De novo variants of NR4A2 are associated with neurodevelopmental disorder and epilepsy

Singh, Sakshi; Gupta, Aditi; Zech, Michael; Sigafoos, Ashley N.; Clark, Karl J.; Dincer, Yasemin; Wagner, Matias; Humberson, Jennifer B.; Green, Sarah; van Gassen, Koen; Brandt, Tracy; Schnur, Rhonda E.; Millan, Francisca; Si, Yue; Mall, Volker; Winkelmann, Juliane; Gavrilova, Ralitza H.; Klee, Eric W.; Engleman, Kendra; Safina, Nicole P.; Slaugh, Rachel; Bryant, Emily M.; Tan, Wen-Hann; Granadillo, Jorge; Misra, Sunita N.; Schaefer, G. Bradley; Towner, Shelley; Brilstra, Eva H. und Koeleman, Bobby P. C. (2020): De novo variants of NR4A2 are associated with neurodevelopmental disorder and epilepsy. In: Genetics in Medicine, Bd. 22, Nr. 8: S. 1413-1417

Abstract

Purpose This study characterizes the clinical and genetic features of nine unrelated patients with de novo variants in the NR4A2 gene. Methods Variants were identified and de novo origins were confirmed through trio exome sequencing in all but one patient. Targeted RNA sequencing was performed for one variant to confirm its splicing effect. Independent discoveries were shared through GeneMatcher. Results Missense and loss-of-function variants in NR4A2 were identified in patients from eight unrelated families. One patient carried a larger deletion including adjacent genes. The cases presented with developmental delay, hypotonia (six cases), and epilepsy (six cases). De novo status was confirmed for eight patients. One variant was demonstrated to affect splicing and result in expression of abnormal transcripts likely subject to nonsense-mediated decay. Conclusion Our study underscores the importance of NR4A2 as a disease gene for neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy. The identified variants are likely causative of the seizures and additional developmental phenotypes in these patients.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin > Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• Sprache: Englisch
• DFG: Gefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - 390857198