Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing
Gene: DHPS Green List (high evidence)Comment on list classification: Comment on list classification: Expert review by Konstantinos Varvagiannis on DHPS. Ganapathi et al. (PMID : 30661771) report on 5 individuals from 4 unrelated families with biallelic pathogenic variants in DHPS. The phenotype consisted of DD/ID (5/5), tone abnormalities (hypotonia/hypertonia/spasticity - 5/5), seizures (5/5 - in one case though unclear staring spells) with EEG abnormalities (5/5).
DHPS has a relevant phenotype associated in OMIM and is probable in G2P as "Disease: Neurodevelopmental Disorder of Hypusination", but no phenotypes have been assigned to the entry.
Overall sufficient (>3) unrelated cases of developmental delay in patients with DHPS variants, for inclusion on this panel.Created: 20 May 2019, 10:35 a.m. | Last Modified: 25 Jun 2019, 3:54 p.m.
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Green List (high evidence)
Ganapathi et al. (doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.12.017 - PMID : NA) report on 5 individuals from 4 unrelated families with biallelic pathogenic variants in DHPS.
The phenotype consisted of DD/ID (5/5), tone abnormalities (hypotonia/hypertonia/spasticity - 5/5), seizures (5/5 - in one case though unclear staring spells) with EEG abnormalities (5/5). Additionally most individuals displayed behavioral issues, or some common facial features.
Several other disorders had been ruled prior to the diagnosis, in all cases by exome sequencing.
All individuals harbored a specific missense variant (c.518A>G or p.Asn173Ser) in trans with various other variants incl. a splice site mutation (c.1014+1G>A), an in-frame deletion of 2 amino acids (c.912_917delTTACAT or p.Tyr305_Ile306del) or a variant abolishing the translation initiation codon (c.1A>G or p.Met1?) [All variants using NM_001930.3 as a reference].
Deoxyhypusine synthase (encoded by DHPS) is an enzyme participating in the first step of hypusine synthesis, an amino-acid which is specific to eukaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) and its homolog (eIF5A2).
eIF5A, its hypusinated form and DHPS have all been previously implicated in cellular proliferation/differentiation. eIF5A has also been proposed to be a mRNA translation elongation factor. A role of eIF5A in neuronal growth and survival has been proposed previously (all ref. in present article).
Neither eIF5A, nor DHPS or DOHH (an enzyme required for the second step of hypusination) have been associated to any disorders previously. Mutations in genes encoding other eukaryotic elongator factors (eg. EEF1A2, EEF2) have been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Concerning the DHPS variants reported:
cDNA studies suggested that the c.1014+1G>A variant is translated but results in aberrant splicing and truncation of the protein before its active site.
The in-frame deletion as well as the missense variant were shown to have absent or partial (20%) enzyme activity in vitro respectively compared to wild-type (following expression in E.coli BL21(DE3) cells).
In line with this, reduced hypusination of eIF5A was observed for these 2 variants when compared to wild-type DHPS, upon co-transfection of constructs overexpressing DHPS (wt or mut.) and eIF5A in HEK293T cells.
Absence of homozygous DHPS LoF variants in population databases might suggest that complete deficiency is incompatible with normal embryonic development. Mice heterozygous for Dhps deletion do not demonstrate severe phenotypes, though homozygosity is embryonically lethal (PMIDs: 21389784, 21850436).
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DHPS is not associated with any phenotype in G2P, nor in OMIM.
This gene is not - at least commonly - included in gene panels for ID offered by diagnostic laboratories.
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As a result, DHPS can be considered for inclusion in this panel as green (or amber).
Sources: LiteratureCreated: 20 Jan 2019, 11:32 p.m.
Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Abnormal muscle tone; Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Seizures; EEG abnormality; Behavioral abnormality; Abnormality of head or neck
Publications
Source Expert Review Green was added to DHPS. Source Expert Review was added to DHPS. Added phenotypes Abnormal muscle tone, Global developmental delay, Intellectual disability, Seizures, EEG abnormality, Behavioral abnormality, Abnormality of head or neck for gene: DHPS Publications for gene DHPS were changed from 21389784; 21850436 to 21389784; 30661771; 21850436 Rating Changed from No List (delete) to Green List (high evidence)
gene: DHPS was added gene: DHPS was added to Intellectual disability. Sources: Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: DHPS was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Publications for gene: DHPS were set to 21389784; 21850436 Phenotypes for gene: DHPS were set to Abnormal muscle tone; Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Seizures; EEG abnormality; Behavioral abnormality; Abnormality of head or neck Penetrance for gene: DHPS were set to Complete Review for gene: DHPS was set to GREEN
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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).
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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).
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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.
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D. Evidence indicates that disease-causing mutations follow a Mendelian pattern of causation appropriate for reporting in a diagnostic setting(iv).
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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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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.
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