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Thumbadoo KM, Dieriks BV, Murray HC, Swanson MEV, Yoo JH, Mehrabi NF, Turner C, Dragunow M, Faull RLM, Curtis MA, Siddique T, Shaw CE, Newell KL, Henden L, Williams KL, Nicholson GA, Scotter EL. Hippocampal aggregation signatures of pathogenic UBQLN2 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. Brain 2024:awae140. [PMID: 38703371 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Pathogenic variants in the UBQLN2 gene cause X-linked dominant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and/or frontotemporal dementia characterised by ubiquilin 2 aggregates in neurons of the motor cortex, hippocampus, and spinal cord. However, ubiquilin 2 neuropathology is also seen in sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and/or frontotemporal dementia cases not caused by UBQLN2 pathogenic variants, particularly C9orf72-linked cases. This makes the mechanistic role of mutant ubiquilin 2 protein and the value of ubiquilin 2 pathology for predicting genotype unclear. Here we examine a cohort of 44 genotypically diverse amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases with or without frontotemporal dementia, including eight cases with UBQLN2 variants (resulting in p.S222G, p.P497H, p.P506S, p.T487I (two cases), and p.P497L (three cases)). Using multiplexed (5-label) fluorescent immunohistochemistry, we mapped the co-localisation of ubiquilin 2 with phosphorylated TDP-43, dipeptide repeat aggregates, and p62, in the hippocampus of controls (n = 6), or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with or without frontotemporal dementia in sporadic (n = 20), unknown familial (n = 3), SOD1-linked (n = 1), FUS-linked (n = 1), C9orf72-linked (n = 5), and UBQLN2-linked (n = 8) cases. We differentiate between i) ubiquilin 2 aggregation together with phosphorylated TDP-43 or dipeptide repeat proteins, and ii) ubiquilin 2 self-aggregation promoted by UBQLN2 pathogenic variants that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/and frontotemporal dementia. Overall, we describe a hippocampal protein aggregation signature that fully distinguishes mutant from wildtype ubiquilin 2 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with or without frontotemporal dementia, whereby mutant ubiquilin 2 is more prone than wildtype to aggregate independently of driving factors. This neuropathological signature can be used to assess the pathogenicity of UBQLN2 gene variants and to understand the mechanisms of UBQLN2-linked disease.
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- Kyrah M Thumbadoo
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- UK Dementia Research Institute Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Macquarie University Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Macquarie University Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Macquarie University Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales 2139, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Nementzik LR, Thumbadoo KM, Murray HC, Gordon D, Yang S, Blair IP, Turner C, Faull RLM, Curtis MA, McLean C, Nicholson GA, Swanson MEV, Scotter EL. Distribution of ubiquilin 2 and TDP-43 aggregates throughout the CNS in UBQLN2 p.T487I-linked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. Brain Pathol 2024; 34:e13230. [PMID: 38115557 PMCID: PMC11007053 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Mutations in the UBQLN2 gene cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The neuropathology of such UBQLN2-linked cases of ALS/FTD is characterised by aggregates of the ubiquilin 2 protein in addition to aggregates of the transactive response DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43). ALS and FTD without UBQLN2 mutations are also characterised by TDP-43 aggregates, that may or may not colocalise with wildtype ubiquilin 2. Despite this, the relative contributions of TDP-43 and ubiquilin 2 to disease pathogenesis remain largely under-characterised, as does their relative deposition as aggregates across the central nervous system (CNS). Here we conducted multiplex immunohistochemistry of three UBQLN2 p.T487I-linked ALS/FTD cases, three non-UBQLN2-linked (sporadic) ALS cases, and 8 non-neurodegenerative disease controls, covering 40 CNS regions. We then quantified ubiquilin 2 aggregates, TDP-43 aggregates and aggregates containing both proteins in regions of interest to determine how UBQLN2-linked and non-UBQLN2-linked proteinopathy differ. We find that ubiquilin 2 aggregates that are negative for TDP-43 are predominantly small and punctate and are abundant in the hippocampal formation, spinal cord, all tested regions of neocortex, medulla and substantia nigra in UBQLN2-linked ALS/FTD but not sporadic ALS. Curiously, the striatum harboured small punctate ubiquilin 2 aggregates in all cases examined, while large diffuse striatal ubiquilin 2 aggregates were specific to UBQLN2-linked ALS/FTD. Overall, ubiquilin 2 is mainly deposited in clinically unaffected regions throughout the CNS such that symptomology in UBQLN2-linked cases maps best to the aggregation of TDP-43.
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- Laura R. Nementzik
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical ImagingUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human SciencesMacquarie UniversityNorth RydeNew South WalesAustralia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human SciencesMacquarie UniversityNorth RydeNew South WalesAustralia
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- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical ImagingUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, LabPlusAuckland City HospitalAucklandNew Zealand
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- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical ImagingUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical ImagingUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Department of Anatomical PathologyAlfred HealthMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human SciencesMacquarie UniversityNorth RydeNew South WalesAustralia
- Northcott Neuroscience LaboratoryANZAC Research InstituteSydneyAustralia
- Molecular Medicine LaboratoryConcord Repatriation General HospitalSydneyAustralia
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Centre for Brain ResearchUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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Watchon M, Robinson KJ, Luu L, An Y, Yuan KC, Plenderleith SK, Cheng F, Don EK, Nicholson GA, Lee A, Laird AS. Treatment with sodium butyrate induces autophagy resulting in therapeutic benefits for spinocerebellar ataxia type 3. FASEB J 2024; 38:e23429. [PMID: 38258931 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300963rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3, also known as Machado Joseph disease) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the expansion of the trinucleotide repeat region within the ATXN3/MJD gene. Mutation of ATXN3 causes formation of ataxin-3 protein aggregates, neurodegeneration, and motor deficits. Here we investigated the therapeutic potential and mechanistic activity of sodium butyrate (SB), the sodium salt of butyric acid, a metabolite naturally produced by gut microbiota, on cultured SH-SY5Y cells and transgenic zebrafish expressing human ataxin-3 containing 84 glutamine (Q) residues to model SCA3. SCA3 SH-SY5Y cells were found to contain high molecular weight ataxin-3 species and detergent-insoluble protein aggregates. Treatment with SB increased the activity of the autophagy protein quality control pathway in the SCA3 cells, decreased the presence of ataxin-3 aggregates and presence of high molecular weight ataxin-3 in an autophagy-dependent manner. Treatment with SB was also beneficial in vivo, improving swimming performance, increasing activity of the autophagy pathway, and decreasing the presence of insoluble ataxin-3 protein species in the transgenic SCA3 zebrafish. Co-treating the SCA3 zebrafish with SB and chloroquine, an autophagy inhibitor, prevented the beneficial effects of SB on zebrafish swimming, indicating that the improved swimming performance was autophagy-dependent. To understand the mechanism by which SB induces autophagy we performed proteomic analysis of protein lysates from the SB-treated and untreated SCA3 SH-SY5Y cells. We found that SB treatment had increased activity of Protein Kinase A and AMPK signaling, with immunoblot analysis confirming that SB treatment had increased levels of AMPK protein and its substrates. Together our findings indicate that treatment with SB can increase activity of the autophagy pathway process and that this has beneficial effects in vitro and in vivo. While our results suggested that this activity may involve activity of a PKA/AMPK-dependent process, this requires further confirmation. We propose that treatment with sodium butyrate warrants further investigation as a potential treatment for neurodegenerative diseases underpinned by mechanisms relating to protein aggregation including SCA3.
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- Maxinne Watchon
- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Cutrupi AN, Narayanan RK, Perez-Siles G, Grosz BR, Lai K, Boyling A, Ellis M, Lin RCY, Neumann B, Mao D, Uesugi M, Nicholson GA, Vucic S, Saporta MA, Kennerson ML. Novel gene-intergenic fusion involving ubiquitin E3 ligase UBE3C causes distal hereditary motor neuropathy. Brain 2023; 146:880-897. [PMID: 36380488 PMCID: PMC9976978 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Distal hereditary motor neuropathies (dHMNs) are a group of inherited diseases involving the progressive, length-dependent axonal degeneration of the lower motor neurons. There are currently 29 reported causative genes and four disease loci implicated in dHMN. Despite the high genetic heterogeneity, mutations in the known genes account for less than 20% of dHMN cases, with the mutations identified predominantly being point mutations or indels. We have expanded the spectrum of dHMN mutations with the identification of a 1.35 Mb complex structural variation (SV) causing a form of autosomal dominant dHMN (DHMN1 OMIM %182906). Given the complex nature of SV mutations and the importance of studying pathogenic mechanisms in a neuronal setting, we generated a patient-derived DHMN1 motor neuron model harbouring the 1.35 Mb complex insertion. The DHMN1 complex insertion creates a duplicated copy of the first 10 exons of the ubiquitin-protein E3 ligase gene (UBE3C) and forms a novel gene-intergenic fusion sense transcript by incorporating a terminal pseudo-exon from intergenic sequence within the DHMN1 locus. The UBE3C intergenic fusion (UBE3C-IF) transcript does not undergo nonsense-mediated decay and results in a significant reduction of wild-type full-length UBE3C (UBE3C-WT) protein levels in DHMN1 iPSC-derived motor neurons. An engineered transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans model expressing the UBE3C-IF transcript in GABA-ergic motor neurons shows neuronal synaptic transmission deficits. Furthermore, the transgenic animals are susceptible to heat stress, which may implicate defective protein homeostasis underlying DHMN1 pathogenesis. Identification of the novel UBE3C-IF gene-intergenic fusion transcript in motor neurons highlights a potential new disease mechanism underlying axonal and motor neuron degeneration. These complementary models serve as a powerful paradigm for studying the DHMN1 complex SV and an invaluable tool for defining therapeutic targets for DHMN1.
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- Anthony N Cutrupi
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Ancestry and Health Genomics Laboratory, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences and Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences and Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Brain and Nerve Research Centre, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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Opie-Martin S, Iacoangeli A, Topp SD, Abel O, Mayl K, Mehta PR, Shatunov A, Fogh I, Bowles H, Limbachiya N, Spargo TP, Al-Khleifat A, Williams KL, Jockel-Balsarotti J, Bali T, Self W, Henden L, Nicholson GA, Ticozzi N, McKenna-Yasek D, Tang L, Shaw PJ, Chio A, Ludolph A, Weishaupt JH, Landers JE, Glass JD, Mora JS, Robberecht W, Damme PV, McLaughlin R, Hardiman O, van den Berg L, Veldink JH, Corcia P, Stevic Z, Siddique N, Silani V, Blair IP, Fan DS, Esselin F, de la Cruz E, Camu W, Basak NA, Siddique T, Miller T, Brown RH, Al-Chalabi A, Shaw CE. The SOD1-mediated ALS phenotype shows a decoupling between age of symptom onset and disease duration. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6901. [PMID: 36371497 PMCID: PMC9653399 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34620-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene variants may cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, some of which are associated with a distinct phenotype. Most studies assess limited variants or sample sizes. In this international, retrospective observational study, we compare phenotypic and demographic characteristics between people with SOD1-ALS and people with ALS and no recorded SOD1 variant. We investigate which variants are associated with age at symptom onset and time from onset to death or censoring using Cox proportional-hazards regression. The SOD1-ALS dataset reports age of onset for 1122 and disease duration for 883 people; the comparator population includes 10,214 and 9010 people respectively. Eight variants are associated with younger age of onset and distinct survival trajectories; a further eight associated with younger onset only and one with distinct survival only. Here we show that onset and survival are decoupled in SOD1-ALS. Future research should characterise rarer variants and molecular mechanisms causing the observed variability.
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- Sarah Opie-Martin
- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, SE5 8AF, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Blue Block 1.09, Sherrington Building, Crown St, Liverpool, L693BX, UK
- Institute of Medicine, North-Eastern Federal University, 58 Belinsky str, Yakutsk, 677000, Russia
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Macquarie University Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Macquarie University Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Concord Clinical School, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 2139, Australia
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20095, Cusano Milanino, MiIan, Italy
- Dino Ferrari Center, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Center for Neurotechnology and Brain Therapeutics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 02125, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2HQ, UK
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- Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Neurology 1, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza of Torino, Turin, 10124, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Ulm University, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081, Ulm, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, DZNE, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081, Ulm, Germany
- Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Neurology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 02125, USA
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- Department Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- ALS Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital San Rafael, 28016, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurology Department, Univeristy Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neurology Department, Univeristy Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuroscience Department, KU Leuven and Center for Brain & Disease Research VIB Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Complex Trait Genomics Laboratory, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Centre de Référence pour la SLA et les Autres Maladies du Motoneurone (FILSLAN), 2 Avenue Martin Luther King, 87042, Limoges Cedex, France
- Centre de Compétences Neuropathies Amyloïdes Familiales et Autres Neuropathies Périphériques Rares (NNERF), Poitiers, France
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- Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 1, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Neuromuscular Disorders Program, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20095, Cusano Milanino, MiIan, Italy
- Dino Ferrari Center, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Center for Neurotechnology and Brain Therapeutics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Macquarie University Centre for MND Research, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- Reference Center for ALS and Other Rare Motoneuron Disorders, University Hospital Gui de Chauliac, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Reference Center for ALS and Other Rare Motoneuron Disorders, University Hospital Gui de Chauliac, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Reference Center for ALS and Other Rare Motoneuron Disorders, University Hospital Gui de Chauliac, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Koç University, School of Medicine Translational Medicine Research Center KUTTAM-NDAL, 34450, Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Neuromuscular Disorders Program, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 02125, USA
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute Centre at King's College London, School of Neuroscience, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK.
- Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.
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Yiu EM, Bray P, Baets J, Baker SK, Barisic N, de Valle K, Estilow T, Farrar MA, Finkel RS, Haberlová J, Kennedy RA, Moroni I, Nicholson GA, Ramchandren S, Reilly MM, Rose K, Shy ME, Siskind CE, Yum SW, Menezes MP, Ryan MM, Burns J. Clinical practice guideline for the management of paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022; 93:530-538. [PMID: 35140138 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-328483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited neuropathy and often presents during childhood. Guidelines for the optimal management of common problems experienced by individuals with CMT do not exist, for either children or adults. We formed the Paediatric CMT Best Practice Guidelines Consortium to develop evidence and consensus-based recommendations for the clinical management of children and adolescents with CMT, with the primary objective of promoting optimal, standardised care globally. METHODS Development of this clinical practice guideline involved a series of systematic reviews covering 10 clinical questions, modified Delphi methodology involving an international panel of clinicians to generate consensus where evidence did not exist, and application of the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to evaluate the body of literature and formulate recommendations. RESULTS The final guideline includes three evidence-based and 31 consensus-based recommendations. They encompass the management of muscle weakness, balance and mobility impairment, sensory symptoms, muscle cramps, impaired upper limb function, respiratory impairment, maintenance of joint range of motion and non-surgical management of joint deformity. Consensus was not achieved in some management areas, reflecting differences in practice between clinicians and healthcare settings, and highlighting the need for further research. CONCLUSIONS This clinical practice guideline provides practical and implementable guidance on the management of common clinical problems experienced by children with CMT and advocates for improved access to multidisciplinary care. Successful dissemination and implementation of these recommendations will be critical in ensuring their application across multiple healthcare settings.
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- Eppie M Yiu
- Neurology Department, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia .,Neuroscience Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales, Orthopaedics Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Laboratory of Neuromuscular Pathology, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.,Neuromuscular Reference Centre, Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.,Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAntwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Clinic, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- National Referral Centre for Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Neurology Department, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- 2nd Medical School, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Neurology Department, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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- Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson, Titusville, New Jersey, USA
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- Queen Square for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, London, UK
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neurology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neurology Department, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales, Orthopaedics Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Grosz BR, Stevanovski I, Negri S, Ellis M, Barnes S, Reddel S, Vucic S, Nicholson GA, Cortese A, Kumar KR, Deveson IW, Kennerson ML. Long read sequencing overcomes challenges in the diagnosis of
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neuropathy. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2022; 27:120-126. [DOI: 10.1111/jns.12485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Bianca R Grosz
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory ANZAC Research Institute Concord NSW Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics Garvan Institute of Medical Research Sydney NSW Australia
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- Istituiti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS Environmental Research Center Pavia Italy
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory ANZAC Research Institute Concord NSW Australia
- Sydney Medical School University of Sydney Camperdown NSW Australia
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- Sydney Medical School University of Sydney Camperdown NSW Australia
- Department of Neurology Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
- Faculty of Medicine University of Notre Dame Sydney Australia
- Department of Neurology Hornsby Ku‐ring‐Gai Hospital Sydney Australia
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- Sydney Medical School University of Sydney Camperdown NSW Australia
- Department of Neurology Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
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- Sydney Medical School University of Sydney Camperdown NSW Australia
- Department of Neurology Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
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- Sydney Medical School University of Sydney Camperdown NSW Australia
- Department of Neurology Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
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- MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology London UK
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences University of Pavia Pavia Italy
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics Garvan Institute of Medical Research Sydney NSW Australia
- Sydney Medical School University of Sydney Camperdown NSW Australia
- Department of Neurology Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics Garvan Institute of Medical Research Sydney NSW Australia
- St Vincent’s Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney NSW Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory ANZAC Research Institute Concord NSW Australia
- Sydney Medical School University of Sydney Camperdown NSW Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord NSW Australia
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van Rheenen W, van der Spek RAA, Bakker MK, van Vugt JJFA, Hop PJ, Zwamborn RAJ, de Klein N, Westra HJ, Bakker OB, Deelen P, Shireby G, Hannon E, Moisse M, Baird D, Restuadi R, Dolzhenko E, Dekker AM, Gawor K, Westeneng HJ, Tazelaar GHP, van Eijk KR, Kooyman M, Byrne RP, Doherty M, Heverin M, Al Khleifat A, Iacoangeli A, Shatunov A, Ticozzi N, Cooper-Knock J, Smith BN, Gromicho M, Chandran S, Pal S, Morrison KE, Shaw PJ, Hardy J, Orrell RW, Sendtner M, Meyer T, Başak N, van der Kooi AJ, Ratti A, Fogh I, Gellera C, Lauria G, Corti S, Cereda C, Sproviero D, D'Alfonso S, Sorarù G, Siciliano G, Filosto M, Padovani A, Chiò A, Calvo A, Moglia C, Brunetti M, Canosa A, Grassano M, Beghi E, Pupillo E, Logroscino G, Nefussy B, Osmanovic A, Nordin A, Lerner Y, Zabari M, Gotkine M, Baloh RH, Bell S, Vourc'h P, Corcia P, Couratier P, Millecamps S, Meininger V, Salachas F, Mora Pardina JS, Assialioui A, Rojas-García R, Dion PA, Ross JP, Ludolph AC, Weishaupt JH, Brenner D, Freischmidt A, Bensimon G, Brice A, Durr A, Payan CAM, Saker-Delye S, Wood NW, Topp S, Rademakers R, Tittmann L, Lieb W, Franke A, Ripke S, Braun A, Kraft J, Whiteman DC, Olsen CM, Uitterlinden AG, Hofman A, Rietschel M, Cichon S, Nöthen MM, Amouyel P, Traynor BJ, Singleton AB, Mitne Neto M, Cauchi RJ, Ophoff RA, Wiedau-Pazos M, Lomen-Hoerth C, van Deerlin VM, Grosskreutz J, Roediger A, Gaur N, Jörk A, Barthel T, Theele E, Ilse B, Stubendorff B, Witte OW, Steinbach R, Hübner CA, Graff C, Brylev L, Fominykh V, Demeshonok V, Ataulina A, Rogelj B, Koritnik B, Zidar J, Ravnik-Glavač M, Glavač D, Stević Z, Drory V, Povedano M, Blair IP, Kiernan MC, Benyamin B, Henderson RD, Furlong S, Mathers S, McCombe PA, Needham M, Ngo ST, Nicholson GA, Pamphlett R, Rowe DB, Steyn FJ, Williams KL, Mather KA, Sachdev PS, Henders AK, Wallace L, de Carvalho M, Pinto S, Petri S, Weber M, Rouleau GA, Silani V, Curtis CJ, Breen G, Glass JD, Brown RH, Landers JE, Shaw CE, Andersen PM, Groen EJN, van Es MA, Pasterkamp RJ, Fan D, Garton FC, McRae AF, Davey Smith G, Gaunt TR, Eberle MA, Mill J, McLaughlin RL, Hardiman O, Kenna KP, Wray NR, Tsai E, Runz H, Franke L, Al-Chalabi A, Van Damme P, van den Berg LH, Veldink JH. Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology. Nat Genet 2021; 53:1636-1648. [PMID: 34873335 PMCID: PMC8648564 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00973-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with a lifetime risk of one in 350 people and an unmet need for disease-modifying therapies. We conducted a cross-ancestry genome-wide association study (GWAS) including 29,612 patients with ALS and 122,656 controls, which identified 15 risk loci. When combined with 8,953 individuals with whole-genome sequencing (6,538 patients, 2,415 controls) and a large cortex-derived expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) dataset (MetaBrain), analyses revealed locus-specific genetic architectures in which we prioritized genes either through rare variants, short tandem repeats or regulatory effects. ALS-associated risk loci were shared with multiple traits within the neurodegenerative spectrum but with distinct enrichment patterns across brain regions and cell types. Of the environmental and lifestyle risk factors obtained from the literature, Mendelian randomization analyses indicated a causal role for high cholesterol levels. The combination of all ALS-associated signals reveals a role for perturbations in vesicle-mediated transport and autophagy and provides evidence for cell-autonomous disease initiation in glutamatergic neurons.
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- Wouter van Rheenen
- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Biology, Biogen, Boston, MA, USA
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Complex Trait Genomics Laboratory, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Complex Trait Genomics Laboratory, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre and Dementia Unit, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Instituto de Fisiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, Edinburgh, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, Edinburgh, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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- Koç University, School of Medicine, KUTTAM-NDAL, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', Milan, Italy
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- 3rd Neurology Unit, Motor Neuron Diseases Center, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', MIlan, Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Neurologia 1, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Neurologia 1, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Neurologia 1, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Neurologia 1, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari at 'Pia Fondazione Card G. Panico' Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Essener Zentrum für Seltene Erkrankungen (EZSE), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Neurosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Neurology, the Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Neurology, the Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Neurology, the Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Center for Neural Science and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Neural Science and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, CHU de Tours, Tours, France
- UMR 1253, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
- Centre de référence sur la SLA, CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Centre de référence sur la SLA, CHRU de Limoges, Limoges, France
- UMR 1094, Université de Limoges, Inserm, Limoges, France
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- ICM, Institut du Cerveau, Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- ICM, Institut du Cerveau, Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Département de Neurologie, Centre de référence SLA Ile de France, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Functional Unit of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (UFELA), Service of Neurology, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- MND Clinic, Neurology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Neurodegeneration, Department of Neurology, University Medicine Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Division of Neurodegeneration, Department of Neurology, University Medicine Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, UPMC Pharmacologie, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Pharmacologie Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau, Paris Brain Institute ICM, Paris, France
- Laboratoire de Biostatistique, Epidémiologie Clinique, Santé Publique Innovation et Méthodologie (BESPIM), CHU-Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute, APHP, INSERM, CNRS, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute, APHP, INSERM, CNRS, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, UPMC Pharmacologie, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Popgen Biobank and Institute of Epidemiology, Christian Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Popgen Biobank and Institute of Epidemiology, Christian Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Cancer Control Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Cancer Control Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Genetics Laboratory, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Bonn, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Basel and Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-1, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Bonn, Germany
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- INSERM UMR1167-RID-AGE LabEx DISTALZ-Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, University of Lille, Centre Hospitalier of the University of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking and Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
- Precision Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Bujanov Moscow Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry of the Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Functional Biochemistry of the Nervous System, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Neurology, Bujanov Moscow Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Functional Biochemistry of the Nervous System, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- ALS-Care Center, 'GAOORDI', Medical Clinic of the St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Neurology, Bujanov Moscow Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Biomedical Research Institute BRIS, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Ljubljana ALS Centre, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Ljubljana ALS Centre, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinic of Neurology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Functional Unit of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (UFELA), Service of Neurology, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Centre for Precision Health and Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, Parkdale, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Notre Dame University, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology and Department of Neuropathology, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- The School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Neuroscience Research Australia Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Neuropsychiatric Institute, the Prince of Wales Hospital, UNSW, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Instituto de Fisiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Fisiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Unit/ALS Clinic, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit and Laboratory of Neuroscience, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, UK
- NIHR BioResource Centre Maudsley, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) & Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, UK
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- Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, UK
- NIHR BioResource Centre Maudsley, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) & Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, UK
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- Department Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Neurosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Third Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Complex Trait Genomics Laboratory, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Translational Biology, Biogen, Boston, MA, USA
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- Translational Biology, Biogen, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Watchon M, Luu L, Robinson KJ, Yuan KC, De Luca A, Suddull HJ, Tym MC, Guillemin GJ, Cole NJ, Nicholson GA, Chung RS, Lee A, Laird AS. Sodium valproate increases activity of the sirtuin pathway resulting in beneficial effects for spinocerebellar ataxia-3 in vivo. Mol Brain 2021; 14:128. [PMID: 34416891 PMCID: PMC8377983 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-021-00839-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Machado-Joseph disease (MJD, also known as spinocerebellar ataxia type 3) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that impairs control and coordination of movement. Here we tested whether treatment with the histone deacetylase inhibitor sodium valproate (valproate) prevented a movement phenotype that develops in larvae of a transgenic zebrafish model of the disease. We found that treatment with valproate improved the swimming of the MJD zebrafish, affected levels of acetylated histones 3 and 4, but also increased expression of polyglutamine expanded human ataxin-3. Proteomic analysis of protein lysates generated from the treated and untreated MJD zebrafish also predicted that valproate treatment had activated the sirtuin longevity signaling pathway and this was confirmed by findings of increased SIRT1 protein levels and sirtuin activity in valproate treated MJD zebrafish and HEK293 cells expressing ataxin-3 84Q, respectively. Treatment with resveratrol (another compound known to activate the sirtuin pathway), also improved swimming in the MJD zebrafish. Co-treatment with valproate alongside EX527, a SIRT1 activity inhibitor, prevented induction of autophagy by valproate and the beneficial effects of valproate on the movement in the MJD zebrafish, supporting that they were both dependent on sirtuin activity. These findings provide the first evidence of sodium valproate inducing activation of the sirtuin pathway. Further, they indicate that drugs that target the sirtuin pathway, including sodium valproate and resveratrol, warrant further investigation for the treatment of MJD and related neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Maxinne Watchon
- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.,ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Level 1, 2 Technology Place, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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Narayanan RK, Brewer MH, Perez-Siles G, Ellis M, Ly C, Burgess A, Neumann B, Nicholson GA, Vucic S, Kennerson ML. Charcot-Marie-tooth disease causing mutation (p.R158H) in pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3 (PDK3) affects synaptic transmission, ATP production and causes neurodegeneration in a CMTX6 C. elegans model. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 31:133-145. [PMID: 34387338 PMCID: PMC8682796 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Charcot–Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a commonly inherited, non-fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects sensory and motor neurons in patients. More than 90 genes are known to cause axonal and demyelinating forms of CMT. The p.R158H mutation in the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3 (PDK3) gene is the genetic cause for an X linked form of axonal CMT (CMTX6). In vitro studies using patient fibroblasts and iPSC-derived motor neurons have shown that this mutation causes deficits in energy metabolism and mitochondrial function. Animal models that recapitulate pathogenic in vivo events in patients are crucial for investigating mechanisms of axonal degeneration and developing therapies for CMT. We have developed a C. elegans model of CMTX6 by knocking-in the p.R158H mutation in pdhk-2, the ortholog of PDK3. In addition, we have developed animal models overexpressing the wild type and mutant form of human PDK3 specifically in the GABAergic motor neurons of C. elegans. CMTX6 mutants generated in this study exhibit synaptic transmission deficits, locomotion defects and show signs of progressive neurodegeneration. Furthermore, the CMTX6 in vivo models display energy deficits that recapitulate the phenotype observed in patient fibroblasts and iPSC-derived motor neurons. Our CMTX6 animals represent the first in vivo model for this form of CMT and have provided novel insights into the cellular function and metabolic pathways perturbed by the p.R158H mutation, all the while closely replicating the clinical presentation observed in CMTX6 patients.
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- Ramesh K Narayanan
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cell Division Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord General Repatriation Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord General Repatriation Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Grosz BR, Svaren J, Perez-Siles G, Nicholson GA, Kennerson ML. Revisiting the pathogenic mechanism of the GJB1 5' UTR c.-103C > T mutation causing CMTX1. Neurogenetics 2021; 22:149-160. [PMID: 34089394 PMCID: PMC8241655 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-021-00650-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The second most common form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy (CMT), X-linked CMT type X1 (CMTX1), is caused by coding and non-coding mutations in the gap junction beta 1 (GJB1) gene. The non-coding GJB1 c.-103C > T mutation (NM_000166.5) has been reported to cause CMTX1 in multiple families. This study assessed the internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) activity previously reported for the rat Gjb1 P2 5' untranslated region (UTR). Using a bicistronic assay and transfecting RT4 Schwann cells, IRES activity of the human GJB1 P2 5' UTR was compared to the GJB1 P2 5' UTR containing either the c.-103C > T mutation or the non-pathogenic c.-102G > A variant. No differences in GJB1 P2 5' UTR IRES activity were observed between the negative control, the wild-type P2 5' UTR, the c.-103C > T 5' UTR or the c.-102G > A 5' UTR, irrespective of the GJB1 intron being present (p = .429 with intron, and p = .865 without). A theoretical c.-131A > G variant was predicted to result in the same RNA secondary structure as the GJB1 c.-103C > T P2 5' UTR. However, no significant difference was observed between expression from the wild-type GJB1 P2 5' UTR and the GJB1 c.-131A > G variant (p = .688). Deletion of the conserved region surrounding the c.-103C > T mutation (c.-108_-103del) resulted in significantly higher expression than the c.-103C > T mutation alone (p = .019), suggesting that the conserved c.-108_-103 region was not essential for translation. The reporter assays in this study do not recapitulate the previously reported GJB1 IRES activity and suggest an alternate pathogenic mechanism for the c.-103C > T CMTX1 non-coding mutation.
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- Bianca R Grosz
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia.
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
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Kumar KR, Cortese A, Tomlinson SE, Efthymiou S, Ellis M, Zhu D, Stoll M, Dominik N, Tisch S, Tchan M, Wu KHC, Devery S, Spring PJ, Hawke S, Cremer P, Ng K, Reilly MM, Nicholson GA, Houlden H, Kennerson M. RFC1 expansions can mimic hereditary sensory neuropathy with cough and Sjögren syndrome. Brain 2021; 143:e82. [PMID: 32949124 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Kishore R Kumar
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neurology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Neurology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Genetic Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical Genomics, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Genetic Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- St Vincent's Clinical Genomics, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Neurology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Vascular Immunology Unit Department of Pathology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia.,Central West Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orange, NSW Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Royal North Shore Hospital, Pacific Hwy, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Royal North Shore Hospital, Pacific Hwy, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neurology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia
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Iacoangeli A, Lin T, Al Khleifat A, Jones AR, Opie-Martin S, Coleman JRI, Shatunov A, Sproviero W, Williams KL, Garton F, Restuadi R, Henders AK, Mather KA, Needham M, Mathers S, Nicholson GA, Rowe DB, Henderson R, McCombe PA, Pamphlett R, Blair IP, Schultz D, Sachdev PS, Newhouse SJ, Proitsi P, Fogh I, Ngo ST, Dobson RJB, Wray NR, Steyn FJ, Al-Chalabi A. Genome-wide Meta-analysis Finds the ACSL5-ZDHHC6 Locus Is Associated with ALS and Links Weight Loss to the Disease Genetics. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108323. [PMID: 33113361 PMCID: PMC7610013 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
We meta-analyze amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) genome-wide association study (GWAS) data of European and Chinese populations (84,694 individuals). We find an additional significant association between rs58854276 spanning ACSL5-ZDHHC6 with ALS (p = 8.3 × 10−9), with replication in an independent Australian cohort (1,502 individuals; p = 0.037). Moreover, B4GALNT1, G2E3-SCFD1, and TRIP11-ATXN3 are identified using a gene-based analysis. ACSL5 has been associated with rapid weight loss, as has another ALS-associated gene, GPX3. Weight loss is frequent in ALS patients and is associated with shorter survival. We investigate the effect of the ACSL5 and GPX3 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), using longitudinal body composition and weight data of 77 patients and 77 controls. In patients’ fat-free mass, although not significant, we observe an effect in the expected direction (rs58854276: −2.1 ± 1.3 kg/A allele, p = 0.053; rs3828599: −1.0 ± 1.3 kg/A allele, p = 0.22). No effect was observed in controls. Our findings support the increasing interest in lipid metabolism in ALS and link the disease genetics to weight loss in patients. Cross-ethnic meta-analysis finds an association between the ACSL5-ZDHHC6 locus and ALS The ACSL5-ZDHHC6 association is replicated in an independent Australian cohort ACSL5-ZDHHC6 lead SNP is in ACSL5 and is an eQTL of ZDHHC6 in brain tissues ACSL5 SNPs might have an effect on fat-free mass in ALS patients
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- Alfredo Iacoangeli
- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College London, London, UK; Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre and Dementia Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre and Dementia Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK; Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sidney NSW 2109, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia; Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick NSW, Australia
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch Perth WA 6150, Australia; Notre Dame University, 32 Mouat Street, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia; Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch WA 6150, Australia
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- Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, Parkdale VIC 3195, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney NSW 2139, Australia
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia; Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia; Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane QLD, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia; Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney NSW Australia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College London, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre and Dementia Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK; Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia; Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia; Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane QLD, Australia; Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College London, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre and Dementia Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK; Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia; Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia; Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane QLD, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, London, UK; King's College Hospital, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9RS, UK
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Konopka A, Whelan DR, Jamali MS, Perri E, Shahheydari H, Toth RP, Parakh S, Robinson T, Cheong A, Mehta P, Vidal M, Ragagnin AMG, Khizhnyak I, Jagaraj CJ, Galper J, Grima N, Deva A, Shadfar S, Nicholson GA, Yang S, Cutts SM, Horejsi Z, Bell TDM, Walker AK, Blair IP, Atkin JD. Impaired NHEJ repair in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is associated with TDP-43 mutations. Mol Neurodegener 2020; 15:51. [PMID: 32907630 PMCID: PMC7488163 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-020-00386-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Pathological forms of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) are present in motor neurons of almost all amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, and mutations in TDP-43 are also present in ALS. Loss and gain of TDP-43 functions are implicated in pathogenesis, but the mechanisms are unclear. While the RNA functions of TDP-43 have been widely investigated, its DNA binding roles remain unclear. However, recent studies have implicated a role for TDP-43 in the DNA damage response. Methods We used NSC-34 motor neuron-like cells and primary cortical neurons expressing wildtype TDP-43 or TDP-43 ALS associated mutants (A315T, Q331K), in which DNA damage was induced by etoposide or H2O2 treatment. We investigated the consequences of depletion of TDP-43 on DNA repair using small interfering RNAs. Specific non homologous end joining (NHEJ) reporters (EJ5GFP and EJ2GFP) and cells lacking DNA-dependent serine/threonine protein kinase (DNA-PK) were used to investigate the role of TDP-43 in DNA repair. To investigate the recruitment of TDP-43 to sites of DNA damage we used single molecule super-resolution microscopy and a co-immunoprecipitation assay. We also investigated DNA damage in an ALS transgenic mouse model, in which TDP-43 accumulates pathologically in the cytoplasm. We also examined fibroblasts derived from ALS patients bearing the TDP-43 M337V mutation for evidence of DNA damage. Results We demonstrate that wildtype TDP-43 is recruited to sites of DNA damage where it participates in classical NHEJ DNA repair. However, ALS-associated TDP-43 mutants lose this activity, which induces DNA damage. Furthermore, DNA damage is present in mice displaying TDP-43 pathology, implying an active role in neurodegeneration. Additionally, DNA damage triggers features typical of TDP-43 pathology; cytoplasmic mis-localisation and stress granule formation. Similarly, inhibition of NHEJ induces TDP-43 mis-localisation to the cytoplasm. Conclusions This study reveals that TDP-43 functions in DNA repair, but loss of this function triggers DNA damage and is associated with key pathological features of ALS.
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- Anna Konopka
- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Macquarie University, and The Integrated Specialist Healthcare Education and Research Foundation, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia.,ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia.,Neurodegeneration Pathobiology Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road NSW, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia. .,Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
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Akçimen F, Martins S, Liao C, Bourassa CV, Catoire H, Nicholson GA, Riess O, Raposo M, França MC, Vasconcelos J, Lima M, Lopes-Cendes I, Saraiva-Pereira ML, Jardim LB, Sequeiros J, Dion PA, Rouleau GA. Genome-wide association study identifies genetic factors that modify age at onset in Machado-Joseph disease. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:4742-4756. [PMID: 32205469 PMCID: PMC7138549 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Machado-Joseph disease (MJD/SCA3) is the most common form of dominantly inherited ataxia worldwide. The disorder is caused by an expanded CAG repeat in the ATXN3 gene. Past studies have revealed that the length of the expansion partly explains the disease age at onset (AO) variability of MJD, which is confirmed in this study (Pearson’s correlation coefficient R2 = 0.62). Using a total of 786 MJD patients from five different geographical origins, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to identify additional AO modifying factors that could explain some of the residual AO variability. We identified nine suggestively associated loci (P < 1 × 10−5). These loci were enriched for genes involved in vesicle transport, olfactory signaling, and synaptic pathways. Furthermore, associations between AO and the TRIM29 and RAG genes suggests that DNA repair mechanisms might be implicated in MJD pathogenesis. Our study demonstrates the existence of several additional genetic factors, along with CAG expansion, that may lead to a better understanding of the genotype-phenotype correlation in MJD.
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- Fulya Akçimen
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,IPATIMUP - Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- University of Sydney, Department of Medicine, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade dos Açores e Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade dos Açores e Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN), São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil.,Departamento de Neurologia, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Depto. de Bioquímica - ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Depto de Medicina Interna, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- IPATIMUP - Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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McCann EP, Fifita JA, Grima N, Galper J, Mehta P, Freckleton SE, Zhang KY, Henden L, Hogan AL, Chan Moi Fat S, Wu SS, Jagaraj CJ, Berning BA, Williams KL, Twine NA, Bauer D, Piguet O, Hodges J, Kwok JBJ, Halliday GM, Kiernan MC, Atkin J, Rowe DB, Nicholson GA, Walker AK, Blair IP, Yang S. Genetic and immunopathological analysis of CHCHD10 in Australian amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia and transgenic TDP-43 mice. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2020; 91:162-171. [PMID: 31690696 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-321790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Since the first report of CHCHD10 gene mutations in amyotrophiclateral sclerosis (ALS)/frontotemporaldementia (FTD) patients, genetic variation in CHCHD10 has been inconsistently linked to disease. A pathological assessment of the CHCHD10 protein in patient neuronal tissue also remains to be reported. We sought to characterise the genetic and pathological contribution of CHCHD10 to ALS/FTD in Australia. METHODS Whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing data from 81 familial and 635 sporadic ALS, and 108 sporadic FTD cases, were assessed for genetic variation in CHCHD10. CHCHD10 protein expression was characterised by immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and western blotting in control, ALS and/or FTD postmortem tissues and further in a transgenic mouse model of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) pathology. RESULTS No causal, novel or disease-associated variants in CHCHD10 were identified in Australian ALS and/or FTD patients. In human brain and spinal cord tissues, CHCHD10 was specifically expressed in neurons. A significant decrease in CHCHD10 protein level was observed in ALS patient spinal cord and FTD patient frontal cortex. In a TDP-43 mouse model with a regulatable nuclear localisation signal (rNLS TDP-43 mouse), CHCHD10 protein levels were unaltered at disease onset and early in disease, but were significantly decreased in cortex in mid-stage disease. CONCLUSIONS Genetic variation in CHCHD10 is not a common cause of ALS/FTD in Australia. However, we showed that in humans, CHCHD10 may play a neuron-specific role and a loss of CHCHD10 function may be linked to ALS and/or FTD. Our data from the rNLS TDP-43 transgenic mice suggest that a decrease in CHCHD10 levels is a late event in aberrant TDP-43-induced ALS/FTD pathogenesis.
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- Emily P McCann
- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neurodegeneration Pathobiology Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Health & Biosecurity Flagship, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Health & Biosecurity Flagship, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre & Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre & Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre & Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre & Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre & Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Neurodegeneration Pathobiology Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Maksemous N, Smith RA, Sutherland HG, Maher BH, Ibrahim O, Nicholson GA, Carpenter EP, Lea RA, Cader MZ, Griffiths LR. Targeted next generation sequencing identifies a genetic spectrum of DNA variants in patients with hemiplegic migraine. Cephalalgia Reports 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/2515816319881630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective: Hemiplegic migraine in both familial (FHM) and sporadic (SHM) forms is a rare subtype of migraine with aura that can be traced to mutations in the CACNA1A, ATP1A2 and SCN1A genes. It is characterised by severe attacks of typical migraine accompanied by hemiparesis, as well as episodes of complex aura that vary significantly between individuals. Methods: Using a targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) multigene panel, we have sequenced the genomic DNA of 172 suspected hemiplegic migraine cases, in whom no mutation had previously been found by Sanger sequencing (SS) of a limited number of exons with high mutation frequency in FHM genes. Results: Genetic screening identified 29 variants, 10 of which were novel, in 35 cases in the three FHM genes ( CACNA1A, ATP1A2 and SCN1A). Interestingly, in this suspected HM cohort, the ATP1A2 gene harboured the highest number of variants with 24/35 cases (68.6%), while CACNA1A ranked the second gene, with 5 variants identified in 7/35 cases (20%). All detected variants were confirmed by SS and were absent in 100 non-migraine healthy control individuals. Assessment of variants with the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines classified 8 variants as pathogenic, 3 as likely pathogenic and 18 as variants of unknown significance. Targeted NGS gene panel increased the diagnostic yield by fourfold over iterative SS in our diagnostics facility. Conclusion: We have identified 29 potentially causative variants in an Australian and New Zealand cohort of suspected HM cases and found that the ATP1A2 gene was the most commonly mutated gene. Our results suggest that screening using NGS multigene panels to investigate ATP1A2 alongside CACNA1A and SCN1A is a clinically useful and efficient method.
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- Neven Maksemous
- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, and Health Sciences, Research Institute, Concord Hospital and ANZAC Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane, Australia
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Kennerson ML, Corbett AC, Ellis M, Perez-Siles G, Nicholson GA. A novel MCM3AP mutation in a Lebanese family with recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy. Brain 2019; 141:e66. [PMID: 29982295 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Marina L Kennerson
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Tarr IS, McCann EP, Benyamin B, Peters TJ, Twine NA, Zhang KY, Zhao Q, Zhang ZH, Rowe DB, Nicholson GA, Bauer D, Clark SJ, Blair IP, Williams KL. Monozygotic twins and triplets discordant for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis display differential methylation and gene expression. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8254. [PMID: 31164693 PMCID: PMC6547746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44765-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterised by the loss of upper and lower motor neurons. ALS exhibits high phenotypic variability including age and site of onset, and disease duration. To uncover epigenetic and transcriptomic factors that may modify an ALS phenotype, we used a cohort of Australian monozygotic twins (n = 3 pairs) and triplets (n = 1 set) that are discordant for ALS and represent sporadic ALS and the two most common types of familial ALS, linked to C9orf72 and SOD1. Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450K BeadChip, EpiTYPER and RNA-Seq analyses in these ALS-discordant twins/triplets and control twins (n = 2 pairs), implicated genes with consistent longitudinal differential DNA methylation and/or gene expression. Two identified genes, RAD9B and C8orf46, showed significant differential methylation in an extended cohort of >1000 ALS cases and controls. Combined longitudinal methylation-transcription analysis within a single twin set implicated CCNF, DPP6, RAMP3, and CCS, which have been previously associated with ALS. Longitudinal transcriptome data showed an 8-fold enrichment of immune function genes and under-representation of transcription and protein modification genes in ALS. Examination of these changes in a large Australian sporadic ALS cohort suggest a broader role in ALS. Furthermore, we observe that increased methylation age is a signature of ALS in older patients.
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- Ingrid S Tarr
- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Health and Biosecurity Business Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Health and Biosecurity Business Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Hogan AL, Don EK, Rayner SL, Lee A, Laird AS, Watchon M, Winnick C, Tarr IS, Morsch M, Fifita JA, Gwee SSL, Formella I, Hortle E, Yuan KC, Molloy MP, Williams KL, Nicholson GA, Chung RS, Blair IP, Cole NJ. Expression of ALS/FTD-linked mutant CCNF in zebrafish leads to increased cell death in the spinal cord and an aberrant motor phenotype. Hum Mol Genet 2019; 28:698. [PMID: 30371781 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Alison L Hogan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute; Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital; Sydney Medical School University of Sydney, NSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering.,Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia.,Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute; Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital; Sydney Medical School University of Sydney, NSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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Robinson KJ, Yuan KC, Don EK, Hogan AL, Winnick CG, Tym MC, Lucas CW, Shahheydari H, Watchon M, Blair IP, Atkin JD, Nicholson GA, Cole NJ, Laird AS. Motor Neuron Abnormalities Correlate with Impaired Movement in Zebrafish that Express Mutant Superoxide Dismutase 1. Zebrafish 2018; 16:8-14. [PMID: 30300572 PMCID: PMC6357263 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2018.1588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss of motor neurons. ALS can be modeled in zebrafish (Danio rerio) through the expression of human ALS-causing genes, such as superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). Overexpression of mutated human SOD1 protein causes aberrant branching and shortening of spinal motor axons. Despite this, the functional relevance of this axon morphology remains elusive. Our aim was to determine whether this motor axonopathy is correlated with impaired movement in mutant (MT) SOD1-expressing zebrafish. Transgenic zebrafish embryos that express blue fluorescent protein (mTagBFP) in motor neurons were injected with either wild-type (WT) or MT (A4V) human SOD1 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA). At 48 hours post-fertilization, larvae movement (distance traveled during behavioral testing) was examined, followed by quantification of motor axon length. Larvae injected with MT SOD1 mRNA had significantly shorter and more aberrantly branched motor axons (p < 0.002) and traveled a significantly shorter distance during behavioral testing (p < 0.001) when compared with WT SOD1 and noninjected larvae. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between distance traveled and motor axon length (R2 = 0.357, p < 0.001). These data represent the first correlative investigation of motor axonopathies and impaired movement in SOD1-expressing zebrafish, confirming functional relevance and validating movement as a disease phenotype for the testing of disease treatments for ALS.
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- Katherine J Robinson
- 1 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,3 Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,4 Concord Clinical School and ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Concord, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Acosta JR, Watchon M, Yuan KC, Fifita JA, Svahn AJ, Don EK, Winnick CG, Blair IP, Nicholson GA, Cole NJ, Goldsbury C, Laird AS. Neuronal cell culture from transgenic zebrafish models of neurodegenerative disease. Biol Open 2018; 7:bio.036475. [PMID: 30190267 PMCID: PMC6215410 DOI: 10.1242/bio.036475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
We describe a protocol for culturing neurons from transgenic zebrafish embryos to investigate the subcellular distribution and protein aggregation status of neurodegenerative disease-causing proteins. The utility of the protocol was demonstrated on cell cultures from zebrafish that transgenically express disease-causing variants of human fused in sarcoma (FUS) and ataxin-3 proteins, in order to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinocerebellar ataxia type-3 (SCA3), respectively. A mixture of neuronal subtypes, including motor neurons, exhibited differentiation and neurite outgrowth in the cultures. As reported previously, mutant human FUS was found to be mislocalized from nuclei to the cytosol, mimicking the pathology seen in human ALS and the zebrafish FUS model. In contrast, neurons cultured from zebrafish expressing human ataxin-3 with disease-associated expanded polyQ repeats did not accumulate within nuclei in a manner often reported to occur in SCA3. Despite this, the subcellular localization of the human ataxin-3 protein seen in cell cultures was similar to that found in the SCA3 zebrafish themselves. The finding of similar protein localization and aggregation status in the neuronal cultures and corresponding transgenic zebrafish models confirms that this cell culture model is a useful tool for investigating the cell biology and proteinopathy signatures of mutant proteins for the study of neurodegenerative disease. Summary: This article describes the optimization and validation of a protocol for culturing of neurons from transgenic zebrafish for the study of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Jamie R Acosta
- The Brain & Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia.,The Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.,Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.,Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.,Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.,ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2139, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- The Brain & Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia.,The Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.,Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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Yiu EM, Wanigasinghe J, Mackay MT, Gonzales M, Nicholson GA, Ryan MM. Infantile-Onset Myelin Protein Zero-Related Demyelinating Neuropathy Presenting as an Upper Extremity Monoplegia. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2018; 26:52-55. [PMID: 29961519 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
We describe an infant with an early-onset demyelinating neuropathy who presented with an upper extremity monoplegia and progressive asymmetric weakness. Neurophysiologic testing revealed a generalized severe neuropathy with marked slowing of nerve conduction. The disproportionate severity and asymmetry of upper extremity involvement at presentation was atypical of inherited neuropathies, and an initial diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy was considered. Nerve biopsy showed severe depletion of large myelinated fibers without inflammatory cells, and focally folded myelin sheaths were seen on electron microscopy. Genetic testing revealed a de novo heterozygous mutation in the myelin protein zero gene.
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- Eppie M Yiu
- Department of Neurology, Royal Children׳s Hospital, Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Neurosciences Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Children׳s Hospital, Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Neurosciences Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia; Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neurosciences Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Kanhangad M, Cornett K, Brewer MH, Nicholson GA, Ryan MM, Smith RL, Subramanian GM, Young HK, Züchner S, Kennerson ML, Burns J, Menezes MP. Unique clinical and neurophysiologic profile of a cohort of children with CMTX3. Neurology 2018; 90:e1706-e1710. [PMID: 29626178 PMCID: PMC10681066 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To describe in detail the clinical profile of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease subtype 3 (CMTX3) to aid appropriate genetic testing and rehabilitative therapy. METHODS We reviewed the clinical and neurophysiologic profile and CMT Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS) assessments of 11 children with CMTX3. RESULTS Compared with the more common forms of CMT, CMT1A and CMTX, CMTX3 was characterized by early onset with early and progressive hand weakness. Most affected children were symptomatic within the first 2 years of life. The most common presentation was foot deformity in the first year of life. CMTPedS analysis in these children revealed that CMTX3 progressed more rapidly (4.3 ± 4.1 points over 2 years, n = 7) than CMT1A and CMTX1. Grip strength in affected boys was 2 SDs below age- and sex-matched normative reference values (z score -2.05 ± 1.32) in the second decade of life. The most severely affected individual was wheelchair bound at 14 years of age, and 2 individuals had no movement in the small muscles of the hand in the second decade of life. Nerve conduction studies showed a demyelinating sensorimotor neuropathy with motor conduction velocity ≤23 m/s. CONCLUSIONS CMTX3 had an earlier onset, severe hand weakness, and more rapidly progressive disability compared to the more common forms of CMT. Understanding the unique phenotype of CMTX3 is essential for directing genetic testing because the CMTX3 insertion will not be seen on a routine microarray or neuromuscular gene panel. Early diagnosis will enable rehabilitation to be started early in this rapidly progressive neuropathy.
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- Manoj Kanhangad
- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
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- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia
| | - Manoj P Menezes
- From the T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (M.K., M.P.M.) and Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research (K.C., J.B., M.P.M.), The Children's Hospital at Westmead; University of Sydney (K.C., M.H.B., G.A.N., H.K.Y., M.L.K., J.B., M.P.M.); Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory (M.H.B., G.A.N., M.L.K.), ANZAC Research Institute, Concord; Molecular Medicine Laboratory (G.A.N., M.L.K.), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales; Department of Neurology (M.M.R.), Royal Children's Hospital; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.M.R.); Department of Paediatrics (M.M.R.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria; Department of Neurology (R.L.S., G.M.S.), John Hunter Children's Hospital, and University Faculty of Health, Newcastle; Department of Paediatrics (H.K.Y.), Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Human Genetics (S.Z.), Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL; and Paediatric Gait Analysis Service of New South Wales (J.B.), Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead), Australia.
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Cutrupi AN, Brewer MH, Nicholson GA, Kennerson M. Structural variations causing inherited peripheral neuropathies: A paradigm for understanding genomic organization, chromatin interactions, and gene dysregulation. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2018; 6:422-433. [PMID: 29573232 PMCID: PMC6014456 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Inherited peripheral neuropathies (IPNs) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diseases affecting the motor and sensory peripheral nerves. IPNs have benefited from gene discovery and genetic diagnosis using next-generation sequencing with over 80 causative genes available for testing. Despite this success, up to 50% of cases remain genetically unsolved. In the absence of protein coding mutations, noncoding DNA or structural variation (SV) mutations are a possible explanation. The most common IPN, Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1A (CMT1A), is caused by a 1.5 Mb duplication causing trisomy of the dosage sensitive gene PMP22. Using genome sequencing, we recently identified two large genomic rearrangements causing IPN subtypes X-linked CMT (CMTX3) and distal hereditary motor neuropathy (DHMN1), thereby expanding the spectrum of SV mutations causing IPN. Understanding how newly discovered SVs can cause IPN may serve as a useful paradigm to examine the role of topologically associated domains (TADs), chromatin interactions, and gene dysregulation in disease. This review will describe the growing role of SV in the pathogenesis of IPN and the importance of considering this type of mutation in Mendelian diseases where protein coding mutations cannot be identified.
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- Anthony N. Cutrupi
- Northcott Neuroscience LaboratoryANZAC Research InstituteSydneyNSWAustralia
- Sydney Medical SchoolUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
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- Northcott Neuroscience LaboratoryANZAC Research InstituteSydneyNSWAustralia
- Sydney Medical SchoolUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
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- Northcott Neuroscience LaboratoryANZAC Research InstituteSydneyNSWAustralia
- Sydney Medical SchoolUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Molecular Medicine LaboratoryConcord HospitalSydneyNSWAustralia
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- Northcott Neuroscience LaboratoryANZAC Research InstituteSydneyNSWAustralia
- Sydney Medical SchoolUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Molecular Medicine LaboratoryConcord HospitalSydneyNSWAustralia
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Nicolas A, Kenna KP, Renton AE, Ticozzi N, Faghri F, Chia R, Dominov JA, Kenna BJ, Nalls MA, Keagle P, Rivera AM, van Rheenen W, Murphy NA, van Vugt JJFA, Geiger JT, Van der Spek RA, Pliner HA, Shankaracharya, Smith BN, Marangi G, Topp SD, Abramzon Y, Gkazi AS, Eicher JD, Kenna A, Mora G, Calvo A, Mazzini L, Riva N, Mandrioli J, Caponnetto C, Battistini S, Volanti P, La Bella V, Conforti FL, Borghero G, Messina S, Simone IL, Trojsi F, Salvi F, Logullo FO, D'Alfonso S, Corrado L, Capasso M, Ferrucci L, Moreno CDAM, Kamalakaran S, Goldstein DB, Gitler AD, Harris T, Myers RM, Phatnani H, Musunuri RL, Evani US, Abhyankar A, Zody MC, Kaye J, Finkbeiner S, Wyman SK, LeNail A, Lima L, Fraenkel E, Svendsen CN, Thompson LM, Van Eyk JE, Berry JD, Miller TM, Kolb SJ, Cudkowicz M, Baxi E, Benatar M, Taylor JP, Rampersaud E, Wu G, Wuu J, Lauria G, Verde F, Fogh I, Tiloca C, Comi GP, Sorarù G, Cereda C, Corcia P, Laaksovirta H, Myllykangas L, Jansson L, Valori M, Ealing J, Hamdalla H, Rollinson S, Pickering-Brown S, Orrell RW, Sidle KC, Malaspina A, Hardy J, Singleton AB, Johnson JO, Arepalli S, Sapp PC, McKenna-Yasek D, Polak M, Asress S, Al-Sarraj S, King A, Troakes C, Vance C, de Belleroche J, Baas F, Ten Asbroek ALMA, Muñoz-Blanco JL, Hernandez DG, Ding J, Gibbs JR, Scholz SW, Floeter MK, Campbell RH, Landi F, Bowser R, Pulst SM, Ravits JM, MacGowan DJL, Kirby J, Pioro EP, Pamphlett R, Broach J, Gerhard G, Dunckley TL, Brady CB, Kowall NW, Troncoso JC, Le Ber I, Mouzat K, Lumbroso S, Heiman-Patterson TD, Kamel F, Van Den Bosch L, Baloh RH, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Shatunov A, Van Eijk KR, de Carvalho M, Kooyman M, Middelkoop B, Moisse M, McLaughlin RL, Van Es MA, Weber M, Boylan KB, Van Blitterswijk M, Rademakers R, Morrison KE, Basak AN, Mora JS, Drory VE, Shaw PJ, Turner MR, Talbot K, Hardiman O, Williams KL, Fifita JA, Nicholson GA, Blair IP, Rouleau GA, Esteban-Pérez J, García-Redondo A, Al-Chalabi A, Rogaeva E, Zinman L, Ostrow LW, Maragakis NJ, Rothstein JD, Simmons Z, Cooper-Knock J, Brice A, Goutman SA, Feldman EL, Gibson SB, Taroni F, Ratti A, Gellera C, Van Damme P, Robberecht W, Fratta P, Sabatelli M, Lunetta C, Ludolph AC, Andersen PM, Weishaupt JH, Camu W, Trojanowski JQ, Van Deerlin VM, Brown RH, van den Berg LH, Veldink JH, Harms MB, Glass JD, Stone DJ, Tienari P, Silani V, Chiò A, Shaw CE, Traynor BJ, Landers JE. Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene. Neuron 2018; 97:1267-1288. [PMID: 29566793 PMCID: PMC5867896 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 420] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
To identify novel genes associated with ALS, we undertook two lines of investigation. We carried out a genome-wide association study comparing 20,806 ALS cases and 59,804 controls. Independently, we performed a rare variant burden analysis comparing 1,138 index familial ALS cases and 19,494 controls. Through both approaches, we identified kinesin family member 5A (KIF5A) as a novel gene associated with ALS. Interestingly, mutations predominantly in the N-terminal motor domain of KIF5A are causative for two neurodegenerative diseases: hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG10) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 (CMT2). In contrast, ALS-associated mutations are primarily located at the C-terminal cargo-binding tail domain and patients harboring loss-of-function mutations displayed an extended survival relative to typical ALS cases. Taken together, these results broaden the phenotype spectrum resulting from mutations in KIF5A and strengthen the role of cytoskeletal defects in the pathogenesis of ALS.
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- Aude Nicolas
- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center - Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy
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- Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Data Tecnica International, Glen Echo, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Institute of Genomic Medicine, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- ALS Center, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Mistretta, Messina, Italy
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- "Rita Levi Montalcini" Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, St. Agostino Estense Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Rehabilitation, Maternal and Child Health, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- ALS Center, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Mistretta, Messina, Italy
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, Mangone, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Azienda Universitario Ospedaliera di Cagliari and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina and Nemo Sud Clinical Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Aurora Foundation, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy
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- "Il Bene" Center for Immunological and Rare Neurological Diseases at Bellaria Hospital, IRCCS, Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Longitudinal Studies Section, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Bioverativ, 225 2nd Avenue, Waltham, MA 02145, USA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
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- Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CGND), New York Genome Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Computational Biology, New York Genome Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA; Departments of Neurology and Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Institute of Memory Impairment and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Institute of Memory Impairment and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- The Heart Institute and Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA, USA; Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA, USA; Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- 3rd Neurology Unit, Motor Neuron Diseases Center, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco," University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, UK
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- Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, UK
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- Faculty of Human and Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London NW3 2PG, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience and Reta Lila Weston Laboratories, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square House, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, NorthEast London and Essex Regional Motor Neuron Disease Care Centre, London E1 2AT, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience and Reta Lila Weston Laboratories, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square House, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Genomics Technology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- ALS-Neuromuscular Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, IISGM, Madrid, Spain
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- Genomics Technology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Computational Biology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Computational Biology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Motor Neuron Disorders Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Center for Geriatric Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, Neurosciences and Orthopedics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome 00168, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Discipline of Pathology, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, 94 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Research and Development Service, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neurology Service, VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Boston, MA 02130, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, CNRS, Institut du Cerveau et la Moelle (ICM), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- INM, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Department of Biochemistry, CHU Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- INM, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Department of Biochemistry, CHU Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27709, USA
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Physiology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Neurosciences, Hospital de Santa Maria-CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Population Genetics Laboratory, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Center/ALS Clinic, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Suna and Inan Kırac Foundation, Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- ALS Unit/Neurology, Hospital San Rafael, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, SERMAS, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER U-723), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, SERMAS, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER U-723), Madrid, Spain
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Tanz Centre for Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H2, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, CNRS, Institut du Cerveau et la Moelle (ICM), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center - Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan 20133, Italy
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Centro Clinico NeMO, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- NEuroMuscular Omnicenter (NEMO), Serena Onlus Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Department, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå SE-90185, Sweden
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- Neurology Department, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- ALS Center, CHU Gui de Chauliac, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center - Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy
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- "Rita Levi Montalcini" Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Neuroscience Institute of Torino, Turin 10124, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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Fifita JA, Zhang KY, Galper J, Williams KL, McCann EP, Hogan AL, Saunders N, Bauer D, Tarr IS, Pamphlett R, Nicholson GA, Rowe D, Yang S, Blair IP. Genetic and Pathological Assessment of hnRNPA1, hnRNPA2/B1, and hnRNPA3 in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. NEURODEGENER DIS 2017; 17:304-312. [DOI: 10.1159/000481258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Tsai PC, Soong BW, Mademan I, Huang YH, Liu CR, Hsiao CT, Wu HT, Liu TT, Liu YT, Tseng YT, Lin KP, Yang UC, Chung KW, Choi BO, Nicholson GA, Kennerson ML, Chan CC, De Jonghe P, Cheng TH, Liao YC, Züchner S, Baets J, Lee YC. A recurrent WARS mutation is a novel cause of autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy. Brain 2017; 140:1252-1266. [PMID: 28369220 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awx058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Distal hereditary motor neuropathy is a heterogeneous group of inherited neuropathies characterized by distal limb muscle weakness and atrophy. Although at least 15 genes have been implicated in distal hereditary motor neuropathy, the genetic causes remain elusive in many families. To identify an additional causal gene for distal hereditary motor neuropathy, we performed exome sequencing for two affected individuals and two unaffected members in a Taiwanese family with an autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy in which mutations in common distal hereditary motor neuropathy-implicated genes had been excluded. The exome sequencing revealed a heterozygous mutation, c.770A > G (p.His257Arg), in the cytoplasmic tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (TrpRS) gene (WARS) that co-segregates with the neuropathy in the family. Further analyses of WARS in an additional 79 Taiwanese pedigrees with inherited neuropathies and 163 index cases from Australian, European, and Korean distal hereditary motor neuropathy families identified the same mutation in another Taiwanese distal hereditary motor neuropathy pedigree with different ancestries and one additional Belgian distal hereditary motor neuropathy family of Caucasian origin. Cell transfection studies demonstrated a dominant-negative effect of the p.His257Arg mutation on aminoacylation activity of TrpRS, which subsequently compromised protein synthesis and reduced cell viability. His257Arg TrpRS also inhibited neurite outgrowth and led to neurite degeneration in the neuronal cell lines and rat motor neurons. Further in vitro analyses showed that the WARS mutation could potentiate the angiostatic activities of TrpRS by enhancing its interaction with vascular endothelial-cadherin. Taken together, these findings establish WARS as a gene whose mutations may cause distal hereditary motor neuropathy and alter canonical and non-canonical functions of TrpRS.
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- Pei-Chien Tsai
- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.,Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerpen 2610, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neuromuscular Pathology, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen 2610, Belgium
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.,Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Radiology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Genome Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.,Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute; Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital; Sydney Medical School University of Sydney, NSW 2139, Sydney, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute; Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital; Sydney Medical School University of Sydney, NSW 2139, Sydney, Australia
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerpen 2610, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neuromuscular Pathology, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen 2610, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerpen 2650, Belgium
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- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Human Genetics and Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Neurogenetics Group, Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerpen 2610, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neuromuscular Pathology, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen 2610, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerpen 2650, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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Thomas-Jinu S, Gordon PM, Fielding T, Taylor R, Smith BN, Snowden V, Blanc E, Vance C, Topp S, Wong CH, Bielen H, Williams KL, McCann EP, Nicholson GA, Pan-Vazquez A, Fox AH, Bond CS, Talbot WS, Blair IP, Shaw CE, Houart C. Non-nuclear Pool of Splicing Factor SFPQ Regulates Axonal Transcripts Required for Normal Motor Development. Neuron 2017; 94:931. [PMID: 28521142 PMCID: PMC5441113 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hogan AL, Don EK, Rayner SL, Lee A, Laird AS, Watchon M, Winnick C, Tarr IS, Morsch M, Fifita JA, Gwee SSL, Formella I, Hortle E, Yuan KC, Molloy MP, Williams KL, Nicholson GA, Chung RS, Blair IP, Cole NJ. Expression of ALS/FTD-linked mutant CCNF in zebrafish leads to increased cell death in the spinal cord and an aberrant motor phenotype. Hum Mol Genet 2017; 26:2616-2626. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Thomas-Jinu S, Gordon PM, Fielding T, Taylor R, Smith BN, Snowden V, Blanc E, Vance C, Topp S, Wong CH, Bielen H, Williams KL, McCann EP, Nicholson GA, Pan-Vazquez A, Fox AH, Bond CS, Talbot WS, Blair IP, Shaw CE, Houart C. Non-nuclear Pool of Splicing Factor SFPQ Regulates Axonal Transcripts Required for Normal Motor Development. Neuron 2017; 94:322-336.e5. [PMID: 28392072 PMCID: PMC5405110 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Recent progress revealed the complexity of RNA processing and its association to human disorders. Here, we unveil a new facet of this complexity. Complete loss of function of the ubiquitous splicing factor SFPQ affects zebrafish motoneuron differentiation cell autonomously. In addition to its nuclear localization, the protein unexpectedly localizes to motor axons. The cytosolic version of SFPQ abolishes motor axonal defects, rescuing key transcripts, and restores motility in the paralyzed sfpq null mutants, indicating a non-nuclear processing role in motor axons. Novel variants affecting the conserved coiled-coil domain, so far exclusively found in fALS exomes, specifically affect the ability of SFPQ to localize in axons. They broadly rescue morphology and motility in the zebrafish mutant, but alter motor axon morphology, demonstrating functional requirement for axonal SFPQ. Altogether, we uncover the axonal function of the splicing factor SFPQ in motor development and highlight the importance of the coiled-coil domain in this process. Video Abstract
SFPQ splicing factor is present in motor axons Non-nuclear SFPQ is able to drive axon maturation and connectivity Loss of axonal SFPQ affects axonal morphology Coiled-coil domain of the protein is important for non-nuclear localization
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- Swapna Thomas-Jinu
- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia; Centre for Medical Research, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC CNDD, IoPPN, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
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McCann EP, Williams KL, Fifita JA, Tarr IS, O'Connor J, Rowe DB, Nicholson GA, Blair IP. The genotype-phenotype landscape of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Australia. Clin Genet 2017; 92:259-266. [PMID: 28105640 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous fatal neurodegenerative disease. Around 10% of ALS cases are hereditary. ALS gene discoveries have provided most of our understanding of disease pathogenesis. We aimed to describe the genetic landscape of ALS in Australia by assessing 1013 Australian ALS patients for known ALS mutations by direct sequencing, whole exome sequencing or repeat primed polymerase chain reaction. Age of disease onset and disease duration were used for genotype-phenotype correlations. We report 60.8% of Australian ALS families in this cohort harbour a known ALS mutation. Hexanucleotide repeat expansions in C9orf72 accounted for 40.6% of families and 2.9% of sporadic patients. We also report ALS families with mutations in SOD1 (13.7%), FUS (2.4%), TARDBP (1.9%), UBQLN2 (.9%), OPTN (.5%), TBK1 (.5%) and CCNF (.5%). We present genotype-phenotype correlations between these genes as well as between gene mutations. Notably, C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion positive patients experienced significantly later disease onset than ALS mutation patients. Among SOD1 families, p.I114T positive patients had significantly later onset and longer survival. Our report highlights a unique spectrum of ALS gene frequencies among patients from the Australian population, and further, provides correlations between specific ALS mutations with disease onset and/or duration.
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- E P McCann
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Shahrizaila N, Noto Y, Simon NG, Huynh W, Shibuya K, Matamala JM, Dharmadasa T, Devenney E, Kennerson ML, Nicholson GA, Kiernan MC. Quantitative muscle ultrasound as a biomarker in Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy. Clin Neurophysiol 2016; 128:227-232. [PMID: 27940147 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The utility of quantitative muscle ultrasound as a marker of disease severity in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease subtypes was investigated. METHODS Muscle ultrasound was prospectively performed on 252 individual muscles from 21 CMT patients (9 CMT1A, 8 CMTX1, 4 CMT2A) and compared to 120 muscles from 10 age and gender-matched controls. Muscle ultrasound recorded echogenicity and thickness in representative muscles including first dorsal interosseus (FDI) and tibialis anterior (TA). RESULTS Muscle volume of FDI and thickness of TA correlated with MRC strength. Muscle echogenicity was significantly increased in FDI (65.05 vs 47.09; p<0.0001) and TA (89.45 vs 66.30; p<0.0001) of CMT patients. In TA, there was significantly higher muscle thickness (23 vs 18 vs 16mm; p<0.0001) and lower muscle echogenicity (80 vs 95 vs 108; p<0.0001) in CMT1A compared to CMTX1 and CMT2A. This corresponded to disease severity based on muscle strength (MRC grading CMT1A vs CMTX1 vs CMT2A: 59 vs 48 vs 44; p=0.002). CONCLUSION In CMT, quantitative muscle ultrasound of FDI and TA is a useful marker of disease severity. SIGNIFICANCE The current findings suggest that quantitative muscle ultrasound has potential as a surrogate marker of disease progression in future interventional trials in CMT.
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- N Shahrizaila
- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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Vohra RS, Pasquali S, Kirkham AJ, Marriott P, Johnstone M, Spreadborough P, Alderson D, Griffiths EA, Fenwick S, Elmasry M, Nunes Q, Kennedy D, Basit Khan R, Khan MAS, Magee CJ, Jones SM, Mason D, Parappally CP, Mathur P, Saunders M, Jamel S, Ul Haque S, Zafar S, Shiwani MH, Samuel N, Dar F, Jackson A, Lovett B, Dindyal S, Winter H, Fletcher T, Rahman S, Wheatley K, Nieto T, Ayaani S, Youssef H, Nijjar RS, Watkin H, Naumann D, Emeshi S, Sarmah PB, Lee K, Joji N, Heath J, Teasdale RL, Weerasinghe C, Needham PJ, Welbourn H, Forster L, Finch D, Blazeby JM, Robb W, McNair AGK, Hrycaiczuk A, Charalabopoulos A, Kadirkamanathan S, Tang CB, Jayanthi NVG, Noor N, Dobbins B, Cockbain AJ, Nilsen-Nunn A, Siqueira J, Pellen M, Cowley JB, Ho WM, Miu V, White TJ, Hodgkins KA, Kinghorn A, Tutton MG, Al-Abed YA, Menzies D, Ahmad A, Reed J, Khan S, Monk D, Vitone LJ, Murtaza G, Joel A, Brennan S, Shier D, Zhang C, Yoganathan T, Robinson SJ, McCallum IJD, Jones MJ, Elsayed M, Tuck L, Wayman J, Carney K, Aroori S, Hosie KB, Kimble A, Bunting DM, Fawole AS, Basheer M, Dave RV, Sarveswaran J, Jones E, Kendal C, Tilston MP, Gough M, Wallace T, Singh S, Downing J, Mockford KA, Issa E, Shah N, Chauhan N, Wilson TR, Forouzanfar A, Wild JRL, Nofal E, Bunnell C, Madbak K, Rao STV, Devoto L, Siddiqi N, Khawaja Z, Hewes JC, Gould L, Chambers A, Urriza Rodriguez D, Sen G, Robinson S, Carney K, Bartlett F, Rae DM, Stevenson TEJ, Sarvananthan K, Dwerryhouse SJ, Higgs SM, Old OJ, Hardy TJ, Shah R, Hornby ST, Keogh K, Frank L, Al-Akash M, Upchurch EA, Frame RJ, Hughes M, Jelley C, Weaver S, Roy S, Sillo TO, Galanopoulos G, Cuming T, Cunha P, Tayeh S, Kaptanis S, Heshaishi M, Eisawi A, Abayomi M, Ngu WS, Fleming K, Singh Bajwa D, Chitre V, Aryal K, Ferris P, Silva M, Lammy S, Mohamed S, Khawaja A, Hussain A, Ghazanfar MA, Bellini MI, Ebdewi H, Elshaer M, Gravante G, Drake B, Ogedegbe A, Mukherjee D, Arhi C, Giwa Nusrat Iqbal L, Watson NF, Kumar Aggarwal S, Orchard P, Villatoro E, Willson PD, Wa K, Mok J, Woodman T, Deguara J, Garcea G, Babu BI, Dennison AR, Malde D, Lloyd D, Satheesan S, Al-Taan O, Boddy A, Slavin JP, Jones RP, Ballance L, Gerakopoulos S, Jambulingam P, Mansour S, Sakai N, Acharya V, Sadat MM, Karim L, Larkin D, Amin K, Khan A, Law J, Jamdar S, Smith SR, Sampat K, M O'shea K, Manu M, Asprou FM, Malik NS, Chang J, Johnstone M, Lewis M, Roberts GP, Karavadra B, Photi E, Hewes J, Gould L, Chambers A, Rodriguez D, O'Reilly DA, Rate AJ, Sekhar H, Henderson LT, Starmer BZ, Coe PO, Tolofari S, Barrie J, Bashir G, Sloane J, Madanipour S, Halkias C, Trevatt AEJ, Borowski DW, Hornsby J, Courtney MJ, Virupaksha S, Seymour K, Robinson S, Hawkins H, Bawa S, Gallagher PV, Reid A, Wood P, Finch JG, Parmar J, Stirland E, Gardner-Thorpe J, Al-Muhktar A, Peterson M, Majeed A, Bajwa FM, Martin J, Choy A, Tsang A, Pore N, Andrew DR, Al-Khyatt W, Taylor C, Bhandari S, Chambers A, Subramanium D, Toh SKC, Carter NC, Mercer SJ, Knight B, Tate S, Pearce B, Wainwright D, Vijay V, Alagaratnam S, Sinha S, Khan S, El-Hasani SS, Hussain AA, Bhattacharya V, Kansal N, Fasih T, Jackson C, Siddiqui MN, Chishti IA, Fordham IJ, Siddiqui Z, Bausbacher H, Geogloma I, Gurung K, Tsavellas G, Basynat P, Kiran Shrestha A, Basu S, Chhabra Mohan Harilingam A, Rabie M, Akhtar M, Kumar P, Jafferbhoy SF, Hussain N, Raza S, Haque M, Alam I, Aseem R, Patel S, Asad M, Booth MI, Ball WR, Wood CPJ, Pinho-Gomes AC, Kausar A, Rami Obeidallah M, Varghase J, Lodhia J, Bradley D, Rengifo C, Lindsay D, Gopalswamy S, Finlay I, Wardle S, Bullen N, Iftikhar SY, Awan A, Ahmed J, Leeder P, Fusai G, Bond-Smith G, Psica A, Puri Y, Hou D, Noble F, Szentpali K, Broadhurst J, Date R, Hossack MR, Li Goh Y, Turner P, Shetty V, Riera M, Macano CAW, Sukha A, Preston SR, Hoban JR, Puntis DJ, Williams SV, Krysztopik R, Kynaston J, Batt J, Doe M, Goscimski A, Jones GH, Smith SR, Hall C, Carty N, Ahmed J, Panteleimonitis S, Gunasekera RT, Sheel ARG, Lennon H, Hindley C, Reddy M, Kenny R, Elkheir N, McGlone ER, Rajaganeshan R, Hancorn K, Hargreaves A, Prasad R, Longbotham DA, Vijayanand D, Wijetunga I, Ziprin P, Nicolay CR, Yeldham G, Read E, Gossage JA, Rolph RC, Ebied H, Phull M, Khan MA, Popplewell M, Kyriakidis D, Hussain A, Henley N, Packer JR, Derbyshire L, Porter J, Appleton S, Farouk M, Basra M, Jennings NA, Ali S, Kanakala V, Ali H, Lane R, Dickson-Lowe R, Zarsadias P, Mirza D, Puig S, Al Amari K, Vijayan D, Sutcliffe R, Marudanayagam R, Hamady Z, Prasad AR, Patel A, Durkin D, Kaur P, Bowen L, Byrne JP, Pearson KL, Delisle TG, Davies J, Tomlinson MA, Johnpulle MA, Slawinski C, Macdonald A, Nicholson J, Newton K, Mbuvi J, Farooq A, Sidhartha Mothe B, Zafrani Z, Brett D, Francombe J, Spreadborough P, Barnes J, Cheung M, Al-Bahrani AZ, Preziosi G, Urbonas T, Alberts J, Mallik M, Patel K, Segaran A, Doulias T, Sufi PA, Yao C, Pollock S, Manzelli A, Wajed S, Kourkulos M, Pezzuto R, Wadley M, Hamilton E, Jaunoo S, Padwick R, Sayegh M, Newton RC, Hebbar M, Farag SF, Spearman J, Hamdan MF, D'Costa C, Blane C, Giles M, Peter MB, Hirst NA, Hossain T, Pannu A, El-Dhuwaib Y, Morrison TEM, Taylor GW, Thompson RLE, McCune K, Loughlin P, Lawther R, Byrnes CK, Simpson DJ, Mawhinney A, Warren C, McKay D, McIlmunn C, Martin S, MacArtney M, Diamond T, Davey P, Jones C, Clements JM, Digney R, Chan WM, McCain S, Gull S, Janeczko A, Dorrian E, Harris A, Dawson S, Johnston D, McAree B, Ghareeb E, Thomas G, Connelly M, McKenzie S, Cieplucha K, Spence G, Campbell W, Hooks G, Bradley N, Hill ADK, Cassidy JT, Boland M, Burke P, Nally DM, Hill ADK, Khogali E, Shabo W, Iskandar E, McEntee GP, O'Neill MA, Peirce C, Lyons EM, O'Sullivan AW, Thakkar R, Carroll P, Ivanovski I, Balfe P, Lee M, Winter DC, Kelly ME, Hoti E, Maguire D, Karunakaran P, Geoghegan JG, Martin ST, McDermott F, Cross KS, Cooke F, Zeeshan S, Murphy JO, Mealy K, Mohan HM, Nedujchelyn Y, Fahad Ullah M, Ahmed I, Giovinazzo F, Milburn J, Prince S, Brooke E, Buchan J, Khalil AM, Vaughan EM, Ramage MI, Aldridge RC, Gibson S, Nicholson GA, Vass DG, Grant AJ, Holroyd DJ, Jones MA, Sutton CMLR, O'Dwyer P, Nilsson F, Weber B, Williamson TK, Lalla K, Bryant A, Carter CR, Forrest CR, Hunter DI, Nassar AH, Orizu MN, Knight K, Qandeel H, Suttie S, Belding R, McClarey A, Boyd AT, Guthrie GJK, Lim PJ, Luhmann A, Watson AJM, Richards CH, Nicol L, Madurska M, Harrison E, Boyce KM, Roebuck A, Ferguson G, Pati P, Wilson MSJ, Dalgaty F, Fothergill L, Driscoll PJ, Mozolowski KL, Banwell V, Bennett SP, Rogers PN, Skelly BL, Rutherford CL, Mirza AK, Lazim T, Lim HCC, Duke D, Ahmed T, Beasley WD, Wilkinson MD, Maharaj G, Malcolm C, Brown TH, Shingler GM, Mowbray N, Radwan R, Morcous P, Wood S, Kadhim A, Stewart DJ, Baker AL, Tanner N, Shenoy H, Hafiz S, Marchi JA, Singh-Ranger D, Hisham E, Ainley P, O'Neill S, Terrace J, Napetti S, Hopwood B, Rhys T, Downing J, Kanavati O, Coats M, Aleksandrov D, Kallaway C, Yahya S, Weber B, Templeton A, Trotter M, Lo C, Dhillon A, Heywood N, Aawsaj Y, Hamdan A, Reece-Bolton O, McGuigan A, Shahin Y, Ali A, Luther A, Nicholson JA, Rajendran I, Boal M, Ritchie J. Population-based cohort study of variation in the use of emergency cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder diseases. Br J Surg 2016; 103:1716-1726. [PMID: 27748962 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Abstract
Background
The aims of this prospective population-based cohort study were to identify the patient and hospital characteristics associated with emergency cholecystectomy, and the influences of these in determining variations between hospitals.
Methods
Data were collected for consecutive patients undergoing cholecystectomy in acute UK and Irish hospitals between 1 March and 1 May 2014. Potential explanatory variables influencing the performance of emergency cholecystectomy were analysed by means of multilevel, multivariable logistic regression modelling using a two-level hierarchical structure with patients (level 1) nested within hospitals (level 2).
Results
Data were collected on 4744 cholecystectomies from 165 hospitals. Increasing age, lower ASA fitness grade, biliary colic, the need for further imaging (magnetic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), endoscopic interventions (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) and admission to a non-biliary centre significantly reduced the likelihood of an emergency cholecystectomy being performed. The multilevel model was used to calculate the probability of receiving an emergency cholecystectomy for a woman aged 40 years or over with an ASA grade of I or II and a BMI of at least 25·0 kg/m2, who presented with acute cholecystitis with an ultrasound scan showing a thick-walled gallbladder and a normal common bile duct. The mean predicted probability of receiving an emergency cholecystectomy was 0·52 (95 per cent c.i. 0·45 to 0·57). The predicted probabilities ranged from 0·02 to 0·95 across the 165 hospitals, demonstrating significant variation between hospitals.
Conclusion
Patients with similar characteristics presenting to different hospitals with acute gallbladder pathology do not receive comparable care.
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- Trent Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Surgical Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- West Midlands Research Collaborative, Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- West Midlands Research Collaborative, Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- West Midlands Research Collaborative, Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Wirral University Teaching Hospital
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- Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital
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- Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital
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- Barnsley District General Hospital
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- Barnsley District General Hospital
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust
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- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust
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- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust
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- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust
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- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust
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- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust
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- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust
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- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
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- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust
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- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust
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- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust
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- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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- Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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- Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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- Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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- Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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- Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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- Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
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- Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
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- Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
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- Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
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- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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- North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust
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- North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust
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- North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust
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- North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust
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- North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust
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- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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Kenna KP, van Doormaal PTC, Dekker AM, Ticozzi N, Kenna BJ, Diekstra FP, van Rheenen W, van Eijk KR, Jones AR, Keagle P, Shatunov A, Sproviero W, Smith BN, van Es MA, Topp SD, Kenna A, Miller JW, Fallini C, Tiloca C, McLaughlin RL, Vance C, Troakes C, Colombrita C, Mora G, Calvo A, Verde F, Al-Sarraj S, King A, Calini D, de Belleroche J, Baas F, van der Kooi AJ, de Visser M, Ten Asbroek ALMA, Sapp PC, McKenna-Yasek D, Polak M, Asress S, Muñoz-Blanco JL, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Morrison KE, Lauria G, Williams KL, Leigh PN, Nicholson GA, Blair IP, Leblond CS, Dion PA, Rouleau GA, Pall H, Shaw PJ, Turner MR, Talbot K, Taroni F, Boylan KB, Van Blitterswijk M, Rademakers R, Esteban-Pérez J, García-Redondo A, Van Damme P, Robberecht W, Chio A, Gellera C, Drepper C, Sendtner M, Ratti A, Glass JD, Mora JS, Basak NA, Hardiman O, Ludolph AC, Andersen PM, Weishaupt JH, Brown RH, Al-Chalabi A, Silani V, Shaw CE, van den Berg LH, Veldink JH, Landers JE. NEK1 variants confer susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nat Genet 2016; 48:1037-42. [PMID: 27455347 PMCID: PMC5560030 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
To identify genetic factors contributing to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), we conducted whole-exome analyses of 1,022 index familial ALS (FALS) cases and 7,315 controls. In a new screening strategy, we performed gene-burden analyses trained with established ALS genes and identified a significant association between loss-of-function (LOF) NEK1 variants and FALS risk. Independently, autozygosity mapping for an isolated community in the Netherlands identified a NEK1 p.Arg261His variant as a candidate risk factor. Replication analyses of sporadic ALS (SALS) cases and independent control cohorts confirmed significant disease association for both p.Arg261His (10,589 samples analyzed) and NEK1 LOF variants (3,362 samples analyzed). In total, we observed NEK1 risk variants in nearly 3% of ALS cases. NEK1 has been linked to several cellular functions, including cilia formation, DNA-damage response, microtubule stability, neuronal morphology and axonal polarity. Our results provide new and important insights into ALS etiopathogenesis and genetic etiology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kevin P Kenna
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Nicola Ticozzi
- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
| | - Brendan J Kenna
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Frank P Diekstra
- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Wouter van Rheenen
- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Kristel R van Eijk
- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Ashley R Jones
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
| | - Pamela Keagle
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Aleksey Shatunov
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
| | - William Sproviero
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
| | - Bradley N Smith
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
| | - Michael A van Es
- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Simon D Topp
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
| | - Aoife Kenna
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Jack W Miller
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Doctoral School in Molecular Medicine, Department of Sciences and Biomedical Technologies, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
| | - Caroline Vance
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCSS, Scientific Institute of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurogenetics and Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurogenetics and Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- 3rd Neurology Unit, Motor Neuron Diseases Center, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Trafford Centre for Medical Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Clinical Studies, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) U-723, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) U-723, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven and Vesalius Research Centre, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven and Vesalius Research Centre, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- ALS Unit/Neurology, Hospital San Rafael, Madrid, Spain
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- NDAL, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology Brain Centre, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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van Rheenen W, Shatunov A, Dekker AM, McLaughlin RL, Diekstra FP, Pulit SL, van der Spek RAA, Võsa U, de Jong S, Robinson MR, Yang J, Fogh I, van Doormaal PT, Tazelaar GHP, Koppers M, Blokhuis AM, Sproviero W, Jones AR, Kenna KP, van Eijk KR, Harschnitz O, Schellevis RD, Brands WJ, Medic J, Menelaou A, Vajda A, Ticozzi N, Lin K, Rogelj B, Vrabec K, Ravnik-Glavač M, Koritnik B, Zidar J, Leonardis L, Grošelj LD, Millecamps S, Salachas F, Meininger V, de Carvalho M, Pinto S, Mora JS, Rojas-García R, Polak M, Chandran S, Colville S, Swingler R, Morrison KE, Shaw PJ, Hardy J, Orrell RW, Pittman A, Sidle K, Fratta P, Malaspina A, Topp S, Petri S, Abdulla S, Drepper C, Sendtner M, Meyer T, Ophoff RA, Staats KA, Wiedau-Pazos M, Lomen-Hoerth C, Van Deerlin VM, Trojanowski JQ, Elman L, McCluskey L, Basak AN, Tunca C, Hamzeiy H, Parman Y, Meitinger T, Lichtner P, Radivojkov-Blagojevic M, Andres CR, Maurel C, Bensimon G, Landwehrmeyer B, Brice A, Payan CAM, Saker-Delye S, Dürr A, Wood NW, Tittmann L, Lieb W, Franke A, Rietschel M, Cichon S, Nöthen MM, Amouyel P, Tzourio C, Dartigues JF, Uitterlinden AG, Rivadeneira F, Estrada K, Hofman A, Curtis C, Blauw HM, van der Kooi AJ, de Visser M, Goris A, Weber M, Shaw CE, Smith BN, Pansarasa O, Cereda C, Del Bo R, Comi GP, D'Alfonso S, Bertolin C, Sorarù G, Mazzini L, Pensato V, Gellera C, Tiloca C, Ratti A, Calvo A, Moglia C, Brunetti M, Arcuti S, Capozzo R, Zecca C, Lunetta C, Penco S, Riva N, Padovani A, Filosto M, Muller B, Stuit RJ, Blair I, Zhang K, McCann EP, Fifita JA, Nicholson GA, Rowe DB, Pamphlett R, Kiernan MC, Grosskreutz J, Witte OW, Ringer T, Prell T, Stubendorff B, Kurth I, Hübner CA, Leigh PN, Casale F, Chio A, Beghi E, Pupillo E, Tortelli R, Logroscino G, Powell J, Ludolph AC, Weishaupt JH, Robberecht W, Van Damme P, Franke L, Pers TH, Brown RH, Glass JD, Landers JE, Hardiman O, Andersen PM, Corcia P, Vourc'h P, Silani V, Wray NR, Visscher PM, de Bakker PIW, van Es MA, Pasterkamp RJ, Lewis CM, Breen G, Al-Chalabi A, van den Berg LH, Veldink JH. Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nat Genet 2016; 48:1043-8. [PMID: 27455348 PMCID: PMC5556360 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
To elucidate the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and find associated loci, we assembled a custom imputation reference panel from whole-genome-sequenced patients with ALS and matched controls (n = 1,861). Through imputation and mixed-model association analysis in 12,577 cases and 23,475 controls, combined with 2,579 cases and 2,767 controls in an independent replication cohort, we fine-mapped a new risk locus on chromosome 21 and identified C21orf2 as a gene associated with ALS risk. In addition, we identified MOBP and SCFD1 as new associated risk loci. We established evidence of ALS being a complex genetic trait with a polygenic architecture. Furthermore, we estimated the SNP-based heritability at 8.5%, with a distinct and important role for low-frequency variants (frequency 1-10%). This study motivates the interrogation of larger samples with full genome coverage to identify rare causal variants that underpin ALS risk.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wouter van Rheenen
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Annelot M Dekker
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Russell L McLaughlin
- Population Genetics Laboratory, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
| | - Frank P Diekstra
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Sara L Pulit
- Department of Medical Genetics, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Rick A A van der Spek
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Urmo Võsa
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
| | - Simone de Jong
- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Matthew R Robinson
- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Jian Yang
- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Isabella Fogh
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
| | - Perry Tc van Doormaal
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Gijs H P Tazelaar
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Max Koppers
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - Anna M Blokhuis
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - William Sproviero
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Ashley R Jones
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Kevin P Kenna
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Kristel R van Eijk
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - William J Brands
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Tranplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Biomedical Research Institute BRIS, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Ljubljana ALS Centre, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Ljubljana ALS Centre, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Ljubljana ALS Centre, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Ljubljana ALS Centre, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMRS 1127, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMRS 1127, Paris, France
- Centre de Référence Maladies Rares SLA Ile de France, Département de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- GRC-UPMC SLA et Maladies du Motoneurone, Paris, France
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- Ramsay Generale de Santé, Hôpital Peupliers, Paris, France
- Réseau SLA Ile de France, Paris, France
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- Institute of Physiology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Neurosciences, Hospital de Santa Maria-CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Physiology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Neurosciences, Hospital de Santa Maria-CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital San Rafael, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Emory ALS Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Neuroregeneration and Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
| | - Shuna Colville
- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Edinburgh, UK
| | - Robert Swingler
- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Edinburgh, UK
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Richard W Orrell
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Alan Pittman
- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- Reta Lila Weston Institute, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Katie Sidle
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Pietro Fratta
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- North-East London and Essex Regional Motor Neuron Disease Care Centre, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Susanne Petri
- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Susanne Abdulla
- Department of Neurology, Otto von Güricke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
| | - Michael Sendtner
- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
| | - Martina Wiedau-Pazos
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
| | - Vivianna M Van Deerlin
- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Lauren Elman
- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Leo McCluskey
- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - A Nazli Basak
- Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory, Bo[gcaron]aziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
| | - Ceren Tunca
- Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory, Bo[gcaron]aziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory, Bo[gcaron]aziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
| | - Yesim Parman
- Neurology Department, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- INSERM U930, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
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- AP-HP, Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- UPMC, Pharmacologie, Paris VI, Paris, France
- BESPIM, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- INSERM U1127, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- CNRS UMR 7225, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Paris 06, UMRS 1127, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Département de Génétique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
| | - Christine A M Payan
- AP-HP, Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- BESPIM, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Hôptial Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurogenetics, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Lukas Tittmann
- PopGen Biobank and Institute of Epidemiology, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- PopGen Biobank and Institute of Epidemiology, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Bonn, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-1, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, Bonn, Germany
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- University of Lille, INSERM, CHU de Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167-RID-AGE Risk Factor and Molecular Determinants of Aging Diseases, Lille, France
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- Bordeaux University, ISPED, Centre INSERM U1219-Epidemiologie Biostatistique et CIC-1401, CHU de Bordeaux, Pôle de Santé Publique, Bordeaux, France
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- Bordeaux University, ISPED, Centre INSERM U1219-Epidemiologie Biostatistique et CIC-1401, CHU de Bordeaux, Pôle de Santé Publique, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Genetics Laboratory, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Genetics Laboratory, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Genetics Laboratory, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Hylke M Blauw
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Unit/ALS Clinic, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
| | - Christopher E Shaw
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Bradley N Smith
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neurobiology, IRCCS 'C. Mondino' National Institute of Neurology Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neurobiology, IRCCS 'C. Mondino' National Institute of Neurology Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurologic Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | - Giacomo P Comi
- Neurologic Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Tranplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari 'A. Moro' at Pia Fondazione 'Card. G. Panico', Tricase, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari 'A. Moro' at Pia Fondazione 'Card. G. Panico', Tricase, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari 'A. Moro' at Pia Fondazione 'Card. G. Panico', Tricase, Italy
| | - Christian Lunetta
- NEMO Clinical Center, Serena Onlus Foundation, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hostipal, Milan, Italy
| | - Silvana Penco
- Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Stacey MND Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School Trafford Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari 'A. Moro' at Pia Fondazione 'Card. G. Panico', Tricase, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
- Unit of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro' at Pia Fondazione Cardinale G. Panico, Tricase, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Vesalius Research Center, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Vesalius Research Center, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Genetics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Basic Translational Obesity Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Emory ALS Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neurosience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- INSERM U930, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
- Centre SLA, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- Federation des Centres SLA Tours and Limoges, LITORALS, Tours, France
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Tranplantation, 'Dino Ferrari' Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King's College London, London, UK
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- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Fifita JA, Williams KL, Sundaramoorthy V, Mccann EP, Nicholson GA, Atkin JD, Blair IP. A novel amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mutation in OPTN induces ER stress and Golgi fragmentation in vitro. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2016; 18:126-133. [DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2016.1218517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Jennifer A. Fifita
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, and
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
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Drew AP, Cutrupi AN, Brewer MH, Nicholson GA, Kennerson ML. A 1.35 Mb DNA fragment is inserted into the DHMN1 locus on chromosome 7q34–q36.2. Hum Genet 2016; 135:1269-1278. [DOI: 10.1007/s00439-016-1720-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brewer MH, Chaudhry R, Qi J, Kidambi A, Drew AP, Menezes MP, Ryan MM, Farrar MA, Mowat D, Subramanian GM, Young HK, Zuchner S, Reddel SW, Nicholson GA, Kennerson ML. Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies a 78 kb Insertion from Chromosome 8 as the Cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy CMTX3. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006177. [PMID: 27438001 PMCID: PMC4954712 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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With the advent of whole exome sequencing, cases where no pathogenic coding mutations can be found are increasingly being observed in many diseases. In two large, distantly-related families that mapped to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy CMTX3 locus at chromosome Xq26.3-q27.3, all coding mutations were excluded. Using whole genome sequencing we found a large DNA interchromosomal insertion within the CMTX3 locus. The 78 kb insertion originates from chromosome 8q24.3, segregates fully with the disease in the two families, and is absent from the general population as well as 627 neurologically normal chromosomes from in-house controls. Large insertions into chromosome Xq27.1 are known to cause a range of diseases and this is the first neuropathy phenotype caused by an interchromosomal insertion at this locus. The CMTX3 insertion represents an understudied pathogenic structural variation mechanism for inherited peripheral neuropathies. Our finding highlights the importance of considering all structural variation types when studying unsolved inherited peripheral neuropathy cases with no pathogenic coding mutations.
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- Megan H. Brewer
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Pathology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
- T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
- Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Medical Genetics, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, John Hunter Children’s Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
- Northern Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Neurogenetics, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Molecular Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Molecular Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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Perez-Siles G, Ly C, Grant A, Drew AP, Yiu EM, Ryan MM, Chuang DT, Tso SC, Nicholson GA, Kennerson ML. Pathogenic mechanisms underlying X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy (CMTX6) in patients with a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3 mutation. Neurobiol Dis 2016; 94:237-44. [PMID: 27388934 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited peripheral neuropathy. An X-linked form of CMT (CMTX6) is caused by a missense mutation (R158H) in the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoenzyme 3 (PDK3) gene. PDK3 is one of 4 isoenzymes that negatively regulate the activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) by reversible phosphorylation of its first catalytic component pyruvate dehydrogenase (designated as E1). Mitochondrial PDC catalyses the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and links glycolysis to the energy-producing Krebs cycle. We have previously shown the R158H mutation confers PDK3 enzyme hyperactivity. In this study we demonstrate that the increased PDK3 activity in patient fibroblasts (PDK3(R158H)) leads to the attenuation of PDC through hyper-phosphorylation of E1 at selected serine residues. This hyper-phosphorylation can be reversed by treating the PDK3(R158H) fibroblasts with the PDK inhibitor dichloroacetate (DCA). In the patient cells, down-regulation of PDC leads to increased lactate, decreased ATP and alteration of the mitochondrial network. Our findings highlight the potential to develop specific drug targeting of the mutant PDK3 as a therapeutic approach to treating CMTX6.
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- Gonzalo Perez-Siles
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Neuroscience Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Neuroscience Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia; Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia; Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Perez-Siles G, Grant A, Ellis M, Ly C, Kidambi A, Khalil M, Llanos RM, Fontaine SL, Strickland AV, Züchner S, Bermeo S, Neist E, Brennan-Speranza TC, Takata RI, Speck-Martins CE, Mercer JFB, Nicholson GA, Kennerson ML. Characterizing the molecular phenotype of an Atp7a(T985I) conditional knock in mouse model for X-linked distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMNX). Metallomics 2016; 8:981-92. [PMID: 27293072 DOI: 10.1039/c6mt00082g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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ATP7A is a P-type ATPase essential for cellular copper (Cu) transport and homeostasis. Loss-of-function ATP7A mutations causing systemic Cu deficiency are associated with severe Menkes disease or its milder allelic variant, occipital horn syndrome. We previously identified two rare ATP7A missense mutations (P1386S and T994I) leading to a non-fatal form of motor neuron disorder, X-linked distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMNX), without overt signs of systemic Cu deficiency. Recent investigations using a tissue specific Atp7a knock out model have demonstrated that Cu plays an essential role in motor neuron maintenance and function, however the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of ATP7A mutations causing axonal degeneration remain unknown. We have generated an Atp7a conditional knock in mouse model of dHMNX expressing Atp7a(T985I), the orthologue of the human ATP7A(T994I) identified in dHMNX patients. Although a degenerative motor phenotype is not observed, the knock in Atp7a(T985I/Y) mice show altered Cu levels within the peripheral and central nervous systems, an increased diameter of the muscle fibres and altered myogenin and myostatin gene expression. Atp7a(T985I/Y) mice have reduced Atp7a protein levels and recapitulate the defective trafficking and altered post-translational regulatory mechanisms observed in the human ATP7A(T994I) patient fibroblasts. Our model provides a unique opportunity to characterise the molecular phenotype of dHMNX and the time course of cellular events leading to the process of axonal degeneration in this disease.
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- Gonzalo Perez-Siles
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia
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Williams KL, Topp S, Yang S, Smith B, Fifita JA, Warraich ST, Zhang KY, Farrawell N, Vance C, Hu X, Chesi A, Leblond CS, Lee A, Rayner SL, Sundaramoorthy V, Dobson-Stone C, Molloy MP, van Blitterswijk M, Dickson DW, Petersen RC, Graff-Radford NR, Boeve BF, Murray ME, Pottier C, Don E, Winnick C, McCann EP, Hogan A, Daoud H, Levert A, Dion PA, Mitsui J, Ishiura H, Takahashi Y, Goto J, Kost J, Gellera C, Gkazi AS, Miller J, Stockton J, Brooks WS, Boundy K, Polak M, Muñoz-Blanco JL, Esteban-Pérez J, Rábano A, Hardiman O, Morrison KE, Ticozzi N, Silani V, de Belleroche J, Glass JD, Kwok JBJ, Guillemin GJ, Chung RS, Tsuji S, Brown RH, García-Redondo A, Rademakers R, Landers JE, Gitler AD, Rouleau GA, Cole NJ, Yerbury JJ, Atkin JD, Shaw CE, Nicholson GA, Blair IP. CCNF mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11253. [PMID: 27080313 PMCID: PMC4835537 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are overlapping, fatal neurodegenerative disorders in which the molecular and pathogenic basis remains poorly understood. Ubiquitinated protein aggregates, of which TDP-43 is a major component, are a characteristic pathological feature of most ALS and FTD patients. Here we use genome-wide linkage analysis in a large ALS/FTD kindred to identify a novel disease locus on chromosome 16p13.3. Whole-exome sequencing identified a CCNF missense mutation at this locus. Interrogation of international cohorts identified additional novel CCNF variants in familial and sporadic ALS and FTD. Enrichment of rare protein-altering CCNF variants was evident in a large sporadic ALS replication cohort. CCNF encodes cyclin F, a component of an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex (SCF(Cyclin F)). Expression of mutant CCNF in neuronal cells caused abnormal ubiquitination and accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins, including TDP-43 and a SCF(Cyclin F) substrate. This implicates common mechanisms, linked to protein homeostasis, underlying neuronal degeneration.
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- Kelly L. Williams
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2139, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2139, Australia
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2139, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 2B4
- Pathology and Cellular Biology Department, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4 Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales 2031, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minneapolis 55905, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minneapolis 55905, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 2B4
- Pathology and Cellular Biology Department, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4 Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 2B4
- Pathology and Cellular Biology Department, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4 Québec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 2B4
- Pathology and Cellular Biology Department, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4 Québec, Canada
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- Medical Genome Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Medical Genome Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Medical Genome Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Medical Genome Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico ‘Carlo Besta', 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales 2031, Australia
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- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia 5011, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid, Sermas 28007, Spain
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, Sermas 28041, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER U-723), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Banco de Tejidos, Centro Alzheimer—Fundación Reina Sofia, Fundación CIEN, Madrid 28071, Spain
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, ‘Dino Ferrari' Center—Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, ‘Dino Ferrari' Center—Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Neurogenetics Group, Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales 2031, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Medical Genome Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, Sermas 28041, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER U-723), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 2B4
- Pathology and Cellular Biology Department, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4 Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2139, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, New South Wales 2139, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2139, Australia
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Geevasinga N, Menon P, Nicholson GA, Ng K, Howells J, Kril JJ, Yiannikas C, Kiernan MC, Vucic S. Cortical Function in Asymptomatic Carriers and Patients With C9orf72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. JAMA Neurol 2016; 72:1268-74. [PMID: 26348842 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.1872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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IMPORTANCE The identification of the chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (c9orf72) gene hexanucleotide repeat expansion represents a major advance in the understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) pathogenesis. The pathophysiological mechanism by which the c9orf72 gene expansion leads to neurodegeneration is not yet elucidated. Cortical hyperexcitability is potentially an important pathophysiological process in sporadic ALS and familial ALS (FALS). OBJECTIVE To investigate whether cortical hyperexcitability forms the pathophysiological basis of c9orf72 FALS using the threshold-tracking transcranial magnetic stimulation technique. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective case-control single-center study that took place at hospitals and outpatient clinics from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2015. Clinical and functional assessments along with transcranial magnetic stimulation studies were taken on 15 patients with c9orf72 FALS and 11 asymptomatic expansion carriers of c9orf72 who were longitudinally followed up for 3 years. Results were compared with 73 patients with sporadic ALS and 74 healthy control participants. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Cortical excitability variables, including short-interval intracortical inhibition, were measured in patients with c9orf72 FALS and results were compared with asymptomatic c9orf72 carriers, patients with sporadic ALS, and healthy control participants. RESULTS Mean (SD) short-interval intracortical inhibition was significantly reduced in patients with c9orf72 FALS (1.2% [1.8%]) and sporadic ALS (1.6% [1.2%]) compared with asymptomatic c9orf72 expansion carriers (10.2% [1.8%]; F = 16.1; P < .001) and healthy control participants (11.8% [1.0%]; F = 16.1; P < .001). The reduction of short-interval intracortical inhibition was accompanied by an increase in intracortical facilitation (P < .01) and motor-evoked potential amplitude (P < .05) as well as a reduction in the resting motor threshold (P < .05) and cortical silent period duration (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study establishes cortical hyperexcitability as an intrinsic feature of symptomatic c9orf72 expansion-related ALS but not asymptomatic expansion carriers.
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- Nimeshan Geevasinga
- Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Disciplines of Medicine and Pathology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shibuya K, Park SB, Geevasinga N, Huynh W, Simon NG, Menon P, Howells J, Garg N, Noto YI, Iwai Y, Nicholson GA, Vucic S, Kuwabara S, Kiernan MC. 7. Pathophysiological basis of motor neuronal hyperexcitability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Don EK, de Jong-Curtain TA, Doggett K, Hall TE, Heng B, Badrock AP, Winnick C, Nicholson GA, Guillemin GJ, Currie PD, Hesselson D, Heath JK, Cole NJ. Genetic basis of hindlimb loss in a naturally occurring vertebrate model. Biol Open 2016; 5:359-66. [PMID: 26892237 PMCID: PMC4810746 DOI: 10.1242/bio.016295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Here we genetically characterise pelvic finless, a naturally occurring model of hindlimb loss in zebrafish that lacks pelvic fin structures, which are homologous to tetrapod hindlimbs, but displays no other abnormalities. Using a hybrid positional cloning and next generation sequencing approach, we identified mutations in the nuclear localisation signal (NLS) of T-box transcription factor 4 (Tbx4) that impair nuclear localisation of the protein, resulting in altered gene expression patterns during pelvic fin development and the failure of pelvic fin development. Using a TALEN-induced tbx4 knockout allele we confirm that mutations within the Tbx4 NLS (A78V; G79A) are sufficient to disrupt pelvic fin development. By combining histological, genetic, and cellular approaches we show that the hindlimb initiation gene tbx4 has an evolutionarily conserved, essential role in pelvic fin development. In addition, our novel viable model of hindlimb deficiency is likely to facilitate the elucidation of the detailed molecular mechanisms through which Tbx4 functions during pelvic fin and hindlimb development. Summary: Here we genetically characterise mutations in tbx4 which underlie pelvic finless, a naturally occurring model of hindlimb loss in zebrafish that lacks pelvic fin structures.
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- Emily K Don
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia Department of Anatomy & Histology, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia St. Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia Department of Anatomy & Histology, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Tey S, Ahmad-Annuar A, Drew AP, Shahrizaila N, Nicholson GA, Kennerson ML. Mutation analysis of genes within the dynactin complex in a cohort of hereditary peripheral neuropathies. Clin Genet 2016; 90:127-33. [PMID: 26662454 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The cytoplasmic dynein-dynactin genes are attractive candidates for neurodegenerative disorders given their functional role in retrograde transport along neurons. The cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain (DYNC1H1) gene has been implicated in various neurodegenerative disorders, and dynactin 1 (DCTN1) genes have been implicated in a wide spectrum of disorders including motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease, spinobulbar muscular atrophy and hereditary spastic paraplegia. However, the involvement of other dynactin genes with inherited peripheral neuropathies (IPN) namely, hereditary sensory neuropathy, hereditary motor neuropathy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is under reported. We screened eight genes; DCTN1-6 and ACTR1A and ACTR1B in 136 IPN patients using whole-exome sequencing and high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis. Eight non-synonymous variants (including one novel variant) and three synonymous variants were identified. Four variants have been reported previously in other studies, however segregation analysis within family members excluded them from causing IPN in these families. No variants of disease significance were identified in this study suggesting the dynactin genes are unlikely to be a common cause of IPNs. However, with the ease of querying gene variants from exome data, these genes remain worthwhile candidates to assess unsolved IPN families for variants that may affect the function of the proteins.
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Albulym OM, Kennerson ML, Harms MB, Drew AP, Siddell AH, Auer-Grumbach M, Pestronk A, Connolly A, Baloh RH, Zuchner S, Reddel SW, Nicholson GA. MORC2 mutations cause axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with pyramidal signs. Ann Neurol 2016; 79:419-27. [PMID: 26659848 DOI: 10.1002/ana.24575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To use linkage analysis and whole exome sequencing to identify the genetic mutation in a multigenerational Australian family with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 (CMT2) and pyramidal signs. METHODS Genome-wide linkage analysis was performed to map the locus. Whole exome sequencing was undertaken on selected individuals (3 affected, 1 normal), and segregation analysis and mutation screening were carried out using high-resolution melt analysis. The GEM.app database was queried to identify additional families with mutations. RESULTS Significant linkage (2-point LOD score ≥ +3) and haplotype analysis mapped a new locus for CMT2 and pyramidal signs to a 6.6Mb interval on chromosome 22q12.1-q12.3. Whole exome sequencing identified a novel mutation (p.R252W) in the microrchidia CW-type zinc finger 2 (MORC2) gene mapping within the linkage region. The mutation fully segregated with the disease phenotype in the family. Screening additional families and querying unsolved CMT2 exomes, we identified the p.R252W mutation in 2 unrelated early onset CMT2 families and a second mutation p.E236G in 2 unrelated CMT2 families. Both the mutations occurred at highly conserved amino acid residues and were absent in the normal population. INTERPRETATION We have identified a new locus in which MORC2 mutations are the likely pathogenic cause of CMT2 and pyramidal signs in these families. MORC2 encodes the human CW-type zinc finger 2 protein, which is a chromatin modifier involved in the regulation of DNA repair as well as gene transcription.
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- Obaid M Albulym
- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Neurology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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- Dr John T. MacDonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
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Buchs NC, Nicholson GA, Yeung T, Mortensen NJ, Cunningham C, Jones OM, Guy R, Hompes R. Transanal rectal resection: an initial experience of 20 cases. Colorectal Dis 2016; 18:45-50. [PMID: 26639062 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM Low anterior resection (LAR) can present a formidable surgical challenge, particularly for tumours located in the distal third of the rectum. Transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) aims to overcome some of these difficulties. We report our initial experience with this technique. METHOD From June 2013 to September 2014, 20 selected patients underwent transanal rectal resection for various malignant and benign low rectal pathologies. All patients with rectal cancer were discussed at a multidisciplinary team meeting. Data were entered into a prospective managed international database. RESULTS Of the 20 patients (14 male), seventeen (85%) had rectal cancer lying at a median distance of 2 cm (range 0-7) from the anorectal junction. The operations performed included LAR (16). Abdominoperineal excision (2) and completion proctectomy (2), all of which were performed by a minimally invasive approach with three conversions. The mean operation time was 315.3 min. There were six postoperative complications of which two (10%) were Clavien-Dindo Grade IIIb (pelvic haematoma and a late contained anastomotic leakage). The median length of stay was 7 days. The TME specimen was intact in 94.1% of cancer cases. The mean number of harvested lymph nodes was 23.2. There was only one positive circumferential resection margin (tumour deposit; R1 rate 5.9%). One patient developed a distant recurrence (median follow-up 10 months, range 6-21). CONCLUSION TaTME was safe in this small series of patients. It is especially attractive in patients with a narrow and irradiated pelvis and a tumour in the lower third of the rectum. TaTME is technically demanding, but the good outcomes should prompt randomized studies and prospective registration of all taTME cases in an international registry.
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- N C Buchs
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University Hospitals of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Bloemendaal ALA, Mishra A, Nicholson GA, Jones OM, Lindsey I, Hompes R, Cunningham C. Laparoscopic rectopexy is feasible and safe in the emergency admission setting. Colorectal Dis 2015; 17:O198-201. [PMID: 26039940 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIM External rectal prolapse may require emergency admission in the elderly and comorbid population. We report the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic ventral rectopexy in patients having an emergency admission with external rectal prolapse. METHOD A retrospective analysis was performed of a prospective database of all rectopexies performed from 2006. Outcome and follow-up data were assessed. RESULTS Of 812 rectopexies performed, 28 were included for analysis. The mean length of hospital stay was 13.0 days. All operations were completed successfully and without intra-operative complications. Four patients developed a postoperative complication. Two patients developed a recurrence of prolapse. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic correction of rectal prolapse following emergency admission is both feasible and safe. It can be considered for both recurring cases and cases with multiple comorbidities.
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- A L A Bloemendaal
- Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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Williams KL, McCann EP, Fifita JA, Zhang K, Duncan EL, Leo PJ, Marshall M, Rowe DB, Nicholson GA, Blair IP. Novel TBK1 truncating mutation in a familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient of Chinese origin. Neurobiol Aging 2015; 36:3334.e1-3334.e5. [PMID: 26350399 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Missense and frameshift mutations in TRAF family member-associated NF-kappa-B activator (TANK)-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) have been reported in European sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cohorts. To assess the role of TBK1 in ALS patient cohorts of wider ancestry, we have analyzed whole-exome sequence data from an Australian cohort of familial ALS (FALS) patients and controls. We identified a novel TBK1 deletion (c.1197delC) in a FALS patient of Chinese origin. This frameshift mutation (p.L399fs) likely results in a truncated protein that lacks functional domains required for adapter protein binding, as well as protein activation and structural integrity. No novel or reported TBK1 mutations were identified in FALS patients of European ancestry. This is the first report of a TBK1 mutation in an ALS patient of Asian origin and indicates that sequence variations in TBK1 are a rare cause of FALS in Australia.
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- Kelly L Williams
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of Sydney, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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