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| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v3.1580 | DROSHA |
Konstantinos Varvagiannis gene: DROSHA was added gene: DROSHA was added to Intellectual disability. Sources: Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: DROSHA was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown Publications for gene: DROSHA were set to 35405010 Phenotypes for gene: DROSHA were set to Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Seizures; Cerebral white matter atrophy; Abnormality of the corpus callosum; Abnormality of movement; Stereotypic behavior; Abnormality of head or neck; Short foot Penetrance for gene: DROSHA were set to unknown Mode of pathogenicity for gene: DROSHA was set to Loss-of-function variants (as defined in pop up message) DO NOT cause this phenotype - please provide details in the comments Review for gene: DROSHA was set to AMBER Added comment: Profound DD, ID and seizures have been reported in 2 unrelated subjects with de novo missense variants. The gene has a role in miRNA biogenesis. Both variants described have been shown to have effect on DROSHA's function in Drosophila / C. elegans (partial loss-of-function vs possibility of antimorphic effect discussed || in gnomAD several individuals with LoF alleles / Z=3.98 – pLI : 0.09). There is currently no DROSHA-related phenotype in OMIM, G2P, SysNDD. In PanelApp Australia the gene has amber rating in genetic epilepsy and microcephaly panels (not currently included in the ID one). Consider inclusion in the current panel with amber rating. Also consider inclusion in other possibly relevant panels (given postnatal microcephaly, abn. corpus callosum, progressive white matter atrophy, etc) [ NOT added ] ----- Barish, Senturk, Schoch et al (2022 - PMID: 35405010) describe the phenotype of 2 unrelated individuals with de novo missense DROSHA variants. Features included generalized hypotonia, postnatal microcephaly (-2,6 and -6 SD), feeding difficulties, profound DD and ID, seizures, abnormal movements (choreoathetosis / stereotypic movements), variable respiratory symptoms (in one case episodes of hyperventilation/apnea), cardiovascular or skeletal findings. Brain MRI demonstrated white matter atrophy and thin corpus callosum in both. Brachycephaly with broad face as well as short feet were also among the shared features. Both were investigated by trio ES/GS which were otherwise non diagnostic and without other candidate variants. The 1st individual harbored a de novo htz missense DROSHA variant (c.3656A>G/p.Asp1219Gly) while the 2nd subject had another missense variant (c.4024C>T/p.Arg1342Trp) [NM_013235.4] confirmed by Sanger seq. DROSHA (on 5p13.3) encodes a ribonuclease, subunit of the microprocessor complex, involved in miRNA biogenesis. Specifically, miRNAs are transcribed as part of pri-miRNAs (primary-miRNAs) which are cleaved to pre-miRNAs (precursor-miRNAs) in the nucleus by DROSHA (and its partner DGCR8 or Pasha) and then exported to the cytoplasm for further processing. Cleavage of pre-miRNAs by DICER1 generates mature miRNAs subsequently loaded to the RISC (RNA-induced silencing) complex which uses miRNA as template for recognition and cleavage of complementary mRNA with RNAse. As the authors discuss, miRNA defects have a well-established role in development of model organisms e.g. (several Refs. provided): - in C. elegans miRNA mutants causing lethality, developmental arrest and heterochronicity - in Drosophila playing a role in the development of ovary, eye, nervous system etc. - in mice mRNAs play a role in BMP and TGF-beta signaling while neuronal loss of miRNA processing leads to neurodegeneration/anatomical defects. Feingold syndrome 2 is the single Mendelian disease associated to date with miRNAs, through deletion of a cluster containing 6 MIR genes. miRNA dysregulation is also observed in Rett syndrome - and DROSHA implicated in the pathogenesis of the syndrome - as MECP2 and FOXG1 are cofactors of the microprocessor complex regulating processing of miRNA. One of the individuals here reported had a clinical diagnosis of Rett spectrum while both had overlapping features with Rett s. Studies of DROSHA-dependent miRNAs in fibroblasts from one individual revealed significantly altered expression of mature miRNA (e.g. increased miR98, a miRNA with reduced expression in studies of somatic DROSHA variants) although this was not likely due to processing errors (given only a modest decrease of precursor miRNAs). Previous studies have demonstrated that drosha (the Drosophila ortholog) null mutants die during post-embryonic development with 100% lethality before adulthood (3rd instar larval stage/beginning of pupariation). Mosaic flies with mutant eyes are small-eyed, while viable hypomorphic alleles display synaptic transmission defects (several Refs provided). Here, homozygous flies for null alleles died at the end of 3rd instar larval stage/beginning of pupariation, while loss of drosha resulted in lack of imaginal disc tissue (which surrounds the larval brain) and severely reduced brain size, the latter similar to the microcephaly phenotype. [To the best of my understanding] introduction of a mutated genomic rescue construct (carrying similar substitutions as those observed in human subjects) in eye-specific drosha null (W1123X) flies was partially able to rescue eye/head size for wt or Asp1219Gly (human:Asp1084Gly) suggesting that the latter is a partial LoF allele. Arg1210Trp (corresponding to human Arg1342Trp) was able to rescue the eye phenotype and was not damaging to the function in the specific assay. Drosha expression levels were similar for genomic rescue flies either for wt or for the Asp-Gly variant suggesting that the effect was not due to expression levels (but rather function). Expression of mature miRNAs known to be regulated by Drosha were not affected when comparing wildtype larvae with genomic construct for wt or Asp1084Gly. Upon expression of human cDNA using GAL4/UAS system in drosha mutant (null) eye clones, the reference partially rescued the eye size defect, Asp-Gly behaved as partial loss-of-function allele (~50% function compared to ref), while the Arg-Trp variant was shown to behave as a weaker loss-of-function allele. The authors generated eye-specific drosha mutant clones to study the aging adult eye using ERG recordings. While null mutants display almost no response to light (7- and 20-day old flies), wt genomic rescue was shown to rescue ERG responses, Asp-Gly variant had significant defects (at both 7 and 20 days) and the Arg-Trp had defects approaching statistical significance only at the age of 20 days. Overall these data suggested that Arg-Trp had less severe effect compared to Asp-Gly (as above) while both variants led to progressive neuronal dysfunction. Using CRISPR/Cas9 the authors generated C.elegans knock-ins for a variant analogous to the Asp1219Gly human one. Homozygous animals were inviable at larval stages, displayed a heterochronic phenotype (heterochronicity : development of cells or tissues at an abnormal time relative to other unaffected events in an organism / miRNAs are known to be involved in the heterochronic gene pathway) while this variant was deleterious to the Drosha's ability to process miRNAs. Sources: Literature |
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| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v3.1108 | FOXG1 | Sarah Leigh Publications for gene: FOXG1 were set to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v3.1107 | FOXG1 | Sarah Leigh Phenotypes for gene: FOXG1 were changed from Rett syndrome, congenital variant, 613454; CONGENITAL VARIANT OF RETT SYNDROME (RTTCV) to Rett Syndrome, congenital variant OMIM:613454; Rett syndrome, congenital variant MONDO:0013270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.1015 | HNRNPR |
Konstantinos Varvagiannis changed review comment from: Duijkers et al. (2019 - PMID: 31079900) report on the phenotype of 4 individuals with de novo HNRNPR variants and provide additional information on a previously published case (Helbig et al, 2016 - PMID: 26795593). All 5 were unrelated. The phenotype consisted of DD (5/5 - moderate to severe in 4 for which this has been commented on), postnatal microcephaly, seizures, brachydactyly, with additional (cardiac, urogenital, etc) anomalies observed in few. Some partially overlapping facial features were also noted. 3 truncating variants as well as a missense one, all localizing within the last exon of the gene (NM_001102398.2 used as ref. although this exon is shared by all transcripts). HNRNPR encodes heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R, which is part of the spliceosome C. The latter functions in the nucleus to process and transport mRNA. Apart from splicing hnRNPs are also involved in other levels of gene regulation (PMID: 27215579). Some hnRNPs have been found in the cytoplasm in stress granules, aggregations of protein, RNAs and stalled initiation complexes that are formed as stress response upon oxidative insult and dissipate upon cessation of this insult. Western blot in LCLs from affected individuals demonstrated the presence of the truncated protein as well as the full-length and short isoform (as expected by the variant localization). As the C-terminal part has features of a "prion-like domain" (PrLD), critical for the formation of stress granules in the case of hnRNP-related disorders, comparison of fibroblasts from affected and healthy individuals revealed abnormal persistence of these granules in affected individuals following a recovery period, despite similar formation either at basal levels or under conditions of stress. In line with a role of hnRNPs in splicing and gene regulation, RNA-Sequencing in fibroblasts from 2 affected individuals revealed abnormal splicing of some genes (eg. HOXA5, HOXB3, LHX9) and significant dysregulation of genes important for the development (upregulation of FOXG1, TBX1, several members of the HOX family and downregulation of LHX9, IRX3, etc) possibly contributing to the patient features. Helbig et al. provide details on animal studies incl.expression in neural tissues (cerebrum and cerebellum), higher levels of expression early in the development (of both R1/R2 isoforms), etc (extensive discussion in the supplement with several articles cited). HNRNPR is not associated with any phenotype in OMIM/G2P. As a result this gene can be considered for inclusion as amber (developmental outcome not commented on sufficiently despite moderate/severe DD in most). Sources: Literature; to: Duijkers et al. (2019 - PMID: 31079900) report on the phenotype of 4 individuals with de novo HNRNPR variants and provide additional information on a previously published case (Helbig et al, 2016 - PMID: 26795593). All 5 were unrelated. The phenotype consisted of DD (5/5 - moderate to severe in 4 for which this has been commented on), postnatal microcephaly, seizures, brachydactyly, with additional (cardiac, urogenital, etc) anomalies observed in few. Some partially overlapping facial features were also noted. 3 truncating variants as well as a missense one, all localizing within the last exon of the gene (NM_001102398.2 used as ref. although this exon is shared by all transcripts). HNRNPR encodes heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R, which is part of the spliceosome C. The latter functions in the nucleus to process and transport mRNA. Apart from splicing hnRNPs are also involved in other levels of gene regulation (PMID: 27215579). Some hnRNPs have been found in the cytoplasm in stress granules, aggregations of protein, RNAs and stalled initiation complexes that are formed as stress response upon oxidative insult and dissipate upon cessation of this insult. Western blot in LCLs from affected individuals demonstrated the presence of the truncated protein as well as the full-length and short isoform (as expected by the variant localization). As the C-terminal part has features of a "prion-like domain" (PrLD), critical for the formation of stress granules in the case of hnRNP-related disorders, comparison of fibroblasts from affected and healthy individuals revealed abnormal persistence of these granules in affected individuals following a recovery period, despite similar formation either at basal levels or under conditions of stress. In line with a role of hnRNPs in splicing and gene regulation, RNA-Sequencing in fibroblasts from 2 affected individuals revealed abnormal splicing of some genes (eg. HOXA5, HOXB3, LHX9) and significant dysregulation of genes important for the development (upregulation of FOXG1, TBX1, several members of the HOX family and downregulation of LHX9, IRX3, etc) possibly contributing to the patient features. Helbig et al. provide details on animal studies incl.expression in neural tissues (cerebrum and cerebellum), higher levels of expression early in the development (of both R1/R2 isoforms), etc (extensive discussion in the supplement with several articles cited). HNRNPR is not associated with any phenotype in OMIM/G2P. As a result this gene can be considered for inclusion as amber (developmental outcome not commented on sufficiently despite moderate/severe DD in most) or green. Sources: Literature |
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| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.1015 | HNRNPR |
Konstantinos Varvagiannis gene: HNRNPR was added gene: HNRNPR was added to Intellectual disability. Sources: Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: HNRNPR was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown Publications for gene: HNRNPR were set to 31079900; 26795593 Phenotypes for gene: HNRNPR were set to Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Seizures; Postnatal microcephaly; Short digit Penetrance for gene: HNRNPR were set to unknown Review for gene: HNRNPR was set to GREEN Added comment: Duijkers et al. (2019 - PMID: 31079900) report on the phenotype of 4 individuals with de novo HNRNPR variants and provide additional information on a previously published case (Helbig et al, 2016 - PMID: 26795593). All 5 were unrelated. The phenotype consisted of DD (5/5 - moderate to severe in 4 for which this has been commented on), postnatal microcephaly, seizures, brachydactyly, with additional (cardiac, urogenital, etc) anomalies observed in few. Some partially overlapping facial features were also noted. 3 truncating variants as well as a missense one, all localizing within the last exon of the gene (NM_001102398.2 used as ref. although this exon is shared by all transcripts). HNRNPR encodes heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R, which is part of the spliceosome C. The latter functions in the nucleus to process and transport mRNA. Apart from splicing hnRNPs are also involved in other levels of gene regulation (PMID: 27215579). Some hnRNPs have been found in the cytoplasm in stress granules, aggregations of protein, RNAs and stalled initiation complexes that are formed as stress response upon oxidative insult and dissipate upon cessation of this insult. Western blot in LCLs from affected individuals demonstrated the presence of the truncated protein as well as the full-length and short isoform (as expected by the variant localization). As the C-terminal part has features of a "prion-like domain" (PrLD), critical for the formation of stress granules in the case of hnRNP-related disorders, comparison of fibroblasts from affected and healthy individuals revealed abnormal persistence of these granules in affected individuals following a recovery period, despite similar formation either at basal levels or under conditions of stress. In line with a role of hnRNPs in splicing and gene regulation, RNA-Sequencing in fibroblasts from 2 affected individuals revealed abnormal splicing of some genes (eg. HOXA5, HOXB3, LHX9) and significant dysregulation of genes important for the development (upregulation of FOXG1, TBX1, several members of the HOX family and downregulation of LHX9, IRX3, etc) possibly contributing to the patient features. Helbig et al. provide details on animal studies incl.expression in neural tissues (cerebrum and cerebellum), higher levels of expression early in the development (of both R1/R2 isoforms), etc (extensive discussion in the supplement with several articles cited). HNRNPR is not associated with any phenotype in OMIM/G2P. As a result this gene can be considered for inclusion as amber (developmental outcome not commented on sufficiently despite moderate/severe DD in most). Sources: Literature |
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| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.468 | FOXG1 | Louise Daugherty Source Victorian Clinical Genetics Services was added to FOXG1. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing | FOXG1 | BRIDGE consortium edited their review of FOXG1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing | FOXG1 | BRIDGE consortium edited their review of FOXG1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing | FOXG1 | BRIDGE consortium reviewed FOXG1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||