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Prenat Diagn ; 44(3): 357-359, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38366977

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A 36 years old woman in her first pregnancy was referred at 24w3d for a dedicated neurosonographic examination due to a suspected short corpus callosum (CC). The examination depicted a dysgenetic CC with asymmetric thickness at the level of the body in coronal views, very thin in the midline and thicker in both sides, suggesting bilateral formation of Probst bundles. The BPD, HC, and transverse cerebellar diameters were in the normal low range without associated growth restriction. Associated anomalies were not detected in the brain or other organs. Following genetic consultation and a normal CMA, trio exome sequencing was performed and a de novo missense pathogenic mutation c.2353 C > T in the DHX30 gene was detected. This variant has been previously reported in children and adults, mostly with a severe phenotype including neurodevelopmental disorder with variable motor and language impairment, but also mild phenotypes have been reported. MRI describes delayed myelination, ventriculomegaly, and cortical and cerebellar atrophy as imaging features in affected patients. This is the first prenatal report of a DHX30-associated neurodevelopmental disorder in which the fetus presents with isolated callosal dysgenesis, stressing the importance of exome sequencing in fetuses with this condition, as far as it is phenotypic presentation of numerous syndromes with different outcomes.


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Corpo Caloso , Hidrocefalia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Gravidez , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Encéfalo/anormalidades , Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Feto , Hidrocefalia/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , RNA Helicases
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J Med Genet ; 61(2): 103-108, 2024 Jan 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37879892

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The Aristaless-related homeobox (ARX) gene is located on the X chromosome and encodes a transcription factor that is essential for brain development. While the clinical spectrum of ARX-related disorders is well described in males, from X linked lissencephaly with abnormal genitalia syndrome to syndromic and non-syndromic intellectual disability (ID), its phenotypic delineation in females is incomplete. Carrier females in ARX families are usually asymptomatic, but ID has been reported in some of them, as well as in others with de novo variants. In this study, we collected the clinical and molecular data of 10 unpublished female patients with de novo ARX pathogenic variants and reviewed the data of 63 females from the literature with either de novo variants (n=10), inherited variants (n=33) or variants of unknown inheritance (n=20). Altogether, the clinical spectrum of females with heterozygous pathogenic ARX variants is broad: 42.5% are asymptomatic, 16.4% have isolated agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) or mild symptoms (learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, drug-responsive epilepsy) without ID, whereas 41% present with a severe phenotype (ie, ID or developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE)). The ID/DEE phenotype was significantly more prevalent in females carrying de novo variants (75%, n=15/20) versus in those carrying inherited variants (27.3%, n=9/33). ACC was observed in 66.7% (n=24/36) of females who underwent a brain MRI. By refining the clinical spectrum of females carrying ARX pathogenic variants, we show that ID is a frequent sign in females with this X linked condition.


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Transtorno do Espectro Autista , Deficiência Intelectual , Masculino , Humanos , Feminino , Genes Homeobox , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/genética , Mutação/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Deficiência Intelectual/patologia , Fenótipo , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética
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J Med Genet ; 61(3): 244-249, 2024 Feb 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37857482

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BACKGROUND: The neurodevelopmental prognosis of anomalies of the corpus callosum (ACC), one of the most frequent brain malformations, varies extremely, ranging from normal development to profound intellectual disability (ID). Numerous genes are known to cause syndromic ACC with ID, whereas the genetics of ACC without ID remains poorly deciphered. METHODS: Through a collaborative work, we describe here ZEB1, a gene previously involved in an ophthalmological condition called type 3 posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy, as a new dominant gene of ACC. We report a series of nine individuals with ACC (including three fetuses terminated due to ACC) carrying a ZEB1 heterozygous loss-of-function (LoF) variant, identified by exome sequencing. RESULTS: In five cases, the variant was inherited from a parent with a normal corpus callosum, which illustrates the incomplete penetrance of ACC in individuals with an LoF in ZEB1. All patients reported normal schooling and none of them had ID. Neuropsychological assessment in six patients showed either normal functioning or heterogeneous cognition. Moreover, two patients had a bicornuate uterus, three had a cardiovascular anomaly and four had macrocephaly at birth, which suggests a larger spectrum of malformations related to ZEB1. CONCLUSION: This study shows ZEB1 LoF variants cause dominantly inherited ACC without ID and extends the extraocular phenotype related to this gene.


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Deficiência Intelectual , Malformações do Sistema Nervoso , Recém-Nascido , Feminino , Humanos , Corpo Caloso , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Malformações do Sistema Nervoso/genética , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Cognição , Homeobox 1 de Ligação a E-box em Dedo de Zinco/genética
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J Ultrasound Med ; 43(2): 411-414, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37929614

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Primrose syndrome is a very rare congenital malformation. Symptoms of this disorder may appear during childhood, but the diagnosis is identified in adulthood in the majority of cases. The prenatal diagnosis of Primrose syndrome is not developed in the literature. We present herein a case series of 3 cases with characteristic sonographic features. A dysmorphic metopic suture, downslanting palpebral fissures, a wide forehead, and agenesis of corpus callosum are the main signs. A missense mutation in ZBTB20 identified in whole exome sequencing can confirm the prenatal diagnosis of Primrose syndrome.


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Anormalidades Múltiplas , Calcinose , Otopatias , Deficiência Intelectual , Atrofia Muscular , Gravidez , Feminino , Humanos , Anormalidades Múltiplas/diagnóstico por imagem , Deficiência Intelectual/diagnóstico , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol ; 63(3): 312-320, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37519216

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the incremental diagnostic yield of exome sequencing (ES) after negative chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in cases of prenatally diagnosed agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) and to identify the associated genes and variants. METHODS: A systematic search was performed to identify relevant studies published up until June 2022 using four databases: PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science and The Cochrane Library. Studies in English reporting on the diagnostic yield of ES following negative CMA in prenatally diagnosed partial or complete ACC were included. Authors of cohort studies were contacted for individual participant data and extended cohorts were provided for two of them. The increase in diagnostic yield with ES for pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants was assessed in all cases of ACC, isolated ACC, ACC with other cranial anomalies and ACC with extracranial anomalies. To identify all reported genetic variants, the systematic review included all ACC cases; however, for the meta-analysis, only studies with ≥ three ACC cases were included. Meta-analysis of proportions was employed using a random-effects model. Quality assessment of the included studies was performed using modified Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy criteria. RESULTS: A total of 28 studies, encompassing 288 prenatally diagnosed ACC cases that underwent ES following negative CMA, met the inclusion criteria of the systematic review. We classified 116 genetic variants in 83 genes associated with prenatal ACC with a full phenotypic description. There were 15 studies, encompassing 268 cases, that reported on ≥ three ACC cases and were included in the meta-analysis. Of all the included cases, 43% had a P/LP variant on ES. The highest yield was for ACC with extracranial anomalies (55% (95% CI, 35-73%)), followed by ACC with other cranial anomalies (43% (95% CI, 30-57%)) and isolated ACC (32% (95% CI, 18-51%)). CONCLUSIONS: ES demonstrated an incremental diagnostic yield in cases of prenatally diagnosed ACC following negative CMA. While the greatest diagnostic yield was observed in ACC with extracranial anomalies and ACC with other central nervous system anomalies, ES should also be considered in cases of isolated ACC. © 2023 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.


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Ginecologia , Obstetrícia , Feminino , Gravidez , Humanos , Corpo Caloso , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Sequenciamento do Exoma
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Prenat Diagn ; 43(12): 1527-1535, 2023 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37794643

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Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) is one of the most common brain malformations, with an incidence estimated to range from 0.5 to 70 in 10,000 among the general population. Prenatal diagnosis is made via ultrasound; however, fetal MRI is useful to confirm or exclude the presence of associated cerebral abnormalities-mostly cortical malformations-that may affect postnatal prognosis. When no additional central nervous system (CNS) or extra CNS anomalies are identified and no genetic cause is found, an isolated ACC is diagnosed. Overall, in cases of ACC, an underlying genetic cause can be identified in up to 12.5% with chromosomal microarray (CMA) and up to 47% with whole exome sequencing (WES). In cases where ACC is the only anomaly detected, the yield of WES is 30%. Postnatal outcomes are variable and depend on whether the condition is isolated or not. In truly isolated ACC, outcomes range from normal in 65% of cases through mild to severe neurodevelopmental impairments in 35% of cases. An interdisciplinary team of medical experts is key in guiding parents toward informed decision-making in pregnancies complicated by ACC. Considering current and expected advancements in genetic testing and imaging technologies in upcoming years, we herein summarize current recommendations for the management and prenatal counseling of expecting parents of fetuses with ACC. Our review pertains primarily to expecting parents of fetuses with complete ACC.


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Corpo Caloso , Malformações do Sistema Nervoso , Gravidez , Feminino , Humanos , Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal/métodos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pais
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Prenat Diagn ; 43(6): 746-755, 2023 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37173814

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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have evaluated prenatal exome sequencing (pES) for abnormalities of the corpus callosum (CC). The objective of this study was to compare imaging phenotype and genotype findings. METHOD: This multicenter retrospective study included fetuses with abnormalities of the CC between 2018 and 2020 by ultrasound and/or MRI and for which pES was performed. Abnormalities of the CC were classified as complete (cACC) or partial (pACC) agenesis of the CC, short CC (sCC), callosal dysgenesis (CD), interhemispheric cyst (IHC), or pericallosal lipoma (PL), isolated or not. Only pathogenic (class 5) or likely pathogenic (class 4) (P/LP) variants were considered. RESULTS: 113 fetuses were included. pES identified P/LP variants for 3/29 isolated cACC, 3/19 isolated pACC, 0/10 isolated sCC, 5/10 isolated CD, 5/13 non-isolated cACC, 3/6 non-isolated pACC, 8/11 non-isolated CD and 0/12 isolated IHC and PL. Associated cerebellar abnormalities were significantly associated with P/LP variants (OR = 7.312, p = 0.027). No correlation was found between phenotype and genotype, except for fetuses with a tubulinopathy and an MTOR pathogenic variant. CONCLUSIONS: P/LP variants were more frequent in CD and in non-isolated abnormalities of the CC. No such variants were detected for fetuses with isolated sCC, IHC and PL.


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Corpo Caloso , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal , Gravidez , Feminino , Humanos , Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal/métodos , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Genótipo , Fenótipo , Canais de Cloreto , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal
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Neurol Neurochir Pol ; 57(3): 269-281, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37078131

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INTRODUCTION: Corpus callosum abnormalities are complex, aetiologically diverse, and clinically heterogeneous conditions. Counselling parents regarding their causes and associated syndromes, and predicting the neurodevelopmental and seizure risk prognosis, is challenging. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We describe the clinical characteristics, associated anomalies, and neurodevelopmental outcomes of children with agenesis of corpus callosum (ACC). Fifty-one neonates with ACC/hypoplasia of the corpus callosum were identified over a 17-year period, and their medical records were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Patients were classified into two groups depending on the presence or absence of associated abnormalities. The first group (17 patients, 33.4%) presented with isolated callosal anomalies. The second group included 34 patients (66.6%) with associated cerebral and extracerebral anomalies. We achieved an identifiable genetic aetiology in 23.5% of our cohort. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 28 patients (55%), and of these 39.3% had additional brain anomalies. During the study period, five patients died early in the neonatal period and four were lost to follow up. Of the 42 followed patients, 13 (31%) showed normal neurodevelopment, 13 (31%) showed mild delay, and 16 (38%) had a severe delay. Fifteen (35.7%) had epilepsy. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: We have confirmed that callosal defects are frequently accompanied by brain and somatic anomalies. Additional abnormalities were shown to be significantly associated with developmental delay and increased risk of epilepsy. We have highlighted essential clinical features that may provide diagnostic clues to physicians and we have given examples of underlying genetic disorders. We have provided recommendations about extended neuroimaging diagnostics and widespread genetic testing that may impact upon daily clinical practice. Paediatric neurologists may therefore use our findings to help base their decisions regarding this matter.


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Encefalopatias , Corpo Caloso , Recém-Nascido , Humanos , Criança , Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Corpo Caloso/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/patologia , Encéfalo/patologia , Encefalopatias/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Cortex ; 161: 38-50, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36889039

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Corpus callosum dysgenesis is a congenital abnormality whereby the corpus callosum fails to develop normally, and has been associated with a range of neuropsychological outcomes. One specific finding in some individuals with corpus callosum dysgenesis is "congenital mirror movement disorder", which is the presence of involuntary movements on one side of the body that mimic voluntary movements of the other side. Mirror movements have also been associated with mutations in the deleted in colorectal carcinoma (DCC) gene. The current study aims to comprehensively document the neuropsychological outcomes and neuroanatomical mapping of a family (a mother, daughter and son) with known DCC mutations. All three family members experience mirror movements, and the son additionally has partial agenesis of the corpus callosum (pACC). All family members underwent extensive neuropsychological testing, spanning general intellectual functioning, memory, language, literacy, numeracy, psychomotor speed, visuospatial perception, praxis and motor functioning, executive functioning, attention, verbal/nonverbal fluency, and social cognition. The mother and daughter had impaired memory for faces, and reduced spontaneous speech, and the daughter demonstrated scattered impairments in attention and executive functioning, but their neuropsychological abilities were largely within normal limits. By contrast, the son showed areas of significant impairment across multiple domains including reduced psychomotor speed, fine motor dexterity and general intellectual functioning, and he was profoundly impaired across areas of executive functioning and attention. Reductions in his verbal/non-verbal fluency, with relatively intact core language, resembled dynamic frontal aphasia. His relative strengths included aspects of memory and he demonstrated largely sound theory of mind. Neuroimaging revealed an asymmetric sigmoid bundle in the son, connecting, via the callosal remnant, the left frontal cortex with contralateral parieto-occipital cortex. Overall, this study documents a range of neuropsychological and neuroanatomical outcomes within one family with DCC mutations and mirror movements, including one with more severe consequences and pACC.


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Agenesia do Corpo Caloso , Transtornos dos Movimentos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/patologia , Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Corpo Caloso/patologia , Receptor DCC/genética , Mutação/genética , Neuroimagem
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Brain ; 146(4): 1373-1387, 2023 04 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36200388

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The corpus callosum is a bundle of axon fibres that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. Neurodevelopmental disorders that feature dysgenesis of the corpus callosum as a core phenotype offer a valuable window into pathology derived from abnormal axon development. Here, we describe a cohort of eight patients with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a range of deficits including corpus callosum abnormalities, developmental delay, intellectual disability, epilepsy and autistic features. Each patient harboured a distinct de novo variant in MYCBP2, a gene encoding an atypical really interesting new gene (RING) ubiquitin ligase and signalling hub with evolutionarily conserved functions in axon development. We used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to introduce disease-associated variants into conserved residues in the Caenorhabditis elegans MYCBP2 orthologue, RPM-1, and evaluated functional outcomes in vivo. Consistent with variable phenotypes in patients with MYCBP2 variants, C. elegans carrying the corresponding human mutations in rpm-1 displayed axonal and behavioural abnormalities including altered habituation. Furthermore, abnormal axonal accumulation of the autophagy marker LGG-1/LC3 occurred in variants that affect RPM-1 ubiquitin ligase activity. Functional genetic outcomes from anatomical, cell biological and behavioural readouts indicate that MYCBP2 variants are likely to result in loss of function. Collectively, our results from multiple human patients and CRISPR gene editing with an in vivo animal model support a direct link between MYCBP2 and a human neurodevelopmental spectrum disorder that we term, MYCBP2-related developmental delay with corpus callosum defects (MDCD).


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Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans , Deficiência Intelectual , Animais , Humanos , Corpo Caloso/patologia , Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Fenótipo , Ligases/genética , Ubiquitinas/genética , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/patologia , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Fatores de Troca do Nucleotídeo Guanina/genética , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo
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Brain ; 146(3): 912-922, 2023 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36542484

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We describe five families from different regions in Norway with a late-onset autosomal-dominant hereditary polyneuropathy sharing a heterozygous variant in the SLC12A6 gene. Mutations in the same gene have previously been described in infants with autosomal-recessive hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with corpus callosum agenesis and mental retardation (Andermann syndrome), and in a few case reports describing dominantly acting de novo mutations, most of them with onset in childhood. The phenotypes in our families demonstrated heterogeneity. Some of our patients only had subtle to moderate symptoms and some individuals even no complaints. None had CNS manifestations. Clinical and neurophysiological evaluations revealed a predominant sensory axonal polyneuropathy with slight to moderate motor components. In all 10 patients the identical SLC12A6 missense variant, NM_001365088.1 c.1655G>A p.(Gly552Asp), was identified. For functional characterization, the mutant potassium chloride cotransporter 3 was modelled in Xenopus oocytes. This revealed a significant reduction in potassium influx for the p.(Gly552Asp) substitution. Our findings further expand the spectrum of SLC12A6 disease, from biallelic hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with corpus callosum agenesis and mental retardation and monoallelic early-onset hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy caused by de novo mutations, to late-onset autosomal-dominant axonal neuropathy with predominant sensory deficits.


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Neuropatia Hereditária Motora e Sensorial , Deficiência Intelectual , Simportadores , Humanos , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Mutação , Fenótipo , Simportadores/genética
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Brain ; 146(5): 1804-1811, 2023 05 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36349561

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Corpus callosum defects are frequent congenital cerebral disorders caused by mutations in more than 300 genes. These include genes implicated in corpus callosum development or function, as well as genes essential for mitochondrial physiology. However, in utero corpus callosum anomalies rarely raise a suspicion of mitochondrial disease and are characterized by a very large clinical heterogeneity. Here, we report a detailed pathological and neuro-histopathological investigation of nine foetuses from four unrelated families with prenatal onset of corpus callosum anomalies, sometimes associated with other cerebral or extra-cerebral defects. Next generation sequencing allowed the identification of novel pathogenic variants in three different nuclear genes previously reported in mitochondrial diseases: TIMMDC1, encoding a Complex I assembly factor never involved before in corpus callosum defect; MRPS22, a protein of the small mitoribosomal subunit; and EARS2, the mitochondrial tRNA-glutamyl synthetase. The present report describes the antenatal histopathological findings in mitochondrial diseases and expands the genetic spectrum of antenatal corpus callosum anomalies establishing OXPHOS function as an important factor for corpus callosum biogenesis. We propose that, when observed, antenatal corpus callosum anomalies should raise suspicion of mitochondrial disease and prenatal genetic counselling should be considered.


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Corpo Caloso , Doenças Mitocondriais , Humanos , Feminino , Gravidez , Corpo Caloso/patologia , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/patologia , Doenças Mitocondriais/genética , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Mutação , Proteínas do Complexo de Importação de Proteína Precursora Mitocondrial
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Eur J Med Genet ; 65(12): 104638, 2022 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36216272

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The finding of USP9X variants in females has been associated with female-restricted X-linked mental retardation (MRXS99F), a rare syndrome featured by developmental delay and distinct congenital anomalies. Here, we report a female fetus with MRXS99F due to a novel frameshift variant, c.6679_6685delAAATTATinsTCCTG (p.Lys2227SerfsTer2) in USP9X, which was present in a mosaic state in the amniocytes and in the peripheral blood after birth (14% and 30%, respectively). The X methylation status analysis displayed a partially skewed X-inactivation with 80% of inactive paternal X. The first signs of the MRXS99F were prenatally detected at 20 weeks, with an enlarged posterior cranial fossa, an upward rotation of the cerebellar vermis and partial corpus callosum agenesis, together with a cardiac septal defect and a single umbilical artery. After birth and during postnatal follow-up the anal anteriorization and the presence of a bilateral membranous choanal atresia were noted, whereas the MRI revealed the hypo/aplasia of the olfactory bulbs, a widening of the subarachnoid spaces and a delay in the myelinisation. During the 18-months follow-up a severe growth and global developmental delay, together with a bilateral moderate deafness with a threshold at 40 dB, dental enamel erosions and an initial scoliosis were observed. We report the prenatal and postnatal features of a classical MRXS99F phenotype and a mosaic USP9X frameshift variant with a partially skewed X inactivation and discuss genotype/phenotype correlations in view of the published studies so far.


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Agenesia do Corpo Caloso , Atresia das Cóanas , Feminino , Humanos , Gravidez , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Mutação da Fase de Leitura , Fenótipo , Síndrome , Ubiquitina Tiolesterase/genética
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J Genet ; 1012022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35791610

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Open reading frame variants which lack stop codons such as C12orf57 variants are known to cause Temtamy syndrome, an extremely rare disorder characterized by intellectual disability, seizures, facial dysmorphism and agenesis of corpus callosum. C12orf57 was initially reported to be required for human corpus callosum development. We report the first child who is of Indian origin with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) with a unique phenotypic evolution as focal onset reflex seizures. We performed whole exome sequencing of genomic DNA isolated from peripheral blood samples of proband and his parents. Two pathogenic compound heterozygous variants, a start loss variant (Chr12:7053285:c.1A>G) and a premature stop gain variant (Chr12:7053327:c.43C>T), involving the C12orf57 gene were identified in the proband. Our case report which details genotyping in this rare syndromic developmental encephalopathy, with no prior cases reported from India, expands the ethnic spectrum of patients.


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Encefalopatias , Coloboma , Deficiência Intelectual , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Criança , Coloboma/genética , Humanos , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Convulsões/genética
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Prenat Diagn ; 42(12): 1488-1492, 2022 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35801292

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OBJECTIVE: To present both our center's and previously reported experience of prenatal diagnosis of Coffin-Siris syndrome (CSS) with regard to the laboratory testing and fetal features of this syndrome. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of eight pregnancies with fetal CSS identified by prenatal or postnatal genetic testing. Clinical and laboratory data were collected and reviewed for these cases, including maternal demographics, prenatal sonographic findings, chromosomal microarray and exome sequencing (ES) results, and pregnancy outcomes. RESULTS: A total of eight cases of fetal CSS based on molecular testing were detected. Two cases presented with an increased nuchal translucency (NT) in the first trimester. The remaining six were identified at the second trimester scan. Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) was the most common sonographic finding, accounting for 5/7 (71.4%) cases in which a second trimester sonogram was performed: four had ACC as an isolated finding, and one had additional features of cerebellar hypoplasia and left congenital diaphragmatic hernia. CONCLUSION: CSS should be included in the differential diagnosis when ACC is found by prenatal ultrasound. Both chromosomal microarray and ES should be options when counseling patients with a structurally anomalous fetus.


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Anormalidades Múltiplas , Hérnias Diafragmáticas Congênitas , Gravidez , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal/métodos , Anormalidades Múltiplas/diagnóstico por imagem , Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal/métodos , Primeiro Trimestre da Gravidez , Feto/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Medição da Translucência Nucal/métodos
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Am J Med Genet A ; 188(9): 2815-2818, 2022 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35708058

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Agenesis of Corpus Callosum, Cardiac, Ocular, and Genital Syndrome (ACOGS; OMIM #618929) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by global developmental delay, agenesis or hypoplasia of corpus callosum, craniofacial dysmorphism, ocular, cardiac, and genital anomalies. ACOGS is caused by variations in the CDH2 gene. Our patient had a novel finding besides the classical findings of ACOGS. To the best of our knowledge, only 14 patients with ACOGS have been reported. Here, we reported the fifteenth patient with ACOGS, having a novel de novo nonsense variant in the CDH2 gene, and the first patient from Turkey with a novel finding. Our patient was the first female to have a renal anomaly since only genital malformations were reported in male patients (cryptorchidism, micropenis) so far.


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Anormalidades Craniofaciais , Malformações do Sistema Nervoso , Anormalidades Urogenitais , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Antígenos CD , Caderinas/genética , Corpo Caloso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Turquia , Anormalidades Urogenitais/diagnóstico , Anormalidades Urogenitais/genética
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol ; 60(4): 494-498, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35274783

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the long-term outcome of children with prenatally diagnosed isolated complete agenesis of the corpus callosum (cACC). METHODS: In this single-center case series, we reviewed retrospectively the charts of fetuses referred to our fetal therapy unit from January 2004 to July 2020 for a suspected anomaly of the corpus callosum (CC). Cases with prenatally diagnosed isolated cACC were included. Fetal karyotype and comparative genomic hybridization microarray of amniotic fluid, in addition to fetal magnetic resonance imaging, were offered to all pregnant women with a diagnosis of fetal CC malformation. The surviving children were enrolled in the neurodevelopmental follow-up program at our institution, which included postnatal magnetic resonance imaging, serial neurological examinations and neurodevelopmental evaluations with standardized tests according to age. Families living in remote areas or far from our institution were offered a structured ad-hoc phone interview. RESULTS: A total of 128 pregnancies with fetal CC malformation were identified (mean gestational age at diagnosis, 24.5 (range, 21-34) weeks), of which 53 cases were diagnosed prenatally with apparently isolated cACC. Of these, 12 cases underwent termination of pregnancy, one resulted in intrauterine demise at 24 weeks of gestation and 13 cases were lost to follow-up. Of the remaining 27 children, one was excluded due to an associated chromosomal anomaly (8p21.3q11.21 mosaic duplication) diagnosed after birth, which could have been detected prenatally if the parents had consented to amniocentesis. In the 26 children included in the analysis, neurodevelopmental follow-up was available for a median of 3 (range, 1-16) years. Three (11.5%) infants had severe neurodevelopmental impairment, two of which were diagnosed postnatally with a genetic syndrome (Mowat-Wilson syndrome and Vici syndrome) that would not have been diagnosed prenatally. Seven (26.9%) children had mild neurodevelopmental impairment and 16 (61.5%) had normal neurodevelopmental outcome. The Full-Scale Intelligence Quotients of the three children with severe neurodevelopmental impairment were 50, 64 and 63, respectively, while that of the remaining children was in the normal range (median, 101; range, 89-119). CONCLUSIONS: In 88% of the children with cACC included in this study, neurodevelopment was not severely impaired. However, long-term follow-up is recommended in all cases of congenital isolated cACC to recognize subtle neurodevelopmental disorders as early as possible. © 2022 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.


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Agenesia do Corpo Caloso , Corpo Caloso , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Canais de Cloreto/genética , Hibridização Genômica Comparativa , Corpo Caloso/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Gravidez , Resultado da Gravidez , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal , Estudos Retrospectivos , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal
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Am J Med Genet A ; 188(5): 1497-1514, 2022 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35138025

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Pathogenic variants in heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U (HNRNPU) results in a novel neurodevelopmental disorder recently delineated. Here, we report on 17 previously unpublished patients carrying HNRNPU pathogenic variants. All patients were found to harbor de novo loss-of-function variants except for one individual where the inheritance could not be determined, as a parent was unavailable for testing. All patients had seizures which started in early childhood, global developmental delay, intellectual disability, and dysmorphic features. In addition, hypotonia, behavioral abnormalities (such as autistic features, aggression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors), and cardiac (septal defects) and/or brain abnormalities (ventriculomegaly and corpus callosum thinning/agenesis) were frequently observed. We have noted four recurrent variants in the literature (c.1089G>A p.(Trp363*), c.706_707del p.(Glu236Thrfs*6), c.847_857del p.(Phe283Serfs*5), and c.1681dels p.(Gln561Serfs*45)).


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Deficiência Intelectual , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento , Agenesia do Corpo Caloso/genética , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/genética , Ribonucleoproteínas Nucleares Heterogêneas Grupo U/genética , Humanos , Deficiência Intelectual/diagnóstico , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/genética , Fenótipo , Convulsões/genética
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