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| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.981 | PLEKHG2 | Catherine Snow Tag watchlist tag was added to gene: PLEKHG2. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.978 | PLEKHG2 |
Catherine Snow Source Expert Review was added to PLEKHG2. Source Expert Review Amber was added to PLEKHG2. Added phenotypes Leukodystrophy and acquired microcephaly with or without dystonia, 616763 for gene: PLEKHG2 Publications for gene PLEKHG2 were changed from 26539891; 26573021; 24001768 to 26539891; 24001768; 26573021 Rating Changed from No List (delete) to Amber List (moderate evidence) |
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| Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.597 | PLEKHG2 |
Konstantinos Varvagiannis gene: PLEKHG2 was added gene: PLEKHG2 was added to Intellectual disability. Sources: Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: PLEKHG2 was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown Publications for gene: PLEKHG2 were set to 26539891; 26573021; 24001768 Phenotypes for gene: PLEKHG2 were set to Leukodystrophy and acquired microcephaly with or without dystonia, 616763 Penetrance for gene: PLEKHG2 were set to unknown Review for gene: PLEKHG2 was set to AMBER gene: PLEKHG2 was marked as current diagnostic Added comment: Karaca et al. (2015 - PMID: 26539891) in a study of 128 - mostly consanguineous - families with neurogenetic disorders and brain malformations, identified an individual homozygous for a PLEKHG2 missense variant (NM_022835.2:c.1708G>A or p.Gly570Arg). This individual (BAB4830) had a similarly affected sib. Features included hypotonia, intellectual disability, microcephaly, cerebellar atrophy and nystagmus (description provided in supplement - Table S1). This variant has been submitted in ClinVar as likely pathogenic by the corresponding laboratory (SCV000537940.1). ------- Edvardson et al. (2016 - PMID: 26573021) reported on 5 individuals from 2 unrelated consanguineous Palestinian families, harboring a missense variant in the homozygous state (NM_022835.2:c.610C>T or p.Arg204Trp - 1/5 was unavailable for testing). Unaffected relatives here either heterozygous for this variant or homozygous for the reference allele. Common features included hypotonia (5/5), DD/ID (5/5), postnatal microcephaly (5/5), dystonia (3/5), nystagmus (2/5) or seizures (1/5) [many of these similar to those reported by Karaca et al]. Brain MRI images were consistent with leukodystrophy and prolonged relaxation of dorsal tegmental tracts (similar findings were not commented by Karaca et al). PLEKHG2 encodes a Rho guanine exchange factor (RhoGEF). RhoGEFs activate RhoGTPases through release of GDP and binding of GTP. Mutations in other RhoGEFs have been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. PLEKHG2 activity was shown to be significantly decreased in HEK293A cells transfected with R204W-PLEKHG2 when compared to tranfection with wt. Western blotting suggested that this was not the result of defective expression. Using lymphoblastoid cell lines from peripheral B lymphocytes from individuals homozygous for R204W and controls, similar levels of expression were shown between the 2 groups. As the authors note, PLEKHG2 is required for Rac- and Cdc42-stimulated actin polymerization in leukocytes (PMID cited: 24001768). SDF1a-stimulated actin polymerization was studied in patient cells and was shown to be significantly impaired. In line with this actin polymerization was also impaired upon siRNA-mediated downregulation of PLEKHG2 expression in control cells. ------- A subsequent submission of the Gly570Arg variant in ClinVar (2017 - SCV000609979.1 - same variant as the one reported by Karaca et al) reports this as a VUS. ------- PLEKHG2 is associated with Leukodystrophy and acquired microcephaly with or without dystonia (616763) in OMIM. This gene is not associated with any phenotype in G2P. PLEKHG2 is included in gene panels for ID offered by some diagnostic laboratories. ------- As a result, this gene could be considered for inclusion in this panel probably as amber (or green if the current evidence is considered to be sufficient). Sources: Literature |
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