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Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v3.844 TAF1 Ivone Leong Source: Expert Review Red was removed from gene: TAF1
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v3.282 TAF1C Arina Puzriakova Classified gene: TAF1C as Amber List (moderate evidence)
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v3.282 TAF1C Arina Puzriakova Gene: taf1c has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v3.255 TAF1C Konstantinos Varvagiannis gene: TAF1C was added
gene: TAF1C was added to Intellectual disability. Sources: Literature
Mode of inheritance for gene: TAF1C was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Publications for gene: TAF1C were set to 32779182
Phenotypes for gene: TAF1C were set to Global developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Spasticity; Strabismus; Seizures; Abnormality of nervous system morphology
Penetrance for gene: TAF1C were set to Complete
Review for gene: TAF1C was set to AMBER
Added comment: Knuutinen et al (2020 - PMID: 32779182) report on 2 individuals from 2 consanguineous families, homozygous for TAF1C missense variants.

Both presented with an early onset neurological phenotype with severe global DD, ID (2/2 - moderate and profound), spasticity (2/2), ophthalmic findings (strabismus 2/2, nystagmus 1/2). Epilepsy, abnormal brain MRI (cerebral and cerebellar atrophy and white matter hyperintensities) as well and additional findings were reported in one (always the same individual).

Following a normal CMA, exome in the first case revealed a homozygous missense SNV (NM_005679.3:c.1165C>T / p.Arg389Cys) supported by in silico predictions. mRNA and protein levels were substantially reduced in fibroblasts from this subject. Only the patient and parents were tested for the variant but not 3 unaffected sibs (fig1).

The second individual was homozygous for another missense variant (p.Arg405Cys) also supported by in silico predictions. The girl was the single affected person within the family with an unaffected sib and parents heterozygous for the variant. Several other unaffected relatives in the extended pedigree were either carriers for this variant or homozygous for the wt allele.

TAF1C encodes the TATA-box binding protein associated factor (TAF) RNA polymerase I subunit.

RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcribes genes to produce rRNA. For Pol I to initiate transcription, two transcription factors are required : UBF (upstream binding factor encoded by UBTF) and SL1 (selectivity factor 1). The latter is formed by TBP (TATA-binding protein) and 3 Pol I-specific TBP-associated factors (TAFs).

A recurrent de novo missense variant in UBTF (encoding the other Pol I transcription factor) causes a disorder with highly similar features. The specific variant acts through a gain-of-function mechanism (and not by LoF which appears to apply for TAF1C based on expression data).

The authors hypothesize that altered Pol I activity and resulting ribosomal stress could cause the microcephaly and leukodystrophy (both reported in 1 - the same - individual).

As a result, TAF1C may be considered for inclusion in the ID panel with amber rating pending further evidence.
Sources: Literature
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.468 TAF13 Louise Daugherty Source Victorian Clinical Genetics Services was added to TAF13.
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing v2.468 TAF1 Louise Daugherty Source Victorian Clinical Genetics Services was added to TAF1.
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing TAF13 Ellen McDonagh classified TAF13 as amber
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing TAF13 Ellen McDonagh added TAF13 to panel
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing TAF13 Ellen McDonagh reviewed TAF13
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing TAF1 BRIDGE consortium edited their review of TAF1
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing TAF1 BRIDGE consortium edited their review of TAF1
Intellectual disability - microarray and sequencing TAF1 BRIDGE consortium reviewed TAF1