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Hum Mol Genet ; 31(19): 3325-3340, 2022 09 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35604360

ABSTRACT

Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental disorder frequently caused by monogenic defects. In this study, we collected 14 SEMA6B heterozygous variants in 16 unrelated patients referred for ID to different centers. Whereas, until now, SEMA6B variants have mainly been reported in patients with progressive myoclonic epilepsy, our study indicates that the clinical spectrum is wider and also includes non-syndromic ID without epilepsy or myoclonus. To assess the pathogenicity of these variants, selected mutated forms of Sema6b were overexpressed in Human Embryonic Kidney 293T (HEK293T) cells and in primary neuronal cultures. shRNAs targeting Sema6b were also used in neuronal cultures to measure the impact of the decreased Sema6b expression on morphogenesis and synaptogenesis. The overexpression of some variants leads to a subcellular mislocalization of SEMA6B protein in HEK293T cells and to a reduced spine density owing to loss of mature spines in neuronal cultures. Sema6b knockdown also impairs spine density and spine maturation. In addition, we conducted in vivo rescue experiments in chicken embryos with the selected mutated forms of Sema6b expressed in commissural neurons after knockdown of endogenous SEMA6B. We observed that expression of these variants in commissural neurons fails to rescue the normal axon pathway. In conclusion, identification of SEMA6B variants in patients presenting with an overlapping phenotype with ID and functional studies highlight the important role of SEMA6B in neuronal development, notably in spine formation and maturation and in axon guidance. This study adds SEMA6B to the list of ID-related genes.


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Epilepsy , Intellectual Disability , Semaphorins , Animals , Axon Guidance , Chick Embryo , Dendritic Spines , Epilepsy/genetics , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Intellectual Disability/genetics , Semaphorins/genetics
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Mol Genet Genomic Med ; 9(10): e1809, 2021 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34519438

ABSTRACT

The phenotypic variability associated with pathogenic variants in Lysine Acetyltransferase 6B (KAT6B, a.k.a. MORF, MYST4) results in several interrelated syndromes including Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Syndrome and Genitopatellar Syndrome. Here we present 20 new cases representing 10 novel KAT6B variants. These patients exhibit a range of clinical phenotypes including intellectual disability, mobility and language difficulties, craniofacial dysmorphology, and skeletal anomalies. Given the range of features previously described for KAT6B-related syndromes, we have identified additional phenotypes including concern for keratoconus, sensitivity to light or noise, recurring infections, and fractures in greater numbers than previously reported. We surveyed clinicians to qualitatively assess the ways families engage with genetic counselors upon diagnosis. We found that 56% (10/18) of individuals receive diagnoses before the age of 2 years (median age = 1.96 years), making it challenging to address future complications with limited accessible information and vast phenotypic severity. We used CRISPR to introduce truncating variants into the KAT6B gene in model cell lines and performed chromatin accessibility and transcriptome sequencing to identify key dysregulated pathways. This study expands the clinical spectrum and addresses the challenges to management and genetic counseling for patients with KAT6B-related disorders.


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Genetic Association Studies , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Histone Acetyltransferases/genetics , Mutation , Phenotype , Abnormalities, Multiple/diagnosis , Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics , Alleles , Blepharophimosis/diagnosis , Blepharophimosis/genetics , Cohort Studies , Congenital Hypothyroidism/diagnosis , Congenital Hypothyroidism/genetics , Craniofacial Abnormalities/diagnosis , Craniofacial Abnormalities/genetics , Facies , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Loci , Genotype , Heart Defects, Congenital/diagnosis , Heart Defects, Congenital/genetics , Humans , Intellectual Disability/diagnosis , Intellectual Disability/genetics , Joint Instability/diagnosis , Joint Instability/genetics , Kidney/abnormalities , Male , Patella/abnormalities , Psychomotor Disorders/diagnosis , Psychomotor Disorders/genetics , Scrotum/abnormalities , Urogenital Abnormalities/diagnosis , Urogenital Abnormalities/genetics
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