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Rare syndromic craniosynostosis or isolated multisuture synostosis

Gene: RUNX2

Green List (high evidence)

RUNX2 (runt related transcription factor 2)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000124813
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000124813
OMIM: 600211, Gene2Phenotype
RUNX2 is in 8 panels

4 reviews

Tracy Lester (Genetics laboratory, Oxford UK)

Green List (high evidence)

Green for 6p21 duplications. A few reports of CSS association with duplication of entire RUNX2 gene on 6p21. LOF variants and intragenic dups in gene associated with a different phenotype. LOF/fs variants cause CCD. ; Review on behalf of Tracy Lester/Andrew Wilkie
Created: 5 Mar 2019, 11:33 a.m.

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
Craniosynostosis - not on OMIM

Publications

Mode of pathogenicity
Loss-of-function variants (as defined in pop up message) DO NOT cause this phenotype - please provide details in the comments

Variants in this GENE are reported as part of current diagnostic practice

Eleanor Williams (Genomics England Curator)

I don't know

Information about evidence for a CNV encompassing RUNX2 associated with Craniosynostosis has been submitted to ClinGen for curation (July 2019)
Created: 14 Aug 2019, 12:50 p.m. | Last Modified: 14 Aug 2019, 12:51 p.m.
Panel Version: 1.124
Loss of functional mutations associated with CLEIDOCRANIAL DYSPLASIA in Gene2Phenotype (confirmed).
In OMIM loss of function mutations are associated with several phenotypes including Cleidocranial dysplasia.
A heterozygous duplication of some exons of RUNX2 is associated with Metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia with or without brachydactyly . However, craniosynostosis is not listed as a feature of this disorder (PMID:  23290074, 25311905, 29891876)

CNV EVIDENCE:

PMID: 20683987 - Mefford et al 2010 - Evaluated 186 individuals with single-suture craniosynostosis for submicroscopic deletions and duplications using whole-genome array CGH. They identified a heterozygous inverted 1.1 Mb duplication including the entire sequence of RUNX2, MIR586, and some of CLIC5 and SUPT3H in two affected cousins (1007 and 1019) with metopic synostosis and hypodontia. The duplication was inherited from the mother of one individual and it is presumed the father of the second individual (DNA not available, mother does not have the duplication). Both carrier parents have hypodontia by report, but neither is known to have had synostosis suggesting incomplete penetrance for that phenotype. The grandfather of 1007 and 1019 is described as having an abnormal head shape with a narrow forehead and several missing teeth; DNA was not available from this individual. They state that this CNV was not found in 2,493 control individuals [Itsara et al., 2009]. They compared RUNX2 expression levels in osteoblasts from these two individuals to expression levels in osteoblasts from unaffected individuals (n = 6) and individuals with synostosis but without duplication of RUNX2 (n = 22). The average expression of RUNX2 in the samples from the two individuals was higher than all affected and unaffected cell lines but it was not a statistically significant difference so should be interpreted with caution.

PMID: 23307468 - Varvagiannis et al 2013 - a girl with a de novo trisomy 6p12.3-p21.1 who showed craniosynostosis, manifested by the premature fusion of the right coronal and sagittal sutures, and also facial anomalies, psychomotor delay, and recurrent respiratory tract infections. MLPA analysis suggested a duplication of the entire RUNX2 gene. MLPA analysis indicated that the duplication was not present in parental blood samples. SNP array analysis identified the duplication was 6.9 Mb in size and mapped to 6p12.3–p21.1 (chr6: 40,797,975–47,701,961 NCBI Build 35; May 2004), thus encompassing 163 ENSEMBL genes. The finding of abnormal fontanelles and/or abnormal sutures, either manifested as craniosynostosis or not, has been documented in 5 cases in patients with pure partial trisomy 6p. No analysis of RUNX2 expression was performed.

PMID: 23348268 - Greives et al 2013 - present a case study of a boy with an atypical skull deformity with pan-craniosynostosis whose microarray analysis revealed 4 copies of a 1.24-Mb region from 6p12.3 to 6p21.1 containing the RUNX2 gene. He presented as an infant with airway obstruction from choanal atresia. He was diagnosed with a closed anterior fontanelle, ventricular septal defect, restricted range of motion in his elbows, mild conductive hearing loss, and developmental delays. They note that his multisutural craniosynostosis is the most extensive associated with RUNX2. No segregation analysis given.

PMID:25899668 - Molin et al 2015 - report on a family with an affected mother and three affected children. The four patients carried a 285 kb duplication identified by array comparative genomic hybridization. The duplication includes the entire sequence of RUNX2 and the 5' half of SUPT3H. We confirmed the duplication by real-time quantitative PCR in the four patients. Two children presented with the association of metopic craniosynostosis and oligo/hypodontia previously described, confirming the phenotype caused by RUNX2 duplication. The mother and one child had isolated hypodontia without craniosynostosis. The clinical presentation shown by syndromic patients IV‐1 and IV‐3 appears radically different from MDMHB, but shares a few similarities with previously duplication patients, including as hypodontia and craniosynostosis. Isolated hypodontia observed in Patients III‐2 and IV‐2 highlights a wider clinical spectrum associated with RUNX2 duplication, in addition to isolated and syndromic craniosynostosis and MDMHB.

Decipher - there are 6 patients with RUNX2 duplications over 1 kb in size. None mention craniosynostosis as a feature, although abnormality of the face/triangular face is listed for the patient with the 3.59 Mb duplication. https://decipher.sanger.ac.uk/gene/RUNX2#variants/RUNX2/patient-overlap/cnvs

Mouse models:

PMIDs: 11581292 (Liu et al 2001) and 12167715 (Geoffroy et al 2002) - both surprisingly report transgenic mice overexpressing Cbfa1 (runx2) developed severe osteopenia.

PMID: 21807129 - Maeno et al 2011 - report that in mice early onset of Runx2 expression in the cranial mesenchyme induced mineralization on E13.0, when no mineralization was observed in wild-type mice, and resulted in craniosynostosis.

PMID: 23300083 McGee-Lawrence et al 2013 - Runx2-deficient mice die at birth because of a lack of skeletal ossification. Axin2-deficient mice develop craniosynostosis because of high β-catenin activity. Runx2 represses transcription of Axin2 mRNA. They state that their data are consistent with the idea that Runx2 plays a central role in the etiologies of several different forms of craniosynostosis.

Control populations:
A search for the smallest CNV in a patient with craniosynostosis from Molin et al 2015 in the Database of Genomic Variants using GRCh38 coordinates shows no invidiuals from control populations with CNVs that cover RUNX2 http://dgv.tcag.ca/gb2/gbrowse/dgv2_hg38/?name=chr6%3A45265488-45551053;search=Search.

Summary:

Loss of function variants, partial duplication of the the RUNX2 gene and full duplication of the RUNX2 gene appear to result in different phenotypes. With regards to full duplication, there are 4 cases reported in separate publications of duplications fully covering the RUNX2 gene and patients with a craniosynostosis phenotype. The smallest duplication is 285 kb and includes RUNX2 and the 5' half of SUPT3H. However, there appears to be incomplete penetrance with some carriers having a less severe phenotype. Mefford et al state the CNV they report was not found in 2,493 control individuals and CNVs covering RUNX2 were not found in the Database of Genomics Variants. Mouse models give conflicting evidence. Mouse models of runx2 over-expression surprisingly found they developed severe osteopenia. However, early onset of Runx2 expression resulted in craniosynostosis, and Runx2 was found to repress Axin2, low levels of which can result in craniosynostosis.
Created: 26 Jun 2019, 9:29 a.m. | Last Modified: 1 Jul 2019, 12:28 p.m.
Panel Version: 1.123
This gene was part of an initial gene list collated by Tracy Lester, Oxford Medical Genetics Laboratories, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, February 2019 on behalf of the GMS Musculoskeletal Specialist Group; Gene symbol submitted: RUNX2; Suggested initial gene rating: green
Created: 5 Mar 2019, 11:21 a.m.

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

Green List (high evidence)

Clear association with craniosynostosis but not loss-of-function mutations - evidence supports duplications and triplications only
Created: 4 Feb 2016, 10:38 p.m.
Comment on list classification: Clear association with craniosynostosis but not loss-of-function mutations - evidence supports duplications and triplications only
Created: 1 Feb 2016, 11:28 a.m.

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Publications

Mode of pathogenicity
Loss-of-function variants (as defined in pop up message) DO NOT cause this phenotype - please provide details in the comments

Andrew Wilkie (University of Oxford)

Red List (low evidence)

Only complete duplications and triplications of RUNX2 are associated with craniosynostosis. Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations cause cleidocranial dysplasia
Created: 15 Sep 2015, 7:34 a.m.

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Publications

Mode of pathogenicity
Loss-of-function variants (as defined in pop up message) DO NOT cause this phenotype - please provide details in the comments

Details

Mode of Inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted
Sources
  • NHS GMS
  • Expert Review Green
  • Expert list
Phenotypes
  • Craniosynostosis
  • 156510
Tags
gene-duplication
OMIM
600211
Clinvar variants
Variants in RUNX2
Penetrance
Complete
Publications
Mode of Pathogenicity
Loss-of-function variants (as defined in pop up message) DO NOT cause this phenotype - please provide details in the comments
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

11 May 2019, Gel status: 4

Set Phenotypes

Eleanor Williams (Genomics England Curator)

Added phenotypes Craniosynostosis for gene: RUNX2

5 Mar 2019, Gel status: 3

Added New Source, Status Update

Eleanor Williams (Genomics England Curator)

Source NHS GMS was added to RUNX2. Rating Changed from Green List (high evidence) to Green List (high evidence)

24 Aug 2016, Gel status: 4

Set mode of pathogenicity

Ellen McDonagh (Genomics England Curator)

Mode of pathogenicity for RUNX2 was changed to Loss-of-function variants (as defined in pop up message) DO NOT cause this phenotype - please provide details in the comments

24 Aug 2016, Gel status: 4

Set Mode of Inheritance

Ellen McDonagh (Genomics England Curator)

Mode of inheritance for RUNX2 was changed to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

1 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Gene classified by Genomics England curator

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

This gene has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

1 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Set Phenotypes

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

Phenotypes for RUNX2 were set to 156510

1 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Set publications

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

Publications for RUNX2 were set to 20683987; 23307468; 23348268

1 Feb 2016, Gel status: 4

Gene classified by Genomics England curator

Richard Scott (Genomics England Curator)

This gene has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

27 Jul 2015, Gel status: 0

Added New Source

Eik Haraldsdottir (Genomics England)

RUNX2 was added to Craniosynostosis syndromespanel. Sources: Expert list