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Intellectual disability

Gene: TUBA8

Red List (low evidence)
TUBA8 (tubulin alpha 8)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000183785
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000183785
OMIM: 605742, Gene2Phenotype
TUBA8 is in 13 panels

6 reviews

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

Following discussion with the clinical team, this gene has been demoted from Amber to Red, in accordance with the external review by Zornitza Stark
Created: 17 Aug 2020, 10:18 a.m. | Last Modified: 17 Aug 2020, 10:18 a.m.
Panel Version: 3.254
Created: 17 Aug 2020, 10:18 a.m.
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2020, 10:18 a.m.
Panel version: 3.254

Zornitza Stark (Australian Genomics)

Red List (low evidence)

Two families reported initially (PMID 19896110). However, note that mouse model does not have a brain phenotype and WES in the original families identified homozygous, previously reported as pathogenic, LoF variant in SNAP29, which is much more likely to be causative (28388629).
Created: 2 Mar 2020, 3:53 a.m. | Last Modified: 2 Mar 2020, 3:53 a.m.
Panel Version: 3.3

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Cortical dysplasia, complex, with other brain malformations 8, MIM# 613180

Publications

Created: 2 Mar 2020, 3:53 a.m.
Last Modified: 2 Mar 2020, 3:53 a.m.
Panel version: 3.3

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

Comment on list classification: Demoted from Green to Amber based on re-review of evidence. Demotion agreed by Clinical Fellow Helen Brittain.

TUBA8 was originally rated Green on the panel because TUBA8 is a confirmed DD-G2P gene for 'POLYMICROGYRIA WITH OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA' (the former name for Cortical dysplasia, complex, with other brain malformations 8, 613180) and TUBA8 is on the UKGTN 43 gene panel for brain malformations:
https://ukgtn.nhs.uk/find-a-test/search-by-disorder-gene/brain-malformation-disorders-cortical-43-gene-panel-886/.

However, the reported evidence comes from one 2009 paper (PMID:19896110) with 4 literature cases coming from 2 consaguineous families (1 variant); at least PMID:25008804 questions whether the families are related. A 2017 paper identifies an additional VUS (compound heterozygous) in a chinese EE patient (PMID:29588952).

Anna de Burca confirmed that there are lots of cases with CNVs involving TUBA8 in DECIPHER but there are only two cases with SNVs in the gene. One of them is classified as unknown pathogenicity, the other likely benign.

I contacted Usha Kini at Oxford, and also the Leeds and Cardiff genetic testing groups (as recommended by Usha) since they all offer cortical malformation panels. All three confirmed (pers. comm. via email) that they have no further cases for TUBA8.

The literature evidence and communications from Oxford, Leeds and Cardiff all support demotion of TUBA8 to Amber rating: The phenotype is still appropriate for the panel but insufficient cases for diagnostic rating.

Added 'watchlist' tag to look out for further cases.
Created: 5 Nov 2018, 9:31 a.m.
Created: 5 Nov 2018, 9:31 a.m.

Panel version: 2.530

Caroline Wright (Sanger)

Green List (high evidence)

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
POLYMICROGYRIA WITH OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA (PMGONH)

Publications

Created: 5 Nov 2017, 2:42 a.m.

Panel version: 0

BRIDGE consortium (NIHRBR-RD)

Green List (high evidence)

This is a pertinent gene from the NIHR BioResource - Rare Diseases Study (NIHRBR-RD) BRIDGE Study : SPEED (Specialist Pathology: Evaluating Exomes in Diagnostics) which covers epilepsies, movement and microcephaly disorders, this gene is on the SPEED_NEURO_20170705 gene list. Evidences used for SPEED NEURO gene list: in_ddg2p_20141118_conf;in_ddg2p_20141118_conf;in_ddg2p_201507;in_ddg2p_201507_conf;in_ddg2p_2_4_2017;in_ddg2p_2_4_2017_conf . Main mutation mechanism : Loss of function
Created: 27 Jul 2017, 8:49 p.m.
Evidences key, gene present in following gene lists and main mutation mechanism : ddg2p_20141118; ddg2p_20141118_conf; ddg2p_201507; ddg2p_201507_conf; find_uk10k; Nijmegen_ID_diagnostic; GEL_ID_green_20160217; neuro_20160418_strict; Loss of function. This is a pertinent gene from the BRIDGE Study : SPEED (Specialist Pathology: Evaluating Exomes in Diagnostics) which covers epilepsies, movement and microcephaly disorders, this gene comes from the SPEED_NEURO_v3.0_20170404 gene list. The following experts from the BRIDGE consortium NIHRBR-RD contributed to this panel: - Professor F. Lucy Raymond, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge - Manju Kurian, Paediatric neurologist, Great Ormond Street Hosptial - Keren Carss, NIHR BioResource - Rare Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Alba Sanchis-Juan, NIHR BioResource - Rare Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Marie Erwood NIHR BioResource - Rare Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Louise Daugherty, NIHR BioResource - Rare Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Created: 19 Jul 2017, 1:38 p.m.

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Publications

Created: 2 Aug 2017, 11:21 p.m.

Panel version: 1.354

Lu Raymond (university of cambridge )

Green List (high evidence)

Created: 23 Feb 2016, 10:24 a.m.

Panel version: 0.306

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Red
  • Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
  • Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen
Phenotypes
  • Polymicrogyria with optic nerve hypoplasia, 613180
  • POLYMICROGYRIA WITH OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA (PMGONH)
Tags
watchlist
OMIM
605742
Clinvar variants
Variants in TUBA8
Penetrance
Complete
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

12 Oct 2020, Gel status: 1

Added New Source, Status Update

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

Source Expert Review Red was added to TUBA8. Rating Changed from Amber List (moderate evidence) to Red List (low evidence)

5 Nov 2018, Gel status: 2

Added Tag

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

Tag watchlist tag was added to gene: TUBA8.

5 Nov 2018, Gel status: 2

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

Gene: tuba8 has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).

29 Sep 2018, Gel status: 4

Added New Source

Louise Daugherty (Genomics England Curator)

Source Victorian Clinical Genetics Services was added to TUBA8.

12 Mar 2018, Gel status: 3

Panel promoted to version 2.0

Ellen McDonagh (Genomics England Curator)

12.03.2018: Due to major updates completed (Phase 1, 2 and 3), this panel was promoted to Version 2 in order to reflect the major updates since November 2017 which have resulted in reviews for 836 genes added by Genomics England Curators and the Clinical Team, 130 new Green genes added to the interpretation pipeline (from 751 to 881 Green genes), and the gene total has increased from 1879 to 1927.

13 Nov 2015, Gel status: 4

gel status update

GEL ()

The Gel status was updated for this whole panel

13 Nov 2015, Gel status: 4

gel status update

GEL ()

The Gel status was updated for this whole panel

13 Nov 2015, Gel status: 1

Set Mode of Inheritance, Added New Source

Ellen McDonagh (Genomics England Curator)

TUBA8 was added to Intellectual disabilitypanel. Source: Expert Review Green Model of inheritance for gene TUBA8 was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

24 Jun 2015, Gel status: 1

Added New Source

Ellen McDonagh (Genomics England Curator)

TUBA8 was added to Intellectual disabilitypanel. Sources: Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen