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Am J Hum Genet ; 108(7): 1231-1238, 2021 07 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34089648

RESUMEN

Genetic disorders are a leading contributor to mortality in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs). Rapid whole-genome sequencing (rWGS)-based rapid precision medicine (RPM) is an intervention that has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs of care. However, the feasibility of broad clinical deployment has not been established. The objective of this study was to implement RPM based on rWGS and evaluate the clinical and economic impact of this implementation as a first line diagnostic test in the California Medicaid (Medi-Cal) program. Project Baby Bear was a payor funded, prospective, real-world quality improvement project in the regional ICUs of five tertiary care children's hospitals. Participation was limited to acutely ill Medi-Cal beneficiaries who were admitted November 2018 to May 2020, were <1 year old and within one week of hospitalization, or had just developed an abnormal response to therapy. The whole cohort received RPM. There were two prespecified primary outcomes-changes in medical care reported by physicians and changes in the cost of care. The majority of infants were from underserved populations. Of 184 infants enrolled, 74 (40%) received a diagnosis by rWGS that explained their admission in a median time of 3 days. In 58 (32%) affected individuals, rWGS led to changes in medical care. Testing and precision medicine cost $1.7 million and led to $2.2-2.9 million cost savings. rWGS-based RPM had clinical utility and reduced net health care expenditures for infants in regional ICUs. rWGS should be considered early in ICU admission when the underlying etiology is unclear.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad Crítica/terapia , Medicina de Precisión , Secuenciación Completa del Genoma , California , Estudios de Cohortes , Costo de Enfermedad , Cuidados Críticos , Femenino , Hospitales Pediátricos , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Medicaid , Estudios Prospectivos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Estados Unidos
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Genet Med ; 25(8): 100885, 2023 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37165955

RESUMEN

PURPOSE: Missense variants clustering in the BTB domain region of RHOBTB2 cause a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with early-onset seizures and severe intellectual disability. METHODS: By international collaboration, we assembled individuals with pathogenic RHOBTB2 variants and a variable spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders. By western blotting, we investigated the consequences of missense variants in vitro. RESULTS: In accordance with previous observations, de novo heterozygous missense variants in the BTB domain region led to a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in 16 individuals. Now, we also identified de novo missense variants in the GTPase domain in 6 individuals with apparently more variable neurodevelopmental phenotypes with or without epilepsy. In contrast to variants in the BTB domain region, variants in the GTPase domain do not impair proteasomal degradation of RHOBTB2 in vitro, indicating different functional consequences. Furthermore, we observed biallelic splice-site and truncating variants in 9 families with variable neurodevelopmental phenotypes, indicating that complete loss of RHOBTB2 is pathogenic as well. CONCLUSION: By identifying genotype-phenotype correlations regarding location and consequences of de novo missense variants in RHOBTB2 and by identifying biallelic truncating variants, we further delineate and expand the molecular and clinical spectrum of RHOBTB2-related phenotypes, including both autosomal dominant and recessive neurodevelopmental disorders.


Asunto(s)
Epilepsia , Discapacidad Intelectual , Trastornos del Neurodesarrollo , Humanos , Trastornos del Neurodesarrollo/genética , Epilepsia/genética , Epilepsia/patología , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Discapacidad Intelectual/genética , Fenotipo , GTP Fosfohidrolasas/genética , Proteínas de Unión al GTP/genética , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/genética
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Am J Hum Genet ; 102(1): 69-87, 2018 01 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29290338

RESUMEN

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common genetic disorder with a birth incidence of 1:2,000-3,000, is characterized by a highly variable clinical presentation. To date, only two clinically relevant intragenic genotype-phenotype correlations have been reported for NF1 missense mutations affecting p.Arg1809 and a single amino acid deletion p.Met922del. Both variants predispose to a distinct mild NF1 phenotype with neither externally visible cutaneous/plexiform neurofibromas nor other tumors. Here, we report 162 individuals (129 unrelated probands and 33 affected relatives) heterozygous for a constitutional missense mutation affecting one of five neighboring NF1 codons-Leu844, Cys845, Ala846, Leu847, and Gly848-located in the cysteine-serine-rich domain (CSRD). Collectively, these recurrent missense mutations affect ∼0.8% of unrelated NF1 mutation-positive probands in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) cohort. Major superficial plexiform neurofibromas and symptomatic spinal neurofibromas were more prevalent in these individuals compared with classic NF1-affected cohorts (both p < 0.0001). Nearly half of the individuals had symptomatic or asymptomatic optic pathway gliomas and/or skeletal abnormalities. Additionally, variants in this region seem to confer a high predisposition to develop malignancies compared with the general NF1-affected population (p = 0.0061). Our results demonstrate that these NF1 missense mutations, although located outside the GAP-related domain, may be an important risk factor for a severe presentation. A genotype-phenotype correlation at the NF1 region 844-848 exists and will be valuable in the management and genetic counseling of a significant number of individuals.


Asunto(s)
Codón/genética , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Mutación Missense/genética , Neurofibromatosis 1/genética , Neurofibromina 1/genética , Adolescente , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Niño , Estudios de Cohortes , Simulación por Computador , Demografía , Femenino , Heterocigoto , Humanos , Masculino , Neurofibromina 1/química , Fenotipo , Adulto Joven
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Hum Mutat ; 41(1): 299-315, 2020 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31595648

RESUMEN

We report 281 individuals carrying a pathogenic recurrent NF1 missense variant at p.Met1149, p.Arg1276, or p.Lys1423, representing three nontruncating NF1 hotspots in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) cohort, together identified in 1.8% of unrelated NF1 individuals. About 25% (95% confidence interval: 20.5-31.2%) of individuals heterozygous for a pathogenic NF1 p.Met1149, p.Arg1276, or p.Lys1423 missense variant had a Noonan-like phenotype, which is significantly more compared with the "classic" NF1-affected cohorts (all p < .0001). Furthermore, p.Arg1276 and p.Lys1423 pathogenic missense variants were associated with a high prevalence of cardiovascular abnormalities, including pulmonic stenosis (all p < .0001), while p.Arg1276 variants had a high prevalence of symptomatic spinal neurofibromas (p < .0001) compared with "classic" NF1-affected cohorts. However, p.Met1149-positive individuals had a mild phenotype, characterized mainly by pigmentary manifestations without externally visible plexiform neurofibromas, symptomatic spinal neurofibromas or symptomatic optic pathway gliomas. As up to 0.4% of unrelated individuals in the UAB cohort carries a p.Met1149 missense variant, this finding will contribute to more accurate stratification of a significant number of NF1 individuals. Although clinically relevant genotype-phenotype correlations are rare in NF1, each affecting only a small percentage of individuals, together they impact counseling and management of a significant number of the NF1 population.


Asunto(s)
Alelos , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Mutación Missense , Neurofibromatosis 1/diagnóstico , Neurofibromatosis 1/genética , Neurofibromina 1/genética , Sustitución de Aminoácidos , Estudios Transversales , Heterocigoto , Humanos , Fenotipo
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Am J Med Genet A ; 161A(12): 3130-2, 2013 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24214363

RESUMEN

The acromelic dysplasias comprise short stature, hands and feet, and stiff joints. Three disorders are ascribed to this group, namely Weill-Marchesani syndrome, geleophysic dysplasia, and acromicric dysplasia, although similar in phenotype, can be distinguished clinically. Weill-Marchesani syndrome, on the basis of microspherophakia and ectopia lentis; geleophysic dysplasia by progressive cardiac valvular thickening, tracheal stenosis, and/or bronchopulmonary insufficiency, often leading to early death. Microspherophakia has not been reported previously in geleophysic dysplasia. Mutations in FBN1, ADAMTS10, or ADAMTS17 cause Weill-Marchesani syndrome by disrupting the microfibrillar environment, while geleophysic dysplasia is associated with enhanced TGF-ß signaling mediated through mutations in FBN1 or ADAMTSL2. We studied a 35-year-old woman with geleophysic dysplasia, with short stature, small hands and feet, limitation of joint mobility, mild skin thickening, cardiac valvular disease, restrictive pulmonary disease, and microspherophakia. Sequencing of ADAMTSL2 demonstrated two changes: IVS8-2A>G consistent with a disease-causing mutation, and IVS14-7G>A with potential to generate a new splice acceptor site and result in aberrant mRNA processing. The unaffected mother carries only the IVS8-2A>G transition providing evidence that the two changes are in trans-configuration in our patient.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedades del Desarrollo Óseo/fisiopatología , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Deformidades Congénitas de las Extremidades/fisiopatología , Síndrome de Weill-Marchesani/fisiopatología , Proteínas ADAM/genética , Proteínas ADAMTS , Anomalías Múltiples/genética , Anomalías Múltiples/fisiopatología , Adulto , Enfermedades del Desarrollo Óseo/diagnóstico , Enfermedades del Desarrollo Óseo/genética , Enanismo/genética , Enanismo/fisiopatología , Femenino , Fibrilina-1 , Fibrilinas , Humanos , Deformidades Congénitas de las Extremidades/diagnóstico , Deformidades Congénitas de las Extremidades/genética , Proteínas de Microfilamentos/genética , Patología Molecular , Mutación Puntual , Síndrome de Weill-Marchesani/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Weill-Marchesani/genética
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Pediatr Neurol ; 85: 67-70, 2018 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30078644

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Biallelic variants in PIGW have been suggested to cause infantile spasms and hyperphosphatasia. PIGW encodes for a protein involved in the third step of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) synthesis. GPI anchored proteins are increasingly recognized as important structures for cellular interactions and neuronal development. METHODS: Molecular testing of PIGW was performed followed by fluorescence activating cell sorting analysis of granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes, and compared to controls. FINDINGS: An infant was homozygous for variants in PIGW (c.199C>G; p.Pro67Ala) with an associated phenotype of infantile spasms, myoclonic seizures, cortical visual impairment, developmental delay, and minor dysmorphic features. Alkaline phosphatase levels ranged from normal to mildly elevated. Flow cytometric studies showed significantly decreased expression of important GPIs, providing functional evidence of pathogenicity. CONCLUSION: Our data provide further evidence of a novel autosomal recessive PIGW-related epilepsy disorder. Flow cytometry provided functional evidence of the pathogenicity of homozygous variants of uncertain significance in PIGW, and supports the use of flow cytometry as a functional tool to demonstrate decreased surface expression of GPI anchored proteins in individuals with variants of unknown significance.


Asunto(s)
Aciltransferasas/genética , Epilepsia/diagnóstico , Epilepsia/genética , Citometría de Flujo , Variación Genética , Glicosilfosfatidilinositoles/genética , Homocigoto , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Citometría de Flujo/métodos , Humanos , Lactante , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/métodos
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Nat Commun ; 9(1): 4619, 2018 11 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30397230

RESUMEN

Chromatin remodeling is of crucial importance during brain development. Pathogenic alterations of several chromatin remodeling ATPases have been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders. We describe an index case with a de novo missense mutation in CHD3, identified during whole genome sequencing of a cohort of children with rare speech disorders. To gain a comprehensive view of features associated with disruption of this gene, we use a genotype-driven approach, collecting and characterizing 35 individuals with de novo CHD3 mutations and overlapping phenotypes. Most mutations cluster within the ATPase/helicase domain of the encoded protein. Modeling their impact on the three-dimensional structure demonstrates disturbance of critical binding and interaction motifs. Experimental assays with six of the identified mutations show that a subset directly affects ATPase activity, and all but one yield alterations in chromatin remodeling. We implicate de novo CHD3 mutations in a syndrome characterized by intellectual disability, macrocephaly, and impaired speech and language.


Asunto(s)
ADN Helicasas/genética , Discapacidades del Desarrollo/genética , Trastornos del Lenguaje/genética , Megalencefalia/genética , Complejo Desacetilasa y Remodelación del Nucleosoma Mi-2/genética , Mutación Missense , Trastornos del Neurodesarrollo/genética , Dominios Proteicos/genética , Trastornos del Habla/genética , Adenosina Trifosfatasas , Preescolar , Ensamble y Desensamble de Cromatina , Femenino , Expresión Génica , Genotipo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Discapacidad Intelectual/genética , Masculino , Modelos Moleculares , Fenotipo , Secuenciación Completa del Genoma
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