart than Gnb5+/+ and Gnb5+/- , but exhibited better cardiac function. Lower autonomic nervous system modulation through diminished parasympathetic control and greater sympathetic regulation resulted in a higher baseline HR in Gnb5-/- mice. In contrast, Gnb5-/- mice exhibited profound bradycardia on treatment with carbachol, while sympathetic modulation of the cardiac stimulation was not altered. Concordantly, transcriptome study pinpointed altered expression of genes involved in cardiac muscle contractility in atria and ventricles of knocked-out mice. Homozygous Gnb5 loss resulted in significantly higher frequencies of sinus arrhythmias. Moreover, we described 13 affected individuals, increasing the IDDCA cohort to 44 patients. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that loss of negative regulation of the inhibitory G-protein signalling causes HR perturbations in Gnb5-/- mice, an effect mainly driven by impaired parasympathetic activity. We anticipate that unravelling the mechanism of Gnb5 signalling in the autonomic control of the heart will pave the way for future drug screening.
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Cardiovascular Assessment Facility, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Bioinformatics Competence Center, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service de Génétique, Hopital Femme Mere Enfant, Bron, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- Health Research Institute, Diabetes Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- Service de Genetique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Service de Genetique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Metabolic Diseases Branch/NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Experimental Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Rinaldi B, Ge YH, Freri E, Tucci A, Granata T, Estienne M, Sun JH, Gérard B, Bayat A, Efthymiou S, Gervasini C, Shi YS, Houlden H, Marchisio P, Milani D. Myoclonic status epilepticus and cerebellar hypoplasia associated with a novel variant in the GRIA3 gene. Neurogenetics 2021; 23:27-35. [PMID: 34731330 PMCID: PMC8782781 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-021-00666-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) are postsynaptic ionotropic receptors which mediate fast excitatory currents. AMPARs have a heterotetrameric structure, variably composed by the four subunits GluA1-4 which are encoded by genes GRIA1-4. Increasing evidence support the role of pathogenic variants in GRIA1-4 genes as causative for syndromic intellectual disability (ID). We report an Italian pedigree where some male individuals share ID, seizures and facial dysmorphisms. The index subject was referred for severe ID, myoclonic seizures, cerebellar signs and short stature. Whole exome sequencing identified a novel variant in GRIA3, c.2360A > G, p.(Glu787Gly). The GRIA3 gene maps to chromosome Xq25 and the c.2360A > G variant was transmitted by his healthy mother. Subsequent analysis in the family showed a segregation pattern compatible with the causative role of this variant, further supported by preliminary functional insights. We provide a detailed description of the clinical evolution of the index subjects and stress the relevance of myoclonic seizures and cerebellar syndrome as cardinal features of his presentation.
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- Berardo Rinaldi
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Department of Neurology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Model Animal Research Center, Institute for Brain Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK.
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- Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Department of Neurology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Model Animal Research Center, Institute for Brain Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratoires de diagnostic génétique, Institut Medical d'Alsace, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department for Genetics and Personalized Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund, Denmark.,Institute for Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Department of Neurology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Model Animal Research Center, Institute for Brain Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Erro R, Mencacci NE, Bhatia KP. The Emerging Role of Phosphodiesterases in Movement Disorders. Mov Disord 2021; 36:2225-2243. [PMID: 34155691 PMCID: PMC8596847 DOI: 10.1002/mds.28686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis and inactivation of the cyclic nucleotides cyclic adenosine monophosphate and cyclic guanosine monophosphate, which act as intracellular second messengers for many signal transduction pathways in the central nervous system. Several classes of PDE enzymes with specific tissue distributions and cyclic nucleotide selectivity are highly expressed in brain regions involved in cognitive and motor functions, which are known to be implicated in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. The indication that PDEs are intimately involved in the pathophysiology of different movement disorders further stems from recent discoveries that mutations in genes encoding different PDEs, including PDE2A, PDE8B, and PDE10A, are responsible for rare forms of monogenic parkinsonism and chorea. We here aim to provide a translational overview of the preclinical and clinical data on PDEs, the role of which is emerging in the field of movement disorders, offering a novel venue for a better understanding of their pathophysiology. Modulating cyclic nucleotide signaling, by either acting on their synthesis or on their degradation, represents a promising area for development of novel therapeutic approaches. The study of PDE mutations linked to monogenic movement disorders offers the opportunity of better understanding the role of PDEs in disease pathogenesis, a necessary step to successfully benefit the treatment of both hyperkinetic and hypokinetic movement disorders. © 2021 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
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- Roberto Erro
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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Pottie L, Adamo CS, Beyens A, Lütke S, Tapaneeyaphan P, De Clercq A, Salmon PL, De Rycke R, Gezdirici A, Gulec EY, Khan N, Urquhart JE, Newman WG, Metcalfe K, Efthymiou S, Maroofian R, Anwar N, Maqbool S, Rahman F, Altweijri I, Alsaleh M, Abdullah SM, Al-Owain M, Hashem M, Houlden H, Alkuraya FS, Sips P, Sengle G, Callewaert B. Bi-allelic premature truncating variants in LTBP1 cause cutis laxa syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 2021; 108:1095-1114. [PMID: 33991472 PMCID: PMC8206382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Latent transforming growth factor β (TGFβ)-binding proteins (LTBPs) are microfibril-associated proteins essential for anchoring TGFβ in the extracellular matrix (ECM) as well as for correct assembly of ECM components. Variants in LTBP2, LTBP3, and LTBP4 have been identified in several autosomal recessive Mendelian disorders with skeletal abnormalities with or without impaired development of elastin-rich tissues. Thus far, the human phenotype associated with LTBP1 deficiency has remained enigmatic. In this study, we report homozygous premature truncating LTBP1 variants in eight affected individuals from four unrelated consanguineous families. Affected individuals present with connective tissue features (cutis laxa and inguinal hernia), craniofacial dysmorphology, variable heart defects, and prominent skeletal features (craniosynostosis, short stature, brachydactyly, and syndactyly). In vitro studies on proband-derived dermal fibroblasts indicate distinct molecular mechanisms depending on the position of the variant in LTBP1. C-terminal variants lead to an altered LTBP1 loosely anchored in the microfibrillar network and cause increased ECM deposition in cultured fibroblasts associated with excessive TGFβ growth factor activation and signaling. In contrast, N-terminal truncation results in a loss of LTBP1 that does not alter TGFβ levels or ECM assembly. In vivo validation with two independent zebrafish lines carrying mutations in ltbp1 induce abnormal collagen fibrillogenesis in skin and intervertebral ligaments and ectopic bone formation on the vertebrae. In addition, one of the mutant zebrafish lines shows voluminous and hypo-mineralized vertebrae. Overall, our findings in humans and zebrafish show that LTBP1 function is crucial for skin and bone ECM assembly and homeostasis.
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- Lore Pottie
- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Dermatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent 9052, Belgium; VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent 9052, Belgium; Ghent University Expertise Centre for Transmission Electron Microscopy and VIB Bioimaging Core, Ghent 9052, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Istanbul 34303, Turkey
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and The Children Hospital, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and The Children Hospital, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Development and Behavioral Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and The Children Hospital, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Heart Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany; Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Robert-Koch-Street 21, Cologne 50931, Germany; Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The rapid developments in neuroimmunology reflect also on the field of movement disorders, where there is an ever expanding spectrum of new antibodies. This review focuses on the new neuronal antibodies, their clinical spectrum and recent pathophysiological insights. It gives an update on previous work about neuronal antibody-related movement disorders. RECENT FINDINGS Phosphodiesterase 10A antibodies are a new marker of paraneoplastic chorea. Seizure-related 6 homolog like 2 antibodies are a differential diagnosis in atypical parkinsonism with cerebellar ataxia and cognitive impairment. mGluR5-antibodies cause various hyperkinetic movement disorders with Ophelia syndrome. Most new antibodies were described in the context of cerebellar ataxia: Kelch-like protein 11 antibodies are a comparatively frequent marker of paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia with germ cell tumours. Nonparaneoplastic cerebellar ataxia occurs with Septin-5 and neurochondrin antibodies. Studies into the mechanisms of neuronal surface antibodies have shown that there is much pathophysiological heterogeneity, ranging from immediate antagonistic effect to induction of neurodegeneration after weeks. SUMMARY The new markers of autoimmune movement disorders are key to identify those patients that may benefit from immunotherapy, and tumour therapy, where appropriate. Insights into the underlying pathophysiology might guide treatment decisions and help tailoring more targeted approaches in the future.
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Bibi F, Ullah A, Bourinaris T, Efthymiou S, Kriouile Y, Sultan T, Haider S, Salpietro V, Houlden H, Kaukab Raja G. Tay-Sachs Disease: Two Novel Rare HEXA Mutations from Pakistan and Morocco. KLINISCHE PADIATRIE 2021; 233:226-230. [PMID: 33831955 DOI: 10.1055/a-1371-1561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a rare autosomalrecessive genetic disorder characterized by progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by genetic variations in the HEXA gene leading to a deficiency of β hexosaminidase A (HEXA) isoenzyme activity. This study aimed to identify causative gene variants in 3 unrelated consanguineous families presented with TSD from Pakistan and Morocco. METHODS Detailed clinical investigations were carried out on probands in 3 unrelated consanguineous families of Pakistani and Moroccan origin. Targeted gene sequencing and Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) were performed for variant identification. Candidate variants were checked for co-segregation with the phenotype using Sanger sequencing. Public databases including ExAC, GnomAD, dbSNP and the 1,000 Genome Project were searched to determine frequencies of the alleles. Conservation of the missense variants was ensured by aligning orthologous protein sequences from diverse vertebrate species. RESULTS We report on 3 children presented with Tay-Sachs Disease. The β hexosaminidaseA enzyme activity was reduced in the Pakistani patient in one of the pedigrees. Genetic testing revealed 2 novel homozygous variants (p.Asp386Alafs*13 and p.Trp266Gly) in the gene HEXA in Pakistani and Moroccan patients respectively.The third family of Pakistani origin revealed a previously reported variant (p.Tyr427Ilefs*5) in HEXA. p.Tyr427Ilefs*5 is the most commonly occurring pathogenic variationin Ashkenazi but was not reported in Pakistani population. CONCLUSION Our study further expands the ethnic and mutational spectrum of Tay-Sachs disease emphasizing the usefulness of WES as a powerful diagnostic tool where enzymatic activity is not performed for Tay-Sachs disease. The study recommends targeted screening for these mutations (p.Tyr427Ilefs5) for cost effective testing of TSD patients. Further, the study would assist in carrier testing and prenatal diagnosis of the affected families.
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- Farah Bibi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pir Mehar Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Neuropediatrics and Neurometabolism, Pediatric Department, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco
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- The Children's Hospital, Institute of Child Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Izzat Ali Shah Hospital, Lalarukh Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pir Mehar Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Allelic and phenotypic heterogeneity in Junctophillin-3 related neurodevelopmental and movement disorders. Eur J Hum Genet 2021; 29:1027-1031. [PMID: 33824468 PMCID: PMC8187377 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-021-00866-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Junctophilin-3 belongs to a triprotein junctional complex implicated in the regulation of neuronal excitability and involved in the formation of junctional membrane structures between voltage-gated ion channels and endoplasmic (ryanodine) reticular receptors. A monoallelic trinucleotide repeat expansion located within the junctophilin-3 gene (JPH3) has been implicated in a rare autosomal dominant (AD) late-onset (and progressive) disorder clinically resembling Huntington disease (HD), and known as HD-like 2 (HDL2; MIM# 606438). Although the exact molecular mechanisms underlying HDL2 has not yet been fully elucidated, toxic gain-of-function of the aberrant transcript (containing the trinucleotide repeat) and loss of expression of (full-length) junctophilin-3 have both been implicated in HDL2 pathophysiology. In this study, we identified by whole exome sequencing (WES) a JPH3 homozygous truncating variant [NM_020655.4: c.17405dup; p.(Val581Argfs*137)]. in a female individual affected with genetically undetermined neurodevelopmental anomalies (including delayed motor milestones, abnormal social communication, language difficulties and borderline cognitive impairment) and paroxysmal attacks of dystonia since her early infancy. Our study expands the JPH3-associated mutational spectrum and clinical phenotypes, implicating the loss of Junctophilin-3 in heterogeneous neurodevelopmental phenotypes and early-onset paroxysmal movement disorders.
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The PDE-Opathies: Diverse Phenotypes Produced by a Functionally Related Multigene Family. Trends Genet 2021; 37:669-681. [PMID: 33832760 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2021.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The phosphodiesterase (PDE)-opathies, an expanding set of disorders caused by germline mutations in cyclic nucleotide PDEs, present an intriguing paradox. The enzymes encoded by the PDE family all hydrolyze cAMP and/or cGMP, but mutations in different family members produce very divergent phenotypes. Three interacting factors have been shown recently to contribute to this phenotypic diversity: (i) the 21 genes encode over 80 different isoforms, using alternative mRNA splicing and related mechanisms; (ii) the various isoforms have different regulatory mechanisms, mediated by their unique amino-terminal regulatory domains; (iii) the isoforms differ widely in their pattern of tissue expression. These mechanisms explain why many PDE-opathies are gain-of-function mutations and how they exemplify uniqueness and redundancy within a multigene family.
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Gonzalez-Latapi P, Marotta N, Mencacci NE. Emerging and converging molecular mechanisms in dystonia. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2021; 128:483-498. [DOI: 10.1007/s00702-020-02290-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Breza M, Bourinaris T, Efthymiou S, Maroofian R, Athanasiou-Fragkouli A, Tzartos J, Velonakis G, Karavasilis E, Angelopoulou G, Kasselimis D, Potagas C, Stefanis L, Karadima G, Koutsis G, Houlden H. A homozygous GDAP2 loss-of-function variant in a patient with adult-onset cerebellar ataxia. Brain 2020; 143:e49. [PMID: 32428220 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Marianthi Breza
- 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,Tzartos Neurodiagnostics, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical School, Attikon Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical School, Attikon Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Neuropsychology and Speech Pathology Unit, 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Neuropsychology and Speech Pathology Unit, 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
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- Neuropsychology and Speech Pathology Unit, 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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Barish S, Barakat TS, Michel BC, Mashtalir N, Phillips JB, Valencia AM, Ugur B, Wegner J, Scott TM, Bostwick B, Murdock DR, Dai H, Perenthaler E, Nikoncuk A, van Slegtenhorst M, Brooks AS, Keren B, Nava C, Mignot C, Douglas J, Rodan L, Nowak C, Ellard S, Stals K, Lynch SA, Faoucher M, Lesca G, Edery P, Engleman KL, Zhou D, Thiffault I, Herriges J, Gass J, Louie RJ, Stolerman E, Washington C, Vetrini F, Otsubo A, Pratt VM, Conboy E, Treat K, Shannon N, Camacho J, Wakeling E, Yuan B, Chen CA, Rosenfeld JA, Westerfield M, Wangler M, Yamamoto S, Kadoch C, Scott DA, Bellen HJ. BICRA, a SWI/SNF Complex Member, Is Associated with BAF-Disorder Related Phenotypes in Humans and Model Organisms. Am J Hum Genet 2020; 107:1096-1112. [PMID: 33232675 PMCID: PMC7820627 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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SWI/SNF-related intellectual disability disorders (SSRIDDs) are rare neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by developmental disability, coarse facial features, and fifth digit/nail hypoplasia that are caused by pathogenic variants in genes that encode for members of the SWI/SNF (or BAF) family of chromatin remodeling complexes. We have identified 12 individuals with rare variants (10 loss-of-function, 2 missense) in the BICRA (BRD4 interacting chromatin remodeling complex-associated protein) gene, also known as GLTSCR1, which encodes a subunit of the non-canonical BAF (ncBAF) complex. These individuals exhibited neurodevelopmental phenotypes that include developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and behavioral abnormalities as well as dysmorphic features. Notably, the majority of individuals lack the fifth digit/nail hypoplasia phenotype, a hallmark of most SSRIDDs. To confirm the role of BICRA in the development of these phenotypes, we performed functional characterization of the zebrafish and Drosophila orthologs of BICRA. In zebrafish, a mutation of bicra that mimics one of the loss-of-function variants leads to craniofacial defects possibly akin to the dysmorphic facial features seen in individuals harboring putatively pathogenic BICRA variants. We further show that Bicra physically binds to other non-canonical ncBAF complex members, including the BRD9/7 ortholog, CG7154, and is the defining member of the ncBAF complex in flies. Like other SWI/SNF complex members, loss of Bicra function in flies acts as a dominant enhancer of position effect variegation but in a more context-specific manner. We conclude that haploinsufficiency of BICRA leads to a unique SSRIDD in humans whose phenotypes overlap with those previously reported.
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- Scott Barish
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Chemical Biology Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Baylor Genetics Laboratory, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, 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, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- APHP Sorbonne Université, Département de Génétique and Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75006 Paris, France
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- APHP Sorbonne Université, Département de Génétique and Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75006 Paris, France
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- APHP Sorbonne Université, Département de Génétique and Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's at Waltham, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's at Waltham, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's at Waltham, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- Exeter Genomics Laboratory, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Exeter Genomics Laboratory, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK; Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PY, UK
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- National Centre for Medical Genetics, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin D12 N512, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Lyon University Hospital, Université Claude bernard Lyon 1, Lyon 69100, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Lyon University Hospital, Université Claude bernard Lyon 1, Lyon 69100, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Lyon University Hospital, Université Claude bernard Lyon 1, Lyon 69100, France
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, 106 Gregor Mendel Cir, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, 106 Gregor Mendel Cir, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, 106 Gregor Mendel Cir, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, 106 Gregor Mendel Cir, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Regional Genetics Service, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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- Clinical Genetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Baylor Genetics Laboratory, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Baylor Genetics Laboratory, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA; Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Delorme C, Giron C, Bendetowicz D, Méneret A, Mariani LL, Roze E. Current challenges in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of paroxysmal movement disorders. Expert Rev Neurother 2020; 21:81-97. [PMID: 33089715 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2021.1840978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Paroxysmal movement disorders mostly comprise paroxysmal dyskinesia and episodic ataxia, and can be the consequence of a genetic disorder or symptomatic of an acquired disease. AREAS COVERED In this review, the authors focused on certain hot-topic issues in the field: the respective contribution of the cerebellum and striatum to the generation of paroxysmal dyskinesia, the importance of striatal cAMP turnover in the pathogenesis of paroxysmal dyskinesia, the treatable causes of paroxysmal movement disorders not to be missed, with a special emphasis on the treatment strategy to bypass the glucose transport defect in paroxysmal movement disorders due to GLUT1 deficiency, and functional paroxysmal movement disorders. EXPERT OPINION Treatment of genetic causes of paroxysmal movement disorders is evolving towards precision medicine with targeted gene-specific therapy. Alteration of the cerebellar output and modulation of the striatal cAMP turnover offer new perspectives for experimental therapeutics, at least for paroxysmal movement disorders due to selected causes. Further characterization of cell-specific molecular pathways or network dysfunctions that are critically involved in the pathogenesis of paroxysmal movement disorders will likely result in the identification of new biomarkers and testing of innovative-targeted therapeutics.
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- Cécile Delorme
- Département de Neurologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière , Paris, France
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- Département de Neurologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière , Paris, France
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- Département de Neurologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière , Paris, France.,Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225- Institut du cerveau (ICM), Sorbonne Université , Paris, France
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- Département de Neurologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière , Paris, France.,Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225- Institut du cerveau (ICM), Sorbonne Université , Paris, France
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- Département de Neurologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière , Paris, France.,Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225- Institut du cerveau (ICM), Sorbonne Université , Paris, France
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- Département de Neurologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière , Paris, France.,Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225- Institut du cerveau (ICM), Sorbonne Université , Paris, France
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Mohammad SS, Angiti RR, Biggin A, Morales-Briceño H, Goetti R, Perez-Dueñas B, Gregory A, Hogarth P, Ng J, Papandreou A, Bhattacharya K, Rahman S, Prelog K, Webster RI, Wassmer E, Hayflick S, Livingston J, Kurian M, Chong WK, Dale RC. Magnetic resonance imaging pattern recognition in childhood bilateral basal ganglia disorders. Brain Commun 2020; 2:fcaa178. [PMID: 33629063 PMCID: PMC7891249 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bilateral basal ganglia abnormalities on MRI are observed in a wide variety of childhood disorders. MRI pattern recognition can enable rationalization of investigations and also complement clinical and molecular findings, particularly confirming genomic findings and also enabling new gene discovery. A pattern recognition approach in children with bilateral basal ganglia abnormalities on brain MRI was undertaken in this international multicentre cohort study. Three hundred and five MRI scans belonging to 201 children with 34 different disorders were rated using a standard radiological scoring proforma. In addition, literature review on MRI patterns was undertaken in these 34 disorders and 59 additional disorders reported with bilateral basal ganglia MRI abnormalities. Cluster analysis on first MRI findings from the study cohort grouped them into four clusters: Cluster 1—T2-weighted hyperintensities in the putamen; Cluster 2—T2-weighted hyperintensities or increased MRI susceptibility in the globus pallidus; Cluster 3—T2-weighted hyperintensities in the globus pallidus, brainstem and cerebellum with diffusion restriction; Cluster 4—T1-weighted hyperintensities in the basal ganglia. The 34 diagnostic categories included in this study showed dominant clustering in one of the above four clusters. Inflammatory disorders grouped together in Cluster 1. Mitochondrial and other neurometabolic disorders were distributed across clusters 1, 2 and 3, according to lesions dominantly affecting the striatum (Cluster 1: glutaric aciduria type 1, propionic acidaemia, 3-methylglutaconic aciduria with deafness, encephalopathy and Leigh-like syndrome and thiamine responsive basal ganglia disease associated with SLC19A3), pallidum (Cluster 2: methylmalonic acidaemia, Kearns Sayre syndrome, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency and succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency) or pallidum, brainstem and cerebellum (Cluster 3: vigabatrin toxicity, Krabbe disease). The Cluster 4 pattern was exemplified by distinct T1-weighted hyperintensities in the basal ganglia and other brain regions in genetically determined hypermanganesemia due to SLC39A14 and SLC30A10. Within the clusters, distinctive basal ganglia MRI patterns were noted in acquired disorders such as cerebral palsy due to hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in full-term babies, kernicterus and vigabatrin toxicity and in rare genetic disorders such as 3-methylglutaconic aciduria with deafness, encephalopathy and Leigh-like syndrome, thiamine responsive basal ganglia disease, pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, TUBB4A and hypermanganesemia. Integrated findings from the study cohort and literature review were used to propose a diagnostic algorithm to approach bilateral basal ganglia abnormalities on MRI. After integrating clinical summaries and MRI findings from the literature review, we developed a prototypic decision-making electronic tool to be tested using further cohorts and clinical practice.
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- Shekeeb S Mohammad
- Kids Neuroscience Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.,TY Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.,The Children's hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Newborn and Peadiatric Emergency Transport Service (NETS), Bankstown, NSW, Australia.,Department of Neonatology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
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- The Children's hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Medical Imaging, The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Paediatric Neurology Department, Hospital Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Molecular Neurosciences, Developmental Neurosciences, UCL-Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Molecular Neurosciences, Developmental Neurosciences, UCL-Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Western Sydney Genomics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Mitochondrial Research Group, Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Institute of Child Health, University College London and Metabolic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Medical Imaging, The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- TY Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, University of Leeds, UK
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- Molecular Neurosciences, Developmental Neurosciences, UCL-Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Kids Neuroscience Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.,TY Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.,The Children's hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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Gupta R, Liu Y, Wang H, Nordyke CT, Puterbaugh RZ, Cui W, Varga K, Chu F, Ke H, Vashisth H, Cote RH. Structural Analysis of the Regulatory GAF Domains of cGMP Phosphodiesterase Elucidates the Allosteric Communication Pathway. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:5765-5783. [PMID: 32898583 PMCID: PMC7572642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Regulation of photoreceptor phosphodiesterase (PDE6) activity is responsible for the speed, sensitivity, and recovery of the photoresponse during visual signaling in vertebrate photoreceptor cells. It is hypothesized that physiological differences in the light responsiveness of rods and cones may result in part from differences in the structure and regulation of the distinct isoforms of rod and cone PDE6. Although rod and cone PDE6 catalytic subunits share a similar domain organization consisting of tandem GAF domains (GAFa and GAFb) and a catalytic domain, cone PDE6 is a homodimer whereas rod PDE6 consists of two homologous catalytic subunits. Here we provide the x-ray crystal structure of cone GAFab regulatory domain solved at 3.3 Å resolution, in conjunction with chemical cross-linking and mass spectrometric analysis of conformational changes to GAFab induced upon binding of cGMP and the PDE6 inhibitory γ-subunit (Pγ). Ligand-induced changes in cross-linked residues implicate multiple conformational changes in the GAFa and GAFb domains in forming an allosteric communication network. Molecular dynamics simulations of cone GAFab revealed differences in conformational dynamics of the two subunits forming the homodimer and allosteric perturbations on cGMP binding. Cross-linking of Pγ to GAFab in conjunction with solution NMR spectroscopy of isotopically labeled Pγ identified the central polycationic region of Pγ interacting with the GAFb domain. These results provide a mechanistic basis for developing allosteric activators of PDE6 with therapeutic implications for halting the progression of several retinal degenerative diseases.
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- Richa Gupta
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 33 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Signal Transduction Laboratory, NIEHS/NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 33 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA.
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Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Cardoso F. Chorea in children: etiology, diagnostic approach and management. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2020; 127:1323-1342. [DOI: 10.1007/s00702-020-02238-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Azad B, Efthymiou S, Sultan T, Scala M, Alvi JR, Neuray C, Dominik N, Gul A, Houlden H. Novel likely disease-causing CLN5 variants identified in Pakistani patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. J Neurol Sci 2020; 414:116826. [PMID: 32302805 PMCID: PMC7306150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is a hereditary lysosomal storage disease with progressive brain neurodegeneration. Mutations in ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 5 (CLN5) cause CLN5 disease, a severe condition characterized by seizures, visual failure, motor decline, and progressive cognitive deterioration. This study aimed to identify causative gene variants in Pakistani consanguineous families diagnosed with NCL. METHODS After a thorough clinical and neuroradiological characterization, whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in 3 patients from 2 unrelated families. Segregation analysis was subsequently performed through Sanger sequencing ANALYSIS: WES led to the identification of the 2 novel homozygous variants c.925_926del, (p.Leu309AlafsTer4) and c.477 T > C, (p.Cys159Arg). CONCLUSION In this study, we report two novel CLN5 cases in the Punjab region of Pakistan. Our observations will help clinicians observe and compare common and unique clinical features of NCL patients, further improving our current understanding of NCL.
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- Beenish Azad
- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad, H-10, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad, H-10, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
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Efthymiou S, Salpietro V, Pironti E, Bonsignore M, Ferrazzoli V, Rosa GD, Houlden H. A de novo truncating mutation in ASXL1 associated with segmental overgrowth. J Genet 2020. [PMID: 31819025 DOI: 10.1007/s12041-019-1155-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mutations in genes involved in chromatin remodelling have been implicated in broad phenotypes of congenital abnormalities and neurodevelopment. However, limited genotype-phenotype correlations are available for some of the rarest genetic disorders that affect chromatin regulation. We hereby describe a 12-year-old girl presented at birth with severe hypotonia, developmental delay, a mid-line capillary malformation and distinctive craniofacial features. During the natural history of her disease, the girl developed severe spasticity and drug-resistant seizures, leading to a diagnosis of Bohring-Opitz syndrome (BOS). We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) and identified a de novo mutation in ASXL1 (c.2033dupG) which results in the introduction of a premature stop codon (p.R678fs*6). ASXL1 encodes a polycomb repressive complex protein implicated in chromatin regulation and de novo mutations are a known cause of BOS. Phenotypes with segmental craniofacial overgrowth associated to midline capillary malformations enlarge the clinical spectrum of BOS at onset and further expand the differential diagnosis in ASXL1 mutation carriers.
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- Stephanie Efthymiou
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
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Biallelic PDE2A variants: a new cause of syndromic paroxysmal dyskinesia. Eur J Hum Genet 2020; 28:1403-1413. [PMID: 32467598 PMCID: PMC7608189 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-0641-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Cause of complex dyskinesia remains elusive in some patients. A homozygous missense variant leading to drastic decrease of PDE2A enzymatic activity was reported in one patient with childhood-onset choreodystonia preceded by paroxysmal dyskinesia and associated with cognitive impairment and interictal EEG abnormalities. Here, we report three new cases with biallelic PDE2A variants identified by trio whole-exome sequencing. Mitochondria network was analyzed after Mitotracker™ Red staining in control and mutated primary fibroblasts. Analysis of retrospective video of patients' movement disorder and refinement of phenotype was carried out. We identified a homozygous gain of stop codon variant c.1180C>T; p.(Gln394*) in PDE2A in siblings and compound heterozygous variants in young adult: a missense c.446C>T; p.(Pro149Leu) and splice-site variant c.1922+5G>A predicted and shown to produce an out of frame transcript lacking exon 22. All three patients had cognitive impairment or developmental delay. The phenotype of the two oldest patients, aged 9 and 26, was characterized by childhood-onset refractory paroxysmal dyskinesia initially misdiagnosed as epilepsy due to interictal EEG abnormalities. The youngest patient showed a proven epilepsy at the age of 4 months and no paroxysmal dyskinesia at 15 months. Interestingly, analysis of the fibroblasts with the biallelic variants in PDE2A variants revealed mitochondria network morphology changes. Together with previously reported case, our three patients confirm that biallelic PDE2A variants are a cause of childhood-onset refractory paroxysmal dyskinesia with cognitive impairment, sometimes associated with choreodystonia and interictal baseline EEG abnormalities or epilepsy.
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Nakashima K, Matsui H. A Novel Inhibition Modality for Phosphodiesterase 2A. SLAS DISCOVERY 2020; 25:498-505. [PMID: 32343157 DOI: 10.1177/2472555220913241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Phosphodiesterase type 2A (PDE2A) has received considerable interest as a molecular target for treating central nervous system diseases that affect memory, learning, and cognition. In this paper, the authors present the discovery of small molecules that have a novel modality of PDE2A inhibition. PDE2A possesses GAF-A and GAF-B domains and is a dual-substrate enzyme capable of hydrolyzing both cGMP and cAMP, and activation occurs through cGMP binding to the GAF-B domain. Thus, positive feedback of the catalytic activity to hydrolyze cyclic nucleotides occurs in the presence of appropriate concentrations of cGMP, which binds to the GAF-B domain, resulting in a "brake" that attenuates downstream cyclic nucleotide signaling. Here, we studied the inhibitory effects of some previously reported PDE2A inhibitors, all of which showed impaired inhibitory effects at a lower concentration of cGMP (70 nM) than a concentration effective for the positive feedback (4 μM). This impairment depended on the presence of the GAF domains but was not attributed to binding of the inhibitors to these domains. Notably, we identified PDE2A inhibitors that did not exhibit this behavior; that is, the inhibitory effects of these inhibitors were as strong at the lower concentration of cGMP (70 nM) as they were at the higher concentration (4 μM). This suggests that such inhibitors are likely to be more effective than previously reported PDE2A inhibitors in tissues of patients with lower cGMP concentrations.
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- Kosuke Nakashima
- Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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Phosphodiesterase 10A Inhibitor Monotherapy Is Not an Effective Treatment of Acute Schizophrenia. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2020; 39:575-582. [PMID: 31688451 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current treatments for psychotic symptoms associated with schizophrenia often provide inadequate efficacy with unacceptable adverse effects. Improved therapeutics have long been a goal of research. Preclinical testing suggests that phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) inhibitors may provide a novel approach to treating psychosis associated with schizophrenia. METHODS The efficacy and safety of a highly selective PDE10A inhibitor, PF-02545920, was evaluated in a phase 2 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. Eligible patients (18-65 years) with an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia were randomized 2:2:1:2 to PF-02545920 (5 or 15 mg every 12 hours [Q12H] titrated), risperidone (3 mg Q12H), or placebo for 28 days (n = 74:74:37:74). The primary objectives were to evaluate the efficacy of PF-02545920 using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANNS) and safety/tolerability. RESULTS At day 28, PF-02545920 (either dose) was not significantly different from placebo for mean change from baseline in the PANNS total score (primary end point) or most other end points. Pharmacokinetics exposures seemed adequate for binding/inhibiting PDE10A enzyme. Risperidone was statistically different from placebo for the PANNS total score, demonstrating study sensitivity. Incidence rates for adverse events were similar among the groups. Both doses of PF-02545920 were generally well tolerated. Dystonia occurred in 1, 6, 0, and 3 patients in the PF-02545920 5 mg Q12H, PF-02545920 15 mg Q12H, risperidone, and placebo groups, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Neither dose of PF-02545920 was superior to placebo for the primary and most secondary end points. This indicates that PDE10A inhibition does not produce an antipsychotic effect in patients with acute exacerbation of schizophrenia.
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Nguyen TTM, Murakami Y, Mobilio S, Niceta M, Zampino G, Philippe C, Moutton S, Zaki MS, James KN, Musaev D, Mu W, Baranano K, Nance JR, Rosenfeld JA, Braverman N, Ciolfi A, Millan F, Person RE, Bruel AL, Thauvin-Robinet C, Ververi A, DeVile C, Male A, Efthymiou S, Maroofian R, Houlden H, Maqbool S, Rahman F, Baratang NV, Rousseau J, St-Denis A, Elrick MJ, Anselm I, Rodan LH, Tartaglia M, Gleeson J, Kinoshita T, Campeau PM. Bi-allelic Variants in the GPI Transamidase Subunit PIGK Cause a Neurodevelopmental Syndrome with Hypotonia, Cerebellar Atrophy, and Epilepsy. Am J Hum Genet 2020; 106:484-495. [PMID: 32220290 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins are critical for embryogenesis, neurogenesis, and cell signaling. Variants in several genes participating in GPI biosynthesis and processing lead to decreased cell surface presence of GPI-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) and cause inherited GPI deficiency disorders (IGDs). In this report, we describe 12 individuals from nine unrelated families with 10 different bi-allelic PIGK variants. PIGK encodes a component of the GPI transamidase complex, which attaches the GPI anchor to proteins. Clinical features found in most individuals include global developmental delay and/or intellectual disability, hypotonia, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar atrophy, and facial dysmorphisms. The majority of the individuals have epilepsy. Two individuals have slightly decreased levels of serum alkaline phosphatase, while eight do not. Flow cytometric analysis of blood and fibroblasts from affected individuals showed decreased cell surface presence of GPI-APs. The overexpression of wild-type (WT) PIGK in fibroblasts rescued the levels of cell surface GPI-APs. In a knockout cell line, transfection with WT PIGK also rescued the GPI-AP levels, but transfection with the two tested mutant variants did not. Our study not only expands the clinical and known genetic spectrum of IGDs, but it also expands the genetic differential diagnosis for cerebellar atrophy. Given the fact that cerebellar atrophy is seen in other IGDs, flow cytometry for GPI-APs should be considered in the work-ups of individuals presenting this feature.
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- Thi Tuyet Mai Nguyen
- CHU-Sainte Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T1C5
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Genetics and Rare Diseases Research Division, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Center for Rare Disease and Congenital Defects, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, and INSERM UMR1231 GAD, F-21000, Dijon, France
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- Reference Center for Developmental Anomalies, Department of Medical Genetics, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo 12311, Egypt
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287 USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University and Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, H4A 3J1
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- Genetics and Rare Diseases Research Division, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Centre de référence maladies rares-Déficiences Intellectuelles de causes rares, Centre de génétique, Hôpital d'Enfants, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon
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- Clinical Genetic Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Clinical Genetic Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Development and Behavioural Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and The Children Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Development and Behavioural Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and The Children Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- CHU-Sainte Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T1C5
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- CHU-Sainte Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T1C5
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- CHU-Sainte Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T1C5
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics and Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Genetics and Rare Diseases Research Division, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- CHU-Sainte Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T1C5; Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T1C5.
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Rare novel CYP2U1 and ZFYVE26 variants identified in two Pakistani families with spastic paraplegia. J Neurol Sci 2020; 411:116669. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Perenthaler E, Nikoncuk A, Yousefi S, Berdowski WM, Alsagob M, Capo I, van der Linde HC, van den Berg P, Jacobs EH, Putar D, Ghazvini M, Aronica E, van IJcken WFJ, de Valk WG, Medici-van den Herik E, van Slegtenhorst M, Brick L, Kozenko M, Kohler JN, Bernstein JA, Monaghan KG, Begtrup A, Torene R, Al Futaisi A, Al Murshedi F, Mani R, Al Azri F, Kamsteeg EJ, Mojarrad M, Eslahi A, Khazaei Z, Darmiyan FM, Doosti M, Karimiani EG, Vandrovcova J, Zafar F, Rana N, Kandaswamy KK, Hertecant J, Bauer P, AlMuhaizea MA, Salih MA, Aldosary M, Almass R, Al-Quait L, Qubbaj W, Coskun S, Alahmadi KO, Hamad MHA, Alwadaee S, Awartani K, Dababo AM, Almohanna F, Colak D, Dehghani M, Mehrjardi MYV, Gunel M, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Passi GR, Cheema HA, Efthymiou S, Houlden H, Bertoli-Avella AM, Brooks AS, Retterer K, Maroofian R, Kaya N, van Ham TJ, Barakat TS. Loss of UGP2 in brain leads to a severe epileptic encephalopathy, emphasizing that bi-allelic isoform-specific start-loss mutations of essential genes can cause genetic diseases. Acta Neuropathol 2020; 139:415-442. [PMID: 31820119 PMCID: PMC7035241 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-019-02109-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Developmental and/or epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are a group of devastating genetic disorders, resulting in early-onset, therapy-resistant seizures and developmental delay. Here we report on 22 individuals from 15 families presenting with a severe form of intractable epilepsy, severe developmental delay, progressive microcephaly, visual disturbance and similar minor dysmorphisms. Whole exome sequencing identified a recurrent, homozygous variant (chr2:64083454A > G) in the essential UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGP2) gene in all probands. This rare variant results in a tolerable Met12Val missense change of the longer UGP2 protein isoform but causes a disruption of the start codon of the shorter isoform, which is predominant in brain. We show that the absence of the shorter isoform leads to a reduction of functional UGP2 enzyme in neural stem cells, leading to altered glycogen metabolism, upregulated unfolded protein response and premature neuronal differentiation, as modeled during pluripotent stem cell differentiation in vitro. In contrast, the complete lack of all UGP2 isoforms leads to differentiation defects in multiple lineages in human cells. Reduced expression of Ugp2a/Ugp2b in vivo in zebrafish mimics visual disturbance and mutant animals show a behavioral phenotype. Our study identifies a recurrent start codon mutation in UGP2 as a cause of a novel autosomal recessive DEE syndrome. Importantly, it also shows that isoform-specific start-loss mutations causing expression loss of a tissue-relevant isoform of an essential protein can cause a genetic disease, even when an organism-wide protein absence is incompatible with life. We provide additional examples where a similar disease mechanism applies.
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- Elena Perenthaler
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, 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, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department for Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, 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, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- iPS Cell Core Facility, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Center for Biomics, Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, 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, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Genetics, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4J9, Canada
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- Division of Genetics, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4J9, Canada
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA
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- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Genetic and Developmental Medicine Clinic, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Medical Genetics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Genetic Center of Khorasan Razavi, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department Medical Genetics, Next Generation Genetic Polyclinic, Mashhad, Iran
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Institute, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK
- Innovative Medical Research Center, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tawam Hospital, and College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE
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- Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Radiology Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Obstetrics/Gynecology Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Genetics Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
- Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Program On Neurogenetics, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Program On Neurogenetics, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Masonic Medical Research Institute, Utica, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Clinic, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology Department, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article provides an overview of the approach to chorea in clinical practice, beginning with a discussion of the phenomenologic features of chorea and how to differentiate it from other movement disorders. The diagnostic approach, clinical features of important acquired and genetic choreas, and therapeutic principles are also discussed. Practical clinical points and caveats are included. RECENT FINDINGS C9orf72 disease is the most common Huntington disease phenocopy, according to studies in the European population. Anti-IgLON5 disease can present with chorea. The role of immunotherapies in Sydenham chorea has increased, and further clinical studies may be useful. Benign hereditary chorea is a syndrome or phenotype due to mutations in several genes, including NKX2-1, ADCY5, GNAO1, and PDE10A. New-generation presynaptic dopamine-depleting agents provide more options for symptomatic treatment of chorea with fewer adverse effects. Deep brain stimulation has been performed in several choreic disorders, but features other than chorea and the neurodegenerative nature should be taken into consideration. Studies on genetic interventions for Huntington disease are ongoing. SUMMARY Clinical features remain crucial in guiding the differential diagnosis and appropriate investigations in chorea. Given the complexity of most choreic disorders, treating only the chorea is not sufficient. A comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach is required.
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Chorea-related mutations in PDE10A result in aberrant compartmentalization and functionality of the enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 117:677-688. [PMID: 31871190 PMCID: PMC6955301 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916398117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) is as a target of interest in Huntington’s disease (HD) as levels of the enzyme have been shown to decrease prior to the development of the hallmark motor symptoms. Clearly, a better understanding of how PDE10A protein levels change as HD develops is required. Here we show that mutations in the regulatory GAF domains of PDE10A that cause hyperkinetic syndromes in humans lead to misprocessing of the PDE10A enzyme that ultimately leads to targeted degradation by the ubiquitin proteasome system or clearance by autophagy. Both mechanisms result in a paucity of PDE10A activity that lead to a loss of movement coordination. Our research suggests that similar mechanisms may underpin PDE10A loss during HD. A robust body of evidence supports the concept that phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) activity in the basal ganglia orchestrates the control of coordinated movement in human subjects. Although human mutations in the PDE10A gene manifest in hyperkinetic movement disorders that phenocopy many features of early Huntington’s disease, characterization of the maladapted molecular mechanisms and aberrant signaling processes that underpin these conditions remains scarce. Recessive mutations in the GAF-A domain have been shown to impair PDE10A function due to the loss of striatal PDE10A protein levels, but here we show that this paucity is caused by irregular intracellular trafficking and increased PDE10A degradation in the cytosolic compartment. In contrast to GAF-A mutants, dominant mutations in the GAF-B domain of PDE10A induce PDE10A misfolding, a common pathological phenotype in many neurodegenerative diseases. These data demonstrate that the function of striatal PDE10A is compromised in disorders where disease-associated mutations trigger a reduction in the fidelity of PDE compartmentalization.
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Efthymiou S, Kriouile Y, Salpietro V, Hajar R, Ghizlane Z, Mankad K, El Khorassani M, Aguennouz M, Houlden H, Wiethoff S. A rare PANK2 deletion in the first north African patient affected with pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration. J Neurol Sci 2019; 410:116639. [PMID: 31884352 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.116639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Stephanie Efthymiou
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Unit of Neuropediatrics and Neurometabolism, Pediatric Department 2, Rabat Children's Hospital, Morocco
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Unit of Neuropediatrics and Neurometabolism, Pediatric Department 2, Rabat Children's Hospital, Morocco
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- Unit of Neuropediatrics and Neurometabolism, Pediatric Department 2, Rabat Children's Hospital, Morocco
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Unit of Neuropediatrics and Neurometabolism, Pediatric Department 2, Rabat Children's Hospital, Morocco
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Sicily, Italy
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany.
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Harada A, Kaushal N, Suzuki K, Nakatani A, Bobkov K, Vekich JA, Doyle JP, Kimura H. Balanced Activation of Striatal Output Pathways by Faster Off-Rate PDE10A Inhibitors Elicits Not Only Antipsychotic-Like Effects But Also Procognitive Effects in Rodents. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2019; 23:96-107. [PMID: 31689714 PMCID: PMC7098246 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyz056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Faster off-rate competitive enzyme inhibitors are generally more sensitive than slower off-rate ones to binding inhibition by enzyme substrates. We previously reported that the cyclic adenosine monophosphate concentration in dopamine D1 receptor-expressing medium spiny neurons (D1-MSNs) may be higher than that in D2-MSNs. Consequently, compared with slower off-rate phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitors, faster off-rate ones comparably activated D2-MSNs but partially activated D1-MSNs. We further investigated the pharmacological profiles of phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitors with different off-rates. METHODS Phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitors with slower (T-609) and faster (T-773) off-rates were used. D1- and D2-MSN activation was assessed by substance P and enkephalin mRNA induction, respectively, in rodents. Antipsychotic-like effects were evaluated by MK-801- and methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity and prepulse inhibition in rodents. Cognition was assessed by novel object recognition task and radial arm maze in rats. Prefrontal cortex activation was evaluated by c-Fos immunohistochemistry in rats. Gene translations in D1- and D2-MSNs were evaluated by translating ribosome affinity purification and RNA sequencing in mice. RESULTS Compared with T-609, T-773 comparably activated D2-MSNs but partially activated D1-MSNs. Haloperidol (a D2 antagonist) and T-773, but not T-609, produced antipsychotic-like effects in all paradigms. T-773, but not T-609 or haloperidol, activated the prefrontal cortex and improved cognition. Overall gene translation patterns in D2-MSNs by all drugs and those in D1-MSNs by T-773 and T-609 were qualitatively similar. CONCLUSIONS Differential pharmacological profiles among those drugs could be attributable to activation balance of D1- and D2-MSNs. The "balanced activation" of MSNs by faster off-rate phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitors may be favorable to treat schizophrenia.
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- Akina Harada
- Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit Research, Takeda California Inc., San Diego, CA
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- Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Early Target Discovery, Research, Takeda California Inc., San Diego, CA
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- Early Target Discovery, Research, Takeda California Inc., San Diego, CA
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- Early Target Discovery, Research, Takeda California Inc., San Diego, CA
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- Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan,Correspondence: Haruhide Kimura, PhD, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan ()
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Efthymiou S, Salpietro V, Malintan N, Poncelet M, Kriouile Y, Fortuna S, De Zorzi R, Payne K, Henderson LB, Cortese A, Maddirevula S, Alhashmi N, Wiethoff S, Ryten M, Botia JA, Provitera V, Schuelke M, Vandrovcova J, Walsh L, Torti E, Iodice V, Najafi M, Karimiani EG, Maroofian R, Siquier-Pernet K, Boddaert N, De Lonlay P, Cantagrel V, Aguennouz M, El Khorassani M, Schmidts M, Alkuraya FS, Edvardson S, Nolano M, Devaux J, Houlden H. Biallelic mutations in neurofascin cause neurodevelopmental impairment and peripheral demyelination. Brain 2019; 142:2948-2964. [PMID: 31501903 PMCID: PMC6763744 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Axon pathfinding and synapse formation are essential processes for nervous system development and function. The assembly of myelinated fibres and nodes of Ranvier is mediated by a number of cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily including neurofascin, encoded by the NFASC gene, and its alternative isoforms Nfasc186 and Nfasc140 (located in the axonal membrane at the node of Ranvier) and Nfasc155 (a glial component of the paranodal axoglial junction). We identified 10 individuals from six unrelated families, exhibiting a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized with a spectrum of central (intellectual disability, developmental delay, motor impairment, speech difficulties) and peripheral (early onset demyelinating neuropathy) neurological involvement, who were found by exome or genome sequencing to carry one frameshift and four different homozygous non-synonymous variants in NFASC. Expression studies using immunostaining-based techniques identified absent expression of the Nfasc155 isoform as a consequence of the frameshift variant and a significant reduction of expression was also observed in association with two non-synonymous variants affecting the fibronectin type III domain. Cell aggregation studies revealed a severely impaired Nfasc155-CNTN1/CASPR1 complex interaction as a result of the identified variants. Immunofluorescence staining of myelinated fibres from two affected individuals showed a severe loss of myelinated fibres and abnormalities in the paranodal junction morphology. Our results establish that recessive variants affecting the Nfasc155 isoform can affect the formation of paranodal axoglial junctions at the nodes of Ranvier. The genetic disease caused by biallelic NFASC variants includes neurodevelopmental impairment and a spectrum of central and peripheral demyelination as part of its core clinical phenotype. Our findings support possible overlapping molecular mechanisms of paranodal damage at peripheral nerves in both the immune-mediated and the genetic disease, but the observation of prominent central neurological involvement in NFASC biallelic variant carriers highlights the importance of this gene in human brain development and function.
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- Stephanie Efthymiou
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- INSERM U1051, Institut de Neurosciences de Montpellier (INM), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Unit of Neuropediatrics and Neurometabolism, Pediatric Department 2, Rabat Children's Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Mohammed V of Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana, IN, USA
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
- Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
- Departamento de Ingeniería de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, E, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Italy
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana, IN, USA
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- Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK
- Autonomic Unit, National Hospital Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCL NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Genome Research Division, Human Genetics Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Genetics Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Institute, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
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- Genetics Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Institute, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
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- Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
- Developmental Brain Disorders Laboratory, Imagine Institute, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris, France
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- Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Necker Enfants Malades University Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1151, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
- Developmental Brain Disorders Laboratory, Imagine Institute, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Sicily
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- Unit of Neuropediatrics and Neurometabolism, Pediatric Department 2, Rabat Children's Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, University Mohammed V of Rabat, Morocco
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- Genome Research Division, Human Genetics Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, Mathildenstrasse 1, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Paediatric Neurology Unit, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy
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- INSERM U1051, Institut de Neurosciences de Montpellier (INM), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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Vijiaratnam N, Bhatia KP, Lang AE, Raskind WH, Espay AJ. ADCY5-Related Dyskinesia: Improving Clinical Detection of an Evolving Disorder. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2019; 6:512-520. [PMID: 31538084 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background The phenotypic spectrum of adenylyl cyclase 5 (ADCY5)-related disease has expanded considerably since the first description of the disorder in 1978 as familial essential chorea in a multiplex family. Objective To examine recent advances in the understanding of ADCY5-related dyskinesia and outline a diagnostic approach to enhance clinical detection. Methods A pragmatic review of the ADCY5 literature was undertaken to examine unique genetic and pathophysiological features as well as distinguishing clinical features. Results With over 70 cases reported to date, the phenotype is recognized to be broad, although distinctive features include prominent facial dyskinesia, motor exacerbations during drowsiness or sleep arousal, episodic painful dystonic posturing increased with stress or illness, and axial hypotonia with delayed developmental milestones. Uncommon phenotypes include childhood-onset chorea, myoclonus-dystonia, isolated nongeneralized dystonia, and alternating hemiplegia. Conclusion The ongoing expansion in clinical features suggests that ADCY5 remains underdiagnosed and may account for a proportion of "idiopathic" hyperkinetic movement disorders. Enhanced understanding of its clinical features may help clinicians improve the detection of complex or uncommon cases.
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Queen Square Institute of Neurology University College London London United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Toronto Western Hospital University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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- Department of Neurology (J.S.), Kingston General Hospital, Canada; Department of Neurology (D.M.-G.), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain; and UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (A.Z., A.J.E.), Department of Neurology University of Cincinnati Ohio USA
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Mutations in the Neuronal Vesicular SNARE VAMP2 Affect Synaptic Membrane Fusion and Impair Human Neurodevelopment. Am J Hum Genet 2019; 104:721-730. [PMID: 30929742 PMCID: PMC6451933 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
VAMP2 encodes the vesicular SNARE protein VAMP2 (also called synaptobrevin-2). Together with its partners syntaxin-1A and synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP25), VAMP2 mediates fusion of synaptic vesicles to release neurotransmitters. VAMP2 is essential for vesicular exocytosis and activity-dependent neurotransmitter release. Here, we report five heterozygous de novo mutations in VAMP2 in unrelated individuals presenting with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by axial hypotonia (which had been present since birth), intellectual disability, and autistic features. In total, we identified two single-amino-acid deletions and three non-synonymous variants affecting conserved residues within the C terminus of the VAMP2 SNARE motif. Affected individuals carrying de novo non-synonymous variants involving the C-terminal region presented a more severe phenotype with additional neurological features, including central visual impairment, hyperkinetic movement disorder, and epilepsy or electroencephalography abnormalities. Reconstituted fusion involving a lipid-mixing assay indicated impairment in vesicle fusion as one of the possible associated disease mechanisms. The genetic synaptopathy caused by VAMP2 de novo mutations highlights the key roles of this gene in human brain development and function.
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