Intellectual disability
Gene: PACS2 Green List (high evidence)Comment on phenotypes: Added phenotypes suggested from expert review that indicate relevance to inclusion on the intellectual disability panelCreated: 26 Sep 2018, 1:40 p.m.
Comment when marking as ready: Associated with relevant phenotype in OMIM and as possible Gen2Phen gene. Single de novo variant reported in at least 14 unrelated cases variants (PMID 29656858), together with previous reports of haploinsufficiency encompassing the PACS2 geneCreated: 17 Sep 2018, 12:05 p.m.
Green List (high evidence)
PMID 29656858 is a collaborative study reporting on 14 subjects, all with a recurrent de novo PACS2 missense variant [NM_018026.2:c.607C>T or p.(Arg203Trp)]. The phenotype is characterized by epilepsy (universal feature - neonatal or ealy infantile onset), global DD/ID (universal feature), variable cerebellar dysgenesis. A few had additional autistic features or ASD. Based on the available data, epilepsy may resolve in early childhood, so older individuals might be ascertained due to their DD/ID. There appear to be no consistent facial features. //
PMID 22488736 which is cited in the previous report, describes an individual with a minimal - 0.305 Mb - deletion encompassing PACS2 and 5 other genes. This individual presented with DD/ID and epilepsy. The authors review the cases with 14q32.3 deletions reported in the literature, although most deletions are poorly characterized or much larger and - as a result - less relevant.Created: 16 Aug 2018, 3:48 p.m.
Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown
Phenotypes
Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 66, 618067; Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Seizures; Abnormality of the cerebellum
Publications
Phenotypes for gene: PACS2 were changed from Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 66, 618067 to Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 66, 618067; Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Seizures; Abnormality of the cerebellum
Gene: pacs2 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Phenotypes for gene: PACS2 were changed from Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 66, 618067; Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Seizures; Abnormality of the cerebellum to Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 66, 618067
Publications for gene: PACS2 were set to 29656858; 22488736
Gene: pacs2 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Gene: pacs2 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Gene: pacs2 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Gene: pacs2 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Gene: pacs2 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
PACS2 was added to Intellectual disability panel. Sources: Literature
PACS2 was created by Konstantinos Varvagiannis
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Genes included in a Genomics England gene panel for a rare disease category (green list) should fit the criteria A-E outlined below.
These guidelines were developed as a combination of the ClinGen DEFINITIVE evidence for a causal role of the gene in the disease(a), and the Developmental Disorder Genotype-Phenotype (DDG2P) CONFIRMED DD Gene evidence level(b) (please see the original references provided below for full details). These help provide a guideline for expert reviewers when assessing whether a gene should be on the green or the red list of a panel.
A. There are plausible disease-causing mutations(i) within, affecting or encompassing an interpretable functional region(ii) of this gene identified in multiple (>3) unrelated cases/families with the phenotype(iii).
OR
B. There are plausible disease-causing mutations(i) within, affecting or encompassing cis-regulatory elements convincingly affecting the expression of a single gene identified in multiple (>3) unrelated cases/families with the phenotype(iii).
OR
C. As definitions A or B but in 2 or 3 unrelated cases/families with the phenotype, with the addition of convincing bioinformatic or functional evidence of causation e.g. known inborn error of metabolism with mutation in orthologous gene which is known to have the relevant deficient enzymatic activity in other species; existence of an animal model which recapitulates the human phenotype.
AND
D. Evidence indicates that disease-causing mutations follow a Mendelian pattern of causation appropriate for reporting in a diagnostic setting(iv).
AND
E. No convincing evidence exists or has emerged that contradicts the role of the gene in the specified phenotype.
(i)Plausible disease-causing mutations: Recurrent de novo mutations convincingly affecting gene function. Rare, fully-penetrant mutations - relevant genotype never, or very rarely, seen in controls. (ii) Interpretable functional region: ORF in protein coding genes miRNA stem or loop. (iii) Phenotype: the rare disease category, as described in the eligibility statement. (iv) Intermediate penetrance genes should not be included.
It’s assumed that loss-of-function variants in this gene can cause the disease/phenotype unless an exception to this rule is known. We would like to collect information regarding exceptions. An example exception is the PCSK9 gene, where loss-of-function variants are not relevant for a hypercholesterolemia phenotype as they are associated with increased LDL-cholesterol uptake via LDLR (PMID: 25911073).
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We classify loss-of-function variants as those with the following Sequence Ontology (SO) terms:
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Standardised terms were used to represent the gene-disease mode of inheritance, and were mapped to commonly used terms from the different sources. Below each of the terms is described, along with the equivalent commonly-used terms.
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease, and imprinting has not been implicated.
A variant on the paternally-inherited allele of this gene can cause the disease, if the alternate allele is imprinted (function muted).
A variant on the maternally-inherited allele of this gene can cause the disease, if the alternate allele is imprinted (function muted).
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease. This is the default used for autosomal dominant mode of inheritance where no knowledge of the imprinting status of the gene required to cause the disease is known. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal dominant, dominant, AD, DOMINANT.
A variant on both alleles of this gene is required to cause the disease. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal recessive, recessive, AR, RECESSIVE.
The disease can be caused by a variant on one or both alleles of this gene. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant, recessive or dominant, AR/AD, AD/AR, DOMINANT/RECESSIVE, RECESSIVE/DOMINANT.
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease, however a variant on both alleles of this gene can result in a more severe form of the disease/phenotype.
A variant in this gene can cause the disease in males as they have one X-chromosome allele, whereas a variant on both X-chromosome alleles is required to cause the disease in females. Mapped to the following commonly used term from different sources: X-linked recessive.
A variant in this gene can cause the disease in males as they have one X-chromosome allele. A variant on one allele of this gene may also cause the disease in females, though the disease/phenotype may be less severe and may have a later-onset than is seen in males. X-linked inactivation and mosaicism in different tissues complicate whether a female presents with the disease, and can change over their lifetime. This term is the default setting used for X-linked genes, where it is not known definitately whether females require a variant on each allele of this gene in order to be affected. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: X-linked dominant, x-linked, X-LINKED, X-linked.
The gene is in the mitochondrial genome and variants within this can cause this disease, maternally inherited. Mapped to the following commonly used term from different sources: Mitochondrial.
Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: Unknown, NA, information not provided.
For example, if the mode of inheritance is digenic, please indicate this in the comments and which other gene is involved.